Churchill Takes Firm Greek Stand
Britain will resist by violence any attempt to impose a Communist dictatorship in Greece and is ready to use force to restore order, Prime Minister Churchill declared. He blamed unrest on internal factions and urged support for the constitutional Greek government while acknowledging Greek leaders must decide their future.
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London
Britain
Greece
Churchill
George Papandreou
Athens
BAM
National Liberation Front
Ie Elas
Flasroops
Alles
Commons
Nieul
6000 Mile Blood Flight Described
San Francisco reports describe a nurse donor from the city who gave blood for a wounded Seabee and followed its journey across the Pacific to aid Willie Boyter in a Marianas base hospital. Jack S. McDowell writes of the donor, her move from Boston, and Boyter’s gratitude for the life-saving transfusion.
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Fin Pacific
San Frans
Jack S. McDowell
Call-Bulletin
Jaqk
San Francisco
Marianas
Worth
Red Gross Digad Donor Center
Tokyo
Naval Air Transport Service
Jules Verne
Gini
Chesla O'Brien
Sine
Miss O'Brien
Pacific
Willie B. Boyter
Marvy Seaver
Ping Bluff
Ark
Boyles
Themarticular Island
Buster
Pald Ville
Hayter
Ex-Greek Gestapo Chief Sentenced to Death
Dai Altien reports that Bani Yanapoulos, deputy chief of the Greek Gestapo under German occupation, was sentenced to death by a special court. The war criminal affair centers on his leadership role in wartime police actions and reprisals in occupied Greece.
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Altiens, Dai
INS
Gras
Bani Yanapoulos
Gestapo
Mayor Approves New Gas Rate Schedule for City
A December plan spreads new gas charges across two zones in San Antonio with tiered rates for residential and commercial users. The measure, presented to Mayor Matermann by Ed H. Kifer, outlines initial rates, zone definitions, and minimum bills, replacing older pricing structures.
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San Antonio
Matermann
Ed H. Kifer
Boston
INS
Piyt
Ely
Man on Bowery Fatally Shot After Asking for Cigaret
Police reported a man identified as Michael Condon, 52, was fatally shot after asking for a cigarette on the lower Bowery. An assailant pulled a handgun and fired three shots, piercing the victim's heart. Lieutenant James Sloane led the investigation.
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Fi Mano
Lower Bowery
James Sloane
Michael Condon
Counian
Downpour Floods San Antonio Streets After Record Rain
A major December rainstorm drenched San Antonio leaving streets flooded to the curbs and causing several minor incidents. Weather official J Henry Jarboe reported 2 85 inches of rain in 24 hours, a city record for December, with 3 90 inches total for the month. Strong winds and lightning accompanied the downpour as crews battled flooded outlets and downed lines. Damaged streets disrupted traffic and several injuries were reported. utilities and pumping efforts were underway.
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San Antonis
J. Henry Jarboe
A. Im
San Antonio
Big Guns Open Way For Yanks
Allied forces push through Saarland and Alsace with Patton’s Third Army advancing beyond the Saar river bridge toward Saarbruck en. First and Ninth armadas near Cologne face deadlock while Seventh Army nears Colmar. British and Canadian forces clear west of the Maas as Allied gains widen across the western front. Prisoner tally rises to 87,000 in three weeks. German losses mount amid heavy winter operations.
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Paris
Dec
5Th Tnfantey
U. & Third Anny
Baarlautern
Forlres City
Reden
Fraulatern
Ibridge
Patton
Third Army
Saarbrucken
Fyrbach
Sarmerempes
U.S. First Arm
Bergeste
Hurtgen Forse
Duven
Roer
Coleaise
Aimer Tans
Seventh Army
Jmportant
Silestat
Rhine
Skrasbourg
Balk
Saarsalern
Rat Tlyer
U. S
Fatton
Karls- Fhe
France
Colmar
Alsace
Strasbourg
Hagar Hey
Satestat
Maas
Holland
St. Uhr
Avahel
Kove
Aarbruckel
Risetthower
Germany
Murtgen
Aachen
Germaans
Sehemacht
Heeadquarters
Elsenhower
U S Planes Hit Berlin in Major Daylight Raid
Allied aircraft from Britain blasted Berlin with nearly 2000 tons of bombs in the first daylight heavies attack on the city in two months. The strike targeted munitions and tank plants inside Berlin and Tegel, with additional hits reported around Münster center. German defenses fought the formation as Luftwaffe attempted counterattacks, while U S fighters claimed several enemy planes shot down.
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London
Anerita Heavies
Bevin
Naxi
Berlin
Britain
Tegel
Munster
Lufftwaffe
Amerie
William J. Howe
Crooka
Mitur
Jed
Mustang
Gennan Felters
U.S
Grifaln
Ber
Qavions Smine
Yeoek
Berl
Texas Weather Clears After Snow in Panhandle
Snowfall from two to ten inches troubled Amarillo Pampa and surrounding Panhandle areas on Monday with drifting, but by Tuesday skies cleared and a cold front moved out. Dallas Fort Worth Texarkana and other major cities reported light activity as temperatures warmed. The Universal Postal Union of 1874 is cited as an example of international cooperation in postal services.
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Alyte
Panhandle
Prlaces
Wil
Dallas
Port Worth
Texarkana
Wied
Austin
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Victoria
Palaslas
Yorkin
Galveston
Houston
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Postal Union
Universal Postal Union
Freiburg Raid Kills 15000 as Germans Hit City
An eyewitness Basel National Zeitung report cited by Reuters says about 15,000 people were killed in a heavy raid on Freiburg in western Germany on November 27. The attack, carried out with surprise, hit the railroad station gas works and other installations, with claims of many more deaths and military targets struck.
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Gerd von Rund
Stedl
U.S
R.A. F
Mir
Gers Miany
Seid
Morven
Germany
France
Tipe Relch
Allied
London
Vee
Onsi
Freiburg
Chempany
Basel National Zeitung
Reuter
Aguar
Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas Weather Update
Mostly cloudy and colder with rain Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday night through Wednesday turns partly cloudy and cold with moderate to fresh winds. Minimum Wednesday near freezing in northwest portions. Rain in east and south. strong winds Wednesday.
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San Antonio
East
Texas
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United States Weather Bureau
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Aysche
Marlines
Starline Browning
Tronsie
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Portland ‘c- Mens Company
Fire Department
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Gonzales
A. A. Fitzhugh
Pilzhugh
Walton
Washington
de Pi
Watton
Texiig A
College Station
Tube. 1
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American Army
Ned Teal Corps
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Jap Bay
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