Major Disaster Nearing For Nazi Troops
Eisenhower warned of a possible major disaster as Von Rundstedt’s counter offensive in western Europe faced setbacks. Allied attacks pierced the Nazi salient, Germans retreated on ice flooded rivers, and despite talk of a new push the front showed American superiority with tanks wrecked and growing pressure near Arlon and Liege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Oestreicher
S. Foreign Edito
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Europe
Prolonged War Seen From German West Offensive
Major Paul C C Raborg argues the German push into Belgium and toward France shows the Nazi drive is near its limit. He explains naval and land strategy, noting the Rhine defense forces and the need for a decisive westward offensive to avoid retreating east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul CC
Raborg
International News Service
New York
Belgium
France
United States
Rhine
Veteran auto drivers complain of worst conditions in years
PA NEWC notes veteran drivers report the past weeks bring the worst driving conditions in their experience. A city snow plow clears main streets while accumulated snow remains. Public hours close at 6 for New Year holiday. library branches stay open. W Stirtz uses a two way plough to clear East Brook roads, easing travel and earning neighbor gratitude. Skating ponds survey shows more youngsters skating each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Stirtz
East Brook
Fast Brook
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am show a maximum temperature of 26 and minimum of 7 with traces of snow and a river stage of 5.1 feet. For the same date last year the maximum was 29 and minimum 28 with no precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Meeting Of Big Three Regarded As Urgent Need
Washington December 29 senators urged a conference of the big three Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin to settle wartime and postwar issues. They warned without a meeting bitter congressional debate could arise next week over boundaries spheres of influence and Polish Greek questions. Senator Walter F George called for action while Senator Carl Hatch noted military urgency could delay the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Nations
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Congress
Sen
Walter F. George
Foreign Relations Committee
British Attack In Athens Targets Archittos Hill
British forces with 25 pounders Sherman tanks launched dawn attacks on Archittos Hill near central Athens. The assault, part of a three way push to clear ELAS from the southeast, involved a Greek mountain brigade and targeted a cemetery south of Zappion and area east of Likavettus Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Archittos Hill
ELAS
Zappion
Likavettus Hill
Missing transport plane found on Black Mesa mountain
A missing transport plane with 12 passengers aboard has been located on Black Mesa mountain in Arizona, about 40 miles east of Blythe, California. The craft was en route from Tucson to Palm Springs and had been overdue since Christmas Day, according to Second Air Force officials.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
INS
Black Mesa Mountain
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
Second Air Force
Tucson
Palm Springs
Tide Turn in Paris View on Rundstedt Drive
In Paris informed observers say the tide is turning against Field Marshal Rundstedt as German offensives stall near Bastogne and Vaux Chavanne. Allied artillery can threaten both routes. Patton’s armored force is forcing a German retreat in the salient as reserves dwindle. Continued on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Rundstedt
Ffort
Meusen
Arlon
Belgium
George S. Patton, Jr
Paris
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Germany
Third Aerial Attack Is Made Near Manila
Gen Douglas MacArthur's communique discloses a third aerial strike at Clark Field near Manila destroying 20 Japanese planes, totaling 144 downed. Leyte mopping up reports 912 Japanese killed and 16 captured, with no enemy air activity over Leyte. American bombers hit targets across the Philippines and Southwest Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Clark Airfield
Manila
Mindoro
Clark Field
Anorder
Leyte
Leyte Island
Southwest Pacific
Talisayy
Negros Island
Visayas
Retreating German Troops Blow Budapest City Hall
Newsreel report from New York dated December 29 notes retreating German troops blew up Budapest city hall. BBC coverage picked up by National Broadcasting Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Budapest
BBC
National Broadcasting Company
Navy Enters 1945 With Fleet Three Times Larger
The navy will enter 1945 with 61 045 vessels on hand, three times the size at war start, but faces manpower shortages. More than 54 000 are landing craft and assault ships for American landings. Combatant ships total 1 167, excluding patrol, mine, auxiliaries, and district craft. Fleet tonnage reaches 11 707 000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
United States Navy
Navy Department
Two Are Killed In Train Wreck Near Trenton Michigan
The engineer Otto Hayward aged 58 from Sylvania Ohio and the fireman Floyd Herman aged 58 from Toledo were killed when a crowded New York Central passenger train struck a stalled automobile near Trenton Michigan. Three others were injured as rescuers freed the fireman who died after more than six hours pinned under the tender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Mich
New York Central
Otto Hayward
Sylvania
Floyd Herman
Toledo
Soviet forces press toward Austrian border as Budapest fight grows
Soviet tanks and infantry, supported by heavy artillery, moved 57 miles to the Austrian frontier as Budapest battles intensified. Russian offensives routed Nazi garrisons in several towns and threatened Gyor, a key rail and highway hub, while advancing toward Tata and near Vienna.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red Ermys
Red Army
Tovares
Tata
Vienna
Gyor
Blind Enjoy Annual Party by New Castile Lions
The New Castile Lions hosted their annual Christmas dinner at Epworth Methodist Church for 19 local blind guests and other attendees. William W. McCombs introduced King Lion Dr. Wilbur E Flannery who welcomed all. Gifts were given to each guest by the Lions ladies, and piano numbers by Eddie Brown preceded a senior high school A Capella choir performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castile Lions Club
Epworth Methodist Church
Willian W. McCombs
Harry Helmich
King Lion
Wilbur E Flannery
Ladies of the Lions
Glen McCracken
Eddie Brown
A. Capella
Robert A. Duff
Hold-Out Garrison Was American 101st Airborne Division
Paris dispatch reports Bastogne’s hold-out garrison relieved after seven days under German siege was the American 101st Airborne Division. The unit took part in D-day Cherbourg landings under Brigadier General Maxwell Taylor and later participated in the Nijmegen Eindhoven landings in the Netherlands.
