Eden Reports Conference To Commons
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the Commons that the Teheran Cairo talks with Stalin and Churchill shorten the war and pledges Britain to fight Japan to final destruction. He noted close Allied cooperation and anticipated unrolling decisions in due course.
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London
Anthony Eden
Commons
Stalin
Britain
Japan
Churchill
Cairo
Roosell
China
Turkey
Russia
America
Eden
Balkans
Kal Josip Broz
Tito
VujJavia
Yugoslavia
Ag Peter
Unclear Reuters News Leak Ties to Cairo Conference
An account of a Reuters leak from Lisbon cites Thomas Chao Reuters London bureau chief as saying he learned of the Cairo conference during travel. Reuters officials deny any official connection noting Chao was on holiday and not part of a mission while the Cairo talks proceeded.
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INDON
Reuters Dis
Lisbon
Cairo
Thomas Chao
Reuters
Chao
London
Britain
England
Dee
Douglas Brown
Lis
Brown
Reuters Dispatch
Chiang Kai-shek
Iran
Stalin
Indians Break Nazi Line in Italy Central Offensive
Allied dispatch reports Indian troops breaking through German defenses in the center of the British Eighth Army front in Italy. Canadians repelled Nazi armored thrusts along the Adriatic coast. Fifth Army activity limited to artillery duels and patrols as heavy German self-propelled artillery shelled Liri valley. Mitchell bombers hit Split oil depot and Sibenik warehouses. German prisoners note heavy losses west of Mignano. Two Allied planes failed to return.
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Algiers
Eighth Army
Italy
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Eighth
Ortona
Liri
Split
Sibenik
Mignano
French Citizenship Decreed For Arabs In Algeria
The French Committee of National Liberation decreed immediate French citizenship for Arabs who can read and write French in Algeria. The move fulfills De Gaulle pledges without forcing acceptance of Koranic law and increases Arab representation on provincial, departmental, and municipal bodies.
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Algiers
French Committee of National Liberation
Algeria
Charle de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Draft Boards Will Review Occupational Deferments
Selective service issues new rules requiring review of occupational deferments when a registrant’s principal employment location lies in a different appeal board area from the local board. Files move between boards by set deadlines. appeals continue through the local board unless no appeal exists or both places share an area.
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Washington
Selective Service
United States
Appeal Board
Governor Broughton Confined With Mild Flu
Raleigh Dec 14 Governor Broughton is confined to the mansion with a mild case of flu but is expected back in his office by Wednesday.
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Raleigh
Broughton
Chamber Of Horrors In An Italian Villa For Doolittle Staff
Maj. Gen. James Doolittle and his staff endured an Egyptian themed chamber in an Italian villa once owned by a Fascist official. The room's violent stripes and odd furnishings unsettled all, including Doolittle, prompting a move to a new villa after two weeks. Lt. John P. Hickey noted the start of the staff’s stay and the stuffed crocodile left behind.
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Italy
James Doolittle
Tokyo
Salvador Dali
Brian Brady
San Francisco
Gen. Doolittle
Red Army regains initiative in Kiev sector amid Teheran plan
The Red Army pushes to seize the initiative in the Kiev salient and toward the Dnieper bend. Stalin seeks a favorable winter offensive to bind German forces east and south, while Western Allies press for a second front and keep Germany under pressure in the Balkans and Western Europe.
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Red Army
Kiev
Dnieper
Teheran
Germany
Stalin
Hitler
Russia
France
Honolulu Air Raid Alert Ends Quick, Friendly Flights Confirmed
Honolulu was alerted by an air raid alarm from 10:02 to 10:20 p m The alarm was caused by unidentified flights which later proved to be friendly The army praised the blackout as extremely effective The previous alert occurred in mid October for a submarine launched reconnaissance plane
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Honolulu
T. H
Mosquito Bombers Hit Germany For Fourth Straight Night Raid
The RAF Mosquito bombers raided western Germany for the fourth night in a row, returning safely to base after the raid. American air forces supported with daylight strikes in western Germany, shooting down 15 Nazi fighters that day, bringing total German losses by the Eighth Air Force this month to 187. Bomber crews claimed 257 enemy planes down in the last 15 missions since October 14, as Marauder bombers also flew their first mission in days targeting Schipp near Cologne. The day saw five heavy bombers, two medium bombers and two fighters lost, with weather conditions cited as aiding bomber ops.
