Hull resigns as Secretary of State due to ill health
President Roosevelt announces Cordell Hull will resign as secretary of state effective after a successor is named. Roosevelt cites Hulls long illness and need for recovery, noting Hull may serve as an advisor on foreign policy if fit. The resignation follows Hulls five weeks as a patient at Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Hull
Associated Press
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Alto
Hill
Io Morida
Stet. Unis
Soldier Takes Out in Rank For Overseas
A veteran regular army sergeant who took a discharge in tank to permit him to overseas is enroute home on furlough. Pvt. Fred Burns, 41, formerly a technical sergeant in 1942, was at Camp Nurmoyle San Antonio Texas. He transferred to a shipping unit as a private due to no vacancies in rank. He served over two years overseas and briefly promoted to sergeant again before sailing but the order barred advances for men due home on rotation unless the provision was in place a month before departure.
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Southwest Pacific
Surlough
Fred Burns
Camp Nurmoyle
San Antonio
Texas
How
Frost Grips Wide Texas Area With Heavy Freeze
A heavy frost blanketed the San Antonio area as temperatures fell to 32 degrees and then climbed. The Cold front from the Great Plains spread across West Texas to East Texas with many locations reporting subfreezing readings. Temperatures ranged from the mid 20s in Panhandle towns to the upper 30s and 40s in southern Texas as officials warned of continued cold weather.
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San Antonio
Weather Bureau
A.ll
Cad
Great Plains
Darhoe
Texas
Gulf Coast
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
U.S. Weather
Lubbock
Midland
East Texas
Cigarettes for GIs in Luzon Amid Shortages
Soldiers in the Philippines face cigarette shortages as they endure fatigue and nervous strain. Officers report rationed packs. in forward areas cigarets are issued free, while rear units can buy limited numbers on specified days. General MacArthur’s HQ notes no favorite brands and that brands mix with other rations to avoid tip-offs to the enemy.
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MacArthur
Fiiilippines
Philippines
Ste
Ike
Poly Dillcot
Robert O. Russell
Baton
Russell
Yanks Push On Cologne After Breakthroughs
Allied forces surged through forested areas toward Cologne as First Army troops entered Tiurtgen and pressed toward Duren. Ninth and Third Armies widened fronts in the Saar basin and along the Roer, while Seventh Army advanced from Strasbourg toward the Rhine corridor. Heavy bombardment and tank assaults raged, with Germans fighting from cellars and defenses as weather hindered air support.
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London
First Army
Batiefeld
Tiurtgen
Irene
Cologne
Imm
Third
Reich
Frenz
Germany
Duren
Peteat Rhineland
Saar Basin
Saarbrucken
Ninth Army
Julich
Sullen
Hostar
Kirchberg
Rocr
Barmen
Winth Army
Gom
Roer
U.S. Seventh Army
Stras
Lote
Karls
Tuhe
Alose
Hine
Linnich
Julleh
Buren
Second Army
Tripsrath
Geilen- Kirchen
Tity
Fierick
Vento
Bollnnd
Hodges
Anny
Langer- Wwehe
Aachen
Langerwehe
Patton
Maglnot Ile Fore Tresses
Saar
Strasbourg
Rimast
Sanles
Rhine
Vosges
Ste. Marie
St. Ple
U. S. First
Ninth
Ling
Forpst
Sitshornly
Hird
Ten Forte
Maginot
Bombers Press Frontline Assaults Across Reich
British and American air forces mounted heavy raids over Germany, striking Offenburg and Bingen rail yards near Strasbourg, with 260 Mustangs and 80 Thunderbolts escorting bombers. Actions followed earlier dawn assaults on Munich and Misburg refinery, as air arms report dozens of enemy losses while sustaining casualties among bombers and fighters.
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London
Germany
Offenburg
Blingen
Reich
U. S
Europe
Strasbourg
Bingen
Mains
Rhine Valley
Third
First Armes
Ruhr
Teen Aggers Face German Youth Gangs in Streets
A 17 year old German deserter alleges teenage boys in Germany form gangs to fight Hitler Youth in the streets with knives and clubs at night, as U S Ninth Army sweeps through Germany on Nov 27.
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U. S. Ninth Army
Germany
Tony
Boy
Dallas
Willis John May
Dalles
War
Forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast notes fair conditions for San Antonio and vicinity with a warm Tuesday. Monday afternoon and night are fair with a low Tuesday morning around 35 degrees. East Texas expected fair to mildly warmer Monday night and Tuesday, with a note of slightly cooler Monday night.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Nips Get Another U.S. Base
Chinese high command announced the fall of Hochih and the abandonment of the Nanning fighter base as Japanese forces push toward Kweliang. The loss leaves Nanning 110 miles from a land bridge to Manchuria, with other air bases and rail routes falling or threatened as China’s defenses retreat.
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Chungking
Chinese High Command
Hochih
Liuchow
Kiwangel Proveices
China
Kwelchow
Kyelyang
Burma
Kaekchow
Tat Chungking
Amerlcan
Ghizhow
Hoshih
Hochin
Nanming
Airnsty
Mengydzig
Lingling
Kwelti
Lluchow
Paoking
Tanchuk
United States
Mth Air Force
Natulnywatt
Wra
Nanning
Manchuria
Bretch
Indo China
Tlaning
Fey
Kwelchung Province
Yunnan
Bhamo
Bhano
Pinne
Air Raids Sink 30 Japanese Ships in Major Op
US daylight air raids against Tokyo Bangkok and other targets battened nemesis with a unprec dented B 29 double strike. Thirty Japanese ships including a cruiser were sunk and 18 more damaged while two B 29 commands supported by Saipan carried out the first coordinated attack between them.
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Tokyo
Vaalland
Kok
Whailand
Saipan
Jap Rail Hub in Thailand Smashed by Bombers
A large Allied air raid on the Bangkok area smashed key Japanese rail yards in Thailand. Bombs targeted repair shops and high-traffic trackage, with official reports praising the operation as highly successful and lightly resisted. Pilots described the mission as smooth and routine in execution.
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Thailand
John A
India
Bay of Bere
Anl Alovar
Grover
Guensy
20Th
Borer
Don Rumpheey
Potsville
Town
Frank Martin
Decatur
Ala
Asia
Tokyo Raid Boosts U S Bomber Confidence Over Jap Capital
A Saipan based task force of B 29s attacked Tokyo again in a second raid in four days led by Col Walter G Sweeney Jr. and Gen Haywood Hansell. The operation aimed to cripple war industry as weather held clear upper air but stratus clouds lingered low. One crew reportedly lost over the capital but a Tokyo raider was saved from the sea, with notes on pilots and honors including a Distinguished Service Cross for Sweeney.
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Waliington
Office of War
Tokyo
Army Axis Authority
Ō Aia
Clark
Saipan
Bolt
Haywood
Hansell
Tarday
Walter G. Sweeney Jr
Wheeling
W. Way
Walter C. Sweeney
San Francisco
Sweeney
Rober Segeil
San Antonio
Goht
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