German forces push toward Moscow amid heavy fighting near Stalinogorsk
German troops with tanks and planes broke through Red Army lines near Stalinogorsk east of Tula as Radio Moscow reported fierce battles. Berlin said Germans gained ground outside Moscow and threatened inner defense lines, with air and naval actions continuing on multiple fronts. In France, American insulin gifts of 880 thousand units were announced for diabetes patients in the unoccupied zone.
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Moscow
Red Army
Stalinogorsk
Tula
Radio Moscow
Moscow-Tula
Moscow Radio
Semyon Timoshenko
Berlin
Gora
Klin
Stalin
France
Vichy
Violent Portuguese Earthquake Reports Minor Damage No Deaths
A strong earthquake struck Portugal yesterday evening, but nationwide checks found only minor damage and no fatalities. The tremor was also felt in the Madeira Islands with no deaths or damage reported.
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Lisbon
U.P
Portugal
Madeira Islands
All-Out Desert Offensive Renewed With Fresh British Tanks
The high command reported renewed fighting in Libya with fresh British tanks in the Sidi Rezegh area and a large push toward Gialo. It said Italian oasis Gialo was captured by South African and Indian forces after a 200 mile dash, with 200 prisoners taken. An Axis raid into Egypt south of Sidi Omar was repulsed, and air forces supported bombardment of enemy columns and armored formations.
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Savona
Soliya
Gialo Oasis
Libya
Axis
Bardia
Tobruk
High
National Broadcasting Company
Radio Rome
Benito Mussolini
Gialo
Egypt
Sidi Rezegh
Benghazi
Gulf of Sidra
America Leads in Tank Production Race Under Victory Program
Washington reports the United States has surpassed Great Britain in tank output with an emphasis on rushing finished tanks to combat fronts under the lease-lend program. The plan envisions 33 600 tanks annually, including 2 000 medium and 800 light tanks monthly, with November output said to be 30 percent above early estimates.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Russia
England
Office of Production Management
OPM
Germans plan final assault to raze Belgrade
Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said intelligence reports show Germany intends to raze Belgrade. He noted Belgrade is seen as Chetnik base and warned bombardment would exceed prior attacks as Belgrade would be surrounded and subjected to artillery and air bombardment.
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Stephen Early
Belgrade
Early
Navy Enlistment Slump Follows Kearny and Reuben James Sinkings
Secretary of the Navy Knox reports a 15 percent drop in enlistments after the torpedoing of the destroyers Kearny and Reuben James, with 112 lives lost. He notes a gradual return to 10,000 to 11,000 monthly and the potential need for selectees if shortages persist, while blaming parental hesitance for minors enrolling.
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Washington
Knox
U. S
Reuben James
Navy
C. M. Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
Defense Stamp Sales Reach New October High
October defense savings stamps sales totalled 5,935,934.50 dollars, the Treasury Department reports, up 19.2 percent from September and marking the fourth consecutive monthly gain since sales began May 1.
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Defense Savings
Treasury Department
Spirit of Christmas Arrives Early in Amarillo
Yuletide merchandise fills shelves as Christmas trees arrive and tuberculosis seals sales begin. Mrs. Sue Mitchell buys $200 in seals, while Mrs. J. L. Scott outlines the program. The Pot ter County Tuberculosis Association mails health seats to buyers as officials launch fund drive for the annual community Christmas tree aid program with A. Petersen as chairman. Local civic clubs and the Legion cooperate in the project now in its 13th year.
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Sue Mitchell
Miles Bivins
Amarillo
Yuletide
J. L. Scott
Potter County Tuberculosis Association
Lew Fields
Sam Page
Bruce Autry
John Boyce
Clay Thornton
A. Petersen
The
Legion
Christmas Decor Arrangements Made in Amarillo
City hall officials set plans for downtown Amarillo to wear holiday attire. Glenn Bowen, fire alarm chief, said work begins next Sunday. Oscar Applequist of the VFW has long led district decorating efforts.
