Roosevelt Returns to Washington After Restful Holiday
President Roosevelt resumed duties in Washington after a three week Warm Springs vacation. He arrived by special train, planned a late news conference, and signaled a busy term ahead with 75 bills passed or vetoed during his absence. He kept a light schedule, rested 10 to 12 hours nightly, and visited the White House terrace and a nearby pool.
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Eureka Ranch Sold for Over 400000 to Texas Operator
Eureka Ranch, a large Arizona live cattle spread near the mita area, was sold for more than 400000 to W T Way Jr of Texas. Kling Hebbard handled the transaction though price and acreage were not disclosed. The property includes lands leases houses and equipment with a capacity of about 3000 cattle and has operated as a ranch for over 50 years.
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Eureka Ranch
Mita
W. T. Way, Jr
Kling Hebbard
Eureka Ranch, Inc
R. C. Jeff
Patafonia
Scott
Waggoner
Texas
Newico
Fort Purchase Price
Ft. Grant
Omas
Prison Rebellion Forces Abandonment in December Turmoil
In NS on December 19 a prison revolt driven by rebels caused the abandonment of the facility. Jean Rallis, a quisling leader, disappeared during the disorder as British forces and Greek police struggled to quell the attack that left 115 officers and guards involved and instigated the immediate withdrawal of some political detainees.
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Quisling Exier
Jean Rallis
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Yanks Find Gains Easy On Mindoro
State church and Legion rally to urge acceptance of loyal Japanese on the Pacific coast. Walter F. Dexter calls a January meeting of school superintendents to prevent friction as Japanese children re-enter schools. Gov. Warren orders a peace officers meeting.
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Civic
American Legion
Pacific Coast
Walter F. Dexter
California
Dexter
Sacramento
Earl Warren
Utility Case Of City Heads To U S Court
The city of Tucson filed a notice of appeal in federal court after a judgment dismissing the condemnation suit against Tucson Gas Electric Light & Power. The appeal goes to the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, with the South Tucson case already pending there.
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Norden firms indicted for delaying Norden bombsight work
A New York federal grand jury charged Carl L. Norden, Inc. and four officers from Corrigan Osburn Wells with conspiring to slow bombsight production and hinder Navy supervision. Cmdr. John D. Corrigan USNR allegedly used a concealed partnership to gain control of manufacture. If convicted, individuals face up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine per indictment. The firms face fines.
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Norden
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Washington
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Osburn, & Wells, Inc
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No Land Forces There To Oppose Mindoro Advance
General MacArthur reports Mindoro invasion proceeding with no ground opposition and a high aircraft toll on Japanese forces. Admiral Nimitz later announced extensive Japanese air and shipping losses across Manila Bay and Luzon, with numerous ships sunk or damaged. Major Bong achieves his 40th victory as U S infantry push toward Ormoc, while Leyte fighting continues under careful casualty avoidance.
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Mindoro
Richard I. Bong
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Leyte
Valencia
Ormoc
Manila
Phelps Rules Against City In Flood Suit
Maricopa County Judge M. T. Phelps granted a motion to strike parts of the city’s answer in the Apache Motors flood case seeking 547,796.92 for damages from the September 1943 floods. The ruling follows prior denials of city contentions and sets the stage for trial proceedings.
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Apache Motors
Maricopa County
M. T. Phelps
Belle D. Hall
Thomas J.elliott
Ralph Bilby
George Darnell
Hall
Eva de Concini
Gardner Cleared In Slaying Of Woman On Fox Hills Golf Course
Hollywood reports Roger Gardner was found not guilty of murdering Ora Murray whose nude body was discovered beside a crushed gardenia on the Fox Hills golf course. Judge Harold B. Landes dismissed the motion, saying no new elements justify a retrial.
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Roger Gardner
Ora Murray
Fox Hills
Gardenia
Harold B. Landreth
John Barnes
Critics Force Greek Debate On Churchill In Commons
In London the house of commons will hold a special debate on Greece with Prime Minister Churchill expected to speak. Churchill faced sharp questions on Belgium troop intervention and a limited war review, offering no full ground report. He cited a temporary Western Front news blackout and warned a censure vote could topple his government. Labor questions King George II’s Greece regency.
