Axis crisis in Cirenaica as Rommel backs Bastico
The War Today column by Vanderschoudt notes Italy’s brave fighting in Cyrenaica and says Germany may let Italy take credit for a likely defeat. It highlights Ettore Bastico as Libya’s commander with Rommel as subordinate, and suggests Berlin fears full Axis responsibility for defeat.
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Italy
Roman Empire
Cirenaica
Ettore Bastico
Libya
Hitler
Erwin von Rommel
Bastico
Fuhher
Il Duce
Axis
Germany
U. S. Weighs Japan Move in Far East Crisis
Secretary of State Hull and Lord Halifax discussed the Far Eastern situation as Japan’s next move in the Pacific loomed. British Russia cooperates with U S policy, while lawmakers contemplate possible naval and economic actions if Tokyo invades Thailand. Roosevelt offered no explicit plan, reiterating core peace principles in talks with Japanese envoys.
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Washington
Hull
Lord Halifax
Japan
Pacific
Halifax
Britain
United States
Watcie
Thailand
Tokyo
Indo-China
S Oe
Conally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George D-Ga
George
Far East
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Greater East Asia
Japan and U S Clash Over Peace or War in Pacific
British halt of troop leaves at Singapore signals tense Pacific stand off as Japan presses hard on peace terms. Tokyo outlets accuse the United States of breaking the peace and seek Tojo cabinet action while White House rejects any compromise on China war aid and ABCD economic blockades. Domei warns an American air patrol over Burma Road would be seen as hostile.
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Britain
Singapore
Japan
Pacific
Orient
United States
America
Gen. Hideki Tojo
Washington
Tokyo
Roosevelt
White House
China
ABCD
Dutch East Indies
East Asia
Domei
Burma Road
Far East
Warny Springs
Car Fire Claims Two Youths In City Tragedy
A gasoline fueled blaze in a car during a six hour party morning killed Jesse Bradshaw age 20 of Blair Street and J Frank Robinson age 18 of Asheboro Street. Hayes Edwards 20 fled the scene with burns and survives. Coroner George Freeman ordered an inquest for Tuesday as investigators search for how a third occupant escaped and whether the match struck inside the car caused the explosion.
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G. der. Hamilton, Jr
Jesse Bradshaw
Blair Street
J. Frank Robinson
Asheboro Street
Hayes Edwards
Jamestown
Route 1
Russell Street
Wallace G. Freeman
Edwards
Firemen's Fear Of Dog Causes Death Of Child
Burlington reports the death of Earl Davis's one year old son in a rear room fire. Firemen could not reach the child as a vicious dog blocked access until the blaze grew too large. a spectator knocked out the dog and a roomer escaped from a upstairs window. The house was a total loss.
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Burlington
Earl Davis
South Mebane Street
Contracts Awarded in Washington War Dept Allocations
The War Department announced contracts awarded on November 29. Manteo Boatbuilding Co. of Manteo, North Carolina received $187,000 for boat production. Washington Mills Co. of Winston-Salem, North Carolina supplied mills and related goods. Mayodan company ordered winter drawers for $110,880 and winter undershirts for $400.
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Washington
The
War Department
Manteo Boatbuilding Co
Manteo
N. C
Washington Mills Co
Winston-Salem
Umills
Mayodlan
Washington By Ray Tucker Pledges and Pacific Talks
United States and Japan may settle the Far East issue if China’s Western democracy ties do not block agreement. Washington talks show public opinion inflamed, with a likely plan for Japan to defer further incursions into Indo China or Siberia. The U.S. may lift embargoes on non military goods, while Tokyo’s Greater Asia Prosperity ties stay in abeyance for months as Europe and Africa shift.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
United States
Japan
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Pacific
Indo-China
Siberia
Tokyo
Greater Asia
Europe
Russia
North Africa
U. S
Britain
German Supply Ships Are Sunk
British submarines in Arctic waters sunk at least eight German transports and supply ships bound for the Murmansk front and damaged five more, with Tigris sinking five axis vessels and Trident sinking three of seven attacked. Two sunk ships were transports carrying troops. another heavily escorted convoy saw one sink and another listing later. Postmasters in North Carolina approved.
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London
Murmansk
Soviet Arctic
Admiralty
Arctic
Geman
HMSS
Trident
General Thinks Soldiers Nearly Ready For Battle
Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum says after eight weeks of training in the Carolinas the First Army would be ready for service in three or four months if given ample ammunition. He adds that more military ceremony could boost esprit de corps, an idea he suggested at field headquarters. Page 2 continuation.
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A. F. Littlejohn
Carolinas
Hugh A. Drum
Anti Strike Bill Framed For Mutually Acceptable Law
Washington November 29 Congress faces a formidable task framing a strike curbing law acceptable to the public labor and management. White House aides in the House push for a vote next week amid railroads opposition to wage demands totaling about 400 million dollars a year for 1 250 000 workers. The House leaders navigate a tight parliamentary situation between drastic measures and a milder bill offered by the labor committee.
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Washington
Congress
House
Labor Committee
Labor
National Defense
Red Army recaptures Rostov sector as front lines shift
Soviet and Allied dispatches report parts of Rostov on the Don recaptured by Red Army forces after fierce fighting. Soviet claims include heavy German losses along a 1,200 mile front, with counterattacks near Moscow and renewed attempts to advance toward Volokolamsk Mozhaisk and other key towns. German and Soviet reports diverge on Volokolamsk and Rostov status as fighting continues along the central front amid North Africa news.
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Associated Press
Russia
Rostov-on-Don
Ukraine
Moscow
Red
Klin
Kalinin
DNB
Federar Bock
Volokolamsk
Moscow Radio
Gregory K. Zhukov
Volga
Adolf Hitler
Rostov
Red Army
Hitler
Leningrad
Pravda
Mozhaisk
Stalinogorsk
Sevastopol
North Africa
Britain
Badly Battered Price Bill Heads to Senate
The administration's anti inflation price control bill, revised after a House vote of 224 to 161, faces slim chances of passing this session. Roosevelt aims to curb inflation from defense spending. the measure would empower a price control administrator to regulate out of line prices with a board of review added by Republicans. Senate action unlikely this session. a conference may restore some provisions.
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Keg Ingraham
Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Health message urges America to guard against tuberculosis
A national appeal stresses the need for a healthy mind and body to face life crises and calls for immediate action to protect the nation against tuberculosis. The emphasis is on timely public health measures and personal responsibility.
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America
Great Tank Fight Raging In Africa
Cairo reports a major tank engagement southeast of Rezegh with British and Axis forces locked in bitter fighting. Rommel’s trapped panzer and Italian divisions attempt a breakout while British and New Zealand troops widen the contact corridor between Tobruk and eastern Libya. Bir el Hamed falls to British forces as they seize hundreds of Italian prisoners.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Rezegh
Middle East
Tobruk
Libya
Bir el Hamed
Vichy Dictates Indo China Role In War
French Indo China will have its wartime role controlled solely by Vichy France. Vice Admiral Jean de Cox, governor general of the colony, stated in an interview that any Indo Chinese actions in a Pacific war would be directed by the French government in Vichy.
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Belman Mokin Hanos
Indo-China
Indo- China
Pacific
Vichy
Jean Decox
Sta
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