Churchill Calls For Conference To End Fighting
Prime Minister Churchill, in Athens, invited opposing Greek party leaders to a conference aimed at ending three weeks of civil strife. The move followed street battles between leftwing Elas partisans and government forces backed by British troops, with Arch-bishop Damaskinos to preside and safe conduct promised for Elas representatives.
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Stephen Barber
Athens
Churchill
Greece
Anthony Eden
Elas
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Harold MacMillan
George Papandreou
United Nations
Damaskinos
Ronald M. Scobie
Cold Weather To Check Floods In Pittsburgh Area
Cold weather expected to slow rising water in the Allegheny Monongahela and Ohio rivers as rain and snow shift. Flooding clogged roads in Fayette county with isolated communities and an ice gorge on the Allegheny backed up Puckety Creek flooding 40 homes at Parnassus. Firemen evacuated five families by boat while residents moved belongings to upper stories as near zero temperatures were forecast.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
Fayette County
Point Marion
Little Brownfield
Lemont
Fayette City
Allegheny River
Puckety Creek
Parnassus
Lieut Morrison Cited for Bravery Receives Ribbon
Mrs. Charles Morrison of 1117 Moller Avenue received Christmas Day notice that her husband Lieutenant Charles Morrison earned a bravery citation from the South Pacific. The message praised his courage and diligence in completing an installation under constant attack and noted his expertise in ship repair work.
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Charles Morrison
Moller Avenue
South Pacific
Morrison
Potomac Enlison Co
Robot Bombing Of U S Most Certain Stettinius Warns
Secretary of State Stettinius warned in Chicago that within 10 to 20 years robot bombing could be almost certain unless a strong peace organization is created. He compared robot bombs to the infant rocket and warned they could travel thousands of miles, outpacing defenses and risking oceans and industry. He cited Dumbarton Oaks as acknowledging shared responsibilities among four powers to maintain peace.
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Chicago
Stettinius
Kitty Hawk
Dumbarton Oaks
Former Senator Blair Lee Dies in Maryland at 87
Former U S Senator Blair Lee of Maryland died at his Sandy Springs home at age 87. He served 1913 to 1917 and had led Maryland politics, with two state senate terms and runs for Congress and governor. Funeral at Grace Episcopal Church Silver Spring with burial in Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Washington
U. S
Blair Lee
Maryland
Lee
Senate
Sandy Springs
BE. Brooke Lee
U. S. Senate
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
Society of Cincinnati
Society of Lees of
Virginia
Grace Episcopal Church
Sharpsburg Boy Cited In Italy And Given Badge
Corporal David A. Gross of Sharpsburg Maryland was cited by the 6th Armored Infantry Battalion First Armored Division in Italy and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for actual combat against the enemy with Lt General Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army. The badge features a silver rifle on infantry blue within a silver wreath, honoring his proven fighting ability.
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Fifth Army
Italy
David A. Gross
Annetta Gross
Shapsburg
6Th Armored Infantry Battalion
First Armored Division
Mark W. Clark
Bread Shortage At Hagerstown Stores Attributed To Heavy Buying
Dealers and a bakery in Hagerstown blamed a bread shortage on unusually heavy purchasing for the two day holiday period. A dealer said business was very strong all Saturday with customers buying more loaves than usual, likely for turkey filling. A baking concern noted it baked twice as much bread on Friday as normal, attributing the shortage to heavy demand.
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Hagerstown
MacArthur Calls Leyte Defeat Greatest in Japanese History
General MacArthur hailed the Leyte campaign’s end as perhaps the greatest defeat in the Japanese army. U S 77th Division seized Palompon and Ormoc fronts, annihling remaining resistance as 112,728 Japanese deaths and 493 captures were reported with American losses totaling 11,217.
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MacArthur
Leyte
Associated Press
Philippines
Japan
Palompon
Serte- Samar
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
A. D. Bruce
77Th
Samar
Nippon
Tokyo
Explosive Disclosures Foretold In Blackmarket Trials
Paris reports a high ranking American officer predicts February trials will reveal extensive black market activity by C. S. servicemen selling cigarettes and other military supplies to French dealers. He notes tanks with no fuel and soldiers selling gasoline behind lines, with many inmates already sentenced. The new cases involve 784 American officers and men from two railroad battalions facing hearings in February.
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Paris
C. S
Fire companies receive Pangborn Corp checks
Local fire crews were awarded $50 payments yesterday from the Pangborn Corporation in a remembrance gesture honoring their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pangborn Corporation
Panic Reigns In Budapest As Reds Surround Capital
MOSCOW, Det. 26. Eight to ten divisions of Germans and Hungarians were trapped in Budapest with escape only by air or a night road. The siege completed, Soviet shells hit two airports as Stormoviks conitnuously bombed the city. Panicked residents sought shelter as Russians advanced to Buda and the Danube bridges. The front reported major enemy losses while the Red Army pushed toward Vienna and Bratislava, taking heavy German-Hungarian casualties and seizing war material.
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Moscow
Budapest
Red Army
Strifetorn
Buda
Danube
Esztergom
Czechoslovakia
Hron
Garam
Leva
Levice
Vienna
Bratislava
Ration Coupons Expiring December 31
Washington announces gasoline ration coupons C4 and fourth quarter will expire on December 31. Few BA and N-1 coupons remain, local boards halted issuance last August. Taxis tracks and buses fourth quarter coupons were for one quarter only and will be invalidated to stop leftovers being misused.
