Russians Drive Toward Budapest As Axis Resistance Grows
The 3rd Ukrainian Army pushed within about 15 miles of Budapest as Soviet forces widened a Danube wedge gaining ground against Nazi units. Rodion Malinovsky’s group pressed a northeast move to seal the capital while Yugoslav Partisans and other Axis-facing formations reported intensified fighting and new line fortifications south and west of Lake Balaton.
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OSCOW
Third Ukraine
Budapest
Feodor
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Ukraine
Ikhin
Hungary
Tobulkhin
Drava
Zagreb
Balka
Austria
Tia
Alsu Reto
Reed Army
Marul Tito
Yugoslav National Liberation
Tobulk
Italy
Supers Drop Record Load On Airfields
A sizable B 29 task force from Brig Gen H S Hansell's 21st Bomber Command struck Iwo Jima, dropping a record load of bombs in the mid day raid about 730 miles north of Saipan. Bombing proceeded through heavy clouds with no enemy fighter or anti airfire and all planes returned safely. Iwo Jima is seen as a likely takeoff point for aircraft raiding Saipan.
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Washington
Wo Jima
Bonin-Vulcano Islands
Volcano Islands
Saipan
20Th Air Force
H. 8
Hansell
21St Bomber Command
Iwo Jima
Marianas Islands
Allied forces enlarge bridgehead near Faenza in Italy
British and Polish troops push to widen the Lamone bridgehead amid fog and mud southwest of Faenza and seize Castel Raniero Olmatello and Raniero as the First Canadian Corps and Eighth Army-linked units press a breakthrough between the Lamone and Ontone rivers. Ravenna falls as actions widen the front.
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Ome
Lamone
Faenza
Stel Raniero
Olmatello
Comand
Cardian
Charles Foulkes
Eighth Army
Ontone
Ravenna
Castel Ranie
Liura
Castello
Raniero
Cmy
Convicts Halt Revolt in Atlanta Penitentiary After columnist Appeal
Twenty five inmates who seized a building and held four guards for three days at the Atlanta federal penitentiary yielded to a columnist appeal by Morgan Blake. They claim grievances about segregation housing and medical, religious, and communication access, while authorities cite fear of a broader insurrection. George John Dasch, one of the 1942 German saboteurs, was among those in the segregation building.
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Morgan Blake
Atlanta Journal
Journal
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Blake
Atlanta
Dee. & P
Biddle
Washington
James V. Bennett
George John Dasch
Florida
Long Island
Japanese Line Is Cut In Two By Americans
General MacArthur reports that 77th Division veterans from Guam were landed by the Navy behind 25 000 Japanese near Ormoc Port West Leyte. The surprise assault and air cover split the Yamada defense line and disrupted Japanese paratrooper sabotage efforts inland.
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MacArthur
Philippines
77Th
Guam
Leyte
Ormoc
Seventh Fleet
Yamashita
Churchill Wins Confidence Vote Over Greece Italy Policy
In London Churchill defended Britain's intervention in Greece and Italy and won a decisive 279 to 30 vote of confidence from the house. He said Britain acted to avert gangster rule and backed the government's stance against Count Sforza amid the Italian government crisis.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Greece
Italy
House of Commons
Count Sforza
United States
Commons
Tokyo Spokesman Admits Quake Damages From Enshu Sea Tremor
Tokyo spokesman confirms a quake centered in the Sea of Enshu caused tidal waves inundating houses and triggering landslides. Hamamatsu Shizuoka Nagano and nearby areas reported damage including some inundated dwellings and broken window panes with production facilities largely undamaged.
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Associated Press
Radio Tokyo
Domei
Tokyo
Sea of Enshu
Hamamatsu
Shizuoka
Nagano
Shizuoka Prefecture
Nagoya
Sixth War Loan Not Enough For Forces
The treasury said the sixth war loan quota of 14 million dollars is insufficient for armed forces needs. Undersecretary Daniel Beil stated the goal was set before the drive began on November 20 due to advancing demands for materials to support new offensives on all fronts.
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Washington
Treasury
Daniel W. Beil
Bell
War today analysis of Cologne battle and Eisenhower strategy
War correspondent Dewitt MacKenzie discusses the western front fight at Cologne through a wartime briefing. He notes severe casualties, the goal of destroying Von Rundstedt’s army, and Ike’s pressure on German defenses to stretch the frontline.
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Nder
Patter
Cologne
Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Berlin
Athens Fighting Continues Amid Reduced Scale
In Athens on December 8 fighting persisted on a smaller scale as Greek leftist resistance faded under British patrols. Snipers troubled residential areas while Elas surrender nears 1,000 troops. Reports say Leftists may control Thrace and Macedonia per Paris radio, hospitals strained, Red Cross and British medical units rushing aid.
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Royal
Constitution Square
Elas
EAM
National Liberation Front
Paris
Thrace
Macedonia
International Red Cross
Open Hearings Planned on Roosevelt State Department Appointments
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to hold open hearings on President Roosevelt's four State Department nominees. Joseph C. Grew, named under secretary of state, and three others would face public questioning. The panel also considered a resolution to allow Jewish immigration into Palestine.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
State Department
Clark
D-Mo
Joseph C. Grew
Palestine
Senate weighs social security tax freeze amid war powers debate
Washington reports the Senate considers bills to freeze the Social Security payroll tax and extend wartime powers. The House passed the measure 262 to 72, with a veto possible by President Roosevelt. The Social Security fund approaches six billion dollars, while monthly receipts exceed 100 million and last year’s benefits were about 184 million.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Cotton Yield Per Acre Sets A Record
The Agriculture Department estimates a 1933 cotton crop of 12,359,000 equivalent 500 pound bales with an average yield of 295.3 pounds per acre the highest on record. Acreage harvested 20,098,000. abandonment 1.3 percent. Ginnings to Dec 1 show North Carolina production 439 pounds per acre on 765,000 acres and 700,000 bales. South Carolina 372 pounds per acre on 1,090,000 acres and 845,000 bales.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
North Carolina
South
South Carolina
Seven Year Old Judy Koch Starts To See After Accident
Seven year old Judy Ann Koch, blinded three months ago rescuing a neighbor's dog, is beginning to see in flashes. Her mother credits prayers and gifts from the public as doctors say recovery is miraculous, though no surgery can restore full sight.
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Judy Koch
Cleveland
Judy Ann Koch
Judy Ann
Judy
Clyde
Koch
Idaho
Honey
Siegfried Line Is Bored Into By Doughboys
Paris dispatch reports the Third Army penetrating eight miles inside the Saarland line near Saarbrucken as the 90th Division clears pillboxes north of Saarlautern. Seventh Army advances toward the Rhine while Mouterhouse falls near Bitche and Gambsheim nears Strasbourg. The campaign reaches one month with Saar coal and steel targets under heavy artillery fire.
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Paris
Third
Siegfried Line
Saarland
Saarbrucken
Dillingen
Saarlautern
Roer
Duren
Schlich
Hurtgen Forest
Bergstein
Saar
Cotines
Aluadron
Orbach
Tushan Retaken From Japanese By Chinese Force
Chinese field dispatches report counterattacks recaptured Tushan an important railroad town 75 miles southeast of Kweiyang in Kweichow province Fleeing Japanese were said to be intercepted northeast of Lipo and Sanho had been retaken with Chinese forces pushing 12 miles beyond Sanho as Kweiyang Kunming communications are threatened.
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Chungking
Tueshan
Kweiyang
Kweichow
Sanho
Tushan
Lipo
Burma
Kunming
China-India
Yu River
Nanning
Kun-ming
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