Churchill wins decisive Commons confidence vote
London Dec 8 Churchill faced a fierce Greek Italian crisis display but won a resounding 278 to 30 confidence vote in the House of Commons. He defended Britain actions in Greece to avert gangster rule and stood firm against Sforza while rejecting any US led misgivings. He warned of leftist violence in Europe and asserted belief in free elections. American-British talks yielded only vague understandings on policy toward Italy and Greece.
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Saar Steel Industry Neutralized In Saar Valley Drive
General Patton’s Third Army drove deep into Germany’s Saar valley, crossing into Saarbrucken region and threatening key steel towns. The advance crippled heavy industry supplying iron and steel to the German war machine, with multiple crossings and brush into Forbach and Saarlautern areas.
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British Tanks Hit ELAS Insurgents in Athens Clash
British forces clash with ELAS insurgents in Athens as tanks and armored cars support patrols around the royal palace. Parachute troops secure the Acropolis area while ELAS positions hold in parks and streets. Nearly 1000 ELAS members surrender to British forces as hospitals and Red Cross services rush aid to civilians.
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Greek Trouble Blamed on Nazis
Rome December 8 Gen Henry Maitland Wilson said fighting in Greece was caused by irresponsible extremists including deserters from German and Bulgarian armies. He warned Germans in Greece remain and said Greeks must root out responsible people to gain freedom. He noted British forces arm irregulars and described the Greek turmoil as a remnant of the war with Germans in the region. He also mentioned going to Washington to strengthen Allied relations and cooperation.
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Greek resistance groups claim dominant role in Greece
In wartime Greece the EAM led by a broad alliance of parties asserts itself as the country’s main force. ELAS, its armed wing, numbers about 60,000 with many unarmed supporters. EDES operates in the Pindus mountains under Gen. Napoleon Zervos.
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Hungry Italians Raid Food Markets in Rome Demonstrations
In Rome on December 8 demonstrators raided three markets along an Aquaré after yesterday’s events left food spilled and trampled in the streets. The actions precede the hunger march planned for December 14 by a loosely organized movement calling for greater food access and reform.
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Youth Remanded in Theft Case In Dallas
James Allen Bennett, 16, already in Kerrville Thursday on a charge of theft of a tie from an Interstate shipment, was commanded to the county late Friday when he could not make a $1000 bond set by U. S. Commissioner A. V. Knight. Bennett was arrested by U. S. Deputy Marhal Houston.
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Convoy Loss Dooms 25 000 Nips
CHUNGRING Dec 5 (2) At tanking Chinese have reached point only 2 1-2 miles from Want ing Jas¢ Buemia red town on the Chinese site of the border. More than 25,000 Jap soldiers faced destruction in the Philippines Friday as an American amphibious force beat a reinforcing convoy into Nip holding Ormoc harbor on Leyte's west coast. The Jap force of 13 ships, including seven destroyers and an escorted 4,000 troops, was destroyed.
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Miss Olm porzenaw wins first prize in poetry contest
Miss Olm porzenaw, a young poet from San Antonio whose nickname is Rita Barr, takes first prize in a Shakespearean sonnet contest conducted by Now, a national poetry journal, for her work Who Walk Apart.
Convoy Hard Hit in Ormoc Landing
An American convoy delivering the 7th division to Ormoc Bay endured heavy Japanese air attacks. Despite sustained fighting and losses, US fighters backed by anti aircraft fire kept up a grueling defense as planes roamed the sky and night maneuvers hindered the advance along Leyte’s western coast.
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Lethal Rockets Soften Up Ormoc
Lethal rocket ship Tl to the Layte coast fires salvos along a four mile stretch southwest of Ormoc as the 72nd Infantry Division prepares to land. The ship blasts with red flame as it paves the way for a major assault into the Jagr stronghold in the Ormoc valley under General MacArthur’s campaign.
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No Christmas Cats For Munitions Ships
The United Seamen's service abandoned plans to gift cats to ships crews after 126 U.S.S. centers reported that cats aboard munitions vessels could trigger electrical explosions due to static electricity generated by their fur.
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Churchill Praises Eisenhower in Commons Speech
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill lauding General Eisenhower as a remarkable American supreme commander whose wisdom and fellowship are admired and whom Britain will obey. The article notes General Mark W. Clark, recently named Allied commander in Italy, commended for daring and essential leadership under the British-dominated army.
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Saar Among Richest Nazi Arsenal Areas
The Saar district, a densely populated industrial basin, is identified as a key Nazi war industry region alongside the Ruhr and Silesia. Coal mining and steel production sustain much of Germany’s war effort, feeding steel, coal, machinery, chemicals, and other materials to the Nazi arsenal. The Saar, defined by postwar treaties, sits along Alsace Lorraine near the Saar river in a historically fraught buffer zone.
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Soldiers on Leyte Don Marine Suits
On Leyte, soldiers of the 7th division wear fatigue suits marked with big TSMC on breast pockets and marine 'grechs' for comfort over standard fighting clothes. The report notes fresh troops from Ouam adapting quickly in the field as combat nears. A separate note from Garden City, Kan, describes a rabbit incident near a post, where a Jack rabbit attacked and was knocked out.
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Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity shows steady temps
Feb Friday afternoon and night plus Saturday expect a minimal temperature of 44 degrees. The Texas forecast notes Fall and not much change in temperature through Friday afternoon night and Saturday with continued light variation.
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Nazi prisoner totals rise as western front casualties climb
Official war reports show Nazi prisoners taken rising on the western front with 70,375 captured this Friday, boosting total since D day to about 152,641 though the count may be higher as several units have not reported for a week.
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