Nazi Raider Sunk By Warships Off South Atlantic
Brazilian and United States fleets sank a German surface raider in the South Atlantic after an engagement near Brazil. Survivors were imprisoned in northern Brazil. No date or exact location given.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Agencia Nacional
Recife
United States
South Atlantic
C. E. Blaine
United States South Atlantic
Germany
Blaine
Bay of Biscay
Troop Rotation Plan Soon To Be Operating
The War Department adopts a troop rotation policy to return by mid 1944 Alaska and Caribbean soldiers with two years overseas service. Reynolds notes North Africa plans monthly returns for those with over 18 months overseas. Pacific areas expect spring 1944 improvements to allow some returns. Europe awaits changing conditions to set a homeland rotation system. Air crew overseas rotation is established and functioning.
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Washington
War Department
Alaska
Caribbean
United States
Reynolds
Briton Replaces Yank At Head Of Council
Allied Headquarters in Algiers reports Lieut. Gen. Frank Mason MacFarlane, governor of Gibraltar, named deputy president of the Allied control mission in Italy, succeeding Gen Maj Kenyon A. Joyce to head the first Italian mission. Eisenhower may be succeeded soon by Gen Henry Maitland Wilson as Allied CIC in the Med. Joyce to stay on to assist MacFarlane. The mission aims to marshal Italian resources for the United Nations and prep Italians for their future non government.
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Algiers
Frank Mason MacFarlane
Gibraltar
Allied Control Son
Italy
Kenyon A. MacFarlane
Joyce
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry Maitland Wilson
Henry L. Stimson
MacFarlane
United Nations
Subpoena Records of Distillers and Wholesalers Expanded
The Justice Department obtained subpoenas for the records of 85 large distillers vintners processors and wholesalers as the liquor shortage probe widens from four major firms Schenley Hiram Walker National Distillers and Seagrams. The Treasury will require daily reports from wholesalers on consignments to enable immediate tracing of suspicious shipments, Secretary Morgenthau said.
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Washington
Justice Department
Schenley
Hiram Walker
Ational Distillers
Seagrams
Treasury
Morgenthau
British Report Says Vesuvius Erupting With Lava Streams
In New York the British radio quoted correspondent Frank Gillard Saturday saying Vesuvius near Naples was erupting with two lava streams pouring down the northern slopes. The CBS broadcast captured the report.
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New York
Frank Gillard
Vesuvius
Naples
CBS
Roosevelt Works on Message Amid Quiet Washington Saturday
President Roosevelt spent Saturday in Washington composing his annual message to Congress and avoided engagements except for a luncheon with Basil O’Connor head of the national foundation for infantile paralysis.
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F. R
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantile i
Troop-Laden Jap Barges Sunk by Allied Air Power
Allied fighter planes from the Solomons sunk two barges loaded with Japanese troops at Blanche Bay near Rabaul. The losses were estimated at 100 dead and wounded. Other Allied actions reported include destruction of 30 barges along New Britain and northeastern New Guinea, with bombardment of a destroyer near Kavieng and ongoing operations on New Guinea and Burma frontiers.
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New Guinea
Rabaul
Blanche Bay
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
Solomon
South
Southwest Pacific
Kavieng
New Ireland
Cape Gloucester
Rebaul
Bergen Bay
Huon Peninsula
Saidor
Kelanoa
Sel
Burma
Yunnan Province
China
U. S. Army Air Force
Aged Man Found Dead In Fire-Razed Home
In Clark county near Chili, Wisconsin, the body of 82 year old Frank Shhulz was found Friday among the ruins of his house after a nighttime fire reduced the dwelling to ashes.
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Marshfield
Wis
Frank Shhulz
Chili
Clark County
Professor Jastrow Dies in Stockbridge Massachusetts
Dr. George Jastrow, 79, a former University of Wisconsin psychology professor and author, died Saturday in Stockbridge from a heart attack. He resided in New York.
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Stockbridge
Mass
George Jastrow
New York
University of Wisconsin
Soldiers Want To Fight And Vote
Stars and Stripes editorials from Algiers report soldiers in the theater favor voting in U S elections and urge Congress to enact a uniform balloting law. The piece criticizes a senate bill leaving soldier voting to the states and argues citizen soldiers need a simple nationwide standard.
