Americans Hit German Strongpoints Along 10 mile Front
Allied forces pushed through snow covered mountains and breached three key German strongpoints around San Vittore and Viticuso as part of the Fifth army advance toward Rome. American troops seized Monte Maio near Viticuso, severing a German supply road from Cevaro to San Vittore, while engaging in a near no quarter battle in San Vittore where substantial fighting continued amid heavy artillery and cold weather.
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Richard G. Maslock
Algiers
San Vittore
Fifth Army
Via Casilina
Rome
Casee Ee Eda
Monte Maio
Viticuso
Venafro
Mount Maio
Cevaro
Santo
Rocca D Vandro
Eighth Army
San Tommaso
Postwar Polish expansion proposal shocks cautious observers
A Moscow based piece in Prefree Poland urges westward Polish gains at Germany's expense and warns Russia will not relinquish 1939 Polish territories. The editorial may be linked to a Polish group with Soviet approval and aims to ease Polish tensions amid Big Three talks. Contends a Germany split is plausible and Poland could reclaim areas from the Reich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Moscow
Germany
Russia
Hitler
America
Britain
Vicesee Eich Allied
Marines Kill 600 Japanese In New Britain Battle
In bitter jungle fighting on New Britain Cape Gloucester to Bergen Bay, Allied Marines report 600 Japanese dead as they press eastward with heavy air support and naval gunfire. American planes strafe lines while carriers strike Madang Kavieng and Rabaul areas amid a broader push toward Saidor New Guinea. Georgia moves to enact a soldier voting bill during a five day special session, creating a state ballot commission to oversee votes cast by about 250,000 service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Jan
Aenese
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Docustas SincArtiver
Bergen Bay
Atlanta
Georgia Legislaure
Senate
House of Representatives
Ellis Arnall
Union
Georgia
Herschel Lovett
Dublin
Assembly
Madang
Rabaul
Kavieng
New Ireland
Saidor
Halsey
Leaves From War Correspondents Notebook Doolittle Is Flier's Flier
Doolittle is described as a fliers flier with a combat airman following. The Major General is depicted as a dynamic leader who earned his wings in dangerous hours and never shies from hard work. His brisk talk and punctual habits inspire soldiers and ground crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boy
Mediterranean
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
Army
Doolittle
Allied Troop Landings on Yugoslav Coasts Reported
Stockholm reports say Allied specialist troops landed at several Yugoslav coast points with unclear force size. Reuters quotes Zagreb and Zagreb residents report tense activity but no confirmed large landings. American and British officers have aided Yugoslav guerrillas for weeks.
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London
Stockholm
Yugoslavia
Algiers
Pumameea
Reuters
Stockholms-Tidningen
Zagreb
Tal
Croatia
Anna
Zurich
Italy
Bari
Tic
Josip Broz
Tito
First Army
Sir K. A. Anderson
Tunisia
Seventh Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Sicily
Balkan
Mosquito raids widen attack across Germany and France
Swiss bulletin reports Mosquito raids over Germany and northern France with mines laid in enemy waters. Observers heard outbound planes for two hours, pilots diversions to Berlin, and bombardment of Stettin while daytime operations led to six Allied aircraft missing and three enemy planes downed.
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Germany
France
Geneva
Swiss
Paris
Berlin
Baltic
Stettin
Wd Air Meee
Eis Raf
Bom
Acmike
Militaires
RAF
Dominion
Ministry
OPA Plans Milk Ceiling Talks Across South Carolina
The Coastal Milk Producers Association seeks higher milk price ceilings and a study of a supposed critical milk situation. Office of Price Administration meetings are set in Charleston, Chester, and Columbia with a January 20 deadline cited for action. Milk ceilings vary by location from 16 to 18 cents per quart.
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Columbia
S. C
Coastal Milk Producers Association
Office of Price Administration
George A. Tomlin
OPA
Rgy
Chester
Tomlin
Henry W. Lockwood
Charleston
Greenville
Spartanburg
Rock Hill
Winsboro
Columbia Dairies
Trial Of Ciano Opens In Verona Treason Trial
The trial of Count Ciano and other Fascist grand council members who voted to oust Mussolini will begin tomorrow in Verona Italy. The defendants face treason charges under Mussolini's puppet regime and Ciano, Mussolini's son in law and former foreign minister, is to be the first to appear. Sentences are expected within days after the opening.
