Meats and Vegetables Return to Ration List
Washington reports virtually all point free meats and vegetables will return to the ration list by year’s start. The OPA plans to announce the move next week with new point values effective March. The decision follows OPA favored by wartime distribution aims and can affect beef veal lamb pork and major canned vegetables.
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Washington
James
Pre
OPA
WFA
Europe
S. Ze Agency
Cold Weather Spell Breaks Across East United States
Severe cold snap in the eastern states moderated by yesterday and normal temperatures were reported across much of the nation by Saturday night. Forecasts for Christmas predicted light snow in most areas except the South and the Pacific coast. a narrow belt from northeast Colorado to Michigan saw one to two inches of snow.
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Weather Bureau
United States
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinois
Michigan
Debt projections loom as wartime borrowings rise
Fiscal experts reviewed a potential national debt of 300 billion dollars and warned of the challenge to government solvency and the economy. They expect Roosevelt's upcoming budget to push debt higher, noting postwar costs and possible deflation risks, while doubting any return to a slim 20 to 30 billion debt in coming generations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Crack Down On Firms Defying Manpower Rules
Washington bans horse and dog racing and withholds materials fuel and transportation from noncompliant firms as the government tightens manpower rules. Byrnes orders stronger enforcement and review of professional athletes' service eligibility to speed war production.
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Washington
Byrnes
War Manpower Commission
WMC
War Production Board
Manpower Commission
WPB
1500 U S Airmen Interred by Swiss During War
Washington reports about 1500 United States airmen interned by Switzerland up to October 1 during bombing missions over Germany. The Swiss legation says the total number of refugees of all nationalities admitted to Switzerland was about 95 000 on that date. The airmen were among roughly 4900 military internees.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Switzerland
Weather Skids Across Montana With Record Lows
The temperature plunged to 58 degrees below zero in parts of Montana today with readings including Helena 26 below Belgrade 27 below Drummond 32 below SULTTE City 10 below Custer 22 below and Great Falls 2 above.
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Telena
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Great Falls
Weather Outlook Sunday With Light Snow Possible
The local forecast calls for mostly any Sunday with possible light snow light snowfall in the afternoon. Highs near 18 degrees. Temperatures should remain chilly with a risk of lingering flurries into the evening.
Ten seriously hurt in bus and truck crash at Linville
Hemmed by bad weather on U S route 40 in Linville near Hebron Ohio ten bus passengers were seriously injured in a collision between a bus and a truck. Sheriff William McElroy of Licking county reported the details Saturday night.
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William McElroy
Licking County
Fewer Truck Trailers Planned For 1945
Washington reports the War Production Board announced that manufacturers may produce 21 486 truck trailers in 1945, about 7 500 fewer than authorized for 1944.
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Washington
War Production Board
Fort Riley officers recount Japanese taunts in Burma
Lieut. Col. E. D. Still of Ogden recalls a Marauders veteran tale from Burma. Japanese soldiers supposedly taunted Americans with insults to draw out positions, and one incident involved a claim that Eleanor eats K rations.
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Burma
Babe Ruth
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Fredericksburg Names Street Nimitz Parkway
Fredericksburg honors Admiral Chester W. Nimitz by naming its newest street Nimitz Parkway. The 100 foot wide road runs through the courthouse park, linking city streets and landmarks.
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Woman Admits Hurling Infant From Window
Los Angeles police say Marian Johnson, 26, told officers she threw her three week old baby from a downtown building window after stating the child looked like her husband. Johnson is jailed on murder suspicion after the infant died Friday from injuries.
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Los Angeles
Thad Brown
Homicide Bureau
Marian Johnson
War-Conscious Trixie Brings Home Sugar Stamp
Salt Lake City story about Trixie the cocker spaniel of the Herbert W. Singleton family. The dog, sensing wartime limits, trots home with a ration stamp good for 10 pounds of sugar. The report notes her awareness of contributing to war economies.
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Utah
Trixie
Herbert W. Singleton
One Dead in Fort Ord Bus Crash at Salinas California
A bus crash at Fort Ord near Salinas California left one soldier dead and 42 injured. Initial reports say five may die and 37 people were hurt as the bus skidded and toppled over an embankment late last night.
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Salinas
Calif
Fort Ord
No Editions On Christmas Day Announcement
The La Crosse Tribune announces there will be no editions published on Christmas Day. Readers are advised to check next day for the usual newspaper content and schedules.
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la Crosse Tribune
Red Army advances near Vienna threaten the Danube frontier
Moscow said Red army forces pushed westward above the Danube in Hungary gaining up to 16 miles and approaching within 100 miles of Vienna and 72 of Bratislava. Soviet communique noted heavy fighting around Budapest and a river crossing reaching the Ipoly confluence with the Danube. The German press claimed a counterattack while acknowledging Ipoly River crossings farther west.
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Danube
Hungary
Vienna
Bratislava
Moscow
Budapest
Ipoly
DNB
Hron
Berlin
Liberators Strike Clark Field and Pacify Ormoc Corridor
U S reports a daylight Liberator raid on Clark Field near Manila destroying most of about 100 grounded Japanese planes. Allied forces cleared Japanese in Leyte’s Ormoc corridor with U S claims of heavy enemy losses and ongoing push toward the last base remnants.
