Allied Attacks Narrow Siegfried Line Front
Allied forces press the Saar offensive as Patton's Third Army pushes into Saarlautern and neighboring towns. British Second Army advances toward Venlo while Montgomery's troops face floods near Arnhem and Nijmegen. Canadian First Army enters Germany near Kleve as American and Ninth armies push along the Roer toward Cologne amid heavy attrition.
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Paris
Saar River
Saarlautern
United States Third Army
Saar
Second Army
Maas River
Venlo
Montgomery
Twenty-first
Arnhem-Nijmegan
Germany
Kleve
Julich
Linnich
Roer
Cologne
Duren
Inden
Hucerburg
Luchem
Brandenberg
Roereder
George S. Patton
Third Army
Siegfried Line
Merzig
Patton
Doolittle Raid Airmen Face Soviet Tank Standstill
In a post Tokyo raid episode Stalin warns Japan as Jimmy Doolittle’s aircrew, after a fuel leak, divert toward Soviet Siberia. Unable to reach friendly land they land on a flat stretch where Soviet tanks appear. The crew negotiates with a Soviet major amid a tense standoff.
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Washington
Stalin
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Soviet Siberia
Tially
Riot Strife Forces Greece to Impose Martial Law in Athens
In Athens on December 3 clashes between Royalists and EAM Army left many dead and hundreds injured while protests spread. By December 4 a general strike was ordered, martial law declared, and British tanks patrolled as electricity, gas, and radio communications were disrupted.
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Stephen Barber
Associated Press
Athens
EAM
George Papadreou
Acropolis
Papadreou
Soong Named Premier of China in Chungking
Foreign Minister T V Soong became premier to allow Chiang Kai shek to focus on military tasks. Soong also Acting Vice President Executive Yuan and Acting President Yuan after H H Kung’s departure. A possible China Communist accord was hinted though unconfirmed as a draft circulated by December 1. Police court fines were issued to several individuals including Margaret Brown and Roy Williams for drunkenness and disorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
T. V. Soong
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Soong
Executive Yuan
H. H. Kung
Yuan
North China
Kung
O. M. Yui
Shanghai
Margaret Brown
David Howard
Roy Williams
Ann Talley
World Air Conference endorses sky freedoms language
The World Air Conference in Chicago on December 4 unanimously accepted, with re-drafting, the language of sky freedoms under discussion for weeks. The proposal calls for a universal grant to fly peacefully over any territory and conduct commercial stops anywhere. A PAA plane carried passengers to Juneau from Seattle: Miss Lola Regan, Miss Delice Bergren, W. Forrest, and Howard Haus.
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Chicago
World Air Conference
Sky Freedoms
PAA
Juneau
Seattle
Lola Regan
Delice Bergren
W. Forrest
Howard Haus
Alaska Statehood Looms as Congress Debates Admission
Washington December 4 Representative Gordon Canfield of New Jersey predicted Alaska will soon be admitted to statehood. Speaking at a farewell for retiring Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, Canfield said Dimond led the Alaska Highway project and now campaigns for statehood as Alaskans gain full citizenship and partnership in the Union.
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Washington
Gordon Canfield
New Jersey
Alaska
Canfield
Anthony J. Dimond
Karnes Arrives to Take Over Alaska Veterans Bureau Role
Anthony E. Karnes formerly Territorial Education Commissioner arrives from Seattle with Mrs. Karnes and their three children to assume duties as Alaska Veterans' Bureau representative. Temporary HQs in War Manpower Commission offices in the Federal Building. Also notes registrations of Rene M. Griffin and Ethel Day in Fairbanks and Anchorage residents Ellis Crawford and H A Howa at the Baranof Hotel.
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Anthony E. Karnes
Territorial
Seattle
Karnes
Veterans’ Bureau
Alaska
War Manpower Commission
Federal
Rene M. Griffin
Fairbanks
Ethel Day
Baranof Hotel
Russians Press Toward Austria Amid Hungarian Breakthroughs
Russian forces pushed through southwestern Hungary nearing the Austrian frontier, capturing Miskolc and Satoraljaushely as Malinovsky's Second Ukrainian Army and Petrov's Fourth Ukraine Army link up. Tolbukhin's Third Ukrainian Army seized Kaposmero and Tamasi while a major force neared Lake Balaton, about 60 miles from Budapest.
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London
Hungary
Miskolc
Satoraljaushely
Moskolc
Malinovsky
Petrov
Moskoly
Budapest
Danbue
Tolbukhin
Tamasi
Lake Balaton
Kaposmero
Austria
U. S. Submarines Sink 20 Japanese Ships in New Toll
Washington December 4 The Navy reports U S submarines have sunk 20 more Japanese ships including a light cruiser and destroyer bringing total sunk to 874 ships, of which 82 are warships. Additionally 37 ships including 11 combat vessels are listed as probably sunk.
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Washington
Navy
U. S
Plans for Hoonah housing project underway
Don C. Foster and Harold Poss have returned from Seattle after discussions with the Federal Public Housing Administration. Preliminary plans and specifications are approved and final plans are being prepared for bidders after the new year.
