War Today Sees German Offensive Press Front Near Aachen
The German counteroffensive presses along a seventy mile front threatening Aachen and Liege as Allied forces in the American First Army reportedly hold the flanks. Hodges’ forces are said to be counterattacking near Aachen while pushing patrols into Dueren, with Dueren seen as a key gateway toward Cologne and the Ruhr.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Rhineland
Germains
Aachen
Reer
Dueren
Cologne
Germany
Ruhr
Ducren
von Rundstedt
First Army
Hodges
Hank
Liege
Lusengbourg
Antwerp
Eisenhower
Churchill Aims and Greece Policy in War Alliance
Churchill asserted US and Soviet cooperation on war aims and Greece policy while avoiding talks on spheres of influence. Eden described ELAS withdrawal from Attica and surrender of arms as a condition for armistice, with a pledge to support free elections and a government chosen by the Greek people.
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United States
Russia
Churchill
Aso
Britain
Greece
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
R. M. Scobie
ELAS
Attica
Athens
Piraeus
Eden
EAM
National Liberation Front Party
Tokyo Cabinet Reshuffled by Domei News Agency
The Japanese Domei news agency reported Ginjiro Fujiwara, munitions minister, re signed his cabinet post and Shigeru Yoshida, director of the Regional Mines Bureau, appointed as his successor. A separate dispatch intercepted by the FCC noted growing sentiment in Japanese circles to reform and strengthen the internal government during the war.
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Associated Press
Domei
Ginjiro Fujiwara
Shigeru Yoshida
Federal Communications Commission
Dumei
Red Armies Converging on Kassa
Soviet forces pressed toward Kassa in the Slovak mountains as four Red Army columns attacked from multiple directions. Within range of German defenses, they reported progress, with Senya village fell nine miles south. the drive is part of an 80 mile front above Slovakia’s southern borders.
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Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Kassa
Czechoslovakia
Senya
Slovakia
Radionko Malinovsky
Ex Nazi Minister Indicted By U S
Indictments unsealed in Newark New Jersey accuse former minister Ludwig Krepper of aiding Nazi saboteurs to infiltrate the United States. The three counts allege conspiracy to obstruct national defense, use of coded messages, and acting as a Nazi agent with a U.S. secretary of state liaison.
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Wasitlingpon
Justice Depretment
Department
Newark
N. J
Car Bain
Ludwig Krepper
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Elaht
Atlantic
Jame
Krepper
Walter Kanpe
FBI
Berlin
Bertha Krepper
United States
Germany
Kappe
War marks over France in Moselle region liberations
Report from Metz details Allied advances in Moselle with Caecilla region liberated from German control. Fields and pastures scarred by shellfire, mines still to be removed, and livestock losses noted. Descriptions of ruined landscapes and lingering dangers accompany estimates of thousands of animal casualties.
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Metz
France
Caecilla
Bealely
Moselle
Moye
Nazis Claim Hitler Leads Offensive
London dispatch reports a German claim that the United States First Army was split in two by a German counter offensive. It asserts the attack was personally planned and directed by Hitler, with the Fuehrer remaining in strategic silence while anticipating the end of the war.
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London
United States
Fuehrer
German Breakthrough In Belgium Deepens As Allied Hold
German infantry and armored columns push more than 20 miles into Belgium near the Luxembourg border as First Army lines attempt to stabilize the advance. U.S. tanks and planes respond, with heavy American losses reported and Allied air forces striking behind German formations. Observers note the push aims to threaten Liege and disrupt Allied plans, while American troops contest several counterattacks along the Siegfried Line.
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Paris
Beligium
U. S
First Army
Supreme Headquarters
Belgium
Luxembourg
Stavelot
Liege
Germany
Kyienen
Karl Rucob Gerdner Rundstedt
Reich
von Wunsted
Monschau
Eehternach
Maenschayt
Trent
Allia
U.S
Brest
Rua
Nasi
Duren
Fen Dugne
Lussinbourg
Switzerland
Armerican
Starkwatern
Christmas Tree Sales Discussed by State Forester
Indiana County pride as a Christmas tree grower and shipper is noted by Charles Zerby State Forester. He says state seedlings are for forest use only not Christmas trees and warns against using state plantings for Christmas trees. readers are reminded to honor the planting agreement and comply with department regulations to prevent improper use.
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Charles, Zerby
Aes
Zerby
Indiana County
Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters
Yumars
Department of Forests and Waters
Increase In Draft Calls In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg reports that Pennsylvania's 422 local Selective Service boards will face substantially higher draft quotas to meet the national February call boosting Army needs from 60,000 to 60,000. Deputy director says details cannot be stated yet but January totals will rise slightly and February higher. Subscribe for the Gazette.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvisnia
Cal
John Wel
Smith
Wegs
Deedorhiys
Dotas
Wally WO
Myers Ready To Move Into Senate Office
AP Special Washington Service reports that Democratic Congressman Francis J. Myers is set to move into the Senate office building once Senator James J. Davis vacates his seat. Myers, already packed and assigned to the quarters, will form Pennsylvania's first Democratic senatorial tandem with Senator Guffey. Davis plans Pittsburgh relocation and may pursue memoirs after leaving Washington.
