Week-Long Nazi Drive Fails to Gain Ground at Stalingrad
Moscow reports renewed German assaults in Stalingrad gained only a few yards while Red Star notes heavy losses in the northern factory district. Soviet lines hold main positions as battles continue on the Caucasus front with stiffer resistance near Nalchik and Tuapse.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Star
Volga
Caucasus
Nalchik
Tuapse
Leningrad
Mid- Caucasus
Black Sea
Roosevelt Sets Three Draft Registration Periods For Youths
President Roosevelt announced three separate registration periods for youths turning 18 in the last half of the year. The weeks of December 11 17 cover those 18 in July and August, December 18 24 cover those born in September and October, and December 26 31 cover those born in November and December. Continuous registration begins on birthdays of those turning 18 on or after January 1.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Selective Service
Strong Allied Unit To Fight For Key Base
Allied forces push into Tunisia as British and American paratroops seize airfields near the frontier. German claims of capturing Bizerte clash with reports of an Allied advance from Algeria. Planes massed in Southern Europe to defend North Africa as submarines intensify.
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Bizerte
Associated Press
London
Tunisia
Reuitieh Prnadinessa Tian
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Firstarmy
Algeria
New York
CBS
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Crete
Sardinia
Sicily
North Africa
Paris
Berlin
Tripolitania
Stey Points
Mediterranean
Tunisian
Hitler
Jap Air Force Comes Out To Battle Allies In New Guinea
Allied advances near Buna press toward the coast as MacArthur directs ground forces from Awala. Japanese air units harass Allied columns and bomb Buna area trawlers while American and Australian air forces strike Lae and Japanese bases in New Guinea and the Solomons. Medium bombers hit Timor targets as widespread actions unfold across the theater.
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New Guinea
C. Yates McDaniel
MacArthur
Australia
Buna
Awala
Lae
South-West Pacific Command
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Buin-Faisi
Maabisse
Boabonaro
Timor
Cripps Warns Allies Against Over Optimism
Sir Stafford Cripps told the House of Commons that Allied gains in North Africa justify confidence but warned against over-optimism. He said heavy bombing of Germany and Italy must continue, while upbeat airfield operations in North Africa would pressure the Axis. He noted risks and urged steady effort across theatres, including potential Japanese losses at Buna.
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London
Stafford Cripps
House of Commons
House Today
North Africa
Cripps
George VI
Egypt
Germany
Italy
Pacific
Buna
New Guinea
War Today from Cairo reports Allied advances in North Africa
Editor Dewitt MacKenzie describes the Allied push in North Africa from Cairo, noting fierce unity among British, French, and other Allied troops and a vast native workforce aiding transport networks. He chronicles an 8,000 mile transit from England and Lisbon’s mixed pro Allied sentiment as war aims expand across the equatorial front.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Cairo
England
North Africa
Africa
Middle East
Atlantic
Britain
Fortress Crew Fights Back Against Nazi Planes
Eight U S airmen aboard a Flying Fortress fought off 30 German Focke Wulfs during a Lille France bombing mission. They downed four to eight of the attackers and returned home with a wingtip rolled up like a sardine can, an engine dead, and half frozen rudder controls. Pilot Lieut Robert Riordan of Houston, Texas described the battle as they lost formation and steadied for the flight home. Major General Carl Spaatz disclosed the feat.
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London
WPF
Carl Spaatz
Lille
France
Lieut
Robert L. Riordan
Houston
Texas
American diplomacy in North Africa and Vichy tactics
A historical view of U S conduct toward the Vichy regime and allied efforts in Morocco Laval territory. It notes using fire with fire and surprises in selecting ambassadors and inspectors. The piece questions the effectiveness and motives of American aid and mentions Robert Murphy and Admiral Leahy.
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United States
Hitler
State Department
Washington
Pstain
Admiral Leahy
Baptists Approve Wake Forest Admission Of Women
The Baptist State Convention in its fourth session at First Baptist Church approved last Spring's Wake Forest College Board decision to admit junior and senior women. Judge Hayes spoke for the action amid controversy over trustees authority. Delegates also backed creating an education commission to study Baptist colleges in North Carolina.
