Godollo Taken In Drive Upon Vital City
Soviet forces reach Godollo ten miles northeast of Budapest as fires burn in the city and German resistance concentrates on holding the metropolis. Moscow reports other advances including Sajoszentpeter and ten Slovakian border towns as part of a western and northern push toward Danube defenses. Izvestia says the complete liberation of the Czechoslovak republic is near.
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Godollo
Budapest
Antant
Poo 3
Moscow 7
Sajoszentpeter
Miskolc
Slovakia
Red
Appea
Hungary
Izvestia
Czechoslovak Republic
Bombing Raids Hit Essen and Nagoya Air War Report
London dispatch reports RAF and US air forces conducting extensive raids on Germany and Japan. Eight German cities were attacked in 24 hours with 10,900 tons of bombs from 4,000 planes, causing multiple bomber and fighter losses. Nagoya was bombed by B29s with long-range strikes near the docks, castles, and industrial districts, as air crews faced strong winds and difficult navigation.
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London
Raf Essen
The
Reich
Germany
U. S
Italy
Essen
Witten
Eighth
15Th
Merseburg
France
Belgium
Third Army
U. S. Ninth Air Force
21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Magoya
Japan
Nagoya
Nagoya Bay
Tokyo
Jimmy Doolittle
Takyo
Osaka
Nobi Plain
Thousands of Japanese Troops Drowned Near Leyte, 2 Days
General MacArthur reports heavy losses as American air and naval forces sink several Japanese transports and destroyers off Leyte. Two patrol torpedo boats, led by Lt. John M. Elfresh and Lt. J. Melvin W. Haines, also downed a 5,000 ton transport at Palompon, amid ongoing battles in the Philippine Sea.
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Leyte
MacArthur
S. Earquarters
Philippines
Tuesay
Jippines Island
Douglas MacArthur
N. Y
J. Melvin W. Haines
Evanton
Til
Palompon
Athens battle rages as Elas press center in night attack
Ela troops mounted a strong but unsuccessful push at the heart of Athens, targeting a British barracks on the Sifissia road as British reinforcements fight to hold the capital. A ceasefire offer hung in the air while leaders considered the terms and the resignation crisis in Greece deepened.
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Athens
Elas
Cener
Sifissia
Piraeus
RAF
Ronald M. Scobie
Ritish
Greece
Papan Strong
Ee Ie Tak Dean
Mt. Likavet
Joe
Germans Use New Device Silvery Balls Floating In Air
Paris dispatch reports German forces deploying a new device described as silvery balls that float in the air. Pilots saw individual and clustered objects during various raids over the Reich as Allied advances continue on the western front. Purpose of the floaters remains unclear.
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Paris
Reich
Supreme Headquarters
Himmler
S. S
Germany
Chinese advance nears Hochin as lines push from Kwangsi
Chinese troops report over 20 miles into Kwangsi and about 15 miles from Hochin, advancing along the Maveichow Swanes railway after an overnight gain of roughly 10 miles. Hochin sits near Liuchow, a former U S air base site.
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Chungking
Kwangsi Province
Kweichow Province
Hochin
Maveichow-Swanes
Hocith
Liuchow
Cigaret Shortage May Go Into 1945
Washington December 13 Senators heard the cigarette shortage may worsen in 1945 Col Fred C Foy director of purchases for the army service forces told the Senate War Investigating committee that anticipated army purchases point to a demand on the cigarette industry in excess of that currently placed upon it The committee seeking to trace supply noted cigarettes have been scarce or unobtainable in many exchanges in the European theater and the witness blamed limited unloading facilities for ships food gasoline and heavy artillery needs.
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Washington
Fred C. Foy
Army Service Forces
Senate War Investigating Committee
Ter
No Error In Swanson Murder Case
The state Supreme Court found no error in three capital cases and ordered a new trial in Union County for Cletus Rowell on murder charges. It upheld the Guilford convictions of Elmer Hardie Biggs Jr., William Dalton Biggs, and John Edgar Messer for the Swanson store shooting in James town on February 19, 1943, citing error in admitting involuntary confessions. The court also found no error in Guilford for William Joseph Dundeen in Laura Riley’s fatal shooting on May 6. The opinion emphasized identification accuracy and the presence of capable defense counsel.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Guilford County
Union County
Cletus Rowell
Guilford
Elmer Hardie Biggs Jr
William Dalton Biggs
John Edgar Messer
F E. J. Swanson
Jamestown
W. A. Devin
Bar
el Cantooes
Oo Petenti
William Joseph Dundeen
Laura Elizabeth Riley
Alleg
Train Stalled In Snowdrifts Near Elkhurst
A two coach Baltimore and Ohio train from Charleston to Grafton was stuck in snowdrifts after reaching Elkhurst, 45 miles north of Keston. A search locomotive and freight cars were stalled near Rouzer, 10 miles beyond Elkhurst. Chief Dispatcher F P Fultz said passengers should be safe in Elkhurst houses.
