Allied Air Fights Stall Nazi Drive Toward Sedan
Allied air power returned to the Nazi offensive as bad weather eased, with heavy and fighter bombers striking at German armor. Reports say von Rundstedt’s drive reached 29 miles from Sedan by Thursday noon, amid fierce fighting near Bastogne St. Vith and Luxembourg Belgian borders, while U S forces held ground between St Vith and Vielsalm. Twenty nine German planes were downed in three dogfights near Trier Coblenz and Euckirchen, as 400 bombers dropped 1500 tons of explosives on German positions.
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Karts
Sedan
Karl von Rundstedt
Supreme Headquarters
Field - Yeports
Luxembourg
Belgium
Bastogne
St. Vith
Stavelot
Vielsalm
We. von Rundstedt
Central Re
Baetogne
St. Hubert
Trier
Coblenz
Euckirchen
U. S
George 8
Patton
Third Army
von Rundstedt
Ensdorf
Saarlautern
Vianden
Reich
Habremont
Malmedy
Ei Supreme
Wiltz
Liege
Arlon
Bascae
Britain
Cobley
Ani
Bingen
Esglitos
France
Rhine
Iburg
Flood Control Bill Signed by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed a 1.0 billion postwar flood control authorization, the largest in U.S. history. He stated the measure advances national water resources and power prices while ensuring it does not jeopardize creating a Missouri Valley Authority, which he urged Congress to consider promptly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Missouri Valley Authority
Army
Reclamation Bureau
Missouri River Basin
Japanese Retreat Toward Last Port
American infantry press the Nipponese retreat on Leyte toward Palompon while Mindoro reports no ground opposition yet continuous air raids. 12,873 enemy dead on Leyte in seven days. air bases at Panay Negros Cebu Masbate hit. Clark fields targeted. Borneo refineries bombed. Dutch bombers sink and damage ships. MacArthur offers Christmas prayer for command safety.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Palomaa
Arullere
Mindoro
Tena
U.S. 77Th Division
Ormoc
Palompon
Stare
Otmoc
Douglas MacArthur
Central Philippines
Panay
Negros
Cebu
Masbate
Clark Fields
Manila
Luzon
Borneo
Janice Takes On Elderly Convalescent Woman Case
Janice, posing as Jane Jones, decides to seek a companion nurse job for Mrs. Riley, an elderly convalescent patient in Forest Lake. She plans to research Mrs. Riley at Forest Lake hospital and prepare for an interview while keeping her real identity secret. Her motive includes helping Judy and balancing care with rest. The narrative follows her careful preparations and intent as she heads toward a possible new assignment.
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Samuel Riley
Benton
Forest Lake
Johnson
Janice
Judy
Mrs. Johnson
Jane Jones
Mrs. Riley
Forest Lake Hospital
Miss Easton
Italy
New Guinea
Guam
A Real Christmas Airmen Swarm to Fight on First
Captain Charles A. Edmondson, a wounded Normandy veteran, returns on 21 day sick leave to Emporia with his wife and baby daughter. He recounts his service from Nicaragua in 1927 to the Aleutians in 1942, describes hedge row fighting in Normandy, and notes a machine gun bullet damage and a chest wound. He was recovering at Fitzsimons hospital after treatment in France and England.
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Charles A. Edmondson
Normandy
France
Campany
Edmondson
Fitzsimems Hospital
Denver
Fuughter
Emporia
C. D. Edmondson
New York Street
Marines
Nicaragua
137Th Infantry
Kansas National Guard
Camp Robinson
Ark
Leutenant
Aleutian Islands
Infan
England
New York
Lawrence
Santa Fe
Charley Riggs
Fitzsimons hos_pital
Senate
Snow on the Way Prompts White Christmas Forecast
Topeka reports a chilly weekend with intermittent snows across Kansas as forecaster S D Flora cautions a light accumulation likely by tomorrow. Snow fell in Dodge City and Goodland with frigid readings across eastern and western counties. highs in the 25 to 28 range tomorrow.
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Topeka
S. D
Flora
Kansas
Dodge ‘Gite
Goodland
Oklahoma Panhandle
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansan
Supreme effort urged to solve Europe's postwar issues
Senator Hatch and Senator Ball urged a supreme effort to resolve diplomatic challenges in Europe after meeting with President Roosevelt at the White House. They warned of the gravity of the international situation and the need for U S Britain Russia cooperation, noting no easy solutions and criticizing unilateral actions on Poland's postwar boundaries.
