Cherry Becomes Governor in Wartime North Carolina
In Raleigh on January 4 1945 Cherry of Gastonia was sworn in as governor at 12 52 pm by Chief Justice W Stacy. The oath followed by cabinet officers and a large crowd at Memorial Auditorium with over 4500 present. The ceremony began 115 pm and included a parade of military units and a Lenoir High School band.
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Raleigh
Gastonia
North Carolina
W. Stacy
The
Supreme
William P. Hodges
Toner
W. Scott
4Ture
Harry McMullan
Clyde Erwin
Public Instruction
M. Johnson
Ross Poll
Thad
Forrest Shuford
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A. Devin
Ballentine
Jake County
Cherry
Rar Assembly
Memorial Auditorium
Governk. L. Harris
Roxboro
Amera Legion Post
Te Lenoir High School
Theighway Patrol
R. Gregg Cherry
American War Casualties Reach 638,139 Through Dec 21
Washington reports total American casualties at 638,139 through December 21, an increase of 9,698 from the previous week. Army casualties stand at 556,000 plus, Navy fatalities total 81,787 as new Nazi offensives unfold. Secretary Stimson notes combat losses are still being tallied and full personnel records await final statements.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
U S Forces Score Two New Landings on Mindoro
United States forces reported two new landings on Mindoro in the Philippines as part of coordinated air strikes against southern Japan Formosa and the Ryukus. General Douglas MacArthur announced the action from his Mindanao headquarters on January 4 and described the operations as part of a 2000 mile arc toward Manila.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Ryukus
Formosa
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Mindoro
Manila
JapaneseNews Warn Of Daring Offshore Raids
Japanese Comei agency reports hundreds of American carrier planes supported by a China based unit raid Formosa and Okinawa in a two day sequence. Casts recorded by the FCC say 500 Allied planes struck Wednesday and 400 more returned today. Both attacks, chiefly by carrier planes, lasted nearly seven hours as the Pacific fleet had already announced the first raid.
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Associated Press
Pormosa
Okinawa Islands
Philippines
Comei
Philippine Income Ance
Inperia
Fed Communications Commission
Formosa
Okinawa
Pacific Fleet
Hellcats and Helldivers pummel Japanese raids on Philippines
The assault involved carrier and land based planes funneling Japanese fighters and aircraft toward the Philippines. A Japanese communiqué claimed 500 planes participated, with some shot down and eight damaged. Other carrier aircraft probed the Ryukus beyond 300 miles from Japan. Saipan based B 29s launched the largest force yet to fly to Japan, igniting extensive fires.
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Philippines
Formosa
Ryukus
Japan
Inaugural Address Highlights From Governor Cherry
Governor R Gregg Cherry outlines policy themes including keeping the tax structure, funding for state employee bonuses, teacher pay raises, fiscal controls for school funds, and universal weather roads. He calls for a new type of state farm youth school, tuition aid for veterans’ children, welfare support, broader rights for women, a state police department, and a statewide liquor referendum.
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North Carolina
Department of State Police and Public Safety
German counteroffensive nears Budapest in eastern front
Mobile warfare raged around Budapest as a large German tank and infantry force launched a counteroffensive from Komarom 45 miles northwest of the Hungarian capital. Russian lines bent under pressure while fighting to relieve the besieged garrison, with Soviet forces losing ground and key blocks in the eastern city.
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Moscow
Jan
Buda
Vienna
Komarom
Danube
Budapest
British Capture Strong Center In Burma Sector
Southeast Asia Command reports British 14th Army has seized positions north and east of Kanbalu in northern Burma, a key resistance hub in the Irrawaddy valley. Allied forces push toward the Mandalay railway as Japanese resistance tightens at Kabo and Ye-U with air units bombing troops and lines in Burma and Thailand.
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Kandy
Ceylon
14Th Army
Kanbala
Burma
Lo Louis Mountbatten
Kanbaly
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Shwebo
Kabo
Ye-U
Kanbalu
Mu River
Eastern Air Command
Thailand
Bangkok-Moulmein
Germans Are Slated To See Jet Planes
London reports British press speculation that Allies pace jet plane deployment against Germany. Air expert notes Allied jet research claims and production but says no Allied jets have appeared to challenge German jets, puzzling public and military leaders alike.
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London
London Evening News
Army
Air Force
UNC German professor elected president of teachers group
Dr. Richard Jente head of UNC German department was chosen president of the American Association of Teachers of German at a New York meeting, announced by the university. London reports continued German V weapon attacks causing further damage and casualties in southern England.
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Chapel Hill
Richard Jente
University of North Carolina
American Association of Teachers of German
New York
London
England
German Offensive Predicted as War Pushes On
Secretary Stimson warned of another German offensive, citing heavy enemy strength and disciplined troops along the salient. He said the army will not retreat, has dug in at key points, and maintains center forces to threaten a further push. He noted 22,430 German soldiers killed from Dec 16 to 30 and cited tank losses near expected attrition. He tied Western Front momentum to Italy and the East and warned of Japanese counterattacks in the Philippines with many troops and planes remaining.
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Tod
Seventh Army
Saar
Stimson
Stimson Sa
Pacific
Philippines
Luzon
Leyte
Await Reaction To Appointment Of Greek Leader
Greek reaction to General Nicholas Plastiras as premier and his cabinet choices awaited as a test of potential peace. Plastiras kept war navy air and merchant marine posts while inviting liberal figures and some rightist lineage to join his government. ELAS leaders may join later, signaling broad inclusion.
