Reds Take Armavir in Strike Near Caucasus Oil Region
Moscow dispatches report the Red Army captured Armavir and Volokovka near Belgorod on the Kurak Kharkov line, taking about 64 000 prisoners in nine days. The advance severs rail lines, threatens Rostov and the Donets industrial area, and pushes toward the Caucasus oil fields with heavy tank and artillery use.
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Red Army
Russia
Volokovjce
Belgorod
Kurak- Kharkav
Moscow
Armaviry
Malkop
Red Arms
Voronezh-Rostay
Yeleta- Yaluki-supkansk
Kursk
Kharkoy
Velokonovia
Vetuki
Voroshlovgrad
Donets
Sea of Azov
Rostov
Caucasus
Voronezh Bagan
Kharkov
Taganrog
Armavir
Kaban
Tuapse
Black Sea
Maikop
Konstantinovskaya
Don
Salak
Stalingrad
Alex Woollcott Collapses On Air Dies At 56
New York broadcasting figure Alexander Woollcott, 56, collapsed during a Columbia Network program titled People’s Platform. He fell ill while discussing Germany in a live broadcast about ten minutes after 7 p.m. He was taken to a hospital two hours later and was reported conscious before death.
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New York
Alexander Wooll Cott
Woollcott
Columbia
Germany
Woolleck
Notice of Newsprint Rationing Prompts Public Reaction
The newspaper announces that newsprint is now rationed and urges readers to conserve ink and paper. Citizens and veterans discuss impact on publishing and access to information, with concern about community notices and local alerts being affected.
U S Marine 16 Is Discharged To Support Mom
San Francisco report: Corp Earl Griffin, aged 16 with two years of active service, receives an honorable discharge after his father died and mother depends on his elder brother Jim. Griffin says he did not want to quit but must support his mother in Bishopville, South Carolina. He plans to return.
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San Francisco
Corp
Earl Griffin
U.S. Marine Corps
Jim
Bishopville
South Carolina
Six Alarm Fire Ravages Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia
A six alarm fire destroyed the 43 year old Rittenhouse Hotel at 224 Chestnut in Philadelphia Saturday night. No deaths reported though 25 guests treated at the scene. Firefighters confined flames to the hotel with 309 firemen and 60 pieces of equipment. Louis Lesnick rescued from a sixth floor ledge as other guests fled smoke filled rooms. First alarm reported just before 7 pm by Earl Wry. guests filled with clothing fled as flames spread to the roof. Four ambulances, 15 police cars and four emergency vehicles stood by.
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Philadelphia
Rittenshouse
Chestnut Streets
Louis Lesnick
Navy Yard
Ledrom
Earl Wry
Pry
Frank Popper
Metropolitan Hotel Corporation
Parking Left Side Violations To Bring Court Date
O L Lineback announces traffic enforcement aimed at motorists parking on downtown and Five Points left side near curbs. Citations will lead to city court as bridges near Knoxville are set for demolition. Incident notes include historical labor board mention and a separate obituary item for Raymond Moffett.
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O. L. Lineback
Public Safety
Washington— P
Tennessee Valley Aw
Army Adr Borna Command
War Department
Mit
Knoxville
Allies form supreme war council plans for world drive
Allied leaders plan a central war planning council and a second front in Europe as part of a coordinated drive against the Axis. Talks aim to untangle North Africa’s politics, align commands, and allocate weapons and shipping, with Eisenhower and Alexander advancing toward Rommel’s forces in Tunisia.
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London
Supreme War Council
United Nations
European
North Africa
Gert
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Roosevelt
Europe
Churchill
Stalin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied Frees
Harold Aelxander
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eisenhower
Tunisia
Erwin Rommel
Virginia Bride Slain Aboard Speeding Train
Virginia bride Martha Virginia Brinson James, 21, wife of Ensign Richard F. James, was found dead with throat slashed in lower berth No 13 aboard the Southern Pacific westbound limited near Klamath Falls. A husky dark man was sought. robbery not motive as $112 cash remained. Ensign James, traveling to duty elsewhere, learned of the tragedy in Klamath Falls and raced north to Eugene.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
B. W. Tichenor
Martha
Virginia Brinson James
Virginia
Eugene
Amt
Dale Husky
Marl
Virginia Brinson ‘James
Richard F. James
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Marine Pvt
Harold jRe Wilson
San Diego
