Mindoro Airfields In Operation As Forces Press On Mindoro
Mindoro airfields seized from the Japanese are in use, 155 miles south of Manila, as MacArthur reports intensified enemy air activity and 11 Japanese planes shot down. On Leyte, U S forces close the northern and southern pockets to trap remaining troops, with 2 032 enemy dead counted in one day.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Manila
Mindoro Island
United States
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Mindoro
10Th
24Th
Palompon
Mindoro Oc
Winter Cold Baffles War Veterans and Roads
The winter opens with heavy snow and extreme cold similar to World War I conditions. Local veterans on leave from the Pacific report hardship as cars freeze and antifreeze overflows, while the weatherman cautions near zero temperatures tonight with a warming trend expected Saturday. A glittering ice scene coats trees and wires this morning, and Seaman 2-c Bob Johnson, son of B F Johnson of Wallace Avenue, was briefly seen sunning on his ship’s deck two days ago.
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Bob Johnson
B. F. Johnson
Wallace Avenue
Daily Weather Report for United States
Daily weather figures show a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a high of 28 and a low of minus 10. Precipitation totals 0.8 inches and river stage stands at 4.3 feet. A year ago the high was 42 and the low minus 20 with no precipitation.
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United States
Eisenhower Warns Germans Gambling All to Break Out
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower delivers order of the day from Paris noting the German gamble to break out of a dire situation. He says the Nazis are fighting savagely to regain what Allied victories have won and insists their effort will fail.
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Gen. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Soviet Second Ukrainian Army Drives Through Hungary and Czechoslovakia
The Soviet Second Ukrainian Army pushed north through Hungary and west through Czechoslovakia, sealing control of over 80 towns and villages and wiping out more than 1,900 Nazis. In Slovakia they seized Rimavska Sobota and Feredince rail hubs plus 30 other communities, advancing over six miles. They neared Losonc near Bratislava, a key German stronghold, with observers saying its fall would weaken Austria and southern Germany defenses. The second prong moved north through the Matra passes, broadening the campaign.
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Natalia Rene
1. N.S
Moscow
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Rimaszohbat
Rimovska Sobota
Feledince
Lyukva
Losonie
Lucenec
Bratislava
Vienna
Losonc
Austria
Germany
Red Army
Nazi Paratroopers Surrender After Six Day Siege
New York dispatch reports German paratroopers who held out six days southeast of Eupen surrendered just before a planned relief column arrived. Elsewhere American forces in Echternach near Luxembourg remained surrounded but were holding out as Eisenhower countermeasures began to take effect.
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New York
INS
Eupen
Blue Network
Echternach
Luxembourg
Heavy RAF Bombers Hit Rhineland Rail Hubs
London reports RAF Lancaster and Halifax bombers struck Cologne and Bonn last night aiming to cut Nazi supply lines to the western front. Focused blows hit railway marshalling yards as part of a broader Luftwaffe disruption. A Swedish broadcast noted four engined bombers traversing Sweden toward the Baltic, some dropping flares.
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London
INS
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Cologne
Bonn
Air Ministry
Sweden
Baltic
Panzer Division Trapped Near Malmedy in Fierce Battle
American forces trap a bulk of a Nazi SS panzer division west of Stavelot Belgium after three days of intense combat. German efforts to break out and reach the Meuse are thwarted as doughboys and engineers destroy a key bridge along the Ambleve river.
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Malmedy
Belgium
Stavelot
Hitler
Meuse
Ambleve
Doughboy
SS Gang
City and County Men Are Inducted
City Board One and County Board Two members left for armed forces duty in frigid weather. A large crowd gathered at the Pennsylvania railroad station to bid farewell without a formal ceremony. Most of the departing were married with families, and the event was marked by kits and gifts from the USO Service Men's Aid group and the Salvation Army.
