Wavell Opens Burma Push Aimed at Reopening Burma Road
New Delhi India December 19 The army under General Sir Archibald Wavell has advanced about 40 miles into Burma as the first phase of an offensive to reopen the Burma Road to China. The move follows weeks of air and ground operations and includes Indian, American, Chinese and British troops.
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New Delhi
India
Archibald P. Wavell
Burma
China
United Nations
Arakan
Maungdaw - Buthidaung
Akyab
U. S
Joseph Stillwell
Rathedaung
Maungdaw
Mayu River
Mandalay
Chittagong
Fenny
RAF
Japan
French North Africa
Libya
Solomons
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Douglas MacArthur
Buna
Yoma
Himalayas
Rangoon
Wavell
England
British Isles
Eastern Ration Cut With Sale Of Gas Monday
Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that B and C gasoline ration coupons in 17 eastern states will drop to three gallons from four at 12:01 A M Monday, aligning with the lifting of sales suspensions. He cited a bootlegging problem, suspended 190 dealers, and promised strict enforcement.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
James F. Byrnes
Henderson
Ickes
Eastman
Byrnes
OPA
Maloney
Connecticut
Senate
West Virginia
Plane Blast Kills Texans and English Soldier
A RAP patrol bomber caught fire during takeoff at Liberia Army Headquarters on Tuesday and exploded its depth charges and ammunition. The incident killed two Texans and an Englishman and left eight others wounded, two critically.
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United States Army
Liberia
RAP
Health officer warns on rabbits amid tularemia risk
In Austin on December 19, State Health Officer Dr. George W. Cox advised that rabbits can carry tularemia and should be handled with care. He warned hunters to avoid nursing weak rabbits as they pose a health risk to people handling them.
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Austin
U.P
George W. Cox
Cox
Allied Bombardiers Climax Week of African Attacks
Allied and Axis forces push renewed Tunisian fighting as US 12th Air Force and RAF pound German communications. Bombers hit a warship and harbor targets at Bizerte, with fighters downing several enemy planes. A-20s near Mateur damaged yards and airfield while Gabes Sfax sweep downs a Messerschmitt and damages locomotives.
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North Africa
Tunisia
United States Army
12Th Air Force
RAF
Bizerte
Mediterranean
Mateur
United States
Gabes
Sfax
WPB Production Chief Granted Supreme Control
Charles E. Wilson of the War Production Board was given overarching authority to schedule and direct all production programs for the army navy maritime commission and other agencies in the national war production effort. The orders, signed by WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson ten days earlier, broaden Wilsons power beyond earlier directives and were announced by a reliable source.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Ison
General Electric Urge
Army and Navy and Maritime Commission
Wilson
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Iion
Wi Company
WPB Mnc
Scheduling powers shift shapes war production control
The Weather Bureau reports WPB authority to adjust war production schedules, superseding army navy chiefs in balancing programs and avoiding gaps. Wilson may issue changes via supply services, aiming to align production with national economy capacity and strategic needs. Colder conditions forecast for Amarillo region with intermittent rain and detailed hourly temperatures and sunrise and sunset times.
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Nelson
WPB
Armed Services
Wilson
War Stimson
Navy
Knox
Army
Chiefs of Staff
WAVES Open Office in Amarillo January 3
Ensign Floy C Minor of the U S Navy recruiting office in Oklahoma City will open an Amarillo office on January 3 to recruit a WAVES squadron from the Panhandle. A staff of assistants and physicians will accompany her. A mass swearing in ceremony is planned in Amarillo on January 26 for the 100 Plainswomen enlistment.
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Floy C. Minor
U. S. Navy
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Panhandle
News Globe
News
Teachers College Heads in Washington Conclude Meetings
Texas teachers college leaders visiting Washington to offer wartime training facilities will finish their conference series Monday after talks with the manpower commission and the Office of Price Administration. Attending were Dr. Paul L. Boynton of Stephen F. Austin, Dr. De Ay Hill of West Texas State, and Sam Whitley of East Texas State.
