Battle over Greece policy tests Churchill wartime front
In wartime debate in Washington and London, nine confidence votes test Churchill's government. Critics accuse Britain of threatening Greece while backing monarchy and leftist factions. Churchill asserts the EAM and communists would seize Athens after Germans are expelled. Congress members clash over Greek policy and Atlantic Charter principles amid global alliance tensions.
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Richard Acland
Seymour Cocks
Britain
England
Churchill
Quebec
Roosevelt
EAM
Athens
Greece
Greek conflict widens as forces clash in Athens and Thrace
Rooftop positions hold as 1 000 Elas militia surrender to British forces. Reports say leftist forces may control Thrace and Macedonia. Hospitals operate under pressure with hundreds wounded including women and children. Red Cross and British medical teams rush aid. ambulances fired on while evacuating the wounded. General Sir Henry Wilson blames extremists for the fighting, saying freedom awaits only after eliminating them. Wilson now leads the British joint staff mission in Washington.
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Posicae
Elas
EAM
National Liberation Front
Paris
Thrace
Macedonia
Athens
International Red Cross
Red
RCME
Henry —— Wilson
Greece
Mediterranean
Wilson
Washington
Earthquake Theory Links Bombings to Quakes and Tidal Waves
Dr. Harold O. Whitnall argues giant bombs near Japanese volcanoes could trigger earthquakes and tidal waves. He cites Doolittle raid on Tokyo in 1942 and eruptions of Mt Asama and Mt Vesuvius as part of a possible chain of coincidences supporting his theory. He notes fractured Tokyo geology could respond to bombardment with dislocations.
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Tokyo
Harold O. Whitnall
Doolittle
Mt. Asama
Mt. Vesuvius
Japan
Yokohama
Whitnall
Fire kills three more in church hall blaze
In Baltimore three more sons died in hospitals after a fire at St Ambrose church hall during a card party. The toll rose to six with over 50 injured. Laura Woodward, 45, a former president of the national library association, was among the dead, with 14 still hospitalized Friday.
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Baltimore
St. Ambrose’s Church
Laura Woodward
National Library Asociation
Roosevelt bride Fay Emerson return from honeymoon
Col. Elliott Roosevelt and Fay Emerson were welcomed back to Hollywood after a five day honeymoon. About 75 film notables attended a dinner in their honor on Friday. Roosevelt will report for duty within two weeks at an eastern point.
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Hollywood
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Fay Emerson
Col. Roosevelt
Twenty five convicts facing trial at Atlanta federal prison
Twenty five inmates who seized a building at the Atlanta federal penitentiary and held four guards for three days remain in solitary confinement as they await federal court trial on charges of violating prison security. Attorney General Biddle announced the men will be tried promptly and face severe punishment.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Biddle
Washington
Morgan Blake
Atlanta Journal
Blake
James V. Bennett
George John Dasch
Florida
Long Island
Japanese Admit 168 000 Casualties in Year
The Japanese high command issued a yearly casualty tally reporting 168 000 Japanese deaths and wounds. It claimed U S losses of 226 000 and British losses of 78 000 with 20 000 of those British. A separate report said air units sank 12 and damaged nine American ships in the Philippine theater, unconfirmed by Allies.
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United States
Great Britain
Philippine
Dulles Sees U S On Path To World Peace Goal
John Foster Dulles told reporters after a private visit to the State Department that the United States is in a fair way to achieving the goal of world peace. He spoke after his first talk with Secretary of State Stettinius since the election, noting he acted as an individual.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
United States
Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Stettinius
Liberal Greece is at a crossroads says Halifax
Halifax states that Greece must choose between free elections and chaos or a coup, arguing Britain’s view on Greece mirrors Churchill’s Commons speech. He insists he does not favor anarchy or a coup and notes U S policy on British veto of Sforza and Greece delays.
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Britain
Sforza
Greece
United States
Halifax
Churchill
Commons
Pacific War Update From Leyte Front
Col. ONeill Kane arrived at Tabgas after a 125 mile route around southern Leyte aboard amphibious tanks. U S forces press a ridge battle north of Ormoc as the Japanese defense seeks to hold a rugged corridor. The 32nd Division advances from Carigara Bay about 20 miles from Ormoc amid a 49 day struggle to trap the enemy force.
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O'Neill Kane
Tabgas
Leyte
77Th
Ormoc
Limon
32Nd
Carigara Bay
Bond Drive Seeks Oversubscription to Meet Quotas
The Sixth War Loan must oversubscribe to hit the five billion dollar individual quota as Bell notes. Individuals have bought 2.875 billion so far, with more than two billion still needed. The campaign ends December 16.
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Bell
Wisconsin Plans New Auto License Plates For 1946
Madison plans to issue permanent chrome plated license plates in 1946 with heavier metal and chromium framed plates. The state prison would make the plates and annual rear inserts would update registration records. A staggered renewal system by month with monthly serial identifiers on the left is proposed.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Motor Vehicle Department
Ren. L. Marcus
Goodland
Marcus
Nazis Charge Violations Of International War Rules
Berlin notes to the United States and United Kingdom protest what Germany calls violations of international law. The German news agency DNB reports twelve alleged breaches including attacks on hospital ships in Italian waters and German field hospitals in Italy.