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City Board One
County Board
Pennsylvania Railroad
Service Men's Aid
USO
Salvation Army
Temperature Readings Scatter Across City Morning
Reports varied widely on this morning's temperature with some observers noting eight to ten above zero while others logged ten below. The official U S weather station read ten below, with outlying sites like East Brook and Grant City reporting as low as 15 below, yet all agreed it was bitterly cold.
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U. S
East Brook
Grant City
B 29 Bombers Strike Nagoya Plant in New Attack
Brig. Gen. Haywood S. Hansell led a Twenty-First Bomber Command B 29 raid against Nagoya aviation facilities. The mission aimed to cripple Mitsubishi production with verified destruction of key buildings. The operation follows December raids that damaged main assembly areas and signaled potential weeks of reduced output for Japan.
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Saipan
Navy
Haywood S. Hansell
Twenty-First Bomber Command
Nagoya Aircraft Center
Japan
Twentieth Air Force
Mitsubishi
Nagoya
Hansell
Red Army Launches Giant Baltic Coast Assault
The DNB agency in London reports a major Soviet attack along a 22 mile Baltic front north of East Prussia. A 90 minute artillery barrage preceded 27 infantry divisions with armor entering the battle in what may renew the push to seize Libau and Memel.
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London
INS
DNB
Red Army
Baltic
East Prussia
Libau
Memel
Yank Resistance Growing Hourly
The Paris radio reported that American resistance to the German offensive on the western front is growing hourly. The German advance toward Aachen was said to be halted by the Yanks while Nazi pressure in the St Vith area has smashed through Belgium.
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London
Paris
Aachen
Belgium
St. Vith
Sub Zero Wave In Many States
A slight and temporary relief from Arctic cold gripped northern states from Iowa and Minnesota to the Atlantic coast and New England as a new frigid blast was forecast from Canada. The Weather Bureau noted temperatures rising above zero in the Dakotas and moderating the cold in Minnesota and Iowa, with warmer air expected to reach the East by tomorrow. Philadelphia reports record low readings statewide with Black Moshannon marking the coldest spot in Pennsylvania.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Atlantic Coast
New England
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Canada
Newest Heavy Cruiser Chicago Ready For Duty
The U S Chicago will be commissioned at the Philadelphia navy yard on December 28. The 13 000 ton ship funded by Chicago war bonds avenges the torpedoed and sunk predecessor near Guadalcanal on January 30 1943. Capt Richard Renwick Hartung will command and 13 survivors of the old Chicago join the crew.
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Philadelphia
INS
Navy
U.S. S
Chicago
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Guadalcanal
Richard Renwick Hartung
USN
Des Moines
Iowa
Bryn Mawr
Davis Decries Brushing Aside Atlantic Charter and Communism
Senator James J. Davis, defeated after 14 years in Congress, criticized the brushing aside of the Atlantic Charter and the spread of communism in Europe. He planned a trip to the South Pacific to verify war effort use of native labor and warned that while Allies may win militarily, political and moral victory remains in doubt.
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Pittsburgh
INS
James J. Davis
Congress
Europe
Davis
South Pacific
Navy
First Army Regains Initiative Near Stavelot
American units under Hodges regain initiative above the Belgian corridor as Stavelot area holds and Nazi penetration to the south around St Vith is checked. The article notes the German aim to pinch off northern Allied lines and disrupt rear areas to delay future offensives, comparing to World War I efforts toward Paris.
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Paul C. Raborg
International
New York
Hodzes
First Army
Belgium
Stavelot
St. Vith
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Our
Ninth
Holland
Berlin
Hannover
Paris
Liege
Senlis
Home Front Feels War Drive Impact In Europe
Washington dispatch reports the U S home front reacting to the German counter offensive in Western Europe The government pledges full civilian participation to support Allied commander Eisenhower and ensure maximum wartime production WPB chairman J A Krug warns the nation of another year of bloody high casualty warfare and stresses vigilance and national unity.
