RAF Heavy Bombers Hit Berlin In Second Night Raid
British air forces conducted a second night assault on Berlin with heavy bombers. German reports say the attack caused extensive damage across the capital, targeting government buildings and war installations while sustaining bomber losses.
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Germany
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Bert
Democrats Assured In Pennsylvania Primary Slate Plans
In Harrisburg and Washington leaders discussed Pennsylvania plans for 1944, with David K. Lawrence and Joseph Guffey signaling next steps. Guffey urged broad county outreach, while tax reform and juvenile delinquency programs were highlighted as priorities.
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Lawrence
Harrisburg
Sjand Guffey
Risburg
Pitts
Assembly
Senate
Dave
Will
Haven
Pennsylvania
George Junior Republic
John M. Walker
Allegheny
Clarence D. Becker
Lebanon
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Lehigh
Sabotage case reveals loyalty shifts and wartime ties
Scherzberg resisted an Army exclusion order claiming loyalty while admitting conflicting loyalties. He expressed pleasure at German forces driving the British from France and had sent packages to German prisoners in Canada last Christmas. He indicated he favored Germany before Pearl Harbor but reversed after. He returned to Germany in 1938, left two sons there, sent 25 000 marks, and did not try to bring them home. He also donated 10 to the USO and 200 to the Kyffhaeuser Bund.
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France
Canada
Pearl Harbor
Germany
United States
USO
Kyffhaeuser Bund
Bombing Blitzes Hit Berlin and Western Front
Reported aerial assault drops over Berlin claim more than 15 000 tons of high explosives and incendiaries. Details on exact target areas remain unclear though central Berlin area heavily damaged. The German high command admitted substantial damage while a Canadian observer noted fires illuminated the city for miles. Mosquito aircraft attacked western Germany and northern France while bombers operated.
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Sweden
High Command
Germany
France
War Department film tours factories to rally war effort
A statewide tour of war factories screens a 45 minute War Department film showing fighting fronts and the costs of victory. Under-Secretary Patterson says 1244 is the year of decision and the film is not a pep talk but the report of your general start, meant to explain why workers must meet the call.
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Scherzberg
Beause
USO
Kyffhaeuser Bund
War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Industrial Services Division
Bureau of Public Relations
Washington
Patterson
Wreck toll rises as trains clash in cold weather
In a double derailment near Lumberton on a frigid night a northbound train crashed into derailed cars killing Harvard student Lt Roy A Griffin and several others. Survivors described chaos as trains stalled and nearby residents built bonfires to signal for help while a rescue effort drafted doctors and nurses for the injured.
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William Wood
Lumberton
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Clarence H. Lou
W.ard St
Pottstown
George Spindel
Long Island
N. Y
Hazel Northrop
N.Y
Roy A. Griffin
Jean E. Stein
Julius Stein
Morrison Field
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mary T. Vaillancourt
Cpl
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Mary Theresa Mintoghi
Framingham
Mass
Helen Cohimeler
Richmond Hills
Eva Mae Dunn
Charleston D. C
Navy Yard
American Red Cross
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West Third Street
Rita Bern
Philadelphia
Lumberton Hospital
George Cowee
Sherman Street
Meadville
Raymond A. Coller
Fifth St
Allentown
Thomas Kane
21St
Kenneth Kelly
Coal Valley
Joseph Kovollvech
F Pittsburgh
L. Moss
Pittsburgh
Donald Strachan
Rosemont
Lstee
John Eugene Rags
Congress on the Hill faces Roosevelt hold the line clash
President Roosevelt faces a resistant Congress as his inflation program falters. Key tasks loom: delivering the budget for July 1944, seeking higher taxes, pushing food subsidy subsidies to hold prices, and opposing large wage hikes for railroad workers. Byrnes warned Congress about costs and stability.
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Roosevelt
Congressional Orchestra
White House
Congress
Treasury
James F. Byrnes
Capitol Hill
Byrnes
Fred Vinson
Vinson
Senate
House
OPA
Congtess
Aluminum alloys promise lighter, stronger aircraft tech
Alcoa engineers study using new aluminum alloys with 25 to 50 percent higher strength, aiming to improve planes and other transport. They explore combining aluminum with plastics for superior products, plus unique finishes from chemical treatments and resins to enhance plane bulwark applications and long term usefulness.
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Carr
Taxes Continued From Page A Tax Bill Negotiations
A House approved bill plus a Senate version seek to raise about 2.284 billion dollars above current receipts of roughly 44.3 billion annually. Excise taxes would generate around a billion, with individuals bearing over 500 million more in taxes. Corporate taxes and higher postal rates cover the rest. The change for individual incomes would remove the earned income credit.
