Roosevelt Delivers New Year War and Peace Vision
Washington January 1 President Roosevelt urged all nations to unite for peace and to render war impossible. He pledged U S participation in postwar international effort and outlined three aims: crush barbarism, organize global relations, and ensure lasting freedom and blessings of civilization. The address marked the first anniversary of the United Nations pledge and referenced future proposals such as a World Council.
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Wchard L. Turner
Washington
Rossevelt
United Nations
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
World Council
Wallace
Council
Pearl, Harbor
Tirpitz May Have Led Nazi Force in Atlantic Raid
London reports speculation that the Tirpitz may have headed a German naval group attempting a North Atlantic breakout. The Day Mirror said Prinz Eugen may have led the action and was damaged and withdrew. The Admiralty indicated the fight continued with unclear ships involved.
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London
North Atlantic
Admiralty
Whcn
Bismarck
Atlantic
Norwegian
Admiral Bereth
Luetzow
Admiral Hipper
Answers To War Quiz From The Willow Run Bomber
The item notes an aviation related quiz titled Answers To War Quiz with a reference to the Willow Run bomber and Fleet Officer rank, mentioning two silver bars and a captain’s designation. It appears as a fragment from a wartime column, preserving names and titles as readable in the OCR.
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WAAC
Auto Runs Wild In County Town
A one man cyclone Raymond Franklin Miller of Mapleville, arrested by State Police Corporal W. 5. O Hara for reckless driving after a New Year’s Eve rampage in Middletown. His car demolished two autos, a front porch, a fire hydrant and a telephone pole, with water service disrupted and no injuries reported. Miller was sober and alone, facing January 9 in Frederick magistrate court.
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W. 5. O'Hara
Raymond Franklin Miller
Mapleville
Middletown
Miller
Harvey Haupt
Haupt
Main
Grayson Main
Corp. Qhara
Frederick
Main Street
O'Hara
Allied Bombing and Ground Attacks in Buna and Rabaul
Allied HQ reports new blows in Buna New Guinea with ground assault aided by tanks and artillery. MacArthur says air strike on Rabaul, New Britain sinks three Japanese ships totaling about 24,000 tons and shoots down two interceptors. fighting in Buna continues savage and desperate as troops advance to the coast.
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Australia
Buna
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Buna Fromting
Ine Coms
Monique
War Interpreted Amid Stalingrad Salient Threats to Caucasus
Wartime dispatches portray Soviet encirclement of 22 Axis divisions at Stalingrad and new advances toward the Don and Manych basin. Moscow reports indicate the Caucasus flank is endangered, with Rostov rail links at risk as Red forces press from the south and southeast. The crisis centers on the Stalingrad pocket as a potential doom for Axis operations in the region.
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Hitler
Moscow
Hfe
Stalingrad
Don
Rostov
Donets
Salask
Caucasus
Great Baku
Noi
Volga
Hiller
Tower Don
Hitler Signals Peace Talk Amid Russian Front Crisis
The article notes Hitler’s New Year speech as a defensive plea for peace while the Soviet front expands the encirclement toward 400 miles of the Don and Stalingrad, with Germany under pressure and high UN talks of victory plans evident, signaling a looming crisis for the regime.
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Stalingrad
Don
Hitler
Hitlier
Germany
United Nations
Russia
Grant Increases In Fluid Milk Prices
The Office of Price Administration authorized temporary milk price increases in Chicago, the New York metropolitan area, and the Duluth Superior area through April 1 to prevent supply disruption while a broader dairy program is prepared. Effective January 4, the increases replace subsidies and raise the New York area ceiling to 14 cents a quart for retailers and wholesalers, with varying small rises in other stores.
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Washington
Chicago
New York Metropolitan
Duluth Superior
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Claude R. Wickard
James F. Byrnes
Wickard
New York
New Year Observance Quiet Here
Frederick City greeted 1948 with Sunday calm and quiet New Year festivities. Traffic on the Square was nearly at a standstill until midday as defense workers returned to work and most residents rested. Open houses, church bells, dances, and theater crowds marked the day, with few arrests and normal post holiday business returning by afternoon.
