Allied push seals Japanese exit at Buna New Guinea
Allied communique reports desperate Japanese breakout attempts in Buna area thwarted by methodical Allied artillery and counterattacks. Gona in Allied hands, Japanese pinned along a mile long beach. multiple assaults repulsed with heavy losses. Allied planes strike supply lines as American and Australian forces drive to the sea and target Buna installations.
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Associated Press
Australia
Buna
New Guinea
Santananda
Douglas MacArthu
Gone
Cape Endaradere
Gona
Sananenda
Michigan Officials Try Carp as Luncheon Dish
A luncheon near East Lansing brought together state officials Michigan State College technicians and commercial fishermen to sample broiled carp. The event aims to gauge carp as an emergency food and long term diet option, with experts noting carp offers calcium and protein while cooking trials proceed for a guidebook due by April.
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East Lansing
Michigan State College
Europe
Michigan
James
Division of Fish Culture
Federal Fist and Wildlife Service
Michigan State College Food and Nutrition
Conservation Department
P. J. Hoffmaster
Jeanette Lee
M.S. C
Sncanting
Claude Verduin
Grand Haven
Commercial Fishermens Organization
Battle-Scarred But Proud San Francisco Returns Home
San Francisco, Dec 12(7). The battle-scarred cruiser returns from the Solomon Islands repair yard after sinking a Japanese cruiser and destroyer and threatening a battleship. Lieut. Commander Bruce McCandless led the ship, the flagship of the task force, after succession of senior officers. Navy honors and the tale of the “Battle of the Lilacs” reveal how young officers rose to command amid heavy losses.
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San Francisco
Solomons
Sterling
Bruce McCandless
Long Beach
Calif
Savo Island
J. Callaghan
McCandless
Callaghan
Cassin Young
Navy
Battle of the Lilacs
William AL. Wheeler
Worcester
Mass
Bay
Angelo Ross
John Willis Greenslade
Western Sea Frontier
Guadalcanal
Washington
Lenawee County trails bond quota by 332 dollars in November
Lenawee County fell 332 dollars behind its war bond quota for November afterward, with 259,668 dollars in sales against a 260,000 dollar goal. If pay deductions counted, county sales would have exceeded quota by 314,124 dollars, while some towns like Addison and Morenci surpassed targets and Hudson and Adrian remained short.
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Lenawee County
Charles L. Robertson
Lenawee
Addison
Morenci
Adrian
Navy casualty list announced by Navy
The Navy department reports 1,613 new casualties across the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard from Nov 16 to 30, bringing total next-of-kin reports since Pearl Harbor to 18,838. Totals by service show 5,500 dead, 2,835 wounded, 30,525 missing across all three branches, with Hawaii included and other territories lacking reports.
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Washington
Navy Department
Navy
Marine Corps and
Coast Guard
Pearl Harbor
Marine Corps
States
District of Columbia
Territory of Hawaii
Flying Fortress Fights Off 15 Zeros and Sinks Ship
A lone Army Flying Fortress repelled a force of 15 Japanese Zeros over New Georgia in the Solomons and destroyed five. The bomber returned to base safely. The auxiliary ship Alghiba, taken from Moore-McCormack, was sunk by enemy action in the Solomons area. Commander James Shepherd Freeman of Jasper Alabama survived. Proxy marriage reported in San Diego with Capt Clapp Jr and Miss Eleanor Persons to wed via proxy in California.
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Washington
Der
New Georgia
Navy
Alghiba
Moore-McCormack
Solomons
James Shep_ herd Freeman
Jasper
Ala
Japan
I Navy
United States
San Diego
Calif
Stacy W. Clapp Jr
Pomons
Australia
Eleanor Persons
Peoria
Will Bel
Larry Devlin
Riverside
Will
John Wiley
Clapp
Miss. Persons
Cablegram
Allied Planes Raid Naples and Mediterranean Targets
Allied planes raided Naples again, striking the waterfront and hitting merchant vessels, in a second port attack within a week. American bombers sank a cruiser and damaged another ship, while long range fighters over the Mediterranean shot down several Axis transports and fighters near Lampedusa. Allied raids also targeted El Agheila areas with attacks on tanks and motorized equipment as well as the Orilia landing ground.
