Allies Tighten No Africa Squeeze Near Tunis And Sfax
Allied and Axis forces clash in Tunisia as American British and French troops push toward Tunis and Bizerte. Reports say British 8th Army prepares final assault while Axis defenses resist. Air war intensifies with Allied planes pounding targets and a Berlin claim of Allied shelling of Bizerte.
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Tunisia
Tunis
Biserte
Showdoy
Allied
Worth Africa
U. S
Tripoli
Trajan
Roops
Sfax
Gabes
Pont du Fahs
North Africa
Henri Giraud
Bize
United Nations
Berlin
Uhe
Axis Eo
Gui
Bizerte
Tumis
al- Nes
Djedeida
Morocco
Prench
Dje~ Sleida
Pont du Bahs
Britain
Pittston Has Third Shake In 72 Hours
In Pittston Pennsylvania an estimated 150 residents fled their homes as a third mine subsidence in 72 hours hit the area. About twenty houses on East Oak Street were affected, four seriously damaged, bringing total damaged to 125. Separately, the Philadelphia Navy Yard prepared to christen the battleship New Jersey, with a ceremony planned for Saturday marking the Pearl Harbor anniversary.
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Assycuwen
Pittston
Hast Oak
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Power Break Halts Northwestern Pa Power Supply
A major power break near Piney River dam at Clay ton cut power to Corry and towns across northwestern Pennsylvania for over twenty minutes. The outage disrupted defense plants and factory operations from Kittenning to Ridgway, with Loco Industries and other facilities shut down until repairs restored service.
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Piney River
Defense Industries
Light and
Corry
al Betu
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Kittenning
Ridgway
Manger Cherry
Joes of
Bees
Ihire
Mesdville
Ompany
Salary cap to cover investment income faces pushback
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress to extend the 25 000 dollar salary limit to investment income starting 1943. Critics say extending the limit to all earnings is unwise while others favor broader tax handling in the next revenue bill. Congressional opposition is anticipated from both parties.
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Washington
Congress
Associated Press
Roosevelt
James 7. Byrnes
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Vandenberg
Four Exits Locked in Cocoa Grove Fire Hearings
Boston officials report 449 dead and 172 injured after the Cocoa Grove nightclub fire. Investigators testified that four of six exits were locked and artificial palm decorations may have ignited. Stan Tomaszewski, 16, a bar boy connected to the tragedy, is under police watch as authorities confirm no charges.
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Associated Press
Boston
Aue Grove
Boston Committee On Public Safety
Fou
Frank J. Linney
Clil
William Arthur Reilly
Linney
Coccanu
Grove Prem
Rolly
Stanley Tomaszewski
Tok
Robert S. Masterson
Roxbury Memorial Igh School
Stalin
Stanley
U S Sub Sinks Eight Jap Ships Near Coastline
The United States submarine crew watching from the Japanese coast sank eight enemy cargo ships totalling about 70 000 tons and damaged four more, estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 tons. The action occurred near a large Japanese city with races visible. exact dates were not given.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
United States
Riots Break Out At Toulon Naval Arsenal
London dispatch reports that heavy unrest erupted at the German seized Toulon naval arsenal. The Vichy Table announced gates were closed and voting disruption followed the clashes, with authorities ordering kept out until further notice.
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Associatie P. Ress
London
Toulon
First Day on Rations Triggers Broad Protest
Washington December 1 about 27 million passenger cars and 5 million commercial vehicles began mileage reducing oil today as nationwide gasoline rationing draws both praise and protest. More than 80 percent of drivers in rationed areas hold basic A ration cards entitling four gallons a week. Eastern states except West Virginia issue three gallons. Senator Vandenberg warned rationing may be premature and lead to breakdowns. Undersecretary Patterson said fuel cuts must continue to support military needs. OPA promises supplemental books as local boards issue new transportation orders.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Price Administration
West Virginia
Robert Patterson
Patterson
Vandenberg R-Miels
Senate
Moonmuston
OPA
Record Gasoline Sales Precede Rationing Nationwide
The article reports a surge in gasoline sales on the eve of rationing taking effect nationwide. Dealers held thousands of gallons on the final day before restrictions. many tanks emptied, amid heavy demand and shortages looming. Local stations in Darry and surrounding areas faced exhausting stock as motorists rushed to fill up before the deadline.
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Darry
Union City board drafts 56 final exam recipients amid wartime call ups
Union City Local Board No. 7 announces 56 young men, including Patrick Donald Maloney and William Richard Merrick, are called for induction as U.S. forces mobilize. The list includes residents from Union City and nearby districts, with addresses and district 3 additions from several states.
