Curtin Calls for Allied Drive to Oust Japanese
Melbourne reports Prime Minister Curtin seeks stronger Allied Pacific forces to roll back Japanese gains. Minister Dedman says Australia must maximize its contribution with a broad cabinet response, reorganizing industry and commerce. Curtin criticizes delaying the European phase and urges more U S land, sea, and air power to the Pacific.
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Melbourne
Australia
John Curtin
J. J. Dedman
War Organization
Curtin
Japan
Hitler
Dedman
United Nations
Pacific
United States
Flood Evacuations Spark Fear of Disease On Coast
Red Cross officials directing relief work feared disease after evacuations from flooded homes. A high tide and rising rivers flooded the coast, backing water into several communities and isolating numerous towns.
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Red Cross
Flooding Rivals Kentucky and Ohio Areas Amid Broad Losses
Severe floods inundated Asheland and Catlettsburg Kentucky with seven foot depths in business districts. Widespread disruption hit steel mills and farming from Henderson to Portsmouth while floodwaters forced crop protection and relief efforts. Ohio regions faced rising levels as census data notes large popcorn production. A garden beetle and infantile paralysis germ notes appear among varied items.
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Catlettsburg
Ohio
Kentucky
Portsmouth
Ashland
Newport
Maysville
Henderson County
Fort Knox
Henderson
Cincinnati
Portrait of Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse in India
The piece profiles Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Peirse, commander of India’s air forces, praising the Allied air effort in the Burma theater, his career from the Royal Navy to the Royal Air Force, and his role in building the Indian and Allied air power against Japan.
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India
Royal Air Force
India Air Force
Bay of Bengal
Burma
Richard Peirse
Marshal
Royal Navy
Richard
Pierse
Airman Flying Corps
The
Royal
Britain
Weather Forecast for NC SC GA Look for warm spell
The forecast indicates no major temperature change but a slow rise tonight into Sunday. Skies likely partly cloudy with mild winds across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia as conditions trend warmer slowly through the period.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Army notes on gas policy and new chemical warfare tech
The document discusses retaliation if gas is used against Allied troops and notes European leaders’ gas production. It highlights artificial smoke generators by Brig. Gen. Avery and Dr. Irving Langmuir enabling concealment over large areas, plus a 4.2 inch mortar for delivering explosives gas or smoke with long-range accuracy. It also mentions a secret weapon with larger charges and references Vermont native Chester Alan Arthur and Argentina advocating corn and linseed cake as fuel.
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Germany
R. L. Avery
Irving Langmuir
General Electric
William C. Kabrich
Panama Canal
Libyan Front News From Wadi Bei El Chebir To Sousse
Don Whitehead describes Wadi Bei El Chebir as a great valley where Axis machine guns caused heavy damage to tanks and supply vehicles. French forces under Brig. Gen. Leclerc advance north from Southern Libya, while air and naval actions target Axis supply lines across Tunisia and the Mediterranean.
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Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Wadi Bei el Chebir
Jacques Leclerc
Libya
Simmons pair leads in Easton bridge event
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Simmons appeared set to win two championships at Easton. They captured the open pairs and, with Leona Savage and William Joseph, led after the first session of the team-of-four before a late challenge by the Yoga Ag3 S875 South squad altered the outcome.
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E. B. Simmons
Easton
Leona Savage
William Joseph
Jewett Duo Rally to Narrow Bridge Championship Victory
Scranton pair Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jewett led by Morris Lawrence and R. D. Richardson defended a hand decisively to win a bridge match by a single hand. The opening lead was ducked, spade play followed, and diamonds helped establish the contract as the Allied front reporters noted rain thick sheets and tactical moves.
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Morris Lawrence
R. D. Richardson
R. L. Jewett
Scranton
South
West
Dummy
Mr. Jewett
East
Combat aerial actions near Rabaul and Buna described
Reports detail four bombing runs by B 24s and B 17s against ships near Rabaul and ground targets near Buna. Lieuts Arant and Hesse described successful hits on merchant ships and a searchlight, with heavy anti aircraft fire. A Liberator dive strafed a submarine near Rabaul while Japanese concentrations at Giropa Point and Buna were reduced.
