Assault on Leftist Forces Is Opened in Athens
British and Greek forces supporting Premier George Papandreou opened a general assault in Athens against the leftist EAM. The Communist central offices and EAM headquarters fell to government troops after tanks moved in. Skirmishes spread across several city sectors as a blackout of supplies persisted and a black market thrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Papandreou
EAM
George Androulidanes
United Press
Athens
George Papandreou
Bam
Ham
Communist Party
Yannavo
Constitution Square
Elas
Islas
Vlas
Flas
Lam
National Liberation Front
Epon
Selenus
Trikouli
Canning Square
Blas
Plaki
Guards Hold Hostages as Insane Felons at Atlanta Prison
Twenty five inmates armed with razors knives and clubs barricaded themselves with four Atlanta Federal penitentiary guards holding them as hostages. Prison officials identified one ringleader as Jack Winn a former water-tower vigilante serving a five year term for attempting to escape federal custody. Authorities said Winn classified as constitutional psychopathic was in the special treatment center. Guards were fed through a small window while captors received no food. Army troops were rumored but present only for regular target practice.
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Atlanta
U.P
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
J. W. Bennett
Jack Winn
Joseph W. Sanford
Winn
Bennett
Temps Plead Not Guilty in Labor Code Case
Through attorney Phillip Silver Pred E and Ethel Temps of 7620 Russell Rd pleaded not guilty to 29 counts alleging violations of state labor provisions at their Maynard Bow business. Deputy William J. Army leads the case. Trial set for December 28 at 10 am. the Temps posted $400 bail each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Silver
Ethel ‘Temps
Russel Rd
William J. Army
Temps
Cigaret Shipments Drop Below 1943 Levels
San Francisco study shows three month drop in cigarette shipments below spring 1949 supplies. Henderson of the Justice Anti Trust Division said no law violations found yet the inquiry is incomplete. Local wholesalers show virtually no stock and may be distributing all they receive to different retailers. Washington will receive a comparison report with nationwide statistics.
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San
Washington
Cracraft Wounded in Action Navy Heroed by Dept
The Navy Dept announced Seaman Lee Cracratt was wounded in action. Harold Cracratt is the son of Mr and Mrs George Cracratt of 2474 West A Street.
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Navy
Lee Cracratt
Navy Dept
Harold
George Cracratt
West A St
Man Arrested for Impersonating OPA Official
Federal agents arrested 51 year old Theodore Bernstein on charges of impersonating an OPA official. Bernstein, who allegedly imposed fines on petty rationing violators, reportedly targeted housewives who used rationed goods without paying additional stamps.
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San Ies
Theodore Bernstein
FBI
OPA I
Soldier Reported Away From Army Since Nov 22
Pvt. Frank Bozdeek, 24, reported absentee by U S Army. Wife Mrs. Margaret Bozdeek at 274 Smalley Ave. Absent from Camp Kilmer since Nov 22 en route for Camp Gruber after leave. Letters received Nov 14 19 and 24 indicated AP O address. no further word since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank FE. Bozdeek
Sheriff's Office
U.S. Army
Bovilock
Smalley Ave
Margaret Bozdeek
Boudec
Camp Kilmer
Bozdeel
Shuriffs
Teft
Gruber
Oley
A.P.O
Hint Sines
War Bond Drive Urges Public to Buy Bonds Now
A wartime appeal urges every resident to buy War Bonds to support fighting men and avoid undersubscribed loans. The call to action emphasizes that if all locals purchase bonds, the loan will be oversubscribed, urging Hayward readers to do their part.
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Hayward
Fight On Freeze Of Security Tax Now In Senate
Congress faces a quick Senate test on freezing the social security payroll tax at one percent for another year. The House voted 262 to 72 to approve the freeze, pushing the issue toward Senate action led by Finance Committee Chairman Walter F. George. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg urged speedy action to clear the measure before Christmas recess and potential veto considerations.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Walter TF. George
Senate Finance Committee
Priday- George
Special Finance Committee
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Boss Government Aid Offered For Eight Children
Panella of Stockton offered to pay 320 to aid the eight children of Lloyd McDaniel his employee who faced non support charges in court today. The children aged 13 to two years are wards of the probation office. Panella would deduct 20 from McDaniel’s 50 weekly salary and forward it to the probation office each week. Deputy juvenile probation officer L Monahan testified as complainant and witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panella
Stockton
Lloyd McDaniel
McDanial
Vicense
L. Monahan
Escapees Face New Charges Of Burglary
Three Alafeda county prison escapees and accomplice Manuel V. Atangia were recaptured. They admit burglaries on November 21 at Intercoastal Paint, Totelme y Hay Press, and Stenzel Packing Shed, netting cash. All four arraigned in San Leandro, with pleas due Friday. escape and car theft charges in Berkeley also face trial.
