Soviet Armies Closing on Stronghold Kassa
Soviet forces widened their push in Czechoslovakia, moving within nine miles of Kassa on a 56 mile arc from multiple approaches. Second Ukrainian army and Petrov’s Fourth Ukrainian army pressed the city while Yugoslav Partisans neared Zagreb and toppled Podgorica.
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Bruce W. Mann
London
Kassa
Kosice
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Slovakia
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Ivan I. Petrov
Marshal Tito
Zagreb
Croatia
Remetinec
Drava
Montenegro
Podgorica
Moscow
Budapest
Red
Vienna
Petrov
Presov
Uzhorod-Kassa
Dargov
Evening Shopping Opens in Butte
Hundreds of Butte shoppers, mostly families, crowded stores Tuesday night for the first extra-hour Christmas shopping period. Stores extended to 9 p m with similar hours planned Wednesday through Friday as light rain turned to snow. The crowd welcomed the change as a possible herald of a white Christmas.
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Butte
Jackson Hole Bill Advances to F D R for Monument Abolish
The Senate passed the Barrett bill to abolish the 222000 acre Jackson Hole national monument in Wyoming and sent it to the White House. The measure would nullify President Roosevelt's March order establishing the monument next to the 98000 acre Teton National Park.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Barrett
Jackson Hole National Monument
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Teton National Park
Butte Weather Forecast With Light Snow and Cooling
A weather summary predicts light snow for Butte with Wednesday and Wednesday night snow showers and cooler conditions. Highs near 32 and lows near 8. prior Tuesday reached 42/7. West of the divide sees light snow turning to freezing rain in the south. east half expects light snow spreading across the state with strong winds and colder highs 18 to 21.
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Continental Divide
Doughboys Hold Fast Against Tanks Near Monschau
American doughboys in Belgium refused retreat as German armor attacked, stopping multiple counterattacks in a snowy Ardennes like pocket near Monschau. Tanks rolled over trenches but fighters stood firm, with reports of fierce close combat and continued German advance further south unclear.
Air War Near Luzon Sinks and Damages 102 Japanese Vessels
Admiral Nimitz reports 102 Japanese ships sunk or damaged in a three day carrier air strike around Luzon from Dec 13 to 15. The campaign supported MacArthur's Mindoro invasion with major aerial victory as 27 planes were lost.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon
Western Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Mindoro
MacArthur
Nimitz
Manila
Adm
Undamaged Airport Now in Hands of MacArthur's Forces
Gen. MacArthur reports capture of Valencia on Leyte and its airfield intact, now in use as a new forward base for American planes. First American cavalry also takes Loloy, six miles north of Valencia in the Ormoc corridor, as Japanese headquarters fell to U S forces.
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MacArthur
Valencia
Leyte Island
Douglas MacArthur
Loloy
Ormoc
Sasaki Suzuki
35Th Army
77Th Infantry
Mounted Policeman Is Now on Duty on Leyte Island
Pfc. Marion West 22, former Weed New Mexico cowboy and rodeo star, became Leyte Island’s first mounted military policeman after capturing a Japanese horse and saddle loot. With the 96th Infantry division, he rides past jeeps and armor to clear traffic jams and expresses pride in returning to the saddle.
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Leyte
Philippines
Marion West
Weed, N. M
Leyte Island
West
96Th Infantry
Eleven Injured as Blast Flattens Chicago Building
Eleven persons were hospitalized after a coal gas explosion shattered a two story South Side building in Chicago. The tavern, restaurant, and three apartments were flattened, with two injuries critical as smoke and flames hindered rescues. Police cordoned the area as fire crews battled the blaze at 8 34 p m.
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Chicago
U.P
Plan New Blows Against Japs
Adm Sir Bruce Fraser arrives at Pearl Harbor to confer with Adm Nimitz on grand Pacific strategy. The British fleet joins U S forces in plans to close a naval pincers on Japan as Fraser’s staff and units join Halsey Spruance and Kinkaid fleets.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
U.P
Bruce Fraser
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Pacific
Fraser
Australia
Nimitz
Philippines
Royal Navy
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Seventh Fleet
Air officer assumes duties at Boeing plants
Assumes duties as resident representative for the Air Technical Service command Col. Harley S. Jones arrived in Seattle Tuesday night to take over his new duties as area representative over all Oregon and Washington aircraft parts plants.
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Seattle
U.P
Air Technical Service Command
Harley S. Jones
Boeing
Oregon
Washington
Greek British Garrison Flee Prison After Militia Assault
Elas forces fortified Averoff prison in Athens after a Left Wing militia attack forced the British garrison, Greek gendarmes and wardens to evacuate. Jean Rallis, the quisling premier, fled during the fighting. About 235 prisoners escaped from 574 held.
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Athens
Elas
Averoff
Eom
Jean Rallis
Quisling
Greece
Plant Seizure Nears as Ward Case Moves to White House
Washington December 19. War Labor Board may seize Montgomery Ward assets after the firm refused to follow directives. WLB Chairman William H. Davis and member Lloyd Garrison met with economic stabilizer Fred Vinson as talks continued. No formal explanation given, but the Ward case appears the topic.
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Washington
Montgomery Ward
War Labor Board
White House
William H. Davis
WLB
Lloyd Garrison
Fred Vinson
Ward
Vinson
Romanian King Rules to Restore Jewish Citizenship Rights
In Bucharest on December 15 King Mihai signed a decree abolishing restrictions on Jews and laying groundwork for full citizenship rights and restoration of civil status for Romanian Jews.