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U.S
Washington
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
WPB
J. A. Krug
Christ
Fifty Five Italian Citizens Massacred Near Ravenna
An overseas dispatch to OWI reported that Nazi SS troops massacred 55 residents of Medonna Dell Albero, a village south of Ravenna, on November 24. Lt. H. N. Acker of Toronto, a signals officer with the Canadian first division, revealed the massacre after speaking with survivors as burials began.
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New York
INS
Medonna Dell Albero
Ravenna
OWI
H. N. Acker
Toronto
Ackers
Ellwood City Death Notices Reach Three Victims
Friday December 22 1944 death notices list Miss Rosanna Mae Port 13 of 729 rear Wayne avenue Ellwood City Mrs Harry Cukerbaum 407 East Northview avenue and Roderick W Davis 44 of 1037 West Washington street.
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Rosanna Mae Port
Wayne Avenue
Ellwood City
Harry Cukerbaum
Northview Avenue
Roderick W
Rod) Davis
Washington Street
Nazi Offense in Belgium Halted By American Forces
United States First Army reports the German attempt to reach Stavelot and Malmedy stalled by veteran tank infantry divisions and American armor. St Vith remains in American hands as patrols mop up isolated German parachute teams behind lines.
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Belgium
St. Vith
German onslaught blunted in Belgium say American officers
American staff officer declares the German drive westward through Belgium has been slowed and halted near Yank lines in Belgium. International News Service dispatches report conflicting frontline notes as German forces attempt to widen salients with armor reports varied.
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Belgium
Paris
International News Service
Frank Conniff
Lee Carson
First Army
Simerican
SS Sa Es
Berle Refuses New Government Assignment
Adolf A. Berle Jr. declines Roosevelt's offer of another post after being removed as assistant secretary of state in the department shake up. He plans to return to private law practice, following Edward R. Stettinius Jr.'s appointment as secretary of state after Hull's resignation.
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Washington
Adolf A. Berle, Jr
Roosevelt
Berle
State Department
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Hull
Roosevelt Deflects Inquiries On Wallace Hannegan Future
President Roosevelt refused to discuss future plans for Vice President Wallace or Democratic national chairman Hannegan. He said he had nothing to announce about Wallace's January 20 retirement or any alleged Warm Springs conference with Hannegan during his recent vacation.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Robert E. Hannegan
Wallace
Hannegan
Warm Springs
Red Star Downplays German Western Front Gains
The Red Star editorial claims German successes on the western front are only tactical and notes signs that von Rundstedt’s counteroffensive is faltering. The official Soviet army organ argues the push is losing momentum despite apparent gains.
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Moscow
INS
Red Star
Red Army
Western Front
Gerd von Rundsteadt
British Forces Sweep Forward On Italian Front
British Eighth Army advances from the Naviglio bridgehead toward Bologna and reaches the Senio river near Fusignano. They seize Bagnacavallo as Canadian troops push north of the town. Strong fighting continues north of Faenza with Brisk patrol clashes noted near Bologna. Allied air activity targets rail yards in Rosenheim and German transport in Yugoslavia. One aircraft missing.
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Rome
Bologna Tolony
Bagnacavallo
Faenz
Naviglio Canal
Senio
Fusignano
Eighth Army
Faenza
Fifth Army
Bologna
Italy
Rosenheim
Germany
Yugoslavia
Greece
Fat turkey to grace farm Christmas table
The farm turkey escaped slaughter then gained weight, fed on the best by the family, with plans for Christmas. Now at noon it is fifteen above and the bird is set for the roosting pan, despite its fat appearance and phony looks.
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Lee van Atta
I. N.S
France
Niederbronn
Seventh Army
Signal Corps
PA Newc
Pacific Area
Daily Weather Report
Kingsbury Smith
M. S
County Board Two
Philip G. Reed
Iye
Midwest
Pennsylvania
Moshannon
Bellefonte
J. J. Davis
Atlantic Charter
Amiens
Albert
Chateau Thierry
By Earle Marceres
By Lee Carson
Malmedy- Stavelot
Wiltz
Thurston Macauley
Ifty-Five
By Michael Chinigo
Arthur Mometer
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