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Three WILKES-BARRE RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1945 Governments Asked to Trim Budgets to Meet Tax Conditions U. S. Bombers Blast 69 Tanks SIX WAYS TO BUY! 1 Regular 9 Merchandise 80-Day A Monthly Layaway ft Or CASH, Account A Coupon Books Plan Budget Plan Plan of Course I Nazis Fail to Use Artillery Clear Weather Give Allies I Chance to Pummel Ene-, my Troops, Transport Clearance! Junior-Fashions Von Rundetedt Believed to Have Used Luftwaffe to Protect Armor HJiitrimmefl Coats HQ The Newest Fashion Star! (Continued from Page One The Germans rdlled forward southeast of Bitche before the Americans slammed back and were 2SJ00 to S3.00! to 44.00 (Contlnued.lrom Page. Ninth Air Force fighter-bombers tied into two eastbound enemy columns, wrecking 69 of more than 100 tanks and other vehicles and leaving more than 75 German troops lying dead or wounded. It was considered likelv that Von Uarrlsburg, Jan.

UP "Local governments1 'should trim their budgets to meet their tax conditions," Governor Martin told the Legislature tonight The executive, in submitting the Commonwealth's budget, criticized local governments for failure to reduce real -estate taxes' In proportion to Increased State aid and the Assembly the iitua- tion "merits your most serl-" ous consideration." During the last 20 years the State has relieved local governments of many activities but the real estate bur-. den has not been Martin said. He reported in that period the Commonwealth has taken over mothers' assistance, poor relief, mental hospitals; highways bridges, and a larger share of school costs for a total of $135,000,000. Fitted, boxy, dress, casual and Chesterfield coats in green, black, brown, red, blue, fuchsia, beige, lime and maize. Sizes 9 to 15.

Ilayoii Crepe IPeplraimii Tuxedo Coats 63-00 were 69.95! pressed in against the narrow enemy salient, which was nowhere wider than five miles. i The enemy had also infiltrated into towns In the Vosges Mountains near the Reich frontier but the entire enemy display of aggressiveness was characterized by a surprising lack of artillery. i Using a substantial amount oi armor, the Nazis succeeded not only in shoving the army front back in some sectors, but also in making some infiltrations. However, one of the American counterattacks netted an estimated 300 prisoners. Air reconnaissance detected heavy rail and road traffic behind the German lines in the Palatinate during the last 10 days.

Tbe sudden flare-up in fighting shook nervous Alsatians and today a stream of civilians poured on foot through the Saverne Gap to the west It is the Army's belief, however, that the German action has presented an opportunity give nim a hell of a bloody nose." Of 100 wool fabrics, with mouton trimming. Choose in green or Must. Sizes 9 to 15. Sub Is Given Up for Lost IldD-93 USS Harder Won Presiden Fur Trimmed SSM, 44-00 London dyed squirrel, wolf and raccoon trimmed coats. Colors of grey, green, blue, black, brown or red, SUes 9 to 15.

Rundgtedt had the withdrawal of some of his armor in mind yester day when his supporting air forces struck their heaviest blow since D-day at Allied air bases In Belgium and Holland. This possibly was an effort to immobilize a large portion of Allied air units to keep them from playing havoc with retreating Nazi armor, as they did 1n Normandy. As reports from anti-aircraft Units continued to pour in, the total of German planes downed by both air and ground gunners Monday mounted to 363 the Luftwaffe's greatest single day's loss of -the war. Battlefront dispatches said the Germans threw nearly 700 planes into the costly attacks. Included in the new total were 10 "planes accounted for by Ninth air force anti-aircraft gunners.

The Germans succeeded in shooting up a number of parked Allied planes, but the exact tally was not disclosed. Counteratacklng German forces In the French Saar were disclosed to have driven a mile and a half into the U. S. Seventh Army's lines near Bannstein, six miles southeast of the Maginot fortress city of Bitche, by late yesterday. While it was definite that the Nazis had cut a lateral road from Bitche to Bannstein, possession of Bannstein itself was in doubt tonight.

The Germans launched a series of attacks on both sides of Bitche late Sunday night. The enemy also was hitting back With lesser blows along the Third Army's Saar front ana along the Maas River in Holland, but the fighting in Belgium still held the spotlight despite the 36-hour time lag on news of ground activity. This was the situation up to Monday morning: The Third Army's strong armored- push against the southern side of the salient between Bastogne tial Unit Citation for Daring Service Grandma's old-time mutton suet ideadeveloped bymodernacience iA it am voTWrtinff liL.l knniMiiiinlr mmfnrfa Washington, Jan. 2 UP. The 1 oe.

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Hubert. Other Third Army troops-to the east cleared the Nazis out of Neffe, two miles east of Bastogne, and captured Harlange, six miles south-east of Bastogne In Luxembourg. They held a north-south line, running two to three miles east'qf the Arlon-Bastogne highway from Wardin, three miles east of Bastogne, to the vicinity of Surre. Doughboys on the northern side Of the salient, who repulsed an enemy counterattack in the vicinity of Grandmenil on Sunday, later opened an assault of their own and pushed the Germans back 500 to 600 yards about three miles west of Grandmenil. Gold Qoses Steel Plants imp Persuade General to Become Premier Wonderfully Warm, Real Bunny Mittens 00 plus tax For warm fingers these lovely bunny mittens are the perfect thing! Fuzzy and cozy with plenty of room to wriggle around and pretty enough to wear at all times! Gloves Street Floor useful In aU eondl- L.J 'tlill BELTIXG AIVD STRAW AIIL(IDIHl Sailors are the spring By STEPHEN BARBER Athens.

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Try it tonight to become premier oi me new government now being formed. (The Federal Communications Commission reported later that for Cold Nights You Need the Athens radio declared riasuras had agreed to form a new government in This stumbling block in the nath bf Deace for turbulent Greece came as Athens shook with the Weather Checks-Threat of Serious Floods in Several States rumble of British artillery replying shelling by the ELAS, militia of the Left-Wine EAM. The flgnting V- if ft one of fine straw with belting crown and bright WhenYcur1nnardsw crc Crying the DIuos continued despite the announcement that a new government was being formed and a plea from Warm band, adorned with crisp HI. I 1 I veiling is one of many Damaskinos ror laying aown arms. Plastiras' friends said the veteran -soldier wanted to take the premiership only if all political parties were willing -to support him and if guarantees of 'support can be obtained from the United Nations.

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