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Algiers
Stars and Stripes
U. S
Congress
Senate
Knox says Japs wait for better chance to fight
Navy Secretary Knox tells reporters the Japanese fleet may be waiting for a more favorable moment to engage. He cites stronger American air and sea forces in the Central and South Pacific and asserts enemy losses exceed six to one, possibly up to 20 to 1 in the region.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Tokyo Harbor
Central
South Pacific
William F. Halsey
United States
U. S
Prisoners of Nazis Moved Back Across Regions
Berlin reports evacuation of Polish and Russian prisoners from eastern Poland and east Prussia as Soviet advances force German withdrawals. A Polish guerrilla raid freed about 200 Poles from a camp near Vilna amid continued anti Nazi propaganda inside Germany.
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Barcelona
Old Poland
East Prussia
Red Army
Germany
Vilna
Record Production Soars as World War Planes Reach New High
December output reaches 8,802 aircraft, pushing 1943 total to 85,946 planes. WPB hints at delays from Christmas deliveries and outlines potential easing of metal-use bans under order M-126 affecting civilian goods such as coat hangers and parking meters.
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Washington
America
Aircraft Production Board
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Wilson
Army
Navy
WPB
17 000 Shipyard Workers Still Out
Philadelphia report states 17 000 Cramp shipyard workers remain idle after Wednesday walkout over spraying pay. Union leaders predicted a settlement after a Sunday meeting and government officials ordered workers back Friday night to avoid aiding the enemy. Rear Admiral Bruce denied any plant closure and urged production to resume.
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Philadelphia
Secretary of the Navy
War Labor Board
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Frank Knox
John L. Green
WLB
Green
Union of Marines Inc
Shinbanaie Workers of America
CIO
Local 42
Bryson Bruce
Cramp’s
Three Men Named For Assault And Robbery
Milwaukee police named three men in warrants for assault and armed robbery tied to a holdup and slugging of Eugene Reichman and William Hetrick, bowling alley bartenders. Anthony Scaffidi was killed fleeing the scene. others include Lawrence Quartana, August Pintaro, and Pasquale Rosetti. Quartana is in custody, Pintaro and Rosetti sought.
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Milwaukee
Eugene Reichman
William Hetrick
Anthony Scaffidi
Scaffidi
Lawrence Quartana
August Pintaro
Pasquale Rosetti
Quartana
Pintaro
Rosetti
Cudahy
U S Recognition of Bolivian Rule Likely Not
Washington reports indicate the Bolivian revolutionary government will send Fernando Iturralde Chinel as representative to Washington while Secretary Hull says U S recognition remains unlikely. Hull notes the revolt that toppled President Penaranda on December 20 involved anti Allied influence and possible Argentine complicity amid inter American investigations.
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Washington
Bolivia
Hull
United States
Fernando Iturralde Chinel
Gual Berto Villarroel
Enrique Penaranda
Begin Shift Of Factories In Romania
A Basler Nachrichten report from Bern notes Romania begins rapid dismantling of factories in Cernauti Chisinau and other Bucovina and Bessarabia towns due to Soviet advances. Evacuations load peasant carts and disrupt roads as Romanians fear Soviet delays and German influence.
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Bern
Switzerland
Rumania
Cernauti
Chisinau
Bucovina
Bessarabia
Budapest
Basler Nachrichten
Romania
Yugoslavia
Seven Cars Of Crack Train Derail Near Bertram
A broken rail derailed seven cars of the Northwestern Chicago bound Los Angeles Challenger eight miles east of Cedar Rapids near Bertram at about 5 05 am Saturday. None of the 500 passengers and crew were injured and the derailed cars did not overturn. The automatic control system helped avert a disaster. The train slowed from about 70 mph to roughly 17 mph at the derailment site.
