Saidor Objectives Secured by Sixth Army Veterans
Soldiers of the Sixth Army's 32nd division landed at Saidor on the north coast of New Guinea and secured their objectives after light resistance. The harbor and an unused air strip inland were taken. The veterans, Wisconsin and Michigan men who captured Buna previously, were not detailed further in the announcement.
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New Guinea
Sixth Army
Saidor
Wisconsin
Michigan
Buna
Paua
South Pacific Command
Kavieng
New Ireland
Ihe
Douglas MacArthur
Allied Officers Lead Partisans Against Germans in Bosnia
Partisan forces under Tito, now officered in part by Allied commanders, fight to capture Bamajuluka mining and agricultural center in central Bosnia. Tito’s communique says half the city falls into Partisan hands and many German troops are captured in street fighting. Budapest report notes Allied officers command several Tito divisions and hints at possible Dalmatian coast landings.
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London
Josip Broz
Tito
Bamajaluka
Bosnia
Yugoslavia
Free Yugoslav Radio
Adriatic
Budapest
Stockholms-Tidningen
Belgrade
Alles
Dalmatian
Commission Reports On Liberty Ships
Chairman Emory S Land of the Maritime Commission disclosed that structural faults causing some liberty ships to break up are 75 to 80 percent correctable but not 100 percent. Senator Truman asked for a report on liberty ship performance as Senator Wallgren presses a halt in liberty ship conversion to troop carriers amid reports of ships breaking apart at sea.
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Emory S$. Land
Maritime Commission
Land
Truman
D.mo
War Investigating Committee
Wallgren
D.wash
Bullet Wounds Kill Accused Jewel Thief in Capture
William Auburn Thompson, 26, of Salem Oregon, one of three men who robbed Sunny Ainsworth of jewelry valued at 1150 dollars in a hotel lobby, died from bullet wounds sustained during police capture. Two accomplices escaped. Ainsworth, former wife of Tommy Manville, was the robbery victim.
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Chicago
William Auburn Thompson
Salem
Ore
Harry Penzin
Sunny Ainsworth
Miss Ainsworth
Tommy Manville
No.th Side
Nazi Youth Training Drive Aims at 1927 Class in Madrid
The German Air Ministry on December 31 appealed to youths born in 1927 and 1928 to enroll as commissioned and non commissioned officers in the Luftwaffe and the army. The call targets Madrid as the center for this recruitment effort and signals a broader push to expand Nazi military leadership among young people.
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Madrid
Air Ministry
30 Named After F B 1 Investigation
A federal grand jury indicted 28 men and two women on conspiracy charges in a three year plot to incite mutiny, unseat the government, and establish a Nazi regime in the United States. The group allegedly spread anti democracy propaganda calling for a Nazi revolution and claimed officials are controlled by Communists and Jews. Publications included Hitler's Mein Kampf. Conviction could bring ten years and a $10,000 fine. The inquiry may yield more disclosures.
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United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
C. John Rogge
Biddle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Joseph E. McWilliams
New York
Chicago
Brazilian Airmen To Train in Florida
A group of Brazilian fighter pilots and ground troops left Rio de Janeiro by transport for Orlando Florida to train for overseas operations. They form the vanguard of Brazil’s expeditionary force, the first such unit sent abroad, and will join the U S Air Force in future battle plans while preserving national identity as a combat unit.
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Rio de Janeiro
Orlando
Fla
United States Air Force
Fifth Army Snowbound In Italy On Adriatic Front
Winter conditions grip the Italian front as Fifth and Eighth Armies face snow, sleet, and rain. Canadian forces near Pescara resist, while Allied planes destroy dozens of Nazi supply vehicles trapped by snowbound passes and up to 38 vehicles are reported wiped out.
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Algiers
Fifth
Eighth Armies
Pescara
Adriatic
Cairo
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Eighth Army
Tesore
Montreal Strikers Move to Total City Hall Strike
Montreal civic employees on strike for nearly two weeks vote to halt all work in city departments starting tomorrow morning. Civic Workers' Strike Committee president Pi L Therrien says all 2000 workers will abstain until wages dispute is settled. Four strikers pressed into service as coroner's court jurymen earlier today. The walkout began December 21 over wage terms.