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Washington Service
Washington
Pennsylvania
James J. Davis
Capitol
Francis J. Myers
Myers
House
Senate
Davis
Guffey
Pittsburgh
Guffey Says Dunn Pro-Franco Policy Followed
Senator Guffey charged Assistant Secretary of State James C. Dunn with backing a pro Franco policy since the Spanish civil war. He cited Dunn and allies pressuring an arms embargo against Spanish loyalists while Hull and his undersecretary were abroad in 1937 and said Dunn gave evasive answers to Foreign Affairs Committee questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Service
Washington
Guffey
James C. Dunn
Pennsylvania Democrat
Dunn
Senate
Congressional
Hull
Chinese Troops Push Forward Near Hoekih Rail Line
Chinese forces pressed southeastward toward Jangsi Kweichow rail line and attacked Japanese positions outside Hoekih with slight gains as Japanese units offered stiff resistance. Earlier reports said Chinese forces captured Pushon, a key height west of Hoehth. An American communique listed 42 enemy aircraft destroyed in the December 18 raid on Han, with 21 shot down in combat and five American planes missing.
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Chungking, Nee
Jangsi-Kweichow
Hoekih
Temperature Plummets To New Low For Pennsylvania
Severe cold grips Pennsylvania with 26 deaths since the week’s first storm. Cars skid on ice near Gettysburg. 17 degrees in Pittsburgh, zero at Statloistown, and Erie below 8. Airlines resume full schedules. highways still snowbound. 74 inches additional snow in December total.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Carvin Altland
East Bertin
Gettysburg Pike
Raymond Garfield Warner
Gettysburg
Pittsburgh
Staiistown
Westmoreland
Deal
Somerset County
Erie
Mercury
G. BD
Wickham
Oil City
Warren
Meadville
Pittsburgh Automobile Club
State Highway Department
Westmoreland County
Allegheny County
Indiana
Liquor License Violations Highlight Board Study
The Liquor Control Board reported 1 150 retail licenses about six percent cited this year for violations of the beverage license law. Revocations reached 110 this year with past years showing 484 in 1942, 55 in 1941, and 117 in 1940, all subject to appeals. The board noted courts reversed 45 percent of such appeals over five years. Since 1937, 8 277 licenses have been cited, and since 1987 citations have held around six percent of active licenses. Alvania covers 1 758 miles of highway in 10 629 square miles.
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Liquor Control Board
Early budget plan signals record 1945 state spending
Harrisburg reports Governor Martin will present a 1945 47 budget totaling about 670 million on opening day. The plan includes 367 million for ordinary expenses 6 million under the biennium and 110 million for postwar construction with funds from special accounts, surpassing prior highs. Democratic leaders outline taxes and school funding proposals to lift real estate tax burdens and fund local needs.
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Harrisburg
Martin
Assembly
James
David K. Lawrence
Stalin 65 Tomorrow Loved By All
Stalin, aged 65, a central figure in Russia's history, is revered by many as "Daddy Stalin" while publicly avoiding birthday observances. The piece reflects admiration among citizens and scrutiny of state restraint, with anecdotes from across Russia and remarks on international curiosity.
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Stalin
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Dec. W
Tosef
Vissarionovich Stati
Russia
Dar
Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili
Tova
White Sea
Black Sea
Baltic
Caspian
Bering Strait
Siberia
Yakutsk
Marshal Roilion Malinovsky
Don River
Santa Brings Cigarettes to U S Troops in Communications Zone
Paris dispatch reports the U S Army will raise weekly cigarette rations from two to five packages for personnel in the communications zone starting Christmas Eve, with plans to return to the normal seven packages per week once stocks permit.
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Supremer
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Paris
United States Army
Bat
Local WAC Member of Famed Unit
Sergeant Peggy Park of Wake Robin Farm is a WAC member honored for the first overseas year and completion of duty at Peninsular Base Headquarters Italy. The unit earned a commendation from Colonel Francis H. Oxx praising loyalty, devotion, and exemplary conduct.
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Peggy Park
James Loder Park
Wake Robin Farm
WAC
Peninsular Base Headquarters
Italy
Francis H. Oxx
Peninsular Base Section
Park
Women's Army Corps
New York City
Sut
Isabel McMullen
Long Island
Fort Devens
Mass
162Nd
U. S. Army
Fort Oglethorpe
Peninsular
Europe
Naples
Anzio
Civitavechia
Leghorn
News Blackout Protested at Allied Briefing
Allied Supreme Headquarters in Paris reports war correspondents demanded release of German counter offensive details during a 45 minute briefing. General Frank Allen explained the blackout was not his decision nor that of First Army or Twelfth Army Group, with support from SHIEAF and G-2.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Army
Boigediery
Frank Allen
First Army
Twelfth Army Group
Obituary: Mrs. O B McMillen of Rochester Mills dies
Mrs. O B McMillen of Rochester Mills dies suddenly at 5 05 p m yesterday of a heart attack. The complete obituary will be published tomorrow. James Bazzard husband of Twila Griffith dies December 24 en route from Chicago to Cleveland. Surviving are his wife three daughters mother one brother and two sisters. He was brother in law of Co W Griffith of Home Pa. Funeral services held Monday from Schultz Funeral Home in Cleveland.
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O. B. McMillen
Rochester Mills
James 2. Bazzard
Twila Griffith
Chicago
Cleveland
Twila Griffith Hazzard
Co. W. Griffith
Home
Schultz
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Leo Achterman
Monroe
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Harry Shapiro
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