War Relocation Order Revoked Off Coast
The War Relocation Authority revokes the 1942 security ban on Japanese ancestry in California and Washington. Officials expect a careful return process with ongoing housing and social concerns, while some fear racial clashes as internees resume life in their former communities. The move follows new official statements and reports of improved attitudes among Japanese nationals.
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West Coast
California
Washington
Earl Warren
Sacramento
Henry J
Western Defense Command
de- Co
Oshito Fujii
Community Council
Ald
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Minidoka
German counteroffensive stalls at Roer as Eisenhower eyes new drive
Desperate German forces on the Rhine front slow Allied advances near Duren and Aachen amid claims of mass executions of captured Americans. Luftwaffe sorties rise as shortages press Germany to use air power in a critical Ruhr and Cologne corridor. The Roer river remains a pivotal obstacle shielding the Cologne plain as Allied plans for another major offensive mature.
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Europe
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Ruhr
Reich
Paris
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U. S&s. First Army
Luxembourg
Karl Rudolf Gerd von
Americana
Lee
Hodges
Holland
Normandy
Yanks Build Airfields on Mindoro and Press Leyte Advance
American forces whittle Mindoro airfields into shape and push 11 miles inland from the initial beachhead with light resistance. On Leyte the 77th Division outflanks the Yamashita line, moving seven miles north toward a junction with southward Yankee forces, as Mindoro airfields near Manila enable day and night fighter lanes. In Tokyo Asahi warns against underestimating American resolve.
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Leyte
Japan
Ormoc
Mindoro
Manila
Tokyo
Asahi
Minro
Montgomery Ward Strike Marks Time in Detroit Area
Detroit area Montgomery Ward stores held at standstill as the firm faces a midnight deadline to obey War Labor Board directives or risk government seizure. White House action looms with Vinson to take over if no settlement. Washington pins Ward case as a top national war policy test alongside coal strikes.
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Montgomery Ward
War Labor Board
Fred M. Vinson
White House
Washington
Kke P. Graham
Biz
Germans Renew V‑Weapon Attacks on England
London reports renewed V‑weapon strike on England last night. British Home Security Ministry says damage and casualties were reported.
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London
England
Ministry of Home Security
France And Russia Sign Agreement
London reports a new French Russian alliance pledging mutual military and economic aid for at least 20 years. The treaty commits both nations to fight Germany to final victory, avoid separate peace talks, and exchange postwar reconstruction assistance, with De Gaulle to seek ratification.
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London
Paris
Germany
Hitler
France
Russia
Ee Ae
de Gaulle
Consultive Assembly
Paris Radio Reports Russians Fighting In Buda
Paris radio claims Russian troops crossed the Danube from Pest into Buda with violent street fighting. The Red Army presses toward Budapest as Pravda cites 220 enemy divisions, 200 German, tied to the eastern front as of December.
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Buda
London
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Pest
Budapest
Red Army
Communist Party
Pravda
Dr. Ed T. Harrison Dies After Long Illness
Dr. Ed T. Harrison, a prominent local physician and U S Army major, died at Moore General Hospital near Asheville at 9 30 this morning after a six month illness contracted in the Southwest Pacific while in the Medical Corps. At the bedside were Mrs. Harrison and daughter Ella Page. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Ed T. Harrison
U. S. Army
Moore General Hospital
Asheville
Southwest Pacific
Medical Corps
Boxing unit rescues pilot from burning plane in Italy
Billy Conn and his boxing troupe touring European bases in Britain France and Italy rescued an American fighter pilot from a fiery plane crash in a swamp. They fought through flames in a jeep and dragged the unconscious flyer to safety.
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AIR Service Command
Europe
Corp
Billy Conn
Britain
France
Italy
Conn
Japan Bombed Nagoya and Hankow in Second Strike
The U S war planes hammered Nagoya on the Japanese mainland and Hankow in occupied China, delivering a second blow to both areas today. Reconnaissance from Saipan reported July December 13 raid photos showing four assembling lines and 22 jet structures damaged or destroyed.
