British Turn Down Sforza as Italian Premier
British ambassador Sir Charles Noel reportedly dismissed Paolo Sforza for premier or foreign minister roles in any new Italian government due to political unreliability. The move complicates the cabinet crisis that led Ivanoe Bonomi to resume office. Sforza allegedly walked out of talks with leaders of six parties, deepening the political standoff.
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Rome
Charley Noel
Cerio Sforza
Sforre
Premcher Ivance
Sforza
Sir Charles
Fenemiz ¢Abinet
Sforze
Italy
Pietro Nenai
Socialist Party
National Committee of Liberation
Allied Forces Press Front Near Saar in Latest Drive
Allied armies push through Hurtgen forest and across the Rhine frontier, with Seventh and Third Armies advancing near Saarbrucken and Strasbourg. Patton’s forces widen corridors into Alsace as German supply hubs at Neuss and Freiburg face heavy bombing. French troops seize Rimrack amid broader push into the Siegfried line.
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Eisenhower
Rhine River
Rhone-Rhine Canal
Alsace
Dannemskel
Vosges
Seventh Army
Indéw
Mid
Venlo
Patton
Deyerud Aachen
Saar
George 3
Germany
Pari
Saarebourg
Horace L.mcbride
Seinghousse
Saarbrucken
Harry &. Twaddle
Saarlautern
Lorraine
Reich
Luxeimbourg
Alexander M. Patel
Rhine
Siegfried Line
Aachen
Ruh
St. Festa
Hombourg
For
Mercer-thansen
C. Hodges
First Army
Menile
Inden
Lamersdorf
Jangersdorf
Lanzerwehe
Strasbourg
Saverne
Mutzing
Moish¢im
Belfort
Rimrack
Aled
Wautach
Donaueschingen
Waiddub
Legal entanglements swirl around Albany indictments
Grand jurors heard testimony from Deputy County Atty Frank Pedlew who waived immunity. The inquiry covers Pedlews official acts and a potential reappearance by County Atty Walter L Collins. Appellate division delay on quashing indictments fuels talk of further Supreme Court action and possible special sessions, with figures tied to Albany politics and Albany County purchases under review.
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Aronowitz
Old Greenisland Bank
Frank Pedlew
Pedlew
Atty
Walter L Collins
Justice Schenck
Conscription Debate Splits Canadian Parliament Overseas Order
British Columbia demonstrations erupt as home defense troops oppose conscription. Quebec Liberals split with PM as caucus backs cautious overseas service policy. Secret sessions weigh the crisis while the house contends with two factions urging or resisting broader conscription.
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Quebec
King
Holt
Terrace
Vancouver
British Columbia
Army
Must Legislation Delays Congress Adjournment Shifts Focus
Washington peers a mid December adjournment as House Rules Committee schedules floor action on four controversial measures and a fifth awaits approval. The stalled adjournment makes way for postwar highway funding and a busy agenda including war powers extension and social security tax decisions.
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Washington
Con Sresn
House Rules Committee
House
Senate
War Plants Corp
Policeman Rescues Cat From Drain After Misidentification
Greenwich council reports a rescue where Officer Tayor freed a cat trapped by a driveway drain after a mistaken owner claimed it. The cat, released by a long probe and booted from the pipe, was sent to a vet. Later the true owner, Mrs Taylor, learned the rescued animal was her neighbor's pet.
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Greenwich
Coun
Russell Tayior
Senate expected to confirm Stettinius as secretary of state
Prediction circulated that Swift Senate would approve Edward R. Stettinius as secretary of state to continue policy with postwar world organization in mind. President Roosevelt expressed desire to retain his influence through Stettinius while pursuing unity with Britain, Russia, and China. Hull resignation accepted with Hull offering to advise on foreign policy and potential UN presidency as the organization forms.
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Dewer
Supreme Court
New York County
Geinsi
John J. Murphy
Albany
O'Connell
Parton Swift
Buffalo
Murphy
Henry Schmeder
Albany County
AHL
Schmaeders
Washington
Senate
Edward RL Stettisius
Sete
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Reed
Chazirmar Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wallace
Esate
State Department
Scortinius
Hull
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Erornous
Ericaun
Mulls Polletes
Roosevelt-Churchille Statin
Europe
Susa
Steltinias
Dumbertee Oaks
Britain
Russia
China
Associates
Argentina
Stet- Hints
Tate Mouitay
United
Stettinius
Hulfs
Snally
Roose
United Nations
Organization of the United Nations
Britain and Russia Back Stettinius as Hull Resigns
The Associated Press reports Britain and Russia approve Edward R. Stettinius Jr as secretary of state after Hull's resignation. French and German press react with varied notes while Moscow signals continued steady U.S.-Soviet relations under Roosevelt.
