Fronts in Europe and Athens Command Post Updates
Western Front report details U S and Allied advances across the Roer Saar and Palatinate as 35th and 79th Infantry divisions push toward strategic borders. In Athens British and Greek forces clash with EAM Elas amid shells, fires, casualties, and talks of regency and peace proposals.
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Saar
Sarreguemines
Palatinate
Westwall
Saar Basin
Saarlautern
Bbkesbruck
Sarregue
Athens
Elas
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Harold MacMillan
RAF
Andhiosia
Market Place
Eam
National Liberation Front
BBC
George II
Air Transport Command
London
Anthony Eden
Commons
Ground advances on Roer and Siegfried Line push
Allied forces cross toward the Roer near Duren and Hurtgen forest with tanks and infantry, capturing fortified villages as the 7th Army breaches Maginot defenses and nears the Rhine frontier. Patton’s Third Army advances in the Saarland while the Budapest siege tightens with Soviet forces nearing the capital.
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Paris
1St Army
Duren
Roer
Rier
Dank Hurtgen
U. S. 7Th Army
Maginot Line
Seltz
Rhine
Palatinate
Cologne
Mariaweiler
U. S
Palanate
Haguenau
George S. Patton
Orm
Siegfried Line
Saarland
Dillingen
Saarlautern
Patton
Zweibrucken
St. Ingbert
Langer
Duenich
Erft
Bet
Moscow
Budapest
Danube
Bra-tislava
Vienna
Ormoc Battery Quieted As Leyte Battle Rages On
Allied reports describe heavy fighting around Ormoc in Leyte as American and Filipino troops trap and wipe out thousands of Japanese in a pocket south of the port city. The 77th and 7th Infantry Divisions join to seal the trap while 32nd division pushes along the rugged northwest shoulder toward Carigara Bay.
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MacArthur
Philipines
Japan
Ormoc
Leyte Island
77Th
Yamashita Line
Domei
Ipil
Ormoc Bay
77Th Division
32Nd
Carigara Bay
NBC
George Thomas Forster
Philippines
Tarakan
Balikpapan
Borneo
Non Essential Workers Begin Leaving Capital
Tokyo reports evacuation of non essential workers as 20 000 plan to leave the city of seven million today The Berlin radio notes that workers in war industry transport and press must stay while infirm children and expectant mothers depart The night air raid tally mentions four incursions by Superfortresses from the Mariana islands.
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Archduke Robert
Hungary
Buda
Stockholm
Budapest
Berlin
Eee
Janos Kiss
Jeno Nagy
Kiss
London
Essen
Weather Update Tonight Through Wednesday
Cold tonight with a low around 20. Warmer conditions expected by Wednesday. No further details on wind or precipitation provided.
Massive Allied Bomber Assault Targets German Rail hubs and Oil Plants
Allied air forces from Britain and Italy bombard key targets in Germany, attacking rail yards at Hanau Aschaffenburg and Darmstadt and striking the Leuna and Biechhammer synthetic oil plants. U S 8th and 15th Air Forces report heavy, coordinated raids with large bomber totals and strong fighter escort, claiming crippling effects on Ruhr oil production and western rail links.
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London
U. S
Britain
Leuna
Merseburg
Italy
Biechhammer
8Th Air Force
Hanau
Aschaffensburg
Darmstadt
U.S
15Th Air Force
Silesia
Austria
Berlin
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Germany
RAF Bomber Command
Sters
8Th
Allied
Ruhr
Bonds Drive La Crosse County War Finance Totals
Sales of E bonds in La Crosse county on Tuesday reached 599 335 dollars, 53 percent of the 1 119 000 quota set by county war finance chairman Gysbert Van Steenwyk. Individual purchases brought total E bonds and others to 2 278 849 dollars, 89 percent of their quota. Overall bond sales, including corporate purchases, stood at 5 376 194 dollars.