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Amarillo
Glenn Bowen
Oscar Applequist
VFW
Santa Claus to Broadcast From North Pole and Amarillo Parade
American Legion and civic clubs plan 13th annual party as firemen collect NYA toys. KGNC says Santa will radio from the North Pole at 4 45 Friday and asks all children to listen. Santa to appear in Amarillo Saturday Dec 6 with parade floats bands and Mother Goose characters. Mrs Miles Bivins chairs the Christmas seal sale for Amarillo and Potter County.
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American Legion
NYA
Santa Claus
KGNC
North Pole
Amarillo
Weather Forecast for Amarillo and Vicinity
Continued fair with mild temperatures tonight and Thursday. High today about 65 and low tonight about 34. West Texas: fair tonight and Thursday with variable cloudiness and occasional light showers in lower Valley and east of Pecos Valley New Mexico. Temperature extremes 24 hours ending 6 30 A M show min 34 max 67. Noon temperature today 62.
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Amarillo
Texas
Pecos Valley
New Mexico
Nazis Claim British Battleship Is Sunk
Berlin reported a high command communique claiming German submarines heavily torpedoed and damaged a British battleship off Solum near the North African coast and sunk a Dragon class light cruiser of 4,850 tons in the Atlantic.
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High Command
Solum
North African
Atlantic
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Hitler Frets Over Guiana Headline Review
The report notes Adolf Hitler voicing concern over developments in Guiana amid wartime tensions. It outlines potential strategic implications for Germany and mentions related political and military stakes observed by observers.
Nazi Flags Roosevelt Call for US Entry to War
Berlin dispatch reports Foreign Minister Ribbentrop stating US entry cannot stop Axis victory. He blamed President Roosevelt for any future war between the United States and Europe and Asia, denouncing talk of an attack on the US as nonsense.
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U.P
Joachim von Ribbentrop
United States
Ribbentrop
United States of America
Europe
Asia
Roosevelt
Nfulimnaly
Mia Lhe
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Russia
Britain
Axis
Soldier Delmar Parks Killed in Libya Action
United States Army Sergeant Delmar Parks of Phoenix Arizona is reported killed by German machinegun fire yesterday in eastern Libya where he served as a technician and observer with American tanks. He was among six American officers and six sergeants with tanks used by British forces in the western Libyan drive.
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Cairo
Egypt
United States Army
Delmar Parks
Phoenix
Ariz
Libya
Parks
Bombing raids hit Brest and Cherbourg in night assault
The air ministry announced that docks at Brest and Cherbourg in occupied France were heavily attacked last night by a small but powerful force of bombers.
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London
Brest
Cherbourg
France
Air Ministry
Britain Likely to Declare War on Finland Soon
London sources say Britain will probably declare war on Finland as well as Hungary and Romania following Finland’s signing of the Nazi Communist pact. A formal move against Hungary and Romania would be incidental, while the war on Finland is tied to Russia.
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Finland
London
U.P
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Hungary
Rumania
United States
Russia
Romania
Two New US Explosives Raise Shell and Bomb Power
The U S Army reports two new explosive compounds RDX and pentolite, designed to boost bursting power of shells and air bombs. RDX matches British superbombs and is said to exceed TNT by about 40 percent, with pentolite described as stronger than TNT but less than RDX.
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Washington
WA PJ
U. S. Army
Royal Air Force
Germany
U. S. Army Ordnance
Trees Removed From County Courthouse Yard Angers Onlookers
Spectators along the north side of the county courthouse rail protested as several large trees were felled at the yard edge. County officials cited storm damage and planned replacements that would take 10 to 15 years to reach former size.
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Course House
German Air Force Bombards English Harbors and Airdromes
The German air force bombed harbors and airdromes in southeast and southwest England by day and night using heavy calibre bombs, a German communique said. In a convoy defense, a German patrol boat was sunk by a torpedo from a British motor torpedo boat but the crew was saved.
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England
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