Weekly News Analysis Air Naval Blows on Nazi Supply Lines
Western Newspaper Union releases a weekly analysis weighing Allied air and naval strikes on Nazi supply routes in North Africa and forecasts a new push toward Ukraine. The piece notes Red Army advances threatening a million Nazi troops, with syndicated opinion shifts by Istenn Newspaper Union analysts.
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North Africa
Ukraine
Mhoas
Istenn Newspaper Union
Western Newspaper Union
Allied Drive In North Africa Intensifies Supply War
Allied naval and air actions across Tunisia Sicily and nearby waters sink at least six and likely ten Axis ships while submarines from Britain and air forces from Malta strike two more in the Tunis harbor. French forces report captures near Pont du Fahs as Montgomery’s Eighth Army advances toward Sirte and Buerat, driving toward Tripoli with Rommel under pressure.
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North Africa
Tunisia- Sicily
Sicily-Africa
Malta
Tunis
Dakar
French West Africa
Pont duFahs
Tunisia
Bizerte
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Buerat EB Hshun
Sirte
Mediterranean
Tripoli
el Agheila
Rommel
Libya
Laval’s Deal Adds Allies to Nazi War Effort
Reports from neutral and Axis sources claim Pierre Laval agreed to a German led army, purge of anti-Nazis, and continued occupation plans in France. France may declare war on the United Nations as Laval signs a broader collaboration. In the same period, U S wartime rationing for fats and oils tightens ahead of 1943 with butter, lard, and margarine likely limited. Rostov and Stalingrad battles persist as Soviet offensives stall then surge, with large German casualties and a looming threat of encirclement on multiple fronts.
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France
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
United Nations
Hitler
Laval
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Bureau
Edouard Herriot
Germany
Moscow
Rostov
Don
Rustev
Stalingrad
Ukraine
Caucasus
Stalin-grod
New Guinea Battle Slow as Allies Press Japs
General MacArthur reports slow progress in Buna New Guinea due to well prepared Japanese positions and terrain. American and Australian forces push the enemy into two coastal sectors at Cape Endaledere, forcing evacuation of over 100 pillboxes with many casualties left behind.
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MacArthur
Buna
New Guinea
Cape Endaladere
Cold wave boosts fuel oil ration in midwest states
Relief notes a 10 per cent rise in fuel oil rations for 13 central western states amid a record December cold wave. The same bulletin cites a deadly tremor in Erban Turkey killing about 1,000 and injuring many more, with the town of 5,000 erased.
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Office of Price Administration
Erban
Turkey
Rationing clash over Seattle coffee sale leaves buyer unsure
Mrs. Aubrey Ramm purchased 195 pounds of green coffee at a Seattle customs sale for $18. The OPA questioned her right to take delivery under rationing rules, while the customs office urged delivery. She chose to leave the coffee in the warehouse pending OPA guidance.
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OPA
Customs Bureau
Aubrey Ramm
Seattle
Customs Office
Hunk Anderson a Storied Coach and Warrior Spirit
The piece spotlights Heartley Anderson known as Hunk, a legendary guard and co coach at Notre Dame and NC State, praised for fierce speed strength and leadership. It recalls Eddie Hart Princeton captain and Marine, and quotes Marshal Foch on army football, citing 80 percent blocking and tackling and Redskins dominance as proof of peak team performance.
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Heartley Anderson
Hunk
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Joe Louis
Strangler Lewis
Knute Rockne
Tyne
Notre Dame
Hank Anderson
Rockne
Eddie Hart
Princeton
Marines
Eddie Glass
Yale
Marine
Pudge Seffeifinger
Paris
Eddie
Bob Neyland
Holy Cross
Boston College
Washington
Redskins
Bears
Auburn
Georgia
Ros Cross
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National Foundation For
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