German Bulge Hit From Two Sides Seizures At Ward's Stores
In Chicago and seven other cities the Montgomery Ward Company properties were seized by the army under a presidential order. Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Byron announced the seizure after a CIO strike at Ward's plants. The move follows labor disputes with the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Workers union, with maintenance of union membership a core issue. The seizure marks a major escalation in wartime economic controls.
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ICAGO
Montgomery Ward Company
Yes
Chicago
Troit
Paul
Denver
Jamaic
Portland
Ore
Knta Rafael
Calif
Joseph W. Byron
Dnion
Army Service Forces
Vashon
Sewell Very
Ward
Avery
Very
Byron Pleastly
CIO
America
Department of Commerce
WLBE
WLB
Fred Vinson
Roose
Orice
Kago
United Re- 1
CIO Union
Bombers Strike Rail Targets in Western Germany
Allied air forces hammer rail yards and bridges in western Germany despite poor weather. American Eighth Air Force heavies based in Britain plus 500 British bombers target Opladen and nearby lines, with 700 escort jets. RAF and Italian U S S 15th Air Force planes conduct attacks as German defenses attempt to counter.
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Gerny
Opladen
Cologne
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Briin
U. S
Belgium
Rhine
RAF
Gers
Daviders
Reich
15Th Air Force
England Enjoys Second Lull In Air Attacks
London reports a second 24 hour lull in the bombing of England as Germany withholds air raids until dawn. Berlin claimed attacks on Antwerp and Holland while Spitfire activity and Heinkel bombers continued across the channel, but overall cross channel shelling diminished after the recent heavy bombardment period.
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London
England
Oot
Air Ministry
Tod
Englan
Berlin
Said
Antwer
Holland
Liete
Peancal
Cross
Greek factions back regency as peace nears
In Athens a regency formation was agreed by Greek political factions as a step toward peace. British reports note ELAS forces withdrawing from Athens to highway positions while Allied forces continue clearing actions. Prime Minister Churchill narrowly escaped a sniper attack near the British embassy.
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Athens
ELAS
Damaskinos
Elas Corps
Piraeus
Ie Unique
Churchill
Russia Asked To Explain Removal Of Equipment
The United States and Great Britain ask Russia to explain in detail the removal of oil field equipment from Romania to the Soviet Union. Officials say no criticism is implied, only a search for facts in a confusing situation.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Romania
Soviet Union
London
Seabee James Miller Named Juror for Next Court Session
Mrs. James Miller of 423 Silver Avenue told her husband his name appeared on the juror list for the next court session. From a Pacific naval base, Seabee James Miller, shipfitter, U S N R, said he might return to Asheboro to serve if needed. Miller formerly worked as a welder at High Point and Wilmington shipyards and was a radio entertainer before entering the service.
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Asheboro
James Miller
Silver Avenue
Pacific
Navy Seabee
Miller
High Point
Wilmington
Bombers Strike Tokyo in Extended Night Raid
21st Bomber Command reports Superfortress forces bomb Tokyo for about ninety minutes. A returning pilot noted a two block by seven long pattern across key industrial areas near the Musashima Nakajima Aircraft plant. Capt Vance Black led the first formation from Saipan with strong tailwinds aiding the strike. Early photos show multiple bomb hits on the plant’s 50 acre complex.
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21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Tokyo
Musashima
Nakajima Aircraft Company
Vance Black
Fairfax
Okla
Reds Roll Nazi Defenders From Budapest Front
Soviet forces broke into western Budapest driving Nazi and Hungarian troops into the hills and back into Buda. Russian air supremacy limited German evacuation to night flights as the battle reached house to house fighting and a Danube crossing yielded Szentendrei island control.
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Moscow
den Ae
Budapest
London
Red Air Force
Pest
Danube
Buda
Szentendrei
Red
Fifth Army Withdraws as German Counterattacks Continue
Allied reports say Fifth Army forces pulled back again in the Serchio valley west of Lucca as German counterassaults pressed. Barga, recently captured, was enveloped by the German advance while Eighth Army pressed along the Senio near Alfonsine and attacked near Monte Sole and Monte Grande south of Bologna.
