Tokyo Evacuated as Bombs Rain in WW II Front
Paris dispatch reports First Army infantry breaking from Hurtgen forest advancing 1000 yards along the Roer river west bank toward Duren. Units reach Konpendorf and Merode as Hodges’ forces press along Autobahn north of Duren. Allies claim bulk of Wehrmacht retreated east, while delaying troops defend near the river.
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Paris
Tiy
Jank Hurtgen
Roer
Duyen
Konpendorf
Courtney H. Hodges
Duren
Hitler
Merode
Celar
Supreme Headquarters
Taerland
How B-29 Gun Control Works Demonstration
The article explains unescorted B-29 gunnery using centralized control to defend against fighters. A gunner fires from a turret while windage gravity and parallax are corrected by electronics, allowing bullets to intercept a moving target at altitude. A public demo at a National Manufacturers Association convention in New York is described with a diagrammatic bomber aiming at Tokyo targets.
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Averican Air Force
New York
National Manufacturers Association
Perkins urges strong postwar Labor Department reform
Secretary of Labor Perkins urged a powerful postwar department absorbing functions from the War Labor Board and the National Labor Relations Board. She called for consolidating adult education for workers and extending labor matters under one agency after the war, including employment services and apprenticeships. Her resignation speculation with the president’s successor remained noted.
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Harold W. Ward
Washington
Perkins
Labor Department
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Department of Labor
Miss Perkins
National Conference On Labor
AFL
Roosevelt
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment Service
Ser
Maisie Goes to Reng and Half the Conquering Hero At Dixie
The Grafton Sentinel invites Wilson Miller of Washington street to attend tonight's Dixie theatre program. Ann Sothern stars in Maisie Goes to Reng and Eddie Brack p features in Half the Conquering Hero. Identification may be required for admission at the Strand or Dixie.
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Strand
Dixie
The
Grafton Sentinel
Wilson Miller
Washington Street
Maisie
Reng
Ann Sothern
Eddie Brack@p
Dixie Theatre
Stettinius Faces Senate Questions On Capitol Hill
Secretary of State Stettinius climbed Capitol Hill today into a crossfire of Senate questions on foreign policy before the foreign relations committee. Senators pressed for information on nominees including Joseph C. Grew and Archibald MacLeish while signaling broader concern over America’s relations with allies and other nations.
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Stettinius
Senate
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Capitol Hill
Foreign Relations Committee
Chandler
D-Ky
Stooge
State Department
Wall Street
Harry Hopkins
Joseph C. Grew
Archibald MacLeish
Nelson Rockefeller
W. L. Clayton
James €. Dunn
Julius C. Holmes
Congress
America
Gillette
Iowa
Allies In London Diagram Long Range Germany Control Plan
Allied officials in London draft recommendations for long range control of Germany and consider economic treatment amid cabinet debates in Washington. The European advisory commission on military occupation plans may be approved with Russia Britain and the United States backing the plan. The group moves toward demilitarization and preventing a future German war machine, while France debates participation after joining the commission. Moscow reports say General De Gaulle discussed plans with Stalin.
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Flora Lewis Washington
London
Germany
Washington
Representes
European Advisory Commission
Russia
Briton
United States
Berlin
France
Moscow
de Gaulle
Stalin
White Christmas preview as nation battles heavy snowfall
A wide portion of the country faced the season’s first heavy snow, stretching from Colorado to the Atlantic and into the south. The storm dumped up to 13 inches in places and moved into New England as warnings flared along the coast. Widespread damage disrupted traffic and utilities, with schools closed and fatalities over 30 from hazardous conditions.
