British Move on Tobruk Signals Egypt Offensive
The article argues that the Anglo American assault on Rommel's Tobruk supply base signals an upcoming Allied push to seize Egypt's keystone role in the Middle East. It praises General Alexander's assertive preparations, notes reinforcements to the Eighth Army, and stresses the strategic importance of Tobruk in breaking Axis lines.
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Rommel
Tobruk
Egypt
Britain
Middle East
Alexander
Eighth Army
Mediterranean
Qattara
Flaming
H. S. Sewell
Desert Army
Caucasus
Hitler
High Pointers See Film Stars At Bonds Breakfast
High Point hosts a bond breakfast with film stars John Payne and Jane Wyman drawing 150 guests at the Sheraton. The pair helped push war bond sales to about 223000 in High Point, part of a multi city swing that included Winston Salem and Kannapolis. Mayor Kirkman hosted the event, linking Wyman’s family politics and Payne’s Southern roots to the campaign. The stars departed for Charlotte after a brief Main Street drive.
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Ing
Sheraton Hotel
John Payne
R. E. Powell
Jane Wyman
Hollywood
High Point
Walsh
Kannapolis
Charlotte
Jinx Falkenburg
Raleigh
Norfolk
Winston- Salem
Sheraton
J. J
Jimmy”) Corrigan
Main Street
Kirkman
Miss Wyman
St. Joseph
Missouri
Aliss Wyman
Payne
Hugh J. Smart
Corrigan
AP Newswriter Believed Taken By Italians
Cairo reports say Larry Allen AP war correspondent and 1941 Pulitzer winner may be an Axis prisoner after the Tobruk sea raid. The Rome broadcast withheld his name and Allen did not return with the fleet, triggering fears he was captured or picked from the sea. Allen, 34, earned his prize for vivid dispatches amid wartime danger.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Larry Alen
Associated Press
Allen
Rome
Larry Allen
Franco’s regime shaken as Madrid shifts toward Allied aid
Kay Tucker reports that Franco remains pro Axis yet faces a popular and military tilt toward the Allied cause. A British wheat diversion to Madrid sparked protests after Suner tried to send grain to Germany. Caudillo concessions followed, hinting at a major cabinet shift seen as a strategic victory amid shortages and discontent.
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Kay Tucker
Franco
Ramon Suner
Suner
Madrid
London
Germany
Ed Caudillo
United Nations
Africa
Mediterranean
Law To Draft U.S. Manpower Is Inevitable
Washington dispatch reports Paul V. McNutt, chairman of the War Manpower Commission, telling the House Migration Committee that some form of legislation to fully use national manpower is inevitable. A subcommittee is studying the issue, with no Roosevelt recommendation yet. He warns voluntary labor and management pacts may not suffice and government intervention seems increasingly likely.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
House Migration Committee
Roosevelt
McNutt
Union To Meet To Consider Strike Motion
Pittsburgh September 16. CIO Aluminum Workers of America local 2 at New Kensington says it will meet Friday night to set a date for a strike vote after a War Labor Board directive. The union complains northern mills workers have not shared a 15 percent payroll rise since January 1941, citing basic Alcoa pay at 73.5 cents versus Pittsburgh steel at 75.0 cents. Alcoa demands honoring the Board’s directive before further negotiations.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Aluminum Workers of America
War Labor Board
Washington
New Kensington
Edward Durborow
Durborow
Nicholas A. Zonarich
International
Aluminum Company of America
M. M. Anderson
Concern
Capitol
Union
Northern Mills
Alcoa
Zonarich
Germans Press At Stalingrad In Sustained Assault
Nazi forces continue heavy air and ground attacks around Stalingrad as Soviet defenses hold. Red Star notes large Luftwaffe bombing, gashed by Red army counterattacks near Voronezh and Rzhev, while winter bites Moscow and Stalingrad with cooler weather.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Red Star
Russia
Voronezh
Rzhev
Don
Central Caucasus
Nalchik
Prokhladnenki
Don Bend
Kotelnikovski
Red Navy
Japs Launch New Offense In Solomons
U S Navy reports heavy fighting in the Solomon Islands as Japan presses a grand strike to retake the area. Marines hold positions while air and sea actions intensify. General Kenney named Allied air commander for the Pacific area as fleet command reshuffles to emphasize air operations.
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Navy
United States Pacific Fleet
Southwest Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Guadalcanal
Kenney
New Britain
Tanimbar Islands
Darwin
Douglas MacArthur
George C. Kenney
France
George H. Brett
Brett
United States
Ralph Royce
29Th
U. S. Army Air Corps
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
John H. Towers
Naval Aeronautics
Air Command
The
Solomons
British landings force surrender on Madagascar coast
British East Africa command announced a new landing on Madagascar led to the surrender of remaining French forces along the northwest coast between Ambanja and Maramandia. Radio reports from Vichy Madagascar said Governor General Annet sought ceasefire terms, though London outlets had no immediate confirmation.
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Associated Press
London
Madagascar
British East Africa Command
Ambanja
Maramandia
Armand Annet
Average Falls Off Slightly In Middle Belt
Farmers selling flue-cured tobacco in the North Carolina middle belt pocketed healthy sums as prices stayed high though a touch below opening day. Warehouses were crowded, buyers bid high, and domestic firms led by lend-lease funded CCC on Sanford markets. Durham sold 1,001,738 pounds for 393,703.70 dollars at 39.32 average.
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North Carolina
Middle Belt
Sanford
Commodity Credit Corporation
Durham
L.G. Cheek
Henderson
Arthur H. Surprise
Farm Bureau Head Warns Parity-Plus Needed for Food
Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation testified before the Senate Banking Committee that without parity plus price ceilings to cover rising labor costs, wartime labor shortages will force a drop in food production. He cited unharvested crops and urged ceilings set at parity plus compensation for wage increases since the base period, or a recent high. Committee action would fix price and wage levels near August 15. Charles W Holman testified as the first witness urging farm state senators to draft their own bill to control farm prices.
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Washington
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate Banking Committee
Roosevelt
O'Neal
Iich
Smith
Dsc
Senate Agriculture Commitee
Congress
Congress.” Smith
Charles W. Holman
The
Navy Reveals Yorktown Sunk After Midway Battle
The U S Navy confirms the aircraft carrier Yorktown was sunk following the Midway battle due to bombs and torpedoes. Only a small number of casualties reported, with the loss counting toward the overall Midway figures of 92 officers and 215 enlisted men. The sinking followed prolonged attack and salvage efforts and a submarine torpedo strike that helped seal the fate of the carrier and destroyer Hamman.
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Washington
Navy
United States States
Department
South Pacific
Yorktown
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor
United States
Hamman
Navy Department
Aussie Patrols Take Initiatives From Japanese
Australian patrols in the Owen Stanley Mountains appeared to have wrested initiative from the Japanese but delayed reports indicate the enemy has concentrated forces for a push toward Port Moresby. Japanese strength runs into thousands with many between Buna and Efogi near Port Moresby. 25 Japanese killed in a patrol clash.
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New Guinea
Owen Stanley
Port Moresby
Buna
Efolgi
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