Arson Probe Follows Lochgelly School Fire In Fayetteville
State Fire Marshal Robert Kidd and two assistants traced a suspected arson to a fire at Lochgelly school earlier this week in Fayetteville. West Virginia Police reported 28 highway fatalities in November, the highest monthly death toll since 1943, bringing 1944 total to 235. Fairmont official Féwin Robinson treated after a car crash near West Union.
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Fayetteville
Lochgelly
Robert Kidd
Charleston
State Police Accident Prevention Bureau
West Virginia
West Union
UPI
Féwin Robinson
Fairmont
West Union Hospital
Ninth Army Breaks Japanese Defense at Ormoc Port
American Seventh Division battles through torrential rains and stubborn Japanese defense near Ormoc in the Philippines. After three days of stalemate, U S forces push forward the coastal front but face renewed Japanese assaults and heavy losses as the drive to liberate the Philippines continues.
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Sonora
Masaohue
Philippines
U.S
Tth
Yuel
Serra
Beck
Ho Deneters
Cammenique
Rene Ec
Orm Wer
Ramesnides
Polrot
Ormoc
Stra
Chefang Captured by Chinese Forces Near Burma Road
Chinese high command announced Chefang, near the Burma road in China, has fallen to Chinese forces. American liaison units of Chu training and combat command and U S Marines of the 14th air force aided Chinese detachments in the attack, placing Wan ting within reach with about 24 miles left to the border city.
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Chungking
Chefang
Burma
China
Chinese High Command
Chu Training and Combat Command
U. S. Warrlar
14Th Air Force
Wanting
Germans threaten to abandon laws of war in future
Berlin warned that the German high command is considering dropping adherence to the Geneva and Hague conventions as reprisals for French operations in Strasbourg escalate. A proclamation by Maj. Gen. Leclerc threatening hostage executions spurred the inquiry into whether Germany should remain bound by international rules.
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London
Jacques Leclerc
Strasbourg
Germany
High Command
DNB
Leclerc
Allied northern wing bears on Cologne plain break
War analysis notes Eisenhower likely still aims a decisive blow via Montgomery on the northern Allied flank. Weather and port Antwerp supply allow continued pressure as Von Rundstedt fights a 400 mile line under six Allied armies, with more forces ready to enter.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Lerlin
Eisenhower
Montgomery
21St Army Group
Cologne Plain
Baton
Berlin
Ike
All Yvant
Antwerp
von Rundstedt
Russians Cross Mecsek Mts Push Toward Austria
Russian forces under Tolbukhin advance west of the Danube crossing the Mecsek mountains southwest of Budapest to threaten Pest. They overrun 60 towns and press on Budapest from the rear, while German reinforcements are beaten back and evacuation of Pest continues.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Mecsek
Budapest
Austria
Feodor I
Tolbukhin
Danube
Pest
Berlin
Buda
RED Army
Albereto Falls to Eighth Army Near Faenza
Allied reports say Indian troops of the Eighth Army seized the village of Albereto five miles northeast of Faenza after bitter German opposition. Monte Giornetto fell to the Fifth Army, while German counterattacks near Bombiano and south of Bologna were repelled. Smoke screens were used off the Massa coast as Allied patrols probed defenses.
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Eighth Army
Albereto
Faenza
Monte Giornetto
Fifth Army
Appenines
Bombiano
Bologna
Massa
See Alberto
Elks Memorial Services Scheduled for Sunday Afternoon
The Elks announce memorial services for deceased members of the past year to be held Sunday at 2 30 p m in the Elks Lodge Public invited to attend the service and pay respects to departed members
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Brother Elks
John Goff Boylen
Guy R. Cleavenger
Boylen
Maple Avenue
Cleavenger
Mc@lumphy
Flemington
Elks
Elks Lodge
Errors In Washington And Hawaii Blamed For Pearl Harbor Tragedy
Washington and Hawaii are cited for errors in judgement and skill that contributed to the Pearl Harbor disaster. No grounds found for court martial of U S personnel as investigations proceed. Maj. Gen Walter Short vows vindication as Navy Secretary Forrestal comments on the case.
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Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
United States
Boards of Inquiry
Congress
Peary Harbor
Eighth Army
Walter C. Short
Dallas
Tex
Forrestal
Press Freedom Campaign Attacked by British Weekly
London reports the Economist criticizes Kent Cooper leader of the Associated Press for a press freedom crusade. It questions a charter of freedom for news and urges avoiding American dominance in global media. The piece cites Cooper’s Life article and his calls for free access to news and agency competition.
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Kent Cooper
London
Associated Press
The
Economist
United States
Sharks Grab Two Men As Survivors Reach San Francisco
Survivors of the Gambier Bay escort carrier report two men seized by sharks as they towed from the Philippines. Others died from drinking seawater after the battle off Samar on October 25. Seventy still alive describe harrowing escape. 1,200 rescued from the sea battle arrive in San Francisco.
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Philippines
San Francisco
Gambier Bay
Samar
Ger Wade
Tokyo Raiders Safe Inv 5 After Colorful Escapes
Five members of a Tokyo raid crew, from a B 25 that struck Tokyo on April 18, 1942, landed in the Soviet Union. After a year internment in Russia they escaped with aid and quick talking, sparking a wartime tale of boredom and bold maneuvering before returning to the United States.
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Washin'ton
James H Doolittle
Tokyo
Russia
Escance
United States
China
Soviet Union
Vladivostok
Congress May Not Get Home Before Yuletide Holidays
Washington dispatch notes unfinished business delays in both Senate and House as the 78th Congress faces a possible adjournment after December 23, with members unsure if they will return after Christmas. Leaders McCormack and Martin describe a busy last week and a push to finish the last appropriation bill amid tax and social security debates.
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Howard Flieger
Washington
Senate
House
Rep. McCormack
D. Mass
Martin
R. Mass
Battle Into Roer River Bastion Of Linnich Today
Allied forces pushed into Linnich on the Roer river front as Ninth Army moved near Rheydt and Mönchengladbach within 15 miles of the Rhineland. Patton’s troops held positions along the Saar valley while Third Army extended toward Saarlouis and Saarbrucken as German resistance collapsed north of Lorraine.
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James M Long
Paris
Ninth Army
Roar River
Linnich
Anc
Cologne
Rhineland
Rheydt
Munchen
Gladbach
Roerdorf
Flossdorf
Duren
Roer
Third Army
Saar
Merzig
Geon
Patton
Saarlautern
Doughboys
Saarbrucke
Reconversion Plan 5 Out Delays Civilian Production
Washington reports a 90 day halt on new civilian goods production in about 126 cities. The government tightened policy delaying spot reconversion to ensure munitions programs meet schedules. Existing authorized consumer programs continue, with broader restrictions on civilian output across regions.
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Washington
WPB
M. Nelson
War Tion
Theatre Ticket Present This Clipping at Strand
The Grafton Sentinel invites Grafton Morgantown residents to attend tonight's attraction at the Strand. Tickets priced at six shillings are available for the current show and event details are listed in the clipping.
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Grafton Sentinel
Grafton-Morgontown
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