Roosevelt Visits Sicily and Reviews Seventh Army
President Roosevelt flew from Malta to Castelve Trante Air Field and reviewed the American Seventh Army Troops under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton. He traveled with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lt. Gen. Mark Clark as hundreds of soldiers lined the runway.
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Algiers
Roosevelt
Sicily
Mediterranean
Seventh Army
George 8. Patton
Malta
Castelvetrante
Dwight. D. Eisenhower
Patton
Eisenhower
Mark Clark
Vandenberg and senators clash over soldier vote bill
Michigan Senator Vandenberg says Eastland substitute would block absentee soldiers from voting and notes many state legislatures won t meet before elections. Illinois Senator Lucas defends the original measure amid sharp exchanges with South Carolina Senator Smith and other colleagues.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Roosevelt
Eastland
Scott Lucas
Illnois
U. S. Senate
James M. Nell
Delaware
Senate
Cotton Ed” Smith
South Carolina
Tunner
Smilth
South Caronian
Tunnell
Smith
Western Republicans Seek Equal Postwar Opportunity
SALT LAKE CITY Utah Dec 13 Republicans from 11 western states wrap up a two day conference with a declaration that Few direct demands were made except urging western industries receive the same reconversion chances as eastern industries Alaska statehood was urged by the delegates Fred Baker of Seattle presented proposals on foreign policy taxation and postwar business regulation but the resolutions committee declined them
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Fred Baker
Seattle
Washington
Resolutions Committee
Alaska
Chinese Gains Reported Near Changteh and Ichang
Chinese forces recaptured Niupitan east of Changteh and took 10 villages northwest of Changteh while encircling about 2 000 Japanese with over 500 killed. Shihmen and Panjungkiao fell, and Chinese advances extended to a 13 mile zone northwest of Changteh as heavy fighting raged near Ichang on the Yangtze.
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Chungking
Niupitan
Changteh
Linl
Shihmen
Panjungkiao
Yangtze River
Ichang
Cold Wave Sweeps Large regions with subzero readings
An Associated Press report notes a cold wave warning across the Ohio Valley, Middle and North Atlantic states as temperatures plunge below zero. Forecasts show up to 15 degrees below zero in upper New York and New England, with Duluth and Sault Ste. Marie recording severe subzero conditions.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Middle
North Atlantic
New York
New England
Midwest
Duluth
Minn
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan
Back of German Counter Offensive Appears to Be Broken
Bulletin from Moscow and London report Soviet forces countering a major German drive west of the Dnieper. Russians retake hamlets near Kiev, kill about 1,600 Germans, destroy tanks and trucks, and halt the German assault as fields marshal Fritz von Mannstein’s forces press the Kiev bulge.
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Moscow
Dnieper
Kiev Bulge
London
Kiev
Chigrin
Kremenchug Brideghead
Kirovograd
Cherkasy
Fritz von Mannstein
Red Army
Draft rules could make 4-F men eligible for service
Washington officials awaited President Roosevelt’s return to push a new draft plan. A commission would study army and navy physical standards and could lower them, potentially making many 4-F men eligible next May. No plan to induct fathers by age is being considered, despite previous reports. Jerry Allen, nephew of G. E. Allen of Thames Hardware Co., visited while the steamer paused in port.
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Washngton
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Representative May
Jerry Allen
G. EB. Allen
Thames Hardware Co
American Heavy Bombers Smash Nazi Targets In Daylight Assault
American heavy bombers moved in daylight against Nazi targets in northwest Germany, flying past enemy fighters. The Eighth Air Force did not name specific cities but noted raids on Hamburg Wilhelmshaven Bremen and Emden. Allied escorts supported Marauders in operations around Schiphol and Amsterdam.
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London
Germany
Eighth Air Force
Reichge
Hamburg
Wilhelmshafen
Bremen
Emden
United States
Royal Air Force
Schippl Field
Amsterdam
Britain
Quito
Sern
Faraets
Panic Grips Bulgaria As Crisis Nears
Bulgaria trembles as fear of a Allied invasion and Nazi pressure widen. Lord Strabolgi warns the next hundred days will shape history, while Sofia faces air raids and growing domestic unrest amid gravitating ties to Russia and Germany.
