Bombers From British Warships Raid Japanese Base in East Indies
Allied forces launched a heavy air assault on Sabang at the northern tip of Sumatra from Bay of Bengal warships. British communiques report large explosions and no loss. RAF planes attacked Akyab Burma and engaged enemy columns in the Myittha Valley. In New Guinea, Allied troops gained ground near Buna as Flying Fortresses sank a camouflaged Japanese freighter. Major Frank Schiel of Prescott, Arizona, the AVG’s last pilot in China, died on a recon mission. his death is marked by praise from Col. Robert Scott.
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Japan
South Seas
Sumatra
Dutch East Indies
Bay of Bengal
Sabang
Admiralty
Ceylon
Akyab
Burma
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Buna
New Britain
New Guinea
Claire L. Chennault
Flying Tigers
Frank Schiel
Prescott, Ariz
AVG
China
Tragic Bus Crash Kills 22 In Aliquippa Rocks Fall
A bus carrying war workers was struck by two boulders over 100 tons each near Aliquippa Pennsylvania killing 22 and injuring several. Passengers describe a sudden crash and a quick rescue as medics freed survivors from the wreckage and rails below.
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Aliquippa
Here
Dymptro
Dan) Karapan
Joseph M. Manko
Western Farmers To Be Sent To Better Areas
Federal officials outlined a plan to move 10 000 farmers east of the Great Plains to more productive ground to ease farm labor shortages. The program builds on Kentucky hill country transfers to Central Ohio for dairy and stock farming and a Wisconsin experiment.
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Cincinnati
Great Plains
Kentucky
Axis Submarines Face Tougher Atlantic Duty
Axis submarines once menacing U ships across the Atlantic now meet stiffer opposition as U.S. shipyards flood the seas with merchant vessels. From 111 U‑boats sunk or damaged in June the toll has declined steadily, signaling improved Allied shipping protection.
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New York
United Nations
Atlantic
United States
Technical Training in High Schools Urged
In Columbus O FE Hill assistant state director of education urged more high school students to enroll in shop and technical courses. He said sixty three of every hundred inductees aged 18 and 19 will need technical training, stressing accelerated programs.
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Columbus
O. FE. Hill
U S Forces in Africa Outfight Nazis With Armor and Guns
An American general in northern Tunisia praises US 75 mm anti-tank guns as a match for German 88s and notes US medium tanks outduel the latest German Mark IVs. He observes raw infantry perform well against seasoned German troops as tank crews press into combat despite heavy shell hits.
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Tunisia
Medjez-El-Bab
United States Army
United States
Grant
Sergt
Rolva Cantrell
Hodgenville
Robert Eller
Marlow
Okla
Frank R. Banner
Claremont
W. Va
E. M. E. Wiberg
Higgins to Build Cargo Planes for Army
The War Department announced a contract with Andrew J Higgins of New Orleans to build a large number of cargo carrying planes for the Army at a cost plus fixed fee with total outlay over 5 million dollars. Higgins attorneys previously cited a 1 200 plane figure, but the department did not confirm this.
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Washington
Andrew J. Higgins
New Orleans
Army
War Department
Department
Higgins
Post War Buying Plan in Development for Afterwar Deliveries
A plan developed by Rolf Nugent adviser on credit policy to Price Administrator Leon Henderson proposes advance installment buying of consumer goods. Consumers would buy purchase certificates entitling priority postwar deliveries for autos refrigerators automatic furnaces and pianos.
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Washington
Rolf Nugent
Leon Henderson
Belgian Courts Closed by Resigning Magistrates
The Belgian news agency reports that Belgian magistrates resigned en masse, closing all courts in the country in protest against Nazi occupying authorities.
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London
FBI Warns That Fake G Men Are Numerous
FBI officials warned that many fake G-Men are appearing nationwide. They urged the public to verify credentials as Director J Edgar Hoover directs agents to display proper identification.
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FBI
Washington
Gebby
Federal Bureau of Investigation J
J. Edgar Hoover
Bill to overhaul federal labor laws for new Congress
A broad plan to revise federal labor rules proposes suspending the 40 hour week, outlawing strikes in war industries, banning closed shops, restricting union political contributions, and creating a war labor board with union and industry representation. It also calls for revising the Hobbs Act and maintaining the current general wage scale. A separate draft national war service bill would require able-bodied adults to aid the war effort in noncombatant roles.
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Washington
Congress
War Labor Board
New War Labor Board
CIO
AFL
National Association of Manufacturers
United States Chamber of Commerce
Public
Grenville Clark
New York
Clark
Interpretation of School Bus Service Given
Ohio education officials say a defense transport order on school bus service allows local solutions. The response from the Office of Defense Transportation cites a two mile limit with exceptions for distance, vehicle count, and hardship cases to get pupils to school.
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Columbus
Department of Education
Ohio
Office of Defense Transportation
Kenneth C. Ray
Delbert Woodford
C. D. Hutchins
ODT
Hutchins
Economy To Be Keynote In New Congress
Senate Minority Leader McNary predicts Republicans will ally with pro economy Democrats next session to curb waste and bureaucracy. With 209 of 435 House seats and 38 of 96 Senate seats, Republicans expect influence and seek Democratic collaboration on reducing government expenditures and controls.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Congress
House
Butter Brings 75 Cents Per Pound in Detroit
Detroit shoppers buy butter directly from farmers at markets as prices span 75 cents to 1.25 dollars per pound. OPA rules let farmers sell up to 75 dollars monthly without ceilings. after reaching that, they may charge only what they earned in the Sept 28 Oct 3 period until the next month begins.
