Convoy Ends for Manila Report Sparks Allied Dispatches
A massive American troop convoy advanced toward Mindoro and Manila amid three days of Japanese air attacks. General MacArthur ordered military police to arrest Filipinos aiding the Japs. Reports from Tokyo and London claimed heavy Allied air activity and new fleet mobilizations, while Allied forces said timing and details remained unconfirmed.
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Philippines
Mindoro Islands
Manila
MacArthur
Mied
Nimitz
Japan
London
Pacific
Leyte
Surigaa II
Mindanao
Suligoa
Mindaya
U.S
Finady
Minoro
Mindoro
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Monuccas
Lingayen
Borneo
Iwo Island
Dnp
Midway
Saipan
Toyko
Wasio
Niche
Pxnanding Iit Ard
Seipan
Guim
Tinian
Germany
Kelso
Formosa
Burma-China
Burin Yond
China
Blom
Burton
Russian forces drive toward Vienna as Budapest battles rage
London dispatch reports Austro bound troops forced back along the Danube while Russian units push from the north into Pest and Buda. Heavy fighting seals the Danube corridor with repeated cross river assaults and near Bratislava, Vienna lies within reach as the Red Army presses a widening offensive.
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London
Danube
Hran
Budapest
Buda
Russia
Pest
Nagi
Romaron
Bratslava
Vienna
Brati‘slava
Bratislava
Moscow
Sali Byldin
Comet
Loanne
Slovakia
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Forecast cloudy with occasional rain or drizzle Saturday afternoon. Warmer Saturday afternoon. Sunday partly cloudy with a minimum near 60. Ice areas mentioned. Additional weather details on page 2.
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San Antonio
Collision Kills One Injures Three on Austin Highway
A head on crash Friday near Randolph Flora Cutoff left Ambrosia Posina 27 dead and Florencia Posing 70 and Pelix Gareia 92 seriously injured along with B E Keith 35 and three other pedestrians hospitalized. Deputy Villarreal said through traffic reports five pedestrians suffered injuries in separate incidents including Leopolda Fries 61 and Pvt Jack J Banner.
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Unite
Austin
Randolph Flora
Ambrosia Posina
Gotulla
Skwl
Toute Lo
Thes
Robert B. Green
Florencia Posing
Leopolda Fries
Fhlottl Sireat
Normoyle Field
Withouses
Fries
Jack J. Banner
Quinjfater Street
Baac Hospital
Walger W. Norris
Griff Tin Street
Lsted
Yanks in Panama Placed on Alert
The United States alert in Panama increased after a series of disturbances Thursday and Friday. Injured include Lilian Castilla of 337 West Argent Street treated at the county hospital for head and body injuries while playing near home. Nearby resident 222 West full alert street reported the broader security move as cabinet resignations and political unrest rippled toward the Panama Canal Zone.
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Lilian Castilla
Argent Street
Balhor
Panama
Dee
United States Armed Forces
Fred
Panama Canal Zone
Rose Mirken
Ricardo Adolpho de Sa
Guardia
Fredericksburg
T, Wilcox
Seventh Division Waifs Win Again on Belgian Front
Seventh Armored division, battle scarred by German offensives, held off Nazi pressure around St. Vith. Maj. Gen. Robert W. Tashrouck and leaders Clark and Rosebaum commanded two combat teams in a stubborn defense. Supply and defense crews kept the front intact as the Seventh fought through four armies and endured heavy isolation before relief.
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Seventh Armored Division
Tay J
Marshal von Rundstedt
Betetum
St. Vith
Elscaw
Robert W. Tashrouck
Kingston
N.Y
Mts
Ta- Indus Sil
Wik Rogersby
Chateau Thirrty
Argonne Forest
Reims
Verdun
Belcher
Weert
Holland
1Thienty
Bruce c. Clark
Syracuse
NL Y
Dwight A. Rosebaum
Joseph
Mo. Clark
St. Vilh
Rosebaum
Heventh
St Vith
Andrew J. Adams
Auburn
Ala
Austin A. Méller
Huntingburg
Ind
Combat Command
Crally
Rundstedt Holds Third Day Against Allied Push
Paris dispatch reports German commander Von Rundstedt holding three days of gainsless defense as Allied Third Army eyes Bastogne and Rochefort. American forces advance toward Meuse while Luftwaffe and Allied air forces clash. news lags revised to under 12 hours to avoid aiding German strategy.
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Belgium
U.S
Bastognee
Third Army
Bastogne
Firat Army
von Rundestedt
von Rimdstedt
Mere
von Rundstedt
Talecomy
Transocean Agency
Amercans
Belghin
Berl
Genyan
Eigenhower
Berlin
First Division Halts Hitler's Best in Butgenbach Fight
Near Monschau Germany December 20 The First Infantry Division worn by months of hard fighting checked Heinrich Himmler’s elite 12th SS division at Butgenbach. German assault on the northern flank failed after eight days of savage close combat. American doughboys, engineers and cooks fought to hold ground as tanks hunted behind lines and 140 prisoners were killed in a massacre further south. The victorious defense preserved the northern hinge of a wider breakthrough.
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Wes Gallagher
Monschau
Germany
Dee
Marshal von Rundstedt
Ony
Heinrich Himmter
Hitler
France
Berisha
Roer
Bub & Call
Butgenbach
Bul
Genbach
12Th Pinger
Texan General Takes Command Of U S Fourth Armored Division
Texas born Maj. Gen. Hugh B. Gaffey, long with Patton’s staff, now commands the U S fourth armored division. The unit has punched through to the Bastogne garrison area as operations continue.
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U. S. Third Army
Hugh B. Gaffey
George 9
Patton
U.S. Fourth Armored Division
Bastogne
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