Austin Predicts FDR Will Seek Draft of Labor
Senator Warren R. Austin predicts the administration will seek compulsory manpower legislation after the new congress convenes in January. He plans to reintroduce a bill to draft war production workers through local draft boards, with exemptions for essential occupations and appeals from decisions. He cites Roosevelt era experience and youth draft results as guides, warning coercion should be sparing and that voluntary manpower may fail.
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Selective Service
Armed Services
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Alabama
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Congress urged to about face and assume duties anew
Senator McCarran urged Congress to abandon blank check funding and restore powers to the states. He called for a three point program for the 78th Congress to tax by Congress, end deputy agencies acting as government, and have Congress stand on its own feet under constitutional representation. He warned that unusual times demand accountable, representative governance.
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McCarran
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I Am an American Soldier Says Chinese Greetings
The War Department releases a guidebook for troops advising the proud line I am an American soldier as the best passport in China. A phonetic gloss shows how to say it Keisha way with tunes like Waw uh sher May ah gwaw bing. The volume is part of a series aiding troops abroad. It urges respectful treatment to win local support and counter anti Allied propaganda.
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Des
China
War Department
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Auster
North Africa
Dow
Ron
State Holiday Deaths Hit 10
By the Associated Press at least 10 West Virginians died during the Christmas holiday. The toll included a traffic accident death, asphyxiation, five homicides, and a fatal hotel fire. Names include Robert Bennett 32 of Hinton and Benjamin Brown 28 of Hinton. William McFarland 24 Yukon, shot at a roadside tavern. Major Hairston of Canebrake. John Paul Dornblazer WVU student from his hometown. Arthur Waddell and Woodsie Hurtis Beckley residents who killed each other in a poker dispute. Darlin Nida Patton 25 Clendenin asphyxiated. Constable Ar Belcher of Clendenin overcome by carbon monoxide. Arlan Mauk 23 Slagle killed in a fire at Seameads Hotel near Logan.
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Seameads
Logan
Typhus Commission Formed By Executive Order
An executive order establishes a Typhus Commission to study typhus fever and coordinate a program within and beyond the United States. The commission includes a secretary of war, army officers, and public health personnel. It authorizes medals by the President for meritorious service in connection with the commission's work.
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Wera Toyous
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Secretary of War
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Ace Medical Corps
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United States
Preghent Brel
Guadalcanal Veteran Hero Recalls Solomons Fights
Guadalcanal veteran Corp James W Justice 22 of the Marine Corps recounts brutal close quarters battles on Guadalcanal. He notes shelling and bombings, days without food, and the high casualty rate among comrades. Justice recalls encounters with Japs, bayonet fighting, and meeting fellow West Virginians in the Solomons.
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James W. Justice
Marina Corps
West Logan
Guadalcanal
West Virginia Marine
Tailel
Corp
Justice
New River
Corp. Justice
Oseen
Solomon
Imperial Council studies successor to Darlan as assassin is executed
Reds seize 300 Nazi planes intact as Moscow reports heavy gains on the Don front. Soviet communique says 58,000 prisoners taken, total Axis losses rise to 413,000 since the campaign began. Claims include recovered German plans and rapid enemy retreat from Stalingrad area.
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State Budget Bids to Cut Essentials Amid War Strain
The 1943 state budget bill faces stripping of essential posts and programs for personnel, government functions, and postwar needs. Bailey argues funds should cover the needy, mental health, and indispensable state services, despite higher federal taxes.
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Bailey
Transport issues linger in union wartime traffic plan
A fragmented wartime transit scene shows railroads and bus lines struggling to move war workers in the rural valley. Leadership gaps and timid action delay any concrete plan, as editors urge decisive steps to coordinate rides and reduce travel headaches.
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Buenda
Brad Tys Fou
Oedilaria
Pincers Close on Axis in Africa Amid a Widening Push
The report describes Allied advances in Africa as they push toward Panisia's southeast border, aiming to intercept retreating Axis forces. The piece notes strategic positions along a ridge from Medjez El Bub toward a major highway, with forces moving after two days of battle and a page-turned continuation slated.
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Dual Probe Starts In M. P. Shooting
GREAT FALLS Mon Dee 26 Military and local authorities opened an investigation into a free for all at a Black Eagle night club. Four civilians were shot two women among them and two military policemen were beaten. Guns fired as a dispute with Roy Gardner escalated. Bud Corwan a former Great Falls football player joined the row. The four wounded were treated as bystanders as riot squad arrived. Page 2 Col 4.
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Belgian Courts Rebel at Nazis in York Cast Dec 26
Belgium’s judiciary rose in protest against Nazi measures after a Berlin decree aimed at centralizing control. Judge and magistrate strikes spread from the supreme to local courts as hostages were seized and action halted. Reports flag rising resistance and arrests, with Antwerp in focus.
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de Nuvis
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Supreme Court
U.S. Bombers Strike Rabaul in Christmas Raid
U S air forces from Guadalcanal hit Rabaul, a key Japanese base, scoring three direct hits on a large transport and near misses on three small cargo ships. The attack signals a new phase in the southwest Pacific offensive, with potential strategic moves toward Truk and Hogolu.
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Americans Face Japanese Open Hand Combat
Washington dispatch notes army instructors warning that unarmed open hand blows can kill or injure more effectively than fists. Experts explain that jungle fighting in the Pacific favors trained enemies using jiu jitsu techniques, with palm or edge blows, eye strikes, and joint damage while boxing terms don’t apply.
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Full Confession By Slayer Shocks Algiers
In Algiers on December 26, a French court martial sentenced the 22 year old assassin of Adm. Jean Darlan to death by firing squad after a so called full confession. Moving ceremonies honored the slain high commissioner as Allied leaders attended. The killer claimed a mission in the act, while officials withheld motive amid Axis plotting theories.
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Hull Calls Darlan Death Odious Act
Secretary of State Hull denounced the assassination of Adm. Jean Francois Darlan as odious and cowardly, saying it cut short his aid to Allied armies in North Africa. He urged unity among Allied factions and warned against letting Darlan’s death drive a wedge during the crucial battle for Africa and the Mediterranean.
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