Panic in Budapest as Soviet forces threaten capital
Soviet columns push to within 20 miles of Budapest as panic spreads among business leaders and residents. Germans seize vehicles for the army while red army advances pursue retreating units. Doemsoed falls and 60 Hungarian towns are captured as pro Nazi leaders consider evacuating the capital. Legations evacuate Budapest per Ankara radio report.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red Star
Red Army
Doemsoed
Tisza
Danube
Ankara
London
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
White ringneck pheasant spotted near Highland Heights
A white ringneck pheasant was seen Friday morning near Highland Heights by Ed Miller Fred Miller and Albert Miller. The bird approached within five feet before taking flight, delighting its small audience.
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Highland Heights
Ed Miller
Fred Miller
Albert Miller
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States weather statistics for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. list a max 73 and min 39 with no precipitation and a river stage of 4 feet. For the same date last year, the max was 51 degrees.
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United States
Election boards urged to report results Tuesday night
The News asks election precinct boards in New Castle and Lawrence County to communicate returns after polls close next Tuesday. Forecasts flag Pennsylvania as pivotal in the national outcome and timely reports are sought by phone or mail, with 4000 the nightly contact number.
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Pennsylvania
New Castle
Lawrence County
Dewey Reaches Final Campaign Push After Whirlwind Swing
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey returns toward Albany on the Dewey campaign train after a sweeping tour of Massachusetts Maryland and Pennsylvania He vows to end government by secret deals and plans a climax speech at Madison Square Garden The trip drew crowds estimated at over a million with large turnouts in Buffalo Rochester Boston Baltimore and the Pennsylvania coal counties December 3 1944
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Dewey
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Massachusetts
Maryland
Pennsylvania
White House
Buffalo
Boston
Baltimore
Madison Square Garden
New York
Rochester
Buzz Bombs Target Allied Positions In Western Front
American Third Army reports buzz bombs fired at Allied positions in northeast France. The Rhine front weaponry aims to harass troops and frighten civilians. several have been shot down, but launches continue at night with unclear launch methods.
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France
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Reich
London
Britain
War Fund Total Up To 83692 In Noon Reports
Reports at the third meeting of division chairmen of the United War Fund and Community Chest drive in The Castleton hotel at noon show a total of 83692, about 65 percent of the 125000 goal. Luncheon preceded the briefing. Irvin Robins led the furniture division past its 1690 goal by 104. Robert M Strickler led the printing division to within 40 of its goal. Rev. Thomas J. Jones gave the invocation.
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United War Fund
Castleton
Irvin Robins
Robert M Strickler
H. J. Morrison
W. Ece. Langan
Thomas J. Jones
Robert L. Meermans
Mercantile Division
Harrisville Boy Fatally Wounded
Two boys died in western Pennsylvania hunting accidents. Ralph Dunlap Jr., eight, of near Harrisville, died at Grove City Hospital from a shotgun wound while walking in the woods. Glenn Yerkey, sixteen, of Cecil Township, was accidentally shot and killed by a companion on a hunting trip the day before.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ralph Dunlap, Jr
Harrisville
Grove City
Glenn Yerkey
Cecil Township
Infant Found Drowned In Tub
Erie county coroner investigates the death of 13 month old John Smith after his body was found in a partially-filled tub of water at a neighbor's home. The mother Mrs Harold Smith said she had left the child in the yard briefly and returned to发现 him face down in the water.
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Erie
Erie County
Warren W. Wood
John Smith
Harold Smith
Four arsonists jailed in Lawrence County court spree
Howard Kenneth Montgomery 21 Sherman Johns 21 Mike Misco 21 and John Marcus 19 received prison terms ranging from three to twelve years for arson burglary larceny and related charges. Helen Plum an accessory pleaded guilty and drew one year in the Allegheny County Work House. Seventeen indictments covered two school burnings plus damage to mural Hill and Fairview schools and the Aiken and Hogue structures. Restitution and costs add to penalties.
