Third Army Over Saar at Six Points Seizes Saarbrucken Reach
American forces of the Third Army push across the Saar at six points and threaten Saarbrucken as Patton and Baade’s units drive toward the Siegfried line. Major actions include Sarreguemines entry, bridges destroyed, and Saarland defense buckling along a 50 mile front. German positions along the Roer front show heavy casualties amid redraw and regroup.
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Third Army
Saar
Paris
Saar River
Sarreguemines
Saarland
Burning
Saarbrucken
Pittsburgh
Paul W. Baade
Sarregue
Merzig
Hitler
Patton
U. S. Seventh Army
Lorraine
Karlsruhe
Saarlautern
Siegfried Line
Supreme Headquarters
Merzigz
Sarre Union
Forwa
Spratlautern
Karlsbrunn
Sasr
85Th
Liasson
Germany
Fourth Armored
26Th
Roer River
Roer
Cologne
Bergstein
Hurtger
Duren
U. S
Julicher
Linnich
Reich
Japs Launch Desperate Leyte Bid Near Ormoc
On Leyte 25,000 Japanese in the Ormoc valley prepare a final bid to break the American line. General MacArthur reports intensified action as U S forces crush a tank-supported Japanese drive, while rains hinder full fighting on the eve of the war's third anniversary.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Lerytesland
Ormoc Valley
Douglas ‘MacArthur
Ormoc
U. 5 S
Philippine
Ormoc Highway
Limon
Associated Press
al Dooking
Convicts Hold Out at Atlanta Prison Amid Hostage Crisis
Rebels continue control of a segregation unit at Atlanta federal prison as authorities refrain from force. James V. Bennett and troops from Port McPherson pursued a peaceful resolution while hostage officers remain held. At Liberty Memorial High, Liberty High School surpassed a $10,000 bond goal, buying $12,225 in war bonds with students leading the drive and multiple classes contributing significant sums.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Federal
Port McPherson
Priso
James V._Bennett
L Isons
Washington
Joseph W. Sanford
Liberty Memorial High School
Mae Vue
Bert Chewning
Barbara Howard
Iva Belle Harper
Jim Mason
Chewning
Waste paper drive boosts Scout collection in Lawrence
Over the past year the Boy Scouts and Cubs of Lawrence collected 234 190 permits worth of waste paper with public help by placing bundles on front porches. Trucks were provided by Lawrence Paper Co and local officials. General Eisenhower urged more supplies, while Army and Navy feeds rise. A further collection is planned for Saturday December 9 and due to bad weather boys request bundles be placed on front porches.
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Boy Scouts and Cubs
Lawrence
Lawrence Pa Co
Board Ofucation
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Santa Fe orders 500 all steel box cars and 10 diesel locomotives
The Santa Fe Railway announced that orders have been placed for 500 all steel box cars and 10 additional 50 horsepower diesel freight locomotives. Fred G. Curley said the order follows the reception of Diesels already on order, part of a fleet of 78 of that locomotive type.
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Icago
UPI
Santa Fe Railway
Fred G. Curley
Santa Fe Ul
Against dictatorship quoted in newsmen remarks
A speaker told newsmen that those opposing dictatorship are being beaten as extreme leftists once tried to seize power. He warned that the right wing will also be beaten if attempts are made to seize control. The remarks reference December 6 and UP Military notes on future actions.
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Oday
Inj Cypethens
Air Medal Awarded to Lt Allphin Presented to Wife
Lt. Robert C. Allphin received the Air Medal for exceptionally meritorious combat missions over occupied Europe. The ceremony at Lubbock Army Air Base, Texas, was conducted by Cmdr. Estes. Allphin was reported missing in 1944 and later held as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft II near Sagan, Germany. In a letter he described wounded but recovering, and noted Red Cross parcels as a major food supply. He departed Lawrence in 1941 with the National Guard, joined the Air Corps in 1942, and earned his wings in Texas.
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Robert C. Allphin
Patricia Allphin
Continental
Europe
Cal
Howell M. Estes, Jr
Lubbock Army Air Base
Lubbock
Tex
Allphin
Stalaz Luft II
Sagan
Germany
Heavenly Body
Red Cross
Lawrence
M. National Guard
Air Corps
Texas
H. C. Allphin
Pearl Harbor Case Time Limit Extended by Congress
Washington reports Congress extended the statute of limitations for Pearl Harbor legal actions. The period extends through June 1947 for potential courts martial stemming from the December 7, 1941 attack. This is a further extension following two prior ones.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Soviet Forces Reach 40 Miles From Austrian Border
Soviet tanks moved around Lake Balaton and crossed the Danube north and south of Budapest, closing to 40 miles from Austria. Berlin reports say fighting surged in Hungary as Germans warned of a new push toward the capital. Soviet and Yugoslav positions pressed along a front from Ilok to Marcali, with Tokubhin’s forces taking Szigetvar and attacks widening near Kaposvar and Belgrade. Moscow claimed thousands of German and Hungarian troops killed or captured, with supply losses mounting.
