Weather outlook and temperatures across southern states
North Carolina and South Carolina expect milder night lows with some rain in the west and rain showers in Georgia. Official 24 hour weather bureau readings list highs from 15 in Louisville to 63 in Mobile, with most stations in the 40s to 60s and varying rainfall amounts.
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Allied Forces Fight Through North Africa Clash Near Tunis
Allied and Axis forces battled near Bizerte and Tunis as U boats and air attacks struck sinking and damaging ships. American and British units reported heavy German counterattacks aimed at splitting the Allied wedge between the ports, with losses and land battles continuing along the Libyan and Tunisian fronts.
Allied Drive In Tunisia Shrinks Axis Holdouts Near Tunis
Allied forces report heavy fighting around Pont de Les, 30 miles south of Tunis, as French positions fall. P-38 bombers and American medium bombers, escorted by fighters, raid Tunis airfield for fifth time in 44 hours destroying at least 12 grounded planes. British navy shells coastlines while Axis troops at Djedeida face air and ground pressure. Rumors of Dakar open for Allied use surface amid French political turmoil as Laval skis to form pro Nazi cabinet in Berlin talks.
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Mateur
Djedeida
Dakar
Algiers
Pierre Bosson
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Kaiser unions face binding doubt over ratified peace pact
Kaiser related unions debate practical application of an agreement. Unless each constituent union ratifies, binding effect remains uncertain for any union that rejects. Harvey W. Brown, AFL Machinists president, noted the AFL committee cannot bind his union or many metal trades groups. These unions are the Kaiser Shipyards case participants.
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Losses after North Africa landing and Sicilian push described
Alexander outlines the balance sheet of the November 8 landing as U S and Royal Navy forces seized a vast area near the Sicilian narrows to contest Axis control. He cites seven Axis supply ships sunk, three tankers lost, a cruiser and two destroyers damaged, and 25 Axis aircraft brought down by anti-aircraft fire. Offensive aerials not yet counted.
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Allied naval losses far smaller than enemy claims
Admiralty details show Avenger possibly converted merchantman and many escort ships from Canada, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, Britain, and the U.S. participated in the three-part landing near Morocco and Algiers. U-boat losses were noted as over 30 attacks, with one submarine sunk by a naval aircraft.
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Allied Fight Grinds On In North Africa And Pacific
War bulletin notes heavy fighting around Tebourba against British and American forces with transport and supply strains. Russian offensives near Stalingrad have spent their initial push. Germans retreating slowly west of the Volga as peril remains. In the Pacific MacArthur reports jungle clashes near Port Moresby ending near Buna and Gona with Japanese thrust halted along a narrow coast. A Japanese convoy is driven off, leaving a few thousand on the beach and still fighting tenaciously.
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Russians Counterattack Stall Nazis in Stalingrad Sector
Soviet reports describe heavy fighting around Stalingrad with 520 German bodies left at one spot and over 1,500 in another. Red ski troops and tanks advanced in various locales, with villages changing hands up to ten times. In Velikiye Luki and Rzhev sectors, Red Army forces repelled attacks, killed hundreds, and knocked out tanks while liberating several populated places. The Don front action and Leningrad front losses were also noted, highlighting the ongoing large scale confrontation on multiple axes.
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Soviet claim Stalingrad captured after fierce engagement
Soviet wartime communique reports Stalingrad stormed and captured amid a fierce engagement. Russian forces say they destroyed seven enemy aircraft including four tri motor transports and blew up a large ammunition dump. Moscow radio notes a temporary halt near Kotelnikovski and claims progress elsewhere, with over 5800 Axis troops reported killed as winter offensive continues.
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Sailors recount torpedo attack and rescue near Casablanca
A survivor details a perilous 35 minute swim after their transport was torpedoed. He aided an injured comrade, avoided sinking by a lighter’s press from the ship’s suction, and was later rescued by amphibian craft before returning to the states with remaining crew and scant supplies.
Negro Suffered Injury at Thomasville Chair Plant
On December 3 Alonzo McCoy Jr., a Black worker at Plant L of the Thomasville Chair Company, suffered a painful hand injury when his hand was caught in a machine at the furniture plant. He was taken by Green Funeral Home ambulance to City Memorial Hospital for emergency care. Physicians said the injury should not cause loss of hand use, though it caused bruising and skin loss.
