The War: Desert Conditions and climate in the Libyan theater
The piece describes the Libyan desert theater surrounding Derna to Tripoli with varied terrain from higher ground and fertile belts to pure desert. It notes cold Novembers and January freezes, hot summers with 120+ Fahrenheit heat, and the Khamsin wind from March for 50 days. It highlights transport limits driving tented camps and minimal equipment in battle conditions.
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Ture
Derna
Tripoli
Agheila
Rommel
Eighth Army
Sumner
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Two Month Old Gray Child Dies in Bed
Margaret Ann Gray aged two months was found dead in bed at 14-A Clara Cox Apartments around 3 a.m. Friday. Born September 29 1942 in High Point, she was the daughter of Roland and Margaret Mathews Gray. Survived by parents and four grandparents, Joe Gray of this city and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mathews of North Wilkesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Margaret Ann Gray
Clara Cox
High Point
Roland
Margaret Mathews Gray
Joe Gray
Robert Mathews
North Wilkesboro
Weather outlook across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions
North and South Carolina Georgia see mild to warm temperatures with intermittent light rain or drizzle. Southeast areas may experience brief showers tonight while cotton regions report varied overnight temperatures across cities including Asheville Atlanta Birmingham Charlotte Chicago Columbia Jacksonville Louisville Memphis Milano Mobile New Orleans New York Norfolk Richmond Savannah Tampa Washington Wilmington and more the official 24 hour records show high and low readings with some rain amounts.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Fair Asheville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chicago
Columbia
Jacksonville
Louisville
Mempahis
Milano
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Richmond
Savannah
Tampa
Washington
Wilmington
San Antonio
Red Star reports mixed Soviet gains and stubborn German defense
Dispatches describe Soviet troops using grenades and close combat to seize positions while a large rifle unit outflanked Germans near Stalingrad and cut off a key road. In other sectors Red Star notes dispersed guard units, heavy house-to-house fighting, and sustained Soviet artillery exchanges as German counterattacks faltered.
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Volga
Don
Red Star
Stalingrad
Red Star Ad
Red Army
Rzhev
Velikie Luki
Rzhev-Velikie Luki
Raleigh Office Board Backing Democratic Civic Group
A Raleigh based civic association proposes a nonpartisan structure to study national and state fiscal policy and governmental procedures. It aims to publish materials, cooperate with similar organizations, and promote democratic government with a principal office in Raleigh and branches statewide. Incorporators include Stockton Paschal Lloyd Griffin Edenton and Smith.
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Tunning For Public Office
Raleigh
Stockton, Paschal
Lloyd Griffin
Edenton and
Smith
Stockton
Allied Air and Ground Actions in Tunisia Battle Report
British communique says P-38 fighters disrupt traffic while Axis push inland from Sfax Gabes and Sousse. Allied long range planes down a giant six engine aircraft, damage two more off Tri Politania coast. four engine plane also damaged. RAF sources call likely BV 222s, giant flying boats built for 80 000 personnel. Allied forces under Col Edson Raff push east from Tebessa as air war heats up. Ground action near Tebourba and Mateur intensifies, Tabarka report questioned. weather hampers movement. Anderson’s army remains ahead of schedule in Tunisia campaign.
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United State
Sfax
Gabes
Sousse
Tripolitania
Cairo
London
Germany
North Africa
Tunis
Sicily
1Col
Edson Raff
Raff
Tebessa
Bizerte
Mateur
Tebourba
Reuters
Tunisia
Berlin
Tabarka
Tunisian
Tebourka
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Allied
Lend lease aid cited as Allied strength and aid to liberated lands
The President described lend lease as proof of growing Allied power and pledged aid to liberated territories including medicines, food, and clothing. He condemned Nazi and Japanese terror, stressing that United Nations forces will restore health to liberated countries and support victory and postwar peace. The sixteenth report shows total lend lease value at 7.496 billion dollars through November 30, 1942, up from 5.129 billion three months earlier.
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Gress
Lend Lease
United Nations
Quote on wartime spending curbs by American leader
A public figure voices opposition to nonessential expenditures during wartime. He states the priority is victory, but urges curbs on spending deemed unnecessary to conserve resources. The remarks reflect wartime economic policy concerns and fiscal restraint.
