Allied air strikes sink Italian cruiser in North Africa raid
U S A 36 Invader fighter bombers blasted the stern of an Italian cruiser off Sapri and intelligence Kuj Sicily suggests the vessel was possibly sunk. Wellington bombers damaged rail links south of Naples and at Castrovillari Sibari and Sapri as Allied forces pressed southern Italy rail targets.
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North Africa
Naples
Italy
Africa
Alphonse Juin
Europe
Sapri
Castrovillari
Sibari
Paul A. Striegel
Jefferson City
James L. Griswold
Maywood
Cal
Striegel
Sicily
Torre Annunziata
Gulf of Naples
Gulf of Policastro
Blueprint for days of peace urges more water for Amarillo
W A Askew urges immediate postwar planning and a larger water supply for Amarillo, calling for raising a 100000 fund with a 10000 Globe-News gift offer. He says expand water sources perhaps to Conchas, attract small industries, and build multiple airfields to secure postwar growth.
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Amarillo
W. A. Askew
Globe-News
Post
Mountbatten Named Supreme Allied Commander Southeast Asia
The Quebec Conference announcement, issued from The Citadel Quebec City, confirms a new Allied command for Southeast Asia led by acting vice admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten. The move integrates operations based on India and Ceylon against Japan, likened to Eisenhower in North Africa and MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific. Mountbatten’s career highlights include command of the Kelly destroyer flotilla, the battleship Illustrious, and leadership of Commandos, earning him broad royal and military regard.
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Associated Press
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Japan
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Pacific
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Kharkov
Quebec
Robert P. Patterson
Southwest Pacific
Harold L. George
U. S
Air Transport Command
London
Alphonse Juin
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Suiyuan
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Burma
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
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Citadel
Quebec City
India
Ceylon
North Africa
South - East Asia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Britain
Asia
Archibald P. Wavell
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Marshal Wavell
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South Pacific
Louis
Mountbatten
Pal
Prince of Wales
George VI
Royal Navy
Anyboy
Admiralty
Wishart
H.M.S. Kelly
Kelly
Ted Commandos
Crete
D.S.O
English
Cherbourg
Brest
Channel
Berlin Holding Top Raid Billing
London reports Berlin as Germanys key manufacturing hub warning of renewed RAF assaults. Mosquitos conduct nuisance raids while heavy bombers stay grounded on the third anniversary of the first RAF raid. Gen Harold L George cites probable German military strain if sustained air tempo continues. Reconnaissance shows Huls rubber plant still nonfunctional and Regensburg factory likely out for six months, cutting 1500 to 2000 fighter aircraft. Assessment notes German morale may fall as raids impact industry. no large evacuation confirmed.
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Berlin
Britain
Harold L. George
Air Transport Command
Germany
Huls
George
Regensburg
RAF
Atlantic
Garner Buys Uracca Ranch Near Questa in New Mexico
C R Garner of Amarillo Texas bought the 14000 acre Uracca Ranch between Questa and Costilla near the New Mexico Colorado line from William Gorley of Midland Texas. Garner remained in New Mexico and was expected home soon, with details of the land transfer confirmed at his home.
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Taos
N. M
Questa
Costilla
New Mexico
Colorado
Co. R. Garner
Amarillo
Garner
William Gorley
Midland
Tex
Rome Remains Open City Status Questioned
Secretary Hull said Rome has not yet been declared an open city by the United States though discussions occurred. He noted no formal recognition of open status from the Vatican or a neutral nation and stressed the current stance remains unchanged.
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Washington
Rome
United States
Hull
Vatican
Churchill on Air Sunday broadcast announced
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Churchill will broadcast on a nation wide radio network Sunday at 1 P.M. E.W.T. The official statement noted the broadcast will come from an undisclosed location.
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Churchill
Ottawa
Soviet Drive Reaches New Winter Target in Ukraine
Soviet forces surged through Ukraine capturing Zenkov and 60 villages east of Kharkov and near Poltava, surpassing last winter’s counteroffensive mark. Front dispatches report heavy German losses, successful bridgeheads, and multiple changes of Akhtyrka control amid broad advances.
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Red
Ukraine
Zenkov
Kharkov
Moscow
Donets
Izyum
Voroshilovgrad
Lebedin
Akhtyrka
Poltava
Dnieper
Sumy
Oposhnya
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Donets Basin
Taganrog
Makeevka
Red Army
Red Star
Ivan Konev
Nikolai Vatutin
Bryansk
Allies pummel western France airfields as raids press on
American and RAF bombers targeted three bases and a power station in western France while Thunderbolts and Spitfires blunted Nazi air resistance. Eighth Air Force hit Rouen power station and Tricqueville airfield. Mitchells hit Bernay St Martin and Beaumont Le Roger airfields. One enemy fighter downed. no Allied losses.
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London
France
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Rouen
Tricqueville
Bernay St. Martin
Raf Bostons
Beaumont le Roger
Federal Communications Commission
New York
Berlin
Deutschlandsender
Calais
Paris
Kalundborg Radio i
Denmark
Copenhagen
American Liberator Bomber Crashes Near Arran Island
An American Liberator bomber crashed on Arran Island off Scotland after a transatlantic flight, missing safety by 40 feet to clear a 2,597 foot mountain. Ten U.S. airmen died in the wreck, the aircraft bound for the U.S. Army Air Forces in Britain. The incident occurred yesterday and was disclosed today.
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London
Arran
Scotland
United States
Rocky Island
U.S. Army Air Forces
Britain
Weather Summary for Amarillo West Texas New Mexico
The section notes little temperature change with fresh to moderate winds in Amarillo and vicinity. West Texas shows little change Thursday, while New Mexico has widely scattered showers and thunderstorms north and west Thursday into early evening. A record of temperatures and sunrise sunset is included along with stationery notes from Russell Stationery Company.
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Amarillo
Texas
New Mexico
Leitner
Ccuke
Elise
Vest
Allied lend-lease aid outlined with aims for Axis lands
President Roosevelt in a lend-lease report says victory will bring political self determination and economic security to occupied Axis regions, with food and medicine sent as Sicily examples show. The report totals 13.97 billion dollars for March 1941 to July 1943, Britain leading aid and Russia second in recipient planes and munitions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Sicily
Great Britain
Russia
United States
Sky forces set record with 39 enemy planes shot down
U S Liberator bombers and P 40 fighters under Maj Gen Claire L Chennault attacked Hankow and central China bases. They destroyed 39 Japanese aircraft, probably 13 more, and damaged two. Fighter pilots including Col Bruce Holloway and Lt James Williams claimed several Zeros, with Benko totaling 12 confirmed air kills and a Liberator crew adding eight Zeros. The chase extended toward Changsha as Zeros fled north.
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U.S. 14Th Airforce
China
Mth Airforce
Claire L. Chennault
Free China
Central
Hankow
Chennault
Ers
Hunan
Changsha
Bruce Holloway
Knoxville
Tenn
James Williams
Huntsville
Tex
Richard Templeton
Steinauer
Neb
Steff
Arthur Benko
Bisbee
Ariz
Benko
Ichan
A Vista
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Russell Stationery Company
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Amarillo Daily News
Amarillo Globe
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Patterson
William 8. Knudsen
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Jack Ferguson
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