Tragic Rock Fall Kills Bus Passengers in Aliquippa
In Aliquippa Pennsylvania a 100 ton rockfall struck a yellow Ohio River motor coach carrying war workers. Twenty two dead two critically injured as drivers swerved to escape. Survivors include James Burger and Joseph Manko both Pitt graduates.
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Aliquippa
Here
Dymptro
Dan) Karapan
Joseph M. Manko
Pal
Manko
University of Pittsburgh
James Burger
Pitt
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
John A. McCarthy
Monaco
McCarthy
Helen Phillips
Pittsburgh Mercantile Company
Rochester Hospital
Martha L. Gearing
Pittsburgh
Federal Public Housing Authoriy
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Ben Watkins
J. and L. Mill
Trevor Jenkins
Wart At A Glance Wart At A Glance
Allied and Axis actions dominate the front lines as Russian offensives push toward Rostov and Stalingrad, while Allied air and naval strikes disrupt Axis ships and supply routes across the Mediterranean, Pacific, and Southeast Asia, with rapid raids and counterattacks noted in multiple theaters.
Self-Defense Claim in Fatal Shooting Near Sandusky
On trial for murder, John Fink testified he shot James Holestine in self defense after a late night dispute over unions and Nazism at Holestine’s farm home. Fink said Holestine reached for a shotgun, prompting him to fire.
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Sandusky
John Fink
Fink
James Holestine
Joseph Hotestine
Here
Holestine
Celestine
MacArthur reports New Guinea progress and attacks
Allied troops pressed operations around Buna as Japanese forces remained trapped in entrenched, well prepared positions. Air units targeted the enemy while ground gains were modest, with Americans and Australians advancing across a creek toward closer gaps near the Buna airfield and government station.
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Associated Press
Australia
Buna
New Guinea
MacArthur
Government Station
Ssnananda
Iest
Gena
New Britain
Vila de Aviz
Timor
Port Moresby
RAF Bombers Raid Akyab Port in Burma Action
RAF bombers and fighter planes attacked Akyab, Japanese held port in Burma, damaging a steamship in a low level strike. The communiqué noted last night’s raid and said two enemy planes were damaged over Calcutta after interceptions. An enemy transport column in the Myittha valley was machine-gunned and bombs dropped on Gangaw.
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New Delhi
Akyan
Burma
Bay of Bengal
Akyab
Myittha
Gangaw
Calcutta
Butter legal in Detroit as farmers sell at 75c to 31.25 a pound
Detroit area butter buyers in recent days have obtained butter directly from farmers at markets for 75 cents to 31.25 a pound. OPA rules permit farmers to sell up to 35 dollars a month without ceiling prices, but once the 75 dollar monthly figure is reached, the farmer may charge only what he received in the Sept 28 to Oct 3 period until the start of the next month.
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Detroit
Der
City Bureau of Markets
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Montgomery Praises Troops In Christmas Message
General Montgomery saluted the British Eighth Army for its El Alamein to Tripolitania drive and wished a happy 1943. He pledged to keep the enemy on the run and thanked a Yorkshire lass postcard greeting, noting faith and family as he sent best wishes to all troops.
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Cairo
Montgomery
Eighth Army
el Alamein
Egypt
el Agheila
Tripolitania
Oet
Hatle
Jwe
Hull
Yorkshire
Vic
Tory
Monty
Tiny Tim
Bac
First WAACS report in North Africa
Five WAACS arrive at Allied headquarters in North Africa becoming the first to reach the battle zone. All are second lieutenants assigned to clerical duties. They traveled from London, endured seasickness, and joked about stocking shortages while adjusting to new surroundings and questions from reporters.
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Allied
North Africa
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Africa
Maine
Mississippi
Minne Sola
Colorado
Hattlefront
Leutenant
Rhode Island
Cam
Berhans
Red Offensive Niddle Don Area Gains New Ground
Russia reports the middle and central Don fronts push forward through heavy snow, retaking towns and rail links west and east of Rostov toward Moscow. The drive claims hundreds more prisoners and several air fields as German resistance stiffens but falters near Millerovo and Voronezh.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Russia
Don
Rostov
Ukraine
Stalingrad
Pan
Donets
Red Banner
Rostov-Moscow
Millerovo
Voronezh
Koleschatoe
Nikolske
Morozovka
Verkhne
Grachevsky
Popovka
Kamensky
Grekov
Fyodorvka
Millerove
Mikolske
Middle Donj
Don Bend
Middle Don
Betwen Voronezh
G Vadutin
Rehev
Velikie Luki
Soviet Information Bureau
Kalinin
Lake Itmen
Red Army
Forrister Named Ration Board Head in Lenawee County
Rex Bearrister county welfare agent was appointed chairman of the Lenawee county war price and rationing board effective immediately replacing Harry A. Bradley. Forrister will keep welfare duties and office at the courthouse. The board moves its records to the National Bank building on East Maumee Street with equipment arriving from Detroit.
