Soviets Break German Holds Near Budapest and Marm
Three Russian armies pushed toward Budapest from the Danube west bank driving to within 72 miles of the Austrian frontier. Malinovsky’s Second Ukrainian army captured Durafeldvar 43 miles south of Budapest as Tolbukhin’s forces seized Tamasi and gained ground below Lake Balaton. Petrov’s Fourth Ukrainian troops took Satoraljaujhely and pressed toward Kassa as Tito’s forces claimed Cacak, 60 miles south of Belgrade, with German garrisons destroyed.
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London
Miskolc
Satoraljaujhely
Budapest
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Durafeldvar
Danube
Tolbukhin
Tamasi
Lake Balaton
Austria
Kaposmero
Budapest-Zagreb- Trieste
Yugoslavia
Italy
Ivan Petrov
Slovakia
Kassa
Kosice
Ondava River
Marshal Tito
Cacak
Serbia
Belgrade
China Faces Gravest War Crisis as Japanese Drive Near Tahshan
Chungking authorities warn that the eight year war with Japan may hinge in the next 60 days as two Japanese columns press northeast of Heichinkwan near Tahshan and a southern force halts near Liuchai with heavy Chinese casualties. Chiang Kai-shek races to hold Kweiyang and reopen the Burma road to avert total defeat. The Japanese supply line through Tuyun strengthens their push toward the coast. The crisis threatens China’s status among the Big Five and the postwar security council.
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Chungking
Japan
Tahshan
Kweiyang
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Burma
Security Council
World Organization
Heichinkwan
Black Pond Pass
Liuchai
Tuhshan
Kwangsi-Kweichow
Tuyun
Hupeh
Hunan
Kwangsi
Kweichow
Weather forecast for Montana easterly warming ahead
Associated Press reports Montana will see generally fair weather Monday with substantial cloudiness west of the continental divide. Warmer temperatures are expected in the southeast portion of the state.
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Associated Press
Montana
Continental Divide
Bond Drive Reaches One Third Of B-29 Funding In County
Silver Bow county residents completed the second week of the Sixth War Loan with bond purchases totaling 1,373,102.75 dollars. The funds push the county toward one third of the B-29 Superfortress cost with 426,898 dollars remaining to reach full production.
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Silver Bow County
Germany Drafts Labor Service Into Army
A decree issued in Berlin by order of Heinrich Himmler under Adolf Hitler names Germany's Labor Service Corps for military service. Laborers will receive military training in addition to their current duties, according to the German radio.
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America
Tiny Karen Schiesser
Robert M. Crawford
Air Transport Command
Army Air Corps
Butte High School
Inga Hoem
Joanne Gianino
Dave Reese
Capt
Crawford
London
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Himmler
Antiaircraft Fire Over Tokyo Fails to Halt Raid
Saipan reports World War II bomber raid on Tokyo’s Mushashima factory as Super fortresses dodge heavy antiaircraft fire and defend against fighters. Pilots say it was the strongest Tokyo raid to date with the target clearly visible in sunlight. Second Lt. John W. Sid of Rudyard Michigan marked bombs exploding over the target.
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Saipan
Navy Radio
Tokyo
Mushashima
John W. Sid
Rudyard, Mich
Five Japanese Ships Sunk and Damaged Around Philippines and Borneo
Allied positions report U S war planes and light ships sinking or damaging five Japanese merchant ships totaling 10 000 tons and destroying or damaging 12 enemy planes in attacks against the Philippines and Borneo. Bombers from Australia sank a 3 000 ton vessel and two 1 000 ton freighters.
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Allied
Leyte
Philippines
U.P
United States
Borneo
Australia
Kudat
Samar Sea
Masbate
Fights Mark Beginning of Second Week of Italian Crisis
In Rome on Sunday Monarchists and Republicans clashed to start the crisis's second week as Crown Prince Umberto urged Premier Ivanoe Bonomi to reform his cabinet. A two hour brawl at Quiring theater involved Enzo Selvaggi's Democratic supporters and anti monarchy factions, with police restoring order as Eden’s commentary drew editorials.
