Americans Drive Into Reich on 10 Mile Front
First Army infantry and tanks pushed a mile and a quarter through heavy snow, forcing Germans from Dhorn and Ewitz near Duren. The advance ran west of Duren with Patton’s Third Army repelling counterattacks in Dillingen Saarlautern and adjoining towns in fierce house to house fighting.
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Paris
First Army
Beer Valley
Dhorn
Ewitz
Duren
Courtney Hodge
Cologne
Patton
Dillingen
Saarlautern
Note to Emperor Fanned Debate on Pearl Harbor Boom
The article revisits secrecy around Pearl Harbor investigations three years after the attack. It cites Cabinet clashes over a 1941 note to Japan and Knox and Stimson's opposition to appeasement while highlighting perceived inefficiencies at Pearl Harbor and postwar disclosure pressures. The piece notes warnings issued November 26 and references Kimmel and Short as central figures in the debate.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Kimmel
Short
Army
Navy
Japan
China
Roosevelt
Hull
United States
Indo-China
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Knox
Stimson
U. S
Admiral Kimmel
Gen. Short
War and Navy Departments
Allied advances stall along Siegfried Line in Alsace
Heavy combat continues as Patton's Seventh Army pushes on the Maguenas base area and the 79th Division forcefully enters the target zone. In the Huguenau region fierce street fighting persists near Reichshoffen while French forces seize a defensive center at Thann and advance toward Mulhouse amid German resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisgfried
Dillingen
Sowthailern
Patton
Seventh Army
Maguenas
Huguenau
Reichshotten
Neiderbronn
Alsace
Thann
Nor
Mulhouse
Raine
Chiang Kai Shek Accepts Role in Communist National Government
Chiang Kai Shek has agreed in principle to participate in the Communist National Government directing Chinese military affairs. The report cites the recent government changes, notably Soong's appointment as acting premier and foreign minister, as the key development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Chiang Kai Shek
Soong
Juneau Christmas Tree Decor Award Promoted
Juneau residents are urged to enter the Christmas tree display contest sponsored by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. A $25 war bond will go to the resident with the best decorated tree or outdoor display. Clarence E. Warfield heads the Christmas Tree Committee. The plan aims to boost community spirit during the holiday season.
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Win Ute Semay
Juneau Chamber of Commerce
Juneau
Clarence E. Warfield
London
Chamber
Europe
Elec
Alf N. Monsen
Athens
Seattle
PAA Planne Ment
Empire Gang
Thomas Here
Ome
Jason J. Thomas
Hawk In- A
Gabor Par- Churchill
Girl Scout Troop 4 Sets Juneau Bond Sales Record
Troop 4 led by Mrs Burl Cleveland and Mrs Alice Thorne sold $10,625 in bonds and $86.35 in stamps, credited to the troop as a whole. Don Foster chaired the drive for the Scout Council, with Joann Sabin top seller and others earning distinct amounts. Sponsored by the Rebekah Lodge, the drive continues next Saturday with St Margaret's Guild sponsoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Cleveland
Alice Thorne
Don Foster
Joann Sabin Ted
Et Catherine Bayard
Sant
Iva Jean Schuttpeltz
Josephine Mared
Rebekah Lodge
St. Margaret's Guild
Juneau
Jhe
Late War Bulletins Report Allied Advances and Red Army Drive
A late war bulletin notes the Eleventh, Army Mace Haguenan area near Strasbourg repelled by American troops. A separate Algiers broadcast claims the Red Army vanguards entered Budapest amid flames, signaling major eastern front developments.
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London
Algiers
Red Army
Budapest
Massive Allied Raid Strikes German Rail Hubs
Sixteen hundred American heavies and 800 fighters led a raid on Germany's rail centers deploying 6000 tons of explosives. Fortress and Liberator fleets joined Lancasters and Mosquitos from Britain and Italy-based air forces in a multi-city attack targeting Osterfeld Meiderick and Bruckhausen. The Berlin report notes allied air forces over Austria and southern Germany with nearly 17,000 air personnel in the combat area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
United States Air Force
Reich
European
Rhur
Osterfeld
Meiderick
Bruckhausen
Berlin
Austria
Italy
Soviet Rushing On Bucharest Amid Bold Offensive
London dispatches report Russian troops advancing toward Bucharest from positions north and south of the city with Moscow claiming gains inside the fortifications. Second Ukraine Army massed near the Danube and a major push was said to be imminent. Heavy shelling of Pest continued as other columns reached the Slovakian frontier. A Berlin broadcast described a vast Soviet offensive forming in the Vistula area with Cracow eyed.
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London
Bucharest
Moscow
Malinovskyj
Second Ukraine
Tke
Danube
Pest
Budapest
Ukraine
Berlin
Vistula
Baranoy
Poland
Cracow
Cold Wave Shrugs Across Midwest with Snow Deep
A heavy snow blanket from three to thirteen inches covered the Midwest with more in the forecast. The Weather Bureau cited snow reaching as far south as Memphis and Dallas while freezing hit Gulf panhandle truck gardens and citrus. Nineteen traffic deaths blamed on hazardous conditions this weekend. Amarillo logged 13 inches of snow and North Platte saw eight degrees, the coldest there since 1916.
