Get Down to Business and Fight the War
Wartime piece condemns leadership and planning failures in Allied effort. It urges rapid action to fix supply lines munitions ships and command competence, warning that delay risks victory and demands clear answers from leaders. The article stresses public accountability and decisive measures now.
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America
Belgium
Luxembourg
Italy
Poland
Hungary
Balkans
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Europe
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Siegfried Line
Eisenhower
Poland Greece and the war over Poland Curzon line fallout
Washington reports reveal Churchill's Curzon line cut through Poland as part of a long negotiated deal with Russia stretching back to Tehran. The piece argues Britain fought to save Poland, while Russia gains western influence, amid debates in Congress and among allies about freedom of peoples and spheres of influence.
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London
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Russia
Stalin
Churchill
Eden
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Tehran
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Poland
Hitler
Stettinius
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Greece
United States
Two Hundred Women Riot in New York Grocery Loots Butter Sugar
Two hundred women staged a two hour riot in a New York state grocery and carried off all the butter and sugar. The spree ended with authorities at a loss and the crowd appearing content with the haul.
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New York State
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Detroit druggist plans pharmacy department move
Time marches backward in Detroit as a local druggist contemplates converting the existing cigarette counter into a prescription department. The potential change signals broader shifts in an old store layout as the city eyes new pharmaceutical services.
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Detroit
Omaha World Herald
Helen Keller on aging and living with spirit
The article recalls Helen Keller answering how she plans to age. She says there is no age in the spirit and aging is a physical handicap. A friend of 80 urged enjoying life as at 25, stressing counting interests over years to avoid fading in beauty.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Treasury Department
Marguerite Rawalt
Treasury
Federal Bar Association
Texas Bar
Spelvins
George
Spelvin
Helen Keller
Pointblank
Haircut Oddity From Southwest Pacific Prisoner
An army captain interviewing a Japanese prisoner asks what he wants. The prisoner requests permission to destroy himself, then asks for a haircut when denied. The exchange reflects a dark moment amid wartime routine.
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Southwest
Pacific
German Warships Collide with Mines Off Norwegian Coast
report from Sheffield England notes two German warships collided with two British mines near the Norwegian coast. The mines were irreparably damaged. The incident highlights ongoing naval hazards in the area and potential strategic implications for Allied and Axis forces.
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Goebbels
Sheffield
England
MacArthur communiques misstate Navy role in Mindoro
Washington editorials condemn General MacArthur for uneven public notices that overemphasize Army actions in Mindoro while minimizing the United States Navy’s crucial carrier and air support. The critique notes later dispatches reveal Navy efforts in transporting troops and striking Japanese air fields, urging balanced, coordinated reporting across services.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
United States Navy
Japan
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Armed Services
Mindoro
Philippines
Leyte
Visayan Island
Rmy
David Lawrence
Luzon
European Front Insights From Washington December 22
A wartime briefing notes German command under Marshal von Rundstedt and Rommel’s absence, Nazi jet planes, and massed forces opposite the U.S. First Army. It cites Tiger tanks, reinforced nose bulkheads, and a new mortar as factors in the early success of the German counteroffensive on the western front.
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Dre
Washington
U. S
Vosges Mountains
Pearson
Marne
Marshal von Rundstedt
France
Normandy
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Rommel
Germany
von Rundstedt
von Mackensen
Accordion mystery linked to Iaven and Milwa Journal claim
The Milwa Journal identifies Iaven the accordion as the origin of a tale, while the Science Monitor notes the original source was a man who could not explain how large a fish he caught.
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Iaven
Milwa Journal
Ian Science Monitor
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Chandler
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Julius Holmes
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