Seventh Army Reaches German Border in Palatinate Push
American Seventh Army breaches German frontier in the Palatinate west of Karlsruhe marking a third invasion of the Reich from Alsace. Patch’s force drives 19 miles along a 19 mile front, with spearheads advancing toward Lauterboure and Scheibenhard as other Allied columns push north along the Rhine valley. Front dispatches note imminent or achieved crossings and a solid, moving line against Siegfried defenses.
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Paris
Alexander MM. Patch
Alsace
Rhenissg Palatinate
Karlsruhe
Patch
France
Mediterranean
Germany
Wissembourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reich
Cologne
Saar
Seventh
Palatinate
Seventh Army
Roer
Vosges
Tine
Scheibenhard
Rhine
Seltz
Lauterbourg
British Reinforcements Tighten Athens Front
British forces pour into Athens as ELAS attacks near central government positions. A small ELAS push near Omonias Square to block the Pireaus road is repelled. In the United States emergency mediation is ordered under the Railway Labor Act after a strike call by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
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Athens
ELAS
Omoncias Square
Washington, D. C
Pireaus
Royal Engineers
Theida
Virginia
Roosevelt
DD. B. Robertson
Brotherhood
Railrord
Editors Pick Year's Top 10 News Stories
The United Press tally names D-Day as the top story of 1944 with Roosevelt’s fourth-term win second. Others include the American invasion of the Philippines, Allied France advance, Red Army offensives, B-25 Tokyo raids, Japan’s naval defeat, the German robot rocket campaign, an assassination plot against Hitler, and the Hartford fire.
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New York
France
United Press Today
Earl J. Johnson
Montgomery Ward
Roosevelt
Philippines
Red Army
Baltic States
Balkans
Tokyo
Grand Fleet
U.S. Navy
Hitler
Hartford Sherus
Bronze Star to Allessandro's Son in Ninth Army
Tony Allessandro of this city reports his son Corporal Mike Alessandro has been awarded the Bronze Star. Mike served since March 1941 and spent 11 months overseas with the Ninth Army pushing into Germany. Before service he worked for the Chicago Great Western railroad in this city.
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Tony Allessandro
Cpl
Mike Alessandro
Mike
Ninth Army
Germany
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Hails Taxi Gets Hail of Bullets in Chicago Chase
In Chicago a man named Corby Baker hailed a stolen taxi and dodged 42 bullets during a 15 minute chase as four police cars pursued the cab. Driver Thomas Hand, 19, AWOL from Camp Hood, Tex., was wounded in the arm and back after holding up John Pilot, 40, and taking $30 and his cap before Baker escaped unharmed. Police cornered Hand and Baker crawled free, asking if he had been shot.
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Chicago
Corby Baker
Baker
Thomas Hand
Camp Hood
Tex
Hand
John Pilot
E Bond Sales Near Peak as Drive Ends Tomorrow
Washington reports War Loan sales close to 317 billion with individuals contributing 33.8 billion and corporations 12.67 billion. The E bond drive nears 60 percent of its 2.5 billion goal with sports sales expected to lift totals on final day.
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Washington
Treasury
War Finance Division
Taylor Pleads Italy's Cause in Rome Appeal
Myron C. Taylor Roosevelt envoy urged Americans to open purses for Italian relief to curb communism. He rejected wartime vengeance, urged voluntary funding, and sparred with Rep. Kilday over Italy's war costs and suffering. He said Italy already suffered and allies must aid now.
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Rome
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican
United States
Maly
Taylor
Congressional Military Affairs Committee
Thoburn K. Bornwn
Paul J. Kilday
Texas
Italy
Kilday
Free Two Years Murderess Caught in Kirkville
Mrs Luella Harris aged 54 former Davis City escaped March 1842 from Rockwell City reform school where she served life for murder. Sheriff Mier and Town Bureau of Investigation agents arrested her and Frank P Johnson alias Roy Nelson at her daughter’s Kirkville home. The pair admitted aiding her escape from Oakdale state hospital where they met. Johnson said they had worked for railroads nationwide as cooks and fangers. Harris to be returned to Rockwell. Johnson to be prosecuted in Wapello county.
