Knox says Navy stronger than ever after Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Navy Knox told the National Association of Manufacturers that Japanese casualties exceed American losses by about five to one. He said the U S Navy is larger and more powerful than before Pearl Harbor, with production breaking records and over 150 types of craft in use. He admitted wartime criticisms and cited 50,000 Americans killed or missing, $46 billion spent, and a $70 billion forecast for 1943, warning of a tough Atlantic period. A carrier launch was announced in Camden on the eve of Pearl Harbor anniversary.
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New York
Navy
United States
Pearl Harbor
Knox
Europe
Solomons
North Africa
America
South Pacific
Britain
Africa
Secretary of Navy
Atlantic
Hitler Withdraws Troops From Stalingrad to Reinforce Tunisia
Hitler pulls at least part of his armies from the 100 day siege of Stalingrad to bolster forces in Tunisia as Allied advances sever the Tunis coastal line. Red Star reports Soviet gains at Stalingrad while Axis troops in Tunisia face pressure from Montgomery and American forces in a tightening vise near Bizerte and Tunis.
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Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Tunisia
Tripoli
Red Star
Volga
Corman
Rome
Berlin
Bizerte
Tunis
North Africa
Hitler
Don
Red Army
Moscow
The
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
el Agheila
Gulf of Sirte
Cairo
Morsocco
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Bizerte-Tunis
Scipio Africanus
Turin
Italy
Japs Press to Reinforce Garrison in New Guinea
Allied reports from Melbourne say Japanese forces in the Buna Gona area are being reinforced as Allied efforts tighten. Four Japanese destroyers are reported heading toward the island amid bomber attacks with direct hits and near misses.
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Melbourne
Buna-Gona
New Guinea
United States
Japan
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Free Hand for Capital Sets Postwar Aid Tone
W P Withe, president of the National Association of Manufacturers and Blaw-Knox, urged private capital to drive postwar reconstruction in a New York speech. He rejected government handouts and emphasized restoring economies without adopting socialism or a universal welfare model. He asserted he favors armament to aid Americans and warned against free enterpr ise limits.
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New York
W. P. Witherow
National Association of Manufacturers
Blaw-Knox Company
America
TVA
Danube
Patronage committee named by Ohio Republicans
Speaker designate William M. McCulloch announced the patronage committee chosen by the GOP caucus. Members listed include Chairman Jackson E. Betts of Findlay, J. Harry Asmann of Cincinnati, W. D. Burgett of Ashtabula County, L. P. Mooney of Logan, and Henry H. Metcalf of Columbus.
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Columbus
William M. McCulloch
House
Jackson E. Betts
Findlay
J. Harry Asmann
Cincinnati
W. D. Burgett
Ashtabula County
L. P. Mooney
Logan
Henry H. Metcalf
Schoolboy Killed in Hunting Accident Near Shelby
Earl Sweet Jr 15 skipped school to hunt with his father when a gun fired accidentally as he picked it up. He died from the gunshot injury in an incident near Shelby. The report notes no other injuries and no further details on firearms involved.
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Shelby
Earl Sweet
Earl
Plans for Synthetic Rubber Are Completed
Washington Senator Thomas of Oklahoma announced that all sites for synthetic rubber plants have been chosen and funding allocated for 800000 tons per year. He did not know locations or exact volumes of production.
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Washington
Thomas
D-Okla
New Lexington Man Killed in Rail Crossing Collision
LAPORTE Ind. An auto train collision near the Kingsbury ordnance plant killed Mark E Sands 35 of New Lexington Ohio and Robert E Wesch 27 of La Porte, both employed on a housing project near here.
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Laporte, Ind
Kingsbury Ordnance Plant
Mark E. Sands
New Lexington
Robert E. Wesch
Laporte
Mussolini hints at Allied pressure as war of nerves intensifies
Benito Mussolini admitted that the United Nations are winning the current war of nerves against Italy, signaling the psychological campaign Churchill launched years ago is bearing fruit. He spoke publicly, breaking a near year of silence as Italy endures air raids, losses, and Gestapo controls, while promises of German reinforcements offer scant comfort.