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Alafeda County
Charles Gylock
George Cruz
Angelo Montana
Manuel V. Atangia
Parrott St
San Leandro
Intercoastal Paint Corp
Washington Ave
Totelmiey Hay Press Co
Prrott St
Stenzel
Bib
Decato Soldier Wounded on French Front
Pia Wn Edward Rose, son of Mrs. Mary Fredricks of Decato, serving with the ithi Battalion in France, was wounded in action recently according to a telegram received by his mother. Rose has served over a year overseas six months. He attended Hayward Union High School before enlisting. A brother, Lawrence M., is an aerial gunner in the Navy and now on duty in the South Pacific.
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Pia Wn
Edward Rose
Mary Fredricks
Decato
Ith
France
Rose
Hayward Union High School
Lawrence M
South Pacific
Will Destroy Dog That Bit Boy 7
Seven year old Jimmie Stevens at 036 Tehama St was bitten by four dogs owned by Lee Van Wegen at 43 Tehama St early Tuesday evening. The dog jumped on him causing a one inch scratch above the left hip as Van Wegen said he wished to destroy the dog due to prior bites in the neighborhood. The S P C A will be informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Stevens
Tehama St
Lee van Wegen
Jimmie
van Wegen
Sheriffs
S. PC. A
Britain Holds Line on Sforza Veto as U S Critique Grows
Britain refuses to withdraw its veto of Count Carlo Sforza from the Italian government despite a U S call for Allied non intervention in Greece and the taban. In Commons foreign policy debates Eden defends the veto while Sforza and Badoglio allies face doubt. The U S stance unsettles British left, labor, and liberal groups and prompts editorials in major papers.
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PHI Ault
United Press
London
KUP
Britain
Carlo Sforza
United States
House of Comnnens
Greece
Papancdreou
Anthony Eden
Sforza
U. S
Edward, Stetlinius, Jr
Commons
Richard Arland
Eden
Tollon
Tyance Bonomi
Bonomi
Baden
Papandreou
Extend Time For Inquiry Pearl Harbor Case Heads to White House
The Senate approved a six month extension of the time limit for starting court martial or other proceedings against Army and Navy commanders connected to Pearl Harbor. The Army and Navy say no cause has been found for action. The measure now goes to President Roosevelt for signature. The extension builds on a June resolution extending the statute of limitations to tomorrow, marking a continued investigation into the Pearl Harbor events.
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Washington
House
Senate
Army
Navy
Pearl Harbor
White House
Roosevelt
Walter C. Short
Husband £. Krimmel
Eirent
War and Navy Departments
Welders Walk Out On Four Moore Drydock Ships
In Oakland California welders from Local 681 AFL halted work on four tank troop transports at Moore Drydock Co to protest welding tool usage by Shipwrights Local 1449. About 800 workers stopped work while swing shift welders returned, and a meeting with the Bay Cities Metal Trades Council was planned to resolve jurisdictional dispute. The stoppage follows weeks of tension after unions allowed shipwrights to use welding tools when needed pending a verdict from international headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
U.2
Bay Cities
Metor Trades Council
Moore Drydock Co
AFL
Wie Shipwrights, Joiners
Loftymen’s Union
Sheriff's investigate possible burglary at San Leandro home
Sheriffs investigate a possible burglary at the home of Rosalyn J. Foster, 1497-154 Ave., San Leandro. Mrs. Foster said she found her back door intact upon returning Monday evening, with no signs of forced entry and nothing reported missing.
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Rosalyn J. Foster
Ave
San Leandro
Lag Reported E Bond Sale and Business OK
Washington report shows corporate buyers oversubscribing the sixth war loan with 10.138 billion in four days, surpassing the 9 billion target. Individual sales lag, hovering around halfway to the 5 billion personal commitment, leaving about 1.5 billion still needed to reach the overall 14 billion goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ted R. Gamble
Treasury
War Finance Division
Mother screams as son jailed for exposure charges
The court sentenced Chas. Tanagh to 90 days in county jail after exposure charges. His mother shrieked in court for ten minutes after the verdict, pleading with Judge Harder to release him to care for his wife and child. Complainant was Police Capt. Irving Nelson. the mother collapsed during her plea.
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Chas. Tanagh
Irving Nelson
Tanagh
Harder
Ruling On Fresh Egg Prices Set By OPA Official
San Francisco regional OPA administrator Charles R. Baird announced adjusted maximum prices for current receipt shell eggs sold in California. Prices vary by grade and weight, with a five cent per dozen deduction, effective November 22, for large eggs at 24 ounces per dozen or more, medium at 21 ounces or more, and small at 18 ounces per dozen.
