Mindoro Crisis Deepens as EAM Demands New Greek Government
Greek EAM officials in Athens propose a new government to handle guerrilla demobilization and trial of suspected collaborators, while British talks with EAM slow the civil war. Proposals include withdrawal from Athens Attica, formation of a new regime, and removal of mountaineer units.
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Stephen' Barber
Athens
EAM
National Liberation Front
R M _ Scobie
Firma
Greece
IW M
FAM
CLAS
Srobie
Attica
Greet Mountain Brigade
Ktemf
Gee Scobie
Rhus
Omoma Square
RAF Spitfire
Leonia
Apa
Fate Of Crashing Bomber Crew At Lake Pepin In Doubt
Army board probes yesterday crash of a four engine bomber on Lake Pepin amid snow storm. Rescue teams reached the ice opening but could not locate the crew or plane. Witnesses reported explosions and possible parachutes as the craft sank into about 30 feet of water. Local officials and Truax Field confirmed the bomber's origin and a board of inquiry was dispatched to Pepin to investigate the mishap.
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Lake Pepin
Army Board of Inquiry
Mnst
John W. Johnson
Pepin
O. L. Gross
Anderson
A Re
Sort
Mineral Springs
Minn
Louis Brow
Anthone Falk
Carm Lair
Winn
Wabasha
U. S. Army Engineering
Fountain City
Wis
Madison
Truax Field
French Island
Brice Prairie
CAA
Prairie
CAP
Harvey
la Crosse
C. L. McCall
William W. Shely
Metro-1
Imura
Cabnet
Jr Battle
Kumaki Koiso
Sulu
WPB freezes civilian production to current level
The War Production Board orders all civilian output frozen indefinitely at the present level to deter workers from moving to peacetime jobs while demand remains high for weapons and materials. The measure acts as a hold the line policy, prohibiting increases or relaxation of orders that would raise civilian production.
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Sterling
F. Green Coy
Uv S
Washington
WPB
War Production Board
Nazis Attack Yank Tactics In War Production Debate
A wartime policy debate reveals WW2 home front tactics with WPB plans to boost civilian output. Officials discuss positive demonstrations to justify increases and the spot plan controlling nonwar goods. German news agency DNB claims American troops used civilians and POWs as shields near Dillingen and Hurtgen, with tanks destroyed and soldiers killed.
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Samuel Anderson
Office of Civilian Requirements
DNB. Md
Hurtgen
DNB
U. S
8th Army Seizes Ridge Foothold as Allied Push Advances
Allied forces reported gains on a ridge west of Faenza as British and Canadian troops press the line along the Bologna Rimini highway. The push expands footholds near Celle and Pideur while focusing on heavy weapon supply and civilian production adjustments amid wartime controls.
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8Th Army
Rome
Jaena
Celle
Pideur
Olla
Faenza
Bologna- Rimini
Tangili
Naviglio Canal
Churchill aide clarifies Atlantic Charter lapse in Poland remark
A Churchill aide told the AP that the prime minister spoke from memory and confused the Atlantic Charter with a 1940 British policy statement. The aide said the assertion of changes before the peace conference was a slip, with Eden later noting the error in Parliament.
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Bula
R. M. Scobie
Iei
Greece
Harold Micv
Iun
Statr
Middle East
George Papandreou
Adkrstoon
Newby
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Damaskmos
Athna
Ender
Foreign Affton
Philip Diamounts
Nichola Finnan
Papan
George II
Platina
London
Winston Churchill
Associated Press
Poland
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Eden
Churchills
Foreign Office
Downing sUeet
House of Commons
W K
7th Army Penetrates Bavarian Siegfried Line Pillboxes
U S forces push into Bavaria penetrating the Siegfried line with first pillboxes. German wreckage includes wall artillery and a fresh armored division reinforcing. 1st Army infantry and armor clear pockets west of the Roer river and gain about seven miles along the west bank as bridge over the Roer is destroyed.
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Laurel Bour
Rhine
U. S. 1St Army Infantry
Roer River
West Bank
Roer
Ned Hope
West Shore
Duren
Cologne
Cupie
Linschdown
Bergstein
Berlin
Jxuen
Vostenack-Mon- Ahau
Transocean
Vostenack
Buren
Monahau
Mannweiler
U. S
Mindoro Invasion Claims Create Confusion On Day Of Landing
Reports from Mindanao area say Japanese forces intercepted an American convoy bound for Mindoro and that heavy fighting was underway. Japanese broadcasts claim sinking four transports and damaging several ships while American accounts note limited air activity during the voyage and upon arrival.
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Doro
Wa Mindoro Island
Cnm
Asia
Psperity Genere Aval
Adm
John S. McCain
Luzon
Manila
Mindoro
Daring U.S. Troop Moves Across Pacific Fronts Reported
Descriptions of American carrier actions and landings in the central Philippines follow reports of heavy fighting on multiple fronts. U S troops push through German defenses along a wide Siegfried Line front as 79th division enters near Lauterbourg and Ruhr-crossing zones see renewed bombardments.
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Ensdorfen
Saarlautemn
Sarreguemines
Germany
Alexander M. Patch
79Th
Reich
Lauterbourg
Rhine
Radio Tokyo overstated losses in Philippines wartime claim
A broadcast reported by NBC said Japan admitted army losses of 83 748 and navy losses of 78 in the Philippines since November 1 while claiming half a million American deaths, though these totals were not confirmed by the Allies.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
NBC
Philippines
Navy
Finland’s WWI debt payment rejected by United States
Finland offered $235 444 to settle its World War I debt but the United States did not accept. The State Department indicated no objection to receiving the payment, while a new policy remained unclear to the Treasury. No money changed hands and the situation awaits further discussion.
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Washington
Finland
United States
State Department
dJipart
Finlands
Fins
Treasury
End of coconut grove fight nears in Ormoc front
Battle north of Ormoc on Leyte nears ending after three days of fierce combat. Japanese defenses behind concrete blocks and coconut groves faced heavy artillery and relentless U.S. bombardment as Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce’s forces push to drive them from the area near Valencia.
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AL Doering
Leyte
Coconut Grove
Ormoc
Valencia
Andrew D. Bruce
Roy L Burner
Palo Alto
Calif
Syestet
Social Security Tax Freeze Bill Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt reluctantly signed a bill keeping social security taxes at one percent for another year. He urged Congress to pursue a comprehensive plan to broaden and improve the social security system. The tax remains one percent on payrolls and wages, avoiding an automatic rise to two percent on January 1.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
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