Roosevelt Hopes Rail Wage Talks Soar As Christmas Greet
President Roosevelt said there should be no rail transport stoppage as a Christmas gift to Americans. He urged railway executives and workers to reach a formula granting wage increases, possibly through time and a half for overtime under the stabilization act. He noted many workers are paid on a wage basis and suggested small increases could arise, while emergency boards may help balance living costs with other industries.
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The War Today Analysis by AP War Analyst
The AP war analyst provides current perspectives on ongoing battles, strategic shifts, and the broader geopolitical implications shaping the conflict. Insights cover troop movements, military coordination, and potential consequences for regional stability.
Russian offensive shifts balance on German front in Riga line
War Analyst William Frye notes a major Red Army push southwest of Neves signaling a winter strategy to collapse the German left and push toward Riga while threatening a southern move toward Ukraine and Romania. He argues the Kiev counterattacks exhausted German strength and predicts a shorter, weaker Riga-Dniester line with a potential two months respite before a new offensive.
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Bagramian
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von Mannstein
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Moscow
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Ivan Konev
Moscow War Bulletin
Chinese Capture Four Jap Bases In Rice Bowl
Chinese forces claim to have crushed a Japanese offensive by taking four major bases in the central China rice bowl area Lishi en Tsingshih Nanhsien and Ansiang. The victory reportedly follows the earlier breakup of the Changteh push and threatens Japanese forces along the lake Tungting area and between the lake and the Yangtze river.
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Special Session Not Needed In N C To Grant Servicemen Vote Power
Secretary of State Thad Eure says North Carolina already has an absentee ballot law allowing service members over 21 to vote, so a special session of the general assembly is unnecessary. The comment follows a letter attributed to Senator Josiah Bailey urging a session to grant absentee voting for armed forces.
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Eure
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State of Elections
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Josiah W. Bailey
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Bailey
Pew Assembly
Resignation Accepted at Coker College President
Hartsville S C December 21 The resignation of Dr C Sylvester Green as president of Coker College has been accepted by the executive committee of the board of trustees Dr Green resigned to accept the editorship of the Durham Morning Herald He is at Duke University doing graduate work and serving as adviser in religious activities Until June 1 he will be with the Herald part time.
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C. Sylvester Green
Coker College
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Durham
N.C
Morning Herald
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Franco loosens Falange and frees rebels in new decrees
Generalissimo Franco accepts disbanding the Falange militia or folding it into the regular army. He orders conditional release of up to 34,000 Republicans jailed for military rebellion and grants amnesty to clergy and soldiers jailed for non criminal offenses if they show exemplary conduct.
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Francisco Franco
Falange
Jose Luis Arrese
Spain
Franco
Arawe Air Strip Captured As Allies Rule The Skies
Allied Sixth Army reports the Arawe air strip on New Britain captured adding a new landing field. MacArthur says Arawe secured Sunday as Allied air power expands bases, while Cape Gloucester bombings widen the air war in New Britain and Huon Peninsula operations.
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New Guinea
Sixth Army
Cape Merkus
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
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Masawang River
Huon Peninsula
Cape Gloucester
New Bri
Length Of War Predicts End In Mid 1944 By Airmen
Army airmen stationed at an American base in the Mediterranean discuss when World War II might end. Opinions range from June 14, 1944 to February 22, 1945, with estimates citing another invasion or continued German resistance.
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Germany
Roy Nelson
Seattle
Wash
15Th Airforce
Japs Suffer Defeat In Abortive US Base Attack
In a Western Hunan base clash on December 19 Japanese forces attacking a 14th Army Air Force outpost were repelled. Allied air power claimed six Japanese bombers and three Zeros shot down, with several others damaged, and one U S P 40 downed but safely parachuted.
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Joseph W. Stillwell
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Ansiang On
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Gap In German Lines Widened By Offensive
The Russian Baltic army pressed the German line near Nevel and Vitebsk advancing about 15 miles to within 50 miles of the Polish and Latvian frontiers. German claims of pressure and failed attacks contrasted with Soviet reports of heavy German losses as the drive threatened central fronts and prompted German redeployments.
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Ivan C. Bagramian
U S Fifth Army Advances as Snow Blocks Peak
Allied forces push two and a half miles to seize Mt Spinuccio 2600 feet amid a heavy snowstorm. US 15th Air Force bombers attack Sofia and an Athens airfield while Montgomery's Eighth Army advances near Ortona. Luftwaffe incursions rise as patrols and aerial battles continue across the Balkans.
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San Pietro
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Lagone
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Augsburg
Germany
Innsbruck
Austria
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Italy
American flier Williams depicted by German press
The German press published two pictures accusing Kenneth D. Williams of Charlotte North Carolina as emblematic of American youth bombing Europe. The Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau said Williams wore coveralls marked murder incorporated on the back and that his Fortress was shot down near Emden on November 26.
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Revolt in Northern Italy Against Nazi Overlords Reported
Naples dispatch reports northern Italy in revolt against German command and puppet Italian government. Rome evacuation and mine planting feared as Germans tighten control. Rome traffic curfew from 7 p m to 7 a m with death penalty for violations. doctors ambulances vehicles allowed. German lines described as more serious than elsewhere under occupation.
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Meat Ration Moratorium Proposed by North Carolina Governor
Governor Broughton urged Office of Price Administration head Chester Bowles to suspend hog meat rationing for 90 days. He cited a grave hog marketing crisis caused by labor shortages and limited packing schedules, noting farmers struggle to market hogs and burn feed. A copy was sent to War Food Administrator Marvin Jones. The governor warned the emergency could affect future hog raising unless relief is granted.
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Broughton
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
Bowles
North Carolina
Marvin Jones
Tito's Partisans Smash Toward Zagreb
Yugoslav partisans report entering Kopinec near Zagreb and occupying Vojnic as they push toward the Croatian capital. They say heavy German losses in Croatia as fighting spreads through Sanjak Bosnia and Slavonia with clashes against the Prince Eugene SS Division in Hercegovina. Allied officers reportedly plan Balkan campaign with Tito consulting Cairo staff and not including Mihailovic forces.
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Slavonia
Adolf Hitler
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Hercegovina
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United States
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Alexandria
Draja Mihailovic
Peter
Air Raid Intensifies Across Germany Blows Hit Frankfurt
RAF and American bombers unleash a massive 24 hour offensive on Germany, targeting Frankfurt and Bremen heavy raids. RAF losses mount as bombers strike Berlin and other targets. Allied aircrews report thousands of tons dropped, widespread fires, and significant civilian disruption.
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