Churchill stands firm on Greece and Italy policy
Washington said it is pleased with the new Italian government after talks with Rome officials. Churchill defended Britain's Greece and Italy policy in Parliament, noting British casualties in Greece and signaling possible further remarks to the nation. He refused to modify the king’s regime stance until military conditions improve.
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Churchill
Italy
Washington
State Department
London
United States
Rome
Britain
Greece
Athens
Carlo Sforza
Victor Emanuele
Vittorio
Sforza
Berle
Adolf Berle, Jr
Daniel Kirkwood
Kirkwood
Seymour Cocks
Laborite
Japanese Bomber Command Ripples Hit Nagoya Factory
Allied records describe B 29 raids on Nagoya Mitsubishi Hatsudoki plant with direct hits in machine shops and assembly areas. Photos show widespread damage and pillars of smoke as crews report devastation while Tokyo radio acknowledges growing severity of the raids.
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Thailand
Rangoon
Burma
21St Bomber Command
Mitsubishi
Hatsudoki
Nagoya
Bon
Tokyo
War Department
Ses
Tcrambling
Thomas Kuenang
New Bremen
Ohio
Haywood Hansell
Wedgehey
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Washington
Smpire
Tokyo Radiowever
Masatsugu Suzuki
Nippon
Senate panel approves MacLeish and four state picks
The Senate foreign relations committee indicated approval of Archibald MacLeish and five state department appointments after Sen. Guffey shifted his vote to create an 11 to 9 edge for MacLeish. Absent members were expected to vote later, and a record vote was narrowly avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Archibald MacLeish
State Department
Guffey
D-Pa
Connally
D-Tex
Pennsylvania
MacLeish
Wagner
D-Ny
Nye
R-Nd
Glass
D-Va
Pepe
D-Fia
la Follette
Progis
Murray
D-Mont
Joseph C. Grew
W. L. Clayton
Nelson Rockefeller
James C. Dunn
Julius Holmes
Clark
Missouri
Librarian of Congress
Pepper
D-Fla
Involvee
Dunn
Hiram Johnson
Calif
Claude Bowers
Spain
Fierce Fighting Drives Japanese From Ormoc Corridor
Gen Douglas MacArthur reported extraordinarily heavy Japanese losses in the mountains east of Ormoc as American forces press the south end of the Ormoc corridor. U S troops from the 77th and 32nd divisions consolidates positions while Jap reinforcements struggle along a treacherous road from Palompon.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Tth
77Th Division
Yamashita
32Nd Division
Palompon
French Civilians Urge Evacuation From Lorient and St Nazaire
Major General Harry J. Maloney faces a French clamor in Lorient and St Nazaire as infantry and artillery press 50,000 Germans and civilians endure shelling. French civil committees beg leniency and evacuation proposals spread through the occupied ports amid food shortages and risks of civilian deaths.
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Lorient
St. Nazaire
France
AEF
Harry J. Maloney
Nazaire
Maloney
Schmitt
Lorient — Nazaire
Japs Report Wiping Out Allied Force
A Japanese news agency report claims a surprise attack near western Guinea on December 8 wiped out Allied positions. Domei said Allied casualties included many Australians with ten Japanese fatalities reported.
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Associated Press
Dotoday
Megs
Guinea
Ctor
Mar
Domei
Local Weather Forecast for Friday
Fair and warmer conditions expected with a low around 20 and high near 35 degrees. The forecast notes a sunny period with rising temperatures into the afternoon and no precipitation anticipated.
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Geners
Tokyo claims U S cruisers set afire by kamikaze planes
Tokyo reported two heavy U S cruisers were set afire by kamikaze planes after the appearance of American warships in Philippine inland waters. The claim, uncorroborated by Allied sources, suggests a Japanese testing of enemy dispositions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Tokyo
Plan Resumption Of Anti-Trust Suits
Newark reports that two major anti trust cases halted during war will resume with Roosevelt's approval. A federal grand jury indictment against E I du Pont de Nemours company and Rohm and Haas was reinstated to the Newark federal court and a civil suit against Bendix Aviation is to be restored, with hearings set for next Monday.
