Expect Brown To Succeed Henderson As OPA Ruler
Washington reports indicate Leon Henderson will resign as head of the OPA for health reasons. President Roosevelt expected to name Senator Prentiss M. Brown as his successor, though Brown cannot assume duties until Congress convenes. Debates on voluntary controls vs strict rules dominate Capitol Hill as Ickes and others push fuel conservation and rationing reforms amid eastern shortages.
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Price Administration
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Brown
Henderson
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St. Fenace
Mich
OPA
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Office of Price Administration
Vanderberg
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Weather North and South Carolina Cold Tonight
The Weather North Carolina: Colder at the coast with freezing temperatures tonight. South Carolina: Colder with freezing temperatures tonight.
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North’ Carolina
South Carolina
Colleges Continued From Page One Military Control Plan
Plans propose civilian governance of colleges with military commandants assigned. Service personnel would receive civilian housing meals and instruction and may mingle with civilian students. Housing adjustments could consolidate service men in separate housing while scattering civilians. Decisions rest with each institution.
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Iown
Brown
PARRING (Continued From Pare One) Allied Attack Plans
Readable fragments indicate a discussion of an Allied attack in India. Tokyo radio notes raids on ihagong and claims a sizable Allied transport flotilla assembling for an assault on the Burma coast. The text is fragmented and reads as a partial report with propagandist framing.
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Tokyo Radio
Ihagong
Atick
Burma
Japan May Strike Through Indochina To Take Kunming
The article notes General Wavell has not revealed plans but flags a potential Japanese main assault toward China's Yunnan province and Kunming. Routes from Indo China or Thailand via the rail line present major terrain hurdles, yet Japan has shown persistence. China faces growing peril this winter, with the second front in Asia looming as a major strategic concern.
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United Nations
Burma
China
Yunnan
Kunming
Indo-China
Land
Thailand
Asia
Eisenhower
Africa
Japanese general praised for meritorious action in bomb development
Gen Kenney cited for singularly meritorious action in creating parachute fragmentation bombs released from attack planes at 80 to 100 feet. Hundreds of bombs used in strafing the Manmtbare landing party. Air battles totaled 18 Japanese Zero kills and five dam‑ aged. Salamaua area patrols press enemy outposts and protect natives.
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Kenney
Salamaua
War Today Echoes Across Mediterranean War
General Douglas MacArthur notes Allied activity in the Mediterranean theater signals a concerted assault on Japanese forces, with Rommel and Axis units in Tunisia largely neutralized. Allied air power hampered by limited bases, but impending airfield gains promise a sweeping offensive stripping Axis territory and boosting Western production and strategic position.
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Russian and German Forces Clash Near Kotelnikovski
Soviet bulletin reports heavy fighting on the approaches to Kotelnikovski with German forces near Surovikino facing a widening Russian corridor from the Don. Russian reports claim 1,600 German dead, 8 planes shot down, 16 tanks knocked out, and continued offensive actions as German counterattacks are repelled. Seven German tanks disabled in a separate motorized clash. several transports shot down in Stalin grad area.
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Surovikino
Don River
Kotelnikovski
Stalingrad
Washington gasoline rationing order limits by station
The order covers all 16 states and the District of Columbia as of noon today. Station attendants must not deliver gasoline without 9 T coupons and must check the tank to ensure it does not already hold three gallons or more. The order is a temporary measure to address a critical situation.
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Atlanta
Washington
District of Columbia
Joseph
British Fighters Halt Axis Attacks in Libya Front
Allied air superiority over Libya remained strong as extensive fighter patrols disrupted Axis support. British forces pressed the Eighth Army’s advance near El Agheila with reports of a large enemy trap at Wadi Matratin, potentially isolating Rommel’s best units and tanks.
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Eighth Army
Lampedusa
Sicily
Bengasi
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Gulf of Naples
United States
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iGabes
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Morocco
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Bizerne
el Agheila
London News Chronicle
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Emergency gasoline rationing covers eastern states
An emergency order limits gasoline sales in a wide region from the District of Columbia through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to the Carolinas and Georgia. Only emergency purchases with a coupon will be allowed. the move aims to free supplies for North Africa and military needs.
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New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
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Virginia
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Georgia
Florida
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OPA
Harold L. Ickes
East
Ickes
Roosevelt
North Africa
Norway’s morale weakens German troops in Arctic nights
Norwegian sources report heavy wartime conditions clogging north harbor wharves and towings to Oslo for repairs. They cite long Arctic nights and isolation as morale factors, note widespread anti German sentiment, and say Norwegians repaint 1918 on walls. Allied propaganda replaces torn placards while London papers claim German airfields near the channel coast are abandoned.
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Oslo
Norway
London
Daily Express
Channel
Andrew G. L. McNaughton
Meat Cut Again Washington 1943 Pork Veal Ration Change
The government sharpened its rationing policy today as it prepares a 13 percent cut in civilian pork veal lamb and mutton supplies for the first quarter of 1943. A 35 ounce weekly limit per person will replace the 40 ounce voluntary rationing baseline.
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OBA
Gillette
Bdjowa
Washington
New York Stocks End Day Mixed Across Major Names
AAPL? Not present. The market wrap shows mixed performance with gains for Eastman Kodak and General Electric, while declines appear in Adams Express and Dow components. Notable movers include Firestone, Boeing, and Texaco, with varied activity across chemical, steel, and automotive sectors amid a cautious session.
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