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Cedar Rapids
Ilowa
Northwestern
Los Angeles
Bertram
Harry Teahen
Five Army Airmen Die In Plane Crash
Five airmen were killed and two injured when a Marauder medium bomber crashed into a field near Kellogg Field in Battle Creek Michigan. Capt. David E. Bales reported the incident and listed the locations and casualties.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Army Air Base
Kellogg Field
David E. Bales
Red Offensive Forces Capture Kirovograd in Ukraine
Soviet announces capture of Kirovograd a key Dnieper bend industrial and rail center after four days of heavy fighting. Stalin said 100000 German troops were routed as Soviet units pushed 19 to 31 miles widening the breach along the German line.
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London
Kirovograd
Dnieper Bend
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Monitor
River Bend
Dnieper
Red
Klesow
Rovno
Old Poland
Sarny
Dni
Dolinovka
Krivoi Rog
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Ivan S. Konev
Kiev
Warren Backs Presidential Bid in California Primary
Governor Earl Warren agreed to allow his name to appear as a Republican candidate in California’s state primary following a request from state party leaders. The move positions Warren as a contender in the presidential race during the upcoming primary season.
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California
Sacramento
Earl Warren
Republican Organization
Invasion Timing Guesses Split Between April May
London reports Allied strategy linked to the Russian offensive may delay the western invasion. German and Nazi commentators anticipate a spring attack while mud and Russian pressure complicate invasion timing.
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London
Red Army
Paris
Berlin
Kurt Dittmar
Ludwig Sertorius
Norway
France
Ludwigshafen Knocked Out in Major Allied Raid
British Mosquito bombers and American heavy bombers blasted Ludwigshafen and Mannheim in a large raid last night. Swedish reports said the cities burned as blockbusters and incendiaries set fires and produced a sea of fire, with heavy damage confirmed by the German high command. Twelve bombers and seven fighters were lost on the operation amid weak enemy opposition.
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London
Britain
Germany
Western Reich
Saa
Stockholm
Mannheim
High Command
Ludwigshafen
Reich
France
United States
San Vittore falls as Clark advances toward Cassino and Rome
San Vittore, a critical German strong point in Italy, capitulated to Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's 5th Army after savage fighting. The town surrendered officially at 3:37 p.m. on Thursday, with reports noting heavy casualties, destruction, and famine as American troops entered. A Michigan soldier, Sgt. Francis Poll of Byron Center, described exhausting combat and credited Pvt. William Blower of Manistique with helping soldiers escape a German trap.
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Don Whitehead
San Vittore
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Cassino
Rome
Clark
Michigan
Sgt
Francis Poll
Byron Center
Mich
Pvt
Dwain Oyen
Madison
Wis
Poll
Blower
William Blower
Manistique, Mich
Page
San Vittore Falls After Stiff Battle
Allied advances in central Italy report San Vittore captured after a 40 hour house to house fight. The 5th army pressed toward Cassino with Mt Porchia and Mt Maio in supporting moves as German defenses ringed the area. Air operations targeted Perugia Maribor Fiume and Lucca as fighting continued near Cassino and Viticuso.
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Algiers
San Vittore
Rom
Casilina
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Cassino
Snowbound in Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle
The Associated Press reports a major winter storm across Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Temperatures dropped to minus two at Guymon as 12 inches of snow fell in the panhandle, drifts reached six feet, and eight inches covered Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Transportation slowed and livestock losses feared amid feed shortages. one death is reported.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Southwest
Guymon
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Yugoslav Fighters Join Soviet Forces
The Red Star reported a Yugoslav unit formed to fight alongside the Soviet army against Germany. The unit reportedly comprises Yugoslavs living in Russia or those forced into the German army and captured by Russians.
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Moscow
Red Star
Russia
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Japan
Yank
MY Nee
Ome Fies
Rhe
Union
Thomas F. Hawkins
Moldavia
Marshal Stalin
Thrace
Macedonia
Balkan Peninsula
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Juliu Maniu
Dinu Bratianu
Istanbul
Balkan
Maniu
Upper
Poland
Bulletin
By Henry C. Cassidy
James F. Long
W. W. Hercher
Mt. Raimo
By Wes Gallagher
Giusto
5Th Army
Rome Road
Mt. Porchia
Mt. Maio
Viticuso
8Th
Perugia
Marbor
Fiume
Pontedera
Lucca
Whitehead
Texas
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