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London
Lake Balaton
Moscow
Budapest
Germany
Berlin
Danube
Geepel Island
Ercsi
Hungary
Austria
Zagreb
Marcalf
Dld
Yugoslavia
Russ
Botary
Szigetvar
Fedor I. Tolbukin
Ird
Ukraine
Marcali
Sagreb
Kaposvar
Budapest-Sagreb
Red Army
Marshal Tito
Trok
Danube River
Belgrade
Ilok
Drava
Tokbukhin
Lake Baiston
British Polish troops establish Lamone bridgehead near Faenza
Allied headquarters report a strong Lamone crossing southwest of Faenza by British and Polish forces. Ravenna, captured earlier, is being cleared with Italian patriots aid as Eighth Army pushes west along the Ravenna Godo road. Towns San Michele and Piangipane fall, reach extends four to five miles west.
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Rome
Lamone
Faenza
Eighth Army
Ravenna
Quartolo
Rimini-Bologna
Godo
San Michele
Piangipane
Three Way Radio Aids Kansas Flood Traffic
Topeka reports three-way radio installed by the state highway patrol has aided flood operations. Patrol cars at Baldwin and Burlingame junctions redirected traffic using Wichita and prioeis radio channels. Patrol chief Will Zurbucken said the system lets field men report open or closed highways, a capability not available before. Eight cars are equipped now, with plans to reach fifty within weeks.
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Topeka
State Highway Patrol
Kansas
Will Zurbucken
Baldwin
Burlingame
Wichita
Prioeis
Zurbucken
Zurbrncken
Eden Defends Britain Rights in Shaping Postwar Governments
London reports Eden asserts Britain may express opinions to other governments as liberated Europe is reshaped. He supports veto on Carlo Sforza as Italian foreign minister while US stance favors noninterference. Eden cites Belgium and Greece margins, noting allied troop actions and Eisenhower guidance amid postwar policy debates.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Italy
Eden
Carlo Sforza
Stettinius
United States
Sforza
Europe
Ivor Thomas
Count Sforza
Ivance Bonomi
Bonomi
Badoglio
Belgium
Eisenhower
Russia
County Sforza
Production at Kansas ordnance plant to be heaviest on record
Parsons Kansas December report from C B Burnett operation manager of J M Service Corp says December production at the Kansas ordnance plant will be the heaviest on record. The largest gain is in 105 millimeter artillery shells as the plant undertakes a massive effort to renovate and re package ammunition returned from overseas partly deteriorated.
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Parsons
Kan
Kansas, Ordnance Plant
Burnett
J. M. Service Corp
Atchison Man to Be Manager of Moberly City
Moberly Missouri officials say Dean Van Ness, longtime Atchison city manager for 51% years, will become the first city manager of Moberly early next year. Van Ness formerly served as Topeka commissioner of finance for years. Salary listed at $500 annually.
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Atchison
Yuri City
Moberly
Dean van Ness
van Ness
Topeke
50 FAMILIES MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IN FLOOD
Topeka reports Ottawa flood crest at 34 feet the Marais des Cygnes rose above bankful. Fifty families evacuated to Red Cross aid in Ottawa while trains halted and stations flooded. Kansas sees widespread river rises. roads opening, temperatures mild, December floods peak then recede.
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Topeka
Ottawa
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes
Marais Des Cygne
Missouri Line
Quenemo
Wichita
Emporia
Cottonwood
Neosho
Marais ‘Des Cygnes
Red Cross
First Methodist Church
St. Louis
Eisenhower Warns Germans On Resources And Suffering
The Associated Press reports General Eisenhower told Germans they cannot rely on military government for food fuel or clothing and must use their own resources. He criticized the scorched earth policy as worsening hardship and spoke via allied transmitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Europe
Office of War Information
Stock Market Index Brief Stumbles in Early Trade
AAP BERS report shows a troubled start with the index sliding as traders weigh sector signals. Market watchers cite uneven volume, cautious sentiment, and the sector mix contributing to a tentative edge lower at the opening bell.
Soviet not to join treaty shown by open vacated stance
The document to be signed tomorrow by nations represented here indicates the Soviet Union is not joining the treaty. Berle Jr., chairman of the American delegation, noted a brief, informal press conference about the expected result and the forthcoming signing.
