Middle Don Offensive Reaches Rostov Area Eight Towns Fall
The Middle Don offensive pushes to within 132 miles of Rostov with 2,300 more prisoners and over 900 miles of rail retaken. Russians report capturing Nazi warehouses and forming a continuous front deep in anti tank positions along the Rostov to Moscow rail corridor.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
OSCOW
A-P
Russia
Rostov
Ukraine
Stalingrad
Don
Donets
Red banner
Rostov-Moscow
Anllerove
Voronezh
Tholeschatoe
anoke
Morozovka
Verkhne-Grachevsky Grekov
Fyodorvka
Millerovo
middle Don
Moscow
Don bend
Netherlands
Garson Named Leader of Manitoba Coalition Government
Premier Bracken signs with new head as Stuart and Gerson named general treasurer lead the Manitoba coalition government after Tuesday vote. Bracken stated he would resign the premiership shortly after the succession became clear.
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WINNIPEG
C.P
Stuart & Gerson
Manitoba
Bracken
One Testament for U S Soldiers Sparks House Clash
A Ottawa Journal item reports a heated Liberal attack on Hon John from the Eastern Townships over alleged political corruption. Speaker Pope replies as tensions rise in the Commons amid calls for lengthy speeches and a possible clash over ministerial actions.
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BEN
Ottawa Journal
aly
Tétali
Raihwa
John Maccowall
John
Pope
Fepe
Ground Men Seek Plane Missing Vancouver Bound Airliner
Ground and air units search Elk Mountain area for 13 missing aboard a Vancouver bound craft. H Hollick Kenyon of Canadian Pacific Airlines cites Sapper Tom Cronk as last to hear the plane. officials say the crew and passengers may be alive but face harsh conditions. A Soviet counterattack is reported near Voronezh as German forces push to slow the Soviet advance.
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CHILLIWACK
B.C
Elk mountain
H. Hollick-Kenyon
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Tom Cronk
Royal Canadian Engineers
che pi
Culzas La
EXE Mountain
Prince George
ahr
Ernest Kunker
Bill Holland
toney
Holla e
Hampson
Nazi Rails Hampered by RAF Wide-Range Raid
Northern France and the Low Countries rail lines were blocked as RAF fighter and light bomber sortie bombed German transport hubs. RCAF and Canadian crews joined Hampdens and Hudsons in attacking convoy off the Netherlands and rail yards near Ghent Saint-Eloi Abbeville Le Perport Sains Pol La Chapelle.
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GNDON
France
Low Countries
RAF
RCAF
snd
RCAP
R. A
Air ministry
Ghent
Saint Eo
Abbeville
Le Preport
Sains Pol
La Chapelle
Christmas Hope Amid Hospital Bedside Heroic Child
Mary Drury, a nine year old from East Orange, suffered leg injuries after a crossing accident with a railroad train. At Orange Memorial Hospital she endures surgery and Christmas preparations while family and friends deliver gifts and offers prayers. Her brave reply to sister Peggy underscores family resilience during the holiday season.
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GEANGE
N. J
Mary Drury
Orange Memorial Hospital
Wiliam Drury
East Orange
Peggy
Mary
aH rizhi
Pye
Leg Shot Off D C M Winner Kept Fighting
A World War II battlefield account describes a leg wound and continued resistance as Allied forces near the Dneppe shoreline faced German fire. Casualties were heavy while the crew remained at the landing barge ramp awaiting further action.
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D.C.M
SHEFFIELD
Harry Wiet
Dneppe
Lieut
Webster
Raid Across Thames Estuary Hit on Continental Targets
A large bomber force crossed the Thames estuary toward the continent. Alfields were attacked and flares returned safely. A Boston crew, with a Canadian Belgian and New Zealander, boasted hits on a locomotive shed near Ghent and on more engines further south.
