Soerabaja Falls in Major British Push Java Front
AP dispatch reports near total capture of Soerabaja by British forces with Indonesian resistance in Semarang and Batavia. British and Dutch actions include shelling, tank advances, and reports of civilian reprisals and mutiple casualties among Indonesian, British, Indian, and Allied troops amid a tense Java campaign.
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Alpu Morton
Batavia
Java
Capwre
Soerabaja
Semarang
Ana Amraw
Soerabija
Dig Naval
Pokesman
Soerabsja
Aneta
Batavis
Gubernatorial race shaping up with crowded field
AP reports a crowded field for the upcoming gubernatorial contest as several candidates, including Ellis and others, declare intentions to run. Rumors swirl about past roles and possible campaigns while state committees prepare for early January meetings to set primary plans.
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MERV
County Expected To Meet Bond Quota Early Next Week
Houston County Victory Loan drive chief Robert Ramsey says E bond purchases fell to 3000 on Friday, while other series totaled 145,076.16. With Farmers Week ahead and beat quotas set, officials anticipate meeting the overall 171,000 beat total and the E bond goal of 377,000 by early next week despite a current shortfall of 258,710. A radio program on WAGF is to help boost sales this afternoon.
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Houston County
Robert Ramsey
Ramsey
WAGF
Albert Logue
Atom Energy Control Tops ANO Meeting Topics
London AP report at the United Nations Preparatory Commission opening session notes British Minister Philip Woet-Baker warning that world atomic energy controls may be among first tasks for the General Assembly. He stressed that atomic energy must be controlled to avoid catastrophe. The commission approved a Russian proposal for two thirds voting on essential issues and simple majority on procedural matters.
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London
Bly
United Nations
Philip Woet-Baker
United Natome
Baker
Illinois Telephone Strike Ends Restoring Service
U S Conciliator W G Murray announced late last night that the six day strike by 8 700 Illinois Telephone Traffic Union members has ended. Telephones were restored to downstate Illinois Porter County Indiana and parts of Chicago after a tentative agreement from a conciliation meeting. The cessation averts a possible nationwide sympathy walkout of about 250 000 tele workers in the National Federation of Telephone Workers.
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Chicago
U. S
W. G. Murray
Ill
Porter
Ind
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Merchants Report Meat Rationing Easing Effects
Dothan grocers and market owners reported small increases in sales of nonrationed meats butter fats and oils after rationing ended Friday midnight. Larger stores saw higher gains especially in salt pork lard and cooking oil while some smaller shops noted minimal change due to supply and cold weather. Several managers cited ongoing difficulty obtaining enough meat and supplies from wholesalers despite the end of rationing.
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Dothan
Crash damages two cabs in West Washington and Alice clash
City police report records slight damage to two automobiles in a Friday afternoon collision at the West Washington and Alice Streets intersection. Drivers John W. Fybus and Catherine Sanders were identified, with no injuries reported.
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Alice Streets
John W. Fy
Catherine Sanders
Nazi Attorneys Balked In Effort To Call Britons
Defense lawyers for the Nazi leaders announced plans to summon British witnesses at the historic war crimes trial but face legal hurdles. von Ribbentrop Hess Keitel each seek witnesses from Britain and Poland, including Lady Astor Giles Romilly and the Duke of Hamilton, while the tribunal has yet to confirm enforcement options.
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Germany
Cliveden Sei
Authentatvely
International Military Tribunal
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Wilhelm Keitel
Fuehrer
Rudolf Hess
von Ribbentrop
London
Lady Astor
Cliveden
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Geaverbrook
Londonerry
Derby
Keitel
Giles Rommily
Winston Churchill
Narvik
Norway
Michael Alexander
Field Marshes
Harald Alexander
Hess
Atorney
Duke of Hamilton
Scotland
Rjalmiar
Horace Greeley Schacht
Reichsbank
Berlin
Jared Jeidels
New Yor
Hane Frank
Poland
Witesses
Chiang's Troops Seize Chinhsien Railway Station
Chungking dispatch reports Chinese Nationalist forces seized Chinhsien railway station and encircled the city about 120 miles from Mukden in a deep Manchuria advance. Communist claims say 200000 troops and the Peoples Liberation group prepare to fight in Mukden as Russia considers staying for autonomy talks.
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Chinhsien
Mukden
Manchuria
World Daily News
New China Daily News
Russia
Manchukia
Changchun
Welles Defends Hawaii Fleet Policy On Pearl Harbor Link
Former Undersecretary of State Welles told a Congressional inquiry that keeping the fleet in Hawaii in 1940-41 acted as a brake on Japanese aggression. He endorsed Hull's stance and noted Churchill proposed warnings to Japan in 1941. Welles recalled Admiral Richardson’s protest in 1940 and discussed Nov 30 1941 Japanese proposals as an ultimatum.
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Boston
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Aly
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State Department
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Posimanter
Frank Walker
Nomiura
Korusu
Walker
Nomura
Kurusu
Tokyo
Troop Train Collision Kills Fireman and Engineer Near Hanlin GA
A seven car troop train returning Pacific veterans crashed head on with a freight train near Hanlin Georgia. Engineer E T Pope of Birmingham and Fireman R M Keith of Atlanta were killed. Engineer J B Weaver and Fireman J A Cooper, both of Birmingham, were injured. Troops unharmed beyond shock. The wreck halted near a remote Georgia hamlet three miles from a highway with ambulances and Red Cross aid on scene.
