American Flyers Hit Seventh Convoy in Leyte Assault
General MacArthur announced American air forces destroyed seven Japanese convoys aiding Leyte garrisons. About 26,000 Japanese troops lost at sea with 5,000 more on a latest convoy, including a 9,000-ton transport and three freighters toward Ormoc. Several ships, escorts, and carriers were damaged or sunk in the Pacific theater.
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MacArthur
Leyte
Philippines Sea
Kalinin Bay
Fanshaw Bay
White Plains
Kitkun Bay
St. Lo
Gambier Bay
Peleliu
Palau Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Gui
Philippines
Morotai
Domei
Russians Move Toward Budapest and Austria from Hungary
Russian forces push west of the Danube in southwestern Hungary to within 78 miles of Budapest and under 100 miles of the Austrian border. They seize Eger and Sziksze, cut the Miskolc to Kassa railway, advance along the Danube, and push toward Zagreb while aiming to force a decision in Hungary and cut German retreat from Yugoslavia.
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Moscow
Danube
Hungary
Budapest
Great River
Red Army
Eger
Szikazo
Slovakia
Miskolc
Kassa
Kosice
Ivan Petrov
Ungvars
Sziksze
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Kacs
Austria
Yugoslavia
House Checks On Prisoners
Washington report from the house military committee says American prisoners of Germany are largely humanely treated. It notes differences with Japanese occupied territories and asserts Axis prisoners in the United States are well treated but not pampered. The panel found no evidence of too lenient handling of German or Italian inmates. At review time, camps held 281,344 German, 51,032 Italian, and 2,242 Japanese war prisoners. Geneva Convention provisions are generally followed, though Germans adopt a less liberal interpretation on some points.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Germany
Japan
United States
House
May
D-Ky
Veteran Dispatcher Halbert Retires From Union Pacific
SALT LAKE CITY L. B. Halbert a Union Pacific railroad dispatcher retired yesterday after nearly fifty years with the company. He began work in 1905 following prior experience with several other lines and at one time served at Pow.
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Salt Lake City
L. B. Halbert
Union Pacific Railroad
Railroad
Halbert
Pow
Death claims Albert Fall at 83 in El Paso
Albert B. Fall 83 former secretary of the interior in the Harding era died late yesterday in El Paso. A central figure in the Teapot Dome scandal he had been ill for years and was attended by Dr. John Morrison. Survived by two daughters Mrs C C Chase and Mrs Jouett Elliott, with Mrs Fall having died in 1948.
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EL Paso
Texas
Albert B. Fall
Harding
Fall
John Morrison
Frankfort
Las Cruces
N. Mex
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Wyo
Justice Butler
U. S. Supreme Court
Elk Hills
Calif
Naval Oil Reserve
Edward I. Doheny
New Mexico Penitentiary
Doheny
C. C. Chase
Ruidoso
Jouett Elliott
Explosion Kills 89 in Burton-on-Trent Depot Blast
Britain’s air minister Sir Archibald Sinclair told the house of commons that latest information shows 89 killed or presumed dead in the Burton-on-Trent bomb depot explosions. He ruled out enemy action and noted an inquiry has been ordered. A German broadcast suggested a V weapon as a possibility.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
House of Commons
Burton-on-Trent
Staffordshire
Bir
Archibald
Commons
Allied Air Losses Mount in German Night Bombing Raid
RAF bombers struck German targets in a massive night offensive near Leipzig and in the Saarbrucken area as U S air crews sustained their worst heavy bomber losses since April. Four enemy interceptors fell, while German defenses shot down several Fortresses and Lancasters amid a two day 25 000 ton bombing campaign.
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London
Germany
U. S
Leipzig
Saarbrucken
Rhine-Ruhr
Duisburg
Hamburg
Berlin
Eighth Air Force
Bohlen
Zeitz
Merseberg
Lutzkendorf
Reich
U.S
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Goebbels Orders Public War Discussion Ban
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels directs Germans to stop public war discussion to hide from the enemy Germany's shortcomings. A German high command statement hints at distancing from international warfare rules and threatens reprisals for executions in Alsace. The German radio reports evacuation of eastern Budapest as Nazis fear a Russian rear attack.
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London
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Alsace
Budapest
Danube
US Delivers War Material to Russia via Iran
Maj. Gen. Donald H. Connolly said the United States has delivered 4,380,430 tons of war implements to Russia through Iran. The route used trucks and trains across extreme terrain with sub-zero mountain temperatures and Persian Gulf heat reaching 135 degrees.
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Teheran
Iran
United States
Russia
Donald H. Connolly
Persian Gulf
Indians Gain In Italy
In Italy the Fifth Army Indian division advanced along the Florence Faenza road facing light resistance as enemy units reportedly withdrew toward the Po valley. North of Faenza heavy fighting continued around Alberta with Germans dug in behind the Lamone river. Fontanelice near Imola had been evacuated by the Germans, and a German counterattack east of Monte Belmonte was repulsed. Limited gains were made north of Bombiana along the Pistoia Bologna highway.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Florence
Faenza
Bologna
Eighth Army
Alberta
Lamonez River
Fontanelice
Imola
Imola- Castel del Rio
Monte Belmonte
Cologna
Pistoia-Bologna
Bombiana
Welz
Beeck
Roer
Linnich
Inde
Simpson
Brandenberg
Duren Geys
Duren
Hurtgen
Hurtgen Forest
Gey
Hagenau
France
Holland
Alexander M Patch
Baden
Germany
Rhine
Patton
Saar Bend
Merzig
Hilbringen
Battern
Third Army
Moselle
Nahe
Wiesbaden
Mainz
Prankfurt
Hitler
Idaho Liquor Ration Raised For Holiday Season
Idaho State Liquor Dispensary Superintendent Leland W. Rawson announces a increase in whiskey rations from one pint to one fifth per week as stocks from the August distillers holiday arrive. The rise applies once bulletins reach 28 state stores and 74 dispensaries. Bourbon and straight whiskies remain scarce. Sweet wine ration stays at one quart weekly.
