Red Army Breaks German Lines Near Budapest in Five Day Breakthrough
Soviet forces under Tolbukhin punched into the western flank of Axis lines around Budapest after a five day battle that left as many as 20,000 Germans and Hungarians killed or captured. The drive breached 25 miles of defenses, threatening a Stalingrad endgame, with mass retreats toward the capital and a last stand in the city as thousands of troops attempted to escape via subways and canals. The Allies released more than 4,000 planes focusing on the battle area, while the Red spearhead advanced five miles toward Budakeszi and Torbagy.
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Planes and ships bombard Iwo Jima base
U S Pacific Fleet reports a coordinated air and naval attack on Iwo Jima with B-29s Liberators and warships, while Tokyo claims incendiary raids on Tokyo and Yokohama. Nimitz notes no vessel damage and confirms destroyer escort sunk. light opposition and shore defenses faced by heavy bombers and Lightning fighters.
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Burglary Suspect Caught After Dawn Chase in Berkeley
Four men from Berkeley and Alameda County pursued a Phoenix burglar at the Codornices housing project after a resident reported an icepick attack. A chase began when officers spotted James, a Negro from Phoenix, who fled as two officers went down. Two accomplices fled with him into the surrounding area.
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Woman In Iron Lung Delivers Daughter On Christmas Day
Battle Creek Michigan reports a daughter born Christmas day to Mrs. G Hobart Hitchcock 27 a victim of infantile paralysis who has spent 15 weeks in an iron lung at Community hospital Beth the mother wife of an Army captain serving with the first army on the western front baby and mother in good condition delivery lasted an hour with four brief removals of the iron lung for artificial respiration
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U S Prepares To Take Over 2 Ward Stores
Washington reports the justice department plans federal court orders to seize Montgomery Ward & Co properties in Detroit and Chicago for non compliance with war labor board directives. action aims to restrain Sewell Avery and other officers from interfering with presidential agents operating the stores. officials expect further steps in multiple Ward locations nationwide.
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U S Plans New Gun Making Plant
United Press reports Japan's Gen Korechika Anami is named inspector general of army aviation and a member of the supreme war council. Lt Gen Michio Sugawara and Lt Gen Noboru Tazoe receive posts as transfers follow losses in the Philippines and failed defense against B 29 raids on the home islands.
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Korechika Anami
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Supreme War Council
Anami
Michio Sugawara
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War Ministry
Noboru Tazoe
Army
Christmas Holiday Violence Toll Stands At 366
The national violent-death toll over the Christmas holiday reached 366, with 198 killed in auto crashes. The National Safety Council estimates about 275 motor-vehicle fatalities during the period, mirroring 1943 levels. Plane crashes and fires contributed dozens more deaths nationwide. California led with 37 fatalities, followed by Pennsylvania 27 and New York 22.
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Krug Sees Indefinite War, Expands Output Plans
War Production Board chief J A Krug told reporters in Philadelphia that the European war may last indefinitely. He outlined $200 million new factory costs for trench mortars, noting ramped aircraft output by 4-5 percent and a planned Navy fighter increase. Eisenhower requested six million yards of blanket material as fronts strain supplies.
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Eisenhower
Wise Boys
Houston Selected for Munitions Plant
Washington reports the Army will produce 155 mm shells at Houston. Rep. Thomas of Texas disclosed the plan, noting possible new construction but much of the plant will be set up.
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Leyte Defeat Marks End of Leyte-Samar Campaign
General MacArthur declared the Leyte operation a decisive Japanese defeat as the U S 77th division captured Palompon last Japanese port on Leyte after an amphibious assault. American losses totaled 11 217 with 2 623 killed and 8 422 wounded as Nippon planes fell by the score and 112 728 Japanese killed or captured on Leyte and Samar.
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Congressman Demands Fixed Cattle Prices
Rep. Emanuel Celler called the cattle bloc stronger than the government and said he will introduce a bill to require price ceilings on cattle. He criticized CPA and WFA in moving to curb profits while hearings are set in Chicago and Kansas City. Senator Wherry announced a probe, signaling possible further scrutiny.
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Kansas City
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Kenneth S. Wherry
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Churchill In Athens To End Civil Conflict
In Athens a high level meeting was held after a thwarted plot against Prime Minister Churchill by a dynamite cache found near the Great Britain hotel. Churchill Eden Papandreou and U.S. Ambassador McVeigh joined the conference to seek a settlement of Greece's civil war with EAM Elas forces representatives joining later.
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Winston Churchil
Great Britain
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Anthony Eden
George Papandreou
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Lincoln McVeigh
Elas
Churchill Seeks End to Greek Civil War in Athens Visit
Prime Minister Churchill arrived in Athens amid street fighting and a British patrol report finding dynamite under the Hotel Grand Bretagne. He planned a conference with Greek leaders and church figures to end fratricidal strife and restore Greece to the UN.
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Churchill
Grand Bretagne
Ronald Scobie
Anthony Eden
Elas
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Harold MacMillan
George Papandreou
Greece
United Nations
Damaskinos
Ronald M. Scobie
Germans Strain to Reach Paris in Last-ditch Drive
War analysis by Dewitt Mackenzie notes a renewed German counteroffensive aimed at Paris and peace talks. Allied forces hold gains, Eisenhower appears in control, but German losses are heavy and the drive risks a costly stalemate. The plan reportedly targets arrival in Paris on January 17 with hopes Roosevelt will concede.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Paris
Roosevelt
German Drive Nears Sedan and Bastogne Bulge Growth
German armored columns pushed 50 miles into Belgium reaching near the Meuse and forming a 35 mile bulge after wiping out the St. Vith salient. Allied forces battled to hold Bastogne as German and Allied units pressed the counteroffensive across the Belgian front.
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Belgium
Meuse
St. Vith
Supreme Headquarters
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Associated Press
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Roer River
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Bulge
Bastogne
Libramont
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Meuse River
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France
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Prisoners of War Escape from Papago Park
Sheriff Ed Echols led a search around Tucson for about 19 German POWs who fled Papago Park weekend. Up to press time, deputies and city police reported no arrests as they surveilled routes toward the Mexican border. An AP dispatch in Phoenix said 25 escaped, six captured. a 200-foot tunnel aided the breakout, with 12 officers and 13 enlisted among the escapees. The Army officer noted the camp sits in rock.
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Tucson
Papago Park
Sheriff Echols
Mexico
Associated Press
Phoenix
William A. Holden
Holden
Meat Markets Closing Down In New York
New York police report show 34 percent of Manhattan butcher shops closed in protest against OPA price controls. Bronx checks found one in five shops shut, with limited meat available at open markets. Mayor LaGuardia inspected markets and reported scarce meats despite threats of a citywide holiday shutdown.
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