Ormoc Fall Seized As Allied Push Narrows Japanese Pocket
Allied forces inch toward Ormoc on Leyte as the 77th division drives from the beachhead. General MacArthur reports Japanese forces trapped in a narrowing pocket while air raids pound airfields on Cebu and surrounding targets.
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Associated Press
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte
Ormoc
77Th Vision
Albuera
Burauen
N. Douglas MacArthur
N Schedler
Andrewce
Rigara Bay
Japan
Kvo
Imoc
Assored
Murlin Neer
Associated
Ision
Philippine
Cebu
Sames Frees 2 Soldiers Of Murder Charge
Federal court dismissed murder charges against two Ft. Huachuca soldiers Pvt. Cottrell Jacksone and Pvt. Willie H. Orange and ordered their release. Judge Albert M. Sames granted the motion on authority from the attorney general as Robert Cunningham, a key witness, was turned over to military authorities. The men had pleaded innocence. Russell’s death was ruled stabbing in April near the post exchange. Hutcheson got probation for Dyer act violations after serving prison time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Huachuca
Albert M. Sames
U. S
K. Berry Peterson
Cottrell Jacksone
Willie H. Orange
Byron Russell
Peterson
Robert Cunningham
Cunningham
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
John L. van Buskirk
Cottrell
Orange
Anthony T. Deddens
Bisbee
Russell
Post Exchange
FBI
Jackson
Hutcheson
Robert Lawrence Hutcheson
Ft. Leanvenworth
Kansas
Sames
James Silver
New British Pacific Fleet Formed to Join War Effort
London reports a new British Pacific naval command will join U S forces in the Pacific War. Admiral Sir Bruce A Fraser will lead the force, while Vice Admiral Sir Arthur J Power heads the East Indies station. The setup aligns with Churchill’s pledge to deploy vast forces, with Mountbatten aiding Burma and Malaya.
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London
United States
Japan
Admiralty
Churchill
Britain
Orient
Bruce A. Fraser
Far Eastern
Indian Ocean
East Indies
Malayan Peninsula
Singapore
Arthur J. Power
Fraser
Chester Nimitz
Central Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Lower Burma
Malaya
C. S. Daniel
Pacific
Grandparents Sought to Help Pittsburgh Boys
A Pittsburgh mother placed a classified ad offering a lonely older couple to act as grandmother and grandfather for two young boys aged four and two. The four year old asked his mother to buy them a grandpa, as none of the grandparents are living. The offer aims to bring happiness to the children and the volunteers.
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Pittsburgh
Germans Flee Budapest In Wild Disorder
Soviet front reports say Germans evacuating Budapest under heavy bombardment as three Soviet columns close in from three sides. Luftwaffe fights Moscow air forces over rail and road lines to Vienna while German rear guards try to delay the Red Army entry.
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London
U.P
Budapest
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Vienna
Moscow
Red Air Force
Red Army
Slattery resigns as REA head over policy clash
Harry Slattery announced his resignation as Rural Electrification Administration head, saying Wickard bypassed him and created an illegal deputy structure. He argues actions threaten loan repayment and REA’s future, and vows to take the fight to the public despite a White House order restricting officials from public controversy.
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Washington
Harry Slattery
White House
Agriculture
Wickard
REA
Slattery
Italian Cabinet Omission Tests Churchill Clash Over King
Count Carlo Sforza accused Churchill of pressuring for King Victor Emmanuel despite his opposed role in Italy after Badoglio’s removal. Sforza denied conspiring and said the Rome liberation committee demanded Badoglio’s exit for a Bonomi lead, not personal intrigue. The new cabinet excludes Sforza and the Actionists, seen as a British-royal success, with first meeting set to honor the Crown Prince Humbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Packard
Rome
U.P
Carlo Sforza
Winston Churchill
Victor Emmanuel
Sforza
Churchill
Pietro Badoglio
United States
Badoglio
Committee of National Liberation
Bonomi
House of Commons
Philospher-Statesman
Christian Democrat
Labor Democrat
Crown Prince
Train Derailed Near Chicago Injures Few Passengers
Nine coaches of Milwaukee's Olympian mail and day train derailed near Wadsworth Illinois during first heavy snowfall. The 60 mph crash was caused by a burned journal box. 11 passengers were injured but none required medical attention. A Milwaukee special train was sent to evacuate passengers.
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Wadsworth
Milwaukee Railroad
Chicago
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Charles Rouse
Lake County
De Gaulle Seeks Franco Russian Treaty and U S Visit
Paris dispatch says General de Gaulle, returning from Moscow, plans a Franco Russian alliance and mutual aid pact. French sources expect Roosevelt to visit Paris soon after a Big Three meeting, as Britain and France prepare parallel postwar security agreements.
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Joseph W. Grigg
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Moscow
Roosevelt
de Gaulle
FDR
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
France
United States
Midwest Snowstorm Leaves Deep Coverage Across Region
A heavy snow blanket from three to thirteen inches disrupted the Midwest as bitter cold gripped Texas and Iowa. Nineteen traffic deaths linked to slick roads. severe weather stretched to Memphis with low temps down to eight in North Platte. Patton's Third Army and allied units fought through sieges near Dillingen Saarlautern Haguenau and Colmar in ongoing western front action.