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Benito Mussolini
United Nations
Italy
Winston Churchill
Duce
RAF
Germany
Chuyehill
Second War Ration Book To Introduce New Coin System
Washington insiders describe the upcoming meat rationing plan using War Ration Book No 2. After New Year every citizen will receive the 192 coupon book with color coded A and B series for weeks. Points will replace prices for meat such as hamburger 1 point, porterhouse 8, lamb chops 3, round steak 4, bacon 5, with specific values yet to be fixed. Real money payments will still be required alongside coupons.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
P. S
Oak Hill Flier Shot Down in African Battle
Oak Hill pilot Officer E. H. Bickster of Jackson County Ohio is listed among The Late Arrivals Club RAF fliers who were shot down over the Libyan Desert but returned safely. He described a dogfight with Messerschmitt 109s, a cockpit hit, a failed parachute deployment, a 5,000 foot fall, a tangled chute, a dislocated shoulder, and a hospital pickup by Army personnel.
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London
E. H. Bickster
Oak Hill
Jackson County
Air Ministry
Bickster
Hearings on Bill Are Asked in House Ways and Means
Washington report notes a redrafted wartime powers bill advancing to full committee, seeking authority for the president to suspend tariff regulations while excluding immigration override. Critics fear the measure still overreaches and demand public hearings and broader debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ways and Means
Ickes Bows Out Of Manpower Spotlight
Washington interior secretary Harold L. Ickes reportedly bows out of the manpower spotlight. President Roosevelt has pigeonholed for the time being the plan to create a single administrator. Sources say at a conference yesterday the job of supervising federal manpower machinery should go to a more available candidate.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Roosevelt
Ickes
Farm Leaders Demand Abolition of Triple-A During War
Washington leaders of organized agriculture urged abolishing the governments Triple A program for the war duration. The National Association of State Commissioners Secretaries and Directors of Agriculture reported drafting a resolution to end it. War Manpower Commission Chairman Paul V. McNutt assured labor will be provided to meet next years crop targets.
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Washington
National Association of State Commissioners
Directors of Agriculture
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Singer Tony Martin Discharged by Navy
SAN FRANCISCO UP Discharged for unfitness from the Navy after 11 months of service, singer Tony Martin returned to Los Angeles and faced an interview with his Beverly Hills draft board. Earlier, Lieut. Comdr. Maurice N. Aroff was court-martialed on charges including accepting a $950 automobile gift from Martin to aid enlistment.
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San Francisco
Navy
Tony Martin
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Maurice N. Aroff
Martin
Santa Claus Gets Fuel Coupons From Ration Board
In Canton a rationing board aided Santa Claus by granting kerosene coupons for fuel for his igloo on Public Square. St. Nicholas had a kerosene heater but no fuel until the board issued give gallons of kerosene. After Christmas he must arrange with his North Pole board.
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Canton
St. Nicholas
North Pole
Reductions in Production of Food Forecast
President John Brandt of the National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation warned that manpower shortages on farms will draw farmers under wage and hour laws. He said drafting workers could regulate farm hours and wages under the Wagner Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act, potentially hindering rather than increasing agricultural output.
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Chicago
John Brandt
National Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation
Brandt
Experts Seek New Coal Uses
COLUMBUS The auto mobile of the future may run on coal instead of gasoline. The Battelle Memorial Institute said it received the coal industry's largest contract for experimental work and would seek to develop power for internal combustion engines by using pulverized coal as fuel. Ralph A. Sherman, the institute's research director, described this as one of a series of studies to find new fuel sources for war industries, under a contract with Bituminous Coal Research Inc, an agency of the National Coal Association.
