Hundred Bombers Hit Nagoya In Third Raid Of Day
100 B 29 Superforts attacked Nagoya for the third time today in a large force. The US War Department said the raid targeted the Mitsubishi and Hatsudoki plants near Nagoya Castle. Japanese reports claimed limited damage as ground fire took a toll on the enemy planes.
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21St Bomber Command
Navy
U. S. War Department
Nagoya
Nagoya Castle
Kokuki
Gen
Hansell
Hatsudoki
ELAS Troops Move on EDES Positions in Greece
ELAS forces of 15 000 to 20 000 were poised to advance into territory held by Gen. Napoleon Zervas EDES in Epirus. Zervas claimed Albanians among the attackers as he warned of an Edester evacuation of 3 000 ELAS prisoners by sea. British officials noted ongoing operations at Piraeus as laborers and applicants aided unloading efforts amid tense conditions.
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Ethens
ELAS
Guerriles
Napoleon Zervas
Edes
Greece
Zervas
Epirus
Yanina
Edester
R. M. Scobie
Piraeus
Union
Bioff and Browne Ordered Released From Prison
Federal Judge John C. Knox orders the release of William Bioff and Browne from prison after granting their applications for release. Bioff, serving ten year sentences, and Browne, with a ten thousand dollar fine, had testified for the government in a high profile extortion case connected to the motion picture industry. The ruling notes their cooperation undermined the prosecution’s case and that the government faced no opposition to the motions. Release to be effected once warrants reach the warden at Stone prison in Minnesota.
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Brew York
John C. Knox
William Bioff
Knox
Browne
Stone, Minn
Japanese Admiral Death Reported In Tokyo Broadcast
The Associated Press reports the death of a Japanese admiral, with Domei broadcasting that Rear Admiral Tomojiro Kaneoka is the casualty. Details of the loss remain unclear from the May 1 report.
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Ake
Domei News
Tomojiro Kaneoka
Weather glimpse and cold snap forecast
Snow flurries tonight and colder conditions with a low around five degrees. Saturday will be generally fair with a high near eighteen degrees.
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Geevasion
Keep On The Job Urged As War Effort Essential
President Roosevelt urged Americans to remain on the job to sustain steady war production for the fighting fronts. He noted progress on the 1946 budget and downplayed fears of a prolonged conflict, saying details depend on future events and not a fixed timetable. He also said no firm plans for another Roosevelt Churchill Stalin meeting were set, calling any timing highly speculative.
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Belgium
Roosevelt
Close Pincers On Leyte Isle
Allied forces tightened their grip on northwest Leyte as Mindoro air bases support strikes against Luzon and other targets. Mindoro planes downed 11 of 29 enemy raiders. crews reported less resistance on Leyte and light activity on other fronts.
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Leyte Isle
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Mindoro
Manila
Ormoc
10Th
24Th
Palompon
British Draft Quota Raised by 250000
London report says the British will draft 250000 more men for the army in the coming months than previously planned, announced by Prime Minister Churchill's office.
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London
Churchill
Japanese planes reportedly sink Allied submarine
The Japanese Comiai news agency reported today that Nipponese planes sank an Allied submarine in the western Pacific. The broadcast had no Allied confirmation.
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Comei
Pacific
Main German Drive Blunted in Belgium and Luxembourg
The German high command claimed their spearhead advanced to the west and crossed the Ourthe river with bridgeheads west of Verbomont on the Liege Bastogne highway. It said allied attacks in southern Belgium were smashed and St Vith fell. Berlin reported 25,000 prisoners and that forces pulled from other fronts to face the northern threat.
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London
Ourthe River
Ourthe
Verbomont
Liege- Bastogne
Belgium
St. Vith
Luxembourg
Berlin
3Rd Army
Saar
Ensdorf
Saarlautern
Stavelot
Hogemont
Liege
Clervaux
Wiltz
Belgians Fear Nazi Advance In Occupied Belgium
Belgians in American occupied Belgium fear a German advance as troop movements toward the front disrupt daily life. Civilians watch convoys with anxious questions while soldiers ride to battle with grim faces. Refugees crowd roads as weather hampers Allied air power and shops close amid bombardment and damaged columns.