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Lawrence County
Howard Kenneth Montgomery
Sherman Johns
Mike Misco
John Marcus
Allegheny County
Helen Plum
Slippery Rock
Aiken
Hogue
Mural Hill
Fairview
Rain Hampering Battle In Italy
Heavy rainstorms stall operations in Italy as Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson reports a standstill. British forces push another mile toward Fork airfield on two sides despite floods. Mediterranean Air Force planes grounded. fighters strike road rail links in northern Albania and Adriatic shipping. A small night raid hit targets in Austria.
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Rome
INS
Italy
Henry Maitland Wilson
Reuter
Mediterranean Air Force
Albania
Adriatic
Austria
Siegfried Line Definitely Broken Says U. S. Officer
At Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force the U S First Army is said to have broken the Siegfried Line both concrete and psychological barriers Colonel Thomas L Crystal of the 19th Army Corps stated in a conference He described the Aachen breakthrough from strategic and tactical perspectives and noted American forces can take on any assigned task in Germany though it may be difficult.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
United States First Army
Siegfried Line
Germany
Thomas L. Crystal
19Th Army Corps
Crystal
Miami
Fla
Aachen
France
First Army
Reich
Cologne
Hurtgen
Reuter
First
Three Nazi Ships Sunk In Adriatic
Rome reports three German destroyers sunk in the Adriatic by British destroyers Wheatland and Avon Vale. British forces engaged two destroyers west of Pag off the Dalmatian coast, sinking both, then a third destroyer about ninety minutes later. Some German survivors were rescued and taken prisoner.
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Rome
INS
Adriatic
Wheatland
Avon Vale
Mediterranean
Pag
Dalmatian
New Castle High Plays Aliquippa Tonight Under Wartime Rules
New Castle high school football team faces Aliquippa with kickoff at 8 30. The News will not provide live score by phone due to wartime communications restrictions. score will be posted at The News building when available.
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New Castle
Aliquippa
Dusseldorf bombed in heaviest postwar raid in war
RAF squadrons carried out the heaviest bombardment of the war on Dusseldorf, after a record air battle cost the Nazis at least 208 aircraft. More than 1,000 British heavy bombs hit the rail center and armament plants as Osnabruck also faced Mosquito strikes. Reports say flames and smoke rose high as the raid unfolded with about 2,500 planes involved.
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London
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Air Ministry
Germany
Osnabruck
B 29 Bombers Raid Rangoon From India Bases
From bases in India the B 29 Superfortresses conducted a daylight raid on Rangoon Burma targeting a marshalling yard. The 20th Air Force reports the attack used the largest bomb loads yet and preliminary damage estimates are favorable. It is viewed as the first major B 29 raid launched from India.
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Washington
INS
India
Rangoon
Burma
20Th Air Force
Fire damages Pittsburgh Cut Rate Drug Store in McKeesport
Fire swept the basement near the furnace at the Pittsburgh Cut Rate Drug store in McKeesport causing about 10000 dollars in damage. Customers fled as smoke spread through the building and investigators searched for the cause.
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Mckeesport
Pittsburgh Cut Rate
Death Notice for Four Residents in Local Area
Mrs Olive Kelley Emery aged 36 of 1123 Dewey Avenue Miss Jean McMillin of 301 Hazelcroft Avenue Mrs Alice Hubbard age 65 of 7053 Croton Avenue and William A Lloyd of Dixmont are listed in a local death record with addresses and ages.
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Olive Kelley Emery
Dewey Avenue
Jean McMillin
Hazelcroft Avenue
Alice Hubbard
Croton Avenue
William A. Lloyd
Dixmont
Desperate Combat Ahead In Pacific Against Jap
Major Paul C. Raborg reports that the Philippine campaign is the key to defeating Japan. Leyte is nearly in Allied hands but a stronger base is needed for future operations against the Japanese home islands. China must be helped to minimize Allied losses and expedite victory.
