Jap Aircraft Active: Major Battle Shaping Up North of Manila
American-Filipino forces have fallen back to a new defense along the Agno river, about 100 air miles north of Manila, as heavy artillery duels continue. Japanese pressure grows southeast of Manila with a second sea landing, and aircraft activity is reported in the last 24 hours. General MacArthur reorganized and strengthened the Lingayen gulf position near the Agno line.
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Washington
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
War Department
Agno River
Philippine
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Jury Rules Girls' Death Accidental
A Central City coroner's jury ruled the Christmas Eve death of four year old Eleanor Ellenberger accidental. The six man panel strongly recommended that driver George Matey defray funeral and hospital costs for Eleanor and her injured half-brother Telford Paul. The inquest heard conflicting testimony before the verdict.
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Eleanor Ellenberger
Near
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F. E. Sass
Somerset County
George Matey
Romaine Paul
Sunshine Avenue
Ellenberger
Windber Hospital
Telford Paul
William Wechtenheiser
Frank Wechtenheiser
A. J. McQuade
C. A. Bloom
J. Mulcahy
Nicholas Bruno
Ira Eilenberger
Peel's Corner
Paul
Norma Lou Ellenberger
Sunshine, Avenue
Matey
St Pierre Miquelon talks push toward solution
Washington talks on the St Pierre Miquelon situation move toward a settlement. Proposals include withdrawal of Free French forces and restoration of Vichy sovereignty, plus British Canadian American oversight of the radio station. Prime Minister King arrives to confer with Roosevelt and Churchill as allies seek a common understanding.
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Miquelon
Newfoundland
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Canada
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Little Islands
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Churchill
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Defenders of Midway Holding Fast
Washington reports a stubborn U S defense of Midway Island as a Christmas message to the New York Times expresses resolve. Navy officials say information on forces is restricted while noting Midway’s status as a naval air station and Cable Co post amid World War II caution. Midway lies 1200 miles northeast of Wake and 1300 miles west of Hawaii with two main islets.
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Wake Island
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Midway Island
New York Times
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Wake
Hawaii
Army Flier Falls in Fire atop Mountain
Lieut. William E. Luetzow, 22, Milwaukee, was killed when his monoplane crashed and burned atop Conococheague Mountain three miles north of Blain Pennsylvania. He was returning from Boling Field near Washington to Middletown Army Air Depot near Harrisburg. A 150 strong search party found the wreckage in flames about 9:30 am after a loud explosion heard two hours earlier. Cause undetermined. fog and rugged terrain hampered initial efforts. Luetzow had been stationed at Middletown and was a recent Kel graduate.
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William E. Luetzow
Milwaukee
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Harrisburg
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Washington
Harry Henry
Blain
Luetzow
Kel
Cura
Roosevelt signs wheat penalty waiver act
Washington December 26 President Roosevelt signed legislation waiving wheat marketing quota penalties for farmers whose planted acreage exceeded normal but overall production rose above average. The measure aims to ease penalties for those facing higher output yet advancing market needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russians rout Germans on Leningrad front near Oka river
Soviet forces reported heavy German losses southeast of Leningrad after routing new Nazi lines along the Oka river below Moscow. They claimed 6,000 German deaths, 36,200 killed in a week, and the recapture of Narofominsk with advances across the Oka and on other sectors as the Finnish and northern fleet fronts also reported activity.
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Crimea
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Uxk
Tin Moscow
Glen. Helmes Herbert
Ana Ozing Dara
Artic Front
Anghura 4
Av.Dvko
Barents Sea
Coupe Crashes Truck1 Dead Near Everett
One man was killed and another critically injured in a Pennsylvania turnpike crash near Everett. Edward John Wieand of Sharon died. Martha Javer Fry, 39, of Sharon, was in critical condition. The car rear ended a parked truck with motor trouble at about 6:45 p.m.
