Americans Lend Aid With Sixth War Loan Drive
The sixth war loan closed with a $14 billion goal oversubscribed by over $3 billion. Individual deposits through December 31 will count toward a $5 billion personal quota, with total sales at $17.051 billion and personal purchases at $3.953 billion. Corporation sales reached $13.098 billion. Secretary Morgenthau will address the nation on the drive results at 5:15 p.m. MST.
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Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Mutual Network
Allied columns press toward Rhine as Siegfried line fights back
United States Seventh Army columns spear toward the Rhine as heavy German armor from the Siegfried Line opposes while 79th and 45th divisions advance near Lauterbourg and in the Saarlautern region. German fire scalds the frontline with thousands of rounds as pushes into Alsace and near Mannheim press.
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Edward Kennedy
Aris
Siegfried Line
U. S
Germany
Rhine
U. S. Aary
Wall
Alex M. Patch
79Th
Reich
Lauterbourg
Mannheim
Kafen
45Th
103Rd Divi
Wisurg
Lauand
Alsace
Gerge 45Th
Dillingen Saarlautern
Saarlautern
Duren
Roer Linich
Bergstein
Vandenberg urges plain speaking with Russia in Big Three talks
Senator Vandenberg calls for frank U S policy toward Russia and warns Washington must not be a silent partner as Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill plan a potential Big Three meeting. He says Polish postwar issues require U S input and stresses consultation with London and Warsaw before any decisions. Officials say the Big Three may convene late January or February.
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Ashington
Jehill
London
Jenberg
United
Ter
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations
Court Martial Bill Signed By President In 1944 Extension
President Roosevelt signed a bill extending the court martial deadline six months beyond 1944, with war and navy officials announcing no evidence found to compel court-martial for Army and Navy personnel. Investigations continue to determine appropriate steps.
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Washington
Dec
Roosevelt
Pearl Gisalber
War
Navy
Army
Birth hoax claims 88 year old mother in Mexican town
In Guaymas Ciudad Obregon a report said an 88 year old woman gave birth on Nov 20 but the Heraldo del Yaqui debunked it as a joke. Investigators found the mother was actually 40 and the father and two witnesses admitted the age was falsified to prank the civil registry. The paper received many telegrams seeking confirmation.
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Guaymas
Mexico
Ciudad Obregon
Heraldo del Yaqui
The
Churchill May Take To Radio In War Crisis
Prime Minister Winston Churchill may broadcast this weekend to appeal for a Greek armistice and push for an immediate tri power conference. If he does not, he may address the Commons on Greece, amid a growing crisis threatening Anglo American Russian unity and a possible world war.
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Philault
London
Winston Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Churchill
United States
Greece
United Nations
Manchester Guardian
Britain
Russia
Tomasz Arciszewski
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Curzon
The
Diversion Of Water Studied Here By U S Engineers
U S engineers representatives from Los Angeles study diverting upper watershed water from the Davis Monthan field area to Pantano wash. City manager Phil J. Martin Jr with City Engineer Glenton Sykes and engineers Walter Johannesen and A F Warfel toured the site. The work ties to aviation interests noted by Martin.
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U. S. Engineers
Los Angeles
Davis-Monthan Field
Pantano Wash
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Army Engineers
Engineers
Walter Johannesen
A. F. Warfel
Glenton Sykes
Resignation of City Police Chief Stuns City Officials
Acting City Manager Phil Martin announced that Wheeler’s resignation is effective immediately after being found last minute on his desk. The civil service copy was not yet received by the commission. Wheeler had discussed leave reductions with the council, calling Martin’s action arbitrary while defending his law studies.
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Wheeler
Phil Martin
Martin
San Diego
Civil Service Commission
Tripute
Consolidated
Reds Threaten Vienna and Bratislava As Winter Offensive Looms
Russian tanks and Cossack horsemen moved into western Hungary threatening Vienna and Bratislava. Berlin broadcasts suggested a large winter offensive in southern Poland. Reports from Budapest described freezing rain and German reinforcements slowing the attack at Budapest gates. Nazi SS guards were said to control Budapest to avert a Hungarian uprising.
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Bruce W. Munn
London
U.P
Hungary
Vienna
Bratislava
Berlin
Poland
Moscow
Budapest
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Joe Davis Case
In Phoenix on December 16 the jury trying Joe Davis charged with first degree murder in the Oct. slaying of Detective Leonce Navarre was dismissed at 2 p.m. after failing to reach a verdict. Judge Dudley W. Windes ordered further deliberations.
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Phoenix
Joe Davis
Leonce T. Navarre
Dudley W. Windes
Britain Receives Greek Peace Plan in Wartime Context
Senate investigators urged that only victory can end the cigaret shortage. Senator Ferguson warned civilian stocks cannot be replenished while the war continues and recommended supporting soldiers and sailors through bond purchases to hasten victory.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Ferguson
D-Mich
Col Fertig Identified As Guerrilla Head
Col Wendell W. Fertig, a former Arizona mining engineer, identified as unofficial leader of a broad guerrilla network in the Philippines aiding Allied efforts. The MacArthur communique says Fertig organized Filipino and American forces, participated in the Bataan action, and helped liberate provinces in Mindanao and Misamis Occidental. He worked at Ray from 1925 to 1933 and later lived in Colorado with his wife and two children before the war.
