24 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1942
Page
1
A close look at aviation power shaping North Africa and the Pacific theatre. British air raids worry Italian defense as New Guinea gains signal rising momentum in Allied operations. The column reflects analysts’ views, not official policy.
Reports from London and Morocco radio describe increasing Allied air strength over Tunisia with American and British planes supporting land operations around Tebourba as tank battles shift. Meanwhile Rommel’s forces rest near El Agheila as Eighth Army preps a larger offensive and Soviet, Allied, and Pacific fronts shift momentum in Russia and New Guinea.
Highlights from the week note press pass limits in wartime Washington and the battle for access to the White House. Andrew Higgins plans 1,200 cargo planes for the U S army using non critical metals. A North African edition of Stars and Stripes debuts for U S troops. Nazi sympathizers in Chicago win a stay of execution as appeals study their trial. Czech exiles report renewed Nazi terror and executions in Bohemia, Moravia, with reports of guerrilla gains in Yugoslavia.
Prime Minister John Curtin argued that Roosevelt and Churchill agreed before Singapore fell that defeating Hitler was the priority, with a later focus on Japan. He described a holding action in the South Pacific and on Australia, warned of potential Timor-based attacks, and stressed close Australian, MacArthur, and Nimitz cooperation.
War Production Board curbs civilian canned goods to reserve tin steel and rubber for war. Items eliminated include fruits vegetables and dairy products. OWI reports 58,307 U S casualties in the first year of fighting across Army Navy Marine Coast Guard Merchant Marine and Philippine Scouts. Navy and other services list totals of dead wounded missing and interned with civilians interned abroad. Mint may mint 3 cent coins if copper shortages persist. Detroit area war manpower order freezes 660,000 workers in 34 categories affecting Willow Run and plants regionwide.
In Washington D C the fight to repeal the poll tax continues amid warnings from labor leaders to President Roosevelt that the issue has war implications. Roosevelt says he is busy with the war but will not abandon the repeal effort as Attorney General Biddle prepares to test legality in court. Green and Murray fear the Supreme Court may delay action, pushing the fight back to Congress.
A columnist surveys wartime literature and public mood, contrasting foreign correspondents’ early optimistic views with later accounts from prisoners and Axis insiders. It mocks overly optimistic notes and highlights harsh realities, praising cautious reporting and warning against rumor mongering. It critiques Laval and Mussolini and notes Harper’s and Collier’s magazine pieces on wartime fronts and postwar needs.
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