Reds Pledge Drive On Eastern Front
The report outlines a planned Soviet offensive on the eastern front with claims of 22 divisions and an extensive tank and artillery setup. It notes Allied communications, potential impacts on the German front, and delays due to winter snows, with references to Stimson remarks and page continuations.
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Reds
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Forge
INS
Gecersl Elsenhorst
Ni‘wegen
Holland
Roosevelt Attacks Columnists With One Exception
President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounced columnists as an unnecessary excrescence on civilization while noting Mrs. Roosevelt’s column is different. The exchange included a quip about family involvement and a remark that her diary style sets hers apart from others.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Houseveld
James Wright
Buffalo Evening News
Elisabeth May Craig
Maine
100 B-29s Hit Nagoya Again in Coast-to-Coast Bombing
Bombers based in Saipan struck Nagoya on Friday with about 100 B-29s targeting aircraft plants. Mindoro airstrips near Manila began operations as U S fighters extended coverage in the Pacific. Ground forces pressed on Leyte with the 77th Infantry and First Cavalry engaging entrenched Japanese defenses, reporting heavy casualties as the drive neared the island’s northwest.
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Nagoya
Japan
U. S
Philippines
Mindoro
Manila
Leyte Island
77Th
Ozmoc Valley
Leyte
Saban
Batsudoki
Mitsubish
Negaya
Mateanont
War Department
Mukden
Manchuria
Mindoro Island
Mantle
More V Bomb Attacks Hit Southern England
London dispatch reports continued German V bombings against southern England with damage and casualties in Frieland West MIR and surrounding areas. The attacks disrupted daily life and prompted air raid precautions across town centers.
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London
Frieland West Mir
Damiga
Eisenhower Praises Allied Troops in Paris Message
General Eisenhower issued a day of prayer to Allied soldiers, praising their courage and urging unwavering resolve as German forces gamble everything to reverse their position. He asserted that Nazi deception and savage fighting would fail against combined Allied strength and faith.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Porch
Paris
iNs
Eisenhower
WPB Step-Up War Work Cracks Down in San Antonio
The War Production Board and allied agencies in San Antonio move to concentrate all resources on war needs by halting nonessential labor and restricting sales of materials, with a plan to deploy reserves to war plants. A new drive will rebring workers back to war work, especially those who shifted to police or other jobs. More than 2800 nonessential workers in San Antonio could be replaced by women workers under the plan.
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Cassidy
Arye
Iottanaiva
Linto
Leningrad
Rustin Avraiey
Balkans
Baltlev
Gerermany
Stimson
San Antonio
War Production Board
E. A. Elliott
WMG
Dld
Elliott
81st Japanese Admiral Slain Reported
Tokyo reported the death of the 81st Japanese admiral, Rear Admiral Tomo Kareoka, with details scarce. The Domel sews agency broadcast named the newest inayal gasalty as the slain officer, and the gist since May 1 remains unclear.
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Proce
Yokyo
Obier Jsp
Priday
Gist
Domel Sews Agency
Adm
Tomosa Kareoka
Santa Claus Impersonator Distributes Cigarettes and Gum
In fowlock New York a local man Ben Marx 36 owner of a small store dressed as Santa Claus and handed out cigarettes and chewing gum to passersby. Authorities revealed Marx grew tired of rationing limited goods and staged the holiday gesture to provoke a smile.
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Fowlock
N.Y
Santa Claus
Santa
Ben Marx
Deenling
Marx
Italian Generals Riccardo Pentimalli and Ettore Del Totto Convicted
Two Italian generals Riccardo Pentimalli and Ettore Del Totto were convicted of failing to defend Naples after the Tessera armistice and sentenced to twenty years in prison. Fire destroyed the Ritz theater in Hillsboro early today and damaged a cafe and three offices in an adjoining building.
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Riccardo Pentimalli
Ettore del ‘Totto
Naples
Ray
Hillsboro
Ritz
Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas Weather Warnings
Forecast shows considerable cloudiness for San Antonio and vicinity Friday afternoon into Saturday with little temperature change, minimum around 36 degrees. East Texas expected similar cloud cover and slightly warmer Saturday in the southeast, with strong winds and a chilly note near Iraesing in the north portion. extreme northwest Friday night could see 24 to 28.
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San Antonio
Texas
Iraesing
Blackout Widened Over Six Armies Front
International report notes a wholesale regrouping of Allied forces on the West front. Eisenhower extends news coverage to six armies while urging discipline in dispatches. Reinforcements flow to the First Army as other fronts hold the Meuse and Ruhr corridors. Large losses expected, with the story promising heroism and a major casualty list.
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Tokyo
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OFS International News
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Bradley
Solons Warn on Panic and Criticism
Washington December 21. Senators urged calm and support for American forces in France amid worries over German drives. Burton and McLean urged restraint and unity, noting past German counterattacks and the need for steady backing as the war progresses.
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Washington
INS
Senateta
Pani Cor Havan
France
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Congress
Bai
Burton
Ohio
McClean
Yule Hospitality To Vets Delayed in San Antonio
San Antonians slow to invite veterans into their homes for Christmas calls. On day one, only nine calls invited 32 soldiers. Hope remains for more invitations as officers urge hosts to respond by Saturday afternoon. Call Lie Neymoyle at the special service office or the National Defense Recreation and Service Committee for details.
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Normovie Field
Ehetony
Pred Evener
Normous
San Antonians
Lie Neymoyle
Lambert
Office of the
National Defense Recreation and Service Committee
Russians to Build Ninety New Cities
London dispatch reports Moscow radio announces 90 new cities to replace war worn areas in the Soviet Union. More than 1900 architects mobilized to draft preliminary plans. Paris Herald adds the Karoban edition of a New York Tribune resumed four page publication.
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London
Moscow
Soviet Union
Paris Herald
Paris
New York Morals'Tribune
German Recoil Bulges Out in Luxembourg Area
German forces drove 40 miles into Luxembourg region as Allied countermeasures began. Reports describe heavy tank battles, German offensives stalled, and Allied reinforcements moving to critical sectors near St Vith and the German lines. Observers note ongoing fighting across a wide front with uncertain front coherence.
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Luxembourg
Twenty-First Army Group
Ig Ar Dee
Tub
Pirut
Third Army
Getten
Berlin Brosdeas
Serosa Tha Saar
Ensdorf
Saarlautern
Monschau
Scbleiden
Stadtkyl
Prum
Elthurg
Trier
Bexar Grand Jury Observes Yale During Holiday Break
Bexar County grand jurors set aside their morning Friday to celebrate Christmas and will resume Wednesday. No indictments were returned.
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Bexar Grand Jury
Bexar County
German Atrocities Revealed Across Frontline Reports
Reports from U S Army Signal Corps films verify massacre claims of American prisoners by Nazi troops near Stavelot and Madonna Dell Albega. Witnesses describe machine gunning and looting as villagers were rounded up. In Italy, 55 residents of Madonna Dell Albega were killed on November 24. Exiled Polish government cites 20 000 Jews killed in Cracow forced labor camps, with camps named Skarsysk Starochowice Plonks Ostrewlec.
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U. S. Army Signal Corps
New York
Madonna Dell Albega
Ragettna
Office of War Information
Disputchy
London
Dev
Germany
Cracow
Uderground
Skarsysk
Starochowice
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