Eisenhower’s invasion command shapes in Europe
Analysis of Allied leadership shifts for the European invasion outlines Ike’s close ties to Mediterranean leaders and hints at American ground force command still unsettled. It notes Lt Gen Spatz and Lt Gen Doolittle in play, with air power primed for greater Mediterranean emphasis and Lt Gen Ira Baker moving to lead Allied air forces there.
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Wil Damwel
Féh
Hitler
Bertram Ramsay
N.commune
Europe
Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Si Henry Maitland Wilson
Britain
Heund
North Africa
Italy
Tedder
Spaatz
Doolittle
Montgomery Ramsay
Mvasion
Owen
Essenhower
Omar N. Beadley
George 8. Patten, Jr
Hisenhower
England
Carl Spasiz
Germany
U. S
Ira C. Baker
Baker
Bth. Air Force
Eakw
Bomber Command
RAF
Casablanca
Ath
Mand
James H. Dunktels
Northwest
Africas
Slesteniz
Eaker
Nathan PF. Twining
Solomons
Serees Doolittle
Wheeler Opposes Heavy U S Troop Share In Invasion
Senator Wheeler of Montana warned against the United States bearing more troops than Britain for the projected cross channel invasion. He called the plan a tremendous gamble while noting Senator Johnson's claim that 98 percent of invasion forces would be American. The report also notes changes in gear for air crews and sailors’ blouse adjustments to save costs.
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Wheeler
Washington
D-Mont
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Johnson
Jd-Cala
50 000 Tons Of Worthless Coal In Philadelphia Probe
A federal grand jury inquiry was sought into complaints that 60 000 tons of low grade anthracite coal have entered Philadelphia in recent months. George Whitehead said the slate and rock content reaches up to 70 percent, with many dealers blamed for racketeering. Prosecutions and civil actions are planned, while inspectors and state officials investigate sources and enforce suspected wrongdoing.
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Philadelphia
George Whitehead
Vity Bureau of Weights and Measure
Fe Distric
Whitehead
Lars
The
Solid Fuels Administration
Martin
State
Railroads vow unchanged schedules amid strike crisis
President Roosevelt press conference quotes insist trains, yards, shops and all installations will operate as before. He calls for loyalty to support a rapid military victory, hopes private operation resumes soon, and notes potential use of the Dar Lap or Disputes Act against conspiracy to strike. Congress to study stripping Vinson of wage authority. unions silent on open support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Fred M. Vinson
Rep
Crasser
D-C
Congress
Vinson
Pacific War Update From Page One
The Japanese have sent supplies and reinforcements for troops in upper New Guinea, according to a continued report on page one.
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Tom
Upper New Guinea
Naval victory by William Smith White
The British navy announced a new victory in its campaign to cripple the German fleet with the sinking of three German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay by combined warship and air action. Details remain sparse as the full account follows a few days after reporting the sinking of the battleship Scharnhorst. The communique notes a large scale operation with Axis air and naval forces involved and hints at broader losses in German destroyers and torpedo boats since the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith White
London
Bay of Biscay
Rooast
France
Daly
Scharnhorst
Biscay
Spain
British Cruiser Damaged in Engagement Overseas
In a hard fought action both sides sustained damage. U S foreign broadcast intelligence noted German broadcasts for European press consumption but did not mention the destroyers. It said a British cruiser was damaged enough to retreat from the battle and break off the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Germans claim two British Commando raids on Sark
German reports carried by DNB said two British Commando assaults struck Sark in three days as Allied invasion plans loomed from the west. The broadcasts claimed the raids failed, mines exploded on beaches, and one British soldier was found dead with no Allied confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sark
English Channel
Dwight D. Eisenhower
DNB
Contirey
Channel
Soviet Offensive Advances Near Zhitomir and Korosten
Soviet forces under Gen. Vatutin pushed toward the outer defenses of Zhitomir and Korosten, 90 miles from Kiev, with a spearhead reaching within 10 miles of Zhitomir after advancing through Korostenhev and Svidlovka. Red Army units also retook Rademssl and Brasilov as battles reshape the Kiev corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nikolai Vatutin
Zhilomir
Korosten
Leningrad - Qilessa
Ukryiniyn
Kiev
Valitin
Ukraine
Zhitomir
Korositshev
Svidlovka
Aily
Advanere
Zlobichi
Bekhi
Vatutin Halvas
Fritz von Malmstein
Rademssl
Brasilov
Red Army
Moscow
White Russia
Ivan Bagrimian
