Democrats Re Elect Rayburn Victory in House Election
Democrats re elected Sam Rayburn of Texas as speaker on party lines with 237 to 206 over Joseph W Martin of Massachusetts. Rayburn’s win solidifies a 246 Democrats, 206 Republicans, four minor party members House. Roosevelt to address Joint Session on State of the Union as Congress opens.
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Roosevelt
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
RAF Raids Cripple Japanese Transport Routes in Burma
United States and Royal Air Force crews reported crippling Japanese transport facilities in Burma. Bombers hit Mandalay road yards starting fires visible for miles, damaged a 15,000 ton river vessel near Rangoon, and struck Mandalay railroad yards with hits on rolling stock including a locomotive. Other raids targeted Nabsa junction, Monywa airfields, and freight yards, with over 60 small vessels bombed or machinegunned along Burma's rivers and coastal shipping.
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Royal Air Force
Burma
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Monywer
Aire Fields
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Arakan
Pagoda Point
Burman
Rathedaing
Maireidalay
Fines and Bond Forfeitures Hit Court Dockets
Judge Napoleon Bond presided over city court Wednesday with fines totaling 14 dollars for two defendants and bonds forfeited by nine others. Several forfeitures included 25 dollars for whisky possession and 15 dollars for drunkenness while other penalties covered school violations and red light infractions. Some charges were dismissed and three cases remained unresolved.
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Sidney
Indictment of Gotham Coal Firms for Price Fixing
A federal grand jury indicted 28 anthracite corporations and 26 officers or employees for Sherman Act violations by fixing coal prices. The defendants allegedly attended New York meetings from 1928 to spring 1042 to set trade practices, discounts, and circular prices with a price policing system to enforce adherence.
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New York
New York City
U S Fifth Army Formed In Africa Under Clark
Allied forces in North Africa create the U S Fifth Army with Lt Gen Mark W Clark in command. Canadian officers arrive to gain battle experience with the British First Army. Allied air and ground actions target Tunisian front near Mateur and Sousse with raids on Stax port and Esirolan airfield.
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Mark W. Clark
U. S
Fifth Army
Tunisia
Clark
Kobbut
Dwight BD. Eisenhower
Clack
First Army
R. A. N. Anderson
England
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Bizerte
RAF
Cairo
Sousse
Marshal Romme
Libya
Lingen
NLRB Rejects Kaiser Motion in Shipyards Dispute
The National Labor Relations Board refused a motion to disqualify two of its three members from Kaiser shipyards proceedings. Unanimous ruling. Hearing set for January 11 in Portland Oregon on charges of unfair labor practices, aiding 28 APL unions and forcing closed shop contracts before workers were fired and could choose a packing agent. Chair Harry A. Millis and Gerard T. D. Reilly targeted. third member William M. Leiserson.
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National Labor Relations Board
Kaiser Shipyards
Northwestern
Henry J. Kaiser
Portland
Ore
APL
Harrya. Millis
Gerard TD. Reilly
William M. Leiserson
King Vittorio Emmanuele Tours Sicily Visit Amid Air Raid Alarm
The Rome radio disclosed that King Vittorio Emmanuele completed a tour of Sicily including Palermo where an air raid alarm sounded. The broadcast said the reception by the public showed Italians remained unshaken by British and American bombardment.
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Rome
Vittorio Emmanuele
Sicily
Palermo
U S Warships Bombard Munda Airfield in Solomons
The Navy reported a United States task force successfully bombarded the Japanese airfield at Munda on New Georgia Island in the Solomons. Fighters drove off enemy bombers, with four Wildcats downing four dive bombers and probably two more, while Marauder bombers attacked installations and B 17s escorted by P 38s attacked a cruiser at Buin.
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Shortland Island
Mount Austen
Guadelcanel Island
Hedy Lamarr Sues Over Salary Raise After Ban
Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr sues Loew's Inc claiming her contract entitled a raise from 1500 to 2000 weekly as of Sept 30, 1941. She contends the salary cap limits violate terms and seeks court interpretation to receive the full contract amount while paying taxes from her earnings.
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Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
Sedy
Loew's, Inc
Loew's
Superior Court
Alm |Company
$850,000 Teachers Bonus Bill Up in Legislature
The state legislature received an educational appropriation bill boosting annual teacher salaries and a $850,000 emergency bonus for about 20,000 public school teachers. UT and other state colleges would gain funding, with several institutes receiving increased annual sums and training funds for war activities. The measure accompanies broader education funding and book program expansions, with action by Sen Ballew and a forthcoming joint election of state treasurer and comptroller.
