Invasion Of Europe Tops News Of 1944 INS Choice
International News Service editors rate the western Europe invasion as the year’s top story. They list the France liberation, Belgium Luxembourg and Holland, the Siegfried Line breach, and the drive into Germany as pivotal events. They also note the German counter-offensive and Roosevelt Dewey politics in the year’s news ranking.
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New York
International
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Roosevlt
Thomas F. Dewey
Roosevelt
United
Bombers Attack Luzon Area In Major Allied Assault
General MacArthur announced a heavy assault against enemy shipping in western Luzon. Mitchell bombers hit a 7,000 ton freighter near Lingayen Gulf while patrol planes damaged a small craft. Mindoro and Leyte saw air activity as Japanese planes attacked shipping and airfields with eight shot down.
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Lee van Atta
MacArthur
Philippines
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen Gulf
Fifth Air Force
Manila
Mindoro
Leyte
Nimitz Forecasts Intensified Sudden Incidents Against Japan
Five star Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said New Year plans aim to seize enemy bases close to Japan at a pace like Germany’s sudden strikes. He praised the B 29 raids, noting they are starting to curb Japan’s air war capacity and will be intensified, with raids on the island empire proper to escalate. The interview was conducted at Saipan.
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Saipan
Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Germany
Adm
Nimitz
Green Troops Hold Sector Against German Onslaught
On December 30 the German offensive against American lines struck a sector held by relatively green troops. The assault cost Allied soldiers, with German claims of 30 000 prisoners taken in the first attack as the German drive hit the front’s weakest point. The First Army was caught off guard while veteran divisions and armor remained elsewhere.
Escape Gap Narrowed As Allied Drive Reaches 13 Miles
Allied forces push toward Rochefort and Bastogne corridor in Belgium threatening Von Rundstedt’s salient. Third Army under Lt. Gen. Patton expands from 35 to 45 miles, seizing Moircy and cutting Libramont road as Tactical Air Force conducts 1910 sorties. Weather hampers operations. report notes German escape gap reduced to 13 miles. Continued on page 13.
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Paris
Rochefort
Belgium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Mille Harlange
Bastogne
Fea
Ana - Ait
Luxembourg
von Rundstedt
Ciich
Third Army
George S. Patton Jr
Moircy
Libramont
Algin Tactical Air Force
Gari Atter
Berlin
Italian Front More Active Noted in Western Italy
German troop movements surged along the western coast while Nazi patrolling grew aggressive. The Serchio valley front remained fluid with American forces holding key positions, and Canadian and British units pressed actions near Alfonsine and Faenza as the Mediterranean Air Force flew 2,200 sorties.
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Rome
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Italy
Mediterranean
Albert Kesselring
Serchio Valley
Fifth Army
Serchio
Transninsular Front
Eighth Army
Alfonsviue
Senio River
Faenza
Mediterranean Air Force
Quiet New Year Observances In New Castle Area
Weather outlook for New Castle and Lawrence county signals a restrained New Year’s Eve with few celebrations. Traffic and roads face slicked conditions and some closures on the New Wilmington to Merer highway as snow piles alongside autos.
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New Castle
New Wilmington-Merer
Daily Weather Report for United States
Daily weather statistics show a maximum temperature of 31 and a minimum of 72a with precipitation noted. River stage is 5 feet. Year ago figures list a maximum of 31 and no precipitation.
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United States
Heavy Daylight Raids On Germany
An eight consecutive daylight assault against German railway targets was carried out by the United States Eighth Air Force. Heavy Lancaster and Halifax bombers struck the rail junction at Troisdorf near Bonn in the Rhineland. British bombers also attacked the Avnthetic oil plant at Schoolven Buer in the Ruhr.
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London
INS
Germany
United States Eighth Air Force
Air Ministry
Troisdorf
Bonn
Rhineland
Schoolven-Buer
Rui
Murder suicide in Philadelphia husband returns from overseas
In Philadelphia two people died in a Northeast apartment in a case labeled murder death by own action. Betty Hertel aged 25 was shot by Charles Serwalt 40 who then killed himself. Cpl Harry Hertel had just returned from 30 months away and reported Serwalt forced entry and fired two shots before dying. Neighbors noted Serwalt was a frequent visitor to Mrs Hertel.
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Philadelphia
Betty Hertel
Charles Serwalt
Cpl. Hertel
Serwalt
Bridges Seeks Divorce from Agnes Bridges in San Francisco
Harry Bridges, noted waterfront leader and deportation detainee, will file for divorce in San Francisco today charging his wife Agnes with extreme cruelty. They have been separated since 1942.
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Bridges
San Francisco
INS
Harry Bridges
Agnes
Steel firm buys Oil City electric welded tube plant
In Pittsburgh on December 30 H. E Lewis president of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp announced the purchase from Talon, Inc of their electric welded tube plant at Oil City. The acquisition expands Jones and Laughlin's manufacturing capacity and marks a strategic move in their steel products division.
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Pittsburgh
INS
H. E Lewis
Jones and Laughli Steel Corporation
Talon, Inc
Oil City
Savage fighting rages in Budapest as Soviets press
Soviet forces battled through the streets of Budapest as heavy German losses sagged the western line along the Hron. Russian troops closed in on the city core, while other units fought north along the ice-choked river to fords entering the Bratislava Gap.
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Moscow
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Hron River
Bratislava
Vienna
Budapest
Stalingrad
Hron
Eisenhower Throws 25 Divisions Against Germans
London dispatch reports General Eisenhower has sent twenty five American and British divisions along with most of their armor to strike at the German held Belgium Luxembourg bulge, aiming to loosen the Nazi siege as winter battles intensify.
