Ormoc Port Falls as MacArthur Declares Japanese Garrison Destroyed
General MacArthur reports the destruction of the Ormoc garrison on Leyte as the 77th and 7th Divisions close the pocket south of the city. Thousands of Japanese troops and equipment are captured or destroyed, with air raids continuing on central Philippines and anti shipping strikes widening.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
77Th
Japan
Borneo
Tarakan
Balikpapan
Plans for Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Three Powers Meeting
Foreign Office commentator says arrangements are under way for a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin conference. Plans also envision a meeting of the foreign ministers of the three nations.
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London
Foreign Office
Washington Merry Go Round Greece Rift Reveals US China British Roles
Inside the Greece conflict a covert understanding between Roosevelt and Churchill placed the American Army under British oversight in military and diplomatic matters. U.S. leaders faced embarrassment as messages to Greece were routed through British channels and coded in British terms, raising concerns about control and delivery of orders.
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Washington
Greece
Roosevelt
Churchill
Yugoslavia
U. S
Near East
Juneau Man Killed in France, War Casualty Reported
Staff Sergeant George F. Alexander Jr., 23, Juneau native, was killed in France on November 21, according to a War Department message to Judge George F. Alexander. He trained at Fort Benning and Fort Meade before overseas duty, married Phyllus Moller in Bethesda, and is survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.
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Juneau
France
George Forrest Alexander, Jr
Judge Alexander
Alaska Department
War Department
Washington, D.C
Secretary of War
George F. Alexander
Sgt
Alexander
Portland
Ore
District Court
University of Washington
Haines
Hainegrard Juneau
Fort Benning
Camp Shellby
Miss
Fort Meade
N. J
Phyllus Moller
J. P
Zeta Psi Fraternity
DeMolay Lodge
Episcopal Church
Jane Alexander
Dean Sherman
Nagumo Confirmed Killed in Saipan Death Strike
The Nippon admiral who led the Pearl Harbor surprise attack, Chuichi Nagumo, is reported dead in Saipan. Domei broadcast via Tokyo and the FCC recorded the claim five months after Admiral Nimitz first announced Nagumo’s death.
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Associated Press
Domei
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Chuichi Nagumo
Dome
Tokyo
FCC
Domes
Nagumo
Home on 30 day leave CPL Harvey Sims
Cpl. Harvey E. Sims, son of Mrs. Lillian Uggen, is home on a 30 day leave from Fort Richardson. Filing action for divorce in the Federal District Court today lists cases Jas per Frambaugh versus Nellie Frambaugh and Arthur Ramberg versus Luella May Ramberg on charges of incompatibility.
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Cpl
Harvey Sims
Harvey E. Sims
Lillian Uggen
Fort Richardson
Federal District Court Today
Jasper Frambaugh
Nellie Frambaugh
Arthur Ramberg
Luella May Ramberg
Army plows found under thatched roofs in Mariana heat
Read today’s Washington Merry-Go-Round noting that plows sought by the Army in Alaska were discovered stored under thatched roofs in a tropical Pacific island climate.
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Alaska
Mariana Islands
Washington
Red Army Battles Near Budapest Suburbs
Soviet forces drive toward Budapest with 12 Russian tanks in suburbs and a main infantry column along the Danube. German garrisons suffer high casualties in outer anti tank zones as Red Army advances three miles and captures Veresegyhaz and Stara.
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Moscow
Budapest
Danube
Bratislava
Vienna
Veresegyhay
Stara
Malinovek
Second Ukraine
Red Army
Rotarians hear officer speak at Juneau meeting
Juneau Rotarians heard International President Richard H. Wells speak via phonograph at the Baranof Hotel. Ellis Reynolds announced plans for the children’s Christmas party next Tuesday noon. Other notices covered the members’ party December 22 and the New Year’s Eve gala. President Jack Fletcher thanked the club for help in the Sixth War Loan drive. Visitors included Logan Geary and Charlie Madsen with Martin Geary as guest.
