American ships sail into Ormoc Bay bold landing at garrison gate
Aboard Admiral Struble's flagship in Ormoc Bay Leyte on December 7 American war ships landed a large Sixth Army task force at the gates of the Japanese garrison. The operation opened with surprise and drew a ferocious nine hour air assault as 80 ships delivered troops and support before repelling Japanese planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormoc Bay
Leyte
Arthur A. D. Straple
Portland
Ore
Normandy
Murmansk
Malta
Guadalcanal
Camotes Sen
New Georgia
Solomons
Ponson Island
Guam
Baybay Hill
Ormoc
U. S
Admiral Struble
Army
Richard’ Bong
Poplar
Wis
Tojos
Coordinated Allied Raid Bombards Iwo Jima Volcano Islands
Central Pacific Naval Headquarters at Pearl Harbor reports United States warships, Liberators, and B-29s joined by surface ships in a coordinated attack on Iwo Jima and surrounding Volcano islands. Bombs hit airfields and shore installations while Liberators escorted by fighters participated alongside the 21st Bomber Command. The raid marks one of the largest Pacific assaults on the island, feared by Japanese as ships and bombers converged from Saipan and Tokyo lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Pearl Harbor
United States
Iwo Jimas
Volcano Islands
Tokyo
Little Volcano Island
Tinian
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
7Th Army Air Force
Fleet Airwings
Pacific Fleet
Iwo Ditmas
21St Bomber Command
Washington
20Th Airforce
Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Pacific
Volcano
Bonin Islands
Parliament Upholds Policy Amid Conscription Crisis
Ottawa reports a 143 to 170 vote in favor of King’s war effort policy and initial conscription of 16,000 for Europe and Italy. The split reflected English French Canadian tensions as 21 French-speaking MPs shifted to support the government, with 36 opposing. A Tokyo earthquake and tidal wave caused damage across Shizuoka Nagano Hamamatsu and Nagoya districts, with minor production losses and shattered windows. Domei identified affected cities and noted tremor reaching global seismographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
W. L. MacKenzie King
Europe
Canada
Quebec
I Te
Dominion
King
Western Front
Italy
Associated Press
Tokyo
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Sea of Enshu
Hamamatsu
Shizuoka
Nagano
Shizuoka Prefecture
Nagoya
Domei Sai
Radio Tokyo
Japan
J. J. Shaw
West Bromwich England
Seismolarist
Ex-Sheriff Is Sued In U S District Court
Earl W. Clark of St. Louis sues former Douglas County Kansas sheriff Charles E. Banning and American Banging Company in a $20,000 damages claim. The suit alleges Clark was detained in the Lawrence jail in December 1942 without right or authority while employed by Hercules Powder Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Earl W. Clark
Charles E. Banning
Douglas County
U. S. District Court
Clark
St. Louis
Hercules Powder Company
Lawrence
Banning
American Banging Company
Guy T. Helvering
Hercules Company
E Bonding Company
Russians Near Budapest In Danube Front Drive
Reports from Moscow say the heavily armored right wing of the Russian Third Ukraine army pressed from the Danube west toward Budapest. Marshal Tolbukhin’s forces sought a big wedge while Nazi troops reinforced from Vienna resisted, as German nerves grew over winter campaigns in Poland and East Prussia with raids on Russian positions.