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Detroit
City Bureau of Markets
Office of Price Administration
Castor Oil Shortage Promised After Jan 1
War Production Board warns industry group that under one month's supply of castor oil will be on hand in the United States by January 1 due to limited imports from South America and shipping shortages.
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Washington
War Production Board
South America
Kentucky burley markets close for holidays after big sale
Louisville report says burley markets shut yesterday after selling 10,827,537 pounds of leaf at an average 43 dollars 21 cents per hundredweight, slightly below the season trend.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Burley
Ten Axis Vessels Sunk Or Damaged Off Africa
Allied forces report ten Axis ships sunk or damaged along Mediterranean supply routes to North Africa. British, American, French and Italian sources describe advances and counterattacks as Rommel’s forces face encirclement while Tunisian fronts shift and weather hampers air activity.
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London
Mediterranean
North
Africa
Erwin Rommel
Walther Nehring
Rome
Algerian
Tunisia
High Command
Tunisian
Kairouan
Pichon
Sousse
Tripoli
Libya
Eighth Army
Buerat el Hsun
Sirte
el Agheila
Medjez-El-Bab
Mateur
Tunis
Bizerte
Morocco
Pont-Du-Fahs
U. S
British Offensive Aims At Akyab Amid Burma Raids
Target Akyab the Burma town seized by the Japs last spring is the objective of General Wavell's renewed push from Chittagong. Allied bombers opened the campaign with precursor raids on Akyab ahead of the land attack.
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Akyab
Burma
Wavell
Chittagong
U S General Waldron Wounded in Pacific Action
Brigadier General Albert W Waldron age 50 was seriously wounded in combat in the Southwest Pacific. He is the second general wounded recently after Brigadier General Han ford Macnnder was injured by grenade splinters during a night patrol.
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Washington
Albert W. Waldron
Southwest Pacific
War Department
Waldron
Hanford Macnnder
Rationing of Butter Fats Foreseen by Government
Washington predicted civilian rationing of fats and oils including butter margarine and shortenings at about 15 percent below demand due to military and lend lease needs. Per capita fat supply next year seen at 48 pounds versus 51 pounds in 1940 42 and a 57.1 pound demand in 1943. Butter and margarine about 17.5 pounds per person to meet a 20.5 pound need. shortening lard demand 26.2 pounds with 23 pounds supply. bread cake soups fats projected at 7.7 pounds per person against 10.4 pounds demand.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Lend Lease
Bureau
Nazi Transport Lines Bombed in RAF Night Attacks
British sources said Northern France and the Low Countries saw widespread rail and transport facility damage after RAF fighter and light bomber raids under last night's full moon. The air ministry reported many railway targets hit and locomotives damaged as intruder sweeps continued. All planes returned safely.
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London
France
Low Countries
RAF
Air Ministry
Railroad switch engine fatally injures veteran in Bellevue yards
Ora O. Andrew, a Nickel Plate veteran locomotive engineer, was killed in the Bellevue yards as he went to work last night when struck by a switch engine. The incident is under investigation by railroad officials.
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Bellevue
Ora O. Andrew
Nickel Plate
War Today in Cairo Airmen Praise Morale in Desert Front
The Ninth Air Force in Cairo reports high morale and strong Allied efforts with the Royal Air Force. Brig. Gen. Storm says many sorties are flown, morale is peak, and crews are eager to fight. They target gasoline depots and tankers, limiting Axis air activity.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Cario
Ninth American Air Force
Cairo
Sam
Victctor H. Storm
Lewis H. Brereton
U. S
Middle East
India
Royal Air Force
Bowling Green
Storm
el Alamein
Desert
Nazis Strike Deep into Ukraine as Soviet Advance Gathers Pace
Soviet forces under Marshal Semeon Timoshenko push through the Middle Don steppes toward Rostov Baltic region, capturing dozens of towns and 22,300 prisoners. German lines face entrapment as winter hardships mount for troops and civilians.
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Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Don Steppes
Rostov
Ukraine
Stalingrad
Don-Volga
Voronezh
Millerovo
N. F. Vatutin
Pravda
Communist Party
German Traitors Will Reprieve From Death
An indefinite stay of execution was granted yesterday to three naturalized Germans condemned to die for treasonably aiding Herbert Hans Haupt, executed Nazi saboteur. They are Hans Haupt, Walter Froehling, Otto Wergin, and their wives received 25 years. The men were to have been executed Jan. 22.
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Chicago
Herbert Hans Haupt
Hans Haupt
Herbert
Walter Froehling
Otto Wergin
Haupt
Chennault Receives Distinguished Service Medal in China
Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell in Chungking. This marks his first American decoration for leadership with Allied forces in China.
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Chungking
Claire L. Chennault
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Texan offers United States free natural gas
Longview Texas businessman Rogers Lacey proposed to supply 25 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily to the government at no cost to ease the eastern fuel shortage. He owns a gas well near Norris City Illinois and would route gas into a government pipeline if Washington accepts.
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Longview
Tex
Rogers Lacey
Lacey
Norris City
Ill
Washington
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Manko
University of Pittsburgh
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Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
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Helen Phillips
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Axis
By Wes Gallagher
U. S. Navy
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Henri Giraud
Castor
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Thailand
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