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The
Baptist State Convention
First Baptist Church
Wake Forest College Board of Trustees
Wake Forest
General Board
North Carolina
I. G. Greer
Thomasville
Broughton Denounces Union Fees at Hoffman Army Camp
Raleigh November 18 Governor Broughton declared opposition to workers paying union dues to work on public projects in North Carolina. He questioned reports that Hoffman camp carpenters paid 27.50 and then were barred from work after dues, promising to investigate and act if facts hold. A worker’s telegram cites dues of 7.30 down and 2 a day for 10 days before denial of employment.
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Raleigh
Hoffman
Broughton
North Carolina
Hoffman Camp
Republicans Fill Two Senate Seats In Vote Payoff
Washington November 15 UP two new short term senators were sworn in boosting Republican seats to 30 while Democrats held 64. Hugh Ike Shott Sr of Bluefield West Virginia succeeded Democrat Joseph Rosier and Arthur E Nelson of Saint Paul replaced Minnesota Republican Joseph Bal temporarily as Bal prepares to begin a full six year term January 3.
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Washington
Hugh Ike Shott, Sr
Bluefield
W. Va
Joseph Rosier
West Virginia
Arthur E. Nelson
St. Paul
Joseph H. Bal
Minnesota
Ball
Harold Stasen
JAP Threatens Chile over neutrality stance
Berlin radio quoted Japanese government spokesman Mokazu Hori warning that Chile would face serious and far reaching political economic and military consequences if it abandoned its neutral position. The report came from a Tokyo press conference reported by Berlin broadcasts on November 18.
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Chile
Berlin
Tomokazu Hori
Tokyo
Japan Confesses Sinkings in Solomons Battle
Tokyo acknowledged the sinking of a battleship and damage to another amid the Solomons fighting. Imperial headquarters claimed heavier Japanese losses than U S Navy counts, while reporting 13 or 14 vessels sunk or damaged and 41 planes lost. The U S Navy still tallied two light cruisers and six destroyers sunk or damaged with further engagements pending.
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Solomons
Nips
United States
The
Associated Press
New York
Japan
United States Navy
Imperial
Tokyo
U.S
Ina
Tokyo Radio
U. S. Navy
Imperial Headquarters
Allies Acquire Large Shipping Hub From North Africa Gain
London, Nov. 18. The ministry of economic warfare announced that the Allies seized between 200,000 and 300,000 tons of merchant shipping due to their North Africa entry. About 120,000 tons are laid up in north and west African ports, with at least a third of the tonnage normally operating between France and North Africa, another 120,000 tons, likely to be taken over by the Allies.
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London
Ministry of Economic Warfare
North Africa
North
West African
France
Alcs
ABC Board Considers Control Sales Plan for Liquor
Raleigh Nov 18 The North Carolina ABC board discussed a control sales plan for liquor sold in 25 wet counties. Proposals were reviewed at a Kinston meeting of the state board and county boards. No decision was announced as the board planned another meeting that afternoon.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
ABC Board
Carl Williamson
Kinston
ABC
Williamson
Italian official Aldo Finzi expelled from Fascist party
A Rome dispatch reported by Swiss telegraph agency that Aldo Finzi former Italian under secretary and ex president of the Italian Olympics committee was rejected by the Fascist party and deprived of all public functions as a disciplinary measure.
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Bern
Rome
Aldo Finzi
Spanish Mobilization Seen as Neutrality Move Not Axis Bond
European observers regard Franco's partial mobilization as a genuine effort to avoid fighting rather than join the Axis. Spain, with about 500000 troops potentially doubling or tripling, aims to reinforce forces while maintaining cautious neutrality under Foreign Minister Francisco Gomez Jordana and the Gozen Suner faction.
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Axis
Spain
New York
Gibraltar Strait
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Ing
Franco
el Caudillo
Ramon Serrano Suner
France
Suner
Francisco Gomez Jordana
Jordana
Carlton Hayes
Myron Taylor
Roose
U S Offensive In Pacific Is Not Shaken
In the South Pacific Japan presses with war power but loses initiative as MacArthur leads a growing land push in New Guinea. The Guadalcanal victory proves Allied control of air sea and ground, with Nimitz hinting future action may be chosen by the Allies.
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Lisbon
Sam
Africa
West Africa
Dakar
Equatorial Africa
Walter B. Clausen
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Japan
South Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Greater Asia
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
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