Yanks Press Italy Drive Frontline Battles Across Front
Allied forces push along the Brenner Pass line and at Durazzo as heavy air and ground combat rages. Fifth Army fights near Calabritto while Eighth Army stalls near Lanciano. German reserves and mine fields slow the advance as Gen Clark comes under fire during battlefield tour. Leroy island and nitrogen note stray items.
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Calabritto
Mignano
Rome
Clark
Eighth Army
Lanciano
Italy
France
Fifth Army
Salerno
Big Three May Pressure Nazis with Cairo Talks Loom
Reported Allied plans hint a Cairo meeting among Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek could shape an unconditional surrender stance. Turkish press and Soviet notices stress controversial aims while discussions may cover Turkey's role and freed territories in Central Europe.
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Roosevelt
Churchil
Cairo
Chiang Kai-shek
Fort Worth
U. S
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Middle East
United Nations
Turkey
Germany
Cumhuriet
London
Stalin
Soviet War News Weekly
Washington
Europe
Eduard Benes
Benes
Moscow
Art Battling Outside the Borders of the Fatherland
The report quotes a German claim that the aim is to exhaust the enemy until he accepts the defender’s position and seeks peace.
Three Writers Missing After Raid By RAF Bomber Command
Three writers are reported missing after a raid by RAF Bomber Command. The Air Ministry could offer no details but said efforts to locate information are underway. INS won the drawing to send an American correspondent on the raid. Bennett and Wade of INS sought the assignment, but Bennett is missing. Casualties among British American war correspondents total 115, with 27 killed, 33 wounded, 10 missing, 45 prisoners or interned. Edward Murrow and Alfred King returned safely from last night’s raid. Bennett enlisted as an ambulance driver, was captured, then escaped, saying Americans were not given much attention by Germans.
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Press
Called Press and International News Service
Bennett
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
International Newservice
Associated Press
United Press
INS
William W. Wade
Columbia Broadcasting System
Alfred King
London
Sydney
Australia
Morning Herald
International Red Cross
Germany
France
England
Kunt
Burger Man Arrested On Assault Warrant In Potomac Street
Robert L Burger, 29, of 300 block South Potomac Street, was arrested yesterday by Sergeant Brown on an assault warrant for Elizabeth Burger. He posted $50 collateral and was to be held for a hearing today.
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Brown
Elizabeth Burger
Robert L. Burger
South
Potomac Street
Finland Ready to Fight On With German Ally
Finns resist unconditional surrender after Moscow talks. Premier Inflammies and Foreign Minister Ramsey steer policy as Helsinki calls for consultation. Toivo Kivimaeki hints Germany pressure while Germany agrees to supply Finland tens of thousands of tons of sugar and grain by January 1.
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Stockholm
Edwin Inflamies
Henrik Ramsey
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Moscow
Finland
Helsinki
Toivo Kivimaeki
Berlin
Parliamentary
Foreign Affairs Committee
Germany
Heavy Raid On Berlin Areas Raises Fire Count
The Berlin raid produced very large fires with smoke rising high as the total bomb load since the campaign began surpassed 15000 long tons. Over 1000 tons dropped on the city last night while Sweden reports indicate ongoing fires and limited transportation amid debris. Telephones to Sweden failed briefly during the mid-evening raid before being restored around 10 pm.
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Sweden
Radio Program New York Reports POWs in Manila
Three of four American broadcasters who spoke from Manila during the early days of Japanese attack remain imprisoned. Royal Arch Gunnison of MBS returns with repatriated Americans aboard Gripsholm, noting Den Bell of NBC was not killed, and Bert Silen and Thomas Worthen were in good condition. NBC hopes to carry two Christmas programs from the Vatican despite Rome’s control.
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New York
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Royal Arch Gunnison
MBS
Gripsholm
Santo Tomas
Gunnison
den Bell
NBC
Bert Silen
Thomas Worthen
CBS
Shanghai
Rome
Vatican
Hopper
Cab
Fibber McGee and
Molly
Bob Fane
Pedestrian Struck By Car In Washington County
Charles E. Saunders, 29, of 100 block East Wilson Boulevard, was seriously injured last night around 7:30 on South Potomac Street near Garlinger Avenue when struck by a northbound auto driven by William S. Mumma. Saunders suffered fractures to both bones in his lower right leg, head cuts, and arm injuries and was taken by police ambulance to Washington County Hospital. Patrolmen Carroll and Palmer investigated the incident.
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Charles E. Saunders
East Wilson Boulevard
South Potomac Street
Garlinger Avenue
Saunders
Washington County Hospital
Carroll and
Palmer
William S. Mumma
West Wilson
Wahoo Lost With 65 Crew In Pacific Action
The U S submarine Wahoo and escort carrier Liscome Bay are overdue. Wahoo, 41 525 tons, crew 65, won a presidential citation for Pacific action and is the 11th U S submarine lost in the war. Skipper Lieut Commander Dudley Walker Morton, a Miami native, died aboard. The Liscome Bay was torpedoed Nov 24 by a Japanese submarine during Gilbert Islands ops. it was the only U S vessel lost in that campaign. Morton’s men reportedly sank many ships during two patrols, including a destroyer, and Wahoo’s ruthlessly efficient patrols left a large tally of Japanese shipping.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Liscome Bay
Pacific
Gilbert Islands
U. S
Berlin
Dudley Walker Morton
Miami
Fla
Owensboro
Heavies Strike Marseille Then Berlin Raid Reported
American Fortresses from North Africa attacked Marseille submarine pens and construction facilities in the first blow on the Nazi Mediterranean base. German broadcasts admitted heavy fighting over Berlin as British bombers reportedly penetrated to the target with multi colored flares over the city. Britain claimed no raids on the capital last night despite threats of reprisals.
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Nazy
North African Command
Marseille
Mediterranean
Fght‘ers
Elbe
Berlin
Britain
Industry Display Closes Saturday at War Show
The Hagerstown War Industries show at the Potomac Edison store on North Potomac Street ends soon with 991 locally produced war items on display in 31 booths. Visitors see bombs, shells, parachute drops, a rayons bomb, camouflaged knapsack gear, and nylon versus fiberglass threads used in ribbons and ship insulation.
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Hagerstown
P. B
United States Air Force
Berlin
Panngborn
Rome
Italy
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Federal Silk Mills
Federal
Maryland Ribbon Co
Sock sizes draw visitors at Hagerstown show
Victor and Hagerstown Hosiery booths showcase socks with No 18 size attracting attention. The size denotes foot length inches, a handy detail for attendees. The Hagerstown War Industries Show closes tomorrow night at 9 p m.
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Victor and
Hagerstown
Hagerstown War Industries
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