Fifth Army Captures Mt. Samarco in Battle of the Clouds
Dec. 10 report says Fifth Army breached German defenses at Casilina and Magnano and seized Mt. Samacro in a nine day offensive. Allied HQ notes Canadian infantry tanks spearheading the assault while Eighth Army advances eight miles along the Adriatic front. General Clark leads veteran British and American troops clearing the German mountain line near the main road.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Casilina
Magnano
Mt. Samacro
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Moro
Italy
Mark Clark
Roosevelt may step out to help world peace group
The piece discusses President Roosevelt possibly leaving the White House before his term ends to help establish a world organization for peace. It notes his unlikelihood to run again if the war ends soon and his aim to create structures for lasting peace, linking to Wilson's ideal. It adds no deal with Willkie and hints at ongoing war focus.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
First World Organization For Peace
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Willkie
League of United Nations
President signs bill delaying drafting of fathers in armed forces
President Roosevelt approved the Father Draft Bill delaying induction of prewar fathers into the armed forces. The White House did not disclose the action site. The measure shifts authority from Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt to Selective Service Director Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey and raises questions about McNutt’s possible resignation. Hershey said about a million pre Pearl Harbor fathers would be drafted by June 1944 to meet schedules. He urged delaying fathers until nonfathers are drafted, but the bill’s escape clause limits such disruption to the regular flow of manpower. Senator Wheeler argued the clause removes force from the bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Paul v. McNutt
McNutt
Selective Service System
Lewis B. Hershey
General Hershey
Selective Service
Pearl Harbor
Hershey
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
Burton K. Wheeler
Tokyo Reports Sinking Of U. S. Battleship Just 4 Days After Launching
London dispatches report Tokyo propaganda claiming the U S S Wisconsin sunk soon after its launch. The 45 000 ton battleship allegedly disappeared off Yougainville as Philadelphia ceremony marked Pearl Harbor’s second anniversary. The claim comes before Wisconsin would join active service next spring.
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Tokyo
U. S
London
Berlin
U. S. S. Wisconsin
Yougainville
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Pearl Harbor
Improvements on U.S. Bombers Announced in London
The United States Air Force unveils heavier Fortresses and Liberators with external bomb racks boosting load to four tons. Fortresses gain extra defense turrets while Liberators receive wing racks. added weight may reduce range and speed.
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London
America
Highth
United States Air Force
Znamenka Falls as Soviet Drive Reaches Kirovograd Region
Soviet forces capture Znamenka, key rail hub linking the Dnieper bend to south of Kiev, cutting the four rail lines and pressuring Kirovograd. Vatutin’s corps repels mass German assaults west of Kiev as another Soviet unit probes toward the Dnieper bend, claiming hundreds of German tanks destroyed.
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London
Red Army
Znamenka
Dnieper River
Kiev
Stalin
Dnieper Bend
Kremenchug
Dnieper
Kirovograd
Lower
Kikolai Vatutin
Moscow
Vatutin
Chernyakhov
Reich Radio Silent Censorship Liberalized
Washington December 10 Government censorship policy shifts with Byron Price directing the Office of Censorship to clear material for publication and broadcast under codes. The office will handle restricted material without awaiting other agencies, though it will not originate news.
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Washington
Pretty and Radio
Byron Price
Price
Office of Censorship
Mosquito raids shift tactics in daylight German strikes
London reports say Berlin radio went off air as RAF Mosquitos raid Northwest Germany in a new light offensive on transport targets. Two Mosquitos missing. Nazi retaliation triggered London sirens for first time since December 1.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Royal Air Force
Navy personnel to be reimbursed for fire losses
The House approved a Senate bill to reimburse naval personnel six thousand five hundred fifty two dollars for personal property lost in fires at the 13th Naval Construction Battalion quarters on December 26, 1942, and May 26, 1943, at Long Island Alaska.
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Washington
House
Senate
13Th Naval Construction Battalion
Long Island
Alaska
January 1944 campaign kicks off for both parties
Dec 10 1943 Washington reports January 1944 will begin pivotal political campaigns for World War II era. The Republican National Committee plans a Chicago meeting January 11 to set convention site and date. The Democratic National Committee will meet January 22 to do the same, with Jackson Day banquets to address party questions.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Republican Nations Committee
Chicago
Democratic
National Committee
Frank ©. Walker
Roosevelt Visits Malta After Allied Conferen ces
President Franklin D. Roosevelt lands at Valetta Malta after Middle East talks with Prime Minister Churchill. He presents an illuminated scroll in tribute to Maltese defenders and declares the United States will stand with Britain and Allies after the war. A guard of honor greets him as Eisenhower and other leaders accompany him on the three hour stop.
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Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wiliam D. Leahy
Harry Hopkins
Carl A Speatz
John Boettiger
Walter Smith
Eisenhower
Royal Air Force
Lord Gort
Malta
Navy Blitzes Pacific Defenses With Island Raids
U S carrier task forces press the offensive across the Pacific marking strikes on Nauru and Kwajalein while hammering Marshall Islands defenses. Carriers and warships supported ground invasions on the Gilberts, with enemy cruisers sunk and tanks hit in repeated raids.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Japan
Nauru
Marshall Islands
Gilberts
Chester W. Nimitz
Kwajalein Woltje
Marshalls
Wareo Captured on Huon Peninsula by Australian Forces
Wareo a key Japanese supply hub on the Huon Peninsula in New Guinea fell to Australian forces after a six day assault led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The victory follows the November capture of Sattelberg and tightens the push to clear Japanese forces from the Huon Peninsula. Allied air forces continue daily raids on New Britain bases at Cape Gloucester and PT boats sink a Japanese torpedo boat.
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Southwest Pacific
Wareo
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Sattelberg
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
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Drew Pearson
Majc Roberts
Les Cook
Gen. O'Connor
Whitehorse
Y. T
Leslie Rand Cook
United States Army
Les
Cook
Alaska Highway
Leslie Cook
North Country
James A. O'Connor
Northwest Service Command
U.S
REICH
RAF
NAVY
Central Pacific
Admirz
Chester W. Nimity
Army
Marine Corps
Japherd Gilbert Islands
R. K. Turner
USN
R. A. Spruance
Nimitz
Henry B. Holmes, Jr
USA
Central Pacific Area
Robert €. Richardson, Jr
U.S. Army Forces
Ralph Smith
27Th Infantry Division
Ge. Ilmsmith
USMC
Charles J. McMorris
URN
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Associated Press
U. S. Navy
Bougainville
Bougainville Jungle
F.D.R
Isle
Naura
Nippons
Huon
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