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Athens
ELAS
Nicholas Plastiras
Peapce
Plastiras
Navy
Ogag
First Army Opens Counteroffensive on Rundstedt Bulge Front
The American First Army launches a counteroffensive on the northern flank of the Belgian bulge. Officials report limited progress against stiff resistance and emphasize the action is defensive for now. A successful push would aid Patton’s drive and threaten to enclose German forces, though this remains a potential outcome.
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von Rundstedt
Hodges
Grandmenibe
Patton
Bulge
Canadian Forces Capture Conventello on Italian Front
Canadian troops seized the village of Conventello two miles east of Alfonsine along the Ravenna Ferrara highway after heavy German casualties. About 100 prisoners were taken. patrolling intensified across the front, with American artillery breaking four enemy raids near San Ansano.
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Rome
Conventello
Alfonsine
Ravenna-Ferrara
Bologna
San Ansano
Highway Nine
Fifth Army
Monte Deliverio
Sillare Ridge
Paradiso
Tissignano
Turkey Breaks Ties With Japan Strains Axis Espionage
Ankara reports severing relations with Japan effective midnight January 6. Turkish Foreign Minister Hasan Saka says the move leaves the Axis without a coordinated Middle East espionage system after Turkey ended relations last August. American sources say about twenty Japanese agencies operated here watching Allied shipping and gathering intelligence.
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Ankara
Turkey
Japan
Middle East
Germany
Hasan Saka
Grand National Assembly
Protests Over Censorship Delay In Army Offensive News
Paris January 4 AP protests arise from SHAEF and field correspondents over censorship delaying First Army offensive news. British Broadcast Corp released details while SHAEF restricted coverage, prompting complaints that frontline reporters were outpaced by SHAEF releases under a 36 hour embargo.
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Paris
First Army
Supreme Headquarters
SHAEF
British Broadcast Corp
William F. Boni
Boni
French Hopeful Of New Army Strength And Pace
Paris reports the French await a reborn army equipped and clothed by the Allies. A Paris radio broadcast quoted by the FCC says the army could reach 650000 men in a few months. The Saar push boosts morale though supply delays temper expectations across the line.
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Paris
Federal Communications Commission
Saar
Dixie Bloc Holds Whip Hand in Congress Split
Dixie bloc in the House united with Republicans to back a 9 member permanent committee to investigate un American activities by 207 to 186. Southern support varied. Virginia and North Carolina barely aligned with their party while Texas split and South Carolina Florida Louisiana voted for the proposal.
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House
G.O.P
Virginia
North Carolina
Texas
South Carolina
Florida
Lousiana
Stimson Silent On Drafting 4-Fs For War Roles
At a Washington news conference Secretary of War Stimson refused to answer whether 4-Fs would be drafted for war jobs or army service. He noted no comment on War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes' suggestion that physically deferred men be called to wear uniforms or overalls.
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Washington
Stimson
Army
James F. Byrnes
U S First Army advances on Belgian bulge amid blizzards
In heavy snow American forces push along a six mile front near Grandmonti and Bastogne, capturing an unidentified village and key high points. Meanwhile Lt. Gen. Patton's Third Army faces German counterattacks near Bastogne as 101 Airborne holds.
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Paris
U. S. First Army
German Bulge
Grandmenil
George S. Patton
Third Army
Bastogne
101 Airborne
Marshal von Rundstedt
Seventh Army
Lorraine
Bitche
Alexander M. Patch
Supreme Headquarters
Grandmonti
U. S S. Third Army
1St Airborne
Courtney HH. Hodges
von Rundstedt
U. S
Aachen
German pressure pushes Americans from Saarland positions
Persistent German attacks from the Saar to the Rhine force Americans from their holdings east of the Wissembourg Gap and in Lorraine. German advances reach Reipertswiller and near Bitche, threatening the Allied lifeline to Strasbourg. A small American force withdraws from Bitche amid Maginot-era fortifications.
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Saar
Rhine
German Palatinate
Wissembourg
Saarland
Lorraine
Reipertswiller
Bitche
Saverne
Strasbourg
German Air Force Strength Surpasses D-Day, Allied Officer Says
A senior Allied air force officer reported that Germany's air force is numerically stronger than at D-Day due to conservation and continued production. He also noted signs of superior leadership within the German force.
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Paris
First Army offensive opens under Hodges at 8 30 a m
Lt Gen Courtney Hodges leads the First Army in a new offensive after 17 days of defense. He reopens counters with fresh reserves, exploiting rain and bad weather as German resistance stiffens on both First and Third Army fronts. American advances push from Grandmenil toward Rochefort area.
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von Rundstedt
First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Bulge
Rochefort
Hodges
Grandmenil
Artillery Battle Targets Mulhouse as Nazis Press Advance
In the Rhine valley north of Basel heavy German artillery pounded Mulhouse with strikes from the Black Forest while French guns hit Istein fortress. German crossings near Huningue failed. Basel residents heard the blasts as 10 000 French schoolchildren were set for evacuation to Switzerland under Red Cross care.
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Switzerland
Rhine Valley
Mulhouse
Rhine
Huningue
Black Forest
Istein
Red Cross
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