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London
Germany
Italy
DNB
Berlin
Switzerland
High Command
Solon Proposes Rural Telephone Administration Plan
Senator Hill introduces legislation to create a rural telephone administration with a $50 million loan fund. The plan offers self-liquidating loans at 4 percent interest for building new rural lines and upgrading existing networks.
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Washington
Senator Hill
D-Ala
Stevens Point Journal corrects mistaken death report
The Stevens Point Journal admitted an embarrassing error after reporting Sgt. Glen Johnson of Stevens Point was dead. Johnson, stationed at Temple Texas, denied ever being in France and said he was very much alive. A theater manager had provided the death notice from a theater bulletin. Johnson is a former movie projectionist.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Sgt. Johnson
House Approves Five Star Officers Plan
The House voted without dissent to create five star ranks of general of the army and admiral of the fleet with four ranks for each branch. Pershing remains general of the army. Likely recipients include Marshall Arnold Moe and MacArthur for the Army and King Leahy Nimitz Halsey for the Navy. The bill allows annual pay of 13,000 dollars.
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Washington
House
Army and Navy
John J. Pershing
Vinson
D-Ga
Naval Committee
Army
George C. Marshall
H. H. Arnold
Dwight D. Ore
Douglas MacArur
Navy
Ernest J. King
William D. Leahy
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Can't Await Debate On Labor Needs
Washington top manpower official tells Senate investigators that delaying action on labor short age is unacceptable. Charles M. Hay deputy chairman of the War Manpower Commission says enforcement authority would help though prolonged debate risks public focus on weak enforcement, as WMC backs efforts to return strays to war plants.
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Washington
Senate
Charles M. Hay
War Manpower Commission
Commission
Senate War Investigating Committee
Power Off Salt In Air Blamed
Early risers in Fall River were without lights for nearly two hours as salt in the air damaged a 23 000 volt insulator. Officials cited atmospheric conditions and briny condensation as causing a short circuit and a vivid flash heard for miles.
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Fall River
Mass
Electric Company
Vernon County Men Inducted in November
VIROQUA Wisconsin special eight Vernon county men were inducted in November. The inductees include Erling N Knutson Westby George G Weber Viroqua George A Viasek La Farge Herbert L Markee Hillsboro Roland J Wopat Elroy Joseph A Berra Genoa Floyd J Dowling Boscobel and Donald D Smith Genoa.
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Viroqua
Wis
Vernon County
Erling N. Knutson
Westby
George G. Weber
George A. Viasek
la Farge
Herbert L. Markee
Hillsboro
Roland J. Wopat
Elroy
Joseph A. Berra
Genoa
Floyd J. Dowling
Boscobel
Donald D. Smith
City Treasurer Quits in Waupaca Wisconsin
Waupaca city clerk Reuben Danielson resigns to become assistant cashier at Farmers and Merchants State Bank. He follows H E Braun who left to become cashier at Farmers and Merchants Bank of Markesan.
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Waupaca
Wis
Reuben Danielson
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
H. E. Braun
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Markesan
Harold Carlson Officially Declared Dead
McGregor Iowa Harold Carlson son of Carl and Mrs Carl Carlson a navy chief yeoman was officially declared dead by the navy department He was aboard the USS Liscome Bay when it was torpedoed Nov 24 1943 in the Gilbert Islands campaign Survivors and a chaplain wrote that he died of injuries after being rescued at sea and his burial was a simple service at sea
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McGregor
Carl Carlson
Navy Department
Harold
Navy
Carlsons
U. S. S. Liscome Bay
Gilbert Islands
Carlson
Liscome Bay
St. John
Ledo Route Opens Soon Amid Burma China Strategy
Japanese withdrawals in Burma threaten Kunming as Ledo Route nears China clearance within a week to 10 days. Observers note new Japanese defense aims may shift to continental defense while Chinese troops push toward Wanting and the old Burma road.
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New Delhi
India
Burma
China
Kunming
Kweichow
Kwangsi
Chungking
Thailand
Siam
Indo-China
Malaya
Singapore
Sumatra
Southwest Pacific
Mystkyina
Robert M. Cannon
Combat Command
Burma Road
Allied Armies Advance On Front Lines Across Holland to Saarbrucken
In Holland and Germany Allied forces push forward on multiple sectors. Canadian 1st Army reports quiet fronts in Holland and interior Germany while British 2nd Army holds near Verlo. U.S. 9th Army presses Roer river barriers and 1st Army reports patrols across flooded Roer with German withdrawal feared toward the Rhine. U.S. 3rd Army penetrates Siegfried line near Saarbrucken, closes bridgeheads at Saarlautern, and 7th Army moves toward Saar and Colmar from a 35 mile front. French 1st Army advances toward Colmar, within 32 miles of 7th Army sectors.
