Churchill in Parliament Praises Allied Advances and Antwerp
Prime Minister George VI opened the 1935 session in Parliament noting Britain will reinforce rapidly as Japan fights. He announced Antwerp port open and supplying Allied armies. Churchill praised Western Front progress, said the enemy has been thrust back, but warned against overconfidence amid large Allied casualties, including about 40,000 British and Canadian losses in Holland and Germany.
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George VI
Britain
United Kingdom
Japan
Antwerp
Churchill
Cologne
Selves
Rhine
Illosses
Holland
Germany
Mummified Baby Found After 18 Year Carrying
Palmdale California reports Dr H H Snook removed a calcified fetus from a 56 year old woman after an Oct operation. X rays showed a well defined boney structure mummified fetus had developed in the abdominal pelvic area. The fetus likely will be sent to a medical school for study.
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Palmdale
Calif
H. H. Snook
Desert
Snook
Associated Press
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Caresarean
Soviet Troops Press West in Eastern Slovakia and Hungary
Moscow reports that Red Army forces surged westward along the entire eastern Slovakia front and cleared the right bank of the Tisza in northern Hungary. The advances span more than 110 miles on two linked fronts, with over 60 communities captured and populations displaced.
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London
Carpathians
Red Army
Slovakia
Moscow
Hungary
Tisza
Election Fraud Case Will Be Heard Tomorrow
Charges of fraudulent use of absentee ballots in the November 7 general election will be considered Thursday by Attorney General Harry McMullan after a conference with Thomas Creekmore and Norman A. Boren. The state board of elections had recommended investigation and prosecution, citing a scheme for wholesale absentee ballot fraud and flagrant violations. An official protest challenging 204 ballots and alleging forgery has been filed with the Davidson County elections board.
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Raleigh
Davidson County
Harry McMullan
Thomas Creekmore
State Bureau of Investigation
Norman A. Boren
12Th Judicial Circuit
McMullan
State Board of Elections
Elections Board
Davidson County Elections Board
County Board
George Asks Statement on Policy in Senate Disclosures
Senator George of Georgia urged frank congressional disclosures of administration foreign policy as Ed Stettinius nears Senate confirmation as secretary of State. The Foreign Relations Committee eyed unanimous approval for Stettinius and possibly Hurley as ambassador to China, with final action expected later this week. The senator praised Stettinius for full frank discussions and anticipated similar candor in world peace talks. The piece also notes German and Soviet movements on the eastern front, including Soviet advances near Pecs and Tokai as fighting continues toward Dukla Pass.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Congress of Administration
Senate
Edwert R. Stettinius, Jr
Connally
D- Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stettinius
Roosevelt
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
John G. Winant
Great Britain
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
Constitutional Democrats report receipts total 22014.04
In Raleigh on November 29 the Constitutional Democrats of North Carolina, opposed to Roosevelt in the national election but backing the state ticket, filed a report showing receipts and disbursements of 22014.04 for the period September 15 to November 27. They reported prior receipts of 19104.50 on November 1 plus 100 from W. B. Sanders, 500 from S. S. Dillard, and 1000 loans from L. D. Nichols and E. Dillard. 36 small donors added 309.54. Expenditures mainly covered office costs, postage, and advertising. The loans were not listed as repaid.
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Raleigh
Constitutional Democrats
North Carolina
Roosevelt
W. B. Sanders
Burlington
S. S. Dillard
Greensboro
L. D. Nichols
Charlotte
School Bus Accident Injures 15 Children
In Gastonia on November 29 a school bus carrying 40 children skidded on a wet road near Cherryville and turned into a ditch. Driver Norman Kiser, 17, said he was attempting to pass an opposing bus on a narrow slick road. 15 children were injured, none seriously.
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Gastonia
Cherryville
Norman Kiser
Stalin reports Danube crossing and gains near Pecs
Premier Stalin announced that Marshal Toshbukhin's army crossed the Danube south of Budapest forming a 90 mile bridgehead and captured the town of Pecs.
