03 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1942
Page
1
A scrambled weekly news digest highlights U S naval power with victories at sea and tightening actions against Axis forces. Naval milestones and retreating German advances are noted as strategic gains in broader warfare coverage.
Reports of a three day engagement off Guadalcanal and Buna New Guinea detail heavy Japanese losses including five enemy warships sunk and multiple transports, with Vice Admiral Halsey and General MacArthur credited for pivotal roles in the Allied victory and strategic retreat of Japanese forces.
President Roosevelt set aside three weeks starting December 11 for registration of youths who have reached or will reach their eighteenth birthday since June 30. The order also allows continuous registration on each youth’s birth day for those who turn 18 on or after January 1. A proclamation called the plan advisable to insure victory.
Soviet forces struck a fierce counterattack in the Ordzhonikidze area wiping out about 5000 German troops and capturing 140 tanks along with 70 field guns 2350 army vehicles and 1 000 000 rounds of ammunition. The offensives along the Caucasus front faced German efforts near Tuapse and the Stalingrad defense held firm as winter set in.
Allied powers press from east west and south against the crumbling Axis hold in North Africa. Montgomery's Eighth Army pursues Rommel in Libya while U.S. and British troops sweep into Tunisia aided by French North African units. French forces move north from Lake Chad with 10,600 troops, aiming at Bizerte as a springboard to Italy. Paratroopers seize deep airfields in Tunisia in the Mo territory raid described as the largest airborne operation to date.
Observers say Laval would write his own ticket, likely issuing orders for greater collaboration with the Axis. Petain, empowered to make laws by signature alone, confirms Laval as the de facto ruler of continental France. In North Africa Admiral Darlan shifts away from Vichy after allying with the Allies.
President Roosevelt addressed critics of his administration and tied recent military events to policy. He said politics should be kept out of fighting but admitted allowing disclosure of an American aircraft carrier sinking 10 days before elections. He argued delaying the news would invite charges of suppression. Admirals in the Southwest Pacific and Pearl Harbor objected to military information reaching Japan.
Demand for petroleum by American Expeditionary forces in North Africa forced a 25 percent cut in gasoline available to motorists in the Eastern States. The OPA order spared the Middle West where rationing was not yet in effect. East Coast motorists from other states must use A coupons for three gallons instead of four, with officials estimating a saving of about 20,000 barrels daily.
Detroit indictments charge three leaders of a plot to spirit exiled King Carol of Rumania into the United States and launch a Free Rumanian movement. Nearly 80 million dollars in frozen Romanian funds were at stake, with violations of the Foreign Agents Registration and Espionage Acts cited.
In a move to speed shipments of important war materials through Mexico the United States has agreed to finance rehabilitation of key lines of the Mexican National railways. The U S government will bear the cost of all materials equipment repair and maintenance.
Washington reports Brazil helped with North Africa secret handling through Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha. The piece notes Atlantic island fears, Solomons naval strain, Aleutian decoy strategy, and rising rail passenger and troop movement burdens during the Christmas period.
A reflective feature examines Chile as a nation in the Pan-American scene, noting its geography, earthquakes, and the mix of German descent and anti-Nazi sentiment. It highlights political diversity, unionized workers, and the presence of Catholic Democrats opposing fascism, including warnings from the Nazi embassy and a Capuchin bishop persecuted by German-linked groups.
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