Three Armies Smash Into Rhineland Near Limon
Allied dispatches report heavy fighting as American forces push toward Limon and surrounding routes in Leyte while Japanese troops concentrate in rugged terrain to block advance toward a western exit. MacArthur notes heavy losses for Japan and ongoing air and ground actions around Ormoc Bay and Tacloban.
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Leyte
S Army of Liberation
N Doughboys
Limon
Douglas MacArthur
Mt. Lobi
Tral Leyte
Ormoc Recon
Ormoc Bay
Tacloban
Poyug
U. S
MacArthur
Associated Press
Manila
Nippon
Allied Winter Campaign Drives Toward Rhine Front
The weekly war report centers on Eisenhower releasing at least six Allied armies in a major winter push to reach the Rhine and beyond from the Meuse bend in Holland to the Swiss Alps. Allied power is flooding the front with ground and air forces, straining German defenses and signaling a possible end to the western war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Rhine
Meuse
Holland
Swiss Alps
Britain
France
Europe
Peace Founded On Moral Law Urged By Catholics
Catholic bishops urged an international peace organization founded on moral law and free from power politics. They criticized the planned security council at Dumbar ton Oaks as potentially imperialistic and veto prone, without naming nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Security Council
Dumbarton Oaks
Soviet Union
International Organization
College Group To Investigate Texas U. Row
The Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools appointed a committee to investigate the dismissal of Dr. Homer L. Rainey as president of the University of Texas. Dean M. C. Huntley of Alabama and other college leaders join the panel with Rufus C. Harris of Tulane as chairman. A prior visit to Austin led to Rainey’s dismissal on November 2, delaying the association’s planned March report.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Homer L. Rainey
University of Texas
M. C. Huntley
University of Alabama
Huntley
Herman L. Donovan
University of Kentucky
William W. Pierson
University of North Carolina
Theodore H. Jack
Randolph- Macon Woman's College
Rufus C. Harris
Tulane
Association
Austin
Tex
Rainey
Board of Regents
Cherry Declines to Favor Speakership Race in NC
Governor-elect Gregg Cherry reaffirmed a policy of neutrality in the 1945 North Carolina House speakership contest between Oscar Richardson of Monroe and George Uzzell of Salisbury. He noted both candidates are longtime personal friends and pledged support only for legislation aligned with his incoming administration.
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Gastonia
Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
Cherry
Oscar Richardson
Monroe
George Uzzell
Salisbury
House of the North Carolina General Assembly
Soviets Close On Vienna Road In Budapest Sector
Moscow announced last night that Soviet forces smashed four mile German lines 15 miles northeast of Vienna road, encircled and killed 800 Germans at Hort, and captured a supply column as they pressed toward Hatvan and Gyongyos. A second column cut the Hatvan to Gyongyos highway and threatened the Danube crossing near Valko, advancing within 7 miles of Godollo.
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Orea
Vienna
Danube
Moscow
Hatvan
Budapest
Aszod
Godollo
Red Army
Hort
Haivan
Gyongyos
Mament
Tura
Zod
Valko
Godollo Junction
Allied Planes Join Battle On Rhineland
Allied air forces mounted a major assault across the Rhineland with about 1,700 fighters penetrating deep into Germany and more than 1,000 heavy bombers striking in the south and west. American pilots flew 1,200 miles to Munich and back in fast Mustangs and Thunderbolts while 1,500 additional fliers disrupted bridges, factories, and roads as German troops withdrew under Fieseler’s offensive. RAF Lancasters returned to the Ruhr and German oil targets faced bombardment including the Wanne-Eickel plant.
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Robert Eunson
London
Germany
Munich
Fisenhower
Ruhr
Munster
Wanne-Eickel
Italy
Vienna
Six-Point Program for U S Farmers Outlined by Grange Leader
National Grange Master Albert S. Goss outlined six core aims for American farmers and the nation at the 78th annual convention in Winston-Salem. He called for better living conditions, schools, health and crop insurance, a dependable farm credit system, and Congress to resume policy control while cutting agency overlaps. He added farmers aim for wartime win and lasting peace, with prosperity tied to neighbors’ success.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Albert S. Goss
Washington, D. C
National Grange
Goss
Congress
Graph U-570: Captured Nazi Sub Put to Royal Navy Use
The U-570 renamed Graph was captured near Iceland after a Hudson depth charge attack. Fitted with secret equipment, the vessel hunted Nazis for Britain, scoring hits and destroying one sister U-boat in engagements.
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London
Royal Navy
Admiralty
Hudson
Coastal Command
Iceland
High Court Formed To Try Vichyites
Paris officials announce a high court of justice to try leaders and members of the Vichy government for crimes in office. The court will include a presiding judge two assistants and a 24 member jury from a special panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Justice Ministry
High Court of Justice
Yanks Mistakenly Reach Metz Heart in Jeep Mission
Allied troops push toward Metz as five men from the 11th Infantry Regiment wire crew ride into the city by mistake. They evade German fire and retreat, while American infantry and tanks tighten the assault on the fortress city amid heavy shelling and street fighting.
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Metz
Kenneth L. Dixo
Europe
11Th Infantry Regiment
Eugene S. Tyler
Alton
Frank Kotch
Chester
Paul Keown
Louisville
Henry A. Cordese
Rochester
Harold Bellamy
War
W. Va
Frescaty
Nascaty
Verdun
Fort St. Privat
Nanziger Street
Frescaty Street
Broadening of Social Security Recommended
The Social Security Board urges extending employment insurance to workers in establishments with as few as one employee and lengthening benefits to 26 weeks with a $25 maximum. Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer urges study of state laws for adequate protection during reconversion and inclusion of agricultural and governmental workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Board
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Virginia
Altmeyer
Commando Kelly to Have New Residence
Sgt. Charles FE. Commando Kelly, Medal of Honor recipient, will not return to his cramped alley childhood home. His mother has moved to a five room apartment in north Pittsburgh's Dutchtown, in a three story red brick building. The new living room and kitchen feature modern decor and furniture.
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Pittsburgh
Charles FE
Kelly
North Side
Dutchtown
Germans Fight Furiously To Stem Tide Across Rhine Drive
Allied forces push deep into the Reich in one of the war’s largest offensives. American Ninth and British Second Armies spearhead a blended attack toward the Roer near Geilenkirchen and Aachen while American Third Army enters Metz. Heavy air support aids ground troops as advances continue across Aachen and surrounding regions.
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Edward Kennedy
Allied Expeditionary Force
Rhineland
Ninth
Roer
Geilenkirchen
Aachen
Reich
Metz
Vosges
Belfort
Ninth Air Force
Lightnings
Thunderbolts
Germany
N “Orheide
Mern
First Army
Wurselen
Stolberg
Hurtgen Forest
George S. Patton
U. S
Third Army
The
France
Perl
OPA Head To Speak At Grange Meet In Winston-Salem
Chester Bowles OPA administrator will address the national Grange at Winston Salem November 22 at 1130 m. He will discuss farm relations with OPA and the need for price control to curb cost of living and farm costs, citing postwar realities and inflation risks. Local OPA officials will greet him.
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Winston-Salem
Navy
Chester Bowles
OPA
National Grange
Winston. Salem
Harry Caldwell
State Grange
Bowles
Mr. Bowles
Alexander Harris
Winston, Salem
Will L. W. Driscoll
Charlotte
Ted Johns Son
Raleigh
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Montgomery
J. B. Worthington
W. C. Turnipseed, Jr
Russia
Japan
Texas U. Row
Philippines
Grumman
U.S. Navy
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U.S
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