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 WASHINGTON DEC. 3O
RAILROAD STRIKE CALLED OFF
Three operating unions after
resisting previous offers
of arbitration agreed Wednesday to call off the nation wide strike
which had been set for tomorrow - Thursday. The calling off of the rail
strike and the return of steel workers to their jobs pending
negotiation
of a new contract cleared away two ominous clouds which rose over
the
Capitol just before Christmas.
NAZI DEATH KNELL SOUNDED:
With the
hour of the Allied invasion of Europe approaching, the Germans sounded
double invasion plans Wednesday reporting a series of British Commando
thrusts on the Channel Islands within 22 miles French Normandy in the
North and big scale massing of Allied ships at Gibraltar in the south.
DNB, the. German news agency asserted that British Commandos had stabbed
twice at the Nazi occupied island of Sark within the last three days, presumably in the quest of information
on German plans to counter the coming blow. At the same time the German
radio reported the heaviest ship movements at Gibraltar since the Italian invasion. It said a convoy of 77 ships
mostly 10,000 ton vessels had arrived from the Atlantic. The Swiss radio
said considerable Germen troop movements took place in France over the
Christmas weekend.
NOTE: One of the best-
things that could have happened to Roy's little boys'- did! It's the PA system
which gives out with
the highbrow and jive. It was unexpected so it was and it is a
delightful surprise.
Prime Beef:
The blankety-blank officiousness of those so and so MP's who keep
pushing palpitating Privates all over the joint. Here's hoping
that all the MP's who have children, have them grow up to be MP's.
OTHER - SIDE
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LONDON
DEC. 30
Russians Counter Attack in Kiev
Sector
The Red Army has
recaptured.
the important North. Ukraine Rail and Highway junction of Korosten
in its resumed offensive west of Kiev Moscow announced Wednesday
night, Korosten is 80 miles west and slightly north of Kiev and. is
astride important North-South and East-West railways of strategic
value to the retreating Germans. The Germans had captured Korosten Nov.
28 taking it a few days after it had fallen to the Russians at the
high-water mark of their first drive west from Kiev.
The Red army took
this city this time only six days after beginning Its new push towards
the old Polish border approximately 60 miles away. The Russians also
are closing in upon Zhitomir and on the same railway line and also
the town of Skvira. More than 250 populated places .including 30 large
centers were seized Tuesday the announcement said.
PEPPERED PATTER
There wasn't any fanfare,
no big pomp, every thing was still, But
the Parker steamed softly out of New York Harbor on a cold, grey
morning
with one of the biggest stories you or your reporter will ever
know. Part of its cargo was a task force - shipment # O- 246-AA -
you and I, The story? It should have been an inspiring anecdote on
an American boy moving into the theatre of operations, but as might
have been expected, # O- 246-AA had a different tale to tell. To even
the most observing there was little if anything which suggested that
here was a regiment nearing a Zero hour. Griping was normal,
spirits, (Physical - the other stuff wasn't available), were
high and the swearing had s new tang to It.
RUNNERS REMEMBER THIS
In case
of emergency or information, Call Captain Nation - room 239 Deck A.
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