Assaults stall in Caucasus amid Soviet counterblows
Soviet communique reports heavy fighting in the Caucasus with two enemy battalions annihilated or dispersed and more than 700 German officers and men killed in the Nalchik area. German attempts near Tuapse and Stalingrad repelled as Red Army vessels, artillery, and counter measures maintain pressure.
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Associated Press
OSCOW
Iman
Caucasus
Natchik
Ans
Konikidze
Red Guards
Tuapse
Black Sea
Stalind
Stalrad
Comunique
Nalchik
Causus
Americans Improve Guadalcanal Front
The Navy said American troops on Guadalcanal advanced the western flank into territory once held by Japan. Army and Marine forces pushed toward the airfield with about five miles to the edge and near the Matanikau River. Patrols gained an outpost line as 35 Japanese were killed and American losses were light.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Matanikau River
Line
Allies Capture Vital X Roads In Battle Area
London dispatch reports Allied forces crossing the Tunis area to seize key crossroads. French and American units push toward Bizerte and Tunis amid heavy air battles, with Germans and Italians defending strong points along the north coast. Pro Allied French hold Gabes, blocking links to Rommel's Libyan forces. No further details given.
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London
Tunis
Bizerte
North Africa
Casablanca
Opening of the Alaska Highway Links Canada and U.S.
A Yukon crowd of 230 witnessed the ribbon cutting marking the opening of the Alaska International Highway to Alaska. Army engineers and civilians built it in seven months from Dawson Creek to Fairbanks, 1,681 miles. Scissors donated by a U S Army post were used by Tan MacKenzie and E L Bartlett. Half the scissors go to Prime Minister Mackenzie King. the other half to President Roosevelt.
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Yukon
Ilderness
Ican International Highway
Alaska
Canada
Northwest
U. S. Army
United States Army
Tan MacKenzie
E. L. Bartlett
Dawson Creek
B. C
Fairbanks
MacKenzie King
Roosevelt
Auburn Plainsmen Upset Georgia 27 13 Shocks Bulldogs
Auburn's Plainsmen shell Georgia 27 to 13 to hand the Bulldogs their first loss in eight games. The upset dominates college football news as Ohio State, Boston College, Georgia Tech and Yale also post key results.
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Georgia
Herb Barker
New York
Plainsmen
Bulldogs
Ohio State
Boston College
Georgia Tech
Tulsa
Yale
Harvard
New Haven
Monk Gafford
Jim Reynolds
Sinkwick
Florida
Boston University
Holy Cross
Crusaders
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Coast guards patrol Baltimore shipyards over union tensions
In Baltimore on November 21 Coast guardsmen were deployed to the Bethlehem Fairfield shipyards by Captain of the Port C H Abel to calm an intra union clash at CIO Marine and shipbuilding workers over policy. Lucien Koch says friction stems from employment of Negro workers though he notes all available labor must be used. Sixty four guardsmen were assigned as a precautionary measure.
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Bethlehem-Fairchild
C. H. Abel
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
CIO
Lucien Koch
Abe
Bethlehme-Fairfield
Abel
Koreans to face compulsory military service in Korea
Japanese broadcasts report Tokyo endorses a bill for compulsory military service in Korea. The measure, to be sent to the upcoming Parliament session, replaces the former voluntary system and reflects a shift in Korea’s military service policy.
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Berlin
Korea
Tokyo
Hispachhes
Uncle Sam’s war bill grows as aid climbs
A behind the scenes look at U S war spending shows exports to allies totaling 2.7 billion dollars from July to October, about twelve percent of munitions costs. For 1941 through the first quarter of 1943 total fighting material translated to roughly 50 billion, with monthly output exceeding five billion and now over six. The overall cost of the conflict in appropriations and authorizations sits near 230 billion dollars, rising further when emergency spending is included.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Lehman to Lead UN Occupied Lands Aid Task
New York Governor Herbert Lehman will resign about December 3 to head American food clothing and medical aid distribution for lands occupied by Allied UN troops. President Roosevelt aims for an early start and Lehman's term would end January 1. He did not seek reelection. The move creates a mobilization to supply essentials and support allied relief efforts in North Africa and other Nazi occupied regions.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
United Nations
White House
Lehman
North Africa
Germany
Sub-Committee Backs FR Tariff Immigration Bill Change
A House Ways and Means sub committee approved a bill granting President Roosevelt wartime powers to suspend immigration and tariff rules to aid the war effort. The measure limits six months stay for aliens admitted under suspension and tightens postwar use to satisfy immigration concerns.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means
Capitol
Anti-Poll Tax Bill Set to Die in Senate Monday
The Senate clamped down on debate over the anti-poll tax bill amid a seven day filibuster. A vote is planned at 1 p.m. Monday on invoking cloture to limit discussion. A two thirds majority is needed, with southern opposition strong. If cloture fails, leadership may shelve the measure for this session. Senator Pepper plans amendments to curb filibustering.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Pepper D-Fla
Kaiser Ship Yard near milestone with 100th Liberty launch
Portland Oregon shows Kaiser Shipbuilding on track to launch its 100th Liberty freighter, the G. D. Goethals, 422 days after the first Star of Oregon. Yard officials note rapid progress from 131 days to launch for the first ship and average two days from keel to launch for current vessels.
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Kaiser
Portland
Ore
Henry J. Kaiser
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Willamette River
G. D. Goethals
Star of Oregon
Edgar J. Kaiser
Ijruiser
First Jap Counter-Offensive At Guadalcanal
The first Japanese counter-offensive on Guadalcanal was repelled by Marines and soldiers. Nine enemy tanks crossed at the Matanikau River mouth, all destroyed after a seven hour night battle. American artillery and anti aircraft fire halted the assault as daily air combat yielded twenty Zeros and one bomber shot down without loss to U.S. pilots.
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Guadalcanal
U.S
Solomon Islands
Matanikau
Army Seizes White Goods Stocks For War Needs
War Department announces large Army orders for sheets pillow cases and bath towels will absorb most on hand supplies at quality retailers. Civilian stock expected to rebound by March 1943 as quartermaster contracts prioritize military needs and depots deplete.
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Washington
War Department
Quartermaster Corps
Cargo Plane Contract Cancelled To Provide More Combat Planes
Detroit reports the Navy canceled the Wash-Kelvinator contract to build cargo planes and reallocates Nash-Kelvinator facilities to produce combat aircraft and engines for Pacific theater needs Admiral E M Pace Jr said the move prioritizes fighters and bombers for immediate war demands. George Mason of Wash-Kelvinator noted the New Orleans plant will be redirected and a temporary production delay will occur.
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Pacific War Theatre
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Wash-Kelvinator Corp
Navy
E. M. Pace, Jr
Navy Department
Nash- Kelvinator
Pace
Nash-Kelvinator
Corporation
George Mason
Wash-Kelvinator
New Orleans
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Sikorsky
Axis U-Boats Slowed In Mediterranean
Allied North African naval commander Admiral Cun ningham reports a definite slackening in Axis U boat activity in the western Mediterranean over 48 hours. He cites about 59 U boats still operating off Gibraltar and notes merchant and naval losses were below his prior expectations, urging reopening of the Mediterranean route to save about two million tons of shipping.
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North Africa
Mediterranean
Andrew Brown Cunninghan
North African
Royal Navy
RAF
Atlantic
Gibraltar
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Cape of Good Hope
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