Doughboys Smash Into Siegfried Line Greek Building
Athens dispatch reports British Sherman tanks and troops storming the left wing EAM headquarters in Constitution Square. Paratroopers used grenades to enter the building, seizing 18 armed communists as fighting spread through central Athens. ELAS forces advanced, police posts fell, and British units declared they were taking control of the city center amid ongoing sniping and grenade blasts.
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EAM
Communist Party
Constitution Square
Elas
National Liberation Front
Tter
Eams
Blish
Zeus
Hadrian's Gate
Aver Stadium
Acropolis
R. M. Scorie
National Liberal Front Party
Transport Command
Scobie
P Allied
Greece
Washington
Piraeus
Russians Reach 40 Miles From Frontier In Hungary Campaign
Soviet armored columns press toward Austria within 40 miles as they cross the Danube below Budapest and establish a bridgehead near Nagykanizsa. Berlin reports fierce fighting around Budapest and Balaton while Yugoslav and Croatian fronts tense amid advancing Soviet forces.
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Moscow
Austria
Berlin
Danube
Budapest
Brest
Hungary
Lake Balaton
Zagreb
Ront
Kukhin
Nagykanizsa
Yugoslavia
Szombathely
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
Yesteray
Tolbukhin
Croatia
Ussian
Drava
Tito
Yankee Bombers Hit Germanys No 1 Oil Plant
Eight hundred American heavy bombers with 800 escort fighters attacked Germanys No 1 synthetic oil plant at Mersburg and rail yards at Beilefeld in poor weather. The raid yielded no observed results while prior day raids destroyed Berlin and the Rhine area.
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London
Germany
Mersburg
Beilefeld
Berlin
Rhine
Munster
RAF
Hamm
Soest
U. S
Eden Opposes US Hands Off Policy in liberated Europe
British foreign secretary Anthony Eden argued Britain may shape governments in liberated countries despite the US push for non intervention in Italy. He defended vetoing Carlo Sforza as Italian foreign minister, signaling potential broader rifts over postwar Europe. A Friday debate was set on Greece crisis and Britain’s use of armed force against leftists.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Italy
Eden
Carlo Sforza
Tate Ian
Stettinius
Nene
United States
Sforza
Europe
Ivor Thomas
Count Sforza
Pee Pea
Manchester Guardian
Yorkshire Post
Darlan
North Africa
Greece
Corporations Exceed Sixth War Loan Goal
Washington December 6 corporations have invested 10 038000000 in the Sixth War Loan surpassing the 88 000000000 target Their investments lift total sales in the drive to 12 468000000 Se E sales reach 946000000 and individual sales total 745000000 including F bonds The grand quota stands at 14 000000000
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Washington
Bill Proposes Merging Two North Carolina State Agencies
Three high state officials say a bill is being drafted to consolidate the State Bureau of Investigation and the State Highway Patrol and possibly the Bureau of Identification and the Safety Division. Other measures would merge parole and probation commissions and separate the division of game and inland fisheries from the State Department of Conservation and Development.
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Raleigh
State Bureau of Investigation
State Highway Patrol
Bureau of Identification
Safety Division
Division of Game and Inland Fisheries
State Department Conservation and Development
R. Gregg Cherry
Allies Cross Lamone River Near Faenza River Crossing
Allied and Polish troops crossed the Lamone river southwest of Faenza and formed a firm bridgehead. Ravenna was cleared of scattered German units with Italian patriots aid, as the Eighth Army advanced along the Ravenna Godo road toward Piangipane and San Michele. The enemy withdrawal was described as badly disorganized. An initial thrust to the West bank was repelled by machinegun fire and shelling.
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Faenza
Eighth Army
Ravenna
Quartolo
Bologna
Ravenna-Godo
San Michele
Piangipane
Eighth
Grange Leader Returns From Capital Visit
Greensboro master of the North Carolina Grange, J. G. Harry B. Caldwell, returns from Washington where he told a congressional committee the cotton industry faces high production costs, synthetic competition, and foreign growth. He warned war pressures have worsened these trends and that loaned cotton storage reduces exports, expanding foreign markets for alternatives.
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Greensboro
J. G
Harry B. Caldwell
North Carolina Grange
Washington
Congressional Committee
Caldwell
Grange
Atlanta Printers Return To Positions
Atlanta printers from the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution, off work two days over a contract dispute, were ordered to return to duty by the International Typographical Union. ITU Local No. 48 leader A. T. Pavlovsky said negotiations would resume with union backing for a new agreement.
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Atlanta
International Typographical Union
A. T. Pavlovsky
ITU
Atlanta Journal
The
Atlanta Constitution
Final Japanese Bid for Victory Near Ormoc Front
About 25 000 Japanese troops entrench in the Ormoc valley as weather, terrain, and Allied air and sea bombardments threaten a renewed clash in the Leyte campaign. U S forces report the enemy now fields large well dug in units and has intensified attacks while rains delay full scale action. Allied patrols face heavier fire as Seventh Division troops push toward Ormoc from the south amid brutal fighting observed by AP reporters.
