Berlin Flames In Seventh Big Raid
Berlin suffered the seventh major RAF bombing in five weeks as night bombers struck the city before dawn. More than 1,120 U.S. tons of explosive and incendiaries ignited fires across sections of Berlin, with roughly 18,000 tons dropped on the capital for the year. Casualties among RAF flyers were light, and German fighter losses appeared heavy in earlier raids.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Berlin
U.S
RAF
France
Berli
Hamburg
Frankfinn Mannheime
Ludwigshafens
Reich
North Sea
Benerslly
Air Attacks Hammer Japanese Supply Lines In Pacific
Allied air blasts cripple Japanese transport and warships as raids stretch from Kwajalein to Wewak and Alexishafen. U S forces push ashore at New Britain Bougainville and Huon Peninsula while Japanese shipping sinks or damaged by 22 barges. Chinese forces advance along the Yangtze and Sanghai river areas as Tokyo faces domestic Diet session amid the war surge.
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Associated Press
Southwest
Central Pacific
Arawe
New Britain
Taraway
Gilbert Islands
Kwajalein Lagoon
Marshall Islands
Gilberts
Kwajalein
mid-Pacific
Navy
General MacArthur
Wewak
New Guinea
Alexishafen
Cape Gloucester
New Ireland
Solomons
U. S
Bougainville
Huon Peninsula
New Guines
Yangtze
Sangtze River
China
Chungking
Tokyo
Sioux City Youths Die In Car Crash
Sioux City Ia December 24 four seven two youths died in a car crash on highway 29 north of the city. Harold Anderson 16, driver, suffered skull fracture. Parents Herman and Mrs Anderson and Mrs Wilima were identified among others injured. The vehicle reportedly was to be sold today and the getaway appears linked to a Christmas shopping trip gone wrong.
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Sioux City
Highway 29
Harold
Herman C.anderson
Anderson
Cmnian
Boston
Dhughise
Wilitum
Validity Dates Of Stamps Given
The Office of Price Administration announced validity dates for more food ration stamps. In ration book three Brown stamps V W and a third stamp become valid in late January and early February with expiration dates in February and March. Green stamps G H J in ration book four become valid May 1 and good through February 20. Existing green stamps D E F remain valid for processed foods through February 20.
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Washinwinn
Office of Price Administration
Mrs Luce challenges wartime best dressed pick
Connecticut congresswoman Clare Luce disputes fashion experts who named her and the Duchess of Windsor as best dressed women in wartime. She says the best dressed are the assembly line girls, then WACs WAVES SP and Marines, highlighting women in service and industry.
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Mrs. Luce
New York
Forry
Clare Do
Luce
Duchess of Windsor
Connecticut
Pope Prays For Peace Of Honesty
From the Vatican the Pope urged a peace based on justice not reprisals as he spoke from a restricted Vatican amid Nazi occupation shadows. He warned sanctions may be needed yet peace must not rely on force and urged world communion amid suffering. The address was translated for AP in London.
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London
Messige
Vatican
Rome
Associated Press
Pope
Fees Reimbursed for Unlucky Antlerless Deer Licenses
Pierre January 24 1967 About five hundred sixty seven applicants for antlerless deer licenses will receive their $5 fees back after yesterday's drawing The game and fish commission approved 300 permits The department will mail licenses to the successful applicants next week The special season permits allow shooting does in Spearfish and Rochford Deerfield areas from January 7 to 18 as a control measure.
Heroic Pacific Rescue Names Six American Heroes
American forces on Bougainville report Heroic actions by six soldiers including Lieut Tack R West of Ankeny Indiana Corp John Stafford of Faulkton South Dakota and Corp Edward C Hynes amid jungle fighting near Koromokina lagoon. Marine correspondent James B E Hague notes Lt West led advance as 65 more Americans were rescued.