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Rex Bearrister
Lenawee
Court House
Forrester
Harry A. Bradley
Bradley
Forrister
Arthur Sarvis
OPA
Guy E. Nemitre
Esther Rentschler
National Bank
East Maumee Street
Mud Hurts Allied Push in Tunisia Front
Allied forces face persistent mud delaying air and ground operations in Tunisia. Rain and soft ground hinder tanks, trucks, and aircraft while Medjez El Bab remains a focal point as patrols push 150 miles northeast toward Tunis.
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Allied
North Africa
Tunisia
French Protectorate
Medjez-El-Bab
Tunis
Mediterranean Sea
Bizerte
Mateur
RAF
U.S. Army Force
L[taly
Italy
Rationing of Fats and Oils Forecas
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics foresees civilian rationing of fats and oils, butter, margarine, and shortenings at 15 percent below demand. 1943 supplies projected at 14.5 billion pounds, with shortfalls due to imports cut from the western Pacific and heavy military and lend lease needs. Also notes arrivals of Canadian reinforcements in Britain and details on a Canadian kidnap case from 1933.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Bureau
Lend Lease
Pac- Wie
EW Gas Ration System For East Washington
East Washington adopts a new gas and fuel oil rationing plan from the Petroleum Administrator Ickes to curb black market activity. The scheme backs consumer quotas with supplier allocations across six eastern zones, aiming to limit shipments and reduce bootleg coupon use. Total east coast quotas for Dec 1832 through year end include 365000 barrels of gasoline and 194000 of kerosene. France Raid London reports fighter planes hitting railway targets in France and the Low Countries, damaging locomotives and ships. Hampdens and Hudsons attacked a Dutch convoy, with one British plane missing.
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Washington
Petrolem
Ickes
Office of Price Administration
Tekes
France
London
Low Countries
Air Ministry
Hampdens and Hudsons
Coastal Command
British Planes Bomb Japanese Bases in Dutch Indies
London December 2 British naval aircraft struck the westernmost Tip of the Netherlands Indies in a surprise heavy bombing raid. Targets lay around Sabang and the We island near western Sumatra. the operation came from a Bay of Bengal force, possibly the carrier Illustrious. New Delhi reported land based bombs on Akyab and Calcutta air defenses tightened.
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Associated Press
Russia
Rostov
Stalingrad
Rzhev
Mediterranean
Rommel
Tripolitania
Rainy
Tunisia
Low Countries
New Guinea
New Britain
Timor
London
Netherlands Indies
Bay of Bengal
Ceylon
Admiralty
Indies
Akyab
Southeast Asia
Sabang
Sumatra
Bengal
Tlustrious
Bay of
Calcutta
New Delhi
Goodyear Strike Ends at Jackson Plant Amid War Labor Board Dispute
Jackson December 23 The Goodyear Tire plant resumes production after United Rubbers Workers CIO and local 285 end a walkout over Sunday shift cuts. The War Labor Board declined to intervene, leaving settlement terms vague. Union leader William T. Baker defended workers amid ongoing grievances tied to wartime demands.
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Goodyear
War Labor Boards
Baker
Thhem
Flying Tiger Ace Killed in China Crash
Major Frank Schiel of Prescott Arizona, a top Flying Tiger ace and fighter group leader, died returning from a reconnaissance mission in China. He logged over 200 high altitude missions and six Japanese planes destroyed. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry and was buried with military honors at an American air base cemetery.
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Chine
Claire L. Chernnautis
Frank Schig
Prescott
Ariz
Col
Robert Scott
China Air Task Force
Schiel
Chennawit
Flying Tigers
U.S
China
AVG
Army
Hanoi
Ching
Hongkong
Supply routes in Africa battered by Allied attacks
Allied planes submarines and light ships struck Mediterranean routes to Rommel's strongholds as two Axis supply ships and eight merchant vessels were sunk or damaged. British forces neared Bouerat el Hsun near Tripoli as Cairo reported continued mine clearance and road repair. In Tunisia, Axis deployments faced probing detachments ahead of renewed efforts for Bizerta Tunis and other Axis bastions.
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London
Mediterranean
North Africa
Rommel
Walther Nehring
Eighth Army
Buerat el Hsun
Tripoli
Cairo
Tunisia
Bizerte
Tunis
London Admiralty
Middle East
Sicily
Admiralty
Tunis-Bizerte
Grocers back new OPA price plan
The Office of Price Administration proposed a three class price ceiling system for independents chains and supermarkets to standardize food prices next month. Merchants welcome the easing of forms and hope to free time for service while dealers expect some price changes with little effect on budgets. Kroger district manager Joan Miles says the plan would simplify work and reduce injustices, noting current ceilings vary and some items may be sold at or below cost.
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Office of Price Administration
Adrian Food Merchhants
Amens
OPA
Marth
Joan M. Miles
Kroger
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Aliquippa, Pa
Paris
Tadio
Rembrandt
Amsterdam
WAACS
Huntington Park
Calif
Margaret Wallace
Jher
Thomas Bryan
Los Angeles
Iniddle
Ration Board
Devi
Basil
Jack Bannon
John Usball
Bannon
Labatt
Toronto
British Port
Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Britain
Canadian Army Women's Corps
East
Dutch Indies
Jackson
Tiger Ace
Lansing
Metemora
Albert Linehan
Altetan
Linehan
Procers
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