Americans Advance Near Stavelot In Belgian Bulge Fight
American troops under Montgomery captured Fraiture and pushed nearly two miles toward a key supply route as British forces attack between Marche and Hotten. The 82nd airborne division led the assault along the Salm river with the 30th Infantry pushing south. German forces north of Strasbourg were contained as U S Seventh Army pressed its drive.
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Paris
Field Marshal
Montgomery
Belgian
Bulge
Fraiture
U. S
Stavelot
Marche
Hotten
Bure
Strasbourg
Seventh Army
Rhine
Seventh
Rohrwiller
Herrlisheim
Offendorf
Stattmatten
82Nd Airborne
Salm River
30Th
82Nd
Liemneux
Navy reports 83 ships destroyed in two days of carrier raids
The U S Pacific Fleet reports 331 Japanese planes and 83 ships destroyed in two days of carrier plane assaults on Formosa Okinawa and western Carolines. Navy says ships shelled Iwo Jima Chichi and Haha in the Bonins and carrier aircraft continued attacks toward Tokyo area.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Formosa
Okinawa
Tokyo
Carolines
Navy
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Chichi
Haha
Bonins
Roosevelt calls Congress to speed victory with manpower
President Roosevelt asks Congress to draft manpower for a quicker victory and appeals to the United Nations to align victory with a lasting peace. He previews 1945 as pivotal to ending Nazi Fascist rule in Europe and curbing Imperial Japan, urging continued Allied cooperation and public support in war and peace.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United Nations
Europe
Japan
Stars and Stripes
Mr. Roosevelt
Induction for workers who quit essential jobs under new draft rule
Washington Jan 6. The draft calls target 18 to 37 year olds who left essential work to avoid deferments under Roosevelt plan for tighter manpower control. Five thousand men may face military duty as 4-Fs become Army focus. Local boards ordered reclassifications for those who changed jobs without board approval under the new policy.
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Washington
General Army
Roosevelt
Army
Ced
Hess Tal
Greek Feast Observance in Tarpon Springs Honors Cross Retrieval
In Tarpon Springs Florida a 15 year old student recovered a golden crucifix from Spring Bayou during the 42nd annual Feast of Pentecost by the Greek colony. The cross blessed by Rt. Rev. Gerasimos of Chicago was tossed by divers including Mike Koulis the son of a sponge diver. The crucifix was recovered as 29 divers and about 8 000 festival attendees observed dawn services at the Byzantine cathedral of Nicholas led by Rev. Gerasimos representing Archbishop Athenagoras.
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Tarpon Springs
Fla
Spring Bayou Y
Pihany
Greece
Lias Gerasimos
Chicago
Mike Koulis
Nick Koulis
Onese
Rvices
Nicholas
Gerasimos
Athenagoras
Americas
Senators Hoey and Maybank Praise President’s Message
Senators Hoey and Maybank lauded the Presidents Congress message calling it a thorough review of war effort and economy. They praised the proposed Carolina little TVA as a bargain and urged postwar dam projects in South Carolina to aid electricity and flood control, noting savings versus the TVA and naming Frost Shoals Regulation Dam and Blairs.
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Hoey
Maybank
Congress
D-Nc
Carolina
TVA
D-Sc
South Carolina
Mayhawk
Frost Shoals
Regulation Dam
Blairs
Battle for the Bulge Dominates Week of World War II News
Allied forces press the Belgian bulge as British and American troops fight shoulder to shoulder on the northern front while the Third Army drives from the south. Reports also hint a possible Soviet winter offensive in Poland as wartime activity continues across Europe and the Pacific.
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Belgium
Europe
Bulge
Pacific
Moscow
Poland
Lon
State Breaks Its Record For War Loans
Winston-Salem January 6 North Carolinians set a new record in the Sixth War Loan with total investments of 284 364 000 in government securities surpassing prior campaigns The state reached 203 percent of its 121 000 000 quota and E bond sales totaled 42 321 000 124 percent of the 34 000 000 goal County performance also topped targets with 75 of 100 counties exceeding E bond goals and all counties surpassing Sixth War Loan quotas
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Winston-Salem
Clarence T. Leinbach
Leinbach
Billion-Dollar Airport Plan Drawn in Senate Bill
Washington January 6 senators introduced a billion dollar program to develop or improve 6 000 airports nationwide with postwar funds. A related measure proposes 80 million dollars annually for ten years to state and city allocations for airport projects.
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Washington
Sen. McCarran
D-New
Senate
Bailey
Civil Aeronautic Administration
Congress
Chinese Lose Wanting After Capturing It
Brig. Gen. Melvin E. Gross said Chinese forces retook Wanting on January 3 and may recapture it shortly as they advance toward reopening the Ledo Burma road. The two towns Namhkam and Wanting block the overland route, with operation expected within 30 to 35 days after clearance.
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Chungking
Burma Road
China
Burma
Melvin E. Gross
United States
Namhkam
India
Owever
Gross
Ledo-Burma
U. S
Soviet Repulse German Attacks Near Budapest
Soviet dispatches report Red Army repulsed major German counterattacks northwest and west of Budapest. Allied claims say the drive neared 17 miles from the city as heavy fighting continued with hand to hand combat and significant German losses.
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London
Red Army
Budapest
Moscow
Danube River
Bicske
Officer candidate cites funeral director experience for grave responsibilities
An officer candidate school cadet at Camp Blanding Fra. cites three years as a funeral director in his commission qualifications, describing his experience as preparing him to handle grave responsibilities.
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Blanding
Fra
Japanese aircraft plant in Omura hit by sixth Superfortress raid
The 20th Air Force reports a sixth China based Superfortress raid on Omura Kyushu targeting an aircraft plant and other industrial sites. One enemy bomber is missing presumed lost with several destroyed or damaged. Allied losses include one B 29 crew, with moderate anti aircraft opposition reported. The operation marks the 35th B 29 mission from bases in China India and the Marianas.
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Washington
Japan
Omura
Kyushu
Theth Airforce
China
India
Marianas
Nimitz Reports Pacific Action and Iwo Invasion Steps
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz issued two communiques detailing Pacific operations. The first notes accelerated action with air and shipping damage affecting Formosa, Iwo bombardment, and Western Carolines invasions bypassing Truk. It cites 29th straight day of air raids on Iwo and attacks on Saipan airfields.
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Robvar
Formosa
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Iwo
Carolines
Japan
Truk
Saipan
SHELL
Allies Score Triumph On Italian Front
Canadian tanks and infantry broke German lines in a surprise coastal thrust near Italy's east coast and chase the enemy along the southern shores of a large inland lagoon. The left flank pushed past Sant' Alberto, eight miles north of Ravenna, in a joint British and Canadian advance against strong German forces.
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Rome
No One Factor Held Responsible For Reverses On Western Front
Wes Gallagher recalls opinions from the front on Allied western front reverses in Belgium. He notes two immediate facts: Ardennes front lightly manned and intelligence failures. Responsibility points to the Ardennes corps commander and possible inaction by Hodges and Bradley. overall blame avoided by not naming one person.
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Wes Gallagher
U. S S
Belgium
West Wall
Ardennes Front
Ardennes
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Supreme Command
Eisenhower
Service Paper Urges Red Army Move Into Poland
The Army and Navy Journal cites Stalin’s 1942 push for a western front and argues that current counteroffensives would benefit from Red Army action in Poland. It warns delay risks allowing Hitler to reinforce and delay invasion of the Reich, urging allied fulfillment of obligations.
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Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Marshal Stalin
Europe
Poland
Russia
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet Union
Budapest
Hitler
von Rundstedt
Reich
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