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Eisenhower
London
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Belgain-Luxembourg
DNB
New Year's Day No Issue for The News 1945
In observance of New Year's Day there will be no issue of The News published on Monday January 1 1945.
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William R. Hanna
Burlington Liars Club Picks 1944 Best Lie
Burlington Wis based Liars club crowned Captain Hope Harrin a WAC as author of the year's top lie. The tall tale claimed a packed scheme to see a distant girl, using a dehydrated envelope ploy. President O C Hulett defended the winner amid the uproar.
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Wis
Burlington Liars Club
Harrin
Europe
Pitt
Hope Harrin
WAC
O. C. Hulett
Lawrence County Scouts Help Ship Milweed Pods for Life Jackets
Lawrence County citizens aided in gathering milkweed pods for life jackets for armed forces. John Wolstencroft of the War Hemp Industries supervised shipping of 3,691 bags from the old Pennsylvania railroad station. Boy Scouts assisted in transferring pods from the courthouse garage to the shipping car. The load is enough to produce about 1,842 life jackets. Continued on Page Two.
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Lawrence County
John Wolstencroft
War Hemp Industries
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lawrence Counts
Court House
New Castle Men Involved In California Stamp Ring
San Francisco authorities report a large scale ring trafficking genuine and counterfeit ration stamps. John Alex of New Castle Pa and Harry Mone, also from New Castle, were arrested after packages containing thousands of stamps were received.Federal agents pursue more arrests as the investigation widens.
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San Francisco
John Alex
Navy Yard
Alex
New York
OPA
Harry A. Mone
Mone
New Castle
Snow Predicted For Weekend In Western Pennsylvania
Weather forecast issued by the U S Weather Bureau Harrisburg predicts snow in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio this weekend with warmer and drier days in between. Temperatures will run below normal for the season and snow is expected Monday and Wednesday.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
International News Service
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Death Notices and Ages from Local Segment
Death notices list several individuals with ages and addresses including Emily Morgan 82 of 229 East Leasure avenue Sara X Allen 87 of Grove City Infant Manor Manor 225 East Garfield avenue Wallace PD Evans 52 of 146 East Long avenue Alexander Bonner 67 of Stoneboro.
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Emily Morgan
East Leasure Avenue
Sara X. Allen
Grove City
Wallace PD. Evans
East Long Avenue
Alexander Bonner
Stoneboro
Big New Year’s Eve Program In New York City
New York reports a large wartime New Year’s celebration with Broadway’s fourth post Pearl Harbor event. Times Square signs will be dark as in 1945, but gaiety remains with war workers and servicemen welcomed in the city. Continued on Page T-
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New York
Pearl Harbor
Times Square
America
Reading Freight Station Fire Destroys Goods and Records
A large blaze swept Reading company's Chester freight station and office destroying carloads of merchandise and shipment records. Yard master John Wright found the fire on the first floor as flames spread quickly through the two story structure aided by drafts through loading platforms.
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Chester
Reading Company
John Wright
Armistice Terms Reported Accepted in Greece
Athens reports that the left wing EAM and ELAS militiamen telegraphed acceptance of all British armistice conditions. No official confirmation yet. The British commander Sir Ronald Scobie demanded ELAS withdrawal from Athens and lay down arms.
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Athens
INS
EAM
ELAS
Winston Churchill
London
Ronald M. Scobie
Itna
AYMS
State official dies in Harrisburg at 52
Deputy secretary of property and supplies Walter G. Scott of Pittsburgh died in Harrisburg early today after a heart attack two days earlier. He was 52.
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Harrisburg
Walter G. Scott
Pittsburgh
Regent of Greece Named by King in Athens
The British radio reported Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens has been named regent of Greece by exiled King George. The selection was conveyed by cable to the archbishop who led recent talks among Greece’s warring factions.
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New York
Damaskinos
Athens
Greece
George
OWJ
Nazi withdraws as Allied pressure mounts on southern front
War correspondent notes Nazi forces losing ground for four days and Field Marshal von Rundstedt likely pulling back as American and British reports praise German staff for a rapid, concentrated offensive. Patton's Third Army pushes the southern flank, signaling a strategic withdrawal to limit losses.
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Third Army
Hammers von Rundstedt
John H. Craige
In, S
Karl von Rundsted
George Patton
Churchill Sees 1945 Bring Allied Victory in Europe
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the Primrose league that 1945 should bring an Allied victory in Europe and that the evil gang dominating the unhappy continent will be wiped out within months. A separate item from Lancaster, Pennsylvania reports 12 year old Gary F. McSparren was killed after being struck by a car while sled riding near his Peachbottom home.
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London
Winston Churchill
Primrose League
Europe
Lancaster
Gary F. McSparren
Laura
John A McSparren
State Agriculure
Lancaster General Hospital
Peachbottom
Three Dead in Des Moines Triple Crime
Des Moines police report a triple homicide at a newlywed couple's apartment. Cecil Caskey, 44, shot her former husband Guy B. Caskey, 43, the bride Elaine Woods Caskey, 32, and then killed herself. The marriage followed a February divorce after fifteen years.
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Des Moines. In
Cecil Caskey
Coupes
Des Moines
Guy B. Caskey
Rock Island
Brice
Elaine Woods Caskey
Pardmasters
Simple New Year Wish From Arthur Mometer
A fragmented hopeful note from Arthur Mometer wishes the new year brings happiness and contentment. The writer cannot promise outcomes or weather, but urges patience and a wait and see approach for the days ahead.
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California
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Arthur Mometer
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