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Dolf A. Berle, Jr
War bonds sales lag in Douglas county drive
War bond sales reported yesterday total $37,555.75 at issuing agencies, leaving Douglas county Sixth War Loan drive $518,994.50 short of its $1,750,000 quota. E bonds show weak progress with only $298,887.50 pledged, less than half of the $651,855 target. Rural districts report slow gains as four schools—White District 61, Oakridge District 63, Oak Hill District 57, and Grove District 88—add modest amounts: $6,191.25, $5,006.25, $487.50, and $412.50 respectively.
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Douglas County
White School
Oakridge Sxchool
Oak Hill Achol
and Grove School
New Houses at Sunflower Village to Ease Plant Housing Strain
A winter construction project costing about 1.1 million dollars will add 880 temporary duplex houses near Sunflower Village across from the Sunflower Ordnance Works. The prefabricated units, shipped from Niagara Falls, will house about 1,500 of the plant’s workers, boosting village population to roughly 4,500 as the plant continues critical war production.
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Sunflower
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Niagara Falls
N. Y
D. W. McDonald
Peasant Party Joins New Romanian Government
Bucharest reports that Romania's political crisis ended as the peasant party adhered to the new cabinet led by Prime Minister Niculae Radulescu. The government lineup remains the same as the prior resignation except for Home Minister Niculae Penescu being replaced.
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Peasant Party
Bucharest
Romania
Peasant
Niculae Penescu
Niculae Radescu
National Peasant Party
National Democratic Front
Radescu
Pram
Allies monitor Germany to block long range weapons
London reports show Allied plans to curb German long range weapon development. Churchill cites security and joint U S British efforts, noting limited disclosure of allied ties while encouraging continued vigilance.
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Germany
London
Dee
Churchill
Child bitten by a cat in Eudora
Katherine Kedigh, four, of Eudora, was bitten by a cat last Friday. The cat tested rabies positive. the child receives Pasteur treatment. Katherine lives with her guardians Mary and James Kedigh in a trailer. neighbors Gus and Martha Ziesenis owned the cat, which had recently come to the home.
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Phere
Ryan Kedigh
James Kedigh
Eudora
John Son
Katherine
Harenta
Flood threatens areas around Lawrence and Eudora
The Kaw river crest at about 18 feet dropped to 14.5 feet by 1:80 pm as it fell further, while the Wakarusa at Dut ton bridge stood near 26 feet at noon. Flood waters crossed roads north of Eudora and blocked Lone Star Road, though some routes including Highway 32 near Miller’s Station reopened. Damaged telephone lines severed Lawrence McLouth links, with worst wire damage around Oskaloosa and McLouth, while an earlier ice storm had knocked out rural lines briefly.
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Wichita
Little Arkansas
el Dorado
Augusta
Salina
Emporia
Kaw
Wakarusa
Dutton Bridge
Lone Star
Eudora
Miller's Station
Lawrence
Mud Creek
Topeka
Navy bond rally at KU Fraser theater highlights large voluntary bonds
Lt Condr A H Buhl and Lts G A Michelman and Robert T Fitzhugh spoke at a V-123 naval bond rally on the University of Kansas campus. Though exact totals were not yet known, Fitzhugh reported a strong response as five naval personnel sold bonds, totaling $10,325 in War Bonds purchased with voluntary cash in addition to monthly allotments.
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Condr
A. H. Buhl
G. A. Michelman
Robert T. Fitzhugh
University of Kansas
Fraser Theater
Fitzhugh
Navymen
K. U
Sherwood elected president of Missouri Valley Bacteriologists
Dr. N P Sherwood of the University of Kansas Bacteriology Dept was elected president of the Missouri Valley branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists at a Topeka meeting held last Friday and Saturday. Other officers include L B Lindgren of the University of Nebraska as vice president, Charles A Hunter of the Kansas State Board of Health as secretary treasurer, and J Ralph Welle of Pittsburg State Teachers College as counsellor. Parsons, Kan December 6 UP Parsons went over its Sixth war loan quota of 1 085 000 today, believed to be the first city of its size in Kansas to do so.
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N. P. Sherwood
University of Kansas
Missouri Valley
Society of American Bacteriologists
Topeka
L. 8. Lindegren
University of Nebraska
Charles A. Hunter
Kansas State Board of Health
J. Ralph Welle
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Parsons
Kan
Kansas
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Scouts
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Senta Fe Railroad
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Highway Department
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Concordia
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Ans
Katherine Kedigh
Budora
Pasteur Realm
Funks Mortar
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TenNessee ‘Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Miss Oliver
ER. M. Owen
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