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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1942
Page
7
Report notes French forces missing from the desert front with a shifting northward push as Soviet and Allied units maneuver. Intelligence and battlefield reports indicate pressure on a critical supply route while combat operations continue around key oases and checkpoints.
Reports from Moscow detail a massive Red Army advance south and southwest of Stalingrad with gains of 11 towns and near Elista, while raids, tank battles, and air losses hit German forces. Parallel dispatches describe Allied actions in Africa as Leclerc’s French force reaches interior Libya and Rommel faces pressure from multiple directions.
Australian and Dutch guerrillas in Portuguese Timor endure harsh jungles and disease while fighting a determined Japanese force. Led by up to 25 year olds, they blow bridges mine roads raid Dilli and drive a stubborn resistance that has killed over 100 Japanese for every guerrilla lost. Their story comes from war correspondent Bill Marien after weeks with the unit.
The U S Navy reports new air attacks in the Solomons destroying five enemy barges at Vangunu Island 120 miles northwest of Guadalcanal. Dauntless dive bombers with Wildcat escorts attacked installations at Rekata Bay Santa Isabel Island and Catalina patrols harassed targets in New Georgia Island, with no reported results on December 29 and 30.
The bulletin reports warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight across Amarillo and vicinity and West Texas, with mild afternoon and cold tonight in New Mexico. Temperatures ranged from a maximum of 58 to a minimum of 20, noon reading 51, noting yesterday’s high 52 and low 9.
Gov. Coke R. Stevenson urged stronger Texas game laws to empower the game board to fix seasons and bag limits. He argued that current local designations divide areas and hinder uniform conservation.
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