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Acarthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Ormoc Valley
Pacific
Do Ihur
Ormoc
U. S
Philippine
Limon
Associated Press
Attu
Kwajelein
Grover Boy Honored For War Service in Alsace
A Map General awarded the Croix de Guerre to 23 American infantrymen for crossing a creek and building a bridge for French armor on the Alsatian plain. They faced seven road blocks and withstood over 800 rounds of artillery and mortar fire. Regimental Staff Sgt. David Barber of Grover NC is named among the recipients.
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Seventh
Alsace
Map
Jacques Leclerc
Alsatian
David Barber
Grover
N. C
$210,000 Payroll Stolen From U S Troops in England
The London Daily Herald reports a $210,000 payroll for United States troops on the western front was stolen in transit in England. It was described as the most hush hush crime of its kind in English history. American military police and G men joined in the hunt as the money in small notes was sealed in tin boxes.
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London
London Daily Herald
United States
Western Front
England
Flngland
The
Herald
the Herald
13 Are Killed As Two Planes Collide
The Charleston Army Air Base announced twelve crew members of a B-24 bomber and the P-47 fighter pilot were killed when two planes collided ten miles southwest of Walterboro yesterday. Names listed include Capt. Ralph W. Miller and officers from multiple states. the fighter pilot was from a Negro squadron.
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Charleston
S. C
Charleston Army Air Base
Walterboro Air Base
Ralph W. Miller
Earl C. Knowlton, Jr
Anniston
Ala
Russell R. Coates
Bridgeport
Penna
Willam R. McDermott
Suffern
N. C
Donald C. Estes
Evansville
Ind
Joseph A. Dacek
Cleveland
Leo R. Dubreuil
New Bedford
Mass
Lawrence T. Dugoviec
Fresno
Cal
George J. Simms
Florence
Pic
Herbert DD
Sidman
Brookline
Thomas C. Conway
Tuscaloosa
Robert M. Johnson
Johnson
Walterboro
De Mille's Case Heads To Courts Over Union Assessments
Hollywood reports Cecil B. De Mille plans an injunction to stop his suspension from the American Federation of Radio Artists The move targets a $1 union assessment and seeks court action to resolve the dispute with attorney Neil S. McCarthy leading the case The issue centers on De Mille's refusal to pay the assessment and whether the ban will be upheld pending judicial review.
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Hollywood
Cecil B. de Mille
Neil S. McCarthy
Pioneer Movie Executive
de Mille
American Federation of Radio Artists
Hershey Sees No Shortage Of Manpower
Major General Lewis B. Hershey, national director of Selective Service, says no looming manpower shortage and notes by mid-1945 armed forces in balance, with inductee quality improving. Inductions slowed to about 80,000–90,000 monthly plus 20,000–30,000 yearly enlistments. most inductees are ages 18–26.
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New Orleans
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Books for Juveniles listed by Chicago round table
Recommendations of 20 Books for Young Americans by the Woman's Committee of the Chicago Round Table of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Selections span from Fair Play by Munro Leaf for preschoolers to Stephen Vincent Benet America for high school students.
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Chicago
INS
Woman's Committee
Chicago Round Table
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Munro Leaf
Stephen Vincent Benet
America
Greece Crisis Shows Europe at Political Crossroads
War Today analyzes Britain's stance in the Greek crisis and Washington's non interference policy as Greece becomes a focal point of Europe’s upheaval. It notes Russia as a dominant power, Britain’s fading prestige, and a continental shift toward leftist and communist ideas amid postwar turmoil.
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Balkan
Greece
Russia
Europe
Britain
John Bull
Moscow
Third Crosses Saar River At Six Places
The Third Army crossed the Saar river at six points and moved into Sarreguemines area, advancing six miles toward Saarbrucken. The assault aimed to secure the Saar coal and iron basin amid heavy fighting and German resistance.
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Saar River
Paris
Sarregue
Saarbrucken
Pittsburgh
Saarland
Hitler receives Szalasi as German forces advance in Saar region
Berlin radio reports Hitler met Hungarian leader Szalasi at an undisclosed retreat. Allied forces push along the Saar from Merzig to Saarlouis, crossing the Saar River at multiple points and threatening Saarbrucken as Patton’s troops drive into the Siegfried Line.
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Berlin
Hitler
Franz Szalasi
Saarbrucken
Saarland
Patton
Iat. S. Seventh Army
Lorraine
Karlsruhe
Saar
Saarlautern
Sifried
Specifi Supreme Headquarters
Merzig
Sarre Union
Roer
Cologne
U. 5 Ath
Bergstein
Hurtgen Forest
Karlsbrunn
Sarregue
Prisoners Hold Four Officials As Hostages In Atlanta Penitentiary
Twenty five long term convicts seized the segregation building at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary on Monday night and continue to hold four junior custodial officers as hostages. Director James W. Bennett flew in from Washington to assist. Authorities report the rebels appear unarmed and no hostages have been harmed.
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Atelanta Federal Penitentiary
James W. Bennett
Washington
Bennett
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