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Don C. Foster
Office of Indian Affairs
Harold Poss
Juneau
Seattle
Federal Public Housing Administration
Hoonah
Former Great Catcher of Baseball is Dead
TOLEDO Ohio December 4 Roger Breshanan aged 64 died of a heart attack. He was once among the game’s greatest catchers with the New York Giants and later owned the Toledo Mudhens of the American Association.
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Baseball
Toledo
Ohio
Roger Breshanan
Breshanan
New York Giants
Toledo Mudhens
American Association
Japs and Yanks Clash in Furious Leyte Fighting
MacArthur's forces report no ground advances as Japanese and American patrols contest positions along the Ormoc corridor. PT boats damage a 44,000 ton vessel near Masbate and Lighter planes strike Valencia bases while bombers hit Palawan. Japanese raids target Carigara Bay as Morotai Island also sustains hits.
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Marlin Spencer
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
New Guinea
Ormoc
Leyte
U. SS
Get. MacArthur
Masbate
Valencia
U. S
Palawan
Carigara Bay
Morotai Island
Union Operates Bond Booth at Baranof Hotel Lobby
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union ran a bond booth in the Baranof Hotel lobby today from 11 to 2 and will repeat tomorrow in the same hours. The event aimed to raise funds and engage passersby with the union's fundraising drive.
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the Hotel and Restaurant Employees’ Union
Baranof Hotel
Attitude on Air Conference Draws British Critique
London papers condemn the Chicago International Air Conference noting a rushed race for postwar air supremacy. The Times warns against solving complex issues by broad non discrimination principles. The Daily Herald accuses America of coercive tactics as the conference ends.
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London
Chicago
United States
Spain
London Times
Laborite Daily Herald
America
Cigarette Shortage Inquiry Planned by FTC and Senate Committees
The Federal Trade Commission will probe the cigarette short age. Chairman Wheeler reveals a preliminary Senate War Investigating Committee inquiry will accompany the FTC effort, with no hearings scheduled yet. FTC will determine if the shortage involves any law violations in its letter to Wheeler.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wheeler
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate War Investigating Committee
First Pan American Alaska Clipper Fleet Arrives Sunday
The first of five Pan American Alaska Clipper aircraft arrives in Juneau from Seattle. The 21 passenger DC 3 type ship carries passengers and a surprise package for Alaska travelers. Capt Alt No Monsen commanded the flight with Wesley Monsen as print officer and Johnny Jahns as radio officer. The fleet aims to connect Seattle and Alaska in faster service with insulated cabins and hot air heating for sub zero conditions.
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Pan Americas World Airway
Alaskin
Jinwau
Abe
Pan American Alaska
Alt. No Monsen
Seattle
Wesley Monsen
Johnny Jahns
Iran
Foat
Al‘askates
Siore
California
J. V. Roscoe
Charteer
Navy Department
Alaska
Pan American World Airways
Marcia Blick
Bn Bhown
Juneau
Pan American Airways
Garbara Fowler
Marela Black
Million Dollar Suit Filed Against American Tobacco Co
The Regional OPA filed suit for almost $1,000,000 against the American Tobacco Company. The claim alleges overpricing by wholesalers to robbers and distributors for resale for Army and Navy use.
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New York
OPA
American Tobacco Company
Lions Club 10 Boosts Bond Drive and Camp Initiatives
President Frank Hernan presided as Lions Club 10 discussed progress on the 6th War Loan Drive and pledged cooperation with other groups. Stan Lynn Portes reported campaign momentum while Kon J. Rude outlined scouting support and extra camping facilities. Guests included Lewis of Kodak and Walter Woodall of the OPA. Dr. George A. Dale showed Army and Navy film reels.
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Frank Hernan
Lion’s Club
Denver
Bas Club
Walter Woodall
OPA
George A. Dale
Army
Navy
Supers raid Tokyo in fourth heavy bombing attack
U S Army air force reports a major strike on Tokyo focusing on the Mure hashima engine factory and Nakajima Aircraft plant. Bombers hit for about ninety minutes with intense anti aircraft fire and persistent interceptions. Several Superforts were downed and fires raged as the raid yielded heavy but contested damage claims.
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Saipan
Tokyo
Twentieth Air Force
Mure Hashima
Nakajima Aircraft
All Ag Roksa Te Ad
Ctty
Roosevelt Marries Actress In Glass Enclosed Grand Canyon Setting
Col Roosevelt wed Faye Tmersort in a glass observatory at the Grand Canyon rim. The ceremony began at dawn before a crowd at Yavapai station, followed by a move to El Tovar Hotel for a honeymoon retreat. The bride called it the most beautiful wedding ever. A police officer, Jack Perry, became a father again with the birth of a son weighing six pounds three and a half ounces.
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Grand Canyon
Arizona
Col
Elliott” Roosevelt
Faye Tmersort
Rim
Little Theatres
Yavapai
el Tovar
Jack Perry
Ayain
Bert
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Yaobest S. Allen
China Land
Clement Carlin
Jean
Nicolet
Carin
Los Angeles
Charles £. Pyle
International Soundphoto
SKY Freedom
AIR
PAN AM
Anchorage
Ellis L. Crawford
H. A. Howa
Sitka
Orlin Johnson
Moonah
Henry Moses
Hotel
Joe Keller
Hoar
Violet Hoar
Interior
UNION
Lions Club
ATH
Supers
Col. Roosevelt
Ehrishiins
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