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Upimon Wauen Vy Sharles R. Baird
OPA
San Francisco
California
Sailors Hurt As Car Crashes Greyhound Bus
Three sailors from Shoemaker Receiving Barracks suffered minor injuries when a car, driven by Ernest Lloyd Orr, crossed Highway 5 and collided head on with a Greyhound bus driven by Theodore B. Holmes. Orr and two crewmen were treated at Shoemaker Naval Hospital. Holmes was uninjured amid fog and a wet road.
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Highway 5
Ernest Lloyd Orr
16Th Battalion
Shoemaker
Joseph Arvada
Gt Shoemaker
Andrew M. Canaly
Shoemaker Naval Hospital
Theodore B. Holmes
San Francisco
Orr
Ordered From Town After Paying Fine For Theft of Coat
John J. Stith faced theft charges for stealing a raincoat from U. S. Marine Corps member N. W. Gosse and earned a $17.60 fine this morning before being ordered to leave town. Sailor Immediate ly ile Smith, homeported in Chicago, offered to repay the Marine after receiving funds from home. The second hand dealer who purchased the coat returned it, and the court set the raincoat’s value against the fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Stith
N. W
Smith
Chicago
Megra White
Convict Sportsman Convicted in Teen Perversion Case
Barnett a 45 year old sportsman and draftsman was found guilty in a sex perversion case involving teenage youths. Judge Raymond Coughlin ruled on a petition to declare him a sexual psychopath and committed to a state mental hospital with sentencing set for Monday.
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Sacramento
Calif
Barnett
Raymond Coughlin
Coughlin
Further Statement on US Policy Cites Liberated Nations
President policy aims to avoid outside influence in governments of liberated areas with emphasis on noninterference beyond military needs. Secretary Stettinius reaffirmed hands off stance amid Italian cabinet crisis and Britain’s involvement. Italian leaders welcomed America’s nonintervention as orthodox democracy allowing selection from the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Manning
United Press
Washington
United States
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Britain
Stetdinius
United Nations
Poland
Belgium
Creece
Russia
Europe
Stetlinius
Stettinius
Carlo Sforza
Anthony Eden
Sforza
Badoglio
Bonomi
Sforea
Pietro Nenni
Crossings Give 3rd Bridges Crossings Give 3rd Bridges
American Third Army crossed the Saar river at multiple points northwest of Saarlautern and neared the German border fortress sur teguemines. Patton’s forces gained six to seven Saar bridgeheads between Saugbrucken and Merzig as the winter offensive widened across a 50 mile front. Allied reports claim about 140,000 German casualties in three weeks, averaging 8,000 daily across the western front.
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J. Edward Murray
Paris
Third Army
Rhineland
Saar River
Saarlautern
Surteguemines
George S. Patton
Saar
Saugbruecken
Merzig
Missing Decoto girl seen with man near bus station
Helen Gudino, 17, of 580 4 St Decoto, was reported missing by her mother Tuesday night. She reportedly left home around pm and by 9:47 pm was not at home. She was tracked to a San Jose bus station where she was seen with Felix Mores, 23, of 600 4th St Devote buying tickets to El Paso. A teletype description of the couple has been sent to points along the route to El Paso.
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Helen Gudino
St. Decoto
Victorian Gudino
Helena
San Jose
Felix Mores
EE Paso
Lexus
el Paso
Newman Receives Bronze Star for Battle at Biak June 1944
Lt. Laware C. Newman was awarded the Bronze Star by the War Department for meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy at Risk Island in June 1944. The commendation notes his service with the Army infantry during the Biak operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirsh
Laware C. Newman
War Department
Army Infantry
Wild DB
Drunkenness Case Postponed to December 13
Hazel Bryan Sharpe was granted a one week breathing space by the court this morning and the case was continued until December 18. Sharpe of 1195 Cull Canyon Road was charged with drunkenness after being found staggering across Crow Canyon highway near the scene of an auto accident in which his car was involved shortly before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Bryan Sharpe
Cull Canyon Hd
Sharpe
Crow Canyon Hight Way
Weather Forecast for San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area
United Press reports partly cloudy and cool conditions for today and tonight in the Bay Area with morning fog in valleys and coastal neighborhoods. Northern California will see clearing today with increasing clouds tonight and cooler temperatures in the valleys and counties.
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United Press
San Francisco Bay Region
Monterey Bay Area
California
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Draus
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Italy
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Guardian
Brettinius
Sca
Aleutians
A. C. Anderson
J. W. Andersons
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Tex
Susan
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Biak
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