Bomb Attacks On Germany 38 For Jan
In January 1943 Allied bombers hit Germany or occupied territories 38 times, 17 by night and 21 by day. Berlin was targeted in two daylight raids marking a celebration of Hitler’s regime. Wilhelmshaven and Emden also faced bombs as the RAF struck Hamburg late in the month amid severe weather and strong winds.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Gyan
Red States
Eighth Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
RAF
Hamburg
Air Ministry
Strait of Dover
Great Britain
Trial of Errol Flynn Nearing Close
Final summations in the Errol Flynn trial proceed as witnesses discuss a bedroom door lock at the Bel Air home of Frederick McEvoy. Betty Hansen accuses Flynn of attacking her at a party last September and testimony covers whether the lock was tampered with.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Flynn
Bel Air
Frederick McEvoy
Betty Hansen
Nebraska
Thomas W. Cochran
C. D. Pope
Jerry Giesle
Betty
eEvoy
Roosevelt Sets Plan to Translate Casablanca Talks Into War Policy
President Roosevelt returns from Casablanca and outlines steps with Hull Stimson Knox Nelson and others to implement win-the-war commitments. He and Churchill agreed on 1943 aims including greater aid to Russia and China while facing North Africa political questions and possible new military assignments.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Hull
Stimson
Knox
Donald M. Nelson
Casablanca
Prentiss Brown Reforms As Price Administrator Curbs Henderson Legacy
The article outlines Prentiss Brown's first actions to reshape the Price Administration by replacing Leon Henderson's local appointees, aiming for merit-based picks while avoiding Capitol Hill friction. It notes backlash from Congress and voters, with a push to purge inefficient Henderson allies and favor eastern policymakers. The piece hints at ongoing struggles and a forthcoming continuation on page 3.
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Prentiss M. Brown
Leon Henderson
Price
Leon
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Bombers Raid Guadalcanal Front Lines by Japanese Air Arm
Japanese dive and horizontal bombers attacked American positions on Guadalcanal as Army and Marine fighters battled Zeros above the island. It marked the first light attack since November 11. Nine Zeros were shot down and several bombers were believed destroyed. Ground units faced a last stand as dive bombers and attackers strafed below.
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Guadalcanal
Henderson Field
Wreckage of Navy Transport Plane Found
Wreckage of a naval transport plane with 19 aboard was found in Southern Mendocino County California. The flight from Pearl Harbor to San Francisco crashed January 21 in a storm 100 miles north of San Francisco. There were no survivors. Among the dead were Rear Admiral Robert H. English and Navy nurse J Edna Owella Morrow. Bodies were recovered by pack horses and army jeeps after a seven mile trek through rough terrain.
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Ukiah
Calif
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Mendocino County
Navy
Robert H. English
Pacific Fleet
Admiral English
J. Edna Owella Morrow
Pasadena
May Lead To Long Awaited Africa Battle
United States troops press aerially screened assaults against German positions in three Central Tunisian sectors aiming for a general offensive and final North Africa battle. British forces near the Roban area repulse a German tank stand by 52 ton Mark VI tanks.
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Alfred E. Wall
London
United States
Tunisian
North Africa
Roban
President Seeks Ratification of China Extraterritorial Treaty
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate a demand for ratification of a treaty with China that abolishes extraterritorial rights. Signed January 11 by Secretary Hull and the Chinese ambassador, the accord ends U S court and gunboat privileges in Chinese territory. The move aligns with U S federal and public support.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
China
Hull
United Nations
FDR Withdraws Flynn Nomination for Australia Post
President Roosevelt reluctantly withdrew Edward J. Flynn s nomination to be minister to Australia after Flynn requested withdrawal amid Senate opposition. Flynn cited wartime unity and praised Roosevelt s Africa trip while noting he would not let his candidacy trigger partisan debate.
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North Africa
Charles de Gaulle
Henri Giraud
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Senate
Edward J. Flynn
Australia
Flynn
United States
Washington
Ao States
Australa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capitol
Africa
Senator Bridge
R-Nh
Inee
Bridges
Democratic National Committee
Bronx
Congress
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Grew
Soviet Forces Liquidate German Siege at Stalingrad
Soviet communique reports 330000 German troops encircled at Stalingrad mostly killed or captured. Paulus and 15 generals captured as 240000 lie buried and 46000 under Red Army guard. Further progress said near Voronezh and around Kursk.
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Don River
Stalingrad
Hitler
Soct
Volga
Don
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
London
Voronezh
Kastornaya
Kursk
Jeffers Defends Rubber Policy Before Congress
William M. Jeffers told a joint House panel that the Army and Navy should fight and not run business or direct the civilian economy. He denied calling service officers loafers and said his Baltimore remarks were misquoted as criticizing Army and Navy personnel for delays in synthetic rubber production.
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Jeffers
Congress
Army
Navy
Associated Press
Washington
William M. Jeffers
House
Military-Naval Committee
Baltimore
Thomason
D-Tex
Army and Navy and
Loafers
Army and Navy Loafers
Approval For Rutledge As Justice Given
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 0 to approve Wiley Blount Rutledge as an associate justice of the Supreme Court with four Senators withholding their votes to assess his stance on President Roosevelt’s court enlargement bill. Senator O’Mahoney chairs the subcommittee that previously approved the Rutledge nominations. Senators Wheeler Langer Ferguson and Revercomb withheld, Ferguson citing an unsatisfactory answer on Rutledge’s position regarding the district court judge’s tie to the bill.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wiley Blount Rutledge
Supreme Court
Rutledge
Roosem
O'Mahoney
D-Wya
Wheeler
D-Mont
Langer
RSD
Gerguson
R-Mieh
Revercomb
R-Wva
Ferguson
District of Columbia Apals Court
Senate
German Navy to Intensify Submarine Warsay Doenitz
London reports Germany will devote the entire navy to U-boat warfare in a renewed bid to cut Allied convoys. Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, elevated to commander in chief, vowed to press a finish against Allied seapower with larger U boats and new tactics. The move follows British warnings that 1940 may be a decisive year in the sea war.
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London
Germany
Karl Doenitz
Doenitz
Erich Raeder
Adolf Hitler
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Britain
Nruns
France
Ger
German Sixth Army Overwhelmed at Stalingrad
Russians report 330000 Nazis trapped with 43000 prisoners. among the captured are German Field Marshal and 15 generals, 18 of whom are German. Roosevelt to act on war plans from North Africa meeting with Churchill. Navy Secretary Knox tours Pacific posts and predicts Tokyo bombing. Allied advances in Tunisia press toward Makassi as air battles cost Germans 19 planes. Bizerte and Gabes decks pounded. Doenitz assumes full command of German navy amid war pressures.
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Eighth Army
Tunisia
Marshal Mel
Jurgen von Arnim
United States
Bizerte
Gabes
Mediterranean
Messina
Sicily
Italy
Allied
North Africa
Faid Pass
Sfax
Maknassy
Gulf of Gabes
Cairo
Zuara
Tripoli
Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Rome
Tripolitania
Paulus
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Associated Press
Stalingrad
U.S
Roosevelt
Churchill
Navy Knox
Pacific
Tokyo
Makassy
Doenitz
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