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Associated Press
Midwest
U.S
North Platte
Nebraska
Supers Fly Over Tokyo In Inland Sea Raids
American B 29s raided the Tokyo inland sea area on Saturday, with one aircraft dropping incendiaries over Tokyo and two more flying over the capital later in a one hour raid. The second sortie occurred about an hour after the first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokyo Inland Sea
Tokyo Radio
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commision
Seto Naikai
Pressmen on Strike Pause Papers in St Louis
Three newspapers suspended publication for a day as 125 press room employees quit over wage disputes. Negotiations for a new wage agreement began immediately.
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ST. Louis
Admirals of Nippon Navy Reported Killed In Philippine Reinvasion
The Japanese announce 13 admirals dead, many in air and sea battles linked to the American reinvasion of the Philippines. Admiral Hideo Yano, once chief of the Navy Press Section, is listed on the new roster per a Navy Headquarters statement from Yokosuka.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Hideo Yano
Navy Press Section
Navy
Yokosuka Naval Station
Stock quotations from New York and Juneau mine
Closing prices show Alaska Juneau mine at 6 and American Can around 90 percent. International Harvester and North American Aviation trade near 81 and 9, while New York Central sits at 21 percent and Dow Jones industrials hover around 151.6 with rails near 25.65. Saturday figures report slight changes and updated averages for industrials utilities and rails.
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New York
Dev
Alaska
Junéau
American Can
Anaconda
Beech Aircraft
Bethlehem Steel
Curtiss~ Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
North American Aviation
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Steel
Dow, Jones
Rails
A Allies
RICES
Juneau
American Canaconda
Beech Aircraft Ahleher Steel
Curtiss
International Harvester Finecott
North American
A Pacific
S. Steel
Jones
War Bonds Auction in Juneau Hits 132000 Value
A wartime bond auction held in Elks Hall hosted by Abe Rotary and Lions Clubs of Juneau realized 132000 in bonds. Four auctioneers worked in relays as hundreds attended, with bids received via Juneau-Douglas Telephone Co lines and KINY announcing live. The event featured airplane tickets and liquor bonds, and ended with thanks to volunteers and a patriotic singalong.
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Abe Rotary and
Lions Clubs of
Juneau
Elks
KINY
Wlepaant
Wiir
Edith Danielson
Aircle
Hank Hannon
Anchorage
Alaska Airlines
Woodley Airways
Sitka
Gentile
PAA
Belle Simpsons
Seattle
Joe Angell
Johny Walker
Albert Peterson
America
Bob Martin
Uncle Sam
Ares
Scotty Abrams
Bruce Kendall
Walter Thompson
Hank Harmon
Tony Betford
Linn Forrest
Jack Pletcher
Harold Foss
Lt. Schaeffer
Mrs. Nowell
Mr.Turner
John Young
Etolin Coulter
Marjorie Tillotson
Judy Prink
June Belford
Ed Gillkie
Dorothy Phim
Carl Huer
al Zenger
Ernie Parsons
Jack Burford
Frank Herman
Lisle Hebert
Estelle Hebert
Roald Copatead
Ed Schaeffer
Geyer
Senna Powers
Olga Steele
Mrs Hoge
Claude Carnegie
Mabel Munson
Alva Blackerby
Ray Harring
Ton
New British Pacific Fleet Formed to Join Allied Power
London announces a new British Pacific Naval Command alongside the Far Eastern Fleet. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser will lead the Pacific fleet, with Vice Admiral Sir Arthur Power commanding the Far Eastern Fleet in the Indian Ocean area. The plan aligns Fraser with Admiral Nimitz in the Pacific and General MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific as strategy requires.
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London
Japan
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Britain
Orient
Bruce Fraser
Indian Ocean
East Indies
Malay Peninsule
Singapore
Sir Arthur Power
Fraser
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
British V bomb toll for November reaches 716 dead
German V bombs killed 716 people and seriously injured 1,511 in the United Kingdom during November, the Ministry of Home Security said. Among the dead were 269 men 345 women and 102 children under 16. Casualties occurred again in southern England last night.
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London
United Kingdom
Ministry of Home Security
Leyte Island stronghold seized by American forces
Gen MacArthur announced the capture of Ormoc on Leyte Island as American 77th Division overran the Japanese stronghold. The seizure disrupts the Ormoc corridor but further fighting looms as Japanese forces to the north, south and along the Yamashita line remain. Allied air and naval strikes supported the operation.
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Marlin Spencer
Associated Press
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Ormoc
Jeamp Downes
Ormoe
Joi
Yamshita Line
Visayas
Aitte
Wuzon
Great German losses on West Front in first weeks
Paris dispatch reports Allied high command tallies 152000 German casualties in the Western Front first three weeks of the offensive. About 84000 taken prisoner while the rest were killed or permanently disabled, representing about one fourth of the 73 divisions French authorities say were engaged.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Alaska Thaw Sends Temperatures Surging Across State
A mid winter thaw sweeps Alaska with a dramatic rise in temperatures. The interior and Anchorage see warmth with readings around 40 degrees and Alaska’s cold spell easing. Snowpack around Juneau melts as a warm wind and rain move in.
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Alaska
Anchorage
Juneau
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