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Belgium
Allied Leaders Call For Crushing Defeat Of German Offense
Eisenhower urged all Allied armies to destroy the German push as 40 miles penetrated Belgium and Von Rundstedt's attack slowed to a crawl. Allied reports say St Vith held, dramatic tank battles raged, and new thrusts formed south of Luxembourg while allied forces halted advances along the Ambleve.
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Paris
Belgium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Associated Press
1St Army
Aachen
St. Vith
Mans
Karl von Rundstedt
Eisenhower
Von
Luxembourg
France
3Rd Army
Thionville
Ambleve
Bulge
Red Offensive In The North Reported By Berlin Radio
The Berlin radio stated the Russians launched a new attack in the northern sector south of Saldus against the Germans. Twenty seven divisions advanced on a 22 mile front aided by tanks and preceded by a heavy artillery barrage of about 170000 shells in 90 minutes, as described by Ernst von Hammer.
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London
Berlin
Saldus
Frauenburg
Riga
Baltic
Ernst von Hammer
Plane Hits Snowbank Shakes Wisconsin Pilot
Brig. Gen. Vincent J. Meloy reported that two separate accidents damaged single motor Army planes at Truax Field in Madison with minor injuries. Lieut. Lloyd G. Parkett escaped injury after a forced landing near Whitewater. WASP Mary B. Ahlstrom and Lieut. Richard A. Chapman were shaken when their Truax landing left the runway and struck a snowbank.
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Madison Wis
Vincent J. Meloy
Truax Field
Madison
Lloyd G. Parkett
Romulus Midh
Army Air Base
Whitewater
Richard A. Chapman
Napier Field
Douthan
Ala
Mary B. Ahlstrom
R. V. Ahlstrom
la Crosse
Wis
Belgians urged to give up holidays for war effort
London report that the Belgian government appealed to war workers to cancel Christmas and New York holidays and to work "for the war above all" as Brussels radio urged total mobilization.
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London
New York
Brussels
Roosevelt Says Atlantic Charter Objectives Remain Valid
President Roosevelt argued the Atlantic Charter objectives are as valid now as in 1941 and remain influential though not formal. He drew a parallel with Wilson's 14 points, noting some aims never fully achieved but still worth pursuing as steps toward a better world.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Amoy
Wilson
German Spies Getting Into Yankee Lines
German operatives in U S army uniforms were spotted near St Vith Belgium Dec 21 A jeep carried a captain and three privates who questioned Capt Fordyce Gorham of Coudersport Pa about tanks and crossings Gorham noted the uniforms and field gear but gave the standard wary reply as the group claimed to seek tanks and mentioned Patton’s breakthrough before the scene ended with the line See German spies Page 2
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Stavelot
Belgium
Uncle Sam
Fordyce Gorham
Coudersport
Gorham
Blank Corps
Patton
Truck Victim Dies Instantly Onalaska Man Killed
55 year old John Beach Aldrich of Onalaska died after being struck by a Ford on highway 53 near the Northwestern railroad depot in Onalaska. He suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Funeral services are scheduled Sunday at Fossum Funeral Home and Onalaska Methodist Church with burial in Onalaska Cemetery.
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John Beach Aldrich
Onalaska
North Western Railroad
Aldrich
G. D. Reay
Reay
Ivan Wright
Highway Police
Fred Crosby
Vern Dale
Fossum
Onalaska Methodist Church
Stephen Lambright
Onalaska Cemetery
Five Women Overcome Panic as Music Quells Alarm at Plant
In Racine Wisconsin Boris Bobroff Teleoptic secretary treasurer said a mild panic by 78 women workers followed five collapse from exhaust gas from degreasing machines. Music over loudspeakers was played to calm workers and revive those affected by the fumes.