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Greece
Churchill
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Labor Party
Belgium
Eisenhower
Laborite
Emanuel Shinwell
George II
British Envoy Describes German Influence in Spain
Lord Templewood, retiring British ambassador to Madrid, asserts Spain was morally occupied by Germany for most of the war years. He recounts Gestapo surveillance of his household, pressure on staff, and seizures of individuals taken to Germany or occupied territories.
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London
Lord Templewood
Madrid
Spain
Templewood
Rundstedt Slightly Wounded Says Stockholm Paper
The Stockholms-Tidningen reports Field Marshal Karl Gerd Von Rundstedt was slightly wounded and dissatisfied with the German west offensive citing heavy losses of reserves. The dispatch notes his initial refusal to commence the hazardous offensive requiring the full fighting capacity of the German army.
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Stockholms-Tidningen
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
OWL
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Moscow says Nazis lose at Budapest
Moscow reports the Budapest Vienna railway under Russian artillery fire ending any practical escape route for Budapest garrison. Red army pincers 15 miles apart, corridor swept by shellfire. Budapest deemed untenable and cut off. Weather and stiff defenses slowed the campaign. Germans prepared sacrifices to block a Soviet breakthrough into Austria.
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Senate confirms Grew nomination for undersecretary of state
The Senate confirmed Joseph C. Grew as undersecretary of state amid a general State Department reorganization. The vote was 66 to 7. Nelson Rockefeller was also confirmed as assistant secretary of state by 62 to 9.
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UPR
Senate Today
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State Department
Grew
Nelson Rockefeller
Belgian Believers Turn On Liberators As Germans Rattle Front
In Belgium near Stavelot and Spa the U S First Army conducts a retreat as German tanks advance. Belgians respond with mixed feelings, some welcoming the Nazis back while others cling to the brief freedom, wondering when the Americans will return to protect them. The column notes surprise German assault, destruction, and urgency around supply dumps and gasoline.
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Belgium
U.P
Schutzstaffel
Stavelot
Spa
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Red Cross
Germans Gamble for Better Peace Amid Rhine Offensive
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie notes Berlin’s bold Rhine campaign aims to delay Allied plans and push toward a peace compromise. He argues Allied manpower and matériel superiority assures victory but warns against nerves amid blackout limits and uncertain near-term outcomes.
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Associated Press
Rhineland
Berlin
Massed tanks meet German attack in Belgium front
Allied lines underLt Gen Hodges stabilize northern half of 70 mile defensive front as German armored columns push into Belgium. British radio says the counteroffensive is in full swing with tanks, guns and reinforcements moving to halt the advance.
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U.P
Belgium
Courtney H. ‘Hodges
First Army
Gerd von Rundstedt
United Press
Jack Frankish
Kasserine Pass
Tunisia
Hodges
Germany
Frankish
John McDermott
Rhine
Supreme Headquarters
U.S
German Drive Into Belgium Alarms Allies In 1944 News
Germany shifted from defense to offense in Belgium, probing 21 miles into Allied lines as American casualties rise and drafts surge. Officials warn the threat is serious but likely to be checked, while noting possible impacts on Allied plans and morale at home.
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UPR
Germany
Belgium
Europe
Montgomery Ward Grants Pay Increase Amid Wage Fight
Montgomery Ward and Company announced in Detroit it will raise minimum wages to 46 cents an hour with retroactive pay, a move seen as a shift toward WLB directives while union leaders warn the strike continues until full compliance is reached. The announcement comes as government seizure of Ward properties looms and firm officials defer questions to Chicago headquarters.
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Montgomery Ward and Company
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Detroit
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Rosevear
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Ward
Barry Chaplin Paternity Suit Opens With Final Jury
In Hollywood on December 19, the trial of Joan Barry's paternity suit against Charlie Chaplin began in earnest as attorneys selected a jury with two alternates and started opening statements after final alternates were chosen.
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Joan Barry
Charlie Chaplin
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