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Juneau
Richard H. Wells
Baranof
Ellis Reynolds
Jack Fletcher
Logan’ Geary
Beverly Hills
Cal
Charlie Madsen
Kodiak
Martin Geary
PAA
Nazi Air Force Strikes Italian Front As Rain Delays Allied Advance
German Luftwaffe returns to the Italian battlefront swooping over the Fifth Army zone bombing and strafing troops and communications. The Lamone River rose seven to eight feet after heavy rains, hindering Eighth Army operations in Eastern Italy. Patrols move north of Ravenna near Faenza. counter attacks occur near Bologna.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Lamone
Eighth Army
Italy
Ravenna
Faenza
Bologna
Western Front gains press toward Bavarian Palatinate
The United States Seventh Army pushed toward the Bavarian Palatinate after seizing Haguenau’s supply base and nearing the border within about two and a half miles. German reports claimed a major Siegfried Line offensive on a 40 mile front between Haguenau and Sarreguemines with 250,000 troops, while Patton’s Third Army pressed into the Siegfried Line and Saarland, aided by heavy artillery. Hodges’s forces faced stiff resistance near Duren and near Harbored as German cannon and anti tank guns slowed the advance.
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United States
Seventh Army
Bavarian Palatinate
Haguenau
Siegfried Line
Haguenna
Sarreguemnes
Palatinate
Wyoerth
Patton
Third
Saarland
Dillinger
Saarlautern
Zweibrucken
Inghert
First
Hodges
Shephore
Haven
Duren
Mariaweller
Harbored
President pay hike urged by Vinson in Congress
Representative Vinson urges increasing the President salary from 75,000 to 100,000 dollars a year and proposes 20,000 to the Vice President Speaker and cabinet members and 15,000 to Congressmen. He notes the President now effectively earns about 27,000 annually.
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Washington
Representative Vinson
House
Vinson
Perkins seeks strong labor department after war reforms
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins urged creating a powerful postwar Labor Department absorbing duties of the War Labor Board and the National War Manpower Relations Board. She called for ending wage and price fixation and attaching dispute prevention to Labor. Rumors say she may resign if a successor is found. Charles Madsen of Kodiak checked in at the Baranof Hotel. A Columbia Lumber Company outdoor Christmas tree was erected over its Admiral Way doorway. H W Starling of the Bureau of Indian Affairs left for a two week supervisory trip to Southeast Africa.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Columbia Lumber Company
Admiral Way
Allied Push Near Duren Captures Villages Along Roer
Bulletin from Paris reports the American First Army advancing toward Duren with infantry and tanks within half a mile, seizing six fortified villages and 1,000 yards of the Roer River bank. Drops near Merode and along the Autobahn press the German defense. fighting continues in the Hurtgen Forest.
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Paris
First Army
Duren
First
Hurtgen Forest
Roer
Kovendorf
Hodge
Hitler
Merode
Supreme Headquarters
Nationwide Snowstorm Affects Roads Schools Varies Regions
A massive snowstorm blankets from Colorado to the Atlantic with up to 18 inches in western Pennsylvania and heavy accumulations elsewhere. Utilities disrupted, traffic gridlocked, and schools closed as fatalities tied to hazardous conditions mount. The storm also impacts Toronto markets and stock trading closures amid pre Christmas weather.
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Associated Press
Aves
Colorado
Atlantic Seaboard
Pennsylvania
New England
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Eastport
Maine
Toronto
the Stock Exchange
Continuo
Stock Quotations and Market Averages Report
Closing quotations show Alaska-Juneau mine at 6, American Can 90, Anaconda 28 1 2, Beech Aircraft 13, Bethlehem Steel 63 1 2, Curtiss-Wright 5, International Harvester 81, Kennecott 36, North American Aviation 8, New York Central 21, Northern Pacific 20, U S Steel 59 1 2. Dow Jones industrials 151.21, utilities 25.71, transports 45.18. Burkston arrives from Hoonah, lodging at Baranof Hotel.
