Weather summary of temperatures across southern cities
Not quite so cold tonight. Fetal bureau records show temperatures and rainfall for 24 hours ending 6 a.m. in principal cotton growing areas and elsewhere. Asheville 16-00, Atlanta 38-19, Birmingham 48-24, Charlotte 38-17, Chicago 16-50, Columbia 43-20, Jacksonville 58-00, Louisville 19-05, Memphis 35-40, Miami 77-67, Mobile 55-34, New Orleans 62-35, New York 36-16, Norfolk 38-13, Richmond 39-60, Savannah 50-28, Tampa 62-43, Washington 30-19, Wilmington 23-00, San Antonio 72-RT.
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San Antonio
North Africa forces highlighted in war aims speech
In a continued section on internee coverage, the article quotes a statement stressing the priority of American and allied needs in France Africa. It notes Dakar as a key symbol where France and Britain opened hostilities in the summer of 1940 when a Free French raid failed to seize the base and withdrew after damaging ships.
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North Africa
United States
French Africa
Dakar
France
Britain
Strate
War Today Soviet Offensives Near Latvian Frontier and Rostov
WAR TODAY reports Soviet armies attacking from the Black Sea to the Arctic circle. In the second year the drive concentrates on the 306 mile southern front between Voronezh and Rostov. The offensive aims to cut a Don corridor to the Black Sea, risking a major clash with German forces around Stalingrad and along a wide western escape line.
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Arctic Circle
Voronezh
Rostov
Don
Resto
Black Sea
Caucasus
Hitler
Turkey
Stalingrad
Red Army advances in Stalingrad sector marked by heavy losses
In the Stalingrad front the Red Army reports totals of 169000 German dead and 74500 captured since the start of the offensive less than a month ago. Russian forces pushed west of Rzhev and near Velikie Luki claim gains, while fighting continues in Stalingrad’s factory district with 180 German casualties at one point and Russian gains on the southern outskirts. Northwest of Stalingrad Russian troops seize strategic heights and kill 400 Germans as the campaign to drive 300000 Germans from the Don to the Volga nears its mid phase.
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Stalingrad
Don River
Don
Volga
Allies Press Against Japanese On Guadalcanal and New Guinea
Allied forces reported heavy shelling and air attacks in the Buna area of New Guinea and around Guadalcanal. A torpedo boat was lost in the Guadalcanal fighting, with surface ships sinking and damaging several Japanese destroyers. Bombers hit Munda airfield on North Georgia Island and Kiska, with no aerial opposition, as resistance remained limited to shore installations. Massive elk antlers are noted, though unrelated to the combat updates.
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Navy
North Pacific
Buna
New Guinea
Australia
Uuro
Guadalcanal
Japan
Kiska Island
Allied air forces drive Rommel from North Africa front
American and British planes pound Axis positions in Tunisia and Libya as Rommel’s push falters at El Agheila El Alamein and Bizerte. RAF and US bombers set harbors aflame while submarines sink supply vessels, signaling a turning point in the North Africa campaign.
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Tripoli
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Bizerte
Tunis
Sousse
Mendjez E] Bab
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First Army
Caio
FDR Says Government May Requisition Materials Without Profit Obli gation
In a House statement, President Roosevelt asserts that the government may requisition materials and compensate, but it bears no legal or moral obligation to reimburse individuals who would have profited from resale. The remark addresses wartime resource controls and private sector incentives.
Quarter Of Nation To Be Blacked Out
A 20 minute nationwide Civil Defense blackout will occur tonight at 10 p m Central War Time across North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Missouri Wyoming Colorado and Kansas The program aims to test civilian defense readiness and urges 15 6 million residents to act as if under actual bombing guidance emphasizes preparedness for a possible raid urging strict civilian conduct and vigilance.
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United States
National Ocd
James Landis
Defense Protective Services
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Joseph D.schultz
Broadcasters sue FCC over exclusive contracts and station access
The High exclusive contracts with affiliated stations caused drastic damage, per the commission which argued regulations aimed to keep local and regional programming available. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society and Stromberg Carlson TEk supplied stations WOW and WHAM as joining parties, with Mutual Broadcasting System backing FCC. The court denied review in a separate price control dispute involving Price Administrator Henderson, Galban Lobo Company, and Imperial Sugar.