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Thomasville Chair Company
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Freight derailed in Henderson blocks main line
A northbound Seaboard freight derailed on seven miles south of Henderson about 9 PM due to a hot box. Ten cars left the rails, traffic halted until 7 AM with some trains detoured via Weldon and Rocky Mount. No injuries reported.
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Lord Cranborne vows colonies will be retained in postwar policy
Lord Cranborne, newly appointed Colonial secretary, told the House of Lords Britain’s Imperial policy will endure. He said the British Colonial Empire is not ending and that the nation has a mission vital to world welfare and the Atlantic charter. Observers link remarks to postwar intentions amid critics of imperial status quo.
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Bombers Hit Six Ships In Tripoli Harbor
U S bombers aided by British crews destroyed or heavily damaged six merchant ships in Tripoli and impaired two Axis harbor moles, according to a U S Army communique. Operations near El Agheila were limited to patrol skirmishes.
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Thomasville Truck Driver Dies In Wreck
A Pilot Freight Carriers truck driver from Thomasville North Carolina was killed when his tractor-trailer collided with a car at Falmouth Virginia. The truck crashed into a building and exploded. The deceased was Joe Lassiter 28 of 10 Cox Avenue Thomasville. John F Scott 55 of Falmouth sustained cuts and other injuries and was hospitalized.
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Gertrude Clinton Speaks at Rotary Club on War Strain
Gertrude K. Clinton director of the U S Employment Service for North Carolina told Rotary Club members that war demands will strain the nation's industrial and economic structure. She urged training women to fill vacancies as men enlist or move to wartime work. She warned employers to use skilled workers efficiently and plan in advance. Lieut. Ernest McCall, a former member, visiting for a brief stay, attended as a guest.
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Five Sailors Dead as Boat Capsizes Near Newport
Five sailors are confirmed dead and ten remain missing after a 28 foot Liberty boat capsized in rough Narragansett Bay while returning from shore leave. Two seamen survived, identified as J. B. Kelly and L. J. Hinsen, both second class. The craft, a whaleboat design, was found with both ends stove in near Conani Cut Island.
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Parks Promoted Fort Bragg Public Relations Chief
First Lieutenant Charles C. Parks of Lexington North Carolina was named chief of the public relations branch at Fort Bragg Brigadier General John T. Kennedy commanding general announced today.
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South Carolina Salt and Freshwater Fish Totals
The coastal waters harbor about 160 saltwater species with 20 edible varieties. Freshwater waters contain around 70 species with 22 edible varieties.
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Charlotte firm to build army air base in Greensboro
Greensboro December 3 The J A Jones Construction Company of Charlotte will erect the army air force basic training camp at Greensboro. Construction of the building and clearing of the grounds has already begun.
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Local People Get Jobs With Gov t Here
Local residents secure positions with the Office of Demobilized Records Branch of the Adjutant General's Office and begin work today. Civil service exams were held Monday night for applicants. The Furniture Building buzzed with activity as 23 vans unloaded yesterday and 24 more expected today for government setup. Decentralization notes a shortage of furnished apartments with refrigerators and stoves for incoming government personnel.
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Gases Aided In Causing Boston Fire Deaths
Boston authorities say poisonous gases from the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire on Saturday contributed to deaths. Medical officials indicated inhalation hazards from smoke and chemical fumes worsened the tragedy as investigators assess the collapse and chaotic exits.
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Smart Mule Brings Lunch as Signal for Williams Family
In Southport on December 3 Bennie Williams of Brunswick County relies on his mule to hear lunch signals. His deafness prevents him from hearing his wife blow a conch shell, but the mule hears it from distance. When signaled, the mule brays, drawing Williams from his work to the dinner table.
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Toll from club fire soars to four hundred ninety casualties
Medical examiners in Suffolk county said the death toll reached 490 and cited poisonous smoke beyond carbon monoxide. Officials noted quick deaths hampered by fumes as state investigators and lab technicians tested imitation coconuts, palms, decorations, and other jungle fixtures for toxic sources.
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William H. Watters
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Population Decline Halves Density in Lower East Side
The density of population in New York Citys lower East Side has declined by more than 50 percent since 1905, indicating a major shift in urban occupancy and neighborhood dynamics over the past decades.
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