Strategists Push Victory Date Further Back In Europe
Washington reports military strategists tentatively add three to six months to the expected victory date in Europe. They cite overoptimism in Allied high command and note revised hopes for turning the western front around under General Eisenhower. As forecasts shift, plans move from last fall to year end then to next fall or winter. See STRATEGISTS Page 3.
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Yanks Overlook Maginot Fort As Red Army Pushes On
Soviet shock troops launched a major assault on flame seared Budapest while German garrisons burned stores and utilities. Russian spearheads pressed into Buda as casualties mount and Nazi escape routes close. In Europe, American forces halted German armor near the Meuse after Christmas, delaying advances toward Ciney and Namur as siege lines tighten.
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Churchill appeals to Greek factions to end war
In wartime Athens Prime Minister Churchill urged representatives of warring Greek factions to end their strife for Greece to remain a monarchy. He spoke before a secret ballot election meeting as gunfire echoed in the distance. The meeting broke up after about an hour with no clear statements from participants.
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War Today: Eisenhower's Counterattack Hinges on Rundstedt Clash
The war outlook depends on the coming Allied counter attack. Von Rundstedt has united his spearheads, risking a decisive clash over 2,500 square miles. Ike can still threaten a knockout, but Rundstedt may pull back to the Siegfried line to delay final victory and extend the war, aiding German freedom to respond to the Russian push.
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New York Meat Crisis Deepens With More Shops Closing
New York City faced a worsened meat crisis as more butcher shops closed surpassing police estimates. About 2,135 of 6,020 shops, roughly 35 percent, shuttered amid protest against OPA rules. Actions weighed include promised ceiling schedules in Chicago, La Guardia’s federal decision pledge, and Rep. Emanuel Celler seeking live cattle price ceilings.
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Substitute’s wardrobe error shocks Craftsbury game
In Craftsbury Vermont Barton Academy substituted player disrobes his trunks while sweating down, accidentally reporting to the referee half dressed as Barton trails Graftsbury 21 to 18.
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Tokyo B-29 Raid Extends Fifth Strike On Tokyo
Saipan based Superfortresses hit Tokyo for the fifth time in the daylight raid goal reportedly causing significant damage. The December 3 Musashima engine factory target and earlier strikes are noted with one B-29 lost. Intercepting results and enemy claims are under review.
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Bombers Hit Jap Airbases in Fourth Manila Raid
General MacArthur reports land based American bombers hammered Manila Luzon airfields for the fourth straight day. Clarkfield received 88,000 pounds of explosives while 39 of 50 Japanese interceptors were shot down. Leyte cleanup continued with 899 enemy killed and 14 captured as casualties rose to 114,120. Maj. Thomas McGuire led fighter cover with three more Japanese shot down.
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Thomas McGuire
San Antonio
Tex
Richard I. Bong
Testimony on Blood Tests in Chaplin Trial Today
Char lie Chaplin faces medical testimony aimed at supporting his denial of fatherhood to Joan Berry’s 14 month old girl. The white haired comedian, again denying paternity, rejected claims of four sexual intimacies from December 1942 and answered questions about past relationships and marriage views. Two physicians are to testify today with a possible third later to address blood test evidence.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Berry
Carol Ann
Miss Berry
Army Hospitals Get Clean Bill of Health
Washington December 27 Army hospitals received a clean bill of health from the house military committee after inspecting 89 facilities in 20 states and the district. The report praised care food and recreation while noting one hospital lacking air conditioning in operating rooms and dehydration issues in some patients.
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House Military Committee
H. Ralph Burton
Comittee
States
District of Columbia
Tts
War Department
West Virginia Nears War Loan Record as Sales Climb
West Virginia projects a new sales record before the Sixth War Loan tally closes. State totals reach 134,377,833 dollars or 195 percent of the 69 million quota with bonds at 17,117,667 dollars, individuals 60,966,883, and corporations 73,410,950. West Virginia remains second nationally. In Fairmont, officials plan a conference on a Negro American Legion club disturbance that injured two police officers. In Huntington, James F. Smith, a Chesapeake and Ohio railway conductor with 60 years on the job, died after a brief illness.
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Paien
Fairmont
Henry Squires
John C. McKinney
W. Rutherford
Huntington
James F. Smith
Chesapeake
Ohio Railway
Smith
Nazi POW escape leaves 19 at large in Arizona
Phoenix report says 19 German officers and men fled from age Park Prison via a 280 foot tunnel. Six were recaptured Sunday night, leaving Capt. Jurgen Wat at large. Maj. J Eugene Tays, director of security, notes recovery often takes four to five days. An Army officer described the breakout as sensational.
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Dec
Germany
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Jurgen Wat
J. Eugene Tays
The Grafton Sentinel Theatre Ticket Note
Mrs Thelma Swammey Boyd plans to attend tonight's showing of The Hitler Gang at Strand Theatre and Lum and the Dixie Theatre in town.
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