Washington Victory and Mediterranean Strategy Outlined
The article discusses a post Tunisian program by Roosevelt and Churchill focusing on securing Mediterranean sea lanes to aid Moscow and potentially draw Turkey in. It notes destinction of a wider Pacific plan and analyzes Japanese bond sales reacting to wartime events.
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Army leaders and North Africa fighting resolve under fire
The piece notes General Marshall’s strict leadership and iron discipline seen in American troops on the Tunisian front after errors by Lloyd Fredendall’s intelligence unit. It covers press missteps, Wavell’s India role, and uncertain fast moves toward China while Burma remains a hard overland goal.
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Burma Campaign Lessons From Aerial and Ground Struggles
New Delhi reports on a brutal Burmese theater where Allied forces struggle through jungles and supply lines fail. The Mayu peninsula and Rangoon mole towns face constant Japanese rail and base strikes while monsoons and malaria decimate troops, signaling a need for aerial amphibian operations and a Washington decision on scarce resources.
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Bey Deposed Asks Exile To Madagascar Island
Sidi Mohammed al Munsaf bey of Tunis aged 71 was ousted by General Alphonse Juin and sent to the French island of Madagascar. Juin announced the removal amid investigations into alleged Axis collaboration after Roosevelt’s note six months ago. Sidi Lamine, a distant relative, named successor.
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Second List of Ceilings Are Announced
The second list of community wide price ceilings covers peas corn tomatoes canned baby foods and more effective Monday morning. It adds to last week’s milk bread butter shortening and sugar lists and will expand in coming weeks to cover all grocery items. Prices differ by store class from independents under 50 000 to chains over 250 000 annual business.
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WAACS Congratulated As They Mark Sixth Birthday
President Roosevelt congratulated the WAACS in Washington on their first birthday at 60 000 strong praising their work. He noted the unit training in the United States and at Casablanca conferences and commended their spirit and courage. The article also notes nine government owned herds of buffalo in the United States.
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Broadway’s Meanest Villain Is a Skinny 12-Year-Old Star
Skippy Homeier, a 12-year-old Chicago born American boy, plays Emil Bruckner in Tomorrow the World on Broadway. The kid acts a Nazi youth on stage, delivering a chilling contrast to his real-life boyish persona and radio work.
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