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Pacific
Paul C. Raborg
International News Service
New York
Philippine Islands
Japan
China
Leyte
General MacArthur
Philippine
Roosevelt to Speak in Boston Saturday Night
President Roosevelt prepared to depart for New England to wind up his fourth term campaign with a speech in Boston on Saturday night. He criticized wartime election rhetoric as malignant murmur and urged voters to base their decision on the record, citing Pearl Harbor and resilience.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New England
Boston
Pearl Harbor
Nelson to Return to China for War Effort Support
The White House announced Donald Nelson and a staff of production experts will return to Chungking to bolster China's war effort against Japan. The move follows Gen. Stilwell's recall from China, which officials say clarifies China's future role and hopes to harmonize leadership for Nelson's mission.
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Washington
INS
China
Japan
Donald Nelson
Chungking
White House
Nelson
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hotels Start Five Day Stay Rationing Plan
New York hotels planned to limit civilian transient stays to five days. The Hotel Association urged its 197 member hotels to implement the plan though managers could grant exceptions for special circumstances.
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New York
Hotel Association
Gas Station Hold Up Seeks Two Bandits in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh authorities seek two well dressed bandits who entered a northside gas station and robbed attendant Larry McDonald of 160 dollars and 1400 gallons worth of gasoline coupons. One robber waved a revolver while the other acted as lookout with a hand in a pocket.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Larry McDonald
MacArthur reports massive Japanese casualties in Leyte operations
General MacArthur's Philippines headquarters reports a three way trap near Ormoc Bay driving Japanese forces into a pocket on Leyte Island. morning communique notes assault units including the 24th Infantry Division and the first dismounted cavalry division inflicting tremendous enemy losses as about thirty thousand Japanese casualties are indicated.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc Bay
Leyte Island
Douglas MacArthur
Seventh Infantry
Chinese Forces Seize Lungling in India Road Advance
Chinese forces seized Lungling to clear the overland route to India while Japanese troops fought a blistering battle two miles outside Kweilin. Chungking reports said expulsion of Japan from Lungling would leave Bhamo as the last block on reopening the land route.
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Chungking
India
Lungling
Bhamo
Kweilin
Budapest hears Soviet guns as war rages near capital
The German Transocean agency says Budapest can hear the bombardment as the battlefront widens toward the city. Field Marshal Albert Kesselring reportedly wounded when Allied planes machine gunned his car near Bologna. the extent of his injuries remains unclear.
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London
INS
Budapest
Transocean Agency
Kesselring
Albert Kesselring
London Daily Herald Today
Bologna
Italy
Progress in Scheldt Estuary and Hurtgen Fight Echoed
Allied forces push toward Cologne and Meijel as First Army advances beyond Hurtgen amid stiff German resistance. British and American units drive toward Walcheren island near Flushing and Westkapelle, while commando forces press German holdouts near Domburg.
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Courtney H. Hodges
Hurtgen
Vossenack
Germeter
Aachen
Venlo
Meijel
Reuter
Walcheren Island
Scheldt
Flushing
Westkapelle
Domburg
Port Of Flushing Cleared Of German Forces
The great Dutch port of Flushing on Walcheren Island was cleared of German troops as British commandos pressed toward a decisive victory. Nazi gun emplacements on Walcheren were silenced as the Allied 48 hour old invasion neared its climax. Eisenhower's spokesmen announced the progress in the rapid advance toward Antwerp.
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Flushing
Walcheren Island
Antwerp
Walcheren
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Turkeys Mark Time Before Thanksgiving but Fate Looms
In a rural scene the turkeys sense time passing as a farmer nears with a sharp blade. A harsh harvest tale unfolds with the fowl facing slaughter for hungry folks. The narrator notes the shut of a strutting gobbler and the bleak fate ahead.
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Hudson, N. Y
May
Marine Corps Photo
International
Pierre J. Huss
Navy
Thurston Macauley
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Tokyo
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Comdr
David McCampbell
Los Angeles
Navy Photo
Lee van Atta
Scheldt Estuary
Kingsbury Smith
D. S
Arthur Mometer
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