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Holland
Germany
Verlo
U. S. 9Th Army
Roer River
U. S
Roer
Rhine
Siegfried Line
Saarbrucken
Saarlautern
U. S. 7Th Army
Saar
Colmar
Victory Man Is In Guinea Victory Man Is In Guinea
Corp. Harry D. Fox of Victory Wisconsin serves in an Airborne Machine Gun Battery. Inducted at Fort Sheridan in 1943, he trained at Camp Roberts and Camp Stoneman, with 15 months overseas including New Guinea. He earned the Good Conduct Medal and is eligible for the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Ribbon. Fox grew up in Victory and Lansing Iowa.
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NEW Guinea Corp
Harry D. Fox
Victory
Wis
Roy Fox
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Camp Roberts
Calif
Camp Stoneman
New Guinea
Corp
Fox
Lansing High School
Lansing
Council Meets Tonight in La Crosse City Hall
The La Crosse common council holds its regular monthly meeting at 7 30 p m Friday in the council chambers of city hall. City Clerk Kramer announces the session and invites public attendance.
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Common Council of
la Crosse
Kramer
Wisconsin Rapids man pleads innocent in fatal crash case
Edward O'Shaskey, alleged driver in a Friday night collision that killed Carl Altman, pleaded innocent to negligent homicide at a preliminary hearing and was bound over to circuit court for trial. The circuit court term opens Monday.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Edward O’shaskey
Carl Altman
Civil War Vet William Prater Dies at 100 in Quincy
William Prater, 100, last surviving Civil War veteran at Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy, died Thursday night. A Union cavalryman, he was captured by Confederates and held seven months at Andersonville, Virginia, and known locally as Quincy's "one man GAR" in Memorial Day parades.
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Quincy
Ill
William Prater
Illinois Soldiers and Sailors
Andersonville
Deaths Last Night
Omaha health commissioner Dr. A. S. Pinto, 72, among first three bitten by infected mosquitos proving yellow fever transmission. Washington theatrical road agent Howard Herrick, 73. New York Archie O'Brien Onri, 70, former star juggler and vaudeville actor.
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Omaha
A. S. Pinto
Washington
Howard Herrick
New York
Archie O’brien Onri
Bong is Awarded Congressional Medal for Air Combat
Maj. Richard S. Bong of Poplar Wisconsin the leading U S fighter ace was awarded the Congressional Medal for conspicuous gallantry in the southwest Pacific from Oct 10 to Nov 15 1944 He shot down two more Japanese planes and had previously logged 38 aerial victories totaling near wartime records The citation notes his voluntary combat missions over Balikpapan Borneo and the Leyte area and lists numerous decorations including the Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star with oak leaf cluster and Distinguished Flying Cross with four clusters
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Washington
Richard S. Bong
War Department
Poplar
Wis
Eddie Rickenback
Southwest Pacific
Bong
Balikpapan
Borneo
Leyte
Philippines
Rickenbacker
Fifth through Nineteenth Infantry Push Through Saarregion
Units from the 5th to 95th Infantry advance in the Saar region. The 5th drives toward Saabrücken, the 26th pushes from Etting to Sarreguemines, the 25th mops up a captured portion of Sarreguemines, the 90th achieves the deepest 3rd Army penetration of the Reich, and the 95th fights the Siegfried Line pillboxes.
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Saabrucken
Etting
Sarreguemines
Reich
Siegfried Line
Ace duo adds to Pacific air tally in Leyte fight
Major Ria Bong boosted his victory total with two more Japanese planes shot down during Leyte combat. Lieutenant Commander Jim something Jr. added to his record, reaching 39 total kills in the Southwest Pacific theater.
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Leyte
Philippines
Ria I. Bong
America
Grace
Bong
77Th U. S.fantry
Moc
Uire Jr
Ridgewood
N. J
Senatorio
Tex
Southwest Pacific
Chaplin paternity suit heads to trial next week
The paternity case of 25 year old Joan Berry seeking Charlie Chaplin as the father of her 14 month old child is set for superior court next Wednesday. Chaplin denies paternity and is represented as ready for trial.
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Los Angeles
Joan Berry
Charlie Chaplin
Ter
Superior Court
Chaplin
Wisconsin regents plan Milwau kee meeting on Dykstra successor
The University of Wisconsin board of regents personnel committee will meet in Milwaukee on December 16 to discuss a successor to university president Dr. Clarence A. Dykstra whose resignation becomes effective around February 1, 1945.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Milwaukee
Clarence A. Dykstra
Draft dodger Turner held on federal charge in Dane County
Harry A. Turner an 18 year old from Boaz Richland county was arrested by a deputy U S marshal on a federal selective service violation charge. He is held in Dane county jail awaiting trial.
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Madison
Wis
Harry A. Turner
Boaz
Richland County
U. S
Turner
Dane County
Executive Died in Wisconsin Carlock Holton Company Leader
Frederick Kull 72 president of the Holton band instrument company died Friday in Elkhorn Wisconsin. He led the firm and was a prominent business figure in the musical instrument industry.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Frederick Kull
Holton Band Instrument Company
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