Pinamopoan Taken by 24th Division in Leyte Advance
Battle veterans of the American 24th division seized Pinamopoan on Leyte Island’s northwest coast and moved toward the Ormoc sector. Japanese reinforcements were sighted along the Ormoc Pinamopean highway as air attacks continued. The 7th division of the 24th corps pushed 14 miles north along the Baybay Ormoc coastal highway, reaching 12 miles south of a major Japanese escape port.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Pinamopoan
Leyte Island
Ormoc
Ormoc- Pinamopean
Japs Claim U S Carrier Sunk and Greek Roundups
Tokyo radio claimed Sunday night that Japanese aircraft sank one U.S. carrier and damaged two in attacks east of the Philippines. A second task force was said to have one carrier hit and a fire started on another. In Greece, Capt. Marcos Velfiades led roundups, arresting over 600 former Axis collaborators in Salonika.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Philippines
Lagonoy Gulf
Luzon
Radio Tokyo
Salonika
Greece
Marcos Velfiades
Montana forecast shows partly cloudy Monday
The Montana forecast calls for partly cloudy skies across the region. Warmer conditions are expected in the northeast with a few showers possible in the southeast.
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Montana
Three Children Die in Kalispell House Fire
In Kalispell Montana a fire at 2 a m Sunday killed three children aged 18 months seven and 14 and severely burned 16 year old Harriet Harrington who was rescued and hospitalized The blaze occurred at Mrs J Andersons home and was confined to a bedroom and attic Coroner Harry Campbell ruled death by suffocation and burns the cause All four children were at the scene before the fire was detected by Helen Anderson died at the scene and the missing children were later found dead
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Kalispell
J. Anderson
Montana
William Anderson
Beverly Anderson
Helen Harrington
Harriet Harrington
Harriet
Paul Casey
Helen
Harry Campbell
Anderson
Superfortresses Strike Singapore and Sumatra Oil Source
B 29 Superfortresses conducted a double strike on Singapore dockyards and the Pangkalan Brandon oil refinery in Sumatra. The 20th Air Force reported is a strong start against Nipponese naval repair facilities and the critical fuel source.
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Washington
Singapore
Far East
20Th Air Force
Malay Peninsula
Pangkalan-Brandon
Sumatra
Philippine
India
North Dakotan credits Ford with saving Missouri River waters
North Dakota Reclamation Association leader Hails Montana Governor Sam Ford as largely responsible for preserving Missouri River waters for Montana and upper basin states. He urges Ford’s re election, citing his leadership against strong lobbying in Washington and his fight for water rights for domestic irrigation mining and power.
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North Dakotan
Gov. Ford
Missouri
Livingston
R. A. N. Brandt
North Dakota Reclamation Association
Sam C. Ford
Montana
W. A. O’ewart
Wilsall
Montana Reclamation Association
Brandt
Minot
N. D
Missouri River
Ford
Army
Bors
Congress
Washington
Russian Tanks Batter Way Into Budapest
Budapest and surrounding areas report Soviet tanks penetrating from the north and south as Axis forces tighten around the capital. Bucharest says 9, then 3,000 more Axis troops captured with 10,518 total since the offensive began a week ago. Reports mention damage to St. Margaret's Bridge and refugees in the Danube streets, while Turkish sources note a bridge explosion.
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London
Budapest
Bucharest
Moscow
Buda
Danube
Hungary
Turkey
St. Margaret's
Ujpest
Slovakia
Dr Alexis Carrel Dies at 71 in Paris
Dr Alexis Carrel 71 renowned surgeon biologist Nobel laureate and author of Man the Unknown died Sunday in Paris after months of heart illness. His Paris office confirmed illness and noted his work with Charles A Lindbergh on a mechanical heart.
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Paris
Alexis Carrel
Charles A. Lindbergh
Carrel
Dewey and FDR Await Return of Close Election Verdict
President Roosevelt and Governor Dewey wound up strenuous campaigns and retreated to Hyde Park and Boston to await the likely tight result. Party chiefs claimed possible sweeping wins yet pollsters warned the race remains too close to call with uncertainty high. The leaders schedule further appearances as results roll in from key states.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Dewey
Wilson-Hughes
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Solid South
Robert E. Hannegan
Wendell Willkie
Allied Bombers Hit Five German Industrial Cities
More than 2,500 U S and British heavy bombers attacked five German industrial centers in November operations. Eighth Air Force said 30 bombers and 23 fighters were lost. some missing aircraft believed to have landed on friendly soil. Targets included Frankfurt Ludwigshafen Karlsruhe. Solingen and Vienna also hit by allied forces.