Sergeant and Captain Awarded Silver Star for Gallantry
Captain Daniel K. Edwards of Durham North Carolina earned the Silver Star for gallantry near Buna Village New Guinea as he reconnoitered to identify enemy positions. Sergeant James E. Lowthers of Stoneham Massachusetts received the same decoration for carrying Edwards to the rear under heavy fire with the helmet pierced by enemy bullets.
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Washington
War Department
Daniel K. Edwards
Infantry
Durham
Buchanan Road
James E. Lowthers
Stoneham
Mass
Edwards
Buna Village
New Guinea
Efort
Buna
Lowthers
Navy doubts float plane use by Japanese at Kiska
Navy reports say there is no conclusive evidence that Japan has regular landing facilities for fighters at Kiska. It notes a possibility that regular Zero fighters may be flown from a strengthened Kiska base, which would affect aircraft performance due to drag from floats. The communique also mentions a Guadalcanal dive bomber attack near Kokumbo, near seven miles west of the American airfield, as part of ongoing operations.
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Kiska
Navy Department
Guadalcanal
Kokumbono
Navy
Auxiliary Cruiser Sunk By British
German radio reported the sinking of the Nazi auxiliary cruiser Atlantis by the British cruiser Devonshire. The British admiralty had previously announced sinking an armed German merchant raider on Nov. 22 in the South Atlantic and the impossibility of recovering survivors due to a nearby Nazi submarine. The Germans did not name the ships. The Devonshire reportedly shelled the raider, its magazine exploded as the crew fled, with no casualties on the Devonshire.
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London
Admiralty
Devonshire
South Atlantic
Velikie Luki Falls to Soviet Forces in Central Front Breakthrough
Russian war reports describe a major breakthrough on the central front with Velikie Luki captured after a ring of hills was seized and fortifications breached. Soviet lines push toward the Caucasus while also retaking Tormosin and advancing from the Stalingrad region through key rail junctions and supply routes.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Caucasus
The
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Kovski
Chikola
Nalchik
Kazenda
Sabun
Terek
Grozny
Rzhev
Novosokilniki
Rigavia
Baltic Sea
Latmiles
Polotsk
White Russia
Moscow-Leningrad
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Novosokolnika
Lenin
Vitebsk
Bely
Elista
Anne Adams Pattern 4221 For Junior Miss Style
Military trim air fitted junior miss dress Pattern 4221 with front line novelty and side front buttoning. Includes back draped calot and bright pocket hankie. Size 13 requires 3 yards 39 inch fabric. Send 16 cents with size name address and pattern number to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Depart ment New York.
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High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
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Women’s WAACs Overseas Aid War Bond Drive
Many women of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps serve overseas in essential war roles. WAAC training prepares them for demanding duties and a complete uniform costs about 170 dollars. The quartermaster’s department funds thousands of uniforms, with War Bonds financing the effort. Invest at least ten percent of income in War Bonds via payroll savings.
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Women's Auxiliary Army Corps
WAACS
WAAC
Quartermaster’s Department
Russian push drives toward Rostov and Krasnodar lines
Russian forces advancing from the capital toward the banks of ice covered Lake Manych pushed 90 miles southeast of Salsk. A rail line runs 100 miles northwest to Rostov while other armies move along the Salsk to Tikhoretsk and Krasnodar corridor. Reports claim the capture of several dozen towns in this drive.
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Manych
Salsk
Rostov
Kotelnikovski
Tikhoretsk
Krasnodar
Global steelmaking capacity share noted at forty four percent
A report highlights that about 44 percent of the world's steelmaking capacity is concentrated in a few leading producers. It discusses implications for global markets, competition, and investment in infrastructure and manufacturing sectors.
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The
United States
Mrs Churchill Sees Victory Amid Global War Hope
London reports Mrs Winston Churchill in a BBC overseas broadcast saying victories in Russia Africa and the Pacific mark the start of an avalanche that will overwhelm Hitler. She called 1942 eventful with retreats followed by triumph and appealed for Russian fund aid, subscriptions reaching 2.5 million dollars.
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Winston Churchill
BBC
Russia
Africa
Pacific
Hitler
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