Axis Armored Power in Libya Nearly Gone Nearly Gone
British forces in Libya report control from the Egyptian frontier to Tobruk with Rommel’s main armored units possibly isolated east of Tobruk. Gondar’s surrender in Ethiopia frees troops for Libyan operations and signals a shrinking Axis defense as New Zealand units push west of Tobruk amid fuel shortages and disrupted supply lines.
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AXIS
Libya
Ripya
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
Torak
Gondar
Lake Tana
Ethiopia
East Africa
Femand
Italy
Blue Nile
Yptian
Gialo Oasis
Derna
Tobruk-Sidi Rezegh
New Zealand
Ed Duda
Gambut
Sid Omar
Japanese Troop Move Toward Indo China Reported
Foreign intelligence said 70 Japanese transports carrying about 30,000 troops and large war materiel were moving south toward French Indo China from central China. Haipong and Saigon eyed. U S patrols and alert status increased in the Hawaiian area amid broader fears of Thai invasion and intensified tensions with Japan.
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Indo-China
Shanghai
French
Central China
Haipong
Saigon
South China
United States
China
Britain
Australia
Netherlands
Japan
Thailand
Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific
Tokyo
Spain
Portugal
Central
South America
Local Priest Carries Gun as He Serves Amarillo Parish
Rev. J. J. Regan, a Catholic priest in Amarillo, is a deputy sheriff who carries a pistol while serving a Negro parish. He began a parish in the Flats after discovering two Catholics among about 3,000 residents. Now 16 converts and 10 more in instruction attend. The parish also runs a church-sponsored recreation center.
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J. J. Regan
Amarillo
Father Regan
Flats
Russians Press Soviet Counterattacks Along Eastern Front
Soviet high command reports renewed attacks on the southern Rostov front and successful offensives on the Kalinin front north of Moscow. In fighting near Klin the breakout involved German and Soviet divisions, with continued pressure around the Moscow line and recapture of Malovishevo southeast of Leningrad.
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Moscow
United Press
Rostov
Donets
Leningrad
Radio Moscow
Kalinin Front
Mos
Klin
United Press Listening Post
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow Front
Malovishevo
U S Fears About Finland Confirmed
The state department said Finland’s latest actions confirm apprehensions that it cooperates with Hitler forces. Every act of the Finnish government since rejecting the U S call for cessation of hostilities against Russia has clarified Finland’s position.
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Washington
State Department
Finland
United States
Russia
Department
Texan Senator Advances Antistrike Seizure Bill
A Senate judiciary subcommittee approved a Connally bill authorizing government seizure of struck defense plants and mines and freezing labor conditions during government operation. The measure would extend Roosevelt powers to plants useful for national defense and halt union or open shop changes. Meanwhile the House labor committee seeks an acceptable antistrike package amid administration labor-industry pressure.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Judiciary
Tom Connally
Texas
Connally
Senate
House
Roosevelt
House Labor Committee
U. S. Aids Britain in Atlantic Battle Shifting Ships East
A London report says U S aid to Britain in the Atlantic has let Britain send capital ships to the Pacific to counter Japan. The informant notes Britain's Far East naval buildup and Churchill's pledge to join the United States in any fight with Japan within the hour.
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London
United States
Britain
Pacific
Japan
Far East
Churchill
Weather Outlook For Amarillo And Surrounding Areas
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness today with partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. High near 68, low around 38. Light rain possible in South Plains and Pecos Valley regions, warmer in Panhandle and Pecos Valley westward. In New Mexico expect changeable clouds with some rain risk in lower Pecos Valley and along the southern border. warmer for south and east portions tonight. Temperature extremes show a 36 to 68 range, with noon reading 57.
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Amarillo
West Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
New Mexico
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North Africa
Vichy
Maxime Weyrand
Mediterranean
High Command
Naples
Mexico
D. F
Plaza Mayor
Great Cathedral
North America
National Palace
Mason King
Hawaiian Department
U. S. Army
Islands
Burma
Claude A. Pepper
Florida
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russell Stationery Company
John ‘Maynard Lbr. Co
Rzhev
Zubtsov
Volokolamsk
Vyazma
Kalinin
Soviet
Kalugay
Zagorsk
Solnechnogorsk
Novo Fominsk
Borovsk
Pushkino
Aleksandrov
Ppodolsk
Kuibyshey
Serpukhov
Red Army
Radio
U. S
Texan
Atlantic
John Mansville
Newby’s
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
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