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LONDON
Thames estuary
channel
continent
Alfields
Tne
Boston
Ghent
Changes In Smuts Cabinet Out of Cape Town Research
Cape Town reports upheaval in Smuts cabinet with minister Richard Sruneu resigning and reshuffles discussed. New names like Christiaan Sm and V. G. Van Der 2 Africa feature in the broader cabinet shakeup as Africa affairs adjust.
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CAPE
h Africa
Sanaa
Waterton
Rishard Sruneu
se Christiaan Sm
V. G. Van Der
Africa
Dee Retz
mirssier
Animal trainer dies in St. Louis in his 50s
Michael Kostial, 52, longtime animal trainer at the St. Louis zoo, renowned for caring for a lion and leopard and his famous banter. He had entertained thousands since 1921 and died Tuesday.
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SY LOUIS
Micnael
Kostial
Si Leas
MONWR
Tuestey
Allies Sink 10 Axis Ships Off Africa
Allied forces report sinking or damaging ten Axis vessels off Africa as British and allied ships press the Libyan Tunisian front. British Army reportedly 180 miles from Tripoli with Rommel and Nehring opposing. In Tunisia, patrols harass retreating forces while road repair and clearance continue.
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LONDOR
Mediterranean
North Aires
Allied
plates
rattes
Marchal
Ersin Rommel
Walter Nehring
Vangueres
Brush Sth
omir
Tripoli
Aiarshai Rommers
EAINS
TUNISIA
Cairo
Malta Base Reinforced Amid Allied Landings
London dispatch reports large wartime reinforcements of war supplies landed at Malta with minimal enemy interference. The admiralty communiqué notes one U-boat destroyed during operations and confirms continued material deliveries to strengthen Malta's defenses.
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LONDON
Matta
admiralty
Mata
Jane's Fightins
Gen Alexander Visits Cypress Amid Security Uncertainty
Gen Sir Harold Miar reportedly visited Cyprus in a security guarded mission. The trip prompted calls for more Cyprus regimental manpower and reliance on volunteer forces to bolster defense.
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LONDON
Carrier-Borne Planes Surprise Jap Naval Base
British naval air units struck the western tip of the Netherlands East Indies in a carrier launched raid against Sabang near Sumatra. The operation, believed to involve HMS Implacable or the ship named Industrious, followed New Delhi reports of British air strikes on Akyab and Calcutta. Japanese retaliatory raids on Calcutta caused alarm but casualties were light.
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Jap Naval Base
C.P
Netherlands East Indies
Bar of Bengal
SCO
Ceylon
admiralty
southeast Asia
Tre ity
Sabang
Sumatra
Bay of Bengal
IHustrious
New Delhi
Burma
Akyab
Calcutta
Alethang-Yow
Russia
ashing
natal operasim
Bengal
Savang
Maineca Passage
sila
Bay
Bensa
ber
GNAE AB
NEW DELHT
Axyal
Mylitha
Gengaw
Axpab
Russian gains and Tunisian patrols mark war updates
Russian forces report advancing 12 to 38 miles in the Don region as Allied patrols engage in Tunisia with artillery fire and close contact along the front. In other items, a resident loses Christmas money and multiple deaths are reported from accidents and crimes in Edmonton and New York.
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DON GRIVE
YICSCON
Chursdar
IA.P
Don areca
AFRICA
Tunisia
cmmutique
CHRISTAAS
sweda
Ht Tenthive
peron
tisyntean
Bank of Commerce
WILLIAM
Gerirunde Babian
hopicai
Garland
WOSLAN ALAEN
EDMONTON
Mary Stécrk
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Garson
John Bracken
Corususdan
John A. Macdonald
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Hollick-Kenyon
B.C. Mountain
AMinerovo
N_ FL
Vaiuima
Pravda
Communist Party
anther
Hark
The
Herald Angels
R.A.F
Hampdens
Hudsons
coasial command
Netherlands Islands
Page
Smuts
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ANGELES
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Bataan
cafe
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Malta
Isle
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Alexander
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East Indies
Akhyab
Fort
Iewara
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