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America
Hitler appoints unknowns to top German army posts
New York December 11 news reports that after General Kurt Zeitzler was named chief of the army general staff the Berlin radio casually disclosed two lesser known officers now head the air force and navy staffs. Col. Gen. Hans Jesschonnek leads the air force staff since 1939 and Admiral Fricke heads the navy staff, with details on their first names and prior positions unclear.
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New York
Kurt Zeitzler
Berlin
Hans Jesschonnek
Fricke
Jesschonnek
Halder
Franz Halder
Army
Hans Jassehonnek
Admiral Fricke
Hesschonnek
Zeitzler
British Troops At Teheran To Protect Lines
British soldiers arrived in Teheran to guard oil pipelines and British property amid riots and looting. A Turkish Iranian military government was established, calming the city after student demonstrations against bread shortages. Martial law remained in force as observers questioned the move’s permanence.
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Teheran
Iran
London
Reuters
National Assembly
Mrs. Roosevelt Denies Six Battleships Loss Claim
NEW BEDFORD Mass Dec 11 Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt denies telling Los Angeles Mayor Bowron that the United States lost six battleships after Pearl Harbor She says she told him the damage was serious but could not have provided such specific loss figures Bowron claimed she stated.
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Mass
Eleanor Roosevelt
Fletcher Bowron
Los Angeles
Pearl Harbor
United States
Bowron
Allies gain in air power despite German edge in bases
Forces clash along the Mateur Tebourba line with roughly equal ground strength. The Germans hold a strong air advantage with bases in Sardinia and Sicily, while Allied pilots operate from improvised Tunisian fields. Americans and British fighters are slowly reducing German air strength, shooting down twice as many as they lose. Estimates place German Mediterranean air forces at about 13,000 aircraft, with Allied planes increasing as new fields open and production rises.
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Mateur-Tebourba
Sardinia
Sicily
Tunisian
Europe
Russia
Mediterranean
Rome Reports Axis Gains in Tunisia and Air Raids
The Italian communique says Axis forces gained new positions in local fighting in Tunisia and that Allied air raids hit an Axis naval base. It notes more intense activity along the Libyan front, claims German fighters downed eight Allied planes and anti air fire sank another, while Axis planes helped in Tunisia with 33 tanks and other equipment destroyed. Two Allied planes were shot down by anti aircraft fire from a German ship, and a third went into the sea near Lampedusa Island.
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Rome
Tunisia
Jwon
Lampedusa
Sicily
Freight Engine Explodes Near Brown Summit
Greensboro dispatch reports a northbound Southern Railway freight locomotive exploded at 5 AM one mile north of Brown Summit. The engine crew escaped with minor injuries from escaping steam. The coal tender was derailed and rails damaged, causing a brief detour. Engineers Cecil Garvin and Bill Young from Spencer were treated for minor scalds. brakeman J. T. Holt was unhurt. conductor A C Lowe of Greensboro and flagman C E Kinney of Salisbury rode in the caboose.
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Greensboro
Southern Railway
Brown Summit
Cecil Garvin
Bill Young
Spencer
J. T. Holt
A. C. Lowe
C. E. Kinney
Salisbury
Thomasville Schools Begin Milk Program Across District
Thomasville superintendent Thomas M. Lambeth announced yesterday that all local schools will share in a milk program with the U S Department of Agriculture. Through a government financial arrangement, school children can buy a bottle of milk for one cent, with the local community to raise one half cent per bottle. Participation is described as typical for towns under ten thousand population.
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Thomasville
Dec
St. M
Proud Battered San Francisco Returns Home
San Francisco welcomes the battered cruiser San Francisco returning under her own power after a famed solo combat with a Japanese battleship. The ship docks for repairs and homeport ceremonies, with national broadcasts planned from her wounded decks. Commanded by Capt Albert F. France Jr., the vessel gains the nation’s gratitude for gallantry.
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San Francisco
Solomons
Golden Gate
Navy
Albert F. France, Jr
New York City
Shelby Man Named Washington War Manpower Official
Dr. Joseph S. Dorton of Shelby North Carolina was nominated by President Roosevelt to be area director in Raleigh for the War Manpower Commission. Unemployment has steadily decreased in Australia in the past year.
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Shelby
Washington
Joseph S. Dorton
Shelby, N. C
Roosevelt
Raleigh
The
War Manpower Commission
Australia
Arrangements Include Thomasville Despite Population Size
Arrangements were made to include Thomasville despite the town’s population surpassing ten thousand, indicating broader participation or consideration beyond the expected threshold.
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Thomasville
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