Doughboys Near Metz Reach Citadel After Fort Captures
American Third Army troops push through snow toward Metz as Forts Hubert Jussy and Lange fall. British forces advance near the Noord and Wessem canals while German defenses retreat southeast of Metz amid harsh weather and limited air support.
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London
Third Army
Metz
Noord and
Wessemn
Miles Dempsey
Ruhr
Duisburg
Aeenth
Vosges
Hubert
Jussy
Fort Lange
Thionville
Fort Thionville
Kongigsmacher
Moselle
95Th Infantry
Fort Driant
Jeanne D’arc
Peltre
Peltre-Pouilly
Almance
Sixth Armored Division
Nied
Berlin
Koenigsmacher-Thionville
Wheeling
Fourth Armored
Goebling
Dieuze
Mystery of Hitlers Fate Stirs World Guesswork
The column argues Hitler’s fate matters to world peace and speculates on possible death illness or hoax schemes. It cites Louis Lochner and Dudley Hilton Taylor, noting rumors of plastic surgery or a world war No 3 master hoax as Nazi plans.
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Hitler
Germany
Bavarian Alps
Adolf
Louis Lochner
Associated Press
Aarane
Dudley Hilton Taylor
Kentucky New Era
Hopkinsville
Jor
Mr. Taylor
Interna
Pearl Harbor board decision due in weeks
Highly placed congressional sources expect a decision within weeks on whether a court martial trial or exoneration will result from the army navy board inquiry into the Pearl Harbor attack. The December deadline for the negligence statute looms unless extended and the board's findings may point to Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel or Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short for action or exoneration.
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Washington
Congressionales
Army-Navy Board
Ress
Adral
E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Red Military Leader Says Japs Losing
Soviet officer Col. Ivan Tolchenov told a lecture crowd that Japan faces an unfavorable Pacific war after Soviet Premier Stalin labeled Japan aggressive. Tolchenov cited Japanese attacks on the Soviet Union and noted Allied counteroffensives as the Philippines battle scene stiffens and Japanese losses mount.
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Moscow
Ivan Tolchenov
Pacific
Japan
Soviet Union
Red Army
Marshal Stalin
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Col. Tolchenov
Philippines
Olehenov
Philippones
Andorra Taken Over By French Gendarmes
Paris reports French gendarmes occupied Andorra the Pyrenees as a preventive measure to assure security and order through winter. Gen. Charles de Gaulle acts as ex officio co prince of Andorra. the territory spans 191 square miles with iron mines forests and shepherd inhabitants.
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Paris
Andorra
Pyrenees
Foreign Office
Charles de Gaulle
Sound Farm Program Urged at National Grange Meet
Albert S. Goss urged a sound postwar farm program to avoid a farm crisis threatening the economy. He warned of surpluses after war and proposed a balanced policy with price supports that promote production without fostering excess, stressing fair treatment for industry labor and agriculture.
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Winston-Salem
Albert S. Goss
National Grange
Goss
Berlin Radio Reports Soviet Push Near Budapest and Ringing Jaszbereny
Berlin radio said German forces evacuated Jaszbereny east of Budapest amid a Soviet drive that overran 30 towns and advanced from Monor toward the capital. Moscow reported 1,200 prisoners taken and noted battles around Nagykata and Jaszbereny with Yugoslav partisans claiming Skoplje.
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London
Jaszbereny
Budapest
Berlin
Red Army
Danube
Moscow
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Monor
Uri
Peters
Solt
Duna Egghaza
Riv
Malinovsky
Poland
East Prussia
Nagyvrkata
Nagykata
Heres
Miskolc
Marshal Tito
Skoplje
Yugoslavia
Vardar
Balkans
Washington Churches Seek Hoey's Services
Senator Elect Clyde R. Hoey may continue teaching Sunday school after taking the Senate seat in January. The Shelby lawyer, long-time Methodist teacher for 25 years, has been invited by three Washington churches two Methodist and one Baptist to teach on Sundays but he did not name the churches or indicate if he will accept.
