Barriers Down by Kent Cooper a world press crusade
Kent Cooper's Barriers Down portrays the Associated Press fight to end Reuters and Havas control over foreign news. It explains AP's shift from exchange reliance to global bureaus and direct reporting, detailing impact on South America and American press freedom.
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Kent Cooper
Farrar & Rinehart, Inc
America
Associated Press
Europe
Asia
United States
Canada
Reuters
Brltish
Havas
Wolff
Cooper
South America
France
Reuters-Havas
New York
1942 Cotton Forecast Near 13 Million Bales
The Agriculture Department's estimate for the 1942 cotton crop totals 12,982,000 bales of 500 pounds each. Area for harvest placed at 22,660,000 acres with an indicated yield of 15.1 pounds per acre. State-by-state gross weight and production figures are listed, including Missouri 425,000 bales and Texas 348,113,000 bales.
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Washington, Bee, & —Ay
Agriculture Department
Department
Census Bureau
Missouri
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Dell
Tennessee
Wickard Heads Meet to Study Farm Goals
Representatives of farm war boards in 34 southern states met with Secretary Wickard and other officials to study 1943 farm goals and problems for farmers. They discussed a 90 percent crop allotment for AAA payments and possible substitutions of war crops for those unwilling to plant the full share. Wickard pledged to keep the public informed on the food program and noted the housewife's role in maximizing harvests.
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Memphis
Dec
Farm War Boards
Wickard
Oustmer
Britain Lowers Draft Age to 18 in War Mobilization
London reports Britain reduces the compulsory service age to 18 with second reading of a bill. Bevin says men under 19 will not be sent overseas while training benefits both the individual and the nation. Authorities reveal sending younger labor forces into war factories to address manpower needs.
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E. C. Daniel London
Britain
House of Commons
Labor
Ernest Bevin
Commons
French Sink 51 Ships 4 Escape 20 to Germans
Secretary Knox said in Washington that 75 trench ships in Toulon harbor were examined after the German entry. Of these 51 were sunk or damaged or unaccounted for, four escaped, and 20 remained afloat or intact. Many vessels were heavily damaged or destroyed including battleships Dunkerque Strasbourg and Provence, plus numerous destroyers, cruisers, submarines, and support ships.
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Washington
Knox
Toulon
Strasbourg
Provence
Vichy
Algerie
Aigle
Geupard
Tigre
Volta
Iender
Pantasque
Lehardie
Barcelona
Spain
Casablanca
Marsala
Algiers
Glovia
Oran
Hearing on OPA Price Violation in Arkansas
Texarkana reports a hearing on charges against Jack Friedman of El Dorado for violating price ceilings. The case involves his El Dorado Pipe and Metal Co. A temporary restraining order blocks sales above OPA ceilings. a permanent injunction is sought. Carbon dioxide used in explosion proofing and fuel tank surroundings mentioned in related notes.
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Texarkana
OPA
Jack Friedman
el Dorado
Fort Smith
Harry J. Lemley
Friedman
el Dorado Pipe and Metal Company
Fierce Snows Hamper Reds in Push on Nazis
Moscow dispatch reports heavy snows along the Russian front and fierce German counterattacks hindering Red Army offensives. Soviet authorities say troops still pushed forward, with both sides suffering substantial German losses around Stalingrad, Rzhev, and sectors west of Moscow.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Izvestia
Don
Volga
Stalingrad
Vertineby
Peskovata
Rzhev
McNutt Starts Labor Control Plan Formation
War Manpower Commissioner Paul Y. McNutt began crafting a new labor control framework. He opened with a meeting with the Army and Navy staffs to set fundamental questions, then faced reorganizing his expanded agency amid battles with the outgoing administration in its final days.
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Washington
Dec
Paul Y. McNutt
McNutt
Army
Navy
Allied air raids kill 21 Japanese planes in Pacific sweep
Allied airmen destroyed 21 planes across 500 miles from northwest New Guinea to New Ireland in the latest offensive and defensive actions. In New Guinea, 18 medium bombers eight dive bombers and 12 Zeros were downed with small losses on our side. Seaplanes on Lae runways were destroyed and a fighter damaged. Ka v ien g harbor at New Ireland saw wharves and dumps set afire. Ground fighting along Buna Gona and Guadalcanal remained unchanged. Colonel John M. Arthur said Americans average 50 to 1 fatality advantage.