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London
Balkans
Bulgaria
Hitler
Lord Strambolgi
House of Lords
Napoleon
Russia
Germany
Balkan
Eastern Star to Elect Officers Tomorrow Night
Members meet at the Scottish Rite Temple lodge room for the Order of Eastern Star election of officers. Session starts at o'clock and members should bring donations for the Christmas welfare baskets, their last chance before basket preparation.
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Order of Eastern Star
Scottish Rite Temple
Ace of Pacific War Dies In Night Battle
Navy report recounts the loss of Lieut. Comdr. Edward O Hara a Congressional Medal of Honor ace who did not answer a radio call during a late night Torpedo bomber mission off Tarawa. Rear Admiral Bradford credited Butch with saving his task force before the Hellcat went missing in action during a two hour battle against 30 to 40 enemy torpedo planes.
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Butch
U 5
Tarawa
Phil
John Phillips
Edward O'Hare
O'Hare
Arthur Bradford
Washington subsidy battle draws vast, overlapping lobbies
Washington insiders describe an intense subsidy conflict with hundreds of anti subsidy advocates from farm groups, dairy and cattle sectors pressing Congress. Proponents concede defeat on ending CCC subsidies by year end while aiming to sustain a presidential veto and keep inflation in check through government aid.
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Washington
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Canada
England
Patton Cuffed Soldiers In Sicily Hospitals Report
Secretary Stimson told the Senate Gen George Patton spoke harshly to a soldier who failed to wear leggings due to swollen ankles. He also cited prior cuffing of a soldier and admonishing another in Sicilian hospitals as part of the investigations into Patton's conduct.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Senate
George 5
Patton
Stimson
Senate Military Committee
Charles Kuhl
President Roosevelt May Address Congress on War Conference
Washington December 13 Congress may hear President Roosevelt speak soon after his wartime conferences abroad. Presidential Secretary Early indicated the president would respond to an invitation, similar to Secretary Hull's return from Moscow.
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Washinton
Congress
Roosevelt
Early
Cordell Hull
Moscow
South Pacific Forces Capture High Ground in Heavy Fighting
Allied advances across the Southwest Pacific include gains in the Bougainville northeast sector and Huon Peninsula push as Australian infantry with tanks and artillery contest Japanese resistance. Liberator bombers strike oil and supply centers while air power disrupts Makassar and Balikpagan targets.
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Southwest Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Empresa Augusta Bay
Bougainville Island
Huon Peninsula
New Guinea
Ramu River
Balikpagan
Miuatipass
Borneo
Makassar
Celebea Islands
Ramu
Flu Hits Over Half the Nation in Early Outbreak
Absenteeism spikes in war plants offices and schools across the eastern and midwestern United States as a mild but highly infectious influenza strain spreads. Public health officials report fever aches headaches and coughs, with few deaths. Many facilities operate with reduced staffing and some closures.
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East
Midwest
Associated Press
United States
Ta 'Washlagidh
New Cable Ship for Alaska Launched in Seattle
The Col. Williams, Glassford, a craft built for the U S Army Signal Corps, was launched at Seattle. It will operate in Alaskan waters handling submarine cables where standard vessels cannot, drawing only a small draft of water and reflecting military use in cold coastal missions.
Wrasts Part of Long Front from Three German Divisions
Algiers dispatch reports British Eighth Army seizing elevated ground above Ortona as three German divisions massed along a 15 mile Adriatic front. Fierce fighting extends from Ortona through Orsogna to Guardiagrele as Montgomery’s forces widen two river bridgeheads amid enemy counterattacks on the front near the Mora River and the Maimia mountains.
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Algiers
Adriatic
Ortona
Pescara
Chieti
Mora River
Orsogna
Guardiagrele
Kidnapper Sentenced to Death in Kentucky Case
Federal Judge Miller sentenced Thomas H. Robinson Jr. to die in Kentucky’s electric chair for the 1984 kidnapping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stall of Louisville. The jury convicted him and recommended death after he gained a writ of habeas corpus and claimed insanity and coerced guilty plea.
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Louiaville
Miller
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Kentucky
Alice Speed Stall
Robinson
Alestraz
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Court of Claims to Decide War Contract Disputes
Senate Finance Committee backs final arbiter role for the Court of Claims on renegotiated war contracts. Aimed at eliminating excessive profits, the plan ties disputes between contractors and the Army and Navy to a federal tax bill approving about 2.142 billion dollars.
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U. S. Court OF Claims
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
United Staes Court of Claims
Howse
US & Tax
Army
Navy
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