Bombers Fill Skies At Front
Allied air power dominated the front as 1600 bombers and 800 fighters pounded rail hubs and German positions along the Aachen to Merken corridor. Ground forces under Hodges and Patton pressed from Roer to Sarreguemines, with fierce street fighting in Duren Haguenau and Siegfried line sectors. Pre dawn assaults pushed toward Merken while German counterattacks north and south met heavy resistance as troops breached near Gey and Strass.
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Adams Volles
Roer
Druren
Aachen- Calngne
Merken
Yallea
Gaymeny
Hodges
Chern
Wast
Bentz
Duren
Gelch
Obergeich
Atrans
Pier
Merken, Gay
Mer
Dillingen
Patton
Doden
Fraulautern
Sasrlautern
Serveguemines
Cologne
Lesyer
Seventh Army
Haguenau
Ath
Reichshoffen
Niederhyonn
Dhorn
Dhiren
Vilelage
Obereigh
Echt
Tanke
Schophoven
Strass
Third Army
Sarreguemines
France
Saarland
Saarbrucken
U. 5
Fortneh
Grent
Colunm
Japs Retreat in China Area Freeze Nips Texas Crops
Weather across Texas plunges into a damaging deep freeze with record lows from the Panhandle to the Gulf. Reports place Amarillo as the coldest, records show single digits in several towns, while citrus and hardy vegetables largely escaped injury. Forecasters predict a warming trend inland with continued cool southeast conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Quakes Reported in Solomon Islands Amid Cold Spell
Weather notes from New York report two earthquakes near the Solomon Islands. A cold spell continues with below freezing readings, afternoon showers and a forecast of warming after the morning chill. First quake struck around 8 to 8:50 p.m. local time, second at 12:50:56.
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Antoninus
New York
Pec
Lordham University
Henry Jarboo
Golemon Islands
Dégrens
Nagumo 74th Jap Admiral to Die
Tokyo belatedly announced the death of Vice Admiral Chichi Nagumo, supreme commander of Japanese naval forces, raised to 74 the number of Japanese admirals listed as lost since May 7. The broadcast cited by the Associated Press said Nagumo was killed in action on Saipan in July, with posthumous promotion to full admiral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pacific
Tokyo
Nigumo
Associated Press
Navy Ministry
Chiuchi Nigumo
Siapan Island
Federal Communications Commission
Yokosuka Navel Station
Hanju Taki
Teruo
Akiyama
Hidehisa Twagami
Takeji Miyasaki
Kolombangera
Midwest Snowstorm Kills Fourteen In Traffic Deaths
A Midwest snowstorm dropped 3 to 12 inches across the Lower Lakes and Upper Mississippi regions, sparking hazardous highways and 15 traffic deaths. States including Indiana Missouri Illinois Michigan and Kansas reported multiple fatalities as the storm moved east. forecasts called for light easing and freezing temperatures. Traffic advisories urged slow driving and avoidance of country routes as cancellations hit area schedules.
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Midwest
Lower Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Lower Michigan
Weather Bureau
Asinline
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Wisconsin
Indiana
Miehtgem
Ohio
Colombo
Milnoly
Michigan
New Sub V Weapons Report Nazi Offensive Expected
London reports from German sources say Nazi plans include two new V weapons and a revised submarine design for a 1245 counteroffensive. Speer hints at V weapons ready for New York before year end while rumors of a radical submarine prove the Kreigsmarine seeks stealthy firepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Hirohito Praises Axis Pact Third Anniversary
Emperor Hirohito sent congratulatory telegrams to Hitler and Mussolini marking the third anniversary of the Japanese German Italian military alliance. The broadcast heard by the Federal Communications Commission described romanized Japanese to occupied Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaaoraten
Hirohito
Japan
Hitler
Mussolini
Federal Communications Commission
Asia
14th AF Planes Hit High Nov. Score
In a U S air operation summary GHUNGKING says 54th air force planes killed or wounded over 1700 Japanese troops in November and sank more than 30,000 tons of enemy shipping besides six naval vessels and 274 small craft. Worth Lowery, CIO leader, dies after heart illness in Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ghungking
Dir
54Th
Air Force
Forecast for Antono and vicinity
Forecast shows fair but continuing cold Monday with a shift to fair and warmer Tuesday. Minimum temperatures near 28 Tuesday morning, with 24 to 28 in most areas and frost to 30?84 along the lower Rio Grande Valley. East Texas remains cold, while northwest portions warm.
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Texas
Panhandle
Gulf
Hin Grande ‘Valley
United States
Dallas
Rio Grande Valley
Bill Friend
Valley Experiment Station
Harlingen
Wislaco
Elsa
Brownsvilin Weather Bureau
Brownsville
Upper Valley
Brownsville Rica
Victoria
Jacios
Yoakum
Galveston
Laredo
Paty
Abilene
Waco
Fort Worth
Dalhart
Pampa
Amarillo
Houston
Beaumont
Aleet
Fan Antono
Tuteday
East Texas
Stalin Grants Britain Free Hand in Greece
London reports say Premier Stalin may have given Churchill leeway to quell Greek radical elements and keep Greece within the British sphere, with Moscow showing a detached stance and not delivering Russian rifles to Greek factions. The talks suggest a possible Anglo-British understanding favoring Britain in Greece in exchange for tolerance toward Poland, while U. S. concerns grow over liberated nations managing their own governments without outside interference. Panama Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis arrives in Washington for a state department visit.
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Nga
London
Dee
Stalin
Churchill
Greece
Moscow
Ghurch Il
Georges Papandreou
Russia
Bulgaria
Grebe
Grecce
Partisons
Trix
Britain
Panama
Washington
Dio
Samuel Lewis
United States
State Department
The Churchill Speech Reinforces Britain in Europe Crisis
Prime Minister Churchill wins a confidence vote over British policy in Greece and Italy amid the European crisis. He argues democracy versus anarchy, condemns a violent coup in Greece, and defends a policy aimed at a fair free election and broader Western unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Italy
Greece
Mr. Churchill
American State Department
Europe
House
House of Commons
Ormoc Port Falls to American Forces in Leyte Battle
American troops capture Ormoc City on Leyte as four divisions push along the coast and from the east. MacArthur reports trapped Japanese forces in a shrinking Yoka area while Chinese troops recapture Hweichow and push toward the Kwangsi-Kwelchow rail line amid renewed Allied offensives in the Pacific and Indian Ocean theaters.
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Leyte
Philippines
China
Chinesa
Kwelehov
London
Britain
Wem
Pacific
Indian
ITH
MacArthur
Burawen
Albuera
Ormoc
Ueeheray
Yamaahifa
Ormac
Orinoco
Kwei‘chow
Burma Road
Bwelyang
Thaw
Liuchay
Hweichow
Kwangsi
Ginchat
Kwengsi
Bruce A. Fraser
Merded
Ean Srea
Greece
Ares Pomerat Liberati
Uclaves
Twelve of 34 Yanks Survive Jap Paratrooper Attack
Delayed despatch from Leyte details a dawn parachute assault on an airfield near San Pablo. Only 12 of 34 Americans survived to reach American lines by dusk on December 6, with 4 pilots and a communications officer among the missing. Report describes enemy paratroopers skirting the field and hiding in woods, while American crews fought back with small arms as planes crashed and anti aircraft fire lit the sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufte Walle
Germany
Spencer Davis
TAS
Latoubn
Leyte
Der
San Pablo
Fifth Air Force
Murphy
Ranapolis
Opi
Thomas Sereedett
Ken
Ducky
Otte
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Paternon
Jers
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Jing
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Ray Jokelan
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