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Germany
Eighth Air Orce
Destro
Schipp
Cmmanent
Orce Bomber Command
Itn
Dr Eves
Schweinfurt
Duren
Eighth Air Force
Group Votes To Freeze SS Taxes
Washington dispatch reports the senate finance committee voted to freeze Social Security taxes at the current 1 percent rate for employees and employers through 1944. Senator Vanden led the opposition, arguing reserves match legal needs. The panel also approved requiring unions to file financial returns, raised the excess profits tax rate to 95 percent, and kept the 80 percent overall tax ceilings.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Vanden
R-Mich
House
Knox forecasts hard blows for Japanese in Pacific
Secretary of the Navy Knox told a news conference the United States is growing stronger and will land decisive blows in the Pacific. He warned the enemy is shifting to riskier troop movements and noted American submarines, surface ships, and planes inflict heavy losses on Japanese transports and aircraft. He cited favorable air warfare ratios, with six to eight Japanese planes down for every American plane lost.
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Vastom
Knox
Pacific
United States
Navy
Garr
Fireman Held in Slaying of Father and Wounding Sister
In Waverly New York a 23 year old railroad fireman Robert Barber was detained after fatally shooting his father Harry Barber 43 and wounding his sister with an automatic pistol in a money dispute. District Attorney Herbert Smith said Barber would be arraigned on a first degree murder charge.
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Waverly
N.Y
Herbert Smith
Robert Barber
Harry
Prisoner Loses Pants In Court
In Savannah a disorderly conduct case ended with a head only visible in court as Judge H Mercer Jordan fined the defendant 25 dollars or 30 days. The lawyer said the man was in an ante room minus trousers stolen by a companion who also took his pocketbook and shoes. The judge suggested the lawyer lend his trousers. it wouldn’t fit. The plea of guilty was entered as the defendant poked his head from the doorway.
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Savannah
H. Mercer Jordan
Police Court
Jordan
New Air Blows Hit Japanese In Pacific
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Allied air strikes across a 1700 mile Pacific chain of outposts. Seventh Army air force Liberators bombed a Japanese cargo ship and Emidj in Jaluit atoll while Bougainville airfields resist. Australian troops under General MacArthur push 12 miles north of Finschhafen on the Huon peninsula as fighters, tanks, mortars, and cavalry aid the advance.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Marshalls
Solomons
Chester W. Nimitz
Seventh American Army Air Force
Emidj
Jaluit Atoll
mid-Pacific
Jaluit
Sokchess Nepean
Gilberts
William F. Halsey
Bouganville Island
Bouganville
Empress Augusta Bay
Bulgarian Ultimatum Stuns Government in War Debate
French radio in Algiers said an opposition party in Bulgaria issued an ultimatum to Bulgaria's government demanding exit from the war or resignation. The statement follows Bulgaria's wartime involvement and regional tensions.
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London
Algiers
Bulgaria
Patton to Remain Command of Seventh Army
Congressional leaders signaled there will be no serious objections to keeping Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. in command of the Seventh Army. Secretary Stimson said Eisenhower believes Patton remains a battle tested leader whose removal would risk losing valuable services. The Senate committee indicated support for Patton if Eisenhower judges he still commands troop confidence and is needed for further operations. nominations of generals, including Patton, await decision on Marshall’s successor.
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Patton
Seventh Army
Washington
High Command
George S. Patton
Stimson
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisen
Senate Military Committee
Gila
Messina
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Congress
Fifth Army
Salerno
Italy
France
Cherkasy Falls to Red Army in Kiev Campaign
Soviet forces under Vatutin broke through at Cherkasy on the Dnieper, linking Kremenchug with Kiev approaches. Stalin announced the victory as German resistance and heavy tank battles continued around the Kiev bulge.
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Edward D. Ball
London
Cherkasy
Mi Dn
Kremenchug
Kiev
Joseph Stalin
Moscow Radio
Major downtown blaze devastates Rockingham stores
A midnight fire in Rockingham destroyed two department stores and multiple offices, with losses estimated over 250000. The blaze began at Q and Q Grocery and spread to Kirschs, Palace Barber Shop, Hub Store, Woods Five and Ten, and about 30 offices. Firefighters from Clio Camp Mackall Hamlet Wadesboro assisted, and control was achieved by 5 am.
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Rockingham
Kirsch's
Palace
Hub
Woods’ Five and Ten Cent Store
Clio
S. C
Hamelot
Wadesboro
Camp Mac Kal
Belgium and French Hostages Executed in Nazi Actions
The Belgian news agency reports that nine Belgians and two Frenchmen were executed in London for sheltering Allied airmen. Antwerp saw ten Belgians hanged on charges of sabotage and assault with explosives and firearms.
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London
Antwerp
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