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Paris
INS
Bastogne
01St Airborne
101St
Cherbourg Peninsula
Maxwell Taylor
Rome
Salerno
Nijmegen-Eindhoven
Netherlands
Nazi Drive In Italy Ends As Allied Push Slows
The Serchio Valley action ended today after American Negro troops of the Fifth Army mauled German armored columns. Allied HQ said the drive was petering out with only minor clashes elsewhere on the Fifth Army front. Canadinan elements of the Eighth Army cleared Nazis from houses on the Senio river's south bank.
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Rome
Serchio
Italy
Fifth Army
Allied
U. S
Fifth Arms
Eighth Army
Canadnan
Eighth
Senio
Traffic Conditions May Become Worse in Western Pennsylvania
The weather forecaster warned hazardous highway conditions will worsen with a mix of snow and sleet this afternoon. Tonight will bring warmer temperatures, then colder weather tomorrow. Icy snow covered roads and bridges across Pittsburgh area and surrounding counties. Police noted few accidents as motorists likely stayed off the roads unless necessary.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Soburg
Washington
Butler
Soldiers Accused in Paris Black Market Scheme
Paris authorities disclose two hundred American soldiers and two officers are held on charges of illegal cigarette trading worth about $200,000. Black market packs reportedly sold for $2 each, with military officials confirming the case.
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Paris
Indian troops seize villages along Arakan coast Burma
Indian forces driving down the Arakan coast have captured three more villages in the Mayu river valley, the Southeast Asia command announced. East African units of the 14th Army met strong Japanese resistance after taking Pyingaing on the Kalewa Yeu road toward Mandalay.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Arakan
Burma
Akyab
Mayu River
Southeast Asia Command
14Th Army
Pyingaing
Kalewa- Yeu
Mandalay
Japanese naval leader Nobumasa Suetsugu dies at 63
New York Dec 29 The Domei agency reported former Japanese fleet commander and adviser to Premier Koiso, Nobumasa Suetsugu, aged 63, has died. The Asahi broadcast was heard by Allied correspondents.
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New York
INS
Adm
Nobumasa Suetsusu
Kuniaki Koiso
Jap Domei Agency
FFC
Yank Third Army Moves Forward in Belgium
Staff Correspondent reports the Yank Third Army presses ahead in Belgium enveloping another German strongpoint. Observers note a suspected retreat to form a defensive line near the Sauer river as German units blow bridges and erect roadblocks. Prisoners say they are assigned to screening tasks to aid retreat.
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Belgium
Third Army
Sauer River
Germans Bomb Hospital at Mirecourt Wounding Civilians and Soldiers
German low flying aircraft bombed and strafed the U S Seventh Army hospital at Mirecourt under moonlight, wounding many patients and personnel and killing at least one civilian worker. The hospital bore red crosses and had been used previously by German forces before withdrawal.
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U.S. Seventh Army
Mirecourt
Cel
Milwaukee Tops E Bond Drive Among Eight Metro Areas
Milwaukee was the first city to reach 100 percent of its E bond quota in the war bond drive among eight metropolitan centers. Treasury officials said the contest continues until final Sixth War Loan figures are released around January 2 or 3, and the city with the highest percentage will be named winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Milwaukee
Treasury Departments War Finance Division
Treasury
Death Record for Infant William Arthur Johnson Volant
Infant William Arthur Johnson of Volant is listed in the death record. Also noted are Paul McFadden aged 65 of Bessemer and Mrs Milo Moose aged 62 of New Wilmington KR PD. Miss Mary E Watson of Bravington Florida is mentioned in the same notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Arthur Johnson
Volant
Paul McFadden
Bessemer
Milo Moose
New Wilmington
KR. PD
Mary E. Watson
Bravington, Fla
Allied Forces Hold Initiative In Active Areas
Allied troops hold the initiative in most active sectors as German forces withdraw from the western tip of the Belgian salient and pull out along a 35 mile front in the south. Eisenhower headquarters notes mopping up along the Meuse river toward Marche and warns the retreat is not a formal withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Belgium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Meuse
Marche
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Liege
Antwerp
Aumerical Cavaliet
Many Of Yanks Battled To Last In Belgium Fight
U S Staff Correspondent Frank Conniff reports from La Glétize Belgium where American infantrymen held firm on Belgian hills. The piece recalls historic lines resisted by brave soldiers as the unit endured a strenuous week of combat and uphill positions amid a tense offensive.
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LA Gletize
Belgium
Valhalla
Alamo
Bunker Hill
Gettysburg
Resolutions Retread Prompts Fresh Year Try
A newspaper snippet urges readers to restart their yearly resolutions, noting they are used then fade and urging renewed effort as the year begins and months progress. It emphasizes dusting off old goals and continuing the self-improvement path despite prior slips.
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PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Kingsbury Smith
N.S
By Lee van Atta
Makoko
Oka
Bronz Zoo
America
Central Africa
Austrian
By Natalia Rene
LN. 8
Lions
Epworth Church
101St Airborne Division
Yank Third Army
Conniff
Thurston Macauley
Rochefort
le Gleize
Frank Conniff
U.S
Arthur Mometer
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