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Montreal
Pi.l. Therrien
Civic Workers
Coroner’s Court
Argentina Breaks With Bolivia Allies Stir Diplomatic Tensions
Washington diplomats view Argentina’s recognition of Bolivia’s revolutionary government as a bold challenge to the hemisphere. A break in relations with Argentina is deemed possible, potentially coordinated with Great Britain, risking meat and other Allied supplies from Argentina while Nations reassess ties and sanctions loom.
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Washington
Argentina
Gualberto Villarroel
Great Britain
Boman
United States
Britain
United Nations
163 Men Rescued in New York Bay
A United States destroyer exploded near the entrance to lower New York Bay, blasting loose men and guns into the sea. The blazing ship sank in forty minutes, with Coast Guard craft rescuing 163 men including 108 injured. The cause was undetermined hours later, as destroyers nearby feared losses may be higher. The blast shattered windows ashore, waking thousands of New Yorkers as the ship lay five miles off Coney Island near Sandy Hook.
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New York
United States
New York Bay
Coast Guard
Navy
Sandy Hook
N. J
Coney Island
Naval
Breakfast a Break New York Upset Sailor Believes Meals Saved Lives
A destroyer exploded and sank in lower New York harbor after a blast that disrupted all ship communications. Seaman Philip Wells of Roslindale Massachusetts said the crew left their mess early, possibly saving many lives. It was unclear whether a torpedo mine or accident caused the sinking.
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New York UP
New York Harbor
Philip Wells
Roslindale
Mass
Third Naval District
Monty foresees victory as war nears end in Italy
General Bernard Montgomery told 2000 British Eighth Army troops in southeastern Italy that a victorious end to the war is in sight though he would not specify timing. He reviewed campaigns from El Alamein to Ortona in a farewell address before assuming command of western invasion forces.
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Eighth Army
Italy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Woman Indicted for Slaying of Soldier in Dayton
Mrs Lillie Hartley, 21, was indicted for first degree murder in the slaying of Carp. Jac Nathanson, 32, a soldier at Wright Field and former New York newspaper man. Nathanson was fatally wounded in Hartley’s apartment last Wednesday. An unknown woman allegedly fired the shot and fled.
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Dayton
Lillie Hartley
Carp
Jac Nathanson
Wright Field
New York City
Sergi C L McElihaney
Nathanson
Esquire Publisher to Seek Court Ruling on Postmaster Order
Esquire Magazine publisher David Smart said the firm will seek an injunction in the District of Columbia Court this week to block Postmaster General Frank Walker’s order canceling the publication’s second class mailing privileges. The action, effective February 28, aims to halt enforcement while an appeal proceeds.
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Chicago
ULP
David Smart
Esquire Magazine
Saat
District of Columbia
Frank Walker
Walker
Esquire
Deputy Chief Named New Delhi Deputy Commander in Chief
Maj. Gen. Daniel Isom Suitan, 58, a former West Point football teammate of Gen. Eisenhower, was named deputy commander in chief of U S Army forces in China Burma and India under Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, in a last night announcement.
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New Delhi
Daniel Isom Suitan
West Point
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States Army
China
Burma
India
Joseph W. Stilwell
Unions Claim Marshall Anti-Labor Remarks Spark Debate
The unions link General George C. Marshall to a New Year's Eve anti-labor statement claiming labor troubles hurt the Allies. William Green challenges Marshall to prove the assertion, while Roosevelt is said to share similar thoughts. The White House refrains from naming Marshall as the source.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United States
Roosevelt
A. F
William Green
Marshall
Green
Army
America
White House
Stephen Early
Barry
Non-Inflammable Lifeboat Passes Tests
London reports a wooden lifeboat that resists fire during tests. An asbestos hood sprayed with 30 gallons of water per minute covers the craft. Inventor John Lamb directed a trial in a gasoline pool where flames rose to 4000 degrees yet the crew inside felt only 116 degrees.
