Two Vital Nazi Strongholds Are Under Fire
Allied forces pressed heavy assaults on San Vittore near Cassino and the Ortona fortress on the Adriatic, as American and Canadian troops aimed to seize key German positions to ease the Fifth Army’s advance toward Rome. Seizure of San Vittore would unlock Cassino and lift infantry burdens, while Ortona’s fall was expected to accelerate the drive on Pescara and Rome.
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Algiers
Rome
San Vittore
Ortona
Cassino
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Filignano
Italy
Pescara
Montana crop values boom in 1943
Montana crop values rose 32 percent to 184,292,000 in 1943 from 139,869,800 in 1942, driven by price increases while volumes grew about four percent. Final 1943 main crop acreage reached 7,503,000 acres, with wheat at 174,335,000 bushels. New records set for barley, flax, dry beans and dry peas amid war-effort shifts and weather effects.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
All-Time High Rail Travel Forecast Ahead of Christmas
New York December reports show rail travel set to break prior records. The New York Central predicts Grand Central traffic will rise 10 to 20 percent above last Christmas. The Pennsylvania Railroad estimates Pennsylvania Station will see a 15 to 20 percent increase before the Friday peak.
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New York
Prospect
New York Central Railroad
Grand Central Terminal
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Station
Texas Hero Dies in Plane Crash
Lt. Col. William Edwin Dyess, a Texas war hero noted for his Philippine campaign escape, was killed in a California plane crash Wednesday, announced by his father Judge Richard Dyess.
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Albany
Texas
William Edwin Dyess
California
Richard Dyess
Jap Premier Says More Planes Needed to Win War
Prime Minister Hideki Tojo told Japanese district governors that reinforcing the air arm is the key to victory and depends on solving two fundamental problems transportation and labor. He warned that unwavering determination is required and hunger threatens that resolve, calling for urgent preparation to secure food supplies.
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New York
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Tokyo
Tojo
Russians Shell City of Vitebsk In 10 Day Winter Offensive
Moscow described a major Baltic operation north of Vitebsk with Gen. Ivan Bragamian's forces pushing within 15 miles of the city. The dispatches claim 1,600 German deaths and 20 towns captured, with 16 counterattacks repelled and German forces suffering heavy losses across multiple fronts. The report notes German tank and air reinforcements, while Russians claim to have seized several populated places and trapped a large German formation.
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London
Vitebsk
Moscow
Ivan Bragamian
Obol
Gorodok
Gasoline Stocks Rise as Fuel Oils Fall in Week
New York report shows U S gasoline stocks up 788000 barrels to 72725000 while light fuel oil and heavy fuel oil decline. Daily crude production drops 12750 barrels to 4363950. gasoline production eases to 12240000 bar rels from 12570000.
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New York
United States
American Petroleum
Rail wage dispute loses ground to progress toward settlement
Washington December 22 progress toward settling the rail wage dispute was reported after a joint session between carrier representatives and five operating brotherhoods failed to reach an agreement. The unions trimmed demands to 64 cents a day with vacation pay overtime after 40 hours and away from home expenses. The White House discussed the offer by telephone, while a December 30 strike deadline loomed for both operating and non operating workers.
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Washington
White House
Brotherhoods
Butte Soldier Dead in Auto Fatality Near Duke Camp
William P. Sampson 20, private in the Army stationed at Dy ersburg Tennessee, was killed in an automobile accident near the Army camp early Wednesday morning. He enlisted January 8, 1943. Survived by his father Sid Sampson of Silver Bow Homes, a brother and sister. Body to be brought to Butte funeral by Duggan's Merrill mortuary.
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William P. Sampson
Dyersburg
Tenn
Sid Sampson
Silver Bow Homes
Young Sampson
Bagley
Inter-City
Hogg
Butte
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Lei Brandt Treason Conviction Commuted to Life
In Johannesburg on December 22 the executive council commuted the death sentence of Sydney Robey Leibrandt, former South African heavyweight boxing champion, convicted of treason, to life imprisonment.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Executive Council
Sydney Robey Leibrandt
Death of Rev Walter N. Halsey Former University of Omaha Dean
The Rev Walter N. Halsey aged 81 died unexpectedly Wednesday. He served as first dean of the University of Omaha from 1909 to 1918.
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Omaha
Walter N. Halsey
University of Omaha
University
Americans Strike Germany In Heavy Bombing Raid
U S bombers and fighter escorts hit northwest Germany in a large raid on a major shipbuilding and industrial complex. 21 American bombers and 4 fighters failed to return, while the attack followed high altitude operations amid extreme cold and cloudy conditions.
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London
Germany
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Reich
U. S
MacArthur Denies Reports of Washington Return and Presidential Run
General MacArthur and his spokesman dismissed United States reports that he would return to Washington next March and seek the presidency. The spokesman said there are no plans to leave New Guinea, and comments on politics are outside current duties during the New Britain invasion. Senator Vandenberg said he would assume a Republican nomination until told otherwise.