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Charleston
Grafton
W. Va
Elkhurst
Keston
New York Central
Rouzer
F. P. Fultz
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
NYC
Here
British Labor Calls Armistice for Greece Resolution
The British Labour Party adopted a resolution urging the government to seek an immediate armistice in Greece. It passed by card vote 2 445 000 to 137 000 from about 1 000 delegates. Ernest Bevin stated Labour ministers in the Churchill coalition accepted responsibility for Greek policy.
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London
British Labor Party
Greece
Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Aged minister Julian Sibley dies in Charlotte hospital
The Rev. Julian S. Sibley D. D. aged 77 and retired Presbyterian minister of Charlotte died in a local hospital. A native of Columbus Georgia he served churches at Lawson Missouri Anita Winchester Virginia Charlotte Georgia and Shelbyville Indiana.
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Charlotte
Julian S. Sibley
D. D
Columbus
Sibley
Lawson
Anita
Winchester
Png Ga
Shelbyville
Inn
War Today: Allies Share Military Load Across Theater
The column argues there is no military basis to say Uncle Sam bears an unjust burden in Europe and the Orient. It cites Stimson’s claim that Allies contribute fully and notes political questions should not cloud military assessments. It recalls Russia’s urges in 1943 and Moscow’s stance on the Western push, noting overall Allied support within means.
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American New
Uncle Sam
Western
Europe
Orient
Munich
Stimson
John Bull
France
Hitler
Russia
Britain
America
Vistula
Clayton Sets World Cotton Price Plan Before Senate
William L. Clayton, a 64 year old cotton broker and nominee for assistant secretary of state, urged senators to adopt a world price for American cotton with inducement payments to domestic growers who switch to other crops during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee testimony.
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Washington
William L. Clayton
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nazi Plans Five Year Underground War After Collapse
Information from inside Germany indicates Adolf Hitlers close followers have prepared for five years of underground warfare against the Allies after the German army collapses. The plan, threefold, includes open warfare from Hitler's Alpine headquarters, sabotage by partisan bands, and propaganda by about 200000 Nazi followers.
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Aldsdorf
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmiler
Himmier
Hitler
Europe
U. S
Relief From Cold Weather Is Forecast
The weather bureau forecast relief from the season s snowstorm as huge banks are cleared from streets and highways nationwide.
Snow and Ice Hazards and Storm Toll Rise Nationwide
The Associated Press reports a new coating of snow and ice covered highways widening travel hazards across the nation while the Weather Bureau forecast relief from frigid temperatures. Sixty three deaths were attributed to the storm despite a relief from the cold wave after a weekend snowstorm.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Weather Banked by Forecasters Across Regions
A storm system spread across the eastern sections with depths reaching 36 inches in West Virginia as forecast governing bodies predicted a cessation before nightfall. Temperatures dropped across the Midwest as the same pattern appeared to continue into the evening.
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West Virginia
Bureau
Midwest
Hodges' Men Advance More Than A Mile
Paris December 13 Hodges division of the U S Army pressed east toward Bonn in an early morning attack beyond Duren advancing over a mile into Rollesbroich, a village 13 miles southwest of Duren and 35 west of Bonn.
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Paris
U. Army
Cane
Rhine
Bonn
Duren
Courtney H. Hodges
Rollesbroich
American armies drive German forces near Roer and Palatinate
American First army units cleared Germans from five miles of the Roer river and pushed southwest of Duren gaining up to two miles and three villages. Seventh army faced blown bridges and boggy roads but moved within three miles of the Palatinate and seven of Wissembourg. Germans destroyed a Rhine bridge at Restatt and two across Seltzhbach river near the border.
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Paris
First Army
Roer
Duren
U. S. Seventh Army
Palatinate
Wissembourg
Seltz
Karlsruhe
Rhine
Restatt
Seltzhbach River
Allied Push Across Front Near Bonn and Cologne
American forces regroup along a front stretching from the Hurtgen forest to Monschau, advancing toward Bonn while the First Army presses the Roer and the Seventh Army shells Bavarian Palatinate defenses. Jeanne D Arc reportedly held Metz area outpost fell, as Allied totals climb to 78,860 Germans captured since D Day.
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Hurtgen
Monschan
Rotgen
Fifth Army
Bonn
Bonn Les
Cologne
Roer
Duren
U. S. 7Th Army
Ae . Jeanne D’arc
Metz
Sicaeen
Germans Pushed Back On Italian Front Near Faenza
Allied headquarters report Canadian forces crossed the Lamone river near Faenza forming two bridgeheads and pushing German troops two miles toward Lugo. The attack covered about nine miles of riverfront, with a continuous front of 6 000 yards after 24 hours. The Ravenna Bologna railway was reached northwest of Russi, and prisoners exceeded 300 with several armored vehicles knocked out.
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Lamone
Faenza
Lugo
Ravenna- Bologna
Russi
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