Eisenhower Named Commander of Allied Forces in North Africa
Allied Headquarters in North Africa announces Lieut Gen Dwight D Eisenhower as commander in chief of Allied forces in the new North African theater. Gen Henri Giraud ignores a French war committee move, signaling shifts in leadership as Allied troops push toward Tunisia. The Algiers radio reports the Eighth Army nearing Tunisia, signaling an approaching showdown with the Axis.
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Giraud
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Casablanca
Henri Giraud
Jean Darlan
Sevelt
Urchill
Algiers
Aroadcast
London
Fish Eighth Army
Thn
Former Adviser Predicts War End In 1943
Dr. Melchior Palyi former Reichsbank adviser predicts the war ends in 1943 and that Axis morale will collapse as Allied superiority in manpower production and shipping grows. He says surrender of Germany and Japan will be precipitated once morale breaks.
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Reichsbank
Chicago
Melchior Palyi
Germany
Japan
Palyi
American Family Magazine
United Nations
Allied Forces Score Victory Without Loss
In the Southwest Pacific one day battle near Wau New Guinea twenty six Japanese planes were destroyed and fifteen damaged with no Allied losses. Allied fighters including Lightnings Airacobras and Kittyhawks defeated Zeros and medium bombers across a wide area near Wau. The fight occurred in five phases from 10 45 a m to 1 p m with P 40s and P 39s shooting down multiple enemy aircraft amid low and high altitude dogfighting.
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Wau
New Guinea
Tom Yarbrough
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
Laé
Wallfield
Red Army Drives Toward Kerch Straits Cutting Off Nazi Force
The Red Army stormed past Rostov and pushed flying columns toward the Kerch Straits to sever the seaward escape of a large German Caucasus army. They reached the Sea of Azov cutting off Germans in the Caucasus, with advances toward Kharkov and the Crimea and the capture of Bataisk Yelsk Balakleya and other rail links.
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Rostov
Novorossisk
Taman
Kerch Strait
Crimea
Krasnodar
Timoshevaskaya
Timashevskaya
Sea of Azov
Kerch Straits
Associated Press
London
Red Army
Don
Sea of
Azov
Caucasus
Dunkerque
Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Bataisk
Donets
Kharkov
Ukraine
Balakleya
Yelsk
Rostov-Baku
Black Sea
Novaros
Roosevelt Creates Federal Subversive Activity Committee
Washington reports President Roosevelt established an official committee to handle complaints of subversive activity by federal employees. Lawmakers urge real action from ongoing investigations rather than more inquiries. The panel aims to coordinate all matters related to such complaints within the federal branch excluding the War and Navy Departments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hendricks
D-Fla
Conan
Dies
D-Tex
Case Committee On un-American Iities
Presit
Theerican Legion
CLO
Hich
Federal
Knox says no major warships lost by either side in Pacific sparring
Secretary Knox said American and Japanese forces in the Southwest Pacific have each knocked out some ships, but no major clash has occurred. He described losses as minor to moderate and denied Japanese claims of sinking two American battleships. He noted uncertainty on a large air and sea battle and cited German submarines increasing at sea with U boat concentrations near Iceland and Atlantic routes while the Navy races to build anti-submarine vessels.
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Sec
Knox
Pacific Edge
William T. Peacock
Washington
Southwest Pacific
Navy
Iceland
Britain
mid-Atlantic
North Africa
Hitler
Ciano Dismissal Regarded as Boost to Italian Morale
Washington reports that the dismissal of Mussolini's foreign minister Ciano, along with counts Randi and other old guard Fasci, is seen as a morale tonic for Italy. The changes reset Italy's leadership, with Mussolini reclaiming key ministries and signaling a tougher stance in the war. Hitler and German officials reportedly disfavored Ciano, viewed as subservient yet politically ambitious.
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Ciano
Richard G. Maslock
Washington
Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Dinorandi
Just
Fas
Ime
Libya
Mussolini
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
North South Burma Bridges Destroyed By U S Bombers
U S heavy bombers wrecked the Myitnge rail and road bridge across the Irrawaddy south of Mandalay cutting north south traffic. Maj. Earl L. Tash led the strike dropping a thousand pound bomb. repairs are underway as bombers strike again.
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Bombay
U. S
Burma
Earl L. Tash
Walla Walla
Wash
Myitnge
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Railroads Fight Rate Cut Proposal Before ICC
The railroads completed testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission opposing a proposed reduction in freight and passenger rates. They argued wartime earnings support line viability and debt retirement, countering pleas to revoke last March’s 6 percent freight hike and 10 percent passenger increase.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Price Administration
ICC
Brazil Joins United Nations as War Partner
Brazil signed the United Nations charter joining as a full partner against the Axis, placing the country at war with Germany Italy and Japan. The move follows prior wartime actions by Brazil and aligns with the Atlantic Charter in coordinated global war efforts. Brazil declared war on Germany and Italy last August after Axis submarine attacks on Brazilian shipping.
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Brazil
United Nations
Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
United Nations Today
Axis
Japan
Germany
Italy
United States
Getulio Vargas
Roosevelt
Natal
Casablanca
South Atlantic
Russia
CIO Calls for Rationing to End Black Markets
The CIO executive board urged a nationwide rationing system for foods and essentials and a continuation of wage stabilization to boost worker morale and production. It faulted Congress and officials for failing to implement the full economic stabilization policy and warned black markets are spreading without price controls.
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Washington
CIO
Congress
National Whirligig Lists Bailey as Anti Roosevelts
Southern rebellion against Mr Roosevelt alarms White House camp followers as key men in ten commonwealths oppose F D R on budgetary limits Congress defiance farm policy and centralization. Notables named include Bailey Byrd Vinson and McKellar among others, signaling Dixie influence and committee control.
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Ray Tucker
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Commonwealths
F.D.R
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Congress
Soldier’s six year path leads to Navy interpreter
Pvt Milton McIntosh, stationed near Raleigh, told Navy recruiters he could serve as an interpreter due to eight years of college study and fluency in Japanese. He also speaks German French and Spanish and was rushed to the Navy Officer Procurement Office to apply for a commission.
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Raleigh
Milton MclIntosh
Camp Butner
Navy
United States
Pvt
McIntosh
Navy Officer Procurement Office
State College
Laval Gathers Army To Fight Allied Invasion
A Berlin broadcast reported by the Associated Press says Pierre Laval is organizing a French militia to fight with Germany against an Allied invasion. Led by Joseph Darand, militia leaders swear allegiance to Laval and prepare to enforce regulations, aiming to become a backbone of the French state and a bulwark against Bolshevism.
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Pierre Laval
Berlin
Vichy
Associated Press
Joseph Darand
Marshal Petain
France
United Nations
U S Farmer Income Tops 18 Billion in 1942
The Agriculture Department reports 1942 gross income of American farmers at 18.7 billion dollars, up 4.743 billion from 1941, driven by wartime food demand and higher prices. An increase of 12 to 17 percent is forecast for 1943 with further price gains anticipated.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Errol Flynn Freed by Jury After 20 Day Trial
Film star Errol Flynn was acquitted on three counts of statutory rape after a 20 day Los Angeles trial. A 12 jurors panel, led by foreman Ruby Anderson, delivered a 10 to 2 acquittal early this morning after six to seven ballots. Flynn remained composed through the proceedings and celebrated the verdict when announced.
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Errol Flynn
Los Angeles
Villian
Flynn
Ruby M. Anderson
Nellie Minear
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