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Newark
N. J
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
U. S
Thorn Lord
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Rohm & Haas Company
Philadelphia
Newark Federal Court
Lord Said
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Senate approves revival of federal crop insurance
The Senate passed legislation reviving federal crop insurance after rejecting an amendment to permit Fed member banks to absorb exchange and collection items overhead expenses. The measure, urged by Senator Maybanks, moves back to the House for reconciliation on Senate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Federal Reserve System
Maybanks
House
Urge Farmers To Buy Bonds In La Crosse County
A La Crosse county war finance committee urged farmers to buy E bonds to meet Sixth War Loan quotas. The drive noted rural areas lagged and buying bonds would help fund the war and speed relatives' return from duty. La Crosse sales reached 619,333 dollars, 55 percent of the 1,119,000 dollar target.
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la Crosse County
County War Finance Organization
Bound Over For Trial In Slaying Of Wife
James O'Keefe 43, a Schofield factory worker, was bound over to the circuit court for trial on first degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of his wife Minnie during a November 19 domestic quarrel at their home. He pleaded innocent and was held without bail after district attorney testimony that O'Keefe admitted firing the shot but claimed he thought the gun was unloaded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
James O'Keefe
Schofield
Minnie
Frank P. Regner
O'Keefe
Frank Loeffler
Cattle Breeder William Erbach Dies in Wisconsin
William L. Erbach an Athens banker cattle breeder and manufacturer died Thursday at a Wausau hospital at age 86. He was internationally known for Guernsey cattle and had ties to the farming and business communities in Wisconsin.
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Wausau
Wis
William Ll. Erbach
Athens
Guernsey
Launching of the USS La Crosse Victory Delayed
The USS La Crosse Victory launching at Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards in Baltimore Maryland is postponed to Wednesday. The original ceremony date was next Monday. Mr and Mrs L C Cilley left for Baltimore to attend and Mrs Cilley will christen the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Fairfield
Baltimore
L. C. Cilley
Believe ELAS Force Ends Truce in Athens
In New York the declared truce in Athens collapsed midafternoon as ELAS forces shelled British headquarters at the Grand Bazaar hotel. Guthrie Janssen reported from the Greek capital.
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New York
Athens
ELAS
Grand Breaze Hotel
Guthrie Janssen
Athens quiets as ELAS drive stalls in 12 day turmoil
In Athens the ELAS forces engagement eased with sporadic bursts and the heaviest fighting receding. British leaders said the dangerous phase had passed though civilians were banned from streets except noon to 2 pm. Allied troops and Greek forces maintained control over central Athens and nearby Piraeus areas.
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Athens
ELAS
National Liberation Front
Mountain Brigade
Piraeus
Greece
U.S. War Casualty Totals Update Amid World War II Losses
Secretary of War Stimson announced new World War II casualty figures through November 28, totaling 562,368 for all U S armed services. Navy fatalities rose to 30,029 with 34,503 wounded and 9,493 missing, while Army counts show 92,135 killed and 272,351 wounded. Italy ground forces casualties rose 16,255 since Sept. 25.
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Stimson
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Italy
Salerno
Break Up Nazi Try For Base In Greenland
Four U S coast guard cutters battled Nazi effort to set bases in Greenland in Arctic waters. One armed trawler sunk another captured and a third abandoned. 686 prisoners taken and a radio station destroyed. Externsteine captured after a sea chase. Eastwind and Southwind landed troops on Koldewey island rescuing gear and officers.
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Greenland
Coast Guard
Washington
Arctic
Northland
Fastwind
Eastwind
Charles W. Thomas
Long Beach
Calif
Tihe Koldewey Island
North Pole
R. W. Butcher
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Storis
Navy
Boston
Frontline advances and actions of Allied armies on the Western Front Today
The report outlines Allied operations across the Western Front with multiple U S units advancing toward key targets. The 9th and 1st Armies push toward Julich and Roer headwaters while the 3rd and 4th Armies widen wedges near Saarlautern and Saar basin. French forces face slow progress near Colmar.
Eisenhower Presents Legion of Merit to Air Marshal Douglas
Gen Eisenhower visited London to present the Legion of Merit to British Air Force Marshal Douglas. Douglas oversaw integrating all British and United States air force units in the Middle East. The award equals the American Distinguished Service Medal.
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Lonlon
Eisenhower
London
Douglas
Middle East
Actress Lupe Velez Found Dead in Beverly Hills
The coroner reported Lupe Velez 34 was found dead at her Beverly Hills home from an apparent sleeping powder overdose. A note was found beside her body as police and physicians prepared an autopsy to determine the cause.
