Last Escape From Rostov Cut By Reds
Moscow reports say the last Axis troops in the Caucasus are being forced back toward the Azov Sea as the Red Army tightens its grip around Rostov cutting the only remaining rail line at Kushchevka near the Yega River. Russian advances threaten Rostov and widen the offensive toward Kursk Kharkov and Voroshilovgrad with recapture of Kupyansk and Krasny Liman heightening the German peril.
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Moscow
Caucasus
Sea of
Azov
Dunkirk
Red Army
Rostov
Kushchevka
Yega
London
Novorossisk
Strait of Kerch
Crimea
Salsk
Kagalnitskaya
Kursk
Kharkov
Voroshilovgrad
Don
Upper
Donets
High Command
Berlin
Associated Press
Lake Ladoga
Kupyansk
Voronezh
Krasny Liman
Zolozukhino
Nor Krasny
Liman
Price proposes North Carolina dry ballot measure
Rep Price of Rutherford introduces a bill for a statewide vote on prohibiting liquor manufacture and sale in North Carolina with an November 2 election. The bill exempts hospitals and certain uses, permits limited cider and domestic wine, requires strict liquor handling records, and sets election and penalty rules. Price is the sole signer.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Price
Rutherford
North Carolina
Naval battles in Solomons show both sides with losses
U S and Japanese naval units clash in the Southwest Pacific as air and surface engagements continue around Guadalcanal. Spokesmen report losses on both sides amid night strikes near Savo and Rabaul, with MacArthur forces harassing enemies on New Britain and Bougainville.
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Naval
Washington
United States
Southwest Pacific
U. S
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Savo Islands
Solomons
Guadacanal
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
Bougainville Islands
Wide Bay
Rabaul
British Submarines Sink Axis Supply Vessels in Mediterranean
London reports nine Axis supply ships and one anti submarine vessel sunk by British submarines in the Mediterranean over several days. A northbound train and another large vessel were damaged reportedly destroyed, with smaller ships sunk by torpedoes or gunfire off the Tunisian coast and one beached loss.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Tunisian
Fan
Rumor of Nazi Peace Move Circulating in London and Buenos Aires
Anonymous sources in London and diplomatic quarters in Buenos Aires report speculation that Adolf Hitler may launch a peace offensive via Spain or Sweden or both. Observers note Berlin developments since the Casa Blanca conference hint at a negotiated settlement despite denials from Spanish embassies in Argentina and Chile that Franco was asked to mediate.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Spain
Sweden
Berlin
Casablanca
Argentina
Chile
Generalissimo Franco
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Santiago
Adeltiller
Francisco Franco
South America
Rio de Jane
RAF Bombers Hit Hamburg in Heavy Night Raid
London reports a large RAF bomber force over Hamburg last night with 16 aircraft missing and fires left burning. The 95th raid on Hamburg targets U boat production at shipyards in Germanys second city, population 1.7 million, as daylight operations resume across Western Germany with German fighters engaging and claims of enemy losses.
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Hamburg
RAF
Germany
Cologne
DNB
American Food Supporting Soviet War Effort
Secretary Wickard told the House Foreign Affairs committee that American food shipments bolster the Soviet army’s fighting capacity. He noted December deliveries topped those to Britain, urged extending lend-lease, and said most aid goes to Red Army soldiers while civilians face severe hardship.
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Washington
Wickard
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Great Britain
Red Army
Language barrier in war efforts slows Allied advance
Ray Tucker reports that language difficulties pose major hurdles against the Japanese in the Solomons. Few Westerners master Japanese while many Japanese understand English. Army and Navy schools aim to teach translation and code interception, critical in jungle combat and reading captured papers.
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Ray Tucker
Solomons
Army
Tokyo
Marine Chief Given Medal By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt awarded Major General Alexander A. Vandergrift the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic actions against Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands. Vandergrift, a Charlottesville, Virginia native, was also cited as the first Marine in this war to hold both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alexander A. Vandergrift
Solomon Islands
General Vandergrift
Charlottesville
Guadalcanal
W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Ernest J. King
United States Fleet
Vandegrift
Alexander Vandergrift, Jr
U S Failure To Meet Obligation Aided Aggressors
At University of Maryland commencement Undersecretary Sumner Welles warned that the United States failed to meet its obligations a generation ago aiding aggressors. He urged graduates to honor the nation’s world role and UN partnership in the fight for freedom against Hitler and tyranny.
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College Park
United States
Sumner Welles
University of Maryland
Welles
Hitler
United Nations
Pay-As-You-Go Tax Plan Fiercely Attacked at Hearing
At a capital hearing chairman Doughton pressed Beardsley Ruml on the skip-a-year tax proposal. Ruml argued the plan would accelerate revenue without forgiving taxes and insisted withholding on 1943 incomes should start by April 1. He claimed the approach differs from forgiveness and seeks to move the tax clock forward.
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Doughton
Washington
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Beardsley Rumi
Coughton
Rum
New York Federal Reserve Board
Ruml
Treasury
Committee
Four-Motored Liberators Attacked Sicily Harbors
Four motored Liberators of the U S Ninth Air Force attacked Palermo and Messina harbors by daybreak. Allied and Italian communiques report heavy anti aircraft fire, ship damage, fires in warehouses, and several bombers shot down with casualties in Palermo and raids on Ragusa and Reggio Calabria.
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Palermo
Messina
Sicily
Cairo
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Libya
Tunisian
Eighth Army
Rommel
Pisidia
Italian High Command
Italy
Ragusa
Reggio Calabria
Allied Forces Capture Italian General in Tunisia and Hill No 648 Seized
Allied headquarters report a captured Italian general among prisoners from the Sened area while British forces seized Hill No 648, a key peak near Bou Arada in Tunisia. Air battles continue with Axis planes shooting down eight while Allies lose six. US troops dig in at Sened south of the rail line toward Rommel's escape routes.
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North Africa
Sened
Bou Arada
Tunisia
Djebel Mansour Highlands
Pont du Fahs
Gulf of Gabes
Unpublicized WPB Order Sets Feb 6 Final Contract Day
War Production Board moved to make February six the last day for placing orders for the first half of 1943. Charles K. Wilson and other officials pushed the change without public notice, triggering complaints from industry about planning chaos and unclear requirements through June.
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WPB
Sterling F. Green
Washington
War Production Board
Charles K. Wilson
Berdinand Eberstadt
Wilson
Wilson Liquor Store Squabble Investigated
The Wilson County grand jury opened an inquiry into alleged irregularities at the county ABC liquor store. The case stems from prior charges that led to the resignation of ABC board chairman T. E. Dillon and the firing of store manager W. F. Welfare amid allegations over liquor purchases and price manipulation. County commissioners and a state ABC committee were summoned. C. L. Williamson of Raleigh sent a staff representative.
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Wilson
Wilson County Grand Jury
County Abc
T. E. Dillon
County Abc Board
Dillon
W. F. Welfare
Welfare
Board of County Commissioners
Dillon Welfare
C. L. Williamson
Raleigh
ABS
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