Eisenhower Calls for Steady Pressure and More Supplies
Supreme Headquarters reports General Eisenhower's plan to push the western front with increasing pressure until Germany surrenders. He urged more materiel, praised Allied teamwork, and stressed that victory depends on sustained effort at home and on the front. He noted no fixed end date and warned against complacency.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Eisenhower
Western Front
Rhine
Belfort
Wannten Aehawn
cAldiagas Nin
Trains Crash On Bridge Over Mississippi River
Two passenger trains collided on the Harahan bridge spanning the Mississippi River near Memphis. No serious injuries reported. Missouri Pacific train bound for Hot Springs struck Rock Island local en route to Helena. Damage slight. rear Rock Island car mildly damaged. Fog reported on the river.
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Memphis
Harahan
Mississippi River
Missouri Pacific
Hot Springs
Ark
Rock Island
Helena
Arkansas
Nazi financial expert arrives in Argentina
A Moscow radio broadcast reported by the FCC says German financier George Mainz has landed in Buenos Aires from Germany via Spain to advise Argentine Finance Minister Cesar Ameghino. The Espeja Diario cited Mainz as a principal agent transferring Nazi funds to Argentina through Spain.
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New York
Moscow Radio
Federal Communications Commission
George Mainz
Buenos Aires
Germany
Spain
Cesar Ameghino
Montevideo
Espeja Diario
Moscow
Maing
Argentina
Frederick Soldier Reaches Home After Pacific Service
Glenwood Robinson, son of Mrs Ruth Robinson of 339 North Market street, writes home detailing meeting two Frederick boys in the Southwest Pacific. He mentions one Albright boy from Sixth street and notes he has met few Maryland men. His brother Albert serves as an apprentice seaman at Camp Peary Virginia.
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Southwest Pacific
Pfe
Glenwood Robinson
Ruth Robinson
North Market Street
Frederick
William Ford
Albright
Sixth Street
Maryland
Bou- Rainville
Pfc
Robinson
Navy
Albert Robinson
Camp Peary
Fall Down Steps Fatal at Riverdale Farm Near Urbana
David Franklin Stone a 78 year old farmer of near Urbana died after a fall on stairs while visiting his daughter in Green Belt. He lived in the county most of his life and was active in the Luth eran church. Survived by four children and five grandchildren. Funeral plans to be announced by Etchison and Son. Storm warnings issued for the Atlantic coast with strong northeast winds and gales offshore.
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David Franklin Stone
Urbana
Memorial Hospital
Riverdale
Mr Stone
Walter Catsail
Greenbelt
Henry A. Stone
Frederick County
Lutheran Church of
Pleasant Hill
Ile
Joseph H. Stone
Harold Dietz Hellam
Catsail
Walter E. Stone
Charles D. Stone
U. S. Army
South Pacific
Stone
East Church Street
R. Etchison and Son
Washington
Weather Bureau
Shark River
N. J
Atlantic City
Germans Brace For Fresh Blow In Allied Offensive
London dispatch notes German commentators describe the Allied push as certain to break the front and urge that Eisenhower intends to force a final decision despite heavy losses. Analyst Martin Hallensleben, quoted by AP, says defenders face a tough time holding against the onrush.
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London
W Today
Eisenhower
Martin Hallensleben
DNB
Associated Press
Record fleet of planes battles German oil targets
London reports a massive air operation as American fighters and bombers attack central Germany. More than 2,350 American planes including 1,250 heavy bombers struck Hamburg Harburg Merseburg and other oil plants using about 4,000 tons of explosives.
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London
Germany
Hamburg
Harburg
Merseburg
Berlin
Eisenhower
Deutsche
Reich
Jap Naval Base Bombed by Liberators at Brunei North Borneo
General MacArthur reported that American liberators blasted a Japanese destroyer in their second strike on the Brunei naval base on North Borneo. No battleship or cruiser sighted. previous battleships, cruisers were left burning in the harbor. Docks at the base remained ablaze after the night raid.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
Brunei
North Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Rayburn Mailbag Highlights Odd and Ordinary Inquiries
Washington November 21 A flood of correspondence reached Speaker Sam Rayburn’s office including a letter from an Indian village complaining in cryptic hieroglyphics a Kansan seeking an investigation and another asking about the FBI alleging conspiracy and past home searches at Grosse Pointe Michigan The odd note arrived last bearing a number and U S position details from Leavenworth Kansas
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
India
Parlyment U . A
Kansagec
Kansas
Anate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grand Rapids
Water Sweet
Mich
Grosse Point
U. S
Navy Adopts Blackball Rule for Approaching Craft
Navy officials outline a new rule likening approaching ships to a blackball system used by lodges. Sweepers will display large black balls at the fore mast and each fore yardarm to enforce safe separation distances of 440 yards to the beam and 1,990 yards astern. Violations risk a loud penalty.