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Hanlin
Tokyo
Georgia
Japan
Norfolk
South Carolina
Soudiers
Atlanta
Ft. McPherson
Seaboard Air Line
Red Cross
Rockmart
Southern Railway
E. T. Pope
Birmingham
Ala
R. M. Keith
J. B. Weaver
J. A. Cooper
Sea Robin Brings 2,016 Troops Home from War
The transport Sea Robin arrived today with 2,016 troops from the theater of war. Units aboard include the 464th, 70th, 474th, and 490th Medical Collection Companies, 299th Ordnance Maintenance Company, 528th Ordnance Tank Maintenance Company, Medical Detachment 289th Infantry, Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 289th Infantry, and 5th AAA Automatic Weapon Battalion.
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Cesar
Une
299Th Ordnance
528Th Ordnance
289Th Infantry
Army Demobilization Nears Halfway by December 1
Washington AP reports the U S Army in World War II will be about half demobilized by December 1 as discharge points drop. From May 12 to November 18 some 3,114,000 have been released and about 287,000 are discharged weekly. Under new rules, more personnel including officers and WACs become eligible to leave, with scores adjusted for medical and other staffs. Returned veterans with 50 points may go home on furloughs.
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America
Intest War Department
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Propeller Powered Plane Tops Speed Over 500 MPH
Dayton ATSC announced yesterday a propeller driven XP47 by Republic Aviation achieved over 566 mph, piloted by Mike Ritvhle at Farmingdale Long Island. Turbo supercharger and exhaust ejector design provided thrust. only one XP47 built, later improved in Thunderbolts.
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Dayton
Air Treknical Service Command
ATSC
Wright Field
Republic Aviation
Republic
Mike Ritvhle
Weather Lifts Cold Spell as U S Warmth Spreads
The cold wave easing with relief expected today as the Weather Bureau notes a break in freezing temperatures. From New York City to the Gulf Coast, many areas see upward shifts though spots report lingering frosts and scattered snow flurries in the East and lower Mississippi Valley.
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Pacific Northwest
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Omaha
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Liberty Ship Aground In Straits Of Dover
The Liberty ship Leland Stent ran aground in the Strait of Dover yesterday and fired three guns and rockets. The British Press Association says the vessel may be carrying African troops aboard. The Deal Coast Guard station reports the ship is not in immediate danger and could probably be refloated after low tide.
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Dover
British Press Association
Deal Coast Guard
Committee Heads To Washington On Napier Field Question
A Chamber of Commerce president and City Commissioner Clyde Coe will travel to Washington to discuss Napier Field with Congressional representatives and other federal officials regarding postwar use. Negotiations may take two to three days. City and county officials seek a fair or donated disposal of the field and its buildings for potential industrial use.
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J. H. Bryvon
Clyde Coe Waa
Lotiunday
Washington
Napier Field
Bryson
Napier
Nesent Wf. Brennan
War Department
Army
Houston County
Dothan
Fatal Crash Kills Five In Jefferson Ga Crossing
A pickup truck collision with a Galnexville Midland Romi t o road motor train at a crossing killed four members of one family and a neighbor’s daughter Grace Barret. The Cagle family of four were aboard the truck with two repair crew in the engine cab. the train carried about 85 passengers through Calnesville to Athens.
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Galnexville Midland Romi
Grover
Cagle
Kis
Mra
Jeanette Cagle
Willard
Grace Barret
Jackson County
Caple
Miss Barratt
Caglei
Calnesville
Athens
Rubber surplus looming for next two to three years
A London meeting of American, British, French and Dutch experts concludes a study on rubber. The report, released simultaneously in Washington, signals a large world rubber surplus for the next two or three years and warns motorists of expected price and supply implications.
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Washington
London
MacArthur orders sweeping war profits tax in Japan
General MacArthur directs Japan to tax away war profits of Nippon firms and individuals with a capital levy up to 70 percent, seeking equitable wealth distribution. He freezes government credit and orders a full war profits program for Diet, targeting all, including imperial households, with no exemptions.
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Tokyo
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Nippoorse
Imndt
Japan
Zaibatsu
MacArthur
Ninponesr
Bears Harbor
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Owen
Imperial Household
Soviet Automotive Output May Challenge U S For World Market
Moscow reports a five year plan to greatly expand the Soviet auto industry. Production capacity will rise three to fourfold, with plants in Moscow Gorki and Yaroslavl undergoing reconstruction. The Gorki plant aims over 1000 cars daily, while new models like the Zig 110 push stylistic limits.
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Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
K. Akopov
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Cadillac
Gas Strike Blackouts London Streets Across Boroughs
London streets were blacked out in 23 boroughs as about 1,2000 gas workers in Essex cut gas supplies in half during an unofficial strike. Many residents faced bread and cheese meals, with meat left untocked as fuel was conserved. industrial and non domestic users were urged to turn off appliances.
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London
Essex
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