Italian Port Falls to British Army
British Eighth Army troops captured Ravenna, a key German stronghold on the Adriatic, after a surrounding maneuver by the Canadian Princess Louise's Dragon Guards and 27th Lancers entering from the south. Allied gains include Rossi and Godo on the Ravenna-Bologna railway and advances across northern Italy as part of broader western front operations.
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Eighth Army
Ravenna
Adriatic
Forli
Princess Louise’s
Dragon Guards
27Th Lancers
Rossi
Godo
Bologna
Faenza
Bologna-Rimini
Fifth Army
Monte Visano
Casola Valsenio
Po Valley
Castel Bolognese
Army Closes On Saar Capital Amid Fierce Push
American forces drive the 36th infantry and 6th armored divisions toward Saarbrucken and Sarreguemines, breaching German lines on a 10 mile front east of the frontier town. Patton’s units push toward the Siegfried line while the Roer front remains comparatively quiet near Cologne.
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Saarbrucken
Saar
Sarreguemines
35Th
Patton
Germany
Fourth Armored
Lorraine
Siegfried Line
Roer River
Cologne
U. S. First Army
The Road to Berlin Distances By Front Lines
The AP lists current proximities on major fronts: Western front 301 miles from Duren, Eastern front 304 miles from north of Warsaw, Hungarian front 420 miles from Budapest, Italian front 557 miles from Ravenna.
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Duren
Warsaw
Budapest
Ravenna
Allies Regret Sinking of German Hospital Ship Tuebingen
Allied headquarters announced the sinking of the unilluminated German hospital ship Tuebingen by coastal patrol planes before sunrise on November 18. The communique expressed regret and said a full inquiry is in progress. Casualties were reportedly light. the ship carried no wounded and was en route to Trieste in the Adriatic.
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Rome
Tuebingen
Adriatic Sea
Trieste
DNB
Britain seeks to salvage prestige amid Greek and European crises
The article notes Britain backing the Bonomi Italian government against communism, opposing Count Sforza for foreign minister, and supporting Belgium while Greece remains a long held influence area. The US State Department declares the Italian path must be democratic without outside influence, and extends this to UN liberated territories including Greece.
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Greece
Britain
Bonomi
Italy
London
Count Sforza
England
Moscow
Washington State Department
United States
United Nations
Soviet Creates Medal for the Arctic Defense
The Supreme Soviet created a new medal to honor Soviet soldiers sailors airmen and civilians who fought in the Arctic for 40 months in the far north.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Arctic
Far
Soviet Sweep Advances Toward Final Defense
A Swiss broadcast citing Moscow reports said Soviet frontiers could reach Austria in hours. In Yugoslavia, Red Army forces with Marshal Tito’s partisans captured Trok on the Danube, 60 miles northwest of Belgrade, as 120 settlements reportedly fell between Lake Balaton and the Drava frontier.
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Austria
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Red Army
Marshal Tito
Trok
Danube River
Belgrade
Lake Balaton
Drava
Local youths damage young trees in front of home
Margaret O'Brien reports four boys felled several young trees planted outside her residence on North Arthur. J A Woycheck says his husband Set Woycheck lost a wallet with coupons for 80 gallons of gasoline and personal papers at a state liquor store counter.
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North Arthur
J. A. Woycheck
Set. Woycheck
T. B. Parkinson
South Thirteenth
Moose Hall
Edward Jones
Portneuf Park
Ties Leave Bannock Precincts Short of Elected Officers
Deputy county clerk Neme Ashton reports that in Bannock County several small precincts produced ties for justices of the peace and a constable in the general election and no candidates qualified. Some precincts had two or more tied results with as little as one vote difference, leaving those offices unfilled. Police hold Salt Lake City youths Jerry Root and Frank Shannon on grand larceny charges for a stolen Cadillac and two radios. another juvenile, Fred Howard, is in juvenile court for leaving home without guardian permission.
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FBI
Jerry Dudley Root
Frank Shannon
Salt Lake City
Utah
Malad
Fred Howard
Kitchner
Kansas
Boulder Blocks Road After Boulder Crashes Into Car
Five men removed a hillside boulder that rolled onto a highway and struck a car driven by Lee McClain. McClain and his wife were not injured in the incident near Pinehurst.
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Pinehurst
Lee McClain
Youth Bound Over on Rape Charge in District Court
In a preliminary hearing in Justice of the Peace Charles G Hyde's court Eddie Harry Reese 19 year old marine was bound over to district court on a rape charge with bond set at 2000 He remains jailed as testimony identified him as the assailant including victim Mrs Lila L Hart and police and medical witnesses.
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Charles G. Hyde
Everett
Eddie) Harry Reese
Lila L. Hart
Ree~se
O. P. Bennett
Larry Roe
W. E. Packer
H. H. Hughart
R. M. Pugmire
Y. D. Black
Gail Eastwood
Velez Plans Marriage To Harold Ramond
Mexican actress Lupe Velez announces plans to marry French actor Harold Ramond soon. She praises him as quiet and well educated with blue eyes and dark lashes, following her separation from former husband Johnny Weissmuller.
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Hollywood
Lupe Velez
Harold Ramond
Johnny
Tarzan) Weissmuller
Gossett Addresses Idaho Grange Meeting
Gov elect Charles C. Gossett and a Democrat delegation made a brief appearance before the Idaho state grange convention in Boise. Gossett praised state master E. T. Taylor during the visit.
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Boise
Charles C. Gossett
Idaho State Grange
E. T.’. Taylor
Idaho Leaders Split on Third Term Ambitions
The report notes Ray McKaig of Boise and Taylor, both Republicans, opposing third and fourth terms. Taylor and McKaig supported Governor Dewey in the presidential race, while the Idaho master seeks a third term and McKaig has been named legislative committeeman multiple times.
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Coeur d'Alene
Ray McKaig
Boise
Continuing War Costs and Vehicle Production Estimates
The article notes ongoing wartime costs totaling about 71 billion annually and highlights truck production priorities. Krug cites peacetime output around 7,500 heavy trucks yearly, with current targets above 8,000 monthly though output stands near 8,700 per month.
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Krug
Decline in US horse and mule numbers continues
After more than two decades the population of horses and mules in the United States keeps shrinking. The trend shows a steady drop in livestock numbers, affecting farms, ranches, and related industries nationwide.
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The
United States
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advert 10c and 25c
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills to aid digestion by increasing bile flow. It claims relief from poor digestion and tiredness within about 30 minutes and urges buying at drugstores for 10 or 25 cents.
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Nature
Carter
Grandma's Penetro Salve Promises Home Pain Relief
A nostalgia driven ad touts Penetro salve based on a grandma idea using mutton suet plus five active ingredients. It claims to ease chest tightness and colds, soothe neuralgic and rheumatic pain, heal chapped lips and nostrils, and serve as a dressing for bruises and minor cuts, with druggists recommending it nationwide.
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Penetro
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