Soviets Press Danube Front As Budapest Battle Intensifies
Soviet forces cracked the encircled Nazi defenses around Budapest and pressed toward Vienna. Red troops battled to seize control of the Danubian capital, while converging columns from Marshal Tolbukhin and Malinovsky pushed east and southeast toward Komarom.
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Daniel DE Lucew
Ian
Budapest
Danube
Red
Buda
Pest
Vienna
Komarom
Tislava
Feo- Tolbukhin
Vy Group
Roedion Malinovsky
Hron
Adyn
Tolbuk
Churchill Seeks Firm American Support for Greece Setup
Washington reports say Churchill aims to win solid US backing for a key Greece arrangement after his Athens visit with Eden. Diplomatic speculation centers on the future of King George II, Papandreou’s government, and the EAM movement amid shifting Allied assurances and fluctuating Greek loyalties.
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John M. Hightower Ashington
Churchill
Amer
Greece
Iican
Elas
Athens
Ign
Anthony Eden
Ashington
Papandreou
EAM
Europe
U. S. Transports Attacked In Philippines, Japs Say
Japanese high command reported a large convoy of American transports moving westward through Philippine waters and claimed six were sunk in a two day attack. Tokyo said the force included 30 transports escorted by over 20 warships and attacked from Mindanao to Mindoro near Manila.
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Leonard Millman
Associated Press
High Command Today
Philippine
Tokyo
U. S
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao Sea
Surigao Strait
Leyte Island
Mindoro
Manila
MacArthur
Western Pacific
Marc A. Mitscher
Japan
British Renew Attacks Upon Greek Rebels
Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden arrived in Britain from Greece after conferences, as London reports renewed British attacks on Greek rebels.
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London
Churchill
Eden
Britain
Greece
British Greek force drives three-pronged assault in southeast Athens
At dawn British and Greek troops launched a three-pronged offensive toward southeast Athens to clear Elas troops from southern districts. By midmorning one prong neared the stadium area while another moved toward the cemetery south of the stadium and a third advanced from the east. The attack aimed to hold half of Athens as fighting continued with mortars artillery and tanks in support.
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Athens
U.P
Elas
Omonoias
Stadium
Ardittos
Great Britain
Likivittos Hill
Omonoias Square
George
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Greece
London
Chaplin Paternity Trial Nears Jury Decision
The Los Angeles paternity case against Charlie Chaplin heads toward a verdict as a third doctor testifies the blood tests show Chaplin could not be the father of Carol Ann Berry. Dr. Vernon L. Andrews joins two others in confirming earlier results. both sides rest and begin final arguments.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Carol Ann Berry
Vernon L. Andrews
Chaplin
Joan Berry
No Coffee Shortage But Hoarding Could Bring Restrictions
In Los Angeles on December 29, Andrew S. Moseley, regional VP of the Pacific Coast Coffee Assn., warned there is no coffee shortage yet hoarding could force a return of sales limits. He said panic, not scarcity, would drive restrictions and loading space needed for replenishing grocers’ stocks could hinder the war effort.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Andrews
Moseley
Pacific Coast Coffee Assn
Twelve Die In Transport Plane Crash On Black Mesa
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Dec 29 Twelve persons were killed when a transport plane crashed on Black Mesa Arizona The aircraft based at Malden Missouri was overdue Christmas day en route Tucson Arizona to Palm Springs California It was found by Capt Ruth Reinhold and CAP Sgt Victor H Pulis Jr both of Phoenix Civil air patrol Eleven other CAP planes assisted in the search The crash left the plane just 15 feet short of clearing the mountain A search continued for a P 38 fighter plane overdue from Long Beach California to Coolidge Arizona.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Army
Black Mesa Mountain
Arizona
Second Air Force
Blythe
Calif
Malden
Tucson
Ariz
Palm Springs
Ruth Reinhold
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Victor H. Pulis, Jr
Phoenix
Reinhold
Pulis
Long Beach
Coolidge
Navy Warns 1945 Plans Hindered by Manpower Shortage
The Navy reports 1944 production surged with 1,167 fighting ships and 37,000 planes, but faces a severely critical manpower shortage that threatens 1945 operational plans. It notes 45 carriers added in 1944 and a total fleet tonnage of 11.7 million tons, with 90 aircraft carriers available of all types and ongoing lend-lease transfers to Allies.