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Rome
Crown Prince
Umberto
Ivanoe Bonomi
Quiring
Enzo Selvaggi
Democratic” Party
Pescara
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Bonomi
Anthony Eden
Huge Aircraft Works Hit by U S Bombs
Mammoth American bombers attacked Tokyo for the fourth time in six days, striking the Mushashina aircraft works with hundreds of tons of bombs. Japanese losses included twelve fighters destroyed or damaged and one B 29 lost. The raid, from Saipan, targeted Mushashina nine miles northwest of Tokyo amid clear skies and strong winds.
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Washington
Tokyo
Mushashina Aircraft
Mushashina Plant
Saipan
Marianas
Yokohama
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
20Th
Air Force
Wallace's Future Keeps the Politicians Guessing
Washington December 3 7 The fate of Henry A Wallace after January 20 remains uncertain with no definite future planned. President Roosevelt and Wallace have discussed possible roles but no decisions are reported. speculation centers on a roving diplomatic assignment or an ambassadorship possibly at Moscow or Mexico City.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Harry A. Truman
Missouri
Wallace
Roosevelt
Siberia
China
Moscow
Mexico City
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
George S. Messersmith
Mexico
Koiso Warns Philippines War Effort Urgent
Japanese Prime Minister Kuniaki Koiso told munitions chiefs the war situation is critical and Nippon must win the Philippines campaign. He urged total mobilization to raise war materials, warning against optimism while stressing noble tactics and superior planning.
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Associated Press
Kuniaki Koiso
Nippon
Philippines
Radio Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Koiso
Russia levelled grave charges against Chinese government
Moscow reports claim Chiang Kai-shek's rebuilt regime shelters pro Japanese reactionaries. Izvestia and wartime press contrast Chinese Communist forces aiding Japan with defeats faced by Chungking troops.
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Russia
Moscow
Chiang Kai-shek
Izvestia
China
Chungking
Congress Faces Major Battle Over Social Security Tax Rise
In Washington the lame duck session faces a deciding week as the 78th Congress confronts a key bill to hold the employer and employee social security tax at 1 percent, delaying a rise to 2 percent on January 1. House action is planned for Wednesday with Senate approval expected, despite a predicted presidential veto.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Greek Prime Minister blasts EAM leaders over civil war risk
Athens clashes leave 15 dead and 148 wounded, police fire on leftist EAM demonstrators in Constitution square. Royalists and Elas clash in a suburb near the Acropolis after orders to disarm guerrillas, as Papandreou denounces leftist leaders and pledges to seek compromise.
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Athens
EAM
George Papandreou
London
Associated Press
Constitution Square
Papandreou
Acropolis
Elas
Four Towns Taken by First Army in German Front Push
First Army troops seized Inden Lucherberg Luchem and Brandenberg west of Cologne crossing the Inde river. American forces drove into the Roer area with a 12 mile front while Patton’s men pressed Siegfried line advances as Saarlautern resistance collapsed.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
U. S
Third Army
Saarlautern
Saar River
Siegfried Line
Cologne
Roer
Holland
Maas River
Venlo
The
Reich
95Th
Saar
Associated Press
Lewis Hawkins
Patton
Inde
Inden
Lucherberg
Luchem
Brandenberg
First
Dueren
Bombers From Italy Smash at Vienna
United States Fifteenth Air Force planes based in Italy hammered targets in the Vienna area on Sunday as part of a weekend campaign against German industry and transports. The mission faced little flak and fighter opposition and exceeded 2000 sorties from Britain and Italy despite bad weather. German air losses on Saturday included at least 42 fighter planes.
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London
United States
Fifteenth Air Force
Italy
Vienna
Reich
Britain
Britain's Civilian Army Demobilized After Four And Half Years
Britain's home guard a civilian army two million strong, which rallied with courage to deter invasion in 1940 and 1941, was demobilized Sunday. King George VI issued high praise in a radio address noting volunteers from all walks of life trained for battle. Foreign Secretary Eden thanked the United States for weapons during Britain's dark hours.
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London
Britain
Home Guard
Guard
King George VI
Northern Ireland
Anthony Eden
United States
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Labor Service Corps
Vern Haugland
William C. Wilson
U.S
Harry Wilson Sharpe
Greece
Stephen Barber
First Army
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