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Clew Clements
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Bugville
R. West
Ankeny
John Stafford
Faulkton
S.D
Edward . c. Hynes
Sto
Korom
Okina Lagoon
James BE. Hague
Marine Combat
Bridgeport
Pry Nazis From Italian Village With Bayonets
Allied dispatch from Algiers reports snow and rain hindering Allied operations as the Eighth Army captures Vezzani near Ortona and Canadians dig out Germans with bayonets. Fifth Army infantry seize a high point but are repelled from another as weather blankets the Italian front. Marauder bombers target the railroad along the Riviera. fighting continues in the Ortona area with German resistance described as fanatical.
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Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Eighth Army
Vezzani
Ortona
Fifth Army
15Th U. S. Airforce
Riviera
Orotona
Ortena
Bernard L. Montpomecys
Eighth’ Army
Lage
Orsogna
Villa Grande
Huron Christmas Plans Review Highlights Church Services
Plans for Christmas Day in Huron include most city churches holding services tomorrow morning or tonight. The post office will suspend mail deliveries and window services, with parcel post carriers delivering parcels Saturday and Sunday. Special delivery mail will go out and outgoing mail dispatched as usual. The Evening Huronite will not publish Christmas Day. Local businesses usually close for holidays and the Huron library will be closed.
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Huron
Dispatch
Huronite
Huron Library
Goebbels Welcomes Test Of Arms In West
London dispatch reports Joseph Goebbels in a Christmas Eve speech told Germans they still held hopes for victory and welcomed a test of arms in the west. The Berlin radio conveyed his remarks about marching forward with renewed resolve as the war intensified.
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Goebbels
London
Joseph Goebbels
West
Berlin
Moscow reports Nazi tank attack stopped at Vitebsk
Moscow dispatches say Baltic army troops stormed outer defenses of Vitebsk as a two day German tank offensive along a 400 mile front was halted. Front reports indicate Red Army near 12 miles from the fortified base while German forces abandon equipment amid heavy battles in Zhlobin and Kiev bulge.
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Moscow
Vitebsk
London
Ivan C. Bagramian
Berlin
Red Army
Polotsk
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Gilmore
Korosten
Kiev
Zhlobin
White Russia
Kiev Bulge
Fritz von Mannstein
No Rockets Used By Germans Yet
London reports German high command said their naval shore batteries shelled Dover Deal and Folkestone. Translations of Berlin radio suggested rocket shells, but rechecks show leucht granate means flare shells or tracers. Allied air attacks have targeted the socket gun coast but no damage was announced from last night’s Channel shelling.
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London
Dover
Deal
Folkestone
France
Berlin
Jistenera
Buibe
Oval Channel
Red Army Maintains Momentum Amid Fierce German Attacks
War Today analyst William Frye reports the Red Army holds the initiative on many eastern front sectors despite heavy German counterattacks. Russian forces counter in multiple areas, keeping German commanders from collapsing the Soviet front line.
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Red Army
William Frye
Press
Boe
Riustra
President Orders Documents Drawn To Meet Monday
President Roosevelt ordered Attorney General Biddle to prepare documents for government take over of railroad management to avert a strike set for Dec 30. Some unions accepted arbitration while others backed away. a renewal of mediation was planned for Monday. Whitney noted the Trainmen would not embarrass the government and expressed confidence in the President as arbitrator.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Biddle
Enngineers
Rai
AF. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Whitney
Stand Whitney
Brotherhood of
New Nazi Threat To Punish Airmen
Berlin radio warned of public trials for British and American airmen and mothers and children of Hamburg to be examined by German judges. Edward Roderick broadcast promises trials in Germany for war criminals after Kharkov atrocity events. FCC recorded the beam to Britain noting no German home broadcasts mentioned Kharkov trials.
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New York
Kharkov
Berlin
Hamburg
Edward Roderick
Germany
Dietze
Britain
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
King Britain's Christmas broadcast to reach world tomorrow
London dispatch reports King Britain's sixth Christmas address to the empire and the war effort will be broadcast internationally. The speech will be relayed to the United States and other continents starting at 3 p.m. war time.
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