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Frederick City
Middletown
All Saints’ Church
Elks Club
Francis Scott Key
Catoctin Club, Inc
Joseph D. Baker
Asany
Braddock Heights
Brunswick
Thurmont
Frederick Y. M C. A
Always Club
Joseph H. Apple
Lloyd C. Culler
Draft Board
US Employment Service
Winchester Hall
Jap Supply Center Smashed by U S Air Fighters in Burma
Dec 30 report from U S forces describes heavy bombing of Mengmao in Western Yunnan near the Salween River, with two raids flattening buildings and igniting fires. Pilots Ford and Morgan report extensive destruction and enemy strafing as Lashio air patrols engage six Japanese planes.
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United States
China
Mengmao
Salween River
Yunnao Province
U. S
Burma-Yunnan
Tengyueh
Alan Forsyth
Houston
Minn
Clinton Vincent
Natchez
Miss
Teddy Shapou
New Bern
N. C
Charles Crysler
New York
Mangmao
Col
Herbert Morgan
Freedom
Lashio
Burma
William di Stefano
Syracuse
N. Y
Mortimer Marks
Bayonne
N. J
Grant Mahony
Vallejo
Calif
Arthur Cruikshank
Ruston
Open House Marks 35 Years of Y M C A in Irving
Dr Joseph H Apple opened the Y M C A building in Irving to celebrate the thirty fifth anniversary with twelve of the original board remaining. Key figures including Charles Wertheimer and Mayor Lloyd Culler attended while others were absent. Hundreds toured facilities offered to the public noon to 9 pm.
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Lloyd C. Culler
Glenn H. Me Gregor
Apple
William G. Barker
Leslie Lease
Casper E. ‘Cling
William C. Johnson
BR. Rosa Lewis
Grayson E. Bowers
Elmer Brown
Albert Gilson
J M. Goodman
D. John Markey
Thomas M. Williamson
William D. Zimmerman
William G. Zimmerman
East Rutherford Teen Held Over Father Slaying
A New Jersey high school student from East Rutherford is held in Hackensack charged with fatally stabbing her father, Frank Matriss, with a butcher knife after he allegedly attacked and choked her mother Louise following a period of heavy drinking. Police say the daughter interfered during the attack.
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Mjarrisg
Aoeve
Ytarold
East Rutherford
N. J
Hackensark
Frank Matriss
Matriss
Louise
Civilian defense rolls drop in Maryland as Baltimore leads
Col Henry S Barrett state director of air raid precautions said Maryland has 6000 fewer civilian defense volunteers than last February. Baltimore City shows 37088 on the rolls with 31432 trained 2844 in training and 1812 awaiting training while counties rise from 62745 to 80932 with 63000 trained. Total trained volunteers statewide reach 98139 as officials praise county leadership and sacrifice.
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Baltimore
Henrys. Barrett
Maryland
Baltimore City
Barrett
Gasoline Fire Destroys Cars in Cumberland Yard
Four box cars burned after a gasoline tank car derailed in the Knobmount yards of the Western Maryland Railroad. About eight thousand gallons of gasoline ignited, destroying the four cabooses or cars. The main westbound track was blocked for two hours. Tracks and ties were wrecked. The Maryland State Nurserymen's Association will hold its annual meeting in Baltimore January 13, with E. Sam Hemming of Easton as president.
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Cumberland
Knobmount
Western Maryland Railroad
Maryland State Nurserymen's Association
Wall
Baltimore
E. Sam Hemming
Easton
Jap Hold In Aleutians Seen Stronger
The Navy disclosed that Japanese forces have strengthened their hold on Kiska in the Aleutians. In an air battle under northern lights, two American P-38 Lightning fighters and a medium bomber were destroyed by Japanese Zero fighters. One Zero was lost. The combat began about 9:30 p m Wednesday.
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Washington
Kiska
Aleutians
Erie
Navy
North Pacific
U.S
Munda
South Pacific
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Aled
Australia
Lae
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