Lend-Lease Probe and British Misuse Reported
Washington reports of a possible congressional probe into Lend-Lease actions. British use of Lend-Lease goods for re export and Italian collusion with British branding in Italy raise concerns. U S officials cite misuses in Iraq and Greece as part of a broader critique of wartime aid and policy.
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Washington
Dec
Lord Keynes
Coass
Thentic
Italy
Te Department
a_ re
Iraq
U. S
United Tes
Patrick J. Hurley
China
James Ndis
Near East
England
Russia
Belgium
Ethna
United States
Greece
Secreaf
Ed Stettinius
Nazis Fear Budapest Loss as Russian Drive Rolls On
German forces acknowledge Vac fell to Soviet troops near Budapest as Red Army drives threaten the capital. Moscow and Berlin report major tank battles along two Danube approaches with Tolbukhin and Malinovsky forces pushing toward Szekesfehvar and Vac. Authorities flee Budapest as the siege tightens.
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Budapest
London
U.P
Vac
Danube
Berlin
Red Army
Ankara
Kulde
Moscow
Vienna
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Lake Balaton
Szekesfehvar
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
DNB
Malinovsky
Hatvan
Vacs
U S Assault At Japs Rear Advances On Ormoc
Allied forces led by the 77th division pushed into the Ormoc outskirts on Leyte after overrunning Camp Downes in a rapid advance from the beachhead. The move aimed to sever the Japanese front and seal off Ormoc as the main supply gateway, while Tokyo claimed significant Japanese progress and American setbacks elsewhere.
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William B. Dickinson
Philippines
U.P
Ormoc
Leyte
Downes
Governors urge prompt postwar jobs program and funds
West state leaders at Phoenix 3 day parley called on Congress for a public works oriented postwar employment plan. Governor Dempsey warned against delays noting veterans bonuses took years. They urged federal funds linked to highway aid and stressed state readiness for postwar plans.
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Phoenix
Ariz
West
Congress
John J. Dempsey
New Mexico
Dempsey
Mountain
Pacific
J. D. Wood
C. A. Bottolfsen
Idaho
E. Heatherton
Washington
Arthur B. Langlie
Social security payroll tax freeze eyed in Congress fight
Congress presses to block a automatic 100 tax increase slated for January 1942. Senate votes 47 to 19 and House 262 to 72 signaled strong backing for the measure. President Roosevelt may let the bill become law without his signature as war strain rises. In Paris, Allied advances report German losses in the Saar.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Sen
Wagner
Marines Break German Counterattack Near Saarlautern
American infantry used flame throwers grenades and cannon to clear pillboxes and push deeper into the Siegfried line northwest of Saarlautern after repelling a strong German counterassault east of the Saar river. About 600 counterattackers with 11 tanks struck Dillingen two and a half miles northwest of Saarlautern and six miles inside the Saar basin, at 6 20 a m. The fight raged more than 10 hours before the Germans withdrew at 5 p m.
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James McGlincy Paris
U.P
Siegfried Line
Saarlautern
Saar River
Dillingen
Saar Basin
Third
Saar
Dilligen
Third Army
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
France
Sarre Union
Gambshien
Rhine
Strasbourg
Vosges River
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Cologne
Grosshau
Roer River
Duren
Bergstein
Ninth Army
Roer
Julich
Julich Sportspalas
Hasenfeld Gut
Sir Bernard Montgomery
2St Army Group
Holland
Maas River
Hertogenbosch
Kessel
Venlo
Ribbon Award To Tucson Naval Officer At Roi Base
Cmdr. William L. Johnson of Tucson received the Commendation Ribbon from Vice Admiral Calhoun for leadership as officer-in-charge of a naval construction battalion at the Roi air base in the Marshall Islands. The award citation praised his initiative and the base’s rapid construction against the enemy, noting his service since 1942 and his 30-year career in construction. Johnson's family details are listed, with sons serving in France, at Treasure Island, and in the Army.