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London
Stalin
Feodor Toshbukhin
Danube
Budapest
Pecs
Japs Reported Fleeing Before Chinese Troops
Chungking dispatch reports Chinese cabinet spokesmen admitting a grave war situation yet denying Japan can seize Chungking. Chinese forces claim local successes resisting the Japanese drive toward Kweichow, with 50,000 Chinese reported fleeing toward Kweiyang after Nantan fell.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
China
P. H. Chang
Kweichow
Burma Road
Kweiyang
Blimp Rescues Marooned Aviator Off Virginia Capes
A Navy blimp from Elizabeth City located a stranded Scout bomber pilot after he crash landed on an uninhabited island near the Virginia Capes. Ensign McHugh called the rescue superb while Lieut. Bran dell piloted the blimp in rough wind to a beach landing and safe retrieval of the unhurt flyer.
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Elizabeth City
Naval
Virginia Capes
R. P. McHugh
John L Lewis Silent On Peace Overture
John L Lewis offered no comment on the AFL move to reopen peace negotiations with the United Mine Workers and the CIO. The AFL voted to resume talks after a 1943 collapse, and William Green urged labor unity and even offered to resign to help reintegrate miners with the CIO. Lewis communicated through UMW aides that he had nothing to say about Green's offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
AFL
New Orleans
William Green
UMW
Green
War Today Explores Nazi Peace Feelers and Britain's White Paper
The piece notes Nazi peace feelers likely focusing on Hitler and his top aides as Germany nears unconditional surrender. It highlights Britain's war effort with a London white paper detailing Allied resilience, casualties near 750,000, and widespread destruction, praising Churchill's 1940 vow to defend the island.
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Hitler
Germany
Ation Brenden Bracken
Churchill
British Isles
Four Little Words and a World War Unity
Dewitt Mackenzie reflects on the Allied effort in World War II, praising John Bull and England, Russia, and the United States for their sacrifices. He argues the war’s outcome proves unity matters more than rivalries and recalls the infamous question of who won the last war.
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Child
John Bull
England
John
United Nations
Hitler
Russia
Stalingrad
America
Marshal Stalin
Mass Shootings Reported in German Armament Plants
A Schaffhausen Arbeiter Zeitung dispatch quotes arrivals from Germany alleging Nazi mass shootings to force workers at armament factories to stay on the job. It claims 300 workers were shot under Himmler during a Mannheim strike, and that a Duesseldorf strike was crushed with hundreds killed after Navis reinforcements arrived.
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Bern
Schaffhausen
Rail and Oil Targets Hit in Germany by Allied Bombers
More than 1,000 heavy bombers and 1,000 American fighters attacked rail and oil targets in northwestern Germany. Misburg refinery and Hamm railyards were prime objectives, supported by RAF and US air forces, with raids on Essen and Neuss in the Ruhr.
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London
Germany
Misburg
Hamm
U. S. Fighth
Ninth Air Forces
Essen
Neuss
Ruhr
Bombardier
Parachute Jumper Killed at Camp Mackall
Pvt. Herbert Eccleton, son of Herbert Eccleton of New Boston Michigan, was killed near Camp Mackall yesterday during a routine parachute jump the Public Relations Office announced today.
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Camp Mackall
Herbert E. Ecccleton
Herbert Eccleton
Middle Belt Road
New Boston
Michigan
Bailey Blocks Yadkin Pee Dee Flood Control Plan
Senator Bailey objects to a 10 million dollar Yadkin Pee Dee flood control project and urges hearings before the commerce committee. The Roanoke basin and Philpott dam projects face removal from a postwar flood bill, with a Senate report promised within six months.
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Roanokesser
North Carolina
Senate
Buggs Island
Roanoke River
Virginia
Philpott
Egg
Senator Bailey
DNC
Yadkin- Pee Dee River
Bailey
Commerce Committee
Wilkesboro
Germans Resist In Alberto Area Near Faenza
Allied reports say Fifth Army gains near Modigliana and Bologna area with heavy German resistance five miles northeast of Faenza while air operations were limited by weather. Mediterranean Air Forces flew around 470 sorties with three missing.
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Rome
Alberto
Faenza
Fifth Army
Modigliana
Bologna
Mediterranean
Burgin Denies Commitments in Speakership Race
Raleigh November 29 Special Larry Burgin of Henderson County says he is not committed to any candidate for speaker of the 1945 House and did not authorize a statement linking him to George Uzzell. The field narrows as Burnet Stoney and Oscar Barker shift support to Oscar Richardson. Burgin remains the only other major contender against Richardson and Uzzell.
