Caribbean Food Revolt Narrowly Averted During War
United States State Department reveals secret wartime actions in the Caribbean during 1942 43. Food relief via a new shipping pool and lend lease coordination helped avert protests looting and potential chaos. The program mobilized 75 percent of small vessels and used a shuttle system to move supplies to islands amid wartime shortages.
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Electrical Wage Stabilizer Pact Reached
The American Federation of Labor disclosed a postwar agreement with the electrical construction industry to stabilize wages annually. Union and industry representatives hailed the pact as a push for higher annual income despite potential lower hourly rates, aiming to spur postwar construction activity.
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INS
American Federation of Labor
E. J. Brown
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Gunner Freely Escapes Load as He Bombs Emden by Foot
Tech. Sgt. Frederick R. Rainhart of New York recounts a daring bombing over Emden during the Saturday raid. He retrieved two bombs stuck in the rack by kicking them free while over the target after the bombardier cried Bombs away.
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London
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Frederick R. Rainhart
New York
Emden
Norway
United States
Royal Navy
Fraser
South Dakota
Santa Cruz
Army Missing List Delays for Two Iowa Officers
The War Department reported Second Lt. Donald Y. King of Cedar Rapids and First Lt. Francis S. Love of Dexter missing in action in the Southwest Pacific. King is son of Mr and Mrs W S King, 2300 Bever Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids.
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Donald Y. King
Cedar Rapids
Francis S. Love
Dexter
Southwest Pacific
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Bever Avenue
Gazette
Three U S Attempts to lure Tirpitz into Battle
Three U S naval thrusts into Norwegian waters sought a chance to engage Germany s Tirpitz. The August-September operations near Trondheim and Sognefjord avoided combat with the battleship, ended with German losses and no Allied casualties, and aided Mediterranean reinforcements for Sicily.
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Tirpitz
United States
Germany
Sir Bruce Fraser
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No Man’s Land
Sicily
Norway
Mediterranean
Pacific
Spitzbergen
Fraser
Bismarck
No-way
Russian Turkish Alliance Hinted After Cairn Conference
Turkish circles report that the Roosevelt Churchill Inonu talks at Cairn laid the groundwork for a Russian Turkish alliance. An editorial in the Republican People's party newspaper urged recognition of Soviet citizens facing a merciless struggle for existence.
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Ankara
Cairn
Republican People’s Party
Turkey Considers Role in War as Allies Weigh Action
The Istanbul press cautions that Turkey will act only if it benefits itself and its allies. It remains unclear when or if Turkey would join the war, with the Kizilay noting decisions are not presently estimable.
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Russia
Turkey
Istanbul
Kizilay
Marines Die as Bomb Drops in Hawaii Air Collision
Twenty Marines were killed and 29 injured on December 7 at Pearl Harbor after a bomb fell among them during a collision between two dive bombers. The pilots parachuted to safety, but details of the crash remain under investigation.
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Pearl Harbor
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United States
Marines Die in Training Flights During Nimitz Annoucement
Radio operators were killed during field maneuvers and training exercises announced at the headquarters of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Dive bombers participated in the exercises as part of the operation.
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Chester W. Nimitz
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