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London
British Information Services
John Lamb
Publishing Firm Indicted as Nazi Agent
A federal grand jury indicted B. Westermann Co Inc, book publishers of New York City, for failure to register as an agent of the German government. Ernest Eisele of Staten Island, president of the firm, named as aiding and abetting the company. The indictment claims the firm acted as an agent for the Reich ministry of public enlightenment and propaganda.
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Washington (P
B. Westermann Co, Inc
Book Publishers
New York City
Ernest Eisele
Staten Island
Reich Ministry of Public
U S Destroyer Sunk in Atlantic
The Navy reported yesterday that an American destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic on December 24. Details from the communique were sparse, noting only that the ship fell to a torpedo without identifying the attacker or method.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy
Supreme Court Rules On Draftee Rights
The Supreme Court held that a draft registrant must report for duty before challenging a board's classification. Justice Black's 81 opinion says reporting is not acceptance for service and can still lead to rejection at induction or civilian service. The case involves Nick Falbo of West Newton, a Jehovah’s Witness, classified as a conscientious objector and ordered to civilian work in Big Flats, NY.
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Washington LLP
Supreme Court
Justice Black
Murphy
Nick Falbo
West Newton
Jehovah's Witnesses
Falbo
Big Flats
New York
High Court
Invasion War Council To Convene In London
Allied leaders including Gen Bernard Montgomery Air Chief Marshal Leigh Mallory and Gen Carl Spaatz gather in England as an invasion war council readies its muster plan. Montgomery says he expects to move often and that the war's end is in sight as he meets troops in a London hotel lobby.
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London
Allied “Invasion War Council
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
Europe
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Strategic Air Force
Carl A Spaatz
England
Eighth Rcsing
Cheerful Baby Found in Church Still Unidentified
A five and a half month old boy found New Years night in a Park Avenue church remains unidentified. Taken to Foundling Hospital, he charmed staff with different names while tests for recognition failed. He is about 26 inches tall, 18 pounds, with brown eyes and blond hair, dressed in a white dress, socks, pants, wrapped in a blue bunting.
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New York
Park Avenue
Foundling Hospital
Georgia Moves to Abolish Poll Tax for Soldiers
Georgia legislators in special session moved quickly on a bill to remove the poll tax as a voting prerequisite for about a quarter million armed service members in the 1944 elections. The measure, with a ballot commission to settle military voting rules, aims to ease voting for men and women in service.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Armed Services
Elis Arnallepansa
Public warns Japan still formidable after Tarawa battle
Marine Gen Merritt cautions Americans to remember Japan held prewar gains and could still strike hard. He notes enemy manpower losses are light, asserts no negotiated pace, and stresses need to prevent devastation at home. Tarawa exemplifies tough defenses awaiting conquest of the Japanese empire.
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Washington
Pacific
Americana
Japan
Bug
Merritt A
Valiant Marine Force
Tarawa
Pearl Harbor
Asia
Europe
China
Soviets Drive Deep Into German Lines Across Poland Front
Soviet forces under General Vatutin push west of Kiev capturing Novohrad-Volynsk, Olevsk, and 170 towns as 6 000 Germans are slain. Baltic front under General Bagremen routs Germans north of Nevel, while battalions defect to the Red Army. Rail hubs at Miovograd-Volynski and Emuchen change hands amid heavy fighting and equipment seizures.
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London
Kiev
Old Poland
Novograd-Volynski
Olevsk
Moscow
Russia
Red Army
Stalingrad
Nikolai F. Vatutin
First Ukraine
Poland
Pripet Marshes
Joseph Stalin
Miovograd-Volynski
Vatutin
Rumania
Kazatin-Zhuskov
Kazatin-Umain
Lower
Warsaw-Odessa
Dnieper
Baltic
Ivan C. Bagremian
Neve
Strine
Dzerzhinsk
Emuchen
Garanovka
Emilchino
Oleysk
vavograd-Volynsk
Birthday Greeting for Washington Glass 10 Va States Corn
A compact birthday note celebrates Washington Glass 10 Va States Corn with a casual birthday wish and light local pride on the page.
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