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la Crosse County
Gysbert van Steenwyk
County War Finance Organization
East Africans Close on Japanese Stronghold in Burma
Southeast Asia command reports East African troops pushing along the Kalewa Yeu road in western Burma. They approach Shwegyin to within 500 yards as heavy air strikes force Japanese to pull from hill positions east of Kalewa.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Kalewa-Yeu
Burma
Shwegyin
Louis Mountbatten
Kalewa
Flying Bombs Crash On Britain Again
Night bombings against southern England cause damage and casualties as government reports detail the impact of flying bombs. Local areas brace for ongoing attacks and civil defense responses.
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Britain
England
Gov Tod
Seaway Plan Is Rejected by Senate Vote
The Senate refused to add the St. Lawrence seaway project to the postwar rivers and harbors bill in a 56 to 25 vote. President Roosevelt urged action in a telegram released by Senator Aiken who pressed the amendment with Senators Langer and Van denberg.
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Washington
Senate
St. Lawrence Seaway
Roosevelt
Aiken
R-Vi
Aiken and Langer
RND
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Old Actor Dies of Malnutrition After Feeding Cats
Camden New Jersey Harry B Weeks 64 an old time Keith circuit actor died at Cooper hospital from pneumonia caused by malnutrition Neighbors say he used ration points to feed his 20 cats and are now caring for the animals.
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Camden
N. J
Harry B. Weeks
Coope Hospital
Weeks
Nine French Gestapo Members Face Death
Paris report states nine Gestapo members were sentenced to death Tuesday for collaboration with the Germans. Two 20 year olds received life at hard labor. Ringleaders Henri Lafonte and Charles Bony named. Edmond Delahayte died in Fresnes prison hours before the verdict.
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Paris
Gestapo
Henri Lafonte
Charles Bony
Edmond Delahayte
Lafonte
Fresnes
Greek left right hatred spurs lies and accusations
Delayed Athens dispatch reports escalating partisan tension as hatred between Greek left and right fuels lies and accusations. The snippet notes ongoing bitterness with further details continued on Page 2.
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Athens
Greece
U.S. Plans for German War Industry After Victory
A reliable informant reports U S proposals to abolish German war industries and dismantle aviation, with strict controls to prevent future war. Civilian medicine needs would be protected, while textile production would be civilian focused. The plan reportedly falls short of Morgenthau’s harsher postwar economy.
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London
U. S
Germany
John G. Winant
European Advisory Council
Winant
Roosevelt
State Department
Washington
Morgenthau
Safe Conduct For Relief Ships To Channel Isles
German authorities grant safe conduct to relief ships carrying supplies to the Channel Islands London Home Secretary Herbert Morrison said. Between 60 000 and 70 000 people on the German occupied islands lack food and medical supplies. The islands were bypassed when the Allies invaded the continent.
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London
British Channel Islands
Herbert Morrison
Night photo planes help rally battle against Germans
Lieut. Lloyd Verker of La Crosse Wisconsin shot a German vehicle concentration south of the Loire rallying 20 000 troops to surrender. Night reconnaissance by 9th AAF used brilliant lamps and flash bombs to film targets and flood the night sky with light.
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Lieut
Edward Lentscher
Milwaukee
Britain
Harold Edgerton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lloyd Verker
Winnebago Street
la Crosse
Wis
Loire River
Lotus Smith
Butler
William G. McKeon
R. J
Sgt Novacek Reported Dead in World War II Service
Sgt. Raymond C. Novacek 24 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Nova Germany died as announced by the U S War Department He joined service November 3 1941 and trained at Fort Knox Ky He went overseas December 24 1942 landing in North Africa and served in Sicily England France Belgium and Germany He is survived by six sisters Mrs Robert Krajewski Mrs Russell Lackmaster of La Crosse Florence Catherine Janice Lorraine at home and two brothers Donald and Charles at home Solemn requiem mass will be offered at St Josephs Cathedral next Monday at 9 a m with Rt Rev Msgr Peter Pape presiding.
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Raymond C. Novacek
Charles Nova
Germany
U. S. War Department
Novacek
Fort x
N. C
North Africa
Sicily
England
France
Belgium
Robert Krajewski
Russell Lackmaster
la Crosse
Florence
Catherine
Janice
Lorraine
Donald
Charles
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Peter Pape
Will Launch Victory Ship La Crosse Honor Mother Cilley
Mrs Leslie Cilley mother of two navy sons and one in the army will travel from La Crosse to Baltimore by train and spend days in Chicago and Washington as she prepares to sponsor the SS La Crosse Victory on December 18. She was chosen by the Navy Mothers club and will return home December 22.
