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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PACE SIX 22DQ AMERICAN PLANES Oil P OIL REFINERY LONDON, Dec. 12 (.T) Al most 2200 American planes, in cluding 1250 Flying Fortresses and Liberators, bombed the nazis' principal synthetic oil re finery at Mcrscburg and rail yards at Hanau, Asehaffcnsburg and Darmstadt today. The attack folowcd a record assault by 4000 bombers and fighters yesterday. It was the lath attack of the war on Merscburg's leading oil plant, the Leuna refinery. Eighteen of them have been made in daylight by American heavy bombers. The bombing at Mcrseburg was by instrument because of heavy clouds. All the rail tar gets were in the open and were hit visually. All the bombers and most of the Mustang-Thunderbolt-Lightning fighter escort were from the U. S. eighth air force. Berlin air raid warnings in dicated that at least two other bomber blows landed on German targets today one by Fortresses and Liberators from the U. S. 15th air force in Italy, the other by the RAF bomber command. All three heavy bombardment air forces participated in yester day's assault with 10.000 tons of bombs climaxing a campaign which has crippled synthetic oil production in the Ruhr and sev ered main rail routes to German defenses in the west. "Our job now is to keep hit ting them and destroying repairs as fast as the Germans cm make them," a staff officer said. The Britain-based eighth sent 1600 bombers aloft yesterday and, with an escort of 800 fight ers, they smashed railyards at Frankfurt, Hanau and Giessen. It was the largest single bomber fleet ever put in the air twice the size of Germany's peak aerial effort in September, 1940, when 800 planes attacked London. A force of 500 American heavy bombers from Italy hit an oil refinery and railyards in Vienna and 800 British bombers attacked three fuel plants and a rail center in the Ruhr. Mosquito bombers returned to western Germany last night with blockbusters. Continent - based fighters and bombers got in 800 sorties against tactical targets before dark yesterday. Lcyte Becomes Jap 'Bataan' LUZON i'liiMiPlllHiliiiliilii ililii ifLUtviNC " ' Philippine),,, , .f i itf .ii ! ;;' ! Mill! : sr. . . x Uff frv II T T"VNVv: , ) LEYTE v'1 '" JuJ'V"'00 f :..:.:rT sMiEzna MM 'li'iMS&'i'iiliiij Mi!;!1 Millard Wilhelm Transferred to Idaho Millard Wilhelm, who was as sistant manager of Montgomery Ward and company here for a year and a half, has been made manager of the Ward store at Weiser, Idaho, it was reported by Wallace Bruce, local Ward man ager. Wilhelm left here last summer to assume an assistant manager post at Everett, Wash. European War Passes New Milestone LONDON, Dec. 12, Wl The European war has passed anoth er milestone, having lasted ex actly one year longer than the first World war. World War I ended in four years, 14 weeks and two days the last shot being fired just six hours after armistice terms were signed at 5 a. m.t on November 11. 1918. The current war was five years, 14 weeks and two days old yesterday. Mnp ol the Philippines, right, above, with close-up maps, left, of Bataan and Lcvie. show how Yanks, steadily forcing the enemy into the northwestern corner of the island, have trapped the Japs in the same sort of pocket that sealed the tute of American defend ers of Bataan, WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 1 P H o w northwest congressmen voted during the week ended December 6: Senate: On the motion of Senator CMahoney (D-Wyo.) to re-refer state department nominations to committee: for Holrrian (R Ore.). Cordon (R-Ore. Not vot ing Wallgren (D-Wash). On commerce committee amendment to rivers and har bors bill authorizing the Beaver Mahoning canal project: for Holman against Cordon not voting Wallgren. House: On freezing, the social security tax at 1 per cent: for Angell (R-O r e.). Ellsworth (R-O r e.), Holmes (R-Wash.), Horan (R- Wash.), Molt (R-Ore.), Norman (R-Yv ash ). Not voting Jack son (D-Wash.), Magnuson (D Wash.), Stockman (R-Ore.). GREETINGS, GERD LONDON. Dec. 12 tJP) The Berlin radio sent greetings to day to Field Marshal Karl Ru dolf Gerd von Rundstedt, su preme commander of the Ger man armies in the west, on the occasion of his 69th birthday and referred to him as "Gen. .Eisen hower's great opponent." ' Classifier Aas Bring Results New Investigation Planned For Missing Seattle Morticians SEATTLE, Dec. 12 W) A new investigation, which Prose cutor Lloyd Shorett said would start on the premise the men were murdered, was launched today into the disappearance of John F. Hcnnessy and Earl J. Cassedy, Seattle morticians who were last seen the night of No vember 23. The new probe will be con ducted by Hollis B. Fultz, chief investigator of the state attorney general's office, and his assist ant, Bill Brewer. The two men have been "loaned" to the prose cutor's office. Shorett said, add ing that they "would remain aloof from spiritualists and doodle bugs." V-Bombs Kill 716 Britons In Month LONDON, Dec. 12 (tP) Ger man V-bombs killed 716 persons and seriously injured 1511 in the United Kingdom during No vember, the ministry of home security announced tonight. Of those killed 269 were men. 345 women and 102 children under 16 years, the ministry an nounced. Among the seriously injured were 197 children and 1 99 women. Damage and casualties were inflicted on southern Enciand again last night, the- ministry saia. POSTWAR LABOR POWER URGED BY SECRETARY By HAROLD W. WARD WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 UV) Secretary of Labor Perkins cull ed today for a powerful post war labor department, to Include work now done by the war la bor board and the national labor relations board. "Fixing of wages and prices should be abandoned as soon as possible and the various activ ities of the government In pre vention of Industrial disputes or their settlement should be per manently attached to the depart ment of labor." said Miss Per kins In u speech prepared for the national conference on labor legislation. Secretary Perkins herself hs been rumored as beln ready to quit, If Iho president can find a successor suttnula to the AKL and CIO. Her resignation ' un derstood to Imvo been before Mr. Roosevelt for a long time. "Adult education, Insofar as It affects working people, should be lodged in tho labor depart ment and a strong working con ditions service should be devel oped there," Miss Perkins said. 'Various functions relating to labor matters now sriitlered through many uwencies of tho government, should bo consoli dated In the U. S. department of labor after the war," she con tinued, "Including those of the employment service and the ap prenticeship and occupational training service of the war man power commission and the labor-plannlng-for-produclion program of the war production board." t. lasslflen Hi'inr H.-Milts RETALIATION FOB DISORDERS FEARED WASHINGTON, Dec. 1J M) The possibility that there might be serious disorders If the Japa nese Mtould return to the Pacific coast is of Interest to the war Cddlt Uttralm'p Steak House 121 South 7th St. Grilled Steoki Morchanti' Lunch, 60c Hamburger! Barb.qu. Chill OPEN 24 HOURS department became of poMlblo retaliation iigulunt American sol diem held by tho Japum-ac, Juhu J. McCUiy, usslntiiut ncciiilury of will', has Informed the. IJiilliunilu contiruNiluiiiil delegation h, j(l. ler inado public yesterday i,v Hep. Leu (b-Uallf.) y "y "Wo have, every faith," , added. 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