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Los Angeles
Lupe Velez
Beverly Hills
Frank Nance
Miss Velez
Harold Ramond
Johnny Tarzan Weismueller
Lupe
Robbery Report Near Nash-Kelvinator Plant
Frank Garrot of Kenosha said he was slugged and robbed of 639 dollars in cash and 150 war bonds while walking to his work at Nash Kelvinator. He described hearing footsteps, turning to see a man strike him, and then wrestling as a car pulled up and another man assisted in pinning him before fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha Wis
Frank Garrot
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Garrot
Leaf Tobacco Shortage Bites into Cigarette Production
S. Clay Williams of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. told a senate committee that a leaf tobacco shortage limits output and could allow a 25 percent rise in cigarette production if aged tobacco were available. The hearing continued into its second day amid discouraging statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
S. Clay Williams
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Senate
Lowered Draft Age Not Planned Stimson Says
Washington secretary Stimson stated the War Department has no plans to seek lowering the maximum selective service age from 18. He indicated no request is contemplated at this time.
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Stimson
Washington
War Department
Red Artillery Strikes Near Budapest as Soviets Push East
Soviet siege guns bombarded Budapest suburbs Ujpest Rakospalota Kispet while armored columns advance seven miles north and 10 miles east. Kisalag and Isaszeg captured, threatening Pest and widening toward Bratislava and Austria. Luftwaffe battles continue as minefields delay advances.
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Moscow
Budapest
Ujpest
Rakospalota
Kispet
Pest
Danube
Kisalag
Isaszeg
Rodion Malinovsky
2Nd Ukraine
Bratislava
Austria
Izvestia
Vienna
Red Army
Sevastopol
Luftwaffe
Yankees Close On Cologne as Roer Push Reaches 20 Miles
Allied forces report the 1st and 9th armies have carved a 14 mile corridor along the Roer from Linnich to near Duren, putting them within about 20 miles of Cologne. In the north the 9th army seized Vichhofen near Ju lich, while the 83rd division advanced toward Gurzenich and Duren outskirts.
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Sarregue
Reich
Saarbrucken
Thunderbird
7Th Army
Germany
5Th Armored
Gey
Roer
Duren
104Th
Schophofen
Dillingen
Saar River
Saarlautern
Paris
Linnich
Supreme Headquarters
Cologne
Kesternich
Rhine
Rollegbroich
Bickerath
Simmerath
Monschau
Gurzenich
Ninth Army
Inde
Vichhofen
Julich
Hurtgen
Robert C. Macon
U. S. 3Rd Army
Endorf
Siegfried Dent
Dillengen
Saarland
Habkirchen
Maginot Line
Bitche
Kappelenhof
Palatinate
Zweibrucken
Seitz
Karlsruhe
London
7Th
Schophoven
Mariaweiler
Derichsweiler
Get
Erft
Eifel Range
Dismisses Suit Over Slaying Of Youth In Wisconsin
Circuit Judge Gerald J. Boileau dismissed a $4,000 damage suit by Milwaukee mother Charlotte Cadwell against Marathon County Sheriff R. J. Dudley over the 1943 fatal shooting of her 16 year old son Robert. The boy, a fugitive from the state industrial school for boys, was killed by a round from Officer Frank E. Ninon’s revolver during a pursuit. The court ruled posse members are not deputized officers and found no evidence of sheriff negligence in the escape.
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Sheriff's Posse
Frank G. Loeffler
A. W. Burek
Marathon County
Young Cadwell
Nonow
Boileau
Posse Comitatus
Girl Killed By Car in Superior Street Crash
Superior, Wis. Bar bara Pederson 18 was killed and Mrs. James P. O'Brien 24 injured critically when struck by an automobile on a Superior street Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Wis
Barbara Pederson
James P. O'Brien
Milwaukee man sentenced for wife assault
Thomas Leonard, 36, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Arold F. Murphy to one to three years in state prison for assaulting his wife Irene Leonard, 33, with intent to do great bodily harm. Mrs. Leonard suffered cuts on the chin and neck from a knife attack.
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Milwaukee
Thomas Leonard
Arold F. Murphy
Irene
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