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Associated Press
Colorado
Atlantic Seaboard
South
Midwest
New England
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Eastport
Maine
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Lower
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
West Virginia
Elkins
W. Va
Chicago
Syracuse
Buffalo
Deadly Traps of Allies Wipe Out Japs by Thousands
General MacArthur reports in Philippines that thousands of Japanese troops were wiped out in a trap south of Ormoc after U S forces linked up near Onnoc and encircled the 26th division. The 77th and 5th Infantry divisions destroyed the Ormoc garrison and cut the Yamashita line in the sector.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Ormoc
Leyte Island
77Th
Onnoc
Douglas MacArthur
Yamash~ita
77Th Division
Red Army Drives Double Lines Toward Budapest and Bratislava
Russian tanks pushed into northern Budapest suburbs while another column moved west toward Bratislava and Vienna. Reports say two Red Army groups gained up to seven miles, reaching near Szob and encroaching 85 miles from Bratislava as U.S. and Allied lines assess the Danube bend thrusts.
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RED Army
Danube Bend
Moscow
Budapest
Danube
Bratislava
Vienna
Eddy Gilmore
Veresegyhaz
Szada
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Paris
Algiers
Malinovsky
Szob
America Shares Most Material Men in Fighting
Washington dispatch notes the United States appears to contribute more men and material on the western front, with four American armies against British Canadian and French forces. In Italy the balance favors Britain, while in southeast Asia American troops are fewer. the Pacific weight rests with the United States.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
Stimson
Great Britain
Italy
Churchill
Southeast Asia
Europe
America
Germany Likely Readies Counter Offensive in 1945
London reports indicate Germany plans a long range counter offensive in 1945, aided by weather, supply boosts, and new weapons. The shift may target Britain and Allied ports, with V bombs already causing casualties in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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London
America
Britain
Antwerp
United Kingdom
Pisher class meeting postponed to Friday December 15
The Pisher class meeting has been postponed until Friday night at 6 p.m. The group will meet with Mrs Alvey Jacobs on Walnut Street.
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Alvey Jacobs
Walnut Street
Peace proposals studied by rebel chiefs in Athens
Dec 12 gunfire echoed through the battleground capital as rebel leaders of the Leftist EAM and ELAS considered peace terms with British and Greek troops. A source said the ELAS would withdraw from Attica in return for guarantees of no prosecutions, while London signaled a push for rapid quiet. Lambrakis urged a regency to help Greece exit the impasse, and Churchill sought a quick, peaceful outcome with full party cooperation.
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Associated Press
Athens
EAM
ELAS
George Papandreou
Attica
London
Daily Mail
Harold Alexander
Greece
Churchill
The
Mail
Alexander
Harold MacMillan
Allied Mediterranean
Dimitri Lambrakis
Lambrakis
George I
Woman's club luncheon postponed to December 14
The Book Review department of the Woman's club has postponed its luncheon to Thursday December 14 at the Presbyterian church.
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The
Woman's Club
Rian Church
Fourth Incursion of Planes Sighted Over Tokyo
Tokyo radio reported American B-29s conducted a fourth incursion over Tokyo tonight local time. The FCC intercepted a broadcast claiming incendiaries were dropped in two or three places, with raiders from the Marianas entering via Izu Shichiro. Berlin radio noted evacuation of non essentials proceeding as superfortresses made three incursions around midnight to 5 am.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo
Marianas
Izu Shichiro
Nippon Radio
Berlin
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Haas Oe
Revenue clash as Public Works weighs 1945 budget
Charleston December 12 The state board of public works began conferences to align about 14.7 million dollars in appropriation requests with estimated revenues and a roughly 99 million dollar cash surplus for the 1945 47 biennium Budget Director Bailey said projected revenues would reach about 64.55 million with a 15 million dollar surplus by year end The 1943 legislature had proposed around 45 million but was raised to 90 million to cover a 25 monthly bonus and other items The board and state planning board planned to review the planning group long range benefits plan amid continuing budgeting talks.
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Charleston
State Board of Public Works
Cleveland M. Bailey
Act
State Planning Board
Grafton Sentinel invites Charles Keener to West Main tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Charles Keener of West Main Street to attend tonight’s presentation at City with Constance.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
Charles Keener
Main Street
Constance
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