Terrific quake rocks southern Japan report
Pasadena report from California Institute of Technology notes a catastrophic earthquake in southern Japan recorded at 9 48 05 PM PST. Scientists say the tremors rivaled the 1906 San Francisco quake and traveled about 5700 miles northwest with waves detected worldwide.
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Pearl Harbor secrecy lingered over three years later
Washington reports three years after Pearl Harbor reveal internal notes and cabinet clashes over the 1941 note to Japan and the failure to court martial Kimmel and Short. Secret opinions by Knox and Stimson remained, while warnings to Pearl Harbor continued until the eve of December 7.
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Osborn Calls Western Bloc Unity At Governors Conference
Arizona Governor Sidney P. Osborn urged unifying the 11 western states to form a powerful regional bloc. He said cooperation with the federal government is needed to develop the West in industry and agriculture and proposed a formal program with regular meetings between sessions.
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West Governors Say Western War Effort Will Grow
Governors from eight Rocky Mountain and Pacific states unite that 1945 requires intensified Western war contributions. They urge sustained high productivity in farming and industry, greater war bond purchases, and sacrifices in transport and consumption to speed victory and free troops and supplies for the Pacific.
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War Loan Drive Surges as Public Supports Sixth Bond Drive
On the Pearl Harbor anniversary, the sixth war loan drive targets 5 billion dollars with 13.1 billion raised from all investors and 10.6 billion from corporate funds. Citizens rallies and radio appeals urge purchases for service members as Mrs. Wainwright calls for the largest possible bond buy. In Manchuria, Superfortresses hit Mukden and other targets, with 26 Japanese fighters shot down and one B-29 lost.
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Allied Forces Reach Near Saarbrucken As War Drives East
Five American divisions push toward Saarbrucken from the west and southwest advancing within four to five miles of the industrial capital. Forbach is taken and forces press to the Saar river at Wehrden while Montbronn forest sees a major armored action near Patton’s maneuver arc. German pockets collapse as Colmar and Gugpar areas show movement toward evacuation.
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Hollywood Club Expels Ischa For Dewey Aid
Hollywood police report says Wupischa Auer, a sad-faced film comic, was expelled from the Russian American Club in Los Angeles for speeches supporting Gov. Thomas Dewey. Auer stated a November 30 letter removed him, accusing him of “malicious acts” against his motherland and American democracy. He accepted the expulsion as a pledge to his Americanism.
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Pima County Board Debates Ousting Two GOP Officials
Incoming Democratic members G T Alley and Homer T Boyd say rumors of removing two GOP officials, County Comptroller Fred Goodell and County Engineer George Grove, are not decided. They favor replacing with qualified Democrats, but no formal action has been taken.
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British Smash At Leftists In Athens
British artillery tanks and air power attacked leftist forces in Athens as the battle intensified. Beaufighter strafing and ground assaults targeted Elas on Arditos hill while fighting raged near the stadium area at dusk.
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Japs Caught Off Guard In Yankee Foray
General MacArthur's headquarters reports American cavalry in an amphibious flanking maneuver surprised Japanese forces 10 miles below Ormoc on Leyte. Lt. Col. O'Neill Kane led amtracs on a 125 mile three day trip from Copking to Tabgas and Balogo, catching Japanese positions off guard with only light resistance. Tokyo claimed paratroopers had landed behind American lines on Leyte.
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U S Favors Freedom For Greek People
Secretary of State Stettinius backed full political freedom for Greece allowing any government including right or left. He did not endorse Churchill’s call for British troops to block a communist backed government. The stance follows prior U S protests against British intervention in Italy.
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RAF Bombers Hit New Peak In Berlin Raid
The Royal Air Force hurled 1,350 heavy bombers in its largest strike of the war last night. Berlin, two western railway centers, and the Leuna oil works were hit as British intruders and night fighters targeted Luftwaffe fields to soften opposition.
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Allies Widen Bridgehead On Italian Front
Allied forces deepened the Lamone river bridgehead southwest of Faenza and cleared resistance east of the river. Polish troops seized Brisighella and Monte San Rin aldo while Mezzano near Ravenna fell to British and Canadian units. A second Lamone crossing failed as Nazis counterattacked. 300 prisoners were taken in the Ravena encirclement.
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Big Three Face Greek Readjustment Test In Europe
Dewitt Mackenzie argues that Greece may test the unity of Britain Russia and America as they shape postwar Europe. The piece notes Churchill Eden and U S pressure for democratic, nonviolent governance and warns rupture could spark a new world conflict.
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Prison Rebels Surrender To Newspaper Man
Five ringleaders of rebellious convicts at the Atlanta federal prison surrendered to Newspaper Columnist Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal. Blake had parleyed two hours with the prisoners who held four guards hostage in a barricaded five story building. George Hollingsworth, 23, Shawnee Oklahoma, said This is Pearl Harbor day an ideal day to surrender. He turned over the keys to officials after Blake published a front page description of the prisoners grievances.
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Russians Attack Budapest Amid 200 Mile Front Clash
Soviet forces push toward Budapest from two sides as German units rush new troops into Hungary. Tolbukhin and Malinovsky pincers threaten the Hungarian capital while Radamas falls. meanwhile Tokyo reports Superfortress raids on Mukden Darien and Saipan with heavy losses and nervy warnings of a potential Tokyo strike.
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Judge Dismisses Case Against Tommy Dorsey
In Los Angeles on December 7 Judge Arthur Crum dismissed assault charges against Tommy Dorsey his wife Pat Dane and neighbor Allen Smiley tied to an attack on Jon Hall.
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