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Boise
Leland W. Rawson
Idaho
Rawson
Action Nears On Flood Control Bill
In Washington the Senate moves toward passage of postwar flood control legislation after Senator Murray consented to drop his bid to block a 1 billion dollar authorization. A final vote may come as debate winds down, with discussion still possible on related water use and river projects including the St. Lawrence seaway and a rivers and harbors measure.
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Washington
Senate
Murray
St. Lawrence Seaway
House
St. Lawrence
Secretary of the Interior
U S Casualties Reach 536 950 in World War II
Secretary Stimson announced total US armed forces casualties through November 15 amount to 536 950 since Pearl Harbor. Army casualties stand at 461 058 with weekly rise of 6 878, while Navy casualties total 75 892 up 1 277 from the prior week.
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Pearl Harbor
Stimson
Navy
Army Wants More Big Shells To Insure American Lives
Army and government officials stress the need for heavy artillery to reduce German fortifications along the Siegfried line. Eisenhower delays a general offensive until ammunition stockpiles support a mass bombardment to lower Allied casualties. The Siegfried line is described as a formidable, forested trap that requires overpowering shelling before infantry missions.
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Army
DeWitt Mackenzie
Associated Press
Rhineland
Stimson
Eisenhower
Cologne Plain
Ike
Siegfried Line
Allied air raid on Tokyo signals round the clock strikes
AP reports B 29 crews on a three hour Tokyo raid over the capital as preparations for continuous attacks. Tokyo claims will hold out. Saipan dispatch notes Nipponese counterattacks thrice in 24 hours. In Peleliu Palau, 1,300 Japanese killed, 142 captured. American losses 92 dead 5 missing 622 wounded. War Dept tallies 21,000 American deaths and 277,000 Japanese killed or wounded. The enemy described as a good fighting man despite the lopsided 13 to 1 toll.
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Associated Press
Saipan
Tokyo
Palau Islands
Peleliu
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
War Department
Seven Die in Transcontinental Flight Crash Near Burbank
A Transcontinental and Western Airlines plane en route from San Francisco crashed in heavy fog near Burbank. Seven people died, 15 injured, and one passenger escaped unharmed. City official Walter Cooper of San Diego and Mayor Harley Knox were among the victims or injured. Crew members Captain J. P. Snowden and First Officer T. L. Bamberger were killed.
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Los Angeles
Transcontinental and Western Airlines
San Francisco
Burbank
Walter Cooper
San Diego
Harley Knox
Lockheed Air
TWA
J. P. Snowden
Calif
T. L. Bamberger
Alameda
Donna Marr
John V. Prankenthal
Navy Reserve
Conrad Brinkman
Wellington
Billy Jack Howard
Navy
Joplin
Harold Muller
Indianapolis
Ind
American Paper Stock Company
Idaho Soldier Wounded in Action in Europe
The War Department reports three more Idaho soldiers wounded in action in the European area. They are Pfc. Bruce C. Barton of Welser Mrs Minna M Barton. Tech 4 Justin P Sarley nephew of George Sarley Lewis ton. Pfc Allen B Stephenson brother of Harry Stephenson Preston.
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Washington
War Department
U.S
Idaho
Bruce C. Barton
Minna M. Barton
Welser
Tech
Justin P. Sarley
George Sarley
Lewis
Ton
Allen B. Stephenson
Harry Stephenson
Preston
Explosion at smelting plant kills one in Utah
A large lead slag pod exploded at International Smelting and Refining in Tooele Utah killing Leonard Green and badly burning three others Leonard Ayers Charles Linholm and Carl Linholm as molten lead was poured into the pod the night of the incident authorities said
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Tooele
Utah
International Smelting and Refining Company
Rule Green
Ured
Leonard Ayers
Charles and
Carl Linholm
Japs Capture 3 Towns in Central China
Japanese forces pushed deeper into central China as imperial communiques claim three towns seized along with tanks and armored cars. Refugees fled inland while Maj. Gen. Wedemeyer expressed defense hopes. Simultaneous reports note Leyte skirmishes and limited Japanese counterinvading on Morotai with lower Nipponese casualties.
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China
Associated Press
Albert C. Wedmeyer
Burma
Damel
Masakazu Kawabe
Central Army
Japan
Royal Scots
Ammunition Shortage Delays Ike Offensive Says Stimson
Secretary Stimson outlined Europe ammunition bottlenecks as rail and port delivery improve. He noted U S production must rise to avoid a growing shortage while Allied forces press toward the Rhine and destroy concrete targets with artillery.
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United States
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Saar
Blast
Paris
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Cologne
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Courtney H. Hodges
Hutrgen Forest
Gey and
Strasbourg
U. S. Seventh Army
Karlsruhe
U. S. Ninth Army
William Simpson
Hodges
George S. Patton
U.S. Third Army
10Th Armored
Saar River
Europe
Great Britain
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