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Associated Press
Midwest
United States Weather Bureau
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Dallas
Tex
Panhandle
Gulf of Mexico
Amarillo
Iowa City
Lower Michigan
Canada
North Platte
Neb
George S. Patton
Third Army
Dillingen
Saarlautern
Sarreguemines
Roden
Fraulautern
Patton
Haguenau
Reichshoffen
Niederbronn
Flags Return From Desert Voyage For University Ceremony
The blue and gold ensign of the indoctrination school and the national colors from the USS Beardown will be presented to the University of Arizona at 11:40 Thursday. Naval officers and university officials will attend the ceremony on the library steps, with the flags placed in a glass case in the library lobby and sealed after the program. Ens. W J O Connor will speak for the indoctrination school and Dr. Alfred Atkinson will receive the presentation.
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USS Beardown
University of Arizona
William E. Cheadle
USN
Alfred Atkinson
University
University Library
T Vy
Ens
W. J. O'Conner
Atkinson
Phoenix Boy Five Saves Grandfather From Fire
Five year old James Douglas Holloway Jr. is credited with saving his 68 year old grandfather Roy C Halloway from a blaze in their Phoenix home. The fire, likely caused by defective wiring, spread rapidly as they escaped the bedroom ceiling collapsed.
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Phoenix
James Douglas Holloway, Jr
Roy C. Halloway
James
Electric Rate Refunds Hit $670,334 in 1944
Arizona utility refunds totaling 670334 dollars were announced by the Arizona Corporation Commission. Commissioner William Petersen disclosed orders to California Electric Power Co in Yuma reducing December billings by 12500 dollars and filings for Arizona Edison Co reductions totaling 26200 dollars in Bisbee Douglas Globe Miami and Supe.
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Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
William Petersen
California Electric Power Company
Yuma
Arizona Edison Company
Bisbee
Douglas
Globe
Miami
Supe
British Pacific Fleet arrives in Melbourne
P Adm Sir Bruce A Fraser commander in chief of the new British Pacific fleet arrives in Melbourne Australia. The fleet will be based in Australia and include battleships and aircraft carriers. It will operate under Adm Chester Nimitz and Fraser will decide its use after conferring with the American commander.
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Melbourne
Australia
Bruce A. Fraser
Pacific
Fraser
Chester Nimitz
Boards Told To Draft Men Leaving Jobs
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Hershey ordered local draft boards to apply deferment standards in light of urgent war needs and reclassify men under occupational deferments who quit their jobs. The directive targets 26 through 37 year olds, stressing work or fight and ensuring replacements for combat and production fronts.
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Washington
Lewis B
Three-Man Commission Replaces Landis
New York dated December 11 a three-man advisory council was named to act until a new baseball commissioner is selected. The trio includes Ford Frick president of the National League William Harridge president of the American League and Leslie O Connors secretary to the late Commissioner K M Landis.
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New York
Ford Frick
National League
William Harridge
American Loop
Leslie O'Connor
K. M. Landis
Bombing of Tokyo by B-29s Repeats Fires
B 29 Superfortresses bombed Tokyo for a fifth straight day and sparked fires in the city as Tokyo reports said all fires were quickly put out. Marianas based bombers joined the raid, with fires extinguished promptly and Tokyo claiming air defenses drove off most raiders.
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Washington
U.P
Tokyo
Japan
Korea
21St Bomber Command
Saipan
John T. Garvin
North Bergen
N. J
United Press
Mac R. Johnson
Movie Chain Loses Supreme Court Antitrust Appeal
The Supreme Court affirmed with one modification a Tennessee federal court ruling that a six chain motion picture theatre affiliation in five Southern states violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. It upheld the dissolution order requiring divestiture of intercompany stock to restore competition.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Federal District Court
Elmer Davies
Nashville
Davies
Hungarian Battlefield One of War's Strategic Areas
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie explains that Hungary stands as a key strategic center in Europe with the Danube basin routing invasion toward Austria. He notes Budapest half surrounded by Red forces, the Nazi regime fleeing to Austria, and Soviet advances toward Vienna near Lake Balaton as they push along the Danube frontier.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Hungary
Europe
Germany
Danubian Basin
Austria
Danube
Budapest
Vienna
Balaton
Greek Troops Summoned as Civil War Flares in Athens
Athens dispatch reports the government ordered reserve officers and men from four classes in the Athens district to report by tomorrow. Elas are estimated at 10 000 to 15 000 in action with total forces around 25 000 including reserves. Reinforcements from Corinth and Thebes reported. British troops engaged with Elas.
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Athens
Corinth
Thebes
Elas
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Merken
Edward Kennedy Paris
Roer
Dhorn
Ewitz
Courtney H. Hodges
Cologne
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Obergeich
Pier
Schophoven
Lucherberg
Gey
Strass
Sarregue
Saarland
Sadbrucken
Forbach
Seventh
Karlsruhe
Griesbach
Mertzwiller
Seventh Army
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Colmar
Krentzheim
Sigelsheim
Iod
Phoenix Boy
Grandfather
Hershey
By Paul Harrison
3-MAN Commission
Landis
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