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Signal Corps Radiophoto
International Soundphoto
Rome
Serchio
Fifth Army
Barga
Lucca
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Senio
Alfonsine
Ravenna
Bagnacavallo
Faenza
Bologna-Rimini
Monte Sole
Bologna
Monte Grande
Serchio River
Nuts Phrase Dictated Bastogne Stand Defiance in German Demand
A U S Army report recounts Bastogne s garrison rejecting a German surrender ultimatum with Nuts. The scene highlights Pvt Leonard Candelora and medics who kept fighting as German forces pressed the siege. The defense held until a Allied link-up broke the siege.
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Edward PD. Ball
U.S
Bastogne
Leonard Candelora
Charlestown
Mass
U. S
Naval Raids Highlight Pacific Tug-Of-War Near Mindoro Iwo Jima
General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz said American and Japanese task forces exchanged raids over Mindoro and Iwo Jima. Japanese ships shelled Mindoro while American planes bombarded Iwo Jima and Volcano Islands. The clashes damaged ships and destroyed targets as each side pressed operations near the Philippines and Tokyo area.
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General MacArthur
Beaneven
Phillipne
Volcano Islands
Pacific
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
Air Harbor
Mindoro
MacArthur
Federal Communications Commission
San Jose
United States
Nimitz
Strategic Airforce
Pacific Ocean
Iwo Jima
Manila
Liquor Ration Cut Announced for January
KALEIGH December report states the January liquor ration will be halved to one pint per coupon. Coupons five and six cover the first 15 days, seven and eight the last 15 days. Unrationed items remain private stock whisky brandy rum gin and cordials.
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Kaleigh
Russia prepared to recognize Lublin Poles in emerging Polish government
dispatch from Washington reports Moscow intends to back the Lublin committee as provisional government of Poland. Stalin reportedly sees this move as necessary amid imminent Russian eastern front actions. London and Washington have recognized the government in exile in London and urged reconciliation of Russo Polish disputes.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
Polish Committee of Liberation
Lublin
Ional
Poland
Stalin
London
Lublin J Committee
Moscow
34th Submarine Seawolf Overdue and Presumed Lost
The U S submarine Seawolf, 1 500 ton class with 62 crew, overdue from patrol and presumed lost. Lt Comdr Albert M Bonnier of White Plains NY listed as missing, next of kin informed. Seawolf brings US sub losses to 34 with 28 overdue and presumed lost and two destroyed to prevent capture.
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Washington
U. S
Seawolf
Navy
Albert M. Bonnier
White Plains
New York
United States
German Field Marshal Von Kluge Resigns and Is Reported Dead
A British radio broadcast quoting German High Command confirms Von Kluge resigned as commander of the Western Front and then died by his own hand. The report notes press responsibility for Normandy battle outcomes and cites his self-inflicted death.
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Europe
Stavelot
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Guenther von Kluge
Normandy
von Kluge
Western Front
Allied Cause on Broad Road to Victory Despite Setbacks
The analysis argues the United Nations are on the broad highway to victory globally, offsetting Western Europe setbacks and Japanese gains in China. It notes home-front strains, warns the war may last if Von Rundstedt’s counteroffensive survives, and urges all-out effort on home and military fronts to avoid protracted conflict.
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United Nations
Europe
Orient
China
von Rundstedt
Eisenhower
Allied push slows German advance near Bastogne
Front dispatch reports by James M. Lon describe slight gains on both sides as Allied forces cut into the Von Rundstedt bulge. American counterattacks near Bastogne, Bechternach, Grandmenil, and Marche push the line seven to eight miles from Ciney and near Bonnal. German pockets face shellfire as Patton’s Third Army near Sure crossings within 25 miles of Bastogne.
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James M. Lon Paris
Deca
Inesean
von Rundstedt
Bast
Reich
Bechternach
Ciney
Namur
Bulge
Tmck
Cin Ok Verre
Bastogne
Bonnal
Echternach
Martelange
Meuse
British Make Steady Gains In Burma
British forces advancing south between the Mandalay railroad and the Irrawaddy river in Burma report steady gains with elements advancing up to 20 miles and units near Kanbala. Threats to Mandalay communications arise from the west and north as Japanese and Chinese troops slowly pull back.
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Calcutta
India
Mandalay
Irrawaddy River
Burma
Kanbala
Weere
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Candelora
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Charles Phalan
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
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