Eisenhower rises to Supreme Allied Commander for Europe
A retrospective on 1942 1943 highlights Ike’s rise from D Day plans and Tunisia campaigns to supreme command of Allied Expeditionary Forces for the invasion of Europe. The piece notes his bold decisiveness in Patton relations and strategic moves across North Africa Sicily and Italy. It cites Roosevelt’s Christmas Eve 1943 appointment and the broader Allied push toward Europe.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Stalingrad
French North Africa
Gibraltar
Algiers
Dwight Nd. Eisenhower
Tunisia
North
Africa
Eisenhower
Ike
Bizerte
Europe
Sicily
Italy
Badoglio
Haly
George S. Patton
Sicilian
Patton
France
American Legion
New York
Baloney
Roosevelt
Dwight R. Eisenhower
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Beef eating shifts drive Argentina health and trade plans
Argentine officials warn high meat consumption hurts health and foreign earnings. With droughts and migration reducing exports, plans aim to raise beef output to 380000 tons annually by 1987, while curbing domestic intake amid talk of “meatless” days and healthier diets.
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Fred L
Argentina
United Kingdom
Chile
Bolivia
Ministry of Public Health
Armored Vest Saves Soldier in Close-Range Fire
The Army credited Pfc. Tom Miles of Decatur Illinois with surviving ten bullets and a nearby grenade explosion while aiding a wounded comrade. Miles rose after the blast and killed the Red attacker with a carbine burst. Also noted, Michigan State adds a fourth season of varsity ice hockey.
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Tom Miles
Decatur
Ill
Miles
Jhil
Michigan State
MSC
Rumors of U S Air Bases Shifting From Britain Rejected
London reports circulated December 27 claiming the United States might move air bases from Britain to Spain. A Seventh Air Division spokesman called the suggestion ridiculous and said no such plan exists or is even hinted at.
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New York
Britain
Ireport
London
U. S.f
Washington
United States
Seventh Air Division
Americas
Shift In Soviet Policy Expected In Two Months
The Soviet high command in Germany indicated to the Western Allies a possible broad policy shift within two months. General Chuikov said he would be unable to discuss policy with the Western high commissioners for several months, amid ongoing disagreements on interzonal trade, East-West Berlin access, and communications.
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Berlin
Germany
Kremlin
Vassily Chuikov
Chuikovy
U.S
Samuel Reber
Karlshorst
Reper
West Berlin
Chukay
American High Commission
Moscow
Stalin
Eisenhower
Wil
Chukov
Year Of Crisis Preface For 1953 Cites Looming Turmoil
A Raleigh Register piece foresees 1953 as a year of crisis across government, economy, travel, and industry. It warns Congress and business leaders to brace for change, while noting double digits of uncertainty and potential disruptions in policy, taxes, and consumer behavior.
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Congress
Halls of Learning
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