Allied push in Italy amid harsh weather and Ortona fighting
Weather and snow hinder operations as American Fifth Army gains a high point while Germans defend Ortona in a house to house battle. Canadians dig out trapped Germans with bayonets as Verant village falls under Eighth Army pressure amid wintry conditions.
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Ortona
Fifth Army
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Ortons
Bernard L. Montgomery
Red Baltic Troops Near Vitebsk After Fresh Advance
Soviet forces under General Bagramian pressed toward Vitebsk advancing to within about twelve miles as heavy fighting continued along the 400 mile front. Moscow dispatches report German defenses breached north and south of Vitebsk while Red Army units moved from Zhlobin to threaten the Vitebsk Polotsk line.
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Vitebsk
London
Iain C. Bagraman
Baltic Army
Moscow
Berlin
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Bla Mascow
Red Army
Vitchsl-Polat Ral
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Bagramian
Moscow War Bulletin
Zhlobin
Constantine Rokoassovsky
Kiev
Laat
Zlobin
Marerial Ritelyon Mannstein
Jett
Loring
U S Ready To Operate Railroads
President Roosevelt prepared government seizure documents as talks with rail unions faltered over wage disputes. Twenty five unions split with three operating groups accepting arbitration while 15 non operating unions pressed for a higher raise, delaying a potential December 30 strike and setting a renewal meeting for Monday.
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Roosevelt
Biddle
Jrail
Amons
Engins
Pope Prays This Will Be Last Christmas Of War
From the Vatican Pope Pius urged that this could be the final Christmas of war and called for a peace based on justice not reprisals. He spoke amid war shadows, urging sanctions if needed, and warned against peace imposed by force while imagining a world of reconstruction and shared morals.
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London
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Rome
Readic
Associated Prosy
Moana
Colt
Belhighem
Japanese Diet Holds Meeting in Tokyo
The Japanese Diet convened in Tokyo today with readings from the imperial court and plans for forthcoming foray openings. Aimed to align with ceremonies noted for December 24 and the death anniversary of Emperor Tengo.
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Tokyo
New Yorker
Tupatese
Itt
Amd
Gavernone
Lhe
Hitohito
Tengo
Murray Warns Grave Situation In Steel Industry
Philip Murray warned of a grave situation in the steel industry over the War Labor Board ruling denying retroactive pay. He cited a nationwide stoppage plan, with 250,000 workers set to be without an agreement by midnight December 24, and criticized board members for delaying resolution. He also referenced the United Steelworkers demand for a 1.5 cent per hour rise to challenge the Little Steel wage formula while avoiding an outright strike.
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James F.byrnes
Wer
Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Vinson
Rail
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Johnston
Pittsburgh
Pleasaurent 4K
Philip Murray
War Labor Board
United States
Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Thes
Minor repairs for Major Butler blouse in Carson
Major Byron N. Butler sent a blouse to the tailor in Carson for minor repairs. The garment featured georgette stripes and a ge red color.
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Camp Cursin
Carson, Colo
Byron N. Butler
Alx
Gergeent
J L Vance Killed in Pacific Action Soldier Widow Receives Telegram
J L Vance 26 son of Charles and Mrs Vance of 11097 Poplar Street was killed in action in the South Pacific per a War Department telegram to his wife Thussay Pie Vance a Marine Corps veteran and 1939 Dobys Bennett High School graduate known in football and track and later employed by Tennessee Eastman Corp He was active in Broad Street Methodist Church and survived by a sister Mrs W M Russ. President Roosevelt announced Eisenhower’s appointment to supreme command of Anglo American forces to open a second front against Germany.
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Charles RK. Vance
Poplar Street
South Pacific
War Department
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Marine Corps
Ioas
New Zealand
Bennett High School
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Broad Street Methodist Church
Margaret Ann Millard
W. M. Russ
Pop Inn Street
Hyde Park
Stooxevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Five-Point Peace Plan Endorsed by Wadsworth
Rep. Wadsworth proposes a five point postwar program to secure world peace while preserving American military power. Key elements include compulsory one year military service for ages 18 to 21, a lean but trained army, strong fleets and air forces, a kept nucleus of munitions plants, and a large technical staff in peacetime. He envisions unified command for defense and estimates no long term need for policing the peace beyond about ten years.
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Washington
America
Rep
Wadsworth
Senate Military Committee
New Yorker
Foreign Affairs Committee
White House
Wimay
Navy
Kingsport Times Skips Sunday Issue for Christmas Weekend
The Kingsport Times will not publish Sunday due to Christmas Day on Saturday. The last issue will be today, resuming Monday afternoon. The Kingsport News will be delivered Saturday and Monday as usual. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from management and staff.
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Kingsport Times
Kingsport News
Casey Named To Bengal Post In Indian famine drive
London report says Richard G. Casey former minister of state in the Middle East is named governor of Bengal succeeding Sir John Herbert and set to assume duties late January. Bengal endures a severe famine as it becomes a base for Mountbatten SE Asian command against Japan.
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London
Richard G. Casey
Middle East
Bengal
John Herbert
Southeast Asia
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Navy reports loss of submarine Grayling in Pacific
The Navy announced the loss of the U S submarine Grayling the sixteenth American submarine reported missing since the war began. The 1 475 ton vessel sank several Japanese supply lines in the Pacific and its captain Fut Adm Robert M Brinker of Chicago was in command. Next of kin have been notified. the Grayling’s last patrol location was not disclosed.
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Grayling
Navy
Pacific
Robert M. Brinker
Chicago
Margaret L. Brinker
Ueciforte Street
Vallejo
Callyker
North Washington Street
Park Ridge
RAF Night Bombardment Hits Berlin and Pas de Calais
Allied air forces strike Berlin in a seventh major raid in five weeks with over 1,120 U. S. tons of bombs and countless fires. Simultaneous daylight raids hit targets along the Pas de Calais coast as heavy bomber fleets and fighters press the final invasion drive amid limited RAF losses.
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Dover-Folkestone
Associated Press
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iMoy
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London
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Caly
Channel
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Hamburg
Frankfurt
Mannheim- Ludwigshafen
Mannheim-Ludwigshafer
FDR blends Christmas greetings with war analysis
Hyde Park reports President Roosevelt delivering a wartime address broadcast to a vast international network in more than 30 languages. He hints at Middle East talks with Churchill Stalin Chiang and Inonu, while noting the personal family gathering and Christmas traditions at the Roosevelt estate.
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Hyde Park
Prosidente
Roosevelt
White House
Cairo
Teheran
Churchill
Britain
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Ismet Inonu
Turkey
Middle East
Franklin, Jr
John
John Boetliger
Americans pilgrimage to Christian shrines in Jerusalem
Americans from diverse backgrounds flocked to Jerusalem for Christmas rites at Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity. Generals and doughboys joined a global audience as they retraced Christ’s steps from Pilate’s court to Golgotha, ending with a midnight mass and Pontifical procession. Many carried new Bibles as they visited Gethsemane and the Garden of Olives.
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Syria
Egypt
Africa
Prince of Peace
Gethsemane
Galgotha
Bethlehem
Bethlehen
Ralph Royce
Middle East
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Praetorium
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Jesus
Golgatha
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