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Arizona
Col
Wendell W. Fertig
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Col. Fertig
Kennicott Copper Corporation
Ray
Ariz
Fertig
Colorado
Bataan
Mindanao
Lanao
Misamis Occidental
R. H. Thomas
Paul Whitehead
Mary Fertig
Valley National Bank
James Houston
Liberal Forces Offer To Withdraw From Athens Area
The EAM central committee agreed to withdraw Elas armed formations from Athens and Piraeus on condition. Lt. Gen. Scobie received a peace message from EAM offering to evacuate Attica. Brigades shelled central Athens hitting the Grande Bretagne hotel as fighting continued. British pressure to reach an armistice and a regency commission were discussed amid hopes for an early settlement.
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Athens
EAM
Elas
Piraeus
James D. Roper
U.P
Ronald Scobie
Greece
Scobie
Attica
Elias
Grande Bretagne Hotel
George Papandreou
Panadreou
Nicholas Plastiras
Plastiras
Nice
Senate backs bill to abolish Jackson Hole monument
The Senate Public Lands Committee voted 9 to 4 to abolish the Jackson Hole Wyoming monument set by a prior presidential proclamation. Rep Barrett of Wyoming sponsors the measure, and Sen O Mahoney planned Senate action. Horace Albright argued the site merits monument status, noting high country and drought limits for farming and cattle hay.
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Washington
Senate Public Lands Committee
Jackson Hole National Monument
Wyoming
Barrett
R-Wyo
Jackson Hole
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate
Horace Albright
Yellowstone National Park
Albright
WPB freezes civilian production to hold line on war needs
The War Production Board issues a hold the line order dated December seven to freeze civilian output at current levels indefinitely. It bans increases in civilian goods production unless a positive demonstration shows below essential requirements. A spot plan remains as the only path to raise output, with recent bans on new spot approvals in many labor-starved cities.
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Sterling F. Green
Associated Press
Washington
Dec
WPB
Office of Civilian Requirements
Churchill's View on Poland Recognizes Existing Fact
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes Churchill's shift as he appears to abandon the Polish government in exile and concede Moscow's claim to eastern Poland. The piece argues this move weakens the world security organization and solidifies Soviet influence, noting the settlement was effectively made by Moscow months earlier.
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Churchill
Poland
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
World Security Organization
United Nations
Britain
America
Marshal Stalin
Europe
Mindoro landing marks bold Pacific drive toward China
A 20 mile long American warship convoy moved 600 miles through central Philippines as carrier planes knocked out over 300 Japanese aircraft. Mindoro beachheads were seized with little loss while guerrillas expanded control over Panay Negros Cebu and Bohol aiding the operation. General MacArthur said the corridor cuts the archipelago in two, isolating southern conquests and threatening Japan’s sea lanes.
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Associated Press
Macartur
Philippines
Mindoro
Manila
China
Leyte
Tokyo Radio
Sixth Army
Walter Krueger
Panay
Negros
Cebu
Bohol
Mindanao
Bataan
Philippine
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
John S. McCain
Luzon
Rembert James
Admiral McCain
Formosa
A. D. Struble
Leyte Gulf
Induction Expands to Men 26 and Older in World War II
Washington reports draft boards to increase inductions for men 26 and over as the war demands rise. Draft Director Hershey emphasizes a shift from youth focus to a universal mobilization while War Department furloughs 4,700 trained soldiers to work in ammunition and factory roles.
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Washington
U.P
Lewis B. Hershey
U. S
Hershey
War Department
James F. Byrnes
Clerks Picket Ward Stores Near Detroit
Striking Montgomery Ward employees picketed four Detroit area stores including Royal Oak Dearborn and Gratiot and Grand River avenues as police watched. Governor Kelly ordered state police to scene after a week-long dispute injured three officials and delayed pre holiday sales.
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Detroit
U.P
Montgomery Ward & Co
Harry F. Kelly
Royal Oak
Dearborn
Gratiot
Grand River
Ray Hayward
Tempe Man Appointed to State Board of Accountancy
E. J. Hilbert, instructor at Arizona State Teachers' College in Tempe, was appointed by Gov. Osborn to a five year term on the state board of accountancy. He succeeds Arthur A. Foster of Prescott, whose term expired.
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Phoenix
E. J. Hilbert
Arizona State Teachers’ College
Tempe
Osborn
State Board of Accountancy
Arthur A. Foster
Prescott
FDR Signs Security Tax Freeze Bill
President Roosevelt reluctantly signed a bill freezing social security taxes at one percent for another year. He warned Congress for freezing the tax and said he would soon propose a plan to broaden and improve the social security system. The statement noted the rate would have risen to two percent without the legislation and urged thorough review by the next Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Cadet Dies as Parachute Fails Over Phoenix Training Flight
A Chinese cadet was killed when a training plane crashed four and a half miles north of downtown Phoenix. The parachute did not deploy, and the plane went down on 19th Avenue near Camelback Road. The Maricopa county sheriff's office reported the chute failure.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County
Sheriff's Office
19Th Avenue
Camelback Road
Don Spesard
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