German Army in Full Retreat in Caucasus as Reds Sweep Onward
The article reports a major fire in High Point causing extensive damage on South Main Street. Three stores, J. C. Penney Co, High Point Hardware, and N H Silver Clothing, were lost, with total losses estimated up to $500,000. Fire Chief FE K Ingram said the blaze began on the third floor of the Silver store, spread rapidly, but was contained by firefighters who prevented spread beyond the firewall. Smoke affected nearby properties and guests evacuated the Elwood Hotel. Fire was still burning at 3 pm but unlikely to spread further.
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High Point
FE. K. Ingram
South Main Street
J. C. Penney Co
High Point Hardware Company
N. H. Silver Clothing
Penney and Silver
Penney’s
Elwood Hotel
MccClelland
Elwood
Ingram
Armory
N. H. Silver Company
J.C. Penney Department Store
N. H. Silver Clothing Company
H. A. Millis
North
Osetia
Ordzhoniekidze
Nalchik
Red Banner
Terek
Red Star
Lower
Don
Tsimlyansk
Caucasus
Kamensk
Rostov
Reuters
London
Adolf Hitler
Middle
War in Africa Delays Expected Allied Final Push
DeWitt Mackenzie reports from the African front as Glenn Babb writes from the region. Despite early gains in Morocco and Algeria and the Eighth Army’s success against Rommel, Allied plans now face weather and logistical hurdles. A prolonged campaign is anticipated with tank movements hampered by rain and mud in Tunisia.
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DeWitt Mackenzie
Glenn Babb
MacKenzie
North Africa
Africa
Morocco
Algeria
Eighth Army
Rommel
United Nations
Wes Gallagher
Tunisia
British Drive Axis From Hills Near Mateur
Allied forces 15 miles west of Mateur drive the Axis from strategic hills and mop up in early activity on the Tunisian front. RAF Hurricane support and fighters claimed several enemy planes shot down, while U S B 17s and B 26s bombed targets including a cruiser port and airdrome at Kairouan. Dock and building hits reported at Sousse. no major Libyan operations reported. Clark, chief of the U S Fifth Army, remains in command.
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Mateur
Clark
U.S
Fifth Army
North Africa
RAF
Flyin
U. S
Ond Stax
Kairouan
Sousse
United States
Reich voice claims Allies seized North Africa for Nazis gains
Washington received a document alleging the Americans and British stole North Africa from under Hitler’s nose as he planned to exploit its resources. It says Der Fuehrer was caught napping by the Eisenhower offensive and cites German colonial aims to transform Africa into a granary for hungry Nazis. The piece notes Berlin’s hope Africa would complement Europe economically and urges colonies for tropical materials, while European demand shifts to synthetic products.
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Reich
North
Africa
Hitler
Washington
der Fuehrer
Eisenhower
Hans Schuermann
German Colonial Union
Berlin
Mediterranean
Germany
Europe
NLRB Refuses Disqualification Of Two Members In Kaiser Case
The National Labor Relations Board denied a motion to disqualify two of its three members from Kaiser Shipyards matters. The board will proceed with a hearing in Portland on January 11 over charges of unfair labor practices tied to union activity and closed shop contracts.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Kaiser
Northwest Yards
Henry J. Kaiser
Portland
Ore
AFL
Harry A. Millis
Gerard D. Reilly
William M. Leiserson
New Congress Convenes For 78th Session
The 78th Congress opened in Washington as the nation at war enters a new phase. Republicans held strong presence in the House while the Senate showed a continued GOP minority. Key figures like Vice President Wallace and Chief Clerk South Trimble oversaw the orderly start amid an air raid alert.
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Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Senate
South Trimble
House
Bombers Hit Mandalay Railroad Yards in Burma Raid
United States heavy bombers attacked Mandalay rail yard and Burma rail installations on January 6, starting large fires and damaging rolling stock and a locomotive. A second target at Naba junction also suffered hits, with a small bridge reported destroyed. Earlier raids near Monywa claimed direct hits on runways and dispersal areas.
