Jap planes attack US supply fleet and warships, Leyte Gulf, causing some damage and casualties; lose 15 planes; US naval vessels revealed to have passed through Camotes Sea and into Ormoc Bay to shell Jap port of Ormoc; map; rain reptd checking Leyte land battle; US troops make slight gains in Ormoc corridor central sector; US tanks destroy prepared Jap positions; hit ammunition dump south of Liman; US forces west of main Ormoc rd repel 3 Jap counterattacks; US naval flotilla after bombarding Ormoc disclosed to have combed Camotes Sea between Cebu and Leyte seeking Jap convoys; US planes raid Jap shipping and airdromes; bomb La Carlota and Talisay airdromes, Cebu; US patrol vessels damage coastal ship south of Bondoc; Tokyo radio claims more US warships damaged, Leyte Gulf; US 3d Fleet planes hit Jap shipping, including warships, near Lingayen Gulf, Luzon

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1944Felix Cavaliere, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer^[†]

Felix Cavaliere is an American musician. He is best known for being the co-lead vocalist and keyboard player for The Young Rascals.

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1944Albania is liberated by the Partisans.^[†]

Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. With an area of 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi), it has a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions. Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps and the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Adriatic and Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër.

Headlines from November 29, 1944

Top 'Per Head' War Effort Is Claimed for Great Britain; TOP 'PER HEAD' ROLE CLAIMED BY BRITISH

TRENCH NETWORK SNARLS FIRST ARMY; Reich Meshed With Ditches -- Armies Race for Them as Barrages Lift TRENCH NETWORK SNARLS FIRST ARMY

ADVANCES IN REICH; Patton Forces Smash On Less Than Ten Miles From Saarbruecken LORRAINE BATTLE NEAR END Enemy Shows Sign of Wilting Under Hammering in North -- Pressed Against Roer ADVANCES IN REICH MADE BY 3D ARMY FOE RESISTS STIFFLY IN NORTH, BUT FALLS BACK IN SOUTH

BRITISH BAR SFORZA FROM CABINET POST; Italian Crisis Aggravated by Unconditional Ban on Him as Foreign Minister BRITISH BAR SFORZA FROM CABINET POST

Front Page 2 -- No Title; THE GENERALS AND THEIR ACE ENJOY A HEARTY LAUGH ENEMY'S PORT HIT IN LEYTE SHELLING

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