Strikes Intense Blow At North Flank Sign of Tide Turn
Paris dec 20 Lt Gen Courtney Hodges launched counterattacks against the northern flank of the German breakthrough in Belgium. American tanks and troops pressed into the Butgenbach Stave lot Malmedy area as paratroopers were reported in the Monschau region. In Moscow Soviet advances across eastern Slovakia pushed German forces back near Kassa with heavy losses. First sign of a turning tide from Belgium fronts noted as American units slow the western spearheads and push back German armor.
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Dargo
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First Army
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St. Vith
Luxembourg
Stavelot
Butgenbach
Allied seek Luzon victory as 102 Japanese ships are sunk
Allied reports show heavy carrier strikes around Luzon with 102 vessels damaged or sunk. Ground operations push toward Valencia as units from Mindoro and Leyte advance, while Japanese air losses mount. Valencia falls to American forces and Palompon coast is threatened as western Leyte erodes under Filipino guerrilla action.
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All Harbor Dispatch
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Palompon
Gueras
Forrest Ingle Seeks Job As Police Chief
Forrest Ingle, former city personnel director, says he would like to be the new chief of police. The city council meets at 5 p.m. to consider appointments including a police chief, a new auditor, and a treasurer amid personnel shortages and civil service rules.
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City Hall
Charles Darnell
U. S
Consular Service
Civil Service
Ingle
Phoenix
Harold C. Wheeler
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Martin
Don Hayes
Police
Connally Backs U. S.-Mexican Water Pact
Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Connally of Texas says he favors the American Mexican water treaty with Mexico. He discussed the pact with Ambassador Messersmith and noted hearings are scheduled before the committee on January 22.
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Senate Foreign Teens Committee
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Messersmith
Tion
Mexico-United States
Congressmen Head Home Senate Accepts Appointees
Washington dispatch reports the 78th Congress adjourned with harmony as the Senate confirmed six State Department appointees led by Undersecretary Joseph C. Grew. The session approved wartime legislation, oversaw vast spending, and advanced postwar measures including GI rights, disability, and surplus property rules.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
78Th Congress
White House
Congress
Joseph C
Grew
Final Naval Class AtUA Graduates at Tucson Campus
The 25th and final battalion of the U S Navy indoctrination school on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson graduates at 11 30 after a final review at the polo field. Capt Willard E Cheadle notes the men will face demanding assignments as veterans replace green crews.
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University of Arizona
Willard E. Cheadle
USN
Alfred Atkinson
Polo Field
Tucson
Cheadle
Atkinson
U. S. Navy
Henry Jaastad
Capt. Cheadle
Janstad
Tucsone
Welcom
US Navy
Churchill cites discord among Allies over liberated Europe
In London, December 20, Prime Minister Churchill acknowledged a rift among the Big Three on Allied policy in liberated Europe while pledging Britain’s effort to heal the breach. He defended ongoing cooperation with the United States and Russia and noted differences on Greece and spheres of influence debated with Parliament. Eden warned no ceasefire in the Greek civil war and promised safeguards for both sides amid amnesty aims.
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United States
Russia
Daniel Lipson
Poland
Anthony Eden
Commons
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Eden
Superforts Raid Tokyo Reported by Axis Sources
Axis reports say American B 29s from Saipan bombed Tokyo last night dropping incendiaries that caused several fires. Tokyo dispatch notes big Marianas bombers over the capital, fires were put out, evacuation of suburbs noted as Tokyo braces for aerial siege.
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21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Tokyo
Transocean News Regency
Marianas
Attempted assassination of Franco narrowly reported
Paris dispatch says Generalissimo Franco and Justice Minister Eduardo Amos escaped an assassination attempt in Madrid. Two bystanders who had just left Spain reported shots fired at Franco’s motorcar. the chauffeur was wounded, but Franco and Amos were unharmed.
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Paris
Aubore
Wallace Dines With Roosevelt Eludes Newsmen
Vice President Henry A. Wallace had a two hour luncheon with President Roosevelt at the White House. He then slipped out a side door and escaped reporters by racing his chauffeur to an awaiting car. Wallace, facing possible job loss on January 20, disappeared before interviews could be arranged.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
White House
Wallace
German leaflet tells Italian frontline troops to die for Hitler
A United Press dispatch cites Italo Swiss frontier reports that Heinrich Himmler ordered all German soldiers in Italy to die rather than surrender or evade orders. The leaflet warned there would be no forgiveness and warned of merciless punishment for disobedience.
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United Press
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Italy
Popolo E Liberta
FCC
Himmler
Hitler
Speculation On FDR Trend Is Spreading
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt may drift left of center in future policy while maintaining a liberal record. It cites past reforms and clashes with conservative senators over State Department nominations as examples of his zig zag approach and tension with Congress.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Roosevelt
New Deal
Supreme Court
Congress
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Texas
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
State Department
Big Business
Wall Street
Germans Seek Counterblow Against Allied Vital Cities
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie reports a major German counteroffensive threatening Allied lines along a 70 mile front. Officials note the American first army appears to hold enemy flanks, with Aachen seen as a critical node whose fate could determine the overall outcome of the offensive.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Rhineland
Aachen
Scobie vows full force against Elas in Greece standoff
Athens reports Lt. Gen. R M Scobie the British commander in Greece warns civilians that leftist Elas will be attacked with aircraft naval forces and arms after 9 am tomorrow as he plans to press the contest into Elas lines following the fall of RAF headquarters and a hazardous material incident.
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R. M. Scobie
Greece
Elas
Scobie
RAF
Blue Network Transfer Approved for Major Stations
The Blue Network, Inc. was authorized to assign licenses for WJZ New York and other stations to the American Broadcasting Company. The FCC approved transfers for WENR Chicago KGO San Francisco KECA Los Angeles and several relay stations with no money involved. Officials in New York will decide if ABC replaces the Blue network in station announcements.
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American Broadcasting Company, Inc
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KGO
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Los Angeles
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American Broadcasting Company
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