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Washington
OPA
Victim Of Theft Plunges To Death In New York Hotel
In New York on December 26, Oscar H. Gropper 57 owner of a leather goods firm, plunged to his death from a ninth floor hotel suite after notes stating thefts ruined him. A secretary, Madeline Dunnigan 22, was accused of grand larceny involving up to 40 thousand plus dollars. District Attorney Francis X. Clark said Dunnigan admitted siphoning funds from fellow employees for personal use, buying clothes for herself.
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New York
Oscar H. Gropper
Robin Head
Gropner
Grepper
Jnr
Madeline Duniman
Franicis XV Clark
Back on Job County Treasurer Returns After Illness
County Treasurer Hugh Kirby Troxell resumes duties after recovering from an illness described as an erippe last week. He returns to office today ready to continue duties.
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Hugh Kirby Troxell
Erippe
New Gains Scored By Nazis in Spite Of Air Onslaught
John Sager of South Potomac street claimed a goose bought from City Park authorities yielded a mint fresh 1894 U S dime among its entrails. The rowdy tale, told Saturday evening, frames odd wartime bravado with a silver token as a Christmas dinner anecdote.
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John Sager
South Potomac Street
Sager
City Park
U.S
Christmas Day Calls To City Soldiers Heavy This Year
C P telephone company reports a surge in Christmas Day calls to Hagerstown servicemen stationed across the United States. Officials estimate calls were about five percent higher than last year with many routes delayed by peak holiday traffic. Overseas calls were made, reflecting widespread family contact.
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Hagerstown
United States
C & P Telephone Company
Union
Japs Claim They Bombed Saipan
An unconfirmed report from Japanese imperial communications states Nipponese planes bombed the American B 29 base on Saipan Christmas night. The message notes conflagrations and explosions at seven points and says two raiders did not return to base, likely over Volcano or Bonin Islands between Saipan and Tokyo.
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Associated Breastt
Imperial Communique
Saipan
U. S
Federal Communications Commission
Volcano
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Few Exchange Gifts Available In City Christmas Exchange
Christmas gift exchange week opens with crowds seeking exchanges for gifts in wrong sizes or colors. Stores report shortages of popular items like slippers gloves shirts and pajamas with limited replacements possible due to ongoing production restrictions and shipping delays lasting weeks or months.
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Tva Ager
War Production Board
Hancock Volunteer Fire Company Donates 43 Dollars
The Hancock Volunteer Fire Company sent a 43 dollar check to the American Red Cross for the wounded at Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinshare. The funds were raised by a party and several donations.
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Hancock Volunteer Fire Company
American Red Cross
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinshare
Surrender Ultimatum Rejected Near St Vith Meuse
World War II dispatches describe a German bulge 35 miles wide reaching Rochefort and threatening the Meuse, with American forces holding Pastogne amid heavy assault. Eisenhower’s counteroffensive pushed toward Bastogne while German drives split near St Vith, forcing withdrawal from parts of the pocket amid ongoing fighting.
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Meuse
Paris
St. Vith
Supreme Headquarters
Rochefort
Meuse River
Pastogne
Eisenhower
Arron
Bastogne
Karl von Rundstedt
Laroche
Grandmenil
Lierneux
von Rundsted
Namur
Lieze
Libramont
Sedan
French
Janine
Belgium
Torren
Cologne
Wineden
Duren
Obernanbach
Stelle Kay
Niger
Helledis
Tyreeses
Hirohito Finds Going Tougher War message warns critical war situation
Japanese Emperor Hirohito spoke at the Diet urging total effort to repel the enemy. He praised the army and navy for destroying the powerful foe and noted alliances with friendly nations are solidifying as the war progresses toward an early accomplishment of the sacred war.
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Associated Press
Hirohito
Federal Communications Commission
Greater East Asia
Iwo Jima Base Struck Again by Allied Armies
U S Pacific Fleet reports heavy air and sea bombardment of Iwo Jima from the air and ships. Superfortresses Liberators and warships smashed the island base, the second coordinated assault in the Volcano Islands after the December 7 strike. Nimitz gave no figures on forces or B 29s involved, noting coastal defenses were rammed and return fire met by allied ships.
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U. S Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Yokohama
Sbhisinka
Imperial
Tle
U S Fliers Busy At Hongkong
CHYNGKING Dee Sh ups Bomb carrying P Als of the 1 14th Air Force destroyed Chinese direct raid sank huge bucket and probably sank four other vessels. Christmas eve raids on Taet sinan airdrone in Shiite pete vines and Hongkong Harbor. Ant annineun communiques said today. Another Japanese ship was damaged in the tongkong paid over the widespread aerial assaults during a three day period. The force striking Vsinan destroyed Jap fighters on the ground and one in air, two fighters down over Hongkong. A BO4 Liberator was probably sinking a large Japanese tanker off Shanswai two days before Christmas.
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Chyngking
Dee
1. 14Th Air Force
Desroyed
Tae Tsinan
Hongkong
Sheriff Improves Catch Of Suspect In North District
A sheriff’s patrol in the North District reports improved response times and a larger clearance rate after implementing new training. Deputies say rapid dispatch and synchronized patrols helped reduce crime incidents and enhance public safety.
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Lieut. Morrison
E. Brooke Lee
Sharpsburg
Shanswai
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