Superfortress Attacks Hit Honshu Industrial Targets
Allied B 29s from the 21st Bomber Command resumed daylight raids on Honshu Japan targeting major industrial sites. Tokyo Nagoya and Osaka areas reported bombing with enemy defenses claiming some interceptions and attackers retreating seaward.
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Washington
America
Japan
Honshu
20Th Air Force
21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Tokyo
Nagoya
Tokyo Radio
Osaka
Defenders Of Bastogne Carry On American Traditions Of Heroism
Brig. Gen. A C McAuliffe lauds the 101st Airborne at Bastogne praising cocky fighting spirit that spreads through troops. He highlights Sea-Bees rangers and tanks enduring death defying work in this war scene and lauds airborne units for unmatched grit.
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Bastogne
Paul Cc.raborg
International News Service
New York
A. C. McAuliffe
101St Airborne Division
United States
Liberators Expand Raids From Philippines In Formosa Push
Gen Douglas MacArthur reports Philippine based Liberators struck east of Formosa 250 miles northwest of Luzon, setting fires to five Japanese vessels and downing four planes. Across Luzon and nearby islands, Mitchells hit Laoag Silay and Mindanao targets, with heavy Japanese losses and increasing mopping up on Leyte.
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MacArthur
H.Q
Philippines
Formosa
Luzon Island
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Adm
William F Halsey
Isle of the Philippines
Laoag
South China Sea
Silay
Negros Island
Leyte
Japan
Mindanao
Winter Weather Pressures Schools and Birds
The record snows threaten birds and small game without feeding aid. Western Pennsylvania schools may extend terms due to lost days. A sub zero night broke with an eight to ten point rise, with more winter ahead. January begins with heavy snow and cold, contrasting last year’s lighter winter.
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Western
Pennsylvania
Durbin Granted Final Divorce Decree in LA
Hollywood January 3 Deanna Durbin becomes a single woman again after a superior court confirms the final decree. The singer actress obtained the order last year in Los Angeles ending her interlocutory divorce from Vaughn Paul a Navy lieutenant granted December 14.
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Hollywood
INS
Deanna Durbin
Los Angeles
Deanna
Vaughn Paul
Navy
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for a 24 hour period ending at 9 a.m. today show a maximum temperature of 21 and a minimum of 0. Precipitation is 0.5 inches and snow depth 5.8 feet. A year ago the date recorded a maximum of 38, minimum of 29, and precipitation of 0.04 inches.
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United States
New Congress Session Opens At Noon Today
Washington reports a new 79th Congress convening at noon with gala ceremonies shadowed by war news. The House swore in all 435 members and the Senate a third, as Vice President Wallace and Clerk South Trimble led the sessions.
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Washington
Congress
Institution of Democracy
Senate
House
Henry A. Wallace
South Trimble
Japanese Report Says Nagoya Area Bombed by Superforts
A Japanese communique via Domei reported about 90 Marianas based B 29s raided the Nagoya area with main force, while other units hit near Osaka and Hamamatsu. Imperial HQ claimed 17 B 29s shot down and 25 damaged, with minimal damage to key facilities.
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New York
Imperial Headquarters
Magoya
Osaka
Hamamatsu
Domei Agency
FCC
Tokyo
Nagoya
Raids Continue For 25th Day On Iwo Jima Island
A Pacific fleet communique reports air attacks against Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands extending into the 25th day. On December 51 four-motored Liberators struck enemy airfield installations, facing only moderate anti aircraft fire.
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Iwo Jima Island
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Tokyo
British Forces Attack In Athens
British troops pressed a new assault west of Likavettus hill in Athens to clear Neapolis and push the perimeter north. They reported strong ELAS positions, 70 prisoners taken, and progress in central Athens with captured arms. Lieut. Gen. Ronald Scobie said ELAS tried to blow up the Greek National Guard HQ on New Year’s Eve, but failure followed.
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Athens
INS
ELAS
Likavettus Hill
Neapolis
Ronald Scobie
Greek National Guard
British Drive Toward Mandalay Reaches Ye-U Area
The British 14th Army pushed 12 miles toward Ye-U, a key rail terminus to Mandalay. The advance places forces within about 70 air miles of Mandalay, as Ceylon reports from the front.
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Kandy
Ceylon
INS
Ye-U
Mandalay
Burma
Oil tanker blast at Sandy Hook Bay leaves seven missing
Seven men remained missing today after an explosion and fire sank an oil tanker in Sandy Hook Bay about a mile offshore. Three other men were killed in the disaster that occurred early yesterday.
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Leonardo
N. J
Sandy Hook Bay
Deaths noted in New Wilmington and nearby towns
Death records list Mrs. Robert R. Braham aged 79 of 525 South Market New Wilmington Miss Olive G Duglass age 60 of 916 Temple Avenue William Warren Hockenberry of 138 Orchard Ellwood City Mrs Mary H Guillard 54 of Prospect RD 1 and Mrs William S McAnlis 47 of Big Beaver township with residence details in the region.
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Robert R. Braham
South Market Street
New Wilmington
Olive G. Duglass
Temple Avenue
William Warren Hockenberry
Orchard Avenue
Ellwood City
Mary H. Guillard
Prospect
R.D
Williams
McAnlis
Big Beaver Township
House by House Budapest Battle Continues
Moscow reports Red Army gains in Budapest with 232 blocks captured east of the city and 63 blocks west of the Danube. German casualties exceed 300 killed and over 1,000 prisoners taken as Nazis fight to stem the advancing soviet forces in streets, courtyards, and buildings.