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Washington
Texas Teachers Colleges
Texas
Manpower Commission
Office of Price Administration
Paul L. Boynton
Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College
Nacogdoches
de Ay Hill
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Sam Whitley
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Third Great Red Drive Strikes at Voronezh
The Soviet information bureau reports a major winter offensive striking the Voronezh area and across the Don, with 20 000 German dead and 10 000 captured. Offensive spans 60 mile breach near Novaya Kalitva 30 to 37 mile advances, capturing 200 populated places and dozens of enemy tanks guns and trucks.
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Don
Voronezh
Soviet Information Bureau
Kursk
Stalingrad
Novaya Kalitva
Monastirschina
Kantemirovka
Batovskaya
Volga-Don
Don Bend
Terek-Caucasus
Rzhev-Vyazma
Red Army
Rommels Force Keeps Ahead of British Army
The British Eighth Army pressed Rommel toward Sirte 19 miles from the German positions near El Agheila, with Rommel’s forces retreating toward Tunisia. Allied air forces struck Axis positions in Sicily and Tunisia as bombers attacked Tunis port La Goulette and air fields to slow the retreat.
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Africa
Mediterranean
London
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
el Agheila
Sirte
Tripoli
Mussolin
Africa Corps
Zauta En Nofilia
Bernard L. Montgomery
Morroco
Marble Arch
Wadi
Cairo
Rommel
U. S
Sultan
Zauta En Nafilia
Tunisia
Tunis
la Goulette
Sicily
Trapani
Marsala
First Army
Salvation Army kettles jingle in Amarillo drive for Christmas cheer
Kiwanis volunteers manned the Salvation Army kettles in Amarillo raising 174.98 with a 20 dollar check reported by Arthur Truitt head of the Christmas committee. Amarillo Kiwanis will ring bells Monday and Boys Ranch group received shoe grants with more shoes to be bought for local schoolboys.
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Salvation Army
Amarillo
San Jacinto Kiwanis Club
Arthur Truitt
Amarillo Kiwanis Club
Two Injured In North Highway Crash Near Thompson Park
Charles Arford of Dalhart and I D Diffie believed from Borger are in St Anthony's hospital with serious injuries after a head on collision on North Highway near Thompson Park at 9 35 last night. Police said a Mexican driver said to have been in the car with Diffie is being sought.
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Charles Arford
Dalhart
I. D. Diffie
Borger
St. Anthony's Hospital
North Highway
Thompson Park
Arford
Mr. Diffie
Elevated Strike Called Off In Chicago
William F. Levander reported that the elevated railroad workers union has cancelled a strike planned to begin at midnight, averting a transit disruption in Chicago. The decision ends a confrontation that threatened the city’s transportation system.
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Chicago
William F. Levander
Elevated
Captain Eddy Calls for Boost in War Production
Lieut. Col. Edward V. Rickenbaker spoke at a press conference after serving in the South Pacific where a young soldier died in his arms and he endured 21 days afloat. He urged greater production of war supplies, saying rationing objections are ludicrous and hardships should spur home effort.
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Washington
South Pacific
Edward V. Rickenbaker
Eddy
Greg Rice Wins AAU Award in New York District
Greg Rice, formerly of Notre Dame and now with the New York Athletic Club, was voted the Metropolis AAU outstanding athlete for the district. The announcement came in New York on December 19.
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New York
Greg Rice
Notre Dame
New York Athletic Club
Metropolistan A. A. U
Frontline Movements Across Multiple Theaters December 19 1942
Allied forces in India push four miles into Burma as Japanese defenses retreat. Rommel maintains a 35 mile lead amid mined routes and retreating Nazis. Russia drives deeper into Don region near Voronezh as winter combat intensifies. Allied bombers end a week of raids in North Africa targeting Nazi infrastructure.
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India
Burma
Rommel
North Africa
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