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Made 54 Over-Water Missions Against Japs Returns Home
Sgt. Kemp, one of the first Seventh Air Force veterans to return from the central Pacific, completed 54 over water missions totaling 3,000 flight hours aboard a B-25. He was wounded in face, fingers, legs, and arms by shrapnel, but the crew suffered no fatalities. His missions spanned the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas, with several enemy planes shot down or damaged. he earned three Distinguished Flying Crosses, seven Air Medals, and other honors. He expects to remain in the United States as an instructor after a 21 day leave in Richmond, Virginia.
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Seventh Air Force
Central Pacific
Claude W. Kemp
Howard D. Zimmerman
South Carroll
Iik
Marshalls
Carolines
Marianas
Uts
Moe
Kemp
Tarawa
Tara
S. Sgt. Kemp
Cherry Point
N.C
Tucson
Ariz
Sacramento
Oakland
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Frederick
Stull
Richmond
San Francisco
G. L. Baking Company
Big Three Meeting Plans Hit Snag Delays Parley To 1945
Washington reports that Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin face delays for a planned early meeting. Western leaders favor a summit, but the war’s winter timing and Dumbarton Oaks issues push hopes toward a spring 1945 gathering. Stalin’s Red Army and eastern front pressures complicate travel and venue choices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchil
Stalin
Laerdon
World Peace Organization
United Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
Paris
Churchill
Red Army
Germany
Moscow
Migaly Mukey
Russia
Escape Routes Closed By Reds Near Miskolc
Soviet forces renewed actions in Hungary driving toward Miskolc as German lines near Budapest report pressure. Red Army units cut escape routes east and west while advancing from Diosgyor toward coveted road and rail links on the Slovak border.
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London
Miskolc
Ban
Diosgyor
Radina
Lasene
Luteenee
Majorities Sought for International Peacekeeping Force
A fragmented account notes Senate Foren Relations members discussing forming a solid majority to back an international peacekeeping mission. Leaders Reynolds Gillette Tawa Clark, including departing Republicans Nye and Dayis, may leave two seats to fill pending service votes.
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Congo
Senate
Denio Abe
Bae Vacencherate
Whey
Reynolds
DN. Ci
Gillette
Tawa
Clark
P.mo.t
Nye N.D
Dayis Ue
Superforts Hit Kyushu Home Island Again
Kyushu, the southern Japanese island, faced a third heavy B 29 raid as Superfortress bombers targeted Omura and other industrial centers. Tokyo radio and Domei agency claimed enemy losses while weather hindered accuracy, with four Japanese interceptors missing.
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Kyushu
Ayushu
Arnold
Allotment of Army Navy game tickets exhausted
War Finance Committee reports it cannot accept more ticket requests for the Army Navy game on December 2 as its allotment has been exceeded. Over 15,000 requests arrived since yesterday, with funds from a $25 War Bond sale attached to each application. Officials estimate total demand could reach 17,000 to 22,000, but remaining tickets appear unlikely to be released.
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Outee Dee Tse Meeeland War Finance Committee
Army- Navy
Baltimore
Factory Buildings Taken By Eighth Army
Eighth Army troops captured a sugar factory complex near Trae Zuceherificio two miles south of Trae after a German defense. Several prisoners were taken. West of Forli on the Bologna road British forces seized several outposts while German raids on the Fifth Army sector were repulsed with no major action.
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Zuceherificio
Trae
Forli
Bologna
Fifth Army
Belfort Fall Tied to Allied Pressure in Vosges Drive
Allied forces led by French and American troops reported rapid advances from Belfort north toward Mulhouse and Colmar, with heavy German resistance described as disorganized. Seventh and Third Armies pushed toward the Rhine. gains reached Sarrebourg while armor entered near Julich and Aldenhoven as battles raged along a widening front.
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London
Rhine
Mulhouse
Belfort
Vosges
Strasbourg
Saarbrucken
Colmar
Dwight D. Hisenhower
U.S
Nho
Sevlin
Seventh Army
Sarrebourg
Nedapel Chefonen Harriers
Cologne
Holland
Maas
Venlo
Aachen
Reich
Ninth Army
Sehleiden
Gellenkirchen
William W W. Simpson
Aldenhoven
Julich
Ninth
Metz
Saar
Twoemyle
Third Army
Meta
George §. Patton, Jr
Parton
Tenth Armoured
Merzig
Saar River
Noarhwest
Tard
Germany
Moselle
Rhineland
Mew Oiher
Freidaldenhoven
Geroenswerier Nedermers
Ungershauatte
Thanksgiving Day Observed Quietly Here with Holiday Closings
A subdued Thanksgiving is planned with general business closures, church services statewide, and a four day school vacation. Banks, stores, post office, and the News will observe the holiday. no sports events are listed. Shopping begins early, with Christmas spending anticipated after Thursday.
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State Line
Virginia
Bne Virginia
Union
Schweinhaut Nominated for D C District Court
President Roosevelt named Washington lawyer Henry A. Schweinhaut of Chevy Chase as associate justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He would replace the late Oscar R. Luding.
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Washington
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Chevy Chase
Roosevelt
United States District Court
District of Columbia
Oscar R. Luding
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