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Ererhinaton
Dee
Ruman
Missouri
Roosevelt
Board of Economic
Truman
White House
Washington
Hatch
D-N.m
Ball
R-Minn
Europe
United Nations
United States
Britain
Russia
Poland
Russian forces break into Budapest outskirts amid triple offensive
London dispatch reports UP Russian units penetrate Budapest southern and eastern outer suburbs as German forces claim battle for the capital nears climax. German broadcasts say encirclement prongs drive toward the city outskirts. Cafe notice states closure Sunday and Monday with reopening at 8 p m.
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London
Budapest
Burglary at Lawrence shops leaves mystery intact
Thieves broke into Boggs and Albert Millinery at 941 Massachusetts and at Bee coal store room door, but nothing valuable was taken. A cash drawer remained intact with pennies missing. one-dollar rolls of currency and other cash were undisturbed. Police were called to both incidents. no clear clue emerged.
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Lawrence
Boggs and Albert Millinery
Massachusetts Street
Bee
Cora E. Boggs
Supplies Dropped to Troops in Bastogne Area
American forces in France and Belgium saw a major air mission with Thunderbolts escorting transport planes. Pilots reported accurate low altitude drops of supplies to troops in the Bastogne area, marking two days of intense U S air activity by the 19th Tactical Air.
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Bastogne
France
Ares
Belgium
Th Thunderbolts
German spies executed after failed reconnaissance mission
Report notes the execution of German spies as part of a group trained to reconnoiter bridges and roadways along the Meuse. The brief entry identifies the wartime action without further details.
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Uae
Meune
Robbery at Fulton's Cafe Leaves Owner Injured
Tom Fulton proprietor of Fulton’s Cafe on Massachusetts Street was slugged and robbed of about $400 as he climbed to his third floor room at 711 Massachusetts. He drove to bed after the assault, reporting a forehead wound and a discolored eye. Rosie Simone, a waitress, discovered blood and alerted him. Police investigated while noting prior attempted holdups in 1948.
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Tom Fulton
Fulton
Massachusetts Street
Rosie Simone
Fulton Cafe
Atitches
Lawrence
City Hall
Red Cross
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Triple A
U. S
Journal-World
Russians Roll As Hard Freeze Hits Eastern Front
Moscow December 23. Soviet report says 101 German tanks destroyed in 24 hours ending Thursday. Cold snow favors Russian offensives as red forces push toward Slovak rail hubs, claim seven Slovak localities, ten in northern Hungary, and 1,755 prisoners.
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Moscow
Red Army
Losothc
Lucenec
Matra
Ie Bou
Logone
Hungary
Kisterenye
Government Orders All Race Tracks to Close
Washington December 28 The government ordered a complete shutdown of all animal racing in the country. War Mobilization Director James F Byrnes asked track owners to close by January 8 1945 in a move to halt horse and dog racing nationwide. Dog tracks remain open in Florida while winter meets continue in Florida and Louisiana.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Flo
Florida
Louisiana
Car and truck collision injures Mary Patterson
Mrs. Mary Patterson of 1305 Brook Street sustained a nose cut from broken glass when her car rear ended a three ton trailer truck on Thirteenth Street around 8 PM. She received emergency treatment at Memorial Hospital and was discharged home. Police report lists driver H. R. Dodson of Kansas City Kansas and notes the truck belonged to Stateway Warfark.
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Mary Patterson
Brook Street
Ih Street
Memorial Hospital
Sateway
Warfark
H. R. Dodson
Kansas City
Kan
Patterson
Thirteenth Street
Smith
Earl
Patterson Pews
He Hospital
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Nips
Mindoro Island
Ashington
War Production Board
Dhalta
Maud C. Jackson
Otis
Capt. C. A. Edmondson
Western
U.S
Merrill E. Otis
T. J. Pendergast
Rann City
Toys
Menorah Hospital
Hankine
Howkins
Maryville
University of Missouri
University
St. Joseph
Louis V. Stigall
Missouri Highway Commission
State Public Service Commission
St. Louis
President Coolidge
Pendergast
Sophie Hersh
Dorothy Otis Wyre
Conway Springs
Eudora
Salem
Evangelical
Salem Evangelical Church
Immy Weldensaul
Charlotte
Herbert Weil
Ponta
Holy Catholic Church
Baptist Church
Orks
The
Associated Press
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Latvia
Eastern Front
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Geremans
Slovakia
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