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Cairo
Hanes
Middle East
Naples
Africa
Mediterranean
Lampedusa Island
Lampedusa
Malta
Tunisian
Tuniq
el Agheila
Rommel
Eighth Army
Ofilia
Asis
Vishted by British again over Turin raid
bad weather across the continent partly thwarted the RAFs third attack of the week on northern Italy last night but a small number of bombers still reached Turin and dropped explosives on war works and other targets three bombers were reported lost on the mission officials announced today
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London
Continent
RAF
Italy
Turin
Third Battle for Elbow of the Don Under May Battle
From Moscow December 12 the third clash for the Don elbow west of Stalingrad saw Axis assaults on the east bank while Soviet reports claimed orderly repulse of attacks. Russians announced advances on fronts near Stalingrad and central fronts, including a water crossing west of Rahev and capture of enemy trenches. Pravda cited a German battalion attack isolating a Red battery. Soviet batteries and troops then repulsed most German tanks and inflicted heavy losses. Red Star reported gains south of the city, seizing hills and pillboxes as fighting continued.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Don River
Stalingrad
Red Army
Central Front
Rahev
Don
Fed
Serafirmoviech
East Bank
Red
Pravda
Communist Party
Red Star
le Hills
State Senator Nowak jailed for denying he was Communist
Detroit Democrat State Senator Stanley Nowak, 39, a Polish born veteran, was indicted on naturalization fraud charges alleging he falsely denied Communist Party membership in 1937. The case compares to the Bridges deportation dispute, with Nowak described as a 1919 Communist organizer and longtime labor ally.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Stanley Nowak
Nowak
U.S
John W. Babcock
Edward I Monnet
Communist Party of America
John C. Lehr
Harry Bridges
West Coast
CIO
Lehr
Communist Party
ALARE
Michigan
Tin
Great Lakes Traffic Reaches All-Time Peak in 1942
Toronto reports record inland waterway traffic as 1942 ends. Iron ore from Mesaba range feeds eastern steel mills while some Canadian ports like Owen Sound and Kingston show declines. Through St Marys Canal, 117,916,986 tons moved by November, topping 1941 totals. Wheat shipments through Port Arthur Fort William run heavy, 13 million bushels in one day. Registration notices cite December 18 deadline for those born 1924. Ottawa reports 195 rescued from torpedoed merchant ship. ship identity withheld. Two killed and three injured in a Kings Mills mill explosion. names tentatively identified.
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Toronto
Great Lakes
Mesaba
Lake Superior
United States
Owen Sound
Kingston
St. Mary's Falls
St. Mary's River
Huron
al Windsor
Draft Board
Detroit River
Lakeside Adrian Armory
West Maumee Erie
Lake St. Clair
Expiration dates for fuel oil coupons extended in New York
The Office of Price Administration announced extensions for fuel oil ration coupons one and two. Coupon One now expires December 23 replacing December 16, and Coupon Two now expires January 26 replacing January 15. Each coupon allows 10 gallons, with overlapping use to ease deliveries and prevent rushes.
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New York
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Verdigris bomber crash leaves three dead near Tulsa
Three men were killed and two or three others injured when an army bomber crashed near Verdigris, 22 miles northeast of Tulsa, late last night. The plane, one of three preparing to land at Tulsa municipal airport, carried unnamed crew members whose identities were withheld by the Army.
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Tulsa
Okla
Verdigris
Here
Troop Transport President Coolidge Sinks After Mine
The former liner President Coolidge, now an army transport fully loaded with about 4000 troops, struck a mine and sank in the South Pacific on a war mission. Only four men survived. rescue efforts saved most. Survivors include Henry Nelson of San Francisco, master of the vessel. This marks the tenth transport sunk by enemy action.
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Associated Press
Washington
President Coolidge
South Pacific
Navy
Henry Nelson
San Francisco
Governor-Elect Delays Budget Director Selection
Lansing Dec 12 A report says Governor-elect Harry F Kelly will delay naming a budget director for several months possibly until near the end of the upcoming legislative session. His fact finding committee drafting the budget favors acting director C J McNeill while interviewing department heads next week for requested appropriations.
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Lansing
Harry F. Kelly
Kelly
C J. McNeill
McNeill
Leo J. Nowicki
Senate Finance Committee
Jist
Liquor Centre Commission
Social Security Bureau
Department of Labor and Industry
Conservation Department
Public Service Commission
Health Department
Crippled Children Commission
Hoboes to Have Resting Place for Old Age in Florida
Chicago dispatch reports Jeff Davis claiming hoboes will gain a retirement home near Titusville Florida on 10 acres deeded to Holivess of America Inc. by Ed Bailer with Ted raising funds. Trustees named include Davis Gen. Jacob Coxey. cabins and central auditorium planned. Davis notes he still sells war bonds and razor blades.
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Chicago
Jefft Davis
Tosasiug
Bre Yard County
Florida
Titusville
Ted
Ed Bailer
Holivess of America, Inc
Jeff
Jacob Coxey
Massillon
Ohio
Secretary of the Treasury
Rommel May Not Fight at El Agheila
Allied probing of Rommel’s El Agheila line suggests he may retreat toward Tripoli after a costly Tunisia battle. Axis reinforcements pour in while Allied air raids strike Naples and Turin as Ike’s forces mass in the hills for a potential push to the sea.
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Tripoli
FRESS
London
Tunisia
el Agheila
Libya
Rommel
Tunis
Bizerte
Mediterranean
Naples
Turin
Middle East
Gulf of Sirte
Eisenhower
Sicily
Anderson
Reuters
Mateur
Febourba
Tebourba
Medjez el Bab
Wart A Glance War US Allies Fight Axis Across Front
Allied air and ground actions stretch from Naples to Tunis as RAF and US forces press heavy strikes against Axis shipping near Naples. Rome acknowledges damage and prisoners from a downed bomber. In Libya and New Guinea, British and American units report steady progress against Axis holds and Japanese positions.
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Associated Press
Raf
Turin
Egypt
Naples
Rome
Libya
el Agheila
Russia
Don River
Elbow
Staligrad
Thaz
Rzhev
New Guinea
Buna
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Onsted
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Kings Powder’ Co
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