Incoming Congress Faces Tough War Task and War Economy
The 78th Congress convenes amid a divided House and Senate as leaders seek to unite on war issues. Key aims include shaping manpower, funding, and materials for victory and peace, with potential shifts toward fiscal restraint and state local government power. The session will test civilian mobilization and home-front planning.
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Allies Break Axis Armored Attack Southeast of Picton
French forces backed by U S anti tank guns and planes repelled a heavy Axis armored thrust southeast of Picton, capturing German and Italian prisoners. American raids near Sousse destroyed or burned several tanks, while Allied air power grows with 28 enemy aircraft downed and 34 damaged. Dust storms and rain hamper Libyan operations as fighting extends toward Tripolitania.
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Untouchables in India Face Barred Village Life
In a profile from Delhi, Jan 2, Dr. Bhim Ramji Ambedkar advocates for untouchables under a new constitution. He describes caste as central to India's social order with 60 million confined by tradition, lacking land, economic independence, and basic rights. Untouchables are barred from wells, utensils, and trade, living outside village life while taxed as part of it.
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Flood Crest Moves Down Ohio River in Cincinnati Area
A flood crest along the Ohio River moved through Cincinnati lowering floods after cresting at Portsmouth and Parkersburg. The river rose to around 60 feet near Cincinnati with thousands displaced on both sides of the river as cold weather slowed runoff.
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Jap Vessel Hit At Guadalcanal
Navy reports motor torpedo boats attacked Japanese destroyers off Guadalcanal. One vessel definitely hit and two others possibly hit as Japanese efforts to supply troops were confronted after parachute cargo drops on Tassafaronga were bombed and strafed by American planes.
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Roosevelt to Seek Additional War Funds and Ration Rules
Congress has appropriated $220 billion for war needs with much unspent. President Roosevelt is expected to request another $100 billion. As the demand on manpower and material grows, tighter controls and stricter rationing are anticipated.
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British Bombers Top Day-Long Assault On Nazi Strongholds
British bombers attacked Ruhr targets at night to cap a day-long assault as U S heavy bombers struck the St Nazaire submarine base. The DNB said a Ruhr town suffered damage while not identifying it and noted residential areas hit. Seven U S bombers were lost on the St Nazaire raid. RAF operations supported by fighters covered northern France and Belgium with railway and airfield targets hit.
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Ickes Warns Gas Oil Shortages Continue On Hand-To-Mouth Basis
Petroleum Administrator Ickes told a Senate committee the Eastern Seaboard faces ongoing hand to mouth gasoline and fuel oil supplies for months. He noted limited easing only possible, with new pipelines from East Texas to Illinois starting Feb 1 and an Illinois to New Jersey line aimed for completion by June 1 delivering 350 000 barrels daily.
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Navy reports war contract profits defy tax law claims
The Navy releases a semiconfidential document justifying renegotiation of war contracts. A Knox spokesman argues manufacturers are earning large profits from government work, noting several major contractors posted higher nine month after tax profits in 1942 than their 1936-39 yearly averages, despite tax changes. Continued on Page 5.
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Fire destroys Bing Crosby mansion in Toluca Lake
Hollywood January 4 AP a two story colonial residence on a four acre estate fronting Toluca Lake burned last night. Charred framework and debris remained and authorities estimated losses around 250000 as Crosby Dixie Lee and four sons escaped to a neighbor’s home. Firefighters from multiple cities fought the blaze but could not save the building or vast collections of recordings trophies and wardrobe.
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Dissension Erupts In Dies Committee Over Report
Representative Voorhis condemns the Dies committee for failing to debate its annual report on un American activities. The panel's majority rebukes agencies like OPA FCC and Agriculture for not firing employees it questioned for Americanism. Voorhis decries a take it or leave it approach and accuses the panel of neglecting to strengthen resistance to pro Axis propaganda.
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Japs' Position in New Guinea Now Hopeless
Allied forces closed in on Sananada Point as the Buna mission fell and the last Japanese holdouts on the Papuan Peninsula were wiped out. MacArthur declared the enemy position hopeless and said 650 Japanese were slain in the Buna mop up.
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U.S. Airmen Press On In Solomon Islands Assaults
American fliers continued attacks against Japanese forces in the Solomons over the weekend. They bombed the Munda airfield on New Georgia and two destroyers, one burning and another sinking after a strike 30 miles northwest of Rendova. Additional raids targeted emplacements at Munda while land fighting persisted on Guadalcanal with 30 to 35 Japanese killed in patrol clashes.
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White Book Reveals Pearl Harbor Near Greater Humiliation
The White Book released by Secretary of State Hull shows Japan planned a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and sought to arrange a high level meeting between Roosevelt and Konoye to control events. It notes Tokyo pressed for direct talks to avert ugly contingencies as Indo-China tensions rose.
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Red Army Reaches Mozdok in Caucasus Campaign Breaks German Lines
Moscow reports the Red Army captured Mozdok and Malgobek in the Caucasus as part of the fourth winter offensive. Villages northwest and west of Mozdok fell. Prokhladnensky rail hub may be next. Pravda notes severe destruction in the village east of Mozdok with only a few animals surviving.
World War II Front Briefs Across Multiple Theaters
Russian offensive pushes Germans back across the Caucasus and into retreat near Mozdok and Grozny oilfields. Red Army advances in Kalmyk Steppe Middle Don and North Central fronts. Allied air power dominates skies over Tunisia with 28 enemy aircraft down and bases battered. British tanks strike north of Medjez el Bab. French push toward Tunis Tri poli highway and into Libya from the south. Rommel’s forces dig in near Wadi Zem Zem, 160 miles from Tripoli. British bombers hit Western Germany as US raids target the Nazaire submarine base. RAF and forces in Burma bomb enemy villages. Buna near total defeat with remaining Japanese confined at Sanananda Point in New Guinea.
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