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Nagoya
Hankow
China
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Saipan
Hatsudoki
British Forces Drive Against ELAS In Athens Siege
Greek government spokesman says King George I may consider a regency as Athens endures a British assault on ELAS. British units push from Phaleron toward Piraeus, with Kalamaki Airport cleared and about 200 ELAS fighters barricaded.
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London
George I
Greece
Mthens
ELAS
Athens
Phaleron
Kalamaki
Kala
Review of Allied supply programs discussed in Washington
British and American officials met in Washington today to discuss a possible review of the entire Allied military and civilian supply programs. rd K Law led the British delegation to consult with Secretary of State Stettinius and other officials on relief for liberated Europe.
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Rd K. Law
Te Stettinius
Liberated
Europe
Bombers Strike German Railheads and Cities Across Front
London reports 1100 Allied heavy bombers and fighters targeted three German railheads aiding the counter offensive. American Flying Fortresses dropped 2000 tons on Cologne Koblenz Mainz, cloud cover hampering 600 Mustang escorts. Earlier night raids hit Munich Ulm Duisburg with 1300 British bombers, 17 lost.
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London
Britain
Moon To Pass Between Earth And Venus Tonight
Columbia date: astronomer Wesley S. Krogdah of the University of South Carolina says a clear sky across the southern and southwestern states could reveal the moon passing between Earth and Venus, an event to occur around 9 m Eastern War Time and last until moonset.
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Columbia
D. C
Wesley S. Krogdah
the University of South Carolina
Krogdah
Germans Massacre American Prisoners in Belgian Clearing Station
American frontline correspondent Hal Boyle recalls a German counteroffensive near a Belgian clearing station on December 17. Tank units disarmed about 150 U S troops, then opened fire with machine guns killing many as survivors hid in mud and urged escape past Tiger tanks.
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Hal Boyle
Belgium
T-5
William B. Summers
Glenville
W. Va
Arml
Charles F. Appman
Verona
Jack Belden
Time Magazine
Eighth Army Holds Advanced Line In Italy
In Italy the Eighth Army maintains a five mile line along the Senio river from the Bologna Rimini highway. Polish troops defend the south end after recent captures of Limisano and Cassette. Canadian forces gain near Bagnacavallo. New Zealand troops advance from Faenza as fighting continues against pockets of resistance. More than 1,100 prisoners have been taken since the west of the Montone river offensive began.
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Eighth Army
Senio
Bologna- Rimini
Limisano
Casette
Bagnacavallo
Faenza
New Zealand
Conners
Montibe River
Anniversary of First Flight Observed at Kill Devil Hill
At Kill Devil Hill the 41st anniversary of the first airplane flight was celebrated with a strong crowd and a spectacular aviation demonstration above the Wright Memorial. Vice Admiral P N L Bellinger was absent. Commodore H M Martin spoke and Captain John T Daniels, the lone survivor of the trio linked to the bronze doors, paid tribute to fallen airmen.
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Kill Devil Hill
U'B
Army
Naval Air Forces
Atlantic
Ommodore
H. M. Martin
Commodore Martin
John T. Daniels
Cees
Nazis Shore Northern End Of Line Back
Berlin reported German forces crossed the northern Luxembourg front nearing the Belgium border and threatening Allied lines. Eindhoven radio went off air abruptly as fast German units advanced toward Malmedy with heavy fighting and tank losses noted.
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London
Berlin
Luxembourg
Luxembourg-Belgium
Eindhoven
Holland
Namur
First Army
Malmedy
Claim Hitler Predicted Attack
A Daily Mail dispatch quotes captured German soldiers stating Adolf Hitler visited the Roer river front about ten days earlier and told troops to hold until December 16, promising the Americans would face a nasty surprise.
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London
Daily Mail
Western Front
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