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Agadies
Treasury
Senate
House
War fuel rules curb truck growth and business grants
The ODT will deny gasoline for new or expanded truck operations unless necessary to the war effort or civilian economy. People starting or expanding businesses with truck usage must consult ODT district offices in advance to avoid loss from missing fuel.
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ODT
Navy Seamen 2/e Oswalt and Bothell Complete Training
Two Seamen 2/e, David Keith Oswalt of Shelocta and Lloyd Wilson Bothell of Creekside, have completed basic recruit training at the Navy Station Sampson New York and have been granted leave. They now have the opportunity of working toward petty officer ratings.
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Sampson Bluejackets
David Keith Oswalt
Shelocta
R. D
Lloyd Wilson Bothell
Creekside
Navy Station
Sampson
N. Y
Truck Driver Dies in Crash Near Belsano
A coal truck driven by 40 year old Leo Mervine of Ebensburg died after crashing into a tree along Route 422 west of Belsano. Mervine was pinned in the cab and died of multiple injuries including a broken neck and skull fracture.
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Leo Mervine
Ebensburg R. BD
Patrick McDermott
Matthew O'Brien
Ebensburg
Mervine
College news brief highlights from Pennsylvania events
Miss Florence 8 Kimball elects vice president of the Pennsylvanian Association of Deans of Women at Harrisburg convention. Dr Joseph M Uhier speaks to Somerset County School Directors on One Hundred Units to a City Square. Miss Katherine Wilkey granted leave of absence after Christmas holidays. credits and prior posts listed. Dr Clinton M File to attend Harrisburg meeting of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Faculty and serve as State Chair for the American Legion School Teachers. Christmas holidays in the valleys begin December 18 and end January 3.
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Kimball
Pennsylvanian Association of Deans
Harrisburg
Joseph M. Uhier
Somerset County School Directors Association
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Katherine Wilkey
Buskness Education Department
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Wilkey
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South Carolina
Chattanooga
Tennessee
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Columbia University
Clinton M. File
Association of the
Pennsylvania State Teachers College
Dr File
American Legion School
Thennsylvania Organization
the Valleys
Acquittals in Criminal Court and Pacific War Action
In local criminal court Paul Huey of Glen Campbell and John Dobish of Clymer were acquitted on separate charges while John Myers of Cherry Tree faced a continued case for arson. The December session closed as Allied forces reported a strategic gain in New Guinea with MacArthur announcing progress and minimal losses among American and Australian units.
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Glen Campbell
R. D
State Department of Public Assistance
John Dobish
Clymer
John Myers
Cherry Tree
Pacific
European fronts shift as Germans press and Allies respond
In the Adriatic approaches to Pescara German counterattacks faltered with heavy losses, while British destroyers sank a small vessel offshore. French troops in Italy reported capturing many German prisoners and overrunning positions amid stubborn resistance. German forces moved mountain troops from the Leningrad front toward the Fifth Army. Ukrainian forces under Vatutin widened gains west of Kiev and near Smela, with sieges against Kirovograd and Dnieper operations gaining ground. Aerial action claimed the destruction of about a hundred German planes as Kiev drives slowed. Yugoslav partisans claimed momentum against Germans in Croatia, reporting hundreds of Nazis slain as brigades claimed initiative.
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Moscow
Radumysl
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Smela
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State Treasurer Reports Indiana County Relief Payments
Direct relief payments in Indiana County for the week ended today total $180, a $60 drop from the prior week. The Bureau of Assistance Disbursements shows current week payments in the state treasury at $1,109 versus $1,257 the prior week. Total payments for all assistance categories amount to $64,007, with Old Age Assistance at $27,727, Aid to Dependent Children at $20,990, and Pensions for the Blind at $4,890.
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State
G. Harold Wopher
Indiana County
Bureau of Assistaniee
State Treasury Department
G. Harold Whaner
Issa
Blairsville minister and kin noted in obituary
Pastors and Mrs Grace Harkins of Blairsville and family mourn the death of a relative. The obituary lists four sons and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, with services at the Free Methodist Church in Blairsville officiated by Rev J C Douglass. Interment follows at Blairsville Cemetery.
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Blairsville
Paul W
Liverpool
John F
Weirton
Wy Way
Charles PF. Vandergrift
BD. W
Louie Crusan
Elsie Blane
Blackside
Arthur J Long
Decatur
Ferguson Funeral Home
Free Methodlist Church
J. C. Douglass
Churchill in Recovery May Shape British Leadership
London reports Prime Minister Churchill faces a long convalescence from pneumonia and may designate an acting leader. The No 10 bulletin notes some improvement as cabinet ministers hope daily updates confirm his condition. Amid prayers, George VI arranged for hourly news on his health. Maryland and Shanghai birth rate notes appear in the same column.
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Britain
Daily Bulletina
Middle East
Downing Street
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