Land convoys debated over Burma road aid to Chungking
The piece weighs U S reliance on naval protection versus risks on land for lend-lease materials via the Burma road. It argues land convoys may require impossible forces and questions the logic of delivering supplies without secure overland protection. It contrasts sea patrol capacity with land challenges and urges clear policy.
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Washington
United States
Chungking
Burma
U. S
England
Asia
Germans Retreat From Rostov as Russians Counter
German forces fall back from Rostov on the Don as Soviet counterattacks gain momentum along the Don, with DNB noting advances toward Moscow from the northwest. Berlin signals reprisals for civilian participation while claiming new gains at Balaklava and other Crimean points.
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Berlin
Caucasus
Rostov-on- Don
Narvik
Balaklava
Crimean
Sevastopol
DNB
Volokolamsk
Klin
Soletschnogorski
Moscow
Sometschnogorski
Red Army recaptures Rostov on Don in major Pyrrhic victory
Soviet announcers said Rostov-on-Don was recaptured in a sweeping counter offense that crushed German formations led by General Von Kleist. The broadcast claimed 5000 German troops killed and German panzer corps driven west in disorder, with Soviet forces pressing toward Taganrog and hemming in enemy units on several fronts near Moscow.
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London
Red Army
Caucasus
Rostov-on-Don
Ewald von Kleist
Rostov
Taganrog
Radio Moscow
Moscow
von Kleist
Volokolamsk
Moscow Front
Kalinin
Tula-Stalinogorsk
Kharitonov
Buck Private Deserves A Medal From Fort Worth Dance
Brig. Gen. Emil F. Reinhardt of Camp Wolters praises an unnamed buck private for his bravado at a U.S.O. dance in Fort Worth. The soldier tagged and danced with his partner, though his name was not learned.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Emil F. Reinhardt
Camp Wolters
Army
Fort Worth
Fury of Tank Duel Expands Front in North Africa
Reports from Cairo say the heaviest fighting of the Libyan campaign roared along a wide front east of Rezegh as British mechanized forces slugged it out with remnants of Axis tank units. The drive pushed toward Derna and Bengasi while Axis armored forces regrouped and counterattacked during the night.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libya
Rezegh
Tobruk
Derna
Bengasi
Ed Duda
Gamb
New Zealand
Italian High Command Claims Britons Lose Third Tank Brigade
In the central Libyan battle zone Italian forces say they destroyed a third British tank brigade and captured General James Karges, the third British general reported as taken prisoner.
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Rome
INS
James Karges
Breakins Solved By Arrest Of Two Boys
Detectives arrested two teenage boys on Saturday for breaking into two Cedar Rapids grocery stores. A 14 year old and a 15 year old admitted to robbing Community Grocery at 1001 Fourteenth Avenue SE Tuesday night and Krejci Brothers Grocery at 1134 Ninth Street SE Wednesday night, stealing about $825 and $14.10 respectively plus two cartons of cigarettes. The arrests followed a bid to sell cigarettes at 10 cents a package, and the boys were turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Cedar Rounds News
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Krejci Brothers
Ninth Street SE
Krejci
Personal reminiscences of Dr Norton and Cornell College life
The interview with Dr Norton covers his path from early schooling at Cornell to a long teaching career begun in 1874. He describes influence from his father, work with the state geological survey, and his focus on water supply research. Mrs Norton as faculty and the couple’s marriage in 1883 are noted.
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Washington
Iowa Tax Commission
E. L. Thorndike
Jive
Cornell College
Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Cornell
John Akers
Upper Iowa University
Iowa
Towa
Tama Youth Killed As Car Leaves Road
Leonard Schuett 21 of Tama Ia died when his car failed to make a turn two miles north of Grinnell Saturday night. Clifford Lenhart of Tama survived unharmed. Authorities said Schuett suffocated as his chest was crushed in the wreck. The two were seeking trapping spots when the accident happened.
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the Gazette
Grinnell
Leonard Schuett
Tama
Schuett
Clifford Lenhart
Lenhart
Rail Talks Resume Averting Potential Nationwide Strike
Washington unions and railroad representatives agreed to resume direct wage talks on December 7 to avoid a nationwide strike. Wayne Lyman Morse, head of Roosevelt's fact finding board, will sit as mediator as hearings continue.