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Kirksville
Luella Harris
Davis City
Rockwell City
Mike Mier
Town Bureau of Investigation
Frank P. Johnson
Roy Nelson
Frank Miler
Kirkville
Harris
Robert MciNulty
Decatur
Cy Arthur
Leon
Oakdale
Johnson
Mier
Wder
Rockwell
Javison
Wapecilo
Ordnance Plants Safer Than Homes
CHICAGO UP Employes in American munition plants are far less likely to be injured while loading 240 millimeter shells than workers in many other occupations. Col T C Gerber, ordnance safety director, cites a low accident rate from January 1940 to April 1944 and notes most incidents are garden variety, not explosions. More than 85,060 more workers are needed to meet global munitions demand.
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Chicago
Col
T. C. Gerber
Arm Ordnance
Gerber
House Votes 100 Gift for Mailmen
Frederick C. Othman reports House passage of a 100 annual raise for postal workers. The vote stood 133 to one with Rep. W R Poage the sole dissenter, lawmakers praising mail carriers while joking about inflation and franking. If the Senate approves, Christmas cheer may land on the nation’s mail sacks.
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Frederick C.othman
United Press
Washington
Waco
Tex
Rep
Pease
Rev
E. E. Cox
Georgia
Hamilton Fish
New York
Pearl Harbor
William M. Colmer
Mississippi
Fish
Clare E. Hoffman
Michigan
George D. O'Brien
Frank O'Keefe
Wisconsin
O'Brien
Woak Mason
Illinois
Joseph P. O'Hara
Joan Jennings, Jr
Tennessee
Poage
Senate
Churchill Seeks Three-Power Talks With Roosevelt Stalin
In a House of Commons address London Prime Minister Winston Churchill said he would welcome a meeting with President Roosevelt and Premier Stalin at the earliest moment. He and Foreign Secretary Eden would travel anywhere under any conditions for such talks, preferably on British soil. Churchill emphasized Britain has waged war from the outset and would welcome a tripartite conference to defend freedom.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Sovi
Josef Stalin
Britain
Churchill
Foreig
Anthony Eden
Roose
Eli
Stalin
Dui
Great Britain
Remember Kiddies Free Show and Santa Visit
Reminder for youngsters with an adult to attend a free Grand Theater show at 10:00 with treats after the show. Santa will greet small youngsters at the Chamber of Commerce from 2:00 to 3:00, limited to those unable to participate in the morning program.
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Grand Theater
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Canadians Expand Lamone Bridgehead Near Imola
Canadian Eighth army troops widened the Lamone river bridgehead to 10 miles in length and 1.5 miles in depth after fending off tank supported German counterattacks. German reinforcements, including a new division and Field Marshal Kesselring’s units, were dispatched. Canadians report 500 prisoners and 12 destroyed tanks and assault guns. Fifth army mop up continues at Tossignano positions south of Imola.
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Rosie
Eighth Army
Lamone River
Midth
Albert Kesselring
Fifth Army
Fo Tossignano
Borgo Tossignano
Imola
FDR Creates Seven New High Rank Chiefs in War Setup
President Roosevelt signed legislation creating the new general of the army and admiral of the fleet ranks. He named four generals and three admirals to the posts, with prospects for additional promotions. Named generals include Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower, and Arnold. admirals King, Nimitz, and Leahy. The move aligns U S war leadership with British rank structure and includes temporary status for the positions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
George C. Marshall
Arthur
Douglas Macder
Southwest Pacific
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Ernest J. King
U. S
Feet
Naval Operations
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pacific Ocean
William D. Leahy
Roosevel
Congress
Eisenhower
Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Marisha
Showdown Near in Ward Labor Dispute
The War Labor Board ordered Montgomery Ward & Co to comply with 13 directives on wages union security and related issues in six cities by Monday or face sanctions or seizure via the Office of Economic Stabilization. Public member Frank P. Graham said adjourned hearings remained possible but no further delays would be allowed. Affected units include San Rafael California St Paul Minnesota Chicago Illinois Denver Colorado Portland Oregon and Jamaica New York.