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Raleigh
House of Representatives
Larry Burgan
Henderson County
George Uzzell
Rowan
Action on Both Sides of Leyte in Pacific Theater
General MacArthur announces fighting in Leyte as American destroyers push through mined waters to Ormoc and U.S. ships endure air attacks. Tokyo broadcasts claim Nipponese forces clash on Morotai, 300 miles south of the Philippines, after a surprise counterstrike.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Philippine
Ahell
Ormoc
U.S
Leyte Gulf
Tokyo Radio
Pacific
Little Morotai Island
Tokyo raid reported by Tokyo radio
The Associated Press reports a minor formation of B 29s attempted their first night attack on Tokyo tonight starting fires at two locations.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
MacArthur Reports Sharp Relief In Leyte Battle
Gen. Douglas MacArthur describes naval and air action at Leyte as sharp relief to ground fighting along the Ormoc corridor where torrential rains slow advances. Tokyo strike claims and Saipan air raids are noted as background context.
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Tokyo
Saipan
Marianas
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Ormoc
Bombers Over Tokyo Briefly Reported By Radio Tokyo
Radio Tokyo reported at 8 30 a m PWT today that American bombers were again over Tokyo. The claim, recorded by the FCC, said a minor formation penetrated the Tokyo area shortly before 12 o clock on November 7 with Japanese fighters giving hot reception to the raiders.
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Associated Press
Radio
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Destroyers Break Through Narrow Straits in Camotes Sea
American patrol torpedo boats operated in the Camotes Sea marking the first appearance of destroyers. They navigated through narrow straits amid patrols and convoy passages, signaling intensified naval activity in the area.
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Camotes Sea
Congress Considers Modernization Plan
Congress paused on November 29 to study modernizing its machinery. The House rules committee weighed sending to the floor a Senate proposal to establish a bipartisan 12 member committee to study the organization and operation of Congress. The move comes as debate on a large postwar highway bill continues and adjournment plans shift.
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Washington
Congress
House
Maroney
D-Conn
Monroney
D-Okla
Rules Committee
Yank Tanks Force Nazis From Five Towns
Allied tanks and infantry punched deeper into the German front along the Roer as five towns including Langewehe Hurtgen Kleinhau Junge and Wloslar fell after bitter battles near Cologne. German resistance collapsed with no counterattack after the eastern edge was breached.
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London
Roer
Cologne
Langewehe
Duren
Yesterda
Renal Hurtgen
Kleinhau, Junge
Wkoslar
Hitler Sends Direct Message From Berlin After Silence
A Berlin broadcast carried a signed Adolf Hitler message the first from him since Himmler read a lamation at Munich on November 1. The note thanked German labor for achievements in hard times and vowed to continue building the Reich’s socialist structure after the struggle ends. Hitler had not appeared publicly since the assassination attempt.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Heinrich Himmler
Volkstrum
Munich
Robert Ley
Reich
Hitler
Patton pushes toward Saarland and Siegfried Line frontier
Allied forces push into the western outskirts of Merode and approach the Saar basin frontier. Patton’s divisions advance up to ten miles, threatening Saarbrucken and key towns including Saarlautern Hagenau Merzig Forbach Sarreguemines and Sarre Union as the First Army closes on Hurtgen and Kleinhau amid shattered resistance near Koslar and Inden. Churchill notes Antwerp in use to supply Eisenhower's 35 plus divisions.
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Merode
Jungersdorf
Duren
George S. Patton
Atoe
Siegfried Line
Saar
Saarbrucken
Saarlautern
Hagenau
Merzig
Forbach
Sarreguemines
Sarre Union
First Army
Mulhouse
Belfort
U. S. First Army
Hurtgen
Kleinhau
Junge
Roer Ri
Ninth Army
Koslar Am
Julich
Inden
Tritary
Roer
Inden Altdorf
Churchill Due
Antwerp
Eisenhower I
Nazi V weapon blamed for British blast at depot
A Burton on Trent report details a 36 hour rescue effort after Monday's bomb depot disaster. Medics warn reaching buried victims may take weeks as thousands of tons of earth block galleries. Death toll feared to exceed 16 90. American troops praised for aid. coroner's inquest adjourned. Bratislava radio claims German V weapon caused the explosion.
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Burton-On-Trent
Ente
Bratislava
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Belgium
Signal Corps
Mohacs
Vysni Svidnik
Dukla Pass
Iharian
Nyiregyhaza
Tizsa
Tokai
Tokay
Baltics
Balkans
Blimp
By Dewitt Mackenzie
Yadkin and
Pee Dee Project
Albreto
Burgin
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