Siberian
New York Central President Works Under War Dept
Frederick E. Williamson, 67, chief of the New York Central Railroad, reports to the War Department as director for several railways. He joins seven railroad presidents assigned to oversee carriers under Roosevelt’s order, managing Lehigh Valley and Erie among others. Williamson says the aim is to align rail operations with the national war effort and limit regular management functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick E. Williamson
New York Central Railroad
Roosevelt
War Department
Wi'llansom
Lehigh Valley
Erie
Retain Dist Highway Office In Pittsburgh Despite Merger Talk
Pittsburgh December item reports the state highway department dropped plans to move the district office to Uniontown. A proposal to merge district 11 with district 12 faced opposition due to large postwar highway projects, with headquarters to stay in Pittsburgh. Hospital note mentions James Davis, son of East Pike residents, undergoing appendicitis surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Uniontown
State Highway Department
Pittsburgh Autator Club
District 11
Allegheny
Beaver
Weshmorelands
Lawrence
Wat
Fayette
Somerset
Washington
Greene Geutotics
James Davis
Lee Davis
East Pike
Cape Cod
Indiana Hospital
Mornine
No Peace Treaty For Germany And Railroads Seek Trains Radio
Washington dispatch reports a plan to scrap any peace treaty with Germany and declare peace instead, with a proposed UN court for Axis leaders. Separate item notes U.S. railroads urging examination of radio telephones for moving trains, as Public Safety concerns rise and the Railroads seek coordination with the Radio Technical Planning Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Washington
Germany
Hitler
Mussolini
Marcel de Buer
London Allied Commission
War Criminal Commission
London International Assembly
Baer
State Department
Axis
de Baer Sidh
de Baer
Tarriers
Radio Technical Planning Board
Petit
Gétisiulshew. S
Wo RL Gg Baker
Bridgeport, Cohn
General Electric Company
Association of American Railroads
A.A.R
Studis
AAR
Westinghouse Backlog Surpasses One Billion Dollars
New York, Dec. 29. Despite shipping 620,072,156 worth of war seeded equipment in the first 11 months of the year, Westinghouse Blethoee and Manufacturing Co faces undelivered orders exceeding a billion dollars. Board Chairman A W Robertson cited terminations and old accounts since last January totaling about 250 million, reflecting war progress for the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Westinghouse Blethoee and Manufacturing Co
Sheffirmy
Nore
Silllin
A W Robertson
Robertson
Wat
United Nations
Democratic Leaders Plan 4 Party Ticket In 1944 Primary
Harrisburg December 29 Democratic leaders met with U S Senator Joseph P Guffey and State Chairman David L Lawrence to discuss building a strong ticket from the bottom up for the April primary. Leaders from Dauphin Cumberland Lancaster Blair Bradford Wayne Cameron Mifflin and Chester attended with others slated to join. Western Pennsylvania chiefs plan a Pittsburgh session next Tuesday and Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
U.S
Joseph P. Guffey
David L. Lawrence
Philadelphia
Guffey
Lawrence Falk
Bollas
Superior Court
Cheater Hi. Rhodes
Stroudsburg
Dauphin
Cumberland
Lancaster
Blain
Bradford
Wayne
Cameron
Mifflin
Chester
Perry
Union
Snyder
Huningdon
Lycoming
Centre
Cloaefield
Bucks
Adams Wall
Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Weduer
Mrs Edwin Long Appointed Indiana County Welfare Chief
Mrs Edwin Long of Indiana is named Executive Secretary of the Indiana County Child Welfare Service by the Reral Child Welfare Unit of Harrisburg and Indiana County Commissioners. She will assume duties at the local Child Welfare office starting Monday in January, with DEM leaders to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reral Child Welfare Unit
Harrisburg
Indiana County Commissioners
Edwin Long
Indiana
Indiana County Child Welfare Service
Governor Martin Urges Nationwide Civic Education
Harrisburg report on Governor Martin’s address to the State Education Association urges teaching three levels of government and three branches in schools. He warns against softening history, supports postwar planning, and notes officers and committee decisions plus state director reelection. He emphasizes informed citizens and pride in past achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Martin
Future of
America
Nnsy
Eenenuty Association
Martin Lola
W. D. McCoy
Pittsburgh
J. W. Newton
Ambridge
H. E B. Gayman
National Education Association
Association
Francis B. Haas
Reynolds Made State Advisor to Selective Service Survey
Harrisburg reports Dr. Chas. T. Reynolds United States Army general named state advisor for a Pennsylvania selective service survey. Health social and educational experts will assess backgrounds of prospective inductees to flag unsuitable registrants, with data kept confidential and reviewed at induction.