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Racine
Wis
Boris Bobroff
Teleoptic
Bobroff
Kenosha Driver Survives After Skidding Car Crash
John Hannah 34 of Kenosha dies from injuries after a car skidded on ice and hit a tree. Constance Rhey 21 suffers a fractured skull. Henry Hannes 28, the driver, escapes injury.
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Kenosha
Wis
John Hannah
Constance Rhey
Henry Hannes
Plan Rebroadcast Of Pope's Christmas Message
Vatican radio will rebroadcast Pope Pius XII's Christmas Eve message at 11 15 a m CWT on Sunday December 24, four hours after his Italian address. The Rome announcement noted the plan.
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Associated Press
Pius XII
Vatican Radio
Rome
Cold Weather To Persist Across Upper Mississippi Valley
Meteorologist A D Sanial warns the cold will persist through the weekend with no break in the upper Mississippi valley. Saturday low near eight above zero. Thursday high eight above, midnight low zero, then seven above by 7 am Saturday and 12 above at 11 am. West Salem at five below zero. light snow began Friday morning with about half an inch expected.
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Mississippi Valley
A. D. Sanial
Sanial
West Salem
Record cold grips eastern states with subzero readings
Frigid conditions swept the eastern United States causing subzero lows from Maine to New York and the Great Lakes region. Cities reported temperatures from minus 25 in Pa to single digits below zero in Chicago and Ohio as Minnesota and the Dakotas showed slight relief before a new cold push.
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New England
Midwest
Central States
Chicago Weather Bureau
Kylertown
Appalachian
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Canada
Fort Wayne
Ind
Toledo
Columbus
Chicago
Minnesota
Dakotas
Bemidji
Minn
Duluth
Plains
Texas
Dallas
Little Rock
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
California
Los Angeles
Stevens Point Man Killed as Car Hits Pedestrian
Frank Konapacki, 61, died after being struck by a car while crossing a Stevens Point street Thursday night. It marked the citys second traffic fatality of December, ending a year with a perfect 11 month safety record.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Frank Konapacki
City Ice Rinks Open As Park Dept Reports Readiness
The La Crosse park department announced Friday that ice skating rinks at Hood, West Avenue, Hagar, Roosevelt, Copeland, and the Lagoon are ready for use.
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la Crosse Park
Hood, West Avenue
Hagar, Roosevelt, Copeland
the Lagoon
Hotel Company President Dies in La Crosse
Mrs. Calvin W. Baker 73 president and treasurer of the Northern Hotel Company died Friday in a local hospital after a new illness. Born January 19 1871 in Fond du Lac she lived in La Crosse 60 years. Survived by three daughters, two grandchildren a sister and several relatives. Funeral Sunday 3 p m at the Baker residence with Rev. F W Hyslop officiating. burial Oak Grove cemetery.
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Calvin W. Baker
West Avenue
la Crosse
Baker
Fondau Et Wis
Heriece
Horace J. McDonald
Workers at Globe Steel Resume After Bonus Dispute
In Milwaukee Globe Steel Tube Co workers resumed production after a two day walkout over a reduced Christmas bonus. About 800 employees, members of federal union 18499 AFL, voted to submit the grievance to arbitration. The plant produces war materiel.
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Milwaukee
Globe Steel Tube Co
Federal Labor Union 18499
AFL
Thunderbolt pilots destroy vehicles and rail targets in northern Italy
U S 12th Air Force Thunderbolt pilots reported destroying 20 locomotives 10 railroad cars and 37 vehicles in German occupied northern Italy on Friday They also cut 21 railway tracks in the Treviso Udine area and two more on the Brenner pass line drawing Allied air action over the region.
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Rome
Thunderbolt
U. S
12Th Air Force
Italy
Treviso
Udine
Brenner Pass
Yanks Demand Rapid Response to Flying Hazardous Devices
Amid Allied operations with the American 9th Army, soldiers urge rapid deployment of flying hazardous devices to hit German targets. The piece notes V rockets like V1 and V2 threaten London and Ruhr industrial centers, with winter weather aiding Allied air power and calls for intensified pressure on Nazi targets.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
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