Third Army Advances In Saarland Front Amid Heavy Fighting
US Third Army forces led by the 26th Infantry Division broke through Maginot Line defenses east of the Saar River and pushed two miles toward Saarbrucken area. units from the 35th and others pressed along the Saar basin frontier as heavy fire rained from the west.
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Edward J. Kennedy
U. S. Third Army
26Th Ih
Maginot
Saar River
Saarland
Ines
35Th Inrymen
Saar
Sarregue
Advanc
Netinkirsch
Saarbasin
U. S. Seventh Army
Alsace
U. S
Ninth Army
First Army
Allied Command
Warner
Stuttgart
Eighth Army
Italy
Faenza
San Presto
Third Army
Yanks Close In On Trapped Nippon Forces On Leyte
American divisions tighten the noose around a trapped Nippon force on Leyte as heavy rains slow air and ground operations. MacArthur reports halted air action while tanks and infantry clear paratroops from Leyte east coast air fields. Tokyo claims raids on Tokyo and inland sea areas with limited details.
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Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Ormoc
Radio
Tokyo
Kobe
Great Kure
Saipan
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Nippon
Suyper
New York Tops War Bond Goal as Drive Nears End
Washington reports New York state surpassed its 226 million sixth loan goal and aims for over 1 billion by December 16. Ohio and New Jersey also topped goals, while national totals show over-subscribed sales of 14.464 billion with 1.277 billion to corporations and 83.0 million to individuals.
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Washington
York State
Erie
Treasury
Ohio
New Jer
Jay
Ashington
West Virginia
Battle Scarred Youths Discharged From Army
Fort Sheridan Illinois December 4 Two of the nation s youngest battle scarred veterans James J Garvin 17 and Raymond B Wallace 15 both of Chicago were honorably discharged from the army Their chests bore awards including the Purple Heart They returned to civilian life Wallace enlisted at age 14 in 1943 planned to return to school Garvin hoped to work on the farm of Thomas Fisk near Verona Illinois They served in Europe after their true ages were learned Garvin was wounded July 7 but returned to battle the same day He eventually became a squad leader in France.
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Fort Sheridan
Ill
France
Germany
James J. Garvin
Raymond B. Wallace
Chicago
Wallace
Garvin
Thomas Fisk
Verona
Europe
Shopping Hits High Peak As Holiday Nears
The New York metropolitan district sees its best one week Christmas sales on record with Macy’s, Gimbel Brothers and other chains reporting strong demand. Thursday set a single day peak with over one million dollars in sales at Macy’s and overall activity up about fifteen percent from last year.
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New Fork
New York
Bernard F. Gimbel
Gimbel Brothers, Inc
Gimbel Group
R. H. Macy & Co
Compulsory Training Gains Boost Amid War Security Debate
Secretary Forrestal backs universal military training and cites air power as key to future defense. He praises Archibald Thacher of New York and urges intensified citizen support, warning that war may be unavoidable despite hope for global peace.
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Washington
Forrestal
Atlantic
Pacific
English Channel
Archibald G. Thacher
New York
Citizens’ Committee For Universal Training
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Germany
World Association of Nations
Drafting Up To 37 Ordered To Rebuild War Workforce
War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes ordered increasing drafts for men aged 26 to 37 to supply replacements for soldiers and to boost production in war industries. The Army secured a seven day work week for four months in tire and tube plants to address shortages, with releases to plants described as several thousands. Byrnes urged amending Selective Service regulations to induct more men in the 26 to 37 range and to reclassify those with deferments who leave essential industry.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Army
Byrnes
Navy
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Armed Services
Children's Home To Get Auditorium
Winston-Salem couple Mr and Mrs John W Alsapugh arrange an auditorium on the Chil dren's Home campus costing about 850000. C V Woose Woosley superintendent announces plans to build under the home trustees as materials become available again.
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Winston-Salem
John W. Alspaugh
C. V. Woose Woosley
Methodist
Alsapugh
ELAS Forces Answer Church as Civil War Nears Climax
ABSIE relays a Greek government statement that British American and Soviet missions remain at ELAS headquarters in Lamia central Greece. CBS recorded the broadcast noting ongoing tensions and a rapid move toward a climactic civil conflict in Greece.
