Greek king names archbishop regent in Greece
Royal proclamation in London announces Archbishop Damaskinos as regent of Greece with oath expected tomorrow. Regent will seek order and a new government, while Greece faces civil war and political turmoil. Reports note ELAS pressure and cabinet reshuffle in Athens amid crisis.
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London
George I
Greece
Archbishop Damaskinos
Athens
Ige II
Maskinos
Therchbishop
Elasders
Urchill
Churchill
Ronald Dobie
Reece
George Papandreouad
Themistokles Sophoulis
Servas
Zercas
SAS
Japanese Claims On Philippine Convoy Via Mindoro
The Japanese press broadcast claims that ten U S transports were sunk while convoy passed Mindoro in the Philippines. Tokyo reports describe sinking transports and damaged ships as part of propaganda broadcasts with no corroboration from American sources.
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U. S
Manila
Domei
Agh Command
Earthquake Felt Across Northern England Shakes Cities
An earthquake described by seismologists as the worst in years rattled northern England early today. Manchester reported violently shaken buildings while tremors were felt in West Bromwich and Leeds, with the epicenter likely between Manchester and Darlington, no damage reported.
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London
Britain
England
Manchester
West Bromwich
Leeds
J. J. W W. Shaw
Darlington
Nazi Pushes Reported On Italian Front Near Tyrrhenian Coast
Allied command said enemy troops and material moved in the Tyrrhenian coastal sector and the Serchio valley where a five day counteroffensive extended toward Fornaci and Barga. Allied air strikes hit bridges along the coast below La Spezia as Eighth Army patrols clashed near the Senio river.
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Rome
Tyrrhenian
Serchio
Fornaci
Barga
Fifth Army
Gallicano
la Spezia
Eighth Army
Senio
Norway Liquidating Its Quislings
A Norwegian official reports that 30 Quislings have been assassinated in Norway over six weeks. He notes patriots declared an open season on traitors and that hardly a day passes without a Quisling who aided the Germans being shot or liquidated.
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London
Norway
U S Pleased By Establishment Of Regency
Washington officials welcomed Greece’s decision to form a regency as a step toward resolving the crisis. Observers say King George has little chance of return, while elections and government formation are pursued with possible Anglo American Russian monitoring.
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Washington
Ong George
Greece
United States
Churchill
Fog Shields Bombers as U S Eighth Strikes Germany
Thirteen hundred heavy bombers of the U S Eighth Air Force bombed railroad yards and bridges in Germany for the eighth straight day under cloud cover that kept Nazi fighters grounded. Escorts of under 700 Thunderbolts reported no fighter opposition and only moderate flak as RAF raids preceded the day’s actions targeting Mannheim Kaiserlautern and Kassel. The previous day’s 4000 ton assault damaged 1500 freight cars and ignited fires along ammunition and oil trains in Frankfurt with major hits at Bingen and Schaffenburg.
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London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Mannheim
Kaiserlautern
Kassel
Frankfurt
Bingen
Schaffenburg
Nimitz Says Japan Must Be Occupied to End War
Saipan Marianas Islands December 29 Admiral Chester W Nimitz declared Japan must be occupied to win the peace. He said Japanese naval strength is reduced and that bases closer to Japan will host heavier bomb deliveries as preparations for invasion proceed. He noted Saipan Tinian Guam as key future bases and plans to move his headquarters nearer the fighting.
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Marianas Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Mindoro
Philippines
Nimitz
Corres
Marage
Guam
Tinian
Escaped Convict Captured After Boston Chase
Detectives Waters and Donnelly identified the suspect as William Taylor, a 26-year-old African American who escaped from North Carolina State Prison in Raleigh last June. Two shots were fired as he tried to flee in front of police headquarters but missed. he fell on an icy street and was captured.
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Boston
Nicholas Waters
Peter Donnelly
William Taylor
North Carolina
Raleigh
Red Troops Forge Forward In Buda
The London Evening News reported imminent important changes in the Allied supreme command on the western front. It did not specify details, instead listing the current western front lineup.
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Buda
London
London Evening News
Western Front
Chinese Probe Jap Positions In Burma
Southeast Asia Command reports Chinese forces probing Japanese positions south of Namhk am after taking Loiwing and Paghkam. Loiwing, once a Chinese American airplant site, fell to Lt. Gen. Daniell’s troops. British 14th Army advances reach Tawhvin while Allied planes sink river craft near Akyab.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Burma
Namhkam
Loiwing
Paghkam
Daniell. Sultan
Yeu
Tawhvin
Ontyitkyina
Mandalay
Wuntho
Akyab
Iwo Jima Blasted For 21st Straight Day
American heavy bombers pounded Iwo Jima for the 21st day in a major neutralization campaign. The eight square mile island near Tokyo serves as a takeoff point for raids on Saipan. Anti aircraft fire met the Libera tors, but no planes were reported lost by Admiral Nimitz.