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New Delhi
United States
Manadalay
Burma
Naba Junction
U. S
Monywa
Mandalay
U. S. Army Air Force
Arakan
Pagoda Point
Jap Munda Airfield Blasted by U S Task Force
A U S task force of surface ships bombarded Munda airfield on New Georgia Island as Japanese bombers attempted interception. Grumman Wildcats shot down four enemy planes, with two more probably destroyed, in a pre-dawn strike noted by the Navy communique. The operation formed part of a broader Allied assault on Jap bases near Guadalcanal and Rabaul with heavy bombers sinking or damaging several ships and targeting Bougainville, Timor, and other Pacific positions.
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Associated Press
United States
Munda
New Georgia Island
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Rabaul Harbor
New Britain
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Navy
Buin
Bougainville Island
Rabaul
Guadalcanal Island
Cape York
Australia
United Nations
Douglas MacAarthur
New Guinea
Lae
Salamaua
Madang
Gasmata
Timor
Sanananda Point
Buna
Burma
U. S
Mandalay
Temple City
Chicago Fire Explosion Fatal To Six In Bowling Alley
Six people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire and explosion struck a south side bowling alley shortly before midnight. Fire Marshal Mullane y estimated damage at 150000 dollars. Victims include Thomas Podzimek 30 William Gutrich 19 Carl Deddo 28 Anthony Ferris 29 Philip Gardnerzn 50 and Joseph Bing ham 41. Thirty five victims were treated at Little Company of Mary Hospital with 27 held overnight and seven in critical condition.
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Chicago
Anthony Mullaney
Thomas Podzimek
William Gutrich
Carl Peter Deddo
Anthony Ferris
Philip Gardnerzn
Joseph R. Bingham
Little Company of Mary Hospital
North Carolina General Assembly Opens in Harmony
North Carolina's 1943 general assembly began at noon with officer elections after Democratic caucuses. Speaker John H. Kerr Jr. and President pro tem J. Hampton Price were named. Republicans held no caucus. Gov. Broughton to deliver the biennial message tomorrow.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
R .L. Harris
Senate
Libby Ward
Craven
John H. Kerr, Jr
Warren
House
J. Hampton Price
Rockingham
W. A. Devin
State Supreme Court
EE. B. Denny
Harris
Ray Byerly
Lee
John Worth McDevitt
Jackson
Reading
Lerman Scott
Chatham
Kerr
House Democrats
Shearon Harris
Stanly
Ralph Monger, Jr
H. L. Joyner
Northampton
Russians Reach New Positions in Caucasus Drive
In Moscow Jan 6 Russian forces push deeper into the Caucasus as Red Star reports German retreat and Soviet gains including Mozdok Nalchik Prokhladneski Kotlyarevskaya and Maiskoye. Nazis bomb bridges while Russians seize Nalchik and advance toward Rostov and the oil region near Baku.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Caucasus
Red Star
Mozdok
Nalchik
Prokhladneski
Kotlyarevskaya
Maiskoye
Terek
Prokhladnenski
Rostov
Baku
Ordzhonikidze
Pleasure Trips Outlawed By New OPA Order
The Office of Price Administration bans all pleasure driving by holders of A B C gasoline ration cards along the Atlantic seaboard. Violations should be reported to local ration boards or OPA offices. Fuel oil heating rations in eastern nonresidential buildings will be cut substantially within 24 hours. More stringent measures may follow if conditions worsen.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Atlantic Seaboard
District of Columbia
OPA
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High Point Hardware
N. H
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Cairo
Marshall Rommel
Libya
Allied
Mark W. Clark
Nat Todm
Nana
Waliecig
By Ray Tucker
NLRB
Diplomatic Corps
Carter Glass
D-Va
Lynchburg
Ellison D. “Cotton Ed” Smith
D-Sc
Rep. Ramspeck
Georgia
Mandalay Railroad
Jap Munda Airfield
Thomas Leigh Gatch
Annapolis
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