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Britain
Russia
Stettinius
THE
Associated Press
Daring Enterprise in Leyte as Destroyer Attacks Ormoc Port
American forces report a daring destroyer raid on the port of Ormoc in Leyte as Japanese reinforcements Were fed through the area. American patrol torpedo boats operated in the Ca-Motes Sea while the 32nd infantry pressed south from Carigara Bay. Japanese counterattacks along the Ormoc to Carigara road were repulsed.
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Ormoc
Leyte
Surizao Strait
Ca- Motes Sea
32Nd Infantry
Dr.Minion
Carigara Bay
Limon
Mispronunciations in Place Names Revealed and Explained
The piece discusses how English and French pronunciations diverge for places like Orleans and Acadia and explains phonetic spellings such as Jodhpur in Raipurare and New Orleans. It notes common misreadings, offers guidance on correct pronunciation, and promotes a pamphlet by Frank Colby with a request for self addressed envelopes.
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Jodhpur
Raipurare
Aogapurs
Louis Tawez
Orleans
Louisiana
Acadia
Nova Scotia
Pacife
Frank Colby
Doctors Decry Publicity on New VD Cure
The Ohio State Medical Association cautions that rapid treatment for syphilis remains experimental and warns that sensational articles may promote promiscuity and hinder progress toward safe, proven methods. The council notes ongoing evaluation and risks, urging conservative, scientific coverage.
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Columbus
O. Pim
Ohio
Battle Veterans Visit Shell Plants on Ammunition Shortage
Veterans from Battle report to 43 cities and 10 shell plants to relay how ammo scarcities hinder U S operations. They urge higher production as war officials seek extra supply to blunt German counterattacks near the Siegfried Line.
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Washington
UPI
Hisenhower
Pattersoxt
Tech Sergr
Amm
Jankowske
Chicago
Siegfried Ling
Edward B. Bearden
Waco
Texas
Bearden
Normandy
Siegfried Line
Christmas party planned by La Salle auxiliary
The Ladies' Auxiliary of La Salle Institute announces its annual Christmas party at the upcoming meeting. A large crowd attended the card party held at the La Salle on Fourth Street, following Monday night’s event.
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Ladies' Auxiliary
la Salle Institute
French envoy Patx Bonnet named ambassador to U.S.
The French council of ministers appointed Patx CPI Henri Bonnet ambassador to the United States in a late night session that ran past midnight.
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Patx
CPI
Henri Bonnet
United States
French Council, of Ministers
Midnigan
Reds Open New Drive In Hungary Near Mohacs
A German military briefing reports Soviet forces near Mohacs 65 miles south of Budapest with a bridgehead at Pecsa. German accounts claim Soviet counterattacks failed as German artillery protected Pecsa and the town, with several Soviet units reportedly knocked out in the early stages of the push.
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Reds
Hungary
London
Mohacs
Budapest
Peca
Cole Ernst von Histmamer
Pecos
Nouhwest
von Hammer
Hammer
Mohses
Record Force of Mosquitos Bomb Nazi Party Shrine
A garbled wartime notice reports an attack involving a force described as mosquitos and a forge against a Nazi shrine in Germany. Details are unclear but reference a bombing event and dispatches from a force to assault a target near a city described in uncertain terms.
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Nazi Party
Lendon
Moz
Germany
Westher Bembece
Unclear archival note on Danube bridgehead and border lines
Fragmentary OCR describes a Danube bridgehead near Mokecs Ba Wuoslavia with directions toward Buds Ae reat and an estwetd line along the north shore. Details are garbled and place names unsupported.
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Danube
Mokecs Ba Wuoslavia
V F W Post Honors Past Commanders
Five past commanders were honored at a reception in the Glen Ave rooms by members of Trofag Post. Presentations featured a brief speech and a gift for a past president, with proceeds to defray shipping expenses for Christmas orders.
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Trofag Post Ty FW
Boe Taek Av Ff
Glen Avesio
As. Ciget
Aed
Geetze Wi Mouse
Willie Ste A Hansen
Joseph L
John E. Dekepp
Pest
Mra Mele
Estemac
Asn O Gouglas
Bally Wicke
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