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Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Iwo
Volcano Islands
Tokyo
Saipan
Strategic Air Force
Chester W. Nimitz
Byrnes Refuses to Extend War Race Track Closures
War Mobilization chief James F. Byrnes refused to modify his demand that all animal racing end by January 3. The White House noted many petitions to relax the closing including a request from the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. Byrnes explained the timing reflects war needs and could not be adjusted despite advance notices.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
White House
Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Byrnes
Two British Fleets Massing In Pacific
Two British fleets massing in the Pacific are reported to be assembled by the Royal Navy to aid American or Japanese forces in 1945. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, commander in chief in the region, is said to support the plan favoring extensive air craft carrier use.
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London
Russians Say Every Nazi In Encircled Capital Faces Death Or Capture
Red Army troops push into Budapest yard by yard clearing main streets after night battles. Soviets report control of much of Buda and Pest and deny future Danube river access to Germans and Hungarians as encirclement tightens.
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Red Army
Budapest
Buda
Danube
Pest
Rodion Malinovsky
Eity
Redno
Margaret Island
Csepe
Losone
Lucenec
Slovakia
U S Forces In Panama Go Under Full Alert
U S armed forces in the Panama Canal Zone were placed under full alert as Panama faced political agitation after the resignation of President Ricardo Adolfo De La Guardia's cabinet. Maj. Gen. Ralph G. Meyer ordered the alert at Panama Canal Department headquarters to keep U S personnel out of Panamanian jurisdiction. De La Guardia met with political leaders to plan next steps. President Roosevelt likely to send annual message to new Congress by radio rather than in person.
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Balboa
Panama
C. Z
U. S
Panama Canal Zone
Ricardo Adolpha de la
Wet New Year's Eve Is Forecast By Weather Man
The U S weather bureau issued a nationwide forecast for the holiday weekend predicting a wet New Year’s Eve and Day in the east and along the Mississippi Valley with rain. Clearing in the east on New Year’s Day expected, with snow flurries in the Great Lakes Appalachians and Rockies and above normal Gulf Coast temperatures.
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Weather Man
Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Carolinas
Georgia
Seaboard
Neaw
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Rockies
California
Nevada
Idaho
Fewer Shoes In Prospect For Civilians
Washington reports a coming tightening of shoe allocations for civilians. The two pair per year policy will not continue in 1945 and the next shoe coupon may not be valid until mid summer at the earliest, with an OPA announcement likely forthcoming.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
OPA
New York Girds for New Year’s Eve Amid War-Time Scarcity
New York faces scarce goods and crowds as residents and visitors prepare to welcome 1945. Entertainment leaders expect a record night in Times Square and across the city, despite war shortages and rationing.
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New York
Times Square
War Today: Stimson cautions on censures for German breakthrough
In a war column, Secretary of War Stimson says it is too early to judge who, if anyone, should be censured for the German western front breakthrough. The piece analyzes German adaptability, Prussian military tradition, and the Nazi regime's impact on German aggression and Allied strategy.
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Paris
Der
Supreme Headquarter
Supreme Headquarters
Stimson
Fifth Army
Hubert Gough
Germany
Hitler
First And Third Armies Narrow German Salient In Belgium
American counterattacks by the Third and First armies pushed into Belgium and Luxembourg, narrowing the German salient to about 16 miles above Bastogne and advancing as much as 13 miles from the south. Front dispatches noted confusion over measured distances, while U S forces pressed to cut the corridor between Manhay and Bastogne.
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Paris
Belgium
Luxembourg
U. S
Regium
Bastogne
Supreme Headquarters
Army Group Headquarters
Grandmenil
Longchamps
Igo
Manhay
Court Action In M W Seizure Likely Soon
Chicago December 30 The government moves to gain full control of Montgomery Ward and Company's seven seized plants with a federal court hearing planned on confirmation of Army seizure. Ward officials resist Army commands claiming no authority over management. Sewell L Avery disputes legality and not obeying Roosevelt order.
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Chicago
Gov
Montgomery Ward and Company
Roosevelt
Butterday
Ward
Army
Sewell L. Avery
Joseph W. Byron
Avery
Asndcates
German Killing of U S Captives Provokes Protest
The United States will hold Germany responsible for the execution of disarmed American captives. The State Department said the protest will be sent via Swiss authorities, condemning the killing of about 115 to 130 captives and deeming it a grave violation of the laws of war.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
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