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WADSHINGIUS — Ur —_ ane War Labor Board
Mortgomery Ward & Co
Menday
Office of Economic Stabilization
WLB
Frank P. Graham
San Rafael
Calif
St. Feal
Churchill backs Russia on Poland postwar plan
Prime Minister Winston Churchill endorsed Russia’s claim to a postwar buffer state carved from eastern Poland and urged the United States to state its position. He said Britain would back Soviet concessions in the east, raise questions about Poland’s western borders, and hinted at further joint action with the United States and Soviet leaders.
Endorsement Update for 1945 Gas Coupons in Iowa
Des Moines report from OPA clarifies that motorists who endorsed their 1941 1942 or 1945 gasoline ration coupons with old license numbers need only reendorse with the 1945 plate numbers. Walter D. Kline says use the new plate numbers on the face or reverse of coupons to continue validity.
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Des Moines
Iowa
O.P.A
Automot
Towa
Walter D. Kline
Des Moises
Improvement In State Patrol Radio Planned Des Moines Iowa
DES MOINES Iowa's state highway patrol and the state radio system plan an improvement program to meet postwar conditions. The plan calls for 14 patrol districts, expanded two way radio coverage, and a shift to frequency modulation to reduce static and improve message secrecy. A new station may be built after assessing needs, with more two way radios in patrol cars. Current stations include Des Moines Storm Lake Atlantic Cedar Falls and Fairfield.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Highway Patrol
R. B. Laird
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Laird
Storm Lake
Atlantic
Cedar Falls
Fairfield
Reds halted at Budapest gate under heavy fighting
German resistance around Budapest stiffened as Soviet forces pressed the siege. Reports say vast numbers of troops are engaged along the Slovak border and Danube banks while Moscow offered no progress updates.
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London
Red Army
Budapest
Stalingrad
Moscow
Slovakia
Berlin
Hungary
Austria
Danube
Ro ‘Gion
Malinovsky
Pest
Budapest-Szekesfenvar
Tokyo Reports New Nuisance Raids
Tokyo says enemy B 29s conducted two nuisance raids on the city with five bombs and extended reconnaissance toward Kobe Osaka. Three Superfortresses hit Tokyo around 3 30 a m local time and a lone aircraft followed later. Tokyo reported minimal damage and suggested a possible major air blow toward Osaka Kobe. The report cites Nagoya as a prior target and notes Osaka Kobe area as a new reconnaissance zone.
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Shington
Tokyo
Seda
Kobe- Osaka
Japan
FSS
Tere
Osaka-Kobe
Nagoya
Kehe
Trnan
Biegest
Osaki
Convoy in Sulu Sea as U S Navy Fights Luzon Airfields
United Press wires report a major naval air offensive by Vice Admiral McCain's task force against Luzon airfields. 147 enemy planes destroyed on airfields, two destroyers and a large transport set ablaze, with scores more claimed shot down or damaged.
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Admiral McCain
Luzon
Adm
John S. McCain
Fast Carrier
Subic Bay
San Fernando
United Press
Philippines
Sulu
Comei
FCC
Batile
Philippine
Alindanao Strat
Mindanao
Levie
Sulu Sea
Domei
Ithe
Iowa Traffic Deaths Rise Slightly Despite Miles Up
Des Moines reports 293 traffic fatalities so far in 1944, up from 281 in 1943, a 2.1 percent increase while mileage climbs 15 percent. Chief R. B. Laird notes more motor vehicle train collisions, 42 versus 38 the prior year, and urges cautious winter driving near railroad crossings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R. B. Laird
Laird
Canton
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Thke
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Mikolajczyk
Churchills
Henry Raikes
Alan Graham
Ivor Thomas
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