British and German clash in Libya battle update
General headquarters reported fighting ongoing over a wide Libyan area with tempo down, mainly patrols and skirmishes. Axis supply attempts by sea were halted near the Egyptian Libyan frontier as prisoners arrive in Egypt, including a German staff officer.
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Libya
Weaver
Salum- Malaya
Egypt
Id Said Tat
Ed Dunda
Renegh
Tobruk
Lewin Rommel
City votes on revamped parking measure for downtown
City council discussed a sweeping parking ordinance overhaul presented by City Solicitor Walter F. Seutt. The plan extends parking bans to more downtown streets, bans curbside parking on one side on select avenues, and limits nighttime vehicle work. Final readings are anticipated at a December meeting.
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Tolid
Jin Yellot
Urrival
Walter F. Seutt
Downstown
Inelenson Center
Smith Street
Kidnapping Considered in Indiana Drugist Death Case
Camden county sheriff investigators will probe kidnapping alongside murder after Walter Roy Mitchell of Indians, Pa., was found shot to death near Kingsland Ga. Police suspect he was abducted and brought to the area before being killed. Mitchell had left home to visit a lodge in northern Pennsylvania, and his car remains missing. In a separate item, a Franklin man settled out of court on a bad check case after restitution and costs.
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Kingsland
Camden County Sheriff's Office
Hias
Walter Roy Mitchell
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Mitchl
Corry Woman Bags Deer in Local Shootout
A Corry woman and others reported deer taken during a local hunting event near Camp Corry beside Sandstone Springs. Participants include Ralph Glenn near Kinzun, Edward Jerome near Kinzun, Morrison Ruy WC, Clark, Bob Owens from Dutchmen's Run, Ed Moule, Tay Brewer, George Collier, Loyd Whitman, LeRoy Cady, William Armitage, Charles Linsky, Harley Allen and others from Morrison Run and Kinzua with various weights and point counts.
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Dewey
Arnold Johnson
Onepointer
Camp Corry
Sandstone Springs
Ralph Glenn
Poitirs
Kinzun
Edward Jerome
Point
Howard Miller
Morrison Ruy
Clark
Marienville
Bob Owens
Ed Moule
Puck
Tay Brewer
Sugar Run
George Collier
Loyd Whitman
Dutchen
LeRoy Cady
Kinzua
William Armitage
Jackson Hill
Charles Linsky
Harley Allen
British Labor Split Over Conscription Threat
London reports a looming Labor split over government conscription plans as MPs meet behind closed doors to discuss the bill. King George VI issued a proclamation enabling conscription with 70 000 youths to serve in the armed forces, while sources say many Labor MPs oppose the measure and back a nationalization amendment.
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London
Bor
George VI
Oboe
Wnerit
Trials Reveal Wide Revolt Plot in Italy
AP reports a large anti fascist conspiracy before Mussolini’s regime led to 60 people on trial in Trieste. The defendants, including students, faced charges of forming an anti-Japanese band and plotting a Soviet style republic across Slavic regions.
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Mussolini
Fasvist
Trieste
Au Ima
Hafim
Maly
Austrian Garinthiya
Yugoslavia
Tee Bowder
Air Base on Jan Mayen Urged to Block Nazi Greenland Lines
Washington reports a proposal to establish a United States air base on Jan Mayen to counter German efforts to set up bases on Greenland’s east coast. Written by J Raymond Dyer, the piece argues Jan Mayen’s location offers patrol and refueling advantages for operations toward Archangel, Russia, and to disrupt Nazi supply routes.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Arctic
Jan Mayen
Far North Atlantic
Greenland
U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings
Greenland Sea
Teeland
North Atlantic
Spitbergen
Archangel
Russia
J. Raymond Dyer
Airlines
Arcticraveler
Dyer
U.S
Norway
Triangle Shoe to Open Corry Store Saturday
Corry’s commercial section announces Triangle Shoe Company will open its new store at Norris Center Street this Saturday. The remodel of the North Celibe steel building creates two storefronts with display windows and a large showroom, plus plans for upper floor living apartments and further improvements to the Main Street area.
