Allied invasion plans and Patton in the Middle East
The column discusses Allied invasion prospects, bombing campaigns, and strategic moves, noting General McNair's view that the war is advancing but the cross channel invasion remains uncertain. It highlights Patton's emergence in the Middle East and potential Balkan assignments amid renewed Soviet winter offensives.
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AY Dewitt Mac
Wace
Swa
Bof
Alles
Lesley McNair
Army Ground Forces
San Francisco
London
France
Germany
Hitler
Hitler So Scary Impotent That the Allies Would Rolthheir
George S. Patton, Jr
Middle East
Hry Maitland
Patton
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Josif Broz
Tito
Balkans
15Th Air Force
Athens
Moscow
Attacks On Bari Harbor Disrupt Shipping, Nazis Claim Losses
About 50 merchant ships were in Bari Harbor when an air raid lasted minutes. Many vessels were left useless or sunk, but the Allied supply line in Italy soon recovered. German communiques claimed four freighters sunk and hits on nine more with two planes lost.
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Bari
Italy
Eighth Army
De 5
Allied Drive Slows Germany as Soviet Front Holds Strong
European fronts report German attack peaking with Soviets stabilizing river line near Kiev and pushing toward Latvia. In Italy and the Adriatic area Allied air power targets Brenner rail hubs at Innsbruck Bolzano and Trento while Eighth Army advances toward Pescara and Ortona. Allied bombers claim heavy strikes on German communications and airfields with significant Yugoslav and Croatian resistance facing German drives.
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Eighth Army
Pescara
Orsogna
Sangro
Ba ‘Gan
Brenner Pass
Innsbruck
Munich
Narles
Foggia
Kotor
Yugoslavia
Dalmatian
Croatia
Marshal Broz
Germany
London
Algiers
Athens
Austria
Bolzano
Trento
Italy
Aegean
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Castel San Vincenzo
Alfedena
Ortona
Berrati
Innsbrusk
U.S. Air Force
Tyrol
Bolzane
Liberators
Avisio River
Aviso
Labor Strikes and Plant Disputes Across Steel Sector
Labor continued on page one with job downgrading at two craneman posts settled without concessions after prior union agreements. Pittsburgh Steel Co Allenport plant remains closed by wage strike with 2401 workers affected. Walkouts at Jones & Laughlin Pittsburgh and Carnegie-Illinois Duquesne works followed wage grievances. In Philadelphia bricklayers and War Labor Board tensions cited. Aluminum workers negotiate a vacation plan with Aluminum Company of America awaiting War Labor Board approval. Allied fronts in Italy report Allied gains with tank support and prisoner captures as Fifth Army skirmishes continue. Carnegie-Lininois Steel cites 2.7 percent absenteeism in first eight months of 1943 versus 6 percent national war plant average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Steel Workers
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Allenport
Soar’ Labor Board
Pittsbugh
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Duquesne Works
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corp
Philadelphia
Eli Rock
War Bather Board
WLB
Rock 1
War Labour Board
F. C. Penlman
Ind
Rock
Aluminum Plan
Aluminum Workers of America
Aluminum Company of America
War Labor Board
Little Steel
Vinson
Brotherhood Chieftains
Pearl Harbor
Republicans See Path to House Control in Vacancies
Washington December 16 The House Republican leaders foresee a chance to gain numerical control by filling vacancies before the next general election in November They hold 208 seats to the Democrats 218 with 11 vacancies since January Six special elections have produced five GOP wins including seats formerly held by Democrats and a Republican They target the Ditter and McGranery races in Pennsylvania and anticipate shifts in the Deep South The party argues a tighter margin could tilt control by next year amid ongoing vacancies and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Jack Nichols
Oklahoma
Jones P. McGranéry
Pennsylvania
J. William Ditter
Henry B. Steagall
Alabama
Lawrence Lewis
Colorado
Dan
Ditter
McGradery
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Republican Campaign Committee
Philadelphia
Steagall
Deep South
McGranery
Lewis
Moratorium on meat urged by industry leader
George A. Casey of the Independent Meat Packers Association proposes an immediate moratorium on meat rationing to preserve beef and pork stocks. He cites an oversupply causing glut in east coast warehouses and urges selling at regular OPA ceilings to curb a potential black market.