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Nashville
Oella
Cooper
General Assembly
University of Tennessee
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial College
Agricultural Extension Service
Austin Peay Normal
Senate
Sen
Ballew
D-Davidson
John Horton
Tullahoma
Robert Lowe
Cookersville
House
Local Rent Control Office to Have Two Investigators
More than 300 landlords and tenants crowded the OPA Rent Control Office in the post office building as Joe W. Worley outlined plans to station two regular investigators in Kingsport. He noted severe understaffing with only three investigators for seven counties and urged filing petitions with the Bristol office for action. Knoxville railroad promotions announced, elevating Ben L. Wrostley to assistant superintendent and John M. Clark to superintendent of the Knoxville John Sevier Terminals.
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OPA Rent Control Administration
OPA
Joe W. Worley
Worley
Kingspoot
Bristol
Knnoxville
Ben Ls
Knoxville-Johns Sevier
Southern Railway
Knoxville
O. B. Keister
Southern’ Central
M. Starfiel
Fred ‘M. Hair
John M. Clark
Mr. Stanfiel
John Sevier
Ballew Designated Senate Leader
Nashville report notes Homer Ballew, Davidson county attorney, was designated today as a 65 administration floor tender in the state senate. Senate Speaker Alan Maxwell announced the appointment, recalling Ballew’s past as state adjutant general under Gov. Hill McAlister and his law practice in Washville since 1937. The move completes the designation of look readers, J. B. Ragan Jr., of Hamilton County, who had been authorized to take over in the house.
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Nashville
Homer Ballew
Davidson County
Senate
Alan Maxwell
Ballew
Hill McAlister
Washville
J. B. Ragan, Jr
Harmilton County
Allied Raid Blasts Nine Jap Ships
Allied air forces under General MacArthur reported heavy bombing near Rabaul and Lae, destroying or damaging nine ships including a destroyer tender. Eight merchant vessels burned or sunk, one bomber lost, six Japanese planes downed, with additional raids on Madang Timor and Buna fronts and ground action at Sanananda Point as Australian officials warn of a looming buildup to challenge Allied positions in the Southwest Pacific.
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Douglas MacArthur
Rahau Harbor
Southwest Pacific
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Solomon Islands
Lae
Salamaua
Madang
New Guinea
Gagmata
New Britain
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Australia
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Sanananda Point
Buna
Wiliam F. Boni
Associated Press
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Guadalcanal
Cape York Peninsula
Truk
Man Dred Islands
Solomons
Tamar
Queensland
Chile Near Axis Break Reported by Chilean Cabinet
Chilean cabinet and President Ries discuss Interior Minister Morales report on visits to Washington and Buenos Aires. Officials decline comment on reports Chile would break relations with Axis powers Friday. High foreign office source says President Rios may trigger rupture of diplomatic ties with Germany Italy and Japan.
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Juan Antonio Ries
Paul Morales
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Chile
Axis
Rios
Germany
Italy
Japan
Go Stop Traffic Light Plan Discussed By Officials
Washington officials and traffic experts met to study timing changes at intersections to speed movement during wartime. The Office of Defense Transportation sought a one day study to adjust signals and reduce wasted fuel and man hours. Governor-elect Coop delayed inauguration to January as wartime conditions persisted.
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Office of Defense Transportation
Nashville
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Lowell, Harvard President Emeritus, Dies
A. Lawrence Lowell, Harvard University president emeritus and educator who guided the university from 1909 to 1933, died at his Boston home after a short illness. Funeral services are set for Harvard Memorial Church in Cambridge at 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Lawrence Lowell
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Lowell
Harvard College
Emerittus
Massachusetts
George Putnam
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Roger le Putnam
Springfield
Tor Gavernor
New Congressman Finds House Amid Early Troubles
Representative elect Chet Holifield of Los Angeles moves into a Washington house but learns the prior tenant purred the fuel ration tickets. He orders wood and faces air and fuel coupon issues with supply delays. A Californian quips that burning fuel coupons is as bad as burning the house. The weather question adds a military score note.
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Holifield
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Californian
Senators pressed on rubber plan progress reports
Washington senators pressed for new progress updates on the rubber program. Chairman Gillette of the agriculture subcommittee noted initial funding of 650 million dollars and outlined expectations to produce 900000 tons of rubber annually from petroleum based butadiene.
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Reds Claim Fall of More Vital Towns
Soviet forces push west of the Terek River recapturing Nalchik Prokhladnensk and several other towns as German defenses crumble. Red Star reports a broad advance with Mozdok Nalchik Prokhladnenski Nadysrevaya and Malskoye retaken and Tzimlyansk fell after fierce fighting. Rostov corridor threats persist as Germans retreat in Caucasus.
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