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Triangle Shoe Company
Norris Center Street
Samuel Harpison
Wilkes- Barre
Triangle
Sear
Colly Sole
Trubks
Rpm
Lnver
Celibee Steel
Poehie Gfie
Retreating Russians Reported From Mariupol and Taganrog
A Reuters dispatch from London reports a Russian official source stating retreat from Taganrog toward Mariupol. The news follows German pressure and indicates strategic pulls as Soviet forces withdraw from coastal fronts.
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London
Reuters
Fem Suibyshev
Lal Geren
Two Hunters Wounded in Pennsylvania Deer Run
Two Allegheny county men were wounded while deer hunting in northwestern Pennsylvania. Earl Hast, 21, of Gustle Shannon, was accidentally shot by a companion near Hallion, 12 miles north of Ridgwey, shattering an arm and necessitating amputation between the elbow and shoulder. Miles MeIntire, 33, of Bracker ridge, was wounded in the right chest near Fhone by an accidental discharge of a rifle stored in an automobile truck.
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Dee
Allegheny County
Earl Hast
Gustle Shannon
Hallion
Ridgwey
Miles MeIntire
Bracker
Ridgo
Fhone
British declare Libya battle shrinks as Axis triangle holds
The British said Libyan fighting has slackened with empire forces withdrawing and repositioning for a new test against the Axis triangle centered at Revegh Bir el Hamed and Zaurren outside the Tobruk corridor.
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Libya
CATRO
Heypt
Revegh
Bir el Hamed
Zaur
Ta ‘Tobruk
Trainman Injured in City Incident
A trainman identified as P R R suffered serious injuries in a collision near the city center. Rescue crews transported him to a local hospital as investigators collected statements from witnesses and secured the scene.
Huge Army Production Boost Amid War Aid Vote
The House Appropriations Committee approved a large increase in military funding including 1 840 934,000 for the Army and 1 122 8TM 00 to the Navy. The package aims to accelerate lend lease and weapons production for Allied forces with emphasis on Russian requirements and additional aircraft, armor, and naval purchases.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Teeway
Leinster
Rasmaykert
Marshall
Melbourne
Australia
Janey Steiermarle
Sydney
Otlay
Engineer Dies After Attempt to Save Train in Fog
Fast Chicago dispatch reports engineer Jack O Connor of Chicago pausing to save a derailed train in a fog soaked canal crossing. The locomotive reversed into the water as its crew struggled to avert a collision, with investigators noting a failed warning signal and a possible missed block.
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Enéisna Harebor Ship Canal
Conner
Munger
Allen
Named to Fish Commission in Pennsylvania
Dre. 3. Chillis A Mersth of Bellefonte was appointed by Governor Jamies to the Slate Fish Commission in Harrisburg.
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Dre
Chillis A. Mersth
Bellefonte
Jamies
Slate Fish Commission
U S Near Peak Taxes Senator Warns on Debt
Senator George declares federal taxes near maximum level and defense costs must be financed by long term borrowing. He warns national debt could reach 110 to 150 billion dollars, amortized over the present and future generations, with possible limited revenue gains and no drastic tax splits.
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Associated Press
Washington
George
Gni
Nety
Seniste Finance Committee
Nim
Georgia
McAns Committee
Seek Change in Priority on Sheet Metal Industry
The report cites D. Reed of Dunkirk Republican noting a government order reducing sheet metal production by 40 to 80 percent from Sept 1 to Jan 1, 1943. He warned wholesale layoffs and urged adjustments at a Washington conference while discussing impacts on local workers and the industry’s defense role.
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Washington
Siseyistion
Yriail
Jahetey Pre Ion
Rep
Daluiel Reed
Republiican
Dunkirk
Js Aelive Ii
beniRtt
Ges
Reed
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