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Moscow
Budapest
Fieht
Tolbukhin
Danube
Vienna
Poland
East Prussia
House votes to create five star ranks for army and navy
Washington December 8 the house passed by voice vote a bill establishing five star ranks in both services. Army generals Marshall Arnold Eisenhower and MacArthur would receive the new rank while Navy admirals King Leahy Nimitz and Halsey are named. The plan also preserves Pershing as general of the army with annual pay potential of thirteen thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Army and Navy
John J. Pershing
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Army
George C. Marshall
H. H. Arnold
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Navy
Ernest J. King
William D. Leahy
Chester W. Nimitz
William F. Halsey
Sunflower Ordnance Works reaches million hours without injury
As of December 6 the Sunflower Ordnance Works had logged 1,200,000 man hours in 21 days with no lost time accident per the Sentinel. This marks the third time this year workers surpassed a million hours without a disabling injury. Fort Driant Falls With U S Third Army Dec 8. Fort Driant near Metz, which withstood a prior attack, fell to American forces. The Journal-World classified page notes the town’s busiest market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunflower Ordance Works
Sentinel
S.O.W. Employes
Fort Driant
U.S. Third Army
Metz
Journal-World
Many Guns Pound At Siegfried Line
Allied forces press into the Siegfried Line across the Saar region with Third Army advances into Saarland and Saarbrucken area, while Seventh Army drives toward the frontier. Heavy artillery wrecks Saarbrucken and Saarlautern as Hodges First Army holds ground near Duren and Bergstein. fighting continues amid cold, wet conditions with rail and bridge actions and German counterattacks developing near Julich and the Roer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Third Army
Siegfried Line
Saarland
Saarbrucken
Billingen
Saarlautern
Third
Forhach
Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
Saar and
Palatinate
Courtney H. Hodges
First
Indem
Pier
Roer River
Duren
Schlich
Hurtgen Forest
Bergstein
Saar
Dillingen
Forbach
Starbrucken
Hitler
Pachtener
Buchwald
Merzig
Roosevelt nominates Dunn and Holmes for assistant secretaries
President Roosevelt signed legislation creating two new assistant secretaries of state and nominated James C. Dunn of New York and Brig. Gen. Julius C. Holmes of Kansas for the posts. Dunn has led the European affairs division. Holmes was at supreme allied headquarters in charge of political affairs. Roosevelt also ordered seizure of Cudahy Brothers Packing plants to avert a labor disturbance after labor board escalation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jamesc. Dunn
Julius C. Holmes
Dunn
New York
State Department
Holmes
Kansas
Army
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Cudahy
Cudahy Brothers Packing Company
Ea Deibagee
NO SERIOUS BREACH, SAYS HALIFAX
British Ambassador Halifax said the United States and Britain have an understanding on Greek and Italian political issues after a White House meeting with Secretary Stettinius. He refused to detail the understanding and said the clash of views should strengthen US British unity through closer consultation on common interests. He argued Greece must choose between free elections or anarchy or a coup d etat, adding he does not favor either non democratic outcome.
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Washington
Dec
Halifax
United States
Stettinius
State Department
London
Italy
Greece
Britain
Churchill
Commons
Ormoc Landing Breaks Japanese Line in Leyte Fight
General MacArthur notes a bold Ormoc harbor landing by 77th division after heavy naval air support. Japanese convoy, 4,000 troops aboard, and 19 enemy ships sunk. Maj. Richard Bong earns another Medal of Honor medal and tops war ace tally at 38. The Leyte campaign accelerates as U S forces press west toward Ormoc and San Pablo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Guam
Leyte
Ormoc
Ormoc Harbor
Pearl Harbor
United States
Rea
U.S
Army
Richard S. Bong
Poplar
Wis
America
San Pablo
Tacloban
Navy
Andrew D. Bruce
Temple
Tex
St. Louis
Allied drive enlarges Lamone bridgehead and captures towns
British and Polish troops push through rain and mud to widen the Lamone river bridgehead southwest of Faenza and seize Castel Raniero Olmatello and Pideura. Concurrently the First Canadian Corps under Lt. Gen. Charles Foulkes reports action on the Eighth army front and a breakthrough between the Lamone and Montone rivers leading to Ravenna's fall.
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Rome
Lamone River
Faenza
Castel Raniero
Olmatello
Pideura
Charles Foulkes
Eighth Army
Lamone
Montone
Ravenna
Rouen and Le Havre Ports Restored for Allied Supply
Paris dispatch reports Rouen and Le Havre on the Seine rebuilt and handling increased tonnage. Facilities now allow 75 percent of U S army supplies to be shipped directly from America to France. Germans failed to fully deny supply operations across beaches. EK Ayva Washburn Hoch Auditorium announces event Friday.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Rouen
le Havre
Seine
United States Army
France
America
Rouens
Antwerp
Cherbourg
le Sae
Churchill Policy In Greece Upheld in Commons Vote
Prime Minister Churchill defended Britain's Greece and Italy intervention and won a 279 to 30 confidence vote. He asserted Britain would clear Athens of rebels to protect constitutional authority, deny trust in Count Carlo Sforza, and said the policy extends beyond Greece to defend free elections. He fought left wing denunciations and warned against a mountain gang seizing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Britain
Greece
Italy
House of
Garlo Sforza
United States
Commons
Athens
Sforza
Carlo Sforza
Stettinius
Tom Driberg
Independent
Driberg
Athena
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Belgium
Republicans Win Appropriation for Agriculture Census
Washington December 8 Republicans win a supplemental appropriation bill item. A $5 500 000 addition to fund an agriculture census was removed then defeated 109 to 48 on a teller vote after a Democratic bid to restore it. The farm census is under way as the item was challenged on technical grounds. In Saipan U S bomber mission also reported incendiaries dropped on Shizuoka, a key Japanese rail hub 100 miles southwest of Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
U. S. Bomber Command
Saipan
UPI
Shizuoka
Tokyo
Bombs May Have Started Earthquakes Says Expert
A University geologist cites B-23 bombing of Tokyo to explain earthquakes and tsunamis. He argues giant bombs near Japanese volcanoes could trigger cataclysmic eruptions, earthquakes, and tidal waves, noting coincidences with volcanic activity after past attacks. He recalls events from 1942 to 1943 and mentions a cautious Japanese stance on salutes.