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New Guinea
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
MacArthur
New Britain
Indianapolis Star
Australia
Walter Krueger
U. S. Sixth Army
Vandenberg
Merchant ship grounds off Panama reef in severe storm
The Navy reported a medium sized U.S. merchant ship ran aground on a reef off the Atlantic coast of Panama during a fierce Sunday night storm. All crew members were rescued.
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U. S. Fifteenth Naval District
Panma
Canal Zone
E Navy
U. S
Atlantic
Panama
U S Cautious On Bolivian Government Recognition
Secretary of State Hull warned Axis sympathizers are active in the hemisphere and said the United States will withhold recognition of Major Gualberto Villaroel's government until the influence of external enemies is resolved. He cited hemisphere security and the UN war effort as priorities and noted past complications from rapid recognition of a rival Argentine junta.
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Washington
Hull
Western Hemisphere
Hemisphere
United Nations
Gualberto Villaroel
Consid
United States
Official Hints at Offensives Far Mightier and Bloodier
Washington reports a government executive warns that American war casualties over the next 90 days could exceed the total of the prior two years, signaling plans for a major European invasion and Pacific strikes. Officials fear homefront complacency and weigh showing unedited war footage to shock the public into awareness.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Pacific
Roosevelt
Tarawa Atoll
Gilbert Islands
Army
Navy
Plan to Extend Milk Subsidy to Prevent Production Drop
Washington reports the government plans to extend a milk subsidy past December 31 for about one month to avert a sharp fall in dairy production. Administration officials say the brief extension would not violate a congressional agreement on delaying new subsidies amid a food subsidy dispute. The subsidy, costing about 50 million dollars for three months, pays dairymen 30 to 50 cents per 100 pounds of whole milk and four to six cents per pound of butter fat.
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Washington
Food Administration
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Helena firm earns Army Navy production award
The Army Navy production award goes to 34 more plants for war work. Named include Caird Engineering Works in Helena Montana. Patterson and Forrestal announced the honors in Washington with praise for outstanding performance during wartime.
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Washington
Army-Navy
Robert P. Patterson
James Forrestal
Caird Engineering Works
Helena
Mont
Admiral Halsey Drops Crystal Ball Forecast for War End
Allied Headquarters in the South Pacific reports Admiral William F. Halsey will not forecast the war’s end this year. He says, We don't know how long this war will last, Only God knows that. His confidence in victory remains despite stepping back from predictions.
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South Pacific
William F. Halsey
War Board Allows Wool Fringes on Women Coats
Helena report says District Manager Oscar A. Baarson of the War Production Board announced that French facings of wool on women's coats and jackets are now permitted. Facings of fabrics other than wool remain forbidden.
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Helena
Oscar A. Baarson
War Production Board
Butte Forecast Warms Slightly After Cold Snap
Montana west of the continental divide remains cloudy with light snow and continued cold through Thursday. East of the divide expect rising temperatures in the afternoon with partly cloudy skies. Snow flurries appear in extreme western mountains overnight.
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Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Partisans Beat Off Assaults In Yugoslavia Front
Yugoslav army of liberation dispatches say Tito's partisans, outnumbered 250,000 to 500,000, repelled large German assaults in Crete and expanded the offensive on all sectors. Berlin losses cited include 40,000 across October and November, with 16,000 killed and 11,000 prisoners reported by Moscow.
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London
Josip Broz
Tito
Cretia
Yugoslav Army of Liberation
Balkan
Moscow
Alexandria
Yugoslavia
Albania
Greece
Bulgaria
Reuters
Cairo
Wodehouse censored by British broadcaster
The British Broadcasting Corp bans airing musical comedies with P. G. Wodehouse lyrics, citing the author who was interned by the Nazis as broadcasting for the enemy. Eden had noted Wodehouse lent his services to enemy propaganda after his 1940 capture in France.
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London
British Broadcasting Corp
P. G. Wodehouse
Jeeves
Two Nipponese Ships Sunk Destroyer Hit
Japanese forces move toward New Britain as Gen MacArthur reports continued Allied advances. Sixteen Japanese planes were shot down in a raid on the Arawe beachhead. A Japanese destroyer and two cargo vessels were sunk at Kavieng by American bombers, while Rabaul harbor again shows increased ship traffic.
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Associated Press
Japan
New Britain
Keystone
Guadalcanal
Arawe
Douglas MacArthur
Sixth Army
Kavieng
New Ireland
Truk
Rabaul
Bougainville
Solomons
Destroyers Shell Bougainville in Coastal Bombardment
U S destroyers pressed toward Rabaul and bombarded Bougainville coastlines. They shelled Tinputs harbor on the east coast while the Empress Augusta bay beachhead held on the west. Allied air forces also reported heavy bombing, expanding as Bougainville airfields are knocked out.
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Vern Haugland
South Pacific Allied
United States
Rabaul
Bougainville
Tinputs Harbor
Empress Augusta Bay
Solomons
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