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Harrisburg
Chas
TR. Reynolds
Talimers
UU. S. Army
Pennsylvania
Richard K. Melton
Selective Service
Col
Mellon
Col.Mellen
Armed Forces
Docio
Col. Mellen
Selective Service Headquarters
Strikes Rise Across County Amid Anti-Strike Law
The anti-strike law, in effect since July 1, sees strikes averaging about 10 daily, up from four last year. Federal officials note potential abuse, while Rep. Smith calls for a tougher approach. Labour data show 200 strikes in November, 144 the prior year, with coal mine disruptions influencing totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ataklow
George Zilleke
Washington
Geo
Bert
Alrike
Rep. Smith
D Val
SenatorConnally
D-Tex
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Justice
Labor Department
NURB
Hiw
Chi Ins Visi
War powers may ease Pennsylvania soldiers voting process
Harrisburg reports Governor Marlin may invoke 1643 war powers to suspend or modify statutes hindering soldier voting. He aims to avoid a special session by using executive powers. Appointments include Harald W. Helitich to Lehigh county court and several trustees and board members across the state, all Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Marlin
Pennsylvania
Harald W. Helitich
Allentown
Lehigh County Common Pleas Court
Diets Judiciai
Joseph E Gellinger
Hellvichis
Ernest Garcia
Cuylor
F J. Helriegel
Senylen
Michael Hosku
Scranton
Mae W. James
Trustiss
Pecasyl
Vania State Gyrul
Deat
George H. Bitten
Lansford
Carbon County Board of Assiataire
Viola Hockman
Waynesnre
Rosa G. Holler
Chinsersburg
Anna A. McGee
Spring Rute
Franklin County Board
Rationing extended as state liquor board reviews scope
Harrisburg reports the Liquor Control Board extending the whiskey rationing program for six weeks. Gelder says the system may adapt to include other items or ration cards, with each eligible consumer receiving one fifth of a gallon between January 3 and February 12. Seamen protest unequal access, arguing they deserve similar allowances under the rules in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Ditatién
Fredarick T. Galdet
Hs Liquor Control Board
Gelder
Aix
Philadelphia
Ineanyuilte
Jackson Sproule
War Shipping Administration
Liquor Board
Sproule
Obituary notices of Colella Smith Adamson Coleman
Obituaries memorialize Loretta Belardo Colella of Edri Indiana County died of pneumonia aged 61. Survived by four daughters, funeral at St Ambrose Avonmore with Rev Goetz. cremation or burial pending. Also notices for Peler G Smith died December 14 in Kdilana Hospital. survived by three sisters. services in Clymer with burial at Mahoning Union Cemetery. Chas Adamson of Marion Center died of pneumonia and heart condition. survived by wife Dorothy and multiple relatives. services at N T North home and burial at Mahoning Union Cemetery. Epraim Coleman, former Indiana State Teachers College superintendent, died at 84 in Johnstown. survived by husband and three children. funeral at Derby Street Evangelical Church Johnstown.
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Loretto Belardo Colella
Edri
Conemaugh
Indiana Co
L. Pletming
Italy
St. Ambrose’s Catholic
Avonmore
Peler G, Smith
Kdilana Hospital
Peter
Nancy Smith
Bell Township
Clearfield County
Smith
Trace
Clymer
D. EK. Clawson
Mes J. My. Webster
Mahattey
Euphemia Smith
Clyner
H. A. Trimbe
Burnside
Clivford Chas, Adamson
N. T
Marion Center 2
Plumville
Joe, Adamson
Marion Center
A. D
Cayo
St Illagarh Falls
N.Y
Dorothy (North) Adamson
Gary
Bert
N. Third Street
Indiana
Lester
Mus
Wilowe Vea Horn
Rochester Mills
Gene
Ida May
N. T. North
R. D
Hugh F. Given
Buvich
Mahoning Union Cemetery
Marchand
Cleveland
Silas
Ephraim Coleman
Jefferson St
Johnstown
Coleman
United Brethren Church of
McKeesport
Derby St. Evangelical Church
Johnse Town
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