Ormoc Seized as Allied Forces Trap Japanese on Leyte
American 7th division captured Ormoc in a mid afternoon assault after a dawn drive from beachheads. Gen Douglas MacArthur said Japanese forces in a southern Leyte pocket were trapped and crushed while air and naval bombardment hit Bu tian Bay and central Philippines targets.
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Albuera
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Yamagita Line
Associated Press
Dean Schedler
Andrew Bruce
Japan
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Tokyo
Army Navy Journal Blames British Reds For Delays In Europe
The Army and Navy Journal says Russia and Britain pursue their own interests in Europe delaying prompt defeat of Germany. It notes Communist and British influence distracts attention from current military operations and that U S attitudes may lead to a big three conference and a common policy of consultation.
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Army Navy Journal
Europe
Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Russia
Britain
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Tnoffee
United Sates
Splitti United Nations
Roosevelt extends reemployment window for veterans
President Roosevelt signed legislation extending the reemployment window from 40 to 90 years after discharge for veterans to apply for prewar job restoration. The act also covers hospitalized veterans who are discharged after hospital care, ensuring they have up to 90 days to seek reemployment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fuel Oil Rations To Stay Unchanged
Rations remain at 10 gallons per coupon unit for the second heating period starting December 18. In the mid period, three coupons become valid December 18 and may be used with two stamps of the same value.
Fragments Hint at Weather Report During Unclear Text
The readable fragment mentions temperatures around 28 degrees with a low near 15 degrees on Tuesday and tonight. Specific locations or times are missing, leaving an incomplete forecast.
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Tuessee
Japanese Fleet Chief Nagumo Killed in Saipan Action
Tokyo confirms Vice Admiral Chiuchi Nagumo, supreme commander of the Japanese naval forces, killed on Saipan leaving 74 admirals lost since May 7 and 18 generals listed since May 23. Domei broadcast notes Nagumo posthumously raised to full admiral.
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Saipan
Chiuchi Nagumo
Saipan Island
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Pearl Harbor
Midway
Nimitz
Central Pacific
Nigumo
Associated Press
Navy Ministry Today
Chiuchi Nigumo
Tokyo Under B-29 Blows
The Japanese radio reports weekend air raids on Tokyo by B 29s and other bombers with fires started and put out by defense units. Tokyo said B 29s raided Kyushu and Korea, with heavy anti aircraft fire driving the planes off, while suburbs and cities were darkened in reconnaissance notes.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
John Thomas Garvin
Chicago
Saipan
Yokohama
Buy Bonds As Gifts Is Plea In La Crosse County
La Crosse county war finance committee urged gift purchases of E bonds to reach a 1 119 000 quota with special gift bond folders at banks and the county war finance office. Only 34034 of bonds sold to residents, 4 percent of the quota, while state and county totals show underperformance in individual sales but strong corporate uptake.
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Batavian Bank
Cox Criticizes U S Attack on British Policy
Rep. Cox of Georgia denounced American criticisms of Britain's foreign policy as aiding a campaign to destroy the British government. He condemned what he called sniping criticism spread in the United States and warned against left wing efforts to reshape America into totalitarianism.
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Rep. Cox
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Britain
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Italy
America
Slattery Resignation Accepted By Roosevelt
Washington reported that President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Harry Slattery as rural electrification administrator. The White House said Slattery submitted the resignation last week and asked for immediate effect. Roosevelt's acceptance letter is dated December 8 with no public reason given and no successor named.
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Roosevelt
Harry Slattery
White House
Slattery
Kweichow Freed as Japanese Forces Expelled
Chinese high command announced that Kweichow province is freed after Japanese forces were expelled and driven back across the Kwangsi border. One invading column was swept back from Liuchai, as Chiang Kai shek’s forces advanced beyond Liuchai and mopped up remnants near Lipo. Domei aid reports a land link from Manchuria to Malaya via Kwangsi.
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Tokyo
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Manchuria
Malaya
British Heavies Join In Bloody Greek Battling
In Athens the government orders all reserve officers and men from four classes to report for duty as 10 000 to 15 000 Elas are now believed deployed with total strength around 25 000 including reserves. Reinforcements arrive from Corinth and Thebes as heavy bombing and shelling continue.
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Thebes
Japanese claim sinking U S vessels at Surigao Strait
Japanese imperial headquarters issued a communiqué claiming two large transports a cruiser or large destroyer and two landing barges were rammed and sunk by planes in Surigao strait southeast of Leyte. The note said six planes from the Tanshin air unit did the damage, though Allied confirmation was lacking for a second cruiser or large destroyer.
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Leyte Island
Philippines
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Special Attack Corps
British Labor Party Stays In Coalition
The British labor party voted to remain in Prime Minister Churchill's coalition until victory in Europe and will contest the next general election independently. The move ensures continued coalition government and sets course for a postwar Socialist British commonwealth per economist Harold Laski.
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Churchill
Europe
Labor
Britain
Harold Laski
Emperor Hirohito Congratulates Hitler and Mussolini
Emperor Hirohito of Japan sent congratulatory telegrams to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini on the third anniversary of the Axis military alliance, as reported by Domei.
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Japan
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Domei Agency
France and Soviet Russia sign mutual assistance pact
Paris and Moscow announce a new alliance to fight together until Germany is defeated and to take joint measures to safeguard Europe. De Gaulle leads the talks during a 16 day Moscow visit and departs for Paris after the pact is declared. The United States and Britain are kept informed as the agreement appears to fit UN framework.