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Associated Press
Count Ciano
Grand Council
Mussolini
Verona
Italy
Berlin
Ciano
Diana
Destroyer Escort Kephart Christened at Charleston
The VU. S. S. Kephart destroyer escort, named for Greensboro North Carolina pilot Lt. William Perry Kephart who died in the Pacific, was christened in Charleston with Mrs A P Kephart breaking the bottle. Funds to build the ship came from Greensboro war bond sales.
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Charleston
S. C
VU. S. S. Kephart
William Perry Kephart
Greensboro
N. C
Navy
A. P.ephart
Pacific
27 Soldiers Die In Bus Train Collision At Kingman
In Kingman Arizona 27 soldiers were killed and eight critically injured when a Kingman Army Airbus collided with a Santa Fe freight train near the gunnery school at about 9 p m. Most victims were cadets on a night gunnery mission. The engineer said the train was traveling about 45 miles an hour as the bus stopped and then surged forward wrecking the bus. Debris extended about 100 feet along the tracks.
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Kingman
Ariz
Kingman Army
Santa Fe
Air Base
Army
C. L. Hickey
Needles
Calif
Hickey
Plan to eliminate draft screening and extend pre induction exams
Washington announces a plan to remove local board screening, require final pre induction exams at least 21 days before induction, and revoke post induction furloughs. Local boards will meanwhile call in many class 1 A registrants for pre induction exams to build an eligible pool.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Chaplain Condemns Unfaithful Wives
Chaplain Major John S. Garrenton denounces wives of servicemen overseas as the lowest act, calling infidelity amid wartime hardship a serious issue discussed with chaplains. He notes moral lapses among both wives and husbands, and says public sentiment understates wartime seriousness. He is a Baptist minister from Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Washington
John S. Garrenton
India-China
Army Air Transport Command
Garrenton
Major Garrenton
Portsmouth
Soviets Smash 10 Miles Into Old Poland
Soviet forces under Gen. Nikolai Vatutin push 10 miles inside the prewar Polish border on a 175 mile front from the Pripet marshes to Zhashkov. The drive targets lifelines near the Dnieper bend with heavy tank and cavalry activity threatening German lines and rail junctions at Rovno and Vinnitsa.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Nikolai Vatutin
Poland
Ukraine
Dnieper Bend
Pripet Marshes
Nea Rakitno
Stepye
Zhashkov
Belaya Tserkov
Leningrad
Vatutin
Dnieper
Black Sea
Vatutins
Kirovograd
Krivoi Rog
Denieper Bend
Stockholm
Hintin
Rovno
Novograd Voli
Sheptovka
Novograd
Volynski
Vinnitsa
Zhitomir
Rumania
Zhemerinka
Odessa
Warsaw
Rakitno
Kiev-Warsaw
Sarny
President Roosevelt Works On Budget Recommendations
President Franklin D Roosevelt, ill with flu symptoms, continues budget work for the upcoming fiscal year and his annual message to Congress. He plans to consult congressional leaders before fixing a date for presenting the message in person if he wishes. Budget Director Harold Smith is his only scheduled appointment as Secretary Early notes the message will not go to Congress on Monday. The president is improving but doctors caution against a flare up.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Grippe
Congress
Harold Smith
Stephen Early
Ross T. McIntire
Halsey Promises Celebration Where Tokyo Was
Admiral William F. Halsey says troops will mark Tokyo’s fall with a celebration when they reach the former capital. He speaks at the Army Navy war conference with Gen. Arnold and other officials, praising American fighters and Seabees while dodging questions on MacArthur’s politics and the soldier vote. British ships and U S planes cooperate in operations and Halsey notes Munda airport excellence built by the Seabees.
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Los Angeles
Tokyo
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
Halsey
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
S‘nce
Douglas MacArthur
Cate
Washington, D. C
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Pescara
Hal V. Boyle
Air Ministry
Bern
Switzerland
Ciaro
Old Poland
Nevel Settor
Ivan Ian
Naval Chief
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Seabees
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