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Agsocharad Ro Hamilton
N. Ya Dee
Baa Sokgate University
Tokyo
Asama
Japan
Yokohama
Padiopa
E bonds drive tops Douglas county War Loan drive
The E bond sale in Douglas county stood at 340593.75 last night, a little over half the 651853 quota. Total bonds in the county reach 1811645.75 toward a 1750000 target, with officials urging faster retail and rural sales while awaiting credit tabulation for in-state residents buying from out of state. A note on promotions for Carter Super Service and Ober's Arlene Willis was announced. Mrs. Bess Clifton bought a 1000 dollar bond for Sgt Ernest Clifton, intending it as a Christmas gift and asking its credit to her block worker Isiah Andergaard.
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Kansas
W. Laird Dean
Atate
War Finance Committee
Douglas County
Carter Super Service
Sophia Tuttle
Ober's
Arlene Willis
Eeneral
Bess Clifton
Laura Avenue
Hant
Ernest K. Clifton
Clifton
Pearl Harbor
Downtow
Isiah Anderaga
Mild Dry Weather Forecast Across Kansas
Weather forecast by 0.0 Flora predicts mild dry conditions for today and Saturday. Flood crests along the Marais des Cygnes passed Osawatomie yesterday noon at 33.9 feet and between Osawatomie and La Cygne this morning. Temperatures rose across the state with highs near 50 and lows near freezing, with tomorrow’s expected 40 to 45 degrees.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weatherman
Flora
Marsisdes
Cygnes
Osawa
Mie
LaCygne
Ottawa
Goodland
Flore
Stock Market Index Dips From 1944 High
The average of 60 stocks fell 5 percent, slipping to 56.5 yesterday from a CN 1944 high, reflecting a broad market retreat.
Christmas events at University of Kansas planned
The School for Fine Arts presents Christmas vasners and living tableaux in Hoch auditorium on Sunday afternoon December 17, featuring the A Cappella Choir of 90 voices and a 75 piece Symphony orchestra with a special 14 violin and two harp number. Holiday recess runs December 21 to 28 to fit Navy class days, with longer break between winter and spring terms. Additional Union holiday parties and a Christmas vesper service at the Methodist church highlight campus festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
School For Fine Arts
Hoch Auditorium
Symphony Orchestra
Navy
Independent Student Association
Union
Jane Atwood
YWCA
Ruth Russell
Jenny Alexeander
War Bond Contest Nears End In County Drive
The Sixth War Loan drive ends for Retail drs and Salesmen tomorrow night with seven prizes. W G Beougher says worksheets must include bond buyer signatures and employer confirmations and arrive at Chamber of Commerce by Monday December 11 at 2 pm. First prize is a $100 war bond, second $56, five prizes of $25. County drive runs to December 16 with treasury citations for those reaching $300 in bonds sold. The program aims to push countywide E bond sales to top the $651,855 quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G.beougher
Beougher
Chamber of Commerce
Journal-World
Treasury
Prisoner of War Reported Missing Testimony in Italy
Mr and Mrs G G Harbison of 738 Ash street have received word from the war department that their son Pfc Russell H Harbison is a prisoner of war in Germany. He had been reported missing in action in Italy on September 20. Funeral home note appears with facility contact.
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G. G. Harbison
Ash Street
War Department
Pfé
Russell H. Harbison
Germany
Italy
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Navy Ordnance
Charles Banning
Rian Ukraine
Flowers of Distinction
Mm Flower Shop
Cologne
Capital
Arsenal
Ninth Army
Roer
Julich
Thunderbolts
Erft
Rhineland
Mouterhouwe Uur”Allet
Outerheuge-Fanar Indiee
Bitche
Patch
Gambsheim
Rhine
Strasbourg
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EK. Ayva
Washburn, Hoch Auditorium
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House of Commons
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