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Leslie C. Cilley
North 20Th Street
Navy
Baltimore
Cilley
Cilleys
Lord Baltimore
Chicago
Navy Mothers’ Club
la Crosse
Club
Dan Randall
Onalaska
Common Council
Chamber of Commerce
U S Foreign Policy Told of State Department Plan
Edward R. Stettinius Jr and six prospective assistants testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee outlining a liberal forward looking foreign policy and a quick State Department reorganization to back five postwar objectives including swift wartime victory and preventing future German and Japanese aggression.
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Washington
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Congress
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Sen. Clark
D-Mo
MacLeish
America
Russia
Stettinius
Senate
Germany
Japan
United Nations
Bomb raid report from Tokyo on Manchuria event
Tokyo radio reported bombs dropped in a American Superfortress raid over the Manchuria Ukden area, detailing the raid and its location. The broadcast framed the event as part of ongoing air operations in the region.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Ukden
Manchuria
Night time aerial activity over Tokyo area amid quake aftermath
At midnight one or two planes were seen off the mainland and another over the Tokaido district. Around 2 a.m. a plane appeared over Shizuoka, and about 5 a.m. another over the Tokaido area. Shizuoka was hit by last week’s quake and tidal wave. planes may be surveying damage. No fighter interceptions reported.
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Tokaido
Shizuoka Prefecture
Shizuoka
Prisoner of War Report For Lieut Muth Missing Since Oct Raid
Lieut Philip Jag 20 reported missing in action after the October 7 bombing raid over Vienna now cited as a prisoner of war in Germany. Adjutant General’s office in Washington notified Lieut Muth’s parents on November 1 that he was missing while serving as navigator on a Liberator with over 120 combat missions against factories refineries and rail targets in Europe. He enlisted December 9 1942 and trained at Ellington Field Oklahoma City University and Houston.
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Philip Jag 20
Vienna
Austria
Germany
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
Clarence Muth
West Ae South
N. F. Twining
Seema Italy
Muth
Liberator
la Crosse
Lieut
Italy
Marcos
Tex
Army Air Force
Ellington Field
Oklahoma City University
Houston
Europe
Rundell Former Wisconsin Player Killed in Germany
S/Sgt. John Rundell 26 of Madison a former Wisconsin basketball team member was killed in action in Germany. The War Department informed his wife on November 29. He was the son of Acting Dean and Mrs Oliver S Rundell of the university law school.
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Madison
Wis
John Rundell
University of Wisconsin
Germany
War Department
Rundell
Oliver S. Rundell
The
University Law School
Woman Dies After Dress Catches Fire From Ashes
MARSHFIELD Wis Mrs Louise Rienow 77 died in hospital from burns suffered when a pair of ashes she carried from her home ignited her dress. The incident occurred last night as she moved about her residence shortly before admission.
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Marshfield
Wis
Louise Rienow
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Hurtgen
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Normandy
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Reich
Am River
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Rodion Y. Malinovsky
2Nd Ukraine
Red Army
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Malinovsky
Szob
Bratislava
Jenna
Hont
Dregelypalank
Varsany
Balassagyarmat
John A. Parris, JR
Leyte
Comei
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Tokyo
Mariana Islands
Aan
Stephen Barber
Channel Isles
Franklin Banker
Ninth Air Force
Aseséc SK
Verket
Verker
Perrin Field
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Broks Field
Lawson Field
Fort Benning
Will Rogers Field
Oklo
9Th Aaf
Lieut. Verker
Logan High School
Vocational
Service Transfer Company
Arthur Verker
E. J. Pynn
Albert Ruoff
Weston Street
Sgt
L. C. Cilley
Joseph C. Grew
Archibald Yton
James C. Dunn
Julius C. Holmes
Clayton
Chandler
D-Ky
A. W. Cager
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