Allied drive into Burma and Buna strongholds progress in Pacific war
Allied forces under Gen. Archibald Wavell report a 50 mile advance into Japanese occupied Burma via Alethang-Yow and continued gains in New Guinea near Buna. MacArthur notes a two sector Japanese hold with 5 miles of coast, tanks used, and 100 Japanese dead in a 200 yard area as Allied air efforts intensify.
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Archibald P. Wavell
India
Burma
Alethang- Yow
Alethang-Yow
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Calcutta
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Buna
Cape Endaradere
Cape Killerton
Buna Village
Cape Endajadere
Buna Government Station
Cape Endaladere
Buna Government
Giropa Point
Sanananda
MacArthur
Douglas
Farm Machinery Selling High in Ohio Auctions
Farmers pay premium at Ohio auctions to meet 1943 production goals. Travers Smith of Cuyahoga Falls notes a tractor rising from 900 to 1075 dollars at auction. G H Chamber of Coshocton County reports a 125 dollar corn harvester, found from 1913 flood, selling for 100 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
Travers Smith
Cuyahoga Falls
G. H. Chamber
Coshocton County
Coast Guardsmen Hurt In Explosion on Boat
Two Coast Guardsmen were in Holzer Hospital after a heater unit exploded aboard a 52 foot buoy tender near Point Pleasant West Virginia Sunday. Victims were Robert J. McClister machinist's mate first class and Charles J. Devert seaman second class reserve. Both suffered steam burns.
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Gallipolis
Coast
Holzer Hospital
Coast Guard
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Robert J. McClister
Charles J. Devert
Schools Closed In Fremont Over Hazardous Driving Conditions
Schools in Fremont and most of Sandusky County closed today due to hazardous driving conditions from freezing rain and sleet. Students receive an extra two days of Christmas recess.
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Fremont
Sandusky County
Abandon Subsidies to Curb Rising Food Costs
Washington reports the administration scrapped subsidies as a general tool to hold food prices. Instead ceiling prices may rise to erase inequities, with milk subsidies in New York City costing $800,000 to $1,000,000 monthly. Price standardization by the Office of Price Administration aims to uniform ceilings across independent, chain, and supermarket groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
New York City
Department
Federal Treasury
James F. Byrnes
Office of Price Administration
Allied Forces Bomb Kiska Submarine Base and Munda Airfield Raids
American planes heavily bombed the submarine base on Kiska Island in the Aleutians and the Army Flying Fortresses conducted new raids on the Munda airfield in the Solomons. Damaged at least one cargo ship off Bougainville Island as part of broader Pacific operations.
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Japan
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Navy
South Pacific
Munda
Solomons
Bougainville Island
Steel Workers Stop Plant on New Schedule
About 1,000 CIO United Steel Workers of America members halted Republic Steel Corp.’s ship plate production at its Cleveland continuous strip mill. The company called it an unwarranted strike while Union president asserted workers were locked out after a schedule change.
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Cleveland
CIO
Republic Steel Corp
Edward P. Stack
United Steel Workers of America
C. M. White
Republic
W. H. Davis
The
War Labor Board
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
White
Roosevelt
Seven Planes Smashed In Raid on Axis Field
British communique reports a surprise air raid on an Axis airfield at Hun desert camp 150 miles inland from the Gulf of Sirte. Seven of 11 parked enemy planes were demolished and the rest damaged. Pursuit of Marshal Rommel continued with patrols active yesterday.
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Cairo
Hun
Desert
Gulf of
Sirte
Rommel
Mail Carriers to Make Extra Christmas Eve Rounds
Cleveland mail carriers plan extra rounds on Christmas Eve to ensure residents receive greeting cards. The effort aims to help residents enjoy holiday greetings and maintain postal service delivery during the holiday rush.
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Cleveland
More Miners May Strike
In Pennsylvania 2400 miners already on strike with a further 2400 threatening to walk out on January 15 unless a $2 per day wage increase is granted. The move involves Hazleton Shaft Colliery and Cranberry Improvement Company workers amid peak demand for anthracite. The miners urged President Roosevelt the OPA and the U.S. Conciliation Service to cut red tape and end gossip delaying the wage boost proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Hazleton
United Mine Workers
Cranberry Improvement Company
Roosevelt
OPA
U. S. Conciliation Service
John L. Lewis
Santa Claus Mail Storm Hits Indiana Town Post Office
Indiana's Santa Claus, Ind., endures a flood of Christmas mail with over a million pieces. Postmaster Oscar Phillips says the town mobilizes as volunteers and Legion groups help answer letters from children and supporters.
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Santa Claus
Ind
Indiana
Wor
North Pole
Mr. S. Claus
Santa
Oscar Phillips
American Legion
Phillips
Calls Loss of Darlan Major German Defeat
Chicago report quotes Dr. Melchior Palyi former Reichsbank adviser saying Hitler suffered his first major moral defeat when Admiral Jean Darlan joined the Allies. The move, Palyi argues, undercuts the fascist order and could overshadow French North Africa’s military gains.
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Chicago
Melchior Palyi
Reichsbank
Berlin
Hitler
Jean Darlan
Allies
French North Africa
Europe
Darian
German Planes Appear Over Coast of England
German planes appeared over the English coast today. Bombs from a low flying Dornier wrecked several houses in Southeastern England killing two women and injuring others. A school and homes were hit at an East Anglian coast town with explosives and incendiaries.
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London
England
Wheat Production Outlook for 1943 by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department estimates 1943 winter wheat output at 624.504 million bushels with Ohio contributing 17.072 million bushels in the forecast.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Ohio
Arrival of Winter Delights and Confusion Across Hemispheres
The Naval Observatory marks winter's start at 7:40 a.m. EST in the Northern Hemisphere while summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere. The timing varies by location and military movements, with Johnny Doughboy abroad shifting seasons for some readers.