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Russia
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Britain
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Germany
Europe
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United States
United Nations
Traffic Accidents Claim Three Lives in Wisconsin
Three people were killed in separate Wisconsin crashes. Wilbert J. Pflieger aged 32 and Mrs. Elfrieda Severson, 32, both of Milwaukee, died when their car was struck by a freight train at a West Allis crossing. Hera John, 35, of South Milwaukee, died in a later collision involving a second automobile. Two other occupants were hurt.
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Wilbert J. Pflieger
Milwaukee
Elfrieda Severson
Hera John
South
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Severson
West Allis
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Pleads For Increased Munitions Output
Senator Hill warns that U S production must rise to prevent American bloodshed in the war. He says troops may die if munitions flow lags and calls for solid action to boost output in this critical hour.
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Washington
Hill
D-Ala
Senate
Civil Service Proposes Pay Hikes to Match Cost Living
The civil service commission on Monday urged raises in basic pay for federal employees to offset higher living costs. The action targets federal workers nationwide and aims to restore purchasing power amid inflation.
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Washington
The
Civil Service Commission
November V bomb toll in Britain reaches 716 dead
The Ministry of Home Security reported 716 people killed and 1,511 seriously injured in November from Nazi V bombs in the United Kingdom. Among the dead were 269 men 345 women and 102 children under 16. 799 women and 197 children were among the seriously wounded. Damage affected southern England again.
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London
United Kingdom
Ministry of Home Security
England
Big Bomber Fleet Beats Reich in Alsace Drive
U S Seventh Army advances in Alsace Haguenau and near Duren as heavy bombers and fighters strike rail targets. First and Third Armies push toward the Roer river and Merken Gey Merode Schafberg while German resistance concentrates along the east bank.
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Merken
Germany
Courtney H. Hodges
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Ecitz
Schlich
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Pier
Gey
Merode
Schafberg
Saarland
George S. Patton
3Rd Army
Massive Allied Bomber Raid Strikes German Rail Hubs
Sixteen hundred American heavies and 800 fighters led a massive raid on western Germany rail centers with 6,000 tons of explosives. The operation involved air forces from Britain and Italy, targeting Osterfeld railyards Meiderich refinery at Bruckhausen and fuel plants. Berlin reported Italian based planes joined raids over Austria into southern Germany amid extreme cold. Stuttgart Coblenz and Bingen suffered heavy damage as nearly 2,000 Britain based bombers and fighters hit Saturday and Sunday with seven bombers and one fighter lost.
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Bruckhausen
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Coblenz
Bingen
Winter storm hits Midwest with heavy snow and deadly crashes
A major snow blanket spread across the midwest from Colorado to Wisconsin with up to 12 inches in spots. Nineteen traffic deaths were linked to slick roads as airline schedules were canceled and highways became hazardous. Local Wisconsin cities reported heavy snow in Racine and Waukesha counties while La Crosse faced lighter accumulations and clearing skies.
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Front-Line Progress Report From The Western Front Today
Allied forces in the Western Front report unchanged fronts with U S units advancing. The U S 1st Army seizes two towns and pushes toward the Saar while the 3rd Army repels attacks at Dillingen and Saarlouis. The 7th Army fights near Haguenau as the French 1st Army advances toward the Rhine. Infantry units 26th, 35th, 79th, 90th and 95th report gains in Saar region and Haguenau.
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95Th
Saarlautern
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Red Army Near Budapest as City Faces Battle
London dispatches report Russians advance on Budapest with troops seven miles north and five miles south while panic grips the capital. Units of the 2nd Ukraine army brace east of the Danube for a potential frontal assault as the city becomes a battleground.
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Budapest
Moscow
2Nd Ukraine
Danube
Nazis Prepare New Weapons for 1945 Counteroffensive
London reports indicate Germany is gathering forces for a 1945 counteroffensive with two new V weapons and a new submarine type. The V bombs including the flying and rocket bombs are active against southern and continental targets. A claimed V-4 is discussed though details remain unclear. Submarines with radical underwater breathing devices may be at sea.
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London
Germany
Continental
Albert S
New York
England
Daily Mirror
Brussels
Immediate Steps Planned For Increased Draft Of Men 26-37
Washington reports that selective service will act on Byrnes orders to reclassify occupationally deferred registrants aged 26 to 37 who leave essential jobs. Local boards will decide changes, aiming to boost the war labor force and reduce turnover while excluding men over 37 and women.
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Selective Service Today
Byrnes
Lewis B. Hershey
PO Peres
Hershey
Selective Service
James F. Byrnes
Lewis B
Armed Services
WMC
Army
Navy
First La Crosse epidemic meningitis death reported
A. M. Murphy, municipal health officer, reports the city’s first meningitis death since 1943 and notes a suspected case moved from a son’s residence to an isolation hospital. The diaphylaxis case is tied to Mrs. Hattie Erickson, 56, who died early today in La Crosse. She leaves a husband Fred Erickson and four daughters, plus relatives. funeral services were held at Oak Grove cemetery with Dr. Carl O. Peterson officiating.
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A. M. Murphy
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Hattie Erickson
Fred Erickson
Rose Street
Winona
Minn
Grace) Tryggestad
Rochester
Nora) Ritter
Mae) Guggenbuehl
Nellie) Walden
Agnes Schneller
Brotheer
Harry Schneller
Americans Question War Aim as Gillette Warns
Senator Gillette of Iowa warned that Allied disunity and uncertain U S goals threaten victory. He urged a clear statement of war aims and warned that without position strength Americans may face a political loss of victory and aid to totalitarian regimes.
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