Forces Break Through Leyte Defenses in Philippine Advance
American infantrymen drive into Leyte center seizing the enemy headquarters and an air field. Valencia and Lonoy overrun trap the main Japanese force in the Leyte corridor. Mindoro advances continue unopposed as Allied planes destroy 89 to 105 enemy planes. Japanese casualties tallied with 1,484 dead on Leyte fronts and 22 Nipponese surrender. Air and naval operations widen in Southwest Pacific theaters.
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Mindoro Island
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Sep
Mikado's Sea
Weather forecast for San Antonio area briefed
Partly cloudy Wednesday afternoon and night. Warmer Thursday with low temperatures around 30 degrees Thursday morning. Strong winds, cooler north portions, and a note of rain in lower and middle areas. More weather details to follow in later updates.
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San Antonio
Ens
Texas Ceas
Rites Arranged For Lupe Velez
BRYERLY HU Calif Dec 1 The ermine garbed body of Lupe Velez will be laid in state at Forest Lawn mortuary before funeral services in Los Angeles. The body will be moved to Mexico City for burial after services. Family members led by Charles Trexler arranged rites and a period of visitation, with her mother and sister arriving from Mexico City.
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Calif
Lupe Velez
Forest Lawn Imortuary
Mexico City
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Veles
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Josefina
Yoluz Villalobos
Los Angeles Mortuary
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Lupe
Charge Filed In Auto Death In Lay County Court
Jose Ochoa aged 23 of Alice was charged with negligent homicide in the case of Mildred Bucerback a 38 year old woman killed on Highway 6 South Hust Fane 28. The complaint states Ochoa drove a cattle truck that struck the victim as she crossed the highway after leaving a car. Address listed as 75 Bi
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Alice
Ochoa
Wistel
British in India Warned of Tea Based Beer Ration
British officials report a plan to replace beer with tea on the list of rations in India. Production in India has risen over 30 percent but still falls short of demand for bottles per month, while measures to cut cigar imports are discussed in parliament.
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India
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Effin
Aura
Tada
Imore
John Charles Thomas Arrives in San Antonio for bond drive
Opera star John Charles Thomas arrived Wednesday morning in San Antonio to headline a Sixth War Loan drive at the municipal auditorium. Dressed in a canary jacket and blue parachute pattern suit, he traveled with golf clubs and registered with his pianist Coryell He planned rehearsals with local musicians and pledged to donate services for war bond drives and hospitals. In partnership with the Soldiers Symphony Orchestra he would perform at 7 15 pm for the event locally.
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Hutedora
CRMPS
Seme
Aga Hospitals
Lord Thomas
P. Im
She Éan Antonio
Symphony Orchestra
British to Carry Fight To ELAS
London reports Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden clash over Britain's armed intervention in Greece. Eden urges quick resumption of face to face talks among Britain Russia and the U S to handle the crisis. Greek flare ups and evacuation news from Volos accompany the tense day as Scobles warns of attack on ELAS forces with all arms after 9 am tomorrow.
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Greece
Eden
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United States
Athens
lPi
BR. M. Scoble
ELAS
Sconiel
Scuble
R. A
Jean Ballis
Averaif
Elas Sage
Alzepastis
George Baods
George Diroun
Nazi Parachutist Hurt by German Mine Field
American forces report a Nazi parachutist was blown by his own mine field near Marladorf in Germany. An earlier line of casualties included 30 Americans killed nearby. An eyewitness heard a scream as the parachutist’s leg was blown off and he triggered another mine after stepping on it.
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U. 5
Germany
Marladorf
Franco Fired Upon Reported Escape From Assassination in Madrid
The Aurore in Paris cites a Madrid report that Franco and his minister of justice Eduardo Amos narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. Shots were fired at Franco’s car as it passed. the chauffeur was wounded and bound for a hospital.
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Paris
Aurore
Clare Boothe Luce May Spend Christmas With Troops
Representative Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut and a U S House member on a 25 day tour of battlefronts traveled home by plane. She remains hospitalized for car trouble caused by air waves and may spend Christmas with frontline troops.
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Clare Boothe Luces IR
Mexico Actor to Fight Spain Bulls
A Mexican actor traveling from Hollywood to Madrid plans to perform with bulls in Spain after finishing a motion picture. The performer, known for Mexican rings and clowning, will engage in the bullfighting act amid growing attention from fans and media.
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Spain
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Nazis Celebrate in Yank Uniforms on Belgian Front
Reported sighting German soldiers in United States army uniforms driving captured jeeps entering eastern Belgian towns in a fanatical display as Von Rundstedt advances toward Antwerp. Kingsbury Smith’s dispatch from Paris cites concern over whether German strength can sustain a breakthrough while American First Army denies retreat claims, warning the battle still rages with possible German feints and reinforcements.
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Train Fire On Burlington Zephyr Sparks Night Sky
About 200 passengers were blasted with flames from the front end of the Burlington Zephyr near Houston as a fire blocked the cars. Civilians and soldiers aided evacuation while a wrecking crew and Teague fire station battled the blaze. The fire, likely started by fuel, confined to the engine and passenger cars, delayed relief trains. later, a songwriter faced bail for check crimes in Beverly Hills.
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Dusty” Rhodes
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Only 6 Shooting Days Until Yule
WITTE the OC. S. SEVENTH ARMY INH GERMANY, Dev. 20 ING)-Only five more shooting days till Christmas. That's the sign on the command post door facing the Siegfried Line amid a bleak front. Towns evacuated, Christmas trees piled as mine blocks. wreaths scarce, families miss, doughboys share candy and gum with local kids before a brief Christmas pause amid muddy front lines.
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German pincers cut off units of Yank division
Paris and London dispatches report German forces driving deep into Belgium in a major counteroffensive. U S units near St Vith, Echternach, and Monschau were cut off or forced to withdraw as German armor pressed through the Ardennes. American tanks and infantry resisted in pockets as fronts remained unsettled and defenses tightened.
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V Weapon Advent Lifts Nazi Morale Report Says
A London neutral diplomat says German morale rose after the V weapon launch with hope for a negotiated peace strengthened since the advent of V weapons. Hitler reportedly told generals that weapons up to November 10 were mass produced and could sway the war, reviving Von Rundstedt's cautious optimism.
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Dec
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