War Today Analysis on Eisenhower Assault and Rundstedt Threat
The Allied front faces a decisive test as Gen Eisenhower prepares a major counterattack against Von Rundstedt. The German push across 2500 square miles near the Argonne may hinge on a knockout blow or a protracted war, with eastern pressure against the Vistula influencing western front dynamics.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Naal Marshal von Rundstedt
von Rundstedt
Argonne
Rhenish
Lisenhower
Vistula
Battle Rages as German Offensive Presses toward Meuse
Allied dispatches report a German reverse offensive led by von Rundstedt advancing from Namur toward the Meuse with 11 miles of gain into Belgium. Von Rundstedt aims to pressure Liege and Antwerp while Eisenhower’s counterattack from the south strains German plans. Paris reports a minor air raid as Germany deploys Seventh Army and Fifth Panzer Army under von Manteuffel.
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Celles
Fe Ciney
Nortigastward
Sunr
Bastgne
Eisenhower
Belgium
Luxembourg
Karl von Rundstedt
Hanuering
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Liege
Antwerp
Supreme Headquarters
Meuse
Namur
Paris
von Rimdsted
Seventh Army
Normandy
Fifth Panzer Army
Masse Fecard von Manteuffel
Junker
Von Rundstedt’s Victory Feeds German Morale at Christmas
Corliss Riess, international correspondent for NEA and Indiana Evening Gazette, argues that Germany’s Christmas offensives boost morale more than battlefield gains. He cites reports of festive joy amid shortages, Goebbels propaganda, and fears of a later morale collapse as citizens confront rations and wartime hardship.
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Corliss Riess
Europe
NEA
Indiana Evening Gazette
Reiss
Curt Reiss
London
von Stundstedt
Germany
von Rundstedt
Hitler
Fuhrer
Tie
Goebbels
Gobbbels
Propaganda Ministry
Food Ministry
Evenony
Cmawer
Eiseher Beabachler
Simuel Nichols
U.S
Philadelphia
Sunfoe
Britain
He Jeans
Alps
Greece
Paris
Warlien
European War May Last Indefinitely, Says Krug
Philadelphia reports War Production Chief J A Krug argues the European conflict may continue indefinitely. He cites need for new factories costing about 200.9 million to supply trench mortars with production likely after August, risked waste if end comes sooner. He notes boosted aircraft output and Navy fighter plans, plus merchant shipping growth, as Allied needs rise amid German offensives. He mentions six million yards of blanketing material requested by General Eisenhower.
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Philadelphia
Europe
J. A. Klug
Krug
Washington
Eisenhower
Wise Boys
Navy
Kerry
Hospitals For Wounded Given OK By Army Committee
The House Military Committee found Army hospitals generally provide excellent care for wounded soldiers. A report notes 89 hospitals in 20 states and DC visited, with few isolated issues like dehyrated patients and old eggs.
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William F. Arrogast
Washington
House Military Committee
Ralph Burton
General Council
States
District of Columbia
Blood Tests Evidence in Chaplin Trial
Transfusion testimony on blood tests from February reportedly shows Charlie Chaplin not the father of Miss Berry’s and the baby in the ongoing Beverly Hills paternity suit. Chaplin denied multiple sexual intimacy claims and rejected provocative questions as his attorney prepared further medical testimony.
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Gene Sandsaker
Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
van Berry
Carol Ann
Miss Berry
Chaplin
Charles E. Mililikan
Millikan
Joan
Peter! Pan
Rivers Are Falling After Flood Threat In Western Pa
Pittsburgh's rivers dropped slowly after nearly reaching flood level while a freezing rain warning loomed. Western Pennsylvania endured bitter cold with Kane at 14 below and Pittsburgh near eight above, delaying motorists on rutted roads and icy highways. Nearby counties saw streams recede from Monday's peak yet blacktop roads remained treacherous and passable only in places.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Kane
Hogan's Task Force Fights on Western Front
Allied armies on the Western Front held a tense quiet morning as both sides probed and fought tentative defenses. Reports say German advances toward key supply lines were slowed or halted as Allied and German forces continued fighting in the pinned corridor despite multiple power thrusts.