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Washington
Naval Observatory
Johnny Doughboy
Australia
New Zealand
New Guinea
Java
Solomon Islands
Lewis Blames Operators For Six Day Week Delay
United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis accuses operators of resisting a six day work week in the eastern soft coal fields. Ickes urges rapid settlement to boost coal output for the war effort, warning delay could cost lives.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Solid Fuels
Ickes
Ee Ine
Lewis and
Ezra van Horn
Cleveland
Operators’ Appalachian Joint Conference
Appalachian
RAF Bombers Raid Munich on Second Night Attack
British bombers hit Munich in a second successive raid dropping a great number of bombs and starting fires. Clouds hindered the mission. two German fighters were shot down and 12 British aircraft were lost. Munich, an important war industry center, has been struck four times previously.
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London
Munich
Reich
Air Ministry
Italy
Hitler Demands 40000 French Workers at Laval Meeting
Reuters filed from Moscow via Tass says Hitler pressed Pierre Laval for 40000 French workers. He also urged France to declare war on the United Nations and purge anti Nazi elements, and to resume the Riom wartime leaders trial.
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London
Reuters
Moscow
Tass
Adolf Hitler
Pierre Laval
Germany
Hitler
France
United Nations
Henderson Is Replaced Amid Gas Rationing Fallout
Senator Brewster criticizes Henderson's dismissal as administration incompetence in price controls. Henderson resigns over health reasons and is expected to be replaced by Senator Brown. Rep Andresen denounces rationing rules as harming agriculture and transport while permitting government use of gasoline.
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Washington
Brewster
Maine
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Brown
D-Minh
Rep
Andresen
R-Minn
Prepare for Big Offensive
London says the U S Army Eighth Air Force Service Command will support an all-out air offensive against the Axis and be ready within a brief period. Maj. Gen. Henry F. Miller announced at a press conference as the new commander noted steady material flow from the United States for the big offensive.
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London
U. S
Army
Eighth Air Force Service Command
Henry F. Miller
Miller
Air Force
Whole Service Command
United States
British Eighth Army Drive From El Alamein to Benghazi
Forty thousand feet of film shot under fire is being edited into a picture story of the British Eighth Army’s advance from El Alamein to Benghazi. It stands as the era’s most photographed offensive.
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Afrika Korps
Eighth Army
Benina
Benghazi
London
el Alamein
Hit and Run Raid Reaches Five Miles From Bizerte In Tunisia
Newsreel style dispatch says American–led commandos struck into Tunisia nearing Bizerte in a bold raid. Units swam ashore under heavy fire and penetrated toward high ground before withdrawing with light losses. Rommel’s forces push toward Misurata as Allied counter moves unfold near Tunis and Sousse.
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London
Tunisia
Bizerte
Reuters
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Lew Lue
North Africa
Rommel
Tripoli
Morocco
Misurata
Cairo
Eighth
Sultan
Sunay
Pichon
Tunis
Kairouan
Sousse
Allied and Axis clash in North Africa and Don region
Allied air raids pound Bizerte docks as Tunisia fighting intensifies. Eisenhower leads Gibraltar command in historic note. Soviet forces push toward Rostov on the Don, threatening the Caucasus while German counterattacks heat up. Red Army claims gains near Millerovo and Rostov, with mines removed and heavy losses for German forces.
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Tunisia
Bizerte
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gibraltar
Tripoli
Russia
Middle Don Steppes
Rostov
Adolf Hitler
Don
Red Army
Millerovo
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Vatutin
Middle
Don Volga
One Hundred Debutantes Pool For War Bond Drive
In New York a cotillion at the Ritz Carlton brought together 100 debutantes who forfeited individual debuts paying $1000 each in War Bonds. Guests bought admission to support the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, turning a season’s froth into a wartime charity event.
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New York
Ritz-Carlton
New York Infirmary
New Victory Tax Answers Preview Jan 1 Effective
Washington explains the new Victory Tax effective January 1. It is a 5 percent tax on income over 12 dollars per week with postwar credits for singles and married filers. The tax is withheld by employers and can be used as deductions for life insurance premiums, mortgage payments, or War Bonds.
Goodyear Plant Idle as Strike Expands
Jackson Michigan reports the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant idle today as the strike spreads from a crippled department to other divisions. The walkout began over the company plan to cut Sunday shifts by 25 percent while the union demands full holiday pay and the management argues new trainees are not eligible for double time.
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Jackson, Mich
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Burley tobacco sales push prices to new highs
Louisville report shows final pre holiday burley markets posting record activity as growers average 43.56 per hundredweight. State agriculture data tally 12,073,435 pounds sold for 5,259,156 dollars with warehouses to reopen January 4.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Burley
State Department of Agriculture
Davis Named Special Assistant to Forrestal After Defeat
Congress man Jacob E. Davis of Waverly announced his appointment as special assistant to Forrestal in Washington. Davis, defeated for re election in November by Edward McCowen of Wheelersburg, will assume duties immediately after January 1 and receive special assignments.
Rental Typewriters Next on Ration List
The office of price administration announced rental typewriters for business use will be rationed after February 1, 1943, for activities essential to the war program. Rental contracts may be entered now but may not extend beyond the end of January.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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Siberia
Arctic Ocean
Alaska
Fairbank
Bering Sea
Pribilof
Aleutian
Andreanof
Kiskol
Unalaska
AMLIA
Tokyo
Axis Field
Darlan
Henderson Is
Congress
Africa
Goodyear
Solon
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