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Washington
Wayne Lyman Morse
Roosevelt
Special Factfinding Board
Morse
Frank Mulholland
Charles H. Hay
W. Tom Fariey
Vichy Yields to German Demands for North Africa Bases
London AP reports Vichy government conceded air and naval control in French North Africa to Germany along the Mediterranean and Atlantic. Four Air France bases are now under German supervision, and Bizerte in Tunisia is cited as yielded, though Vichy sources deny cession and claim no German presence in the territory.
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London
Vichy
French North Africa
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Air France
Tunisian
Bizerte
France
Cedar Rapids Manufacturers May Enter Defense Train With Records
Cedar Rapids manufacturers without tickets for the OPM defense special train at Rock Island December 2 and 3 may gain admission by presenting a carbon copy of their facilities record filed with OPM officials in Des Moines or Chicago. The display spans eight cars covering army, navy and production management needs and offers guidance on procurement.
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Cedar Rapids
OPM
Rock Island
Des Moines
Chicago
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
Army Ordnance Department
Army Air Corps
Army Corps of Engineers
Signal Corps
Medical Corps and Chemical Warfare Service
Army Quartermaster Corps
Maritime Commission
Navy Bureau of Ships
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
Bureau of Ordnance
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Bureau of Navigation and Marine Corps
Office of Production Management
Japan replies to Hull document in tense Pacific crisis
Tokyo reportedly answered the Hull proposed settlement with dissatisfaction over key points. Premier Tojo denounces American and British exploitation of Asia and vows to purge such actions while warning of danger amid mounting tensions over Burma road patrols and Sino-Japanese aims.
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Hideki Tojo
Dancer
United States
Burma Road
China
Cordell Hull
Washington
Saburo Kurusu
Tokio
Tojo
East Asia
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Singapore
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Petain Hitler Parley Set For Monday Meeting
New York dispatch reports Marshal Henri Philippe Petain and Admiral Francois Darlan plan to travel to the occupied Paris zone Monday to meet Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering and possibly Adolf Hitler. Persistent rumors suggest Petain may seek a permanent peace settlement with Germany.
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New York
Henri Philippe Petain
Vichy
France
Francois Darlan
Paris
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Peering
Adolf Hiter
Petain
Hitler
United Behind Roosevelt Foreign Policy Amid Pacific Tension
President Roosevelt asserts American unity behind his policy opposing aggression, replying to Senator Gillette and signaling resolve as Japan weighs next move. Hull and Halifax say Britain and United States cooperate, awaiting Tokyo's choice on peace or war.
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U.S. United
F.D.R
Gillette
Washington
Tokio
Roosevelt
America
Pacific
Iull
Lord Halifax
Halifax
Japan
Hull
Roosevelt Hotel Bonds Called for Refinancing Plan
First Avenue Holding Company refinances its Roosevelt hotel debt after calling all five percent income bonds totaling 324 800 due after January 1 1942. A new 300 000 four percent loan from Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance replaces prior 600 000 six and a half percent issue. Stockholders approved the plan at a meeting held at the Roosevelt hotel with Cedar Rapids and Chicago area holders notedamong the bond positions.
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Cedar Rounds
First Avenue Holding Company
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Central West
Chicago
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hartford
Con
Krenn and Data, Inc
Tama Denies One-Armed Bandits License Dispute
Tama Mayor E C Carnal said Assistant Attorney General Jens Grothe erred claiming Tama seized slot machines in the recent county cleanup. He noted Tama's 1941 ordinance licenses pinball and similar devices, not slot machines, and that no one armed bandit machines were seized.
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Tama
E. C. Carnal
Jens Grothe
Des Moines
Carnal
E. E. Ehrer
Grothe
President Roosevelt rushes back to Washington from Warm Springs
President Roosevelt prepared to cut short his Warm Springs visit to return to Washington as Japan's Pacific moves threaten British American influence. He indicated he might reach the capital before noon Monday, after a Thanksgiving dinner and talks with Secretary of State. He cited national unity, peacetime spirit, and hope for a peaceful Thanksgiving in the United States.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Washington
Japan
East Asia
Pacific
Georgia
United States
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