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New York
George A. Casey
Philadelphia
Independent Meat Packers Association
Casey
Ohile
Railroad men set dates for strike
Cleveland December 186 Seventh year reports a planned nationwide railroad strike by 350000 unionists over wage increases. Mediation is set for Chicago with leaders optimistic a settlement can be reached. Officials note past walkouts were averted by mediation and urge restraint.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Brotherhood
The
H. F. Fraser
Order of Railway Conductors
John J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Daniel Loomis
Western Carriers Conference Committee
Fraser
Pelley
Eastman
Congress
Robert Crosser
D-Ohied
Woodland railroad agent found shot dead in Pennsylvania
Lambert Shultz, 43, Woodland railroad station agent, was found with a rifle bullet to the head at the Clearfield area. Coroner E. S. Erhard said Shultz appeared despondent per his widow. Three children survive besides the widow.
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Clearfield
Lambert Shultz
Pennsylvania
Woodland
E. S. Erhard
Shultz
Witnesses Describe Explosions Near Avisio Viaduct
A gunner claimed four tremendous blasts near the south end of the Avisio Viaduct and said the mission was a breeze. Staff Sgt. Arthur Feazey from Clearfield, Pa., reported three fragments seen but uncertain if they hit the bridge as the approach is long and high and tracks may not have struck the bridge.
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Avisio
Arthur Feazey
Clearfield
Defense plea from Dr Hutchison on wartime information
Dr Ralph Cooper Hutchison, Pennsylvanian defense director, urged residents to stop asking servicemen on leave about Jeep movements and equipment. He warned even small bits of information could be pieced by enemy agents to reveal war patterns. He said some topics can be discussed safely, but Americans must avoid details of production, shipments, and troop movements.
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Ralph Cooper Hutchison
Coun
Hutulison
Partly cloudy and mild with a warmer Friday
Partly cloudy conditions prevail today and tonight with temperatures not as cold. Friday is forecast to be fair and warmer, bringing a milder end to the week.
Democrats in Pennsylvania mull 1944 Senate race
A Democratic gathering in Washington discussed the Keystone State’s 1944 statewide slate. Lawr ence suggested voters may favor a eastern senator candidate, with names such as Curtis Bok Leo Mundy Tomas Bentiedy Francis Biddle Anthony Drexel Biddle and others floated but not decided.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Guffey
Davin
Common Pleas
Curtis Bok
Philadelphia
Superior Court
Leo C. Mundy
Wilkes - Barre
Tomas Bentiedy
The
United Mina Workers
Siuleriant
Francis Biddle
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
U. 9Atfibasaador
Guged
John B. Kelly
Ormer Philadelphia
Local airport plan spurs broad interest nationwide
Harrisburg Dec 16 Director William J Anderson said the State Aeronautics Commission’s plan to create 70 new airports and expand 13 fields drew an enthusiastic response. Some 35 communities asked for details and aviation firms including Piper Aircraft asked for material to distribute to dealers nationwide.
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Harrisburg
Willam J. Anderson
State Aeronautics Commission
Commission
Anderson
William Piper
Piper Aircraft Corporation
Lock Haven
Johnsonburg
Coatesville
Brookville
Lewistown
Philadelphia
Lebanon
Hazleton
Chambersburg
Blairsville
Hughesville
Bradford
Connellsville
Columbia
State College
Bellefonte
Johnstown
Towanda
Clearfield
Renovo
Kennett Square
Washington
Indiana
Punxsulawney
Huntingdon
Barnesboro
Quakertown
Oil City
Stroudsburg
East Stroudsburg
New Kensington
Palmyra
Edinboro
Allentawn
Easton
Bethlehens
Pacific raid and Pacific theater air actions report
Pacific operations described include Arawe raiders repelling no intercepts, 100 plus bombers with escorts, Catalina bombing on a Japanese cruiser near Kayieng New Ireland, Liberators striking Tarapaairdrome Maloelap, Solomons airforce targeting Bougainville, and Wadesly air force raids aiding Chinese forces retreat from Changteh northern Hunan. No ground action at Empress Augusta Bay. Marines land No. 1.
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Philippines
Netherlands East Indies
Kayieng
New Ireland
Rabaul
Entral Pacific
Marshall Stands
Tarapa
Maloelap Atoll
Solomons
Bougainville
Tip
Empress Augusta Bay
U.S
W4th Army Air Force
Changtehn
Hunan
Train wreck injures sixty at Highsmith Hospital
Reports say derailed cars from the southbound and a northbound collision trapped passengers. About 60 were admitted to Highsmith Hospital, 12 civilians. The northbound engineer was Frank Belknap, the southbound William Myers, both from Rocky Mount. Navy findings note depth charge sounds can be lethal to 80 feet. Insect damage in the United States is conservatively estimated at 92 billion dollars annually.
