30 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1942
Page
1
Widespread flooding along the Holston and nearby rivers forced several Kingsport families to higher ground. Officials reported steep river rises and city pumping station gauges reaching dangerous levels as downtown Nashville Knoxville and Chattanooga areas faced rising waters and evacuations.
Allied forces push on at Buna front amid stubborn Japanese defenses. Left flank coastal fortifications reduced a 18-bunker strongpoint. mopping up captured positions underway. Right flank expands wedge toward Buna air strip. Buna airfield falls to American Australian troops after artillery and bunker destruction. Bombing runs target Lae and Gasmata airfields as Japanese resistance tightens elsewhere.
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration removed auto rationing for a limited set of 1942 models priced at 2500 or more and all earlier years. About 275,209 new cars exist with 139,458 slated for government purchase. Convertible and hardtop variants opened to public sale, effective January 15, 1943, requiring proof of work travel or job use.
A four story Empire hotel block fire in Syracuse early today caused an estimated one million dollars in damage. One man, Trank Steele, a retired railroad engineer and night fireman, died. About twenty residents remain unaccounted for as the blaze sent several patrons to safety from windows and left others injured or overcome by smoke. The fire started in a five and ten cent store on the ground floor and its cause is undetermined.
Former British ambassador to Berlin Nevile Henderson died in his sleep at his West End home after a long illness. He served during the Munich crisis and at the outbreak of World War II, later writing Failure of a Mission. Henderson, six feet tall and soldierly in bearing, joined the foreign service in 1905 and held posts around the world. He was 60.
Reuters reports U S and Allied forces pushed toward Gabes as French and American units slow progress along the Tunisian coast. A raid at Maknassy captured 21 Italians while Allies contend with bogged mud and German counterattacks near Pont Du Fahs and Sousse.
Tennessee’s OPA rationing office announced a January quota of 1,768 new adult bicycles. Counties receive allocations, including Sullivan 100 and Shelby 150, with sales limited to certificates of necessity issued by local war price and rationing boards.
The Treasury rules that the new victory tax must be withheld from all wages and salaries paid in January 1943, even if the money was earned in December. The 5 percent tax applies to income for 1943, with withholding at the source and a postwar credit for part of the tax paid. Senators Byrd and Danaher comment on congressional intent and enforcement.
Firemen fought a lime storage shack fire for over two hours after an alarm at 11 am Tuesday. Water reached the line and weakened a wall causing one end to buckle while rain reportedly ignited the wooden structure. Fire Chief Roy Pyle said the building was torn down as water could not be directed on the flames. The shed was near lime production for defense housing in the area.
OPA chief Leon Henderson said a nationwide check shows housewives buying canned fruits and vegetables normally, with only isolated store peaking. he cautioned that rationing news was advanced to prevent rumor. Officials foresee February start with a point system and 60 million ration books printed, while 1.5 million volunteers prepare to issue new books and forms.
Westchester health officials report three worker deaths and 500 cases of illness tied to chemicals at two Hudson River cable plants. Anaconda Wire End Cable in Hastings lists two deaths. Habirshaw Cable End Wire in Yonkers has one. Disease has two forms affecting liver blood flow and skin. Plant tests are underway to identify additional cases.
Washington reports that gasoline and fuel oil deliveries to the Atlantic seaboard are not expected to increase next month. Economic Director James F. Byrnes and six railroad presidents say extant rationing will continue to hold, due to ongoing military demands in Africa and Europe and no approved rise in supply.
Soviet reports say they seized Kotelnikovski, a major rail hub used by Germany to supply Stalingrad, pushing toward Rostov and advancing from nearby areas. The battle for the middle Don region intensified with large losses on both sides and continued Red Army gains along the Tikhoretsk to Stalingrad railway.
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