French Break Through to Strasbourg as German Front Melts
Allied advance pushes the French second armored division 18 miles across the Rhine plain toward Strasbourg while Roer valley fighting rages. American forces seize Koslar and Barmen as units press toward Julich amid rain and mud. German casualties mount with thousands surrendering and retreating toward the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frye
London
Jacques le Clerc
Rhine Plain
Strasbourgh
Roer River
Cologne
U.S
Ninth Army
Rhine
Sahara
Montgomery
Tunisia
19Th Army
Saverne
Metz
Strasbourg
Vosges
Germany
No. 13
Aachen
Roer
Koslar
Barmen
Julich
Mulhouse
Fontier
U.S. Third Army
Ger
Furious Battle of Roer Valley Enters Seventh Day
With the U S Ninth Army in Germany the Roer valley fight enters its seventh day as Germans mount counterattacks after heavy tank losses. Rain and wind slow moves while Julich remains focal on the road to Cologne. Prisoners since Nov 16 total 6156 with hundreds more en route to camps.
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U. S. Ninth Army
Germany
Roer Valley
Julich
Cologne
White House May Act In Phone Strike
Washington reports possible government action as women long distance operators strike spreading from Ohio to Detroit and Washington. Union leaders discuss sympathy walkouts in New York if Ohio dispute widens. officials warn war effort could suffer and federal seizure may occur. Planners anticipate War Production Board role and army involvement if action proceeds. The strikes began in early hours with limited public disruption due to automatic dialing systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York City
Henry Mayer
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
New York
Ohio
Dayton
Detroit
Jeanette Reedy
Ohio Union
E. H. Gustafson
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Vinson
Wingon
White House
Roosevelt
A. J. Krug
War Production Board
Robert G. Pollock
Ohio Federation
Army
Krug
Office of War Utilities
WPB
United Nations
Weather Outlook for Georgia and Northwest Florida
Partly cloudy and mild today with clear and cool skies and frost tonight. Friday brings more partly cloudy and mild conditions. In extreme Northwest Florida, expect partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Friday with not quite so cool tonight.
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Georgia
Florida
Holland town captured as Allied forces advance
Allied forces announce capture of the Dutch town of Holland and assign the credit to British troops who faced few sniping rearguards and minor mines. Correspondent Frank Gillard describes widespread destruction along the canal bank and notes farmers once grew tobacco for sale in the Netherlands labeled made in America.
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America
Allied
Supreme Headquarters
Holland
Frank Gillard
Canal
Gillard
Netherlands
Amerika
OWI
AF of L Delegates Enjoy Thanksgiving Feast in New Orleans
Delegates to the 64th American Federation of Labor convention savor Thanksgiving turkey and trimmings in New Orleans as they prepare for two weeks of sessions. Chester Bowles, director of the Office of Price Administration, is slated as the principal speaker for Friday's session before resolutions and committee reports begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
Aid for Hump airmen boosts return odds to ten to one
Rescue teams of the Indo China Wing of the Air Transport Command have developed a capable system to recover downed fliers over the Hump route from Assam to China. ATC planes guide parachuting airmen, drop supplies, and maintain daily contact as rescued men traverse mountainous jungle terrain back to Allied bases. Hundreds of rescues have occurred, with some men walking out after up to thirty five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Watt
New York Times
United States Army
India
Assam
China
Indo-China
Air Transport Command
ATC
India-China-Burma
British Novelist P G Wodehouse Freed in Paris
Paris officials announced that P G Wodehouse was released after three nights in custody but later reports indicated he remained detained. Authorities reportedly would not press charges over alleged 1941 German broadcasts. he may be allowed release tomorrow with surveillance in the countryside. Mrs Wodehouse waited as a consular aide said the release was deferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Police Judiciarie
P. G. Wodehouse
Wodehouse
Germany
Eisenhower urges War Bond drive as troops fight onward
General Eisenhower appeals to the American people to sub scribe to the Sixth War Loan drive, saying shells tires guns blankets and planes are needed now. Top allied leaders nationwide praise Home Front support and thank the public for War Bond purchases aiding war efforts.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Eisenhower
NBC
Tresaury Department
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
William F. Halsey, Jr
Third Fleet
Douglas MacArthur
Treasury
America
Battle casualties exceed half a million in WWII reports
Washington reports total battle casualties for all theaters since the war began reach 528,795. Secretary of War Stimson cites army figures through November 7 with 88,245 killed, while navy casualties stand at 26,615.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Thanksgiving Day Amid Global War Fronts
The Associated Press reports Thanksgiving observed by Doughboys in Europe and Americans at home. Soldiers on the U S First Army front in Germany mark the day with gratitude despite harsh fighting as Plymouth Mass holds ceremonial events. London broadcasts President Roosevelt’s proclamation while war plants stay productive and many stores close for the holiday.
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Associated Press
Europe
Germany
Louisiana
U. S. First Army
War Department
Turkey
Navy
Plymouth
Mass
London
John G. Winant
Roosevelt
Westminster Abbey
District of Columbia
Arkansas
Idaho
Nebraska
American planes strafe and blast ships in Leyte area
American warplanes sunk or damaged seventy five Japanese ships and barges around Leyte as MacArthur says reinforcements slip in at night. Forty barges were wrecked near Ormoc after discharging cargo while eighteen coastal freighters and other craft were hit by PT boats and bombers. Nimitz revised total of damage from carrier planes hitting Manila and Luzon ports to seventeen ships.
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Leyte
Associated Press
Philippines
Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Ormoc
Chester W. Nimitz
Manila
Luzon Island
Nimitz
Manila Bay
Limon
Yamashita
Allied advances in Rhineland face new Nazi underground threats
Allied troops in the Rhineland confront rising security risks from Nazi underground cells and spies. Eisenhower bans fraternizing with German civilians under heavy penalties as Hodges’ army pushes deeper into Germany. Spies in civilian dress flood front lines with critical information, complicating morale and operations.
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Rhineland
Eisenhower
Hodges
Aachen
Germany
Mufti
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Bastogne
France
Felrort
Yfteiburg
Switzerlamo
U. S. Seventh Army
Sarrebourg
First Army
Belfort-Mulhouse
Third Army
Merzig
Saar
Echweiler
OUT World
Leonard Milliman
MacArthur
Burma Road
Albert
By Dewitt MacKenzie
No-Man’s Land
LST
Tacloban
Leyte Island
U.S. Navy
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