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Supreme Court Appeal
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
WOW
Omaha
Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Manufacturing Company
WHAM
Rochester
N.Y
Mutual Broadcasting System, Inc
FCC
United States Emergency Court of Appeals
Leon Henderson
Court of Appeals
Henderson
Galban Lobo Company
S. A
Cuba
Emergency Court of Appeals
Imperial Sugar Company
Sugarland
Texas
Witnesses summoned in liquor indictment hearing
Murphy testified he asked Stilwell who bore responsibility for the liquor indictment and was told Sheriff Paul Dale. More than 80 witnesses were summoned for the hearing by Solicitor L S Spurling of Lenoir, with the hearing expected to take several days. A parachute required silk from fabric that would normally make 100 pairs of stockings.
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Dale
First Woman Mechanic Hired by American Airlines
New York December 12 Mrs Marjane Johnston 26 from Lone Jack Missouri becomes the first woman mechanic hired by an airline. She walked into an American Airlines hangar at LaGuardia Field and began work on an 1100 horsepower motor after passing the Civil Aviation Administration tests and winning over an American official.
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Lone Jack
Air Force
Johnston
Newark
N. J
American Airlines
New York Stocks Briefly Change Hands in Afternoon Trade
New York stock market action at 2 p.m. on December 14 shows mixed demand with several industrials and rails wandering. Investors weigh earnings reports and economic signals as the ticker moves in narrow ranges.
Marines to Select Men for Service Under Preference Plan
The Marine Corps will use a preference system to supply ground officers aviation trainees and enlisted men through Selective Service. Drafted men may choose the Marine Corps and be accepted if they meet required qualifications until their state quota is filled. Officer training recruiting on campuses will end.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Roosevelt
Corps
78th Congress Opens January 6 Plans Set
Washington Dec 14 Speaker Rayburn said congressional leaders agreed to convene the 78th Congress January 6 and that President Roosevelt would deliver his message to a joint session January 7. The 77th Congress would adjourn by Thursday. Rayburn noted the plan needs House Senate approval via a resolution.
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Roosevelt
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Hill
Ala
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D-Mass
Barkley
D-Ky
Powdered Meat to Join War Time Diet Says Minister
Britain's food minister Lord Woolton announced in a Cambridge speech that powdered meats will become part of the wartime diet. He noted that women know dried eggs and powdered milk and predicted powdered meat would be discussed before the war ends.
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Britain
Lord Woolton
Cambridge
Vanderbilt Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt Faces Shortfall
Poor Gloria Vanderbilt Di Cicco has earned 364,844.50 this year but needs 2,000 more for holidays. Surrogate Foley allows guardian Gilchrist to raise funds. Estate income for 1942 totaled 136,448.66 with distributions to mother, aunt, and nurse. Vanderbilt silverware sold by mother and bought by Gloria. Gloria resides near Fort Bliss with husband Pasquale Di Cicco, a former actor's agent.
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New York
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt di Cicco
James A. Foley
Thomas B. Gilchrist
Vanderbilt
Fort Bliss
Texas
Pasquale
Pat) di Cicco
Hoallywood Actors
Aviation Cadet Wheless Receives Silver Wings at Napier Field
Aviation Cadet Lee M. Wheless, son of Mr and Mrs George A Wheless of Spring Hope North Carolina, received the Silver Wings of a pilot in the U S Army Air Forces at Napier Field Dothan Alabama. The class was sworn in as second lieutenants before diplomas were awarded by Colonel James L Daniel Jr and Major C C Simpson Jr. Wheless previously trained at Arcadia Florida and Greenville Mississippi and is married to Thelma Lee of Winston Salem North Carolina.
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Dothan
Ala
Lee MM. Wheless
George A. Wheless
Spring Hope
North Carolina
U. S. Army Air Forces
Army Air Forces
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Arcadia
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Mississippi
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Winston-Salem
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