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Owenly
Corry
U.S
Union Cily
Hellstriat Board
Elghteen
Union City
Patrick Donald Maloney
Stme
Willum Richard Merrick
Walter Vincent Brisear
Hateh Street
Steve Bystrycki
Concord Street
Robert, Harrieon Tripp
East Congress Street
Harvey Dayton
Bromiley
East South Street
William Seamens
Brook Street
Andrew Sawozyn
Edward James Roch
John Elinér Lawson
South Center
Ward Louis Fleessille
Richard Blair Shesley
Convore
Arthur Myron Marlowa
Robert Tra Crosby
Frederick Pail Stone
Gerald Gd. Hulings
Francis Bar Still
Rexford Lockwood
Floyd Emmett Courtney
George Hinkley Wilkins
Leslie Walker Hutchinson
Robert Joseph Hanlin
Fred Levin Sargent
Dan Yovien
Homer LaRue Smith
Ora Leonard Hites
Four Drastic Economic Moves Now Expected
Philadelphia December 1 Beards lay Ruml chattman of the New York Federal Reserve board confident that Congier will enact his pay as you go fed oral income tax plan. He said the chances of paying into effect next year are distinctly good as income tax payers want to pay on a current basis and be free of tax debt. Randolph B. Papi treasury general counsel said the treasury plans four general measures for stabilizing prices and fair distribution of goods including compulsory saving rationing personal expenditures control and compulsory lending by citizens to the government.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Beardslay Rumi
Chattman
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Congier
Fed
Ruml
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Ubey
Frisco Warns of Bombing Attempt by Ascaneno
San Francisco civic leaders were urged by Major General Walter K. Wilson to stay alert for a possible bombing attempt by Ascaneno. He warned the city to be ready for any eventuality, addressing the Wartime council at a recent meeting.
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San Francisco
Dec
San
Walter K. Wilson
California
Appeals Board Hears Protest On Assessment
City Council sits as a court of appeals over a 94 assessment. About twenty five complaints are heard as the board revises values. The court will continue today with hearings from 7 to 10 tonight.
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City Council
Sittme
Maywgny Exerine
Ody
Council
Elso
Wislock
Court of Wf
Ouelzet
Senator Claims Life Threats Over Senate Silver Book
Senator McCarran testified before the Senate Banking Committee that his life had been threatened after criticism of the Senate silver book. He said the Secret Service sent a copy of a letter from an ill advised person to President Roosevelt stating he would kill McCarran if certain events occurred.
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Washington
McCarran
D-Nev
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Secret Service
Roosevelt
War Women Army Auxiliary Corps secretarial roles proposed
Associated Press filed dispatches from London and Washington on December 1 detailing plans to assign WAAC members to secretarial and administrative duties in the U.S. Army, with draft and farm-worker deferment policies under scrutiny. Reports from North Africa note American air strength targeting Axis bases as the Tunisia campaign reaches a critical stage. In Pennsylvania a 16-year-old girl, Dorothy Koko, died in a highway collision near Sharon, with her sister Leona injured.
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Associated Press
London
Dee
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Condon
U.S. Army
Vichy to Declare War on Allies Reported Narrowly Rejected
A French diplomat for Vichy said Laval’s cabinet nearly voted to join Hitler and declare war after Allied landings in North Africa. The 8 to 6 vote failed as German pressure grew and Toulon fell, with France’s occupied government torn between collaboration and resistance.
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Quisling
Hitler
Pierre Laval
Vichy
North
Africa
France
Europe
Toulon
Casablanca
Matouin
Algiers
le Glorieux
Barcelona
Laval
Munich
North Africa
Joaahim von Ribbentrop
Nice
Corsica
Ribbentropp
Adolf Hitler
Serif
Martha Petain
Petain
Germany
Thy
Third Russian drive hinted soon to open
Moscow reports Hitler has ordered Rzhev held at any cost. Berlin says the greatest tank battle of the war is raging as Allied pressure grows and Russian forces prepare a renewed offensive on the central front.
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Moscow
Hitler
Rzhev
Berlin
Siege day for Stalingrad taunts perilous front news
Dispatches from Berlin quote a German officer calling the central front the greatest tank battle of the war as Soviet and Nazi forces clash around Stalingrad and Moscow. Soviet reports claim 187000 Nazis killed or captured in twin offensives with ongoing street fighting and attempts to break the siege, while German reserves bolster lines and air support. The article notes northern emphasis near Voronezh and Bryansk and reports of food drops to circled garrisons as both sides press to shape the outcome of the long confrontation around Stalingrad.
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Aassocialyst
Berlin
Moscow
Stalingrad-Moscow
Adolf Hiller
Add
Fochmens
Germiliary Guartens
Uereamment Fedamiss
Voronesh
Staligerach
Voromenin
Yil
Hitler
Stalmarad
Stalingrad
Tiichovitsk
Kotelti
Kove
Volga
Don
Will
Ruhey
Red Army
Wassald Loebe
Feissie
Bryansk
Vorbeth
Russia
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Sicily
Nspector
Union City Board
Ehe
Dee. L—Aniave
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Nazi Africa
Wasrington
Selective Service
Army of Navy
Army
BBC
New York
CBS
Kehey
London Evening News
Ispatih
Stockholm
Sin Parler
Rehhev
Gabes Totay
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