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Everett Hospital
Edward John Wieand
Sharon
Martha Javer Fry
Dutch Airmen Sink 2 More Jap Craft
Dutch airmen report sinking of another destroyer and transport off Borneo coast near Kuching Sarawak as Japanese troops establish a foothold. A submarine crew yesterday destroyed a 2100 ton Amagiri class destroyer. Big Netherlands bombers operate over land aiding Allies. one Japanese bomber shot down. three wireless operators killed on a grounded passenger plane piloted by Knilm.
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Philippines
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Dutch Indies
Axis Desert Army Tries To Make Stand
Cairo dispatch reports Rommel group in Agedabia region 90 miles south of Benghazi attempting a rear guard stand to avoid total destruction. Over 13,000 Axis troops captured, imprisoned, or hospitalized as retreat continues toward Sirte. RAF strikes on enemy transport, tanks, and guns southwest of Agedabia with raids on Tripoli and Misurata.
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Gulf of Fire
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Misurata
Japs Flee From Yanks Over Rangoon Raid
Pilots of the American volunteer group claim nine of 13 Japanese planes were shot down in a mass raid on Rangoon. American losses were three planes with one pilot killed. The same squadron then took off near Kunming, Burma Road terminus, but the Japs turned back to avoid engagement.
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Two Men Die in Auto Crash at Clearfield Route 322
In Clearfield borough, two county home inmates, Fred Freeman and Gilbert Burge aged 51 and 48, were struck and killed by an automobile on Route 322 last night. The driver stated the men stepped into the path of the car, per Coroner E O Erhard.
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Hot syrup burns tot in Spartansburg on Christmas Day
A one-year-old girl, Violet Eastman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ivan Eastman of Spartansburg R F D 4, suffered facial and chest burns when hot syrup spilled from an overturned container on Christmas Day.
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Spartansburg
Violet Eastman
Ivan Eastman
Churchill Warns of Tribulation Ahead in 1943 War Drive
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the American Congress that a 1943 offensive by the Axis would draw a harsh reckoning. He framed a period of preparation as essential, noting ground lost would be costly to regain and many disappointments would precede full mobilization of resources. He praised Allied strengths while warning Britain and the United States must deepen wartime readiness and postwar plans.
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Douglngy MacArthur
Philippines
Major tank battle rages in southern Luzon
From Manila the AP reports heavy Japanese pressure on the Lamon Bay front in a fierce tank clash that ends inconclusive with losses on both sides while northern Lingayen Gulf sees concentrated artillery fire. MacArthur says fighting remains vigorous, Manila declares open, Sayre and Quezon relocate offices, and all civilian and military installations are to be moved to spare the city.
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R. P. Wore JR
Manila
Luzon
Lamon Bay
Lingayen Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Army
United States
Francis B. Sayre
Manuel Quezon
Sayre
United States Army
Saior
Jap Patrols Active 175 M. N of Singapore
British headquarters reported patrol activity north of Kuala Lumpur area说道 175 miles north of Singapore with suspected units landed at Kuantan on December 12. Reports also noted Sungei river activity in central Perak about 300 miles north of Singapore. Overall situation described as unchanged with Singapore quiet despite random dive bombing.
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Singapore
Kenaman
Malaya
Kuantan
Sungei
Perak
Japs Take Baguio Occupation Report from Tokyo
The Stefani news agency reported from Tokyo that Japanese forces announced the occupation of Baguio in northern Luzon Philippines, the summer capital, during the ongoing conflict.
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Railroad Watchman Dies After Auto Accident
Hollidaysburg reporter Richard Hershberger, 61, a railroad watchman, was killed in a nighttime auto crash at a street intersection near the crossing where he worked. The incident occurred Dec 26, near his post.
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Richard 8. Hershberger
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania and Maryland
Western Pennsylvania: generally fair and colder with occasional light snow near Lake Erie on Saturday. Eastern Pennsylvania: fair Saturday with little temperature change. Maryland: fair and slightly colder Saturday.
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