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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1944
Page
1
Japanese sources claim a massive Allied convoy lands at Mindoro, signaling a new stage in Pacific operations. The Associated Press notes heightened Allied activity and naval movements near the Philippine island amid ongoing battles.
A Tokyo radio report claims a large American convoy broke through Philippine water passages despite three days of Japanese air attacks. MacArthur orders military police to arrest locals aiding the enemy. Fleet actions and seizures of Montgomery Ward offices unfold in Chicago as the war expands.
Chinese troops backed by American air support capture Wanmg and Mengmac in Yunnan province as they push toward the Burma frontier. The towns of Tuka and Wanting lie nearby, with ongoing combat in the region and Chinese forces gaining ground against Japanese-held positions.
Fragment reveals a weather notice predicting snow flurries and a drop in temperatures tonight into Sunday with lows near 18 and a high around 22. It also contains a wartime exhortation about not burning paper in celebration of a victory.
An eastern Philippine convoy faced aerial activity as Japanese planes appeared overhead while approaching Mindoro. Earlier reports indicated continued Japanese presence near the island, with naval operations continuing in the area.
Southeast Asia command reports Chinese forces probing Japanese positions south of Namhkam with American air support after capturing Loiwing and Paghkan. Loiwing housed a Chinese American airplane factory before Burma fell in 1942.
King George II of Greece announced Archbishop Damaskinos as regent in a royal proclamation. The move comes amid political uncertainty and guards Greece's constitutional line of succession during the royal crisis in Europe.
American 1st Infantry Division, worn by months of fighting, halted von Rundstedt’s drive by Butgenbach Belgium. They fought hand to hand, wiped out German tanks, and held the northern hinge as the 12th SS, Heinrich Himmler’s elite unit, moved toward Spa and Liege.
German forces launch a heavy attack aimed at Bastogne using three divisions to close the corridor. Two divisions attack from the west and one from the east while on other fronts sporadic fighting continues and commander Rundstedt remains guarded on next moves. US units report patrol activity from Lindern to Schmidt south of Duren.
King George II approves a regency with Archbishop Damaskinos likely to take the oath tomorrow. The plan aims to form a new government and end the civil war as ELAS offers arbitration to Churchill. Zervas forces retreat to Corfu. ELAS and police clash over prisoner treatment amid a British Greek assault on eastern Athens suburbs.
The United States vows the strongest protest through Swiss authorities over the killing by German forces of most of about 130 American prisoners. About 15 of the captives survived after being stripped of equipment, shocking officials who saw Germany as a capable but ruthless army. The protest may take a few days to be delivered.
Defense Minister Gen. A G L McNaughton said overseas reinforcements would come in greater scale than promised in a New Year radio address. He hinted a re mobilization of home defense draftees and volunteers could add infantry beyond the 16 000 conscripts already slated for overseas service under the new government policy.
Navy recounts how a small destroyer escort lured four Japanese planes to waste torpedoes, saving an Allied convoy. Commander Edward Westfield led the James E. Craig near Thanksgiving near New Jersey while six enemy planes approached. The ship fired AA rounds, forcing two to retreat and downing one of the torpedo planes. none of the convoy ships were attacked.
Walter E. Spreiter, after 35 years in La Crosse county agricultural work, resigns as county agent effective December 31. He will join the University of Wisconsin agricultural engineering department beginning January 2, set up headquarters in Onalaska to assist area farmers with postwar building plans.
Washington sources say the two pair per year policy cannot continue in 1945 with a mid-summer start for the next shoe coupon rather than the May 1 date. OPA likely to announce revisions soon while preserving current stamps Nos 1 2 and 3. The move stems from higher military shoe and leather needs and recent fear of stamp runs.
The report lists rail and road distance benchmarks for key fronts. Western front 301 miles from near Duren. Russian front 304 miles from north of Warsaw. Hungarian front 364 miles from near the Hron river. Italian front 547 miles from near Alfonsine.
Governor Dewey will urge the 1945 New York legislature to sponsor the St Lawrence seaway and power development as a self liquidating state project unless the federal government takes action soon. The U S Senate rejected the Seaway power plan in December and the president previously sought treaty approval. Dewey would stress the power aspect and constitutional limits while noting the seaway would shorten the water route between the Midwest and Europe.
A strong earthquake, described as the worst in years, rattled northern England early Saturday. Manchester buildings were violently shaken, tremors reached West Bromwich and Leeds, while seismologist J J W Shaw placed the epicenter between Manchester and Darlington.
Paris reports the Allied news time lag from the Belgian bulge front will persist for a while as spot disclosures aid German command in assessing counter measures. Headquarters says front line accounts will return to under a 12 hour lag when possible while acknowledging the curtailment.
Red Army troops push yards into Budapest clearing main streets after night bayonet battles and grenades. Much of Buda is believed held by Soviet forces with major parts of Pest also advancing toward the city center. River traffic to Germans and Hungarians is likely denied as docks fall and air fields remain in Soviet hands.
A Saturday fire destroyed a north side Columbus home housing two families killing eight occupants. Victims include Joseph England 18 and wife 19 and their infant Roger plus Opan England 30 and her children Willis 9 Bernice 8 Dale 4 and Norma Jane 1. The larger family’s father was away.
Thirteen thousand heavy bombers of the U S eighth air force bombed rail yards and bridges for the eighth straight day while cloud cover grounded Nazi fighters. Allied aims included 66 locomotives 319 freight cars 63 tanks and 121 motor vehicles damaged or destroyed by raiders.
Prime Minister Churchill told Primrose League members he expects victory in Europe within 1945. He warned against complacency and delaying the end of the war, insisting the German regime will be wiped out before normal life can resume.
CHUNGKING The Chinese war production board shows progress that will threaten Tokyo. Howard Coonley says trench mortar shells land mines bayonets and eye pick axes anvils and shovels will be ready for early use against Japan. China has built a beehive coke oven from American blueprints.
London reports reveal imminent changes in the Allied supreme command on the western front. The London Evening News and Evening Standard note a big regrouping, with Reuters citing an official statement forthcoming. Sir Douglas Brownrigg warns Eisenhower may need to delegate duties. Montgomery was placed on par with other allied groups, and Air Chief Leigh-Mallory’s death leaves no overall air command successor.
American forces have driven back the German bulge in Belgium and Luxembourg, narrowing the Bastogne corridor to about 16 miles and then to 13 miles at Bastogne, with the 3rd and 1st Armies regaining as much as 13 miles on the southern flank. RAF and US air units struck rail yards and bridges in Germany as armor and artillery pressure continued.
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