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Moscow
Red Army
Budapest
Danube
Buda
Plan Funeral For Jassie Thursday
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jassie, 84, educator from the Bronx, who gained international fame a decade ago as intermediary in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, died of pneumonia on the 10th anniversary of Hauptmann trial. A high requiem mass was planned in New York.
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New York
INS
John F. Condon
Jassie
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Eisenhower is hale and hearty says Allied HQ
Paris January 3 Allied Supreme Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower is reported by a headquarters spokesman to be hale and hearty and in fine condition, with denial of rumors that he has died or been killed.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Three Leaders to Meet Again on War Problems
President Roosevelt outlined plans for a second allied war conference with Marshal Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill to settle political policy in liberated countries and map the final defeat of Germany this year. The meeting is expected next month with time and place to be announced later.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Germany
Churchill
Quebec
Japan
Congress Ready To Get Tough On Winning War
The 79th Congress convenes with 531 members poised to back a tougher approach to winning the war, aligning with Roosevelt's expected State of the Union message amid German and Japanese resistance and manpower strains.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
State of the Union
East Coast Shipyards Deliver 52 Vessels in December
J F McInnis of the U S Maritime Commission reports that December output reached 52 ships on the east coast, raising the year’s total to 570 ships. The Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Chester built seven tankers and one cargo vessel among December’s figures.
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Philadelphia
INS
Fast Coast Shipyards
J. F. McInnis
U. S Maritime Commission
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co
Chester
Planes Destroy 374 Nazi Transports In Belgium Day
American Second Tactical Air Force pilots reported 374 German transports destroyed, along with 55 armored fighting vehicles and 11 tanks lost in the Ardennes salient. Attacks targeted enemy transport networks on roadways near St Vith.
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Second Tactical Air Force
Belgium
Ardennes
St. Vith
State Budget Presented by Gov Edward Martin in Harrisburg
War time operating budget set at 497,459,081 for 1945-47 with a postwar goal to be financed from a 170,958,000 anticipated surplus. Federal aid of 37,300,000 for highway work. general fund surplus 110,700,000 and Motor License fund balance. Governor urges brief postwar session and re-enactment of emergency taxes to raise 151,722,500 next biennium.
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Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Gramt
Ieeas
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Japanese say Saipan raid by Japanese planes
New York Jan 3 UNS reports that Japanese planes attacked the American air base on Saipan the headquarters of B 29s which raided Tokyo and the Nipponese home islands. An imperial communique says the raid occurred at dawn yesterday and the air base was blasted and set ablaze at more than two points according to the Tokyo radio broadcast recorded by the FCC.
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Nagoya
FCC
Osaka
New York
UNS
Saipan
Tokyo
Nazi Lower Saar Valley thrust halted in World War II
The German offensive led by Field Marshal Von Rundstedt was stopped as the U S Seventh Army under Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch halted a sharp Nazi push in the lower Saar valley. American forces around Bastogne and the Third Army advanced against Nazi positions, signaling Allied recovery after December setbacks. Eisenhower's staff suggested Von Rundstedt may still have limited punch, but Allied balance is restored for further resistance.
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Karl Gerd von Rundsted
Europe
United States
Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
France
Riviera
Saar Valley
Bastogne
Third Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
von Rundsted
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Cold Wave Lifts, Then Returns With Frigid Spells
Weather forecast tracks a brief thaw across the Mid-MMississippi Valley and the north central states, with readings 20 to 30 degrees milder. A northwest surge brings new subzero danger to Pennsylvania and nearby regions, as Philadelphia highs reach near 28 and Wilkes-Barre Scranton see a five degree rise from 4 above.
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Rockies
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Northwest
Middle
Mississippi Valley
North Central States
Eastern
New England
Pennsylvania
Williamsport
Bellefont
Philadelphia
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Mt. Pocono
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
All-Out Assault In Progress In Bastogne Sector
American forces in the Bastogne area push to blunt the German offensive along the Arlon Liege axis. Third Army spearheads reach Michamp Bois De Maister and Bouchamp as they advance up to 11 miles from Bastogne amid heavy fighting near the Belgian Luxembourg salient.
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Bastogne
Paris
INS
Germany
Belgium
Arlon-Liege
Liege
United States
Third Army
Michamp
Bourcy
Bois de Maister
Bouchamp
United States Third Army
U S Air Force Rockets Germany In 12th Day Raid
United States Eighth Air Force heavy bombers struck German communications centers for the 12th straight day. The raid followed a night attack on Nurnberg Ludwigshafen and Berlin by more than 1000 Royal Air Force bombers.
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U. S
Sth
London
United States
Eighth Air Force
The
Reich
Nurnberg
Ludwigshafen
Berlin
Royal Air Force
England
Weather Forecast Fragments From A Winters Day
A fragmented weather note reflects on wintry blasts and the idea that warmer days will come. It suggests turning to pages of a calendar to glimpse July and recalls sunny days while noting the current temperature around twenty four.
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Dt Reed
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By Natalia Rene
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Eisenhower Hayle
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Stalin
Robert G. Nixon
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Thurston Mactulley
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