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Bucharest
Mihai
F D R Charts His Course Slightly Left After Vacation
President Roosevelt said he would steer a course a little left of center during the war and after. In a news conference after a Georgia vacation he reiterated that he plans to stay left of center while winning the war, acknowledging the question as contentious but seeking a serious answer. He noted his 11% year old remark and affirmed continuing the approach.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Georgia
Roosevelt Says Atlantic Charter Not A Formal Document
President Roosevelt stated at a news conference that the Atlantic Charter is not a formally signed document but was signed in substance. He spoke during a White House conference after returning from Warm Springs Georgia amid ongoing foreign policy debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
White House
Warm Springs
Vessel Launched in California with Sioux Falls Victory
Twenty six painted Japanese flags went under water Tuesday as Mrs Joe Foss christened the S S Sioux Falls Victory at the California Shipbuilding Corp yards in Wilmington California. The flags on the bow signified the number of Japanese planes downed by Maj Foss the hero for whose hometown in South Dakota the ship was named.
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Wilmington
Calif
Joe Foss
Ace
S. S. Sioux Falls
Yanks Countering With All Available Forces
Allied forces shift to mass infantry and armor as American units try to halt a major German Christmas counter-offensive along a 70 mile front from Monschau to Echternach. U S forces launch a desperate stand with ground fighting and air bombardment behind the lines.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
U. S. First Army
Belgium
Luxembourg
Monschau
Echternach
Associated Press
Rivers and Harbors Bill Dies in Senate Adjournment
In Washington the 78th Congress adjourned with the rivers and harbors measure killed after the Senate declined to reconsider a report. The House and Senate cut short sessions as leaders thanked Speaker Rayburn before adjourning. A rider exempting California’s Central Valley project faced strong opposition from La Follette and Hatch, affecting reclamation laws.
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Washington
House
FE. W. T
Senate
Congress
Rep
Michener
R-Mich
Assembly
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rep. Cox
D-Ga
Central Valley Project
Calif
la Follette
Wis
Hatch
D-N.m
Pay Raise for Postal Workers Blocked by Bailey
Washington dispatch reports Senator Bailey of North Carolina blocked Senate action on a House bill to raise pay for most postal employees by 400 dollars a year. Senator Mead pressed for action but Bailey argued the measure lacked sufficient floor time and Connally upheld the point of order. Bailey said the plan grants uniform increases without regard to merit.
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Washington
Bailey
Dn.c
Senate
House
Mead
D-N. Y
Connally
D-Tex
50 Mile Path of Destruction Cut by Bombers
Allied air forces blasted a 50 mile wide swath across German rail and road arteries opposite the U S First Army amid fog and weather. Some 300 Fortresses and Lancasters dropped more than 2 000 tons of explosives and fragmentation missiles on Trier Gemund and surrounding targets while Italian based bombers hit Blechhammer and other rail links. Many crews could not land due to poor weather, and ground support aircraft were hampered by fog.
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Wes Gallagher
Monschau
Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Associated Press
William FP. Boni
Courtney H. Hodges
Kasserine Pass
Tunisia
U. S
London
U. S. First Army
France
Belgium
Trier
Gemund
U.S
Vienna
Germany
Austria
Yugoslavia
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Paris
First Army
Senate Confirms F D R Nominees To State Dept Posts
The Senate confirmed six State Department nominees led by Joseph C. Grew as undersecretary with a 66 to 7 vote. Archibald MacLeish faced stronger opposition, confirmed 43 to 25, with W L Clayton, Nelson Rockefeller, James C Dunn, and Brig Gen Julius C Holmes also approved. Steinhardt named ambassador to Czechoslovakia, succeeding his prior post in Ankara.
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Washington
Senate
State Department
Joseph C. Grew
Grew
Archibald MacLeish
W. L. Clayton
Nelson Rockefeller
James C. Dunn
Julius C. Holmes
Omura Airplane Factory Hit by B 29 Bombers
Allied bombers struck the Omura plant on Kyushu in fresh efforts to cripple Japanese air power and supply lines in China. Shanghai and Nanking were targeted as part of a broader air offensive with heavy bombing and several enemy fighters shot down.
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Washington
Omura
Kyueshu
Shanghai
Nanking
China
Nagoya
Japan
Hankow
Walter Rundle
Germans Launch Savage Attack on Lamone River Front
German counterattack on the Lamone river northeast of Faenza forces the Eighth Army to fall back to the northern edge of Faenza. Allied headquarters reported heavy artillery and tank use as Germans struggle to break out of a nine mile salient between Faenza and Bagno a Cavallo.
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Rome
Lamone
Faenza
Eighth Army
Bagnacavallo
Bulge
Committee Urges Co operation in Return of Japs
A 12 man California law enforcement advisory committee urged cheerful co operation with Army authorities in the return of Japanese residents to the west coast. The sheriffs district attorneys police chiefs and justices of the peace said it is their sworn duty to fully co operate with military authorities on the matter.
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London
Herbert H. Lehman
Greece
Lehman
Rallis
Averoff
Sacramento
California
Earl Warren
West Coast
State War Council
Oiler Mississinewa Sunk in Pacific Action
The Navy disclosed that the 23000 ton auxiliary oiler Mississinewa was sunk by enemy action in the Central Pacific. About 80 percent of the crew were saved by heroic comrades including an unnamed Navy pilot who braved a sea of flaming oil to carry out rescues.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
Mississinewa
Central Pacific
Hitler Directs German Assault Says Berlin Radio
Berlin claimed that the U S First Army had been cut in two by a counter offensive with more than two divisions. It said the attack was planned personally and directed by Hitler and that strong German reserves are available to sustain momentum despite losses.
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London
Berlin
U. S
Hitler
Reich
Puehrer
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