Allies Using Monster New Secret Weapon
In a World War II dispatch from New York, Richard D. McMillan reports that a hastily manufactured American self-propelled anti-tank gun mounted on a General Grant chassis turned the El Alamein front. The weapon, operated by British and New Zealand gunners, disrupted German Panzer divisions near Alexandria, resolving to drive Rommel back as Montgomery’s forces pressed the offensive.
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Richard D. McMillan
United Press
New York
el Alamein
Erwin Rommel
Alexandria
Eighth Army
Mediterranean
General Grant
United States
Middle East
Bernard L. Montgomery
Afrika Korps
Egypt
McMillan
Libya
Tripoli
Cairo
Only T Cards Can Get Fuel
Government halts gasoline sales to 7,000,000 private motorists in 17 Atlantic states as military needs surge. President Roosevelt says ban on non commercial vehicles could be lifted in a day or two.
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Joseph W. Grigg, JR
Washington
U.P
Atlantic Seaboard
Roosevelt
Mia Affian Af Neian
North Africa
Texas
Henderson
Storm Center
OPA
Roosevelt Reports Short Gasoline Ban, East Coast May Sacrifice
The OPA restricts gasoline sales to emergency and commercial use. Harold Ickes leads a supply survey to decide time and scope of relaxing the ban. Roosevelt says eastern coast shortages stem from North Africa orders and that enjoyable driving may pause briefly.
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Harold L. Ickes
OPA
Germans Develop Invasion Complex and Supply Controls
Reports from Stockholm describe growing German invasion concerns as Norwegian resistance stiffens with Allied aid. New fuel and shipping controls were issued across Atlantic coast states to curb fuel runs and prevent surprises, banning A to E and R coupons for many vehicles while leaving emergency criteria to station operators.
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Stockholm
Norway
Bus Schedules To Be Talked At Special City Meeting
Amarillo city officials scheduled a late afternoon discussion on bus schedules and connections at a special city commission meeting called by Mayor Joe Jenkins. Operators of local lines were notified in advance.
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City Commission
Joe Jenkins
Amarillo
British Eighth Army closes on Rommel’s rear guard near El Agheila
British and Allied forces drive the Afr a Korps retreat across Libya as Rommel’s troops flee toward Tunisia. Advanced units press the rear guard 90 miles west of El Agheila while air and sea attacks hit Axis bases from the Gulf of Naples to Tunisia.
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Edward W. Beattie
London
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Afra Korps
el Agheila
Tunisia
Italy
Gulf of Naples
Gulf of Hamma
Tunisian
Middle Eastern Command
Malta
Africa
Sicily
Rommel
Tripoli
Libya
Marble Arch
Wadi Matratin
Radio
Morocco
Afrika Korps
Marble Arch and
Berlin
Kurt Ramcke
Axis
Tun
Worley Dinner Banquet Set in Amarillo Tonight
Reservations for the Worley banquet at the Amarillo Hotel close at 5 30 this afternoon. Congressman Gene Worley will speak at 8 30 pm, with Mayor Joe Jenkins as master of ceremonies and KGNC broadcasting the talk.
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Gene Worley
Amarillo
Mr. Worley
KGNC
Joe Jenkins
Pacific War Zone
FBI Agent Sniffs Out Draft Evasion Arrest
In San Antonio FBI Agent Jak Elig stopped a peddler who offered a victory button. A radio broadcast from Norfolk named a "man without a nose" sought for draft evasion. Elig arrested the man after questioning.
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San Antonio
FBI
Jak Elig
Elig
Norfolk
Drugstore Cowboys Are Made Unhappy
Boots makers protest a WPB order affecting boot tops and stitching. Shoppers faced limited options as makers explain that inside stitches must stand up while outside tops remain plain, complicating hand-made boot orders for gifts.
Weather Report for Amarillo and West Texas Regions
The Amarillo area and West Texas show mild conditions with little change tonight. A provisional livestock warning is issued for Sunday with advisories to follow in later editions. Temperatures range from a high of 70 to a low of 30 with a noon reading of 49 in some areas.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Weather forecast hints at volatile Panhandle spell
The weather bureau cautions of a brewing system likely to bring Dallas a touch of Amarillo weather for tomorrow’s Sandies versus Sunset Bisons game. Forecasters warn of a provisional Sunday livestock warning as wind and cold fail to develop in the Panhandle. Temperature swung from 70 to 30 with mild, windy conditions continuing today.
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Dallas
Amarillo
Sandies
Bisons
Panhandle
Defense seeks self defense ruling in Herlihy murder case
In Bisbee Arizona defense attorneys contend Margaret Herlihy 21 daughter of an army colonel killed her secret husband in self defense after he learned she and another wife were expectant mothers. The judge denied a motion for acquittal after prosecution rested.
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Bisbee
Ariz
Margaret Herlihy
William G. Hall
Miss Herlihy
Churchill Reported Traveling to Washington for Talks
Lisbon dispatch says Prime Minister Winston Churchill left Lisbon for Washington to confer with President Roosevelt about French colonies. The delivery notes Roosevelt would discuss strategy with Churchill on postwar governance and colonial issues.
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Stockholm
Lisbon
Allenhanda
Winston Churchill
Washington
Roosevelt
Flying Fortresses Raid Japanese Base at Munda
The navy reports Army Flying Fortresses with fighter escorts attacked the Munda area of New Georgia Island in the Solomons. No results are reported. A correction notes three Japanese Zero fighters were shot down near New Georgia on December 16 instead of twelve.
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Washington
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
South Pacific
Navy Department
Allied push in Tunisia stalls as Axis holds Tunis area
Lieut. Gen. Kenneth A. N. Anderson’s army and American tanks push to 20 miles from German Italian bases in northern Tunisia but German reinforcements from Sicily and Italy prevent a breakthrough. Spokesman notes rough north south line through Mercier El Bab with Tunis and Bizerte still contested and raids replacing major offensives. Air and sea arrivals at Bizerte and Tunis grow German forces to about 20 000 with armor as Allied weather and supply difficulties rise. Allied and British paratroop actions in Algeria and Tunisia begin, with drops at Youks Les Bains Souk El Arba and Medjez El Bab area.
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Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Mercier- El-Bab
Tunis
Bizerte
Tuni
Anderson
Algiers
Bougie
Bon
Algeria
Youks Les Bo
Souk el Arba
Medjez-El-Bab
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