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New York
Alaska-Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Beech Aircraft
Bethlehem Steel
Curtiss- Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
North Ameiteere Aviation
New York Central
Northern Pacific
U. S. Steel
Dow, Jones
Falls
Nazi Oil Plant Is Blasted In Major Allied Raid
London reports a large Allied air assault on Merseburg oil refineries and rail yards at Hanau Aschaffsburg and Darmstadt. About 2200 American planes including 1260 Fortresses and Liberators joined 4000 bombers and fighters in the latest wartime attack.
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London
Den
Almosi
Merseburg
Hanau
Aschaffensburg
Darmstadt
Benan
Morseburg
U. S
Greek Leaders Seek Peace in Bloody Fight
In Athens on December 12 civilians flee the crossfire as ELAS leaders reportedly draft peace proposals. An impartial source says the ELAS head foresees eventual defeat by British and Greek regular troops. The London Daily Mail cites Churchill instructing Field Marshal Alexander to end fighting swiftly with assurances of future peace and party cooperation.
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Athens
Sharpe
ELAS
London Daily Mail
Alexander
Greece
Churchill
Repair Work Starts on Alaska Coastal Airlines Hoist
Workmen begin installing braces on the large hoist at Alaska Coastal Airlines. The lift raises planes onto the dock near the hangar, signaling ongoing maintenance work at the facility.
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Alaska Coastal Airlines
Ota
Raids Hit Pacific Airstrips In December Attacks
Navy Army and Marine planes joined in raids from December 8 to 10 targeting Japanese airstrips and bases near Saipan Iwo Jima and Tokyo area. Seventh Air Force Liberators attacked Iwo Jima and Babelthuap while Navy planes hit Hahajima and Babelthuap targets and Corsairs and Avengers strafed airstrips.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Japan
Iwo Jiman
Ts Pe
Seventh Air Force
Navy
Hahajima
Tokyo
Second Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs
Babelthanp Payan
Sforza Says Churchill Pressured Him on Italian Monarchy
Rome report details Count Sforza declaring Churchill pressured him to accept King Vittorio Emanuele III as sovereign. He notes Churchill influenced the King during a London meeting on October 11 1943 and defends his loyalty to the monarchy while criticizing Badoglio government doubts. Mrs Dan Mahoney departs for Seattle for business college weeks.
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Rome
Sforza
Winston Churchill
Emmanual
Italy
Bonomi
Churchill
London
Badoglio
Ee Lois M. Moreys
Buranof Hotel
Anchorage
Tokyo Evacuations Reported as Fire Bombings Continue
Tokyo radio claims 7,000,000 residents to evacuate with priority for elderly and mothers while workers in essential services stay. American Superforts air raids over Tokyo persist from Mariana bases, with incendiaries dropped on several sites tonight. Reports note multiple incursions and nocturnal operations by raiders over the capital.
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London
Tokyo
Transoccan
Mariana
New York
Federal Communications Commision
Marianas
Japan
Allen Shattuck Announces Run For Interim Senator Seat
Allen Shattuck, veteran of four Legislature terms, announces candidacy for interim U.S. Senate seat to fill vacancy created by the death of Senator Arthur P. Walker. He departed by steamer for Petersburg Wrangell Ketchikan after December 27, following the election date set.
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Allen Shattuck
Petersburg
Wrangell Ketchikan
Shattuck
Arthur P. Walker
Tremors Recorded in Aleutian Area
On Monday two distinct earth tremors were recorded by the Fordham University seismograph, with readings at 2 26 p m and 9 36 p m local time. Officials say the events originated in the Aleutians and were detected about 14 500 miles away.
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Aleutian
New York
Fordham University Arismograph
Joseph Lynch
Aleutians
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West Front
Perkins
Madsen
Charles Madsen
Baranof Hotel
Burkston
Louis D. Burkston
Hoonah
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