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Washington
U.P
U. S
Navy
Europe
Ward Stores Seized Under Presidential Order Across Seven Cities
Federal Judge set January 8 for a hearing on the government suit to validate President Roosevelt's order seizing Montgomery Ward & Co facilities. Board chairman Sewell Avery denounced the action as unconstitutional while remaining in his office and welcoming court review.
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Chicago
Philip J. Sullivan
Montgomery Ward & Co
Sewell L. Avery
Avery
Lean
Roosevelt
WLB
Joseph W. Byron
Byron
Avery’s
Ward
FDR Vetoes Bill to abolish Jackson Hole Monument
President Roosevelt pocket vetoed a bill to abolish the Jackson Hole national monument in Wyoming. In a memorandum of disapproval he said the move would deprive the nation of valuable natural, historic, scientific and recreational assets. The 222000 acre area near Teton National Park was created last March by executive order amid private Wyoming opposition over tax concerns. The President cited potential tax-offset legislation as a possible remedy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jackson Hole National Monument
Wyoming
White House
United States
Teton National Park
National Park and Monument System
Nazis Might Try Break Once More
An Allied briefing notes cautious military opinion that Germany may launch another major breakout from the salient before withdrawing to the Siegfried Line. Von Rundstedt possibly has divisions ready for a new attack while patrol activity north of the salient raises questions about enemy plans and Allied responses.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
U. S. Third Army
von Rundstedt
Salient
Liege
Ninth Army
West Wall
Siegfried Line
Stimson
Decisive Phase Of Battle With Nazis Believed Near
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie reports the German counteroffensive near standstill as Allied forces push into the outer edge of the Von Rundstedt bulge. Eisenhower may trap and annihilate large Nazi forces, though victory details remain uncertain and the Meuse region remains critical.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Marshal von Rundstedt
Meuse
Liege
Namur
Sedan
von Rundstedt
ODT Opposes Shipping Horses to Foreign Tracks
Washington Dec 29. The office of defense transportation opposes shipping horses to race tracks in Mexico and Canada after American tracks close Jan 3, citing strain on rail facilities. Director J Monroe Johnson said regulations would apply to track operators and horse owners but would not be enforced while the government racing order is obeyed. He added no objection to owners stabling horses within the United States and praised racing interests for responding well to the shutdown order.
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Washington
U.P
Office of Defense Transportation
Mexico
Canada
J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
United States
Taylor Flies To Join 101st At Bastogne
Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe is identified as leader of the Bastogne garrison of about 10 000 men who refused the German surrender demand. Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor arrived December 27 to reinforce Bastogne as Patton’s forces broke the siege driving German forces back from the town.
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Taylor
101St
Bastogne
Edward D. Ball
Anthony C. McAuliffe
McAuliffe
101St Airborne
Ninth
Tenth Armored
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
Belgian Bulge
France
Fourth Armored
George S. Patton
Belgium
George S. Patton, Jr
Screaming Eagle
Normandy
Holland
Charles E. Fife
Los Angeles
Armored Force
Patton
American Armored Push Halts Von Rundstedt Bulge At Rochefort
American forces break the German spearhead across the Lesse and Homme rivers into Rochefort and push back pockets near Bastogne. Patton’s third army gains 20 miles in six days while Dillingen Saar bridgehead is yielded. Bastogne hold cited as turning point with 1,200 prisoners and heavy enemy losses.
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Paris
von Rundstedt
Lesse
Homme
Rochefort
Bastogne
Bulge
George S. Patton
Third Army
Patton
Saar
Dillingen
Meuse
Celles
Dinant
Humain
Marche
U. S. Plans Stronger Norway Ties After War
London reports the United States will build a larger Oslo embassy staff after liberation. Ambassador Lithgow Osborne trains economic political and military experts in London for Norway's postwar government. Norway seeks close U S collaboration while Britain Russia and Sweden vie for favor. Norway's strategic location controls Baltic access and borders Russia near Petsamo.
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London
Norway
Europe
Oslo
Lithgow Osborne
United States
Baltic
Russia
Petsamo
Finland
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Iwo Island
Robert W. Douglass
7Th Air Force
Iwo
Leyte
Jim Hutcheson
Tokyo Radio
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Kyushu
Adm
Nobumasa Suetsuga
U. S. Navy Department
Seawolf
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Klein
Fdr
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ODT
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