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Kennetiu
Dixon
Dee
von Rundstedt
Greek Leaders Clash Over ELAS Terms at Fragile Conference
In Athens ELAS terms were called inaccessible and possibly dissolving the state by former Premier Stylianos Gonatas while others promised to reply later. British reports cited ELAS artillery breaking a conference truce as fighting continued behind British HQ, with Parachute troops and tanks advancing toward Omonia Square. Churchill urged Greeks to end the strife as delegates surrendered sidearms. session held at Grand Bretagne Hotel ended after four hours, to resume later with more delegates. The session closed without explanation from Themistokles Sophoulis.
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Athens
ELAS
Stylianos Gonatas
Conferces
Grand Bretagne
Omonio Square
Stephen Barber
Nuli
Churchill
Greece
Britain
iChurchill
Themistokles Sophoulis
Liberal
Russians Storm Budapest After Citywide Assault
Russian forces swept through Budapest on heavy artillery and armored columns, tearing through western outskirts and house to house fighting toward Danube bridges. Concurrent field dispatches claim German command in crisis as Tolbukhin and Malinovsky’s armies press toward Bratislava and Vienna, with earlier advances bringing 13 Czech towns under attack and Bratslava within 63 miles.
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Entiire
Tolbukin
Ukraine
Redion Y. Malinus
Budapest
Danube
Bratislava
Spalvakian
Vienna
Malinovsky
Czechoslovakia
Vienne
Tolbuskhin
Budgepest
Danubian
Iran
Kassa
Lake
Balaton
Nation's Coal Bins Are Full Says Expert View
NEA staff correspondent reports that stockpiles exceed prewar averages by about 50 percent and coal production in 1944 may top 1943 figures by roughly 37 million tons. Retail stocks, salt coal flow, and domestic use remain strong. Rationing likely continues, but dire shortages are not supported by current data.
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Burton Heat
NEA
New York
Tfavole
SFAW
Bureau of Mines
Ickes
Intevier Department
Myr
Tekes
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Congress
OPA
Nations In Peace Meet to Discuss Security
Washington reports an inter American foreign ministers conference soon likely in late February or early March in Mexico City. Mexico invited all western hemisphere nations except Argentina to join talks on international security as part of a broader peace schedule ahead of the Dumbarton Oaks UN proposal, with the United States labeling Argentina fascist and isolated.
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Washington
Mexico
Argenna
Mexico City
United Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
Argentina
United States
Judge Arranges For Own Funeral
Federal Judge Merrill E. Otis who died in Kansas City planned his funeral details in advance. In Hopkins he requested no sermon, readings from his favorite Bible passages, and three hymns. The mourners were instructed to sing lustily as per his written wishes.
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Hopkins
Merrill E. Otis
Kansas City
Little Baptist Church
Obituary notices from Johnstown and Blairsville area
Misa Trene Margaret Seaman 26 died after heart attack at Memorial Hospital in Johnstown. She co owned North Beauty Shoppe at 607 Main St with sister Irene and Velma, and was a Heilwood High School graduate. Also listed are Isaac Russell McCurdy 58 of Blairsville and Denny Smith Indiana R D 3 among the deceased, with service details and family mentions. The piece notes church affiliation, family in Heilwood and Blairsville, and funeral arrangements.
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Johnstown
Misa Trene
Margaret Seaman
Memorial Hospital
Seaman
North
Main Street
A. H. Seaman
Hellwood
Irene
Ethel
Velma
Texas
Georgia
St. John Gualbert's Catholic Church
Isaac Russell McCurdy
Blairsville
E. L. Fleming
Indiana
Hillsside
Laura McCurdy
Edwin Eisenhart
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Chicago
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