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Philippines
Clark Field
Manila
U. S
Leyte
Philippine
Army
Yank Soldiers Hid Gasoline and Goods for Black Market
Thousands of gallons of American gasoline meant for Allied use in France are hijacked daily and sold on the black market along with cigarettes and PX supplies. American soldiers are involved, hundreds arrested, and French authorities promise stricter prosecutions. A Detention Barracks in Paris reports 1,308 Americans under arrest, with many charged with misappropriation, while a train of cigarettes and goods sold by two battalions netted over $200,000 in money orders sent home.
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Belgium
Luxembourg
Col. E. G. Ruhrmaster
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Chicago
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Buhrmaster
France
Hungarian National Assembly Elected in liberated Hungary
Moscow announced that a provisional Hungarian national assembly of 230 members was elected in liberated territory. It urged Hungarians to reject Hitler's Germany and join the United Nations. Bela Zed was named president with Kalman Santo and Dr. Sandor Yuhadnagy as vice presidents.
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Moscow
United Nations
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Germany
United N
Ferenc Szalasi
Budapest
Sopron
Bela Zed
Juridical Academy
Miskolc
Kalman Santo
Deorecen University
Sandor Yuhadnagy
Reform Church
Hungary
Moscow Radio
Spare That Tree
The Portland municipal court’s missing Christmas tree was found at the city dump by the detective bureau. Jail trusties, unaware it was bought for the court’s annual party, threw it into a rubbish truck.
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Portland
Ore
Detective Bureau
La Crosse Churches Set Multiple Christmas Services
La Crosse churches plan festive Christmas programs with children pageants choir songs and sermons. Catholic parishes schedule midnight and early masses with several churches featuring three Masses for the feast. Calvary Baptist and Seventh Street Baptist hold early Sunday evangelistic and sermon services.
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St. Rose Convent
St. Raphael's Chapel
St. Francis ‘Hospital
St. Michael's
Tigyaing Occupied By British Troops
Southeast Asia Command announces Tigyaing in northern Burma 42 miles down the Irrawaddy from Katha and 125 miles from Mandalay has been occupied by the 36th British division. Front dispatches say Japanese withdrawal appears underway to defend Mandalay. Chinese advances east of the Irrawaddy cut the Bhamo Namhkam road near Namhkam and the Burma Road. Kwazon village at Kalapanzin and Mayu rivers junction is now in British hands.
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Permit Chaplains To Be Rear Admirals
President Roosevelt signed legislation allowing the chief of Navy chaplains to be promoted to rear admiral. The measure grants senior rank to the Navy chaplain corps chief, expanding ceremonial and leadership duties within the service.
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Washington
Fresh British Troops Landed Near Piraeus
In Greece, ELAS forces reportedly surged against a right wing guerilla bastion in the northwest and battles raged north of Piraeus as British Indian troops landed with naval gun support and Beaufighter rocket fire. The conflict follows ELAS responses to a cease-fire ultimatum.
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Athens
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Greece
Piraeus
Ioannina
Colonel Downs 5 Nazi Planes Shatters Aerial Record
Col Dave Schilling, commander of an ace fighter group in Europe, becomes top European theater ace by adding five German planes to his total 342 with 24 percent in the air and 10 on the ground. He led a squadron into a brutal dogfight against 250 Messerschmitts and Focke Wulfs, downing 35. Schilling, 26, from Traverse City Michigan, is mentored by Col Hubert Zemke of Missoula Montana, who was captured in Germany two months ago. The previous record was 31 planes held by Lieut Col Francis Gabreski of Oil City Pennsylvania, now also a prisoner.
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London
Dave Schilling
Europe
Traverse City, Mich
Messerschmitts
New Nazi Sixth Column Behind Allied Lines Reported
A delayed wartime bulletin describes a sixth Nazi column of assassins and saboteurs trained to speak English with American or British accents and dressed in Allied uniforms. The unit, tested near Berlin, purportedly infiltrated Belgian towns with jeeps, cars, tanks, and acid projectiles.
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Belgium
United States
Britain
Berlin
Mighty Aerial Armada Strikes German Forces Fronts
Allied relief columns push through Luxembourg and Belgium to hit the German penetration near Libramont and Sedan. More than 4,500 Allied sorties targeted invasion columns while heavy bombers attacked rear bases and rail hubs as Americans and British air forces harassed German armor and supported counterattacks.
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Luxembourg
Belgium
Libramont
Sedan
Allied
Arion
Stavelot
Malmedy
St. Vith
Vielsalm
Shaef
Marche
Namur
Germany
Rhine
Pre-Christmas Death Toll Reaches 28 Across Nation
A Saturday night tally reports 28 deaths nationwide as weekend travelers face restrained activity in wartime. The 11 hour count shows 14 traffic fatalities, eight from fires, and six from other causes. The National Safety Council estimates at least 275 more traffic deaths over the three day period ending Monday.
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Associated Press
United States
National Safety Council
Monay
Roosevelt Signs Law Against Political Statements
President Roosevelt signed Saturday night legislation to bar publishing or distributing political statements about federal candidates unless the person responsible is named by the state. The measure targets campaign materials and seeks to curb improper political messaging.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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