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Robert Eunson
London
U. S
Reich
Germany
Eighth Air Force
Eighth Air Force Command
Frankfurt
Ludwigshaven
Karlsruhe
Siegfried Line
Third Army
Solingen
Ruhr
Italy
Vienna
Utrecht
Messerschmitt
Aachen
Schmidt
U. S. Third Army
Berg
Thionville
Luxembourg
Himmler Acts as Speaker in Poznan Celebration
The German news agency D N B reports Heinrich Himmler spoke in Poznan as a stand in for Hitler saying Germany will extend its frontiers to gain living space. The London Daily Mail says Himmler received an extraordinary reception and was introduced as Reichsfuehrer per radio interception.
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London
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Poznan
London Daily Mail
Himmler
Hitler
Governor Ford Warns Montana on Water Control Threats
Gov. Sam C. Ford declares federal efforts to seize Montana water rights threaten the state’s lifeblood. He cites the Missouri Valley Authority as a menace to Eastern and Western Montana, urging vigilance and continued resistance to federal control of water resources. He notes Flathead region victory but warns of ongoing battles.
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Helena
Montana
Sam C. Ford
Missouri Valley Authority
Ford
Eastern
Flathead Lake
BVU
Flathead
West
Federal Bureau
Patrolling and Small Advances Reported on Italian Front
Allied headquarters noted activity limited to patrol actions on the Italian battle front. The American Fifth Army and British Eighth Army achieved minor gains while weather improved but mud and flooded streams continued to hinder operations.
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ACMF
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Yankees Open Front Line Coal Mine in Germany
The United States First Army presses a front line coal mine in Germany into operation. The main opening lies in Alsdorf with another shaft into German-held territory sealed by a 20 foot bulkhead. While fighting continues nearby civilian miners dig coal behind American lines.
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United States First Army
Germany
First Army
Alsdorf
Berlin reports parachutists dropped near Arnhem bridge
Berlin radio said Field Marshal Montgomery launched a new assault near Arnhem and dropped sabotage parachutists behind the bridge. Allied forces reached the Maas river on a 40 mile front and pressed to Antwerp harbor, while Arnhem operations received no official word.
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Maas River
Antwerp
London
Bernard L. Montegomery
Arnhem
Arnhem Bridge
Berlin
Germany
Walcheren
Neder Rhine
Reich
Montgomery
Liberators Hit 12 Jap Ships in Bonin Isles
U S Pacific Fleet reports Liberator bombers attacked nine transports and two destroyers at Chichi Island and one large transport at Haha Island in the Bonin group about 600 miles southeast of Tokyo. Nimitz did not confirm hits or observations. The raids suggest Japanese reinforcement efforts in their western Pacific outpost.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Chichi Island
Haha Island
Bonin Group
Tokyo
Adms
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Seventh Air Force
Chichi Harbor
Pacific
Bonins
Dewey Prepares Final Address For Presidential Campaign
Governor Thomas E. Dewey completed his final broadcast for the presidential campaign noting his voice nearly failed during the last stretch. He recalled a strenuous day that started in Baltimore and included platform speeches in York, Sunbury, and Harrisburg and armory talks in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, Pa.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
York
Sunbury
Harersburg
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Birthday Party for Gov Ford to Honor Governor in Helena
In Helena on Monday night supporters of Gov Sam C Ford will gather at the Rio theater for a birthday party starting at 7 pm. The event marks the eve of his birthday and re election campaign final speech will be delivered. The State Capitol band to perform and inside the building “Happy Birthday to You” will be played. Ford, now 38 years in law and public service, began as U S attorney in 1908 and has held roles including attorney general supreme court justice and governor. Mrs Ford and Mrs Shallenberger will join the celebration group.
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Helena
Lewis and Clark County Friends of
Sam C Ford
County
Republican Central Committee
Rio Theater
State Capitol
Ford
U. S
Montana
Montana Supreme Court
Mary Leslie Shobe
Preston H. Leslie
Montana Territory
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Mars
Signal Corps
International
By C. Yates McDaniel
U.S
Great Oil
Axis
the Danube
Bern
Switzerland
By Richard Kasischke
F.D.R
William T. Peacock
Hyde Park
Boston
Fenway Park
Hudson Valley
der Fuehrer
Sam Ford
Yankees
New York
Hurtgen Forest
Gere
Liberators
Bonin Isles
Charles H. McMurtry
Gardner Bridge
William Shallenberger
Isobel Ford
GOV
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