American troops tighten siege on Metz in rapid advance
American infantry and armored units push toward Metz from three directions, with Patton’s forces encircling from the south and east. Eight U S divisions entered the line as air support flew 700 sorties, destroying German tanks and driving toward key rail hubs near Haboudange Conthil and Cha teau-Salins.
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U. S. Third Army
Metz
George S. Patton, Jr
Citadel
Fourth Armored
Haboudange
Conthil
Benestroff
Chateau-Salins
Chateau - Salins Forest
Soviets Close On Budapest And Miskolc Rail Nodes
Soviet forces pushing from the southeast advanced toward Budapest and neared Miskolc as Ujszasz and Jasziadany fell on the Budapest corridor. A second front near Szolnok and Szihalom widened the railway grip while Turkish reports cited street fighting inside Budapest and Csepel island resistance.
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Berlin
Budapest
Danube
Rodion Y
Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Miskolc
Szihalom
Tisza
Hejosalonta
Sajoszoged
Saio River
Matra
Csepel
Red Army
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Veles
Athens
Skoplje
Kumanovo
Skopjje
Marshal Tito
Danube River
Baja
Raptin
Pecs
Hungary
Apatin
Ankara
Contin
Four Transports and Six Destroyers Sunk Near Leyte
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced that a convoy of four transports and six destroyers carrying 8 000 reinforcements to Leyte was destroyed by Third Fleet carrier pilots. Nimitz reported additional losses and air combat results with 13 Japanese planes shot down and five probably destroyed. The Japanese landing effort on Leyte faced heavy carrier air strikes and intensified resistance as Yamashita concentrates forces on western Leyte.
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Leyte
Philippines
Douglas A. MacArthur
Ormocha
MacArthur
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Camotes Sea
Oughboys
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Congress Set To Hold Down Payroll Tax
Senate leader Vandenberg announces a bill to block the automatic 1.5 billion increase in Social Security payroll taxes slated for January 1 1945. He argues Morgenthau rules and tax increases clash, urging Congress to prevent a peacetime year tax hike despite Roosevelt’s past veto stance.
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Congress
Washington
Vandenberg
Rmich
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Armistice Day marks new Allied resolve in war’s last phase
The Armistice Day anniversary highlights Allied pledges to prevent another global conflict as Churchill Stalin and Roosevelt prepare for postwar peace talks. Russian and Allied forces push toward Germany with a predicted winter onslaught. Patton’s Third Army advances toward Metz Thionville, tightening the Nazi hold on French soil.
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Europe
Asia
United Nations Fellowship
Germany
Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt
Eepeney
Teheran
Baltic
Danube
Patton
Third
Metz-Thionville
Nazis Use V-2 Rockets On London and Antwerp
German V-2 rockets described as 46 foot long wingless missiles carry about four tons of explosive and nine tons of fuel. They are fired from concrete ramps, reach about 20 miles high, and strike Allied sectors in Belgium France and Britain including London and Antwerp. Reports note the weapon is faster than sound and can be nearly silent before impact.
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EF. W. W. Jones
London
Belgium
France
Britain
U. S
Associated Press
Austin Bealmear
Ross Munro
Munro
Antwerp
England
Student Band Member Shot At Ceremony
In Louisville Kentucky a 15 year old Manual High School band member William Carver was fatally shot during a football game ceremony when a gun discharged after a student showed a .25 caliber pistol at the stadium. Suspect Robert Littrell 16 was questioned by police who believe the shooting was accidental.
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Louisville
William Carver
L. A. Carver
Manual
Robert Littrell
Littrell
Carver
Bong Extends Victory Run With 36th Kill
Major Richard J. Bong of Poplar River Alaska claims his 36th aerial victory at Leyte Ormoc in the Philippines. He downed two Japanese planes in one day and praised the enemy fighters as among the best he has met in the war.
De Gaulle's France Wins Full Recognition as World Power
Paris reports Armistice Day talks with Prime Minister Churchill focus on France resuming a bigger role in shaping postwar Europe. U S Britain and Russia invite the De Gaulle government to join the European advisory commission to study peace, with France to sit on an equal basis.
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de Gaulle
France
Paris
Churchill
United States
Britain
Russia
European Advisory Commission
Germany
Pacific
Quebec
Moscow
U. S
Quai D'Orsay
Commission
Georges Bidault
Recognition Of France And Western Europe Alliance
Prime Minister Churchill laid the groundwork for a British French postwar alliance in Paris. He pressed for a strong independent France in the western bloc and discussed French membership on the European advisory commission with De Gaulle. The talks touched on rearming French forces and future French roles on the western front and in Germany's occupation.
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Alex H. Singleton
London
Churchill
Britain
Paris
France
European Advisory Commission
Washington
World Council
Gen. de Gaulle
Germany
de Gaulle
Europe
Haagen Roosevelt
Armistice Day Observed as Allies Discuss German Defeat
World powers marked Armistice Day soon after launching new efforts to involve France Britain Russia and the United States in shaping postwar justice for Germany. The remembrance honored the fallen sailors soldiers and civilians of the first World War and reflected on the changing tides of global conflict.
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Free World
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Churchill
France
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Great Britain
Penalized AFL Strikers in Seven Mills by War Board
The War Labor Board penalized AFL carpenters locals in seven mills by withholding membership safeguards during a probationary period. The action targets unions that voted to strike during wartime under the Smith Connally act, with one more case involving a contract provision and wage check off withheld.
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Washington
War Labor Board
AFL Carpenters Union
WLB
Wounded Jap Hero Barred by Arizona Barber
War Relocation Authority reports Pvt. Raymond Matsuda, a 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran with seven ribbons, was ejected from Andy Hale’s barber shop in Parker near Poston Center. Hale denied shoving the infantryman, citing a sign reading Japs keep out and asserting he refused service to Japanese Americans. Matsuda, shot in the knee on the Italian front, says he was shoved while in uniform.
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Poston
Ariz
The
War Relocation Authority Today
WRA
Andy Hale
Hale
Parker, Ariz
Fort Worth
Tex
Arizona
Pauline Brown
WRA Center
Raymond Matsuda
Hawaii
Matsud
Brown
FDR Likely to Retain Gen Marshall as Chief of Staff
The Army and Navy Journal reports President Roosevelt is expected to keep Gen George C Marshall as army chief of staff after his retirement age on December 31. It notes Admiral Ernest J King was continued on active duty. Marshall also serves as a member of the combined chiefs of staff.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Army and Navy Journal
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Marshall
Army
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Woman Held After Taking Couple's Infant in 1940s South
In Columbia South Carolina a 15 year married woman Patricia A Patterson was held in Raleigh North Carolina after taking infant Jeanette Ruth Peacock daughter of Lt and Mrs E T Peacock from a hotel. Police say she planned to take the baby to California to join a Marine relative. No charges filed yet.
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Columbia
S. C
L. J. Cabell
Columbia Army Air Base
Campbell
Patricia A. Patterson
Jeanette Ruth Peacock
E. T. Peacock
Peacock
Raleigh
Wisconsin freshman quarterback dies after game
Allen J. Shafer, 17, a Wisconsin freshman quarterback, died in Wisconsin General Hospital shortly after the Badgers 26 7 win over Iowa. He was injured midway through the second half and listed as unconscious before his death from internal injuries.
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Madison
Wis
Allen J. Shafer
University of Wisconsin
Badgers
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Shafer
Wisconsin General Hospital
Llewellyn Cole
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