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Highsmith Hospital
Fleming
Rocky Mountain
Frank Belknap
William Myers
Rocky Mount
United States
Churchill Maintains Vigor Amid Illness On War Missions
Churchill suffers a high fever and sore throat while sailing to conferences with Roosevelt Stalin Chiang Kai Shek and Inonu. In Cairo his cold worsens and he loses his voice but presses on with crucial Allied talks. Lord Moran accompanies him and the prime minister, though aged, is famed for endurance and rapid recovery.
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Britain
Roosevelt
Stalin
Marshall Chiang Kai-Shek
Inonu
Turkey
Cairo
Lord Moran
Churchill
Toneran
Washington
Moscow
Middle East
Royal College of Physicians
United Nations
Churchall
Stock Market Snapshot of Major U.S. Industrials and Oils
A dense ledger lists tickers and percentage figures for numerous companies across sectors including Air Reduction, Am Can, Am Smelt, Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, Exxon, Du Pont, Reading Co, and U S Steel among others. The data appears as percentage changes and coded notes, reflecting varied market movements and listings.
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Am Can
Am Smelt & R
Am Tel & Tel
T& SF
Adl Refining
Bali & Chin
Bendix Aviat
Beth Steel
Bosing Airplane
Borden Co
Briggs Mig
Ches & Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Colum G & el
Con Edison Ally Cont Gan
Curtiss-Wright
del Lack & West
Bi Douglas Aircraft
du Pont del Wan Eastman Korlal
General Elec
General Foods
Genrela Motors
General
al Greyhound Corp
Hercules
Hershey
Chavbay
Int Harvester
Nick Can
Tel &Tel
Joins-Manville Aon
Kennecott Cop
Kresge
Lehigh Port C
Lehigh Val RR
Libby, McN & L
Liggett & Myers
Loews Inc
Montgorn Ward
Y Nat Biscuit Noy
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
Nat Pow & Ltum NY
Central RR
North Ameria
Northern Pac
Packard Motor Am
Param Pictures
Andy Penney
Yray Penn RR
Repub Steel Reynolds
Tob
Sears Roebuck Socony-Vacuum Sperry Corp
Gus & el
Ind
Stand Oil NJ Studebaker Corp
Texas Co
Union Bay & P
United Aircraft
United Gas Imp
US Steel
Warner Bros
Pict
West el & Mig
Woolworth
Youngst
Sh & T
Curb
Nat Gas “A
Bond & Share Py
Pennoad Corp
Senate Finance Committee urged to speed whiskey tax hike
Chairman George proposed accelerating collection of a billion dollars from the whiskey industry next year to bolster the 1943 revenue bill. He wants to tax 117 million gallons of four year old or better whiskey stored in bonded warehouses by advancing the excise tax and shortening warehouse free storage from eight to four years. He argues it would raise revenue, force more whiskey into the market to ease shortages, and allow offsetting losses by distillers through evaporation. The committee halted the tax shift, cutting potential revenue by about 155 million dollars.
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Washington
George
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
House
Senate
Obituary Frien ds receive condolences in Beaverdale area
Obituary items note services for Eledis R Baker of Beaverdale dies at Memorial Hospital Johnstown aged 64. Funeral plans include 2:00 p.m. Saturday services at Beaverdale United Brethren Church with Rev Charles R Murray officiating and interment at Pavia Reformed Church Competers. Additional memorials for Richard Paul Joyce of Josephine born 1903 and employed as a miner. Funeral arrangements incomplete with interment at St Vincent s Cemetery near Lulrabe.
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Robinson Funeral Home
Saltsburg
D. Doods
Conemaugh Cemetery
Eledis R, Baker
Beaverdale
Hazel Neely
Darby
Mary Gordon Baker
Midland
Enos Baker
Home
Minerva Stephenson
Brookville
United Brethren Church
Charles R. Murray
Pavia
Richard Paul Joyce
Josephine
Ehrenfeld
Edward
Bridget (McGlynn) Joyce
Indiana Hospital
Rothester & Pittsburgh Coal Company
Lucertemines
Surviv+ling
Edith (Rhoads) Joyce
Floyd
Dorothy
Frances
Richard
David
James
Piricia
Jetty
Ellen Kilne
Nicktown
Indiana
Daniel
Altout
St. Vincent's Cemetery
Lulrabe
Cred
Treasury balance signals large public debt figure
Treasury data from Washington shows receipts 239.22 million, expenditures 271.90 million, net balance 12.685 billion and total debt 170.404 billion. The daily decrease is 7.115 thousand. A stray legend notes gods and sun goddess origin and a farm tractor carries enough metal for 848 firearms.
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Washington
Treasury
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