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ELAS
Greece
New York
American Broadcasting Station
Europe
ABSIE
Lamia
CBS
ELAS Forces Reach Athens as Civil War Persists
In Athens and its outskirts reports say additional ELAS units arrive outside the capital while three liberal leaders pledge to end the civil war. British commander Maj. Gen. Scobie notes progress amid rebel demolitions in Piraeus and anti sniper patrols in the city. ELAS attacks in eastern suburbs are repulsed by regular Greek forces. A EAM spokesman denies Churchill's charge of attempting to seize power.
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Athens
ELAS
R. M. Scobie
Greece
EAM
Pireaus
National Liberation Party
Churchill
George Papandreou
Associated Press
House of Commons
Nazis Ration Christmas Cheer In Germany 1941
A Berlin dispatch to Svenska Dagbladet says Germany has authorized a Christmas ration of 750 grams meat 18.8 ounces two eggs 25 grams of sweets and nearly one ox for children and half a bottle of spirits and half a bottle of wine for adults The dispatch was reported to The OW Saturday.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Germany
Warns Britain To Proceed With Caution
London dispatch reports Stephen King-Hall warns of a growing leftist revolutionary movement in Europe and parts of the Far East. He urges Britain to lead and steer it into democratic channels to avoid a left dictatorship, noting radicalism as a key trend. He writes in his National Newsletter.
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London
Stephen King-Hall
Europe
Great Britain
Paul Joseph Goebbels
King-Hall
Far East
Temperature plunges 40 degrees in Yellowstone Park
A 24 hour temperature drop in Yellowstone National Park sent the mercury to 18 degrees below zero. The rapid fall followed a cold spell affecting surrounding areas as of early today.
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Yellowstone Park
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Allied Push Through Saar Basin Threatens Nazi Defenses
Allied forces break multiple Saar crossings and push into frontier gaps between the Saar and Rhine, challenging Nazi plans. The offensive shifts focus toward the Ruhr Rhine industrial heart, with heavy casualties and high prisoner counts reported in Allied updates. General Eisenhower relies on heavy artillery to breach fixed German defenses, reducing Allied losses.
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Germany
Saar
Rhine
Meuse
Roer
Aachen-Arnhem
Ruhr- Rhine
Moselle
West Rhine
Arnhem
Rhine Valley
West Front
Eisenhower
Normandy
Sforza Excluded From New Italian Government
Rome dispatch says three vice premiers will join the Bononi government with Togliatti and Di Redin o while Degasperi takes foreign affairs. Carlo Sforza, once proposed as foreign minister, appears out of the picture amid Allied approval processes and Churchill reservations.
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Rome
Palmiro Rogliatti
Ivanoe Bonomi
Togliatti
Bonimi
Giulio di Redino
Christian Democrats
Liberal Party
Labor Democrats
Carlo Sforza
Winston Churchill
Sforza
Christian Democrat Degasperi
Bonomi
U. S. State Department
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Italy
Badoglio Pote
Department
Churchill
Snowstorm blankets Kansas and Missouri today
The first heavy snowfall of the season covered Kansas and most of Missouri, with flood waters from heavy December rains still subsiding. At least one person died in the storm as snow extended to the Colorado border.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Russians Rout Budapest Shielded by Danube Crossing
Russian forces approach the heart of Budapest from multiple axes as they seal off the city on the eastern bank and push through to the Danube at Vac. Malinovsky’s units claim advances to within nine miles of central Budapest and have overrun Csepel Island, linking with troops near Ercsi.
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London
Budapest
Danube
Vac
Moscow
Berlin
Sopron
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Stalin
Redion Y. Malinovsky
Ukraine
Malinovsky
Rakoslizet
Budaspest
Csepel Island
Szigetszentmiklos
Ercsi
Malinaevsky
Unite
Feodor L
Bonus Plan For Workers Bogging Down
The proposed wage bonus for war plant workers appears stalled as Congress members criticize it as paid patriotism. The plan, suggested by J A Krug, would add a small percentage to wages to be paid in a lump sum if the plant stays in production, but agencies warn of practical hurdles and lack of consent.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Congress
G. I. Joes
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Krug
War Manpower Commission
War Labor Board Office of Economic Stabilization
Office of War Mobilization
WLB
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