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Shelby
Clyde R. Hoey
Washington
Reynolds
Hoey
Germans Abandon Plans For Bomb Reaching U S
London reports a source says Germany halted development of a 20 ton rocket aimed at America due to war’s shortened timeline. V-2 rockets replace the planned large weapon and delays slowed production of smaller munitions amid a heavy night attack on southern England with casualties.
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London
America
England
Negro sentenced to twenty years for secret assault
J. W. Andrews, a 26 year old colored man from Sumter, South Carolina, was sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to secret assault with intent to kill. He was accused of slashing the throat of an 18 year old white girl at Wrightsville Beach on August 31.
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Wilmington
J. W. Andrews
Sumter
Wrightsville Beach
Yanks Threaten Yamashita Line Below Limon
General MacArthur reports a wide enveloping move on Leyte Island with the 24th Division advancing west of the J river and northward from Hill 1525. The 96th Infantry crest near Alto Peak and the Seventh Division repelled a barge landing near Ormoc, while long range guns disrupt lines to hinder Nipponese reinforcements.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
24Th
First Cavalry
1525
Mt. Catabaran
Douglas MacArthur
Yamashita
Limon
Ormoc
96Th
Alto Peak
Damulaan
Ormoc Bay
Tomoyuki Yamashita
US Pacific Fleet reports carrier raid on Manila Bay
Admiral Nimitz announced a Sunday carrier strike hit Japanese ships and facilities in Manila Bay. 15 ships were sunk or damaged, a floating dock destroyed, and at least 28 Japanese planes claimed down. One carrier task force ship damaged. two destroyers exploded in Manila Bay during the attack.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Manila Bay
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Manila
Luzon Island
Nimitz
Churchill Predicts Extremely Heavy Fighting For Long Time
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that extremely heavy fighting will certainly last for a good long time. He defended not altering indefinite releases from static stations, noting manpower shortages and the need to keep forces for active duty. He stressed ongoing heavy combat week by week.
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Churchill
London
House of Commons
James Duncan
Duncan
FDR Triumphs In Nation s Big Cities
A nationwide AP survey shows President Roosevelt sweeping the 13 largest cities with populations over 500000, tallying 6 556 859 votes to Dewey 4273631 and surpassing his 1940 performance. The results highlight Roosevelt s large city advantage and state margins.
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New York
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Thomas EE
Dewey
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Ohio
Wisconsin
Wendell L. Willkie
Chicago
Buffalo
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Detroit
Gov. Dewey
New York City
New York State
Illinois
Boston
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Willkie
Managerial Know How Needed In Postwar Business
American delegates at an international business conference urged postwar foreign investments include projection of technical skills and managerial know how. They called for sound judgement in capital investment and tariff reform to ensure returns while avoiding an imports excess. Investors should decide ownership versus local participation based on circumstances, not restrictive laws.
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Rye
United States
Eric A. Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Rebuilding Of Singapore Explained By Italian Officer
An Italian officer formerly with the Japanese navy describes Singapore’s reconstruction and says Italian submarines carried German engineers and cargo to Japanese ports. He warns natives may trust Jap propaganda and notes German crews faced Japanese suspicion.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Associated Press
Singapore
Kobe
Japan
Shanghai
China
Bordeaux
Europe
Relief Ship Arrives For Allied Prisoners
Japanese broadcast reports Hakusan Maru arrived in Kobe with about 2000 tons of relief supplies for Allied prisoners at Nakhodka Siberia. Sadao Iguchi says goods will be delivered to American internees in Japan China and the southern regions as soon as possible.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Nakhodka
Siberia
Kobe
Sadao Iguchi
Japanese Board of Information
Japan
China
Eighth Army crosses Montone in advance toward Bologna
Eighth Army forces crossed the Montone river more than two miles northwest of Forli on the highway to Bologna. Allied headquarters said the move widens the Po valley advance toward Faenza. German positions along Cosina canalized river were expected to withdraw slightly. General de Gaulle plans a Moscow visit after invitation from Stalin.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Montone
Forli
Bologna
Apennine
Cosina
Faenza
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