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Associated Press
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
New Britain
New Ireland
Buna
Gona
Lae
Gasmata
Kavieng Harbor
Buna Gona Beach
Guadalcanal
John M. Arthur
Burma
Malaya
Sumatra
Philippines
Extension Class Held Here at Oglesby School
The first meeting of the extension class at Oglesby School was held Saturday in December with 15 teachers taking the course on Arkansas Natural Resources Conservation and Use. The course offers 2 hours college credit per session, with 12 meetings totaling 30 hours. The next session is Saturday December 12 at 1 p.m. at Flesby School for its second meeting. All county teachers who have not taken a Conservation course are urged to enroll, as are substitutes and protective teachers. Mrs. Crit Stewart was elected chairman. Instructor O K McKnight of Henderson State Teachers College, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, teaches the course. A note mentions a fall motor accident type involving skidding on wet leaves.
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Oglesby School
Arkansas
Flesby
Crit Stewart
O. Ke, McKnight
Henderson State Teachers College Arkadelphia
Franco Reaffirms Solidarity With Germany and Italy
In a Madrid broadcast Franco declares Spain’s solidarity with Germany and Italy against liberalism and capitalist imperialism. He praises Mussolini and Hitler, warns against old political groups, and states Spain must prepare for a new era, with the Falange audience cheering and a military display showing unity.
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London
Francisco Franco
Spain
Madrdi
Germany
Italy
Falange
French Africa
France
Franco
Russia
Mussolini
Hitler
East
Falange National Council
Europe
Mediterranean Film to Be Shown Here
Rev. W. R. Hamilton will present authentic Mediterranean pictures in the church auditorium Friday at 7 45 pm. Images from Algeria Tunisia Sicily Naples Rome Greece Turkey and Egypt will be shown with no admission charged. The pastor personally made the film and invites the public to attend.
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W. R. Hamilton
Algeria
Tunisia
Sicily
Naples
Rome
Italy
Greece
Turkey
Egypt
Allied Tank Counterattack Rebounds Axis Near Tebourba
Allied authorities report a tank counterattack near Tebourba in the Tunisian triangle pushed back Axis gains from Sunday. Light bombers and fighters supported the ground action in the contested area about 20 miles west of Tunis.
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North Africa
Ehemy
Tebourba
Tunis
Maay
Tunisian
Allies May Also Get French Ships at Dakar
Eisenhower announced Dakar has been turned over for use by the United Nations Navies and air forces with French naval units and shipping possibly serving the Allies. The fleet at Dakar includes Richelieu, Gloire, Montcalm, Georges Leygues, Le Fantasque, Le Malin, and Le Terrible. Conference plans and release of Allied ships were discussed with Governor Boisson and Admiral Darlan.
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Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Dakar
United Nations
West African
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richelieu
France
Gloire
Montcalm
Georges Leygues
le Fantasque
le Malin
le Terrible
United States
Perre Boisson
French West Africa
Jean Darlan
Eisenhower
South Atlantic
Boisson
Sixth Draft Registration Dec 11-31
President Roosevelt proclaims December 11 to 31 as the sixth selective service registration period. Employers are urged to release workers briefly to register. Rules assign registration dates by birth year ranges, with a general rule for those turning 18 in wartime.
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Roosevelt
False hotel alarm triggers real apartment fire in Indianapolis
Flashes of life oblige firefighting from three departments as a false alarm for a small hotel was filed, but two minutes later a genuine blaze broke out in an apartment house. No details on injuries or exact location provided.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Battle of Tanks Enters Third Day in Tunisia Fight
Allied forces hold Tebourba heights while tanks clash south of Tunisia town. Air battles widen as both sides seek a decisive blow. Allies gain supply advantages by securing Dakar as UN port and airfield use. El Agheila operations and Bizerte bombardment continue with heavy bombers.
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Associated Press
London
Tebourba
A'N Man's Land
Tunisia
Bizerte
Tunis
Dakar
United Nations
Pierre Bison
Free West Africa
Jean- Darlant
Seigt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Eisenhower
South Atlantic
Britain
el Agheila
Lya
Sfax
Philippeville
Enem
Morocco
Algiers
R.A.N. Anderson
First
Liiya
Reuters
Eighth Army
Erwin Rammel
Roosevelt Reaffirms Concern Over Jews
Roosevelt told a delegation of American Jewish leaders that he is profoundly shocked by reports of mass slaughter in Europe. The group presented evidence alleging about 2,000,000 European Jews killed and up to 5,000,000 more facing possible extermination. Dr Stephen Wise, president of the American Jewish Congress, said the president authorized him to convey these concerns.
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Roosevelt
Europe
Amercian Jews
Stphen
Wise
New York
American Jewish Congres
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