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Columbus
Battelle Memorial Institute
Ralph A. Sherman
Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
National Coal Association
Bituminous Industry
U S and Canada to Lower Trade Barriers
The United States and Canada plan to promote mutually beneficial postwar economic relations by lowering trade barriers and expanding production exchange and consumption of goods. The state department announced that talks would begin soon between the two governments and representatives of other nations toward settlements that improve global economic relations.
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Washington
United States
Canada
State Department
United Nations
Missing crew after Lake Erie tug Admiral sinks
The tug Admiral went down about eight miles off Avon Point early today with a crew of 14 missing. Coast Guard cutters tugs and lifeboats raced to rescue the barge Cleveco in tow and bring it to Lorain or Cleveland as Civil Air Patrol aircraft scouted for survivors or bodies about 15 miles northwest of Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Avon Point
Coast Guard
Cleveco
Lorain
Civil Air Patrol
Lake Erie
Akron Butter Shortage Blamed on Hoarders and Quotas
Akron grocers report butter out of stock as distributors cite storage butter freezes and quotas based on pre war population. Akron population now about 273000, up 30000 to 40000. Hoarding by some outlets worsens supply, with reports of eight pounds sold to typical one pound customers.
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Akron
Mussolini Attacks Churchill and Roosevelt in War Speech
London reports Premier Mussolini lashed Churchill and Roosevelt in a Fascist Chamber address. He said Italy would not be inferior to Britain and Russia, praised German support, warned of strong defenses, and claimed Italy faced heavy losses while noting Japan’s role securing Axis victory. He also accused Roosevelt of mistrust and mocked Allied promises to American mothers.
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London
Mussolini
Churchill
Churching
Italy
Musso
Fascist Chamber of Corporations
Germany
United States
Il Duce
Europe
Japan
Roosevelt
Secret Planes Under Test by U S Air Forces
New planes are under test with fighters bombers and transports in development. Major Nathaniel F. Silsbee reports many designs have flown but remain secret and that wholesale aircraft modifications are made at numerous modification centers. He notes tail gun enhancements on the Flying Fortress surprised enemy pilots.
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New York
United States
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Nathaniel F. Silsbee
Army Air Force
a_ society
Air Force
Farm Workers Not To Be Released for Army
Washington selective service headquarters said local draft boards must not release essential farm workers for voluntary enlistment until a replacement is obtained or trained. The Army and Navy agree not to accept essential farm workers without releases from draft boards.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Appeals for Help for Ohio School Children
Ohio agriculture director John T. Brown urged the senate agriculture committee to use its influence to ease a defense transportation order that would require Ohio children living within two miles of school to walk. He said more than 200,000 Buckeye youngsters would be affected by the order.
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Washington
John T. Brown
Ohio
Senate Agriculture Committee
Office of Defense Transportation
Brown
Cocoanut Grove Fire Deaths Prompt Safety Overhaul
In Boston, 474 people died with 51 service members among the identified dead after the Cocoanut Grove blaze. Survivors faced pneumonia and burn injuries as calls for stricter nightclub safety grow, with the city reporting most victims identified.
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Boston
Cocoanut Grove
Burns
Boston Committee On Public Safety
Detroit Gains as States Lose Population in East
The Census Bureau estimated that Detroit gained 336,000 people between April 1, 1940 and May 1, 1942 while the New York Northeastern New Jersey area lost 365,000 in the same period.
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Detroit
Washington
Census Bureau
New York
New Jersey
Tornado hits Georgia killing five in Lincoln County
A tornado swept through Lincoln County Georgia last night killing five people and injuring many others. Several homes were leveled as emergency crews searched the area for survivors and a tally of damage is being compiled.
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Georgia
Lincolnton
City workers strike in Portsmouth service department
About one hundred Portsmouth city service department employees walked off the job today demanding a 25 percent pay raise. The walkout affects street cleaning and other municipal services as talks with officials continue.
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Portsmouth
Service Department
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