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William L. Johnson
USNR
Tucson
William L. Calhoun
USN
Pacific Fleet
United States
United States Naval Airbase
Roi
Marshall Islands
Eleventh Naval District
Adm. C. W. Nimitz
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pacific Ocean Areas
United States Naval
Naval Service
Johnson
East
Lester Street
William L., Jr
114Th
France
John
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Calif
Robert
Columbia University
Navy
Gilbert
D-iay
95Th Naval Construction Battalion
University of M
Farm Bureau Names New Secretary in Arizona
In Phoenix on December 9 authorities announced Nuss en has been appointed secretary of the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation. He succeeds Earl H. Maharg who resigned. The federation also disclosed directors Norman n, Ross Perner, and E. M. Furrey among others.
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Phoenix
I. Nussen
Salt River Valley
Arizona Bureau Federation
Earl H. Maharg
Normann
Ross Perner
E. M. Furrey
U S and Britain at odds over Italy policy
Diplomatic observers say Washington and London are far from agreement on Allied conduct in liberated Europe. Churchill’s speech and Commons backing sharpen the rift, with Halifax stressing an understanding rather than a formal agreement. Both nations plan joint consultation before acting on issues like the Italian cabinet dispute.
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Robert J. Manning
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Lord Halifax
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Halifax
U. S
Britain
Edward R. Stellinius
Russia
Italy
China Saves Base For U. S. Bombers
China reports a major wartime victory as Japanese invaders were driven back from towns Tuhshan and Paichai. Gen Chen Cheng said the crisis near the Kweiyang air base is over after Chinese forces cut supply lines and pursued the retreating columns south and west.
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Kweiyang
Walter Rundle Chungking
U.P
China
Chen Cheng
Tuhshan
Paichai
Shangssu
Limingkwan
Pachai
Plasterer Faces Gasoline Shortage Over Ration
R. W. Shields of 821 East Mabel campaigns for public sympathy after the local ration board refused his request for 35 gallons of gasoline to continue plastering work. He says he will end his contracting business after January 1 if denied. The board states he is only eligible for 10 gallons since he lacks a city pastoral license. He rejects the offered amount saying he wants no gas at all if 35 gallons cannot be provided.
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R. W. Shields
East Mabel
Shields
Powder Explosion Kills Two at Hercules Plant
A nitroglycerine plant blast at Hercules Powder in Hercules California today killed Louis Saph and Andrew J Hutt and injured about 25 others. The explosion shattered windows up to 20 miles away and damaged two buildings as sheriff James Long and company officials reported the names and said the injured list was growing.
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Hercules
Calif
U.P
Hercules Powder Company
James Long
Louis Saph
Andrew J. Hutt
Long
Rebels Hold Strong in Athens as EAM Advances
In Athens the EAM national liberation front and its Elas militia laid mines and set gun posts across the capital creating growing bridgeheads. Officials warned the city could not be cleared quickly while Elas established road tracks on the Athens Piraeus highway before barricades were cleared. Authorities estimated rebels at about 20,000.
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Athens
EAM National Liberation Front
Elas
EAM
Piraeus
Hayden Named to Filipino Rehabilitation Commission
Sen. Carl Hayden of Arizona was appointed to the Filipino rehabilitation commission, filling the vacancy caused by Sen. Clark of Missouri resigning. The action was announced in Washington on December 9.
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Sen. Hayden
Filipino Commission
Washington
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Sen. Clark
Missouri
Eisenhower Puts Nazis At Tail Of Postwar Breadlines
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie recalls Eisenhowers warning to Germans to guard resources as Allied relief focuses on ravaged populations. He contrasts 1918 Cologne occupancy with present concerns as he reflects on postwar aid expectations and German behavior.
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Eisenhower
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Reich
Rhineland
Cologne
B 29s raid Seto Naikai as Tokyo cites possible Kure target
American B 29 Superfortresses pounded the Seto Naikai coastal area for over an hour in central Japan with Tokyo radio saying the raid possibly targeted the Kure naval base. A second Tokyo sortie at 9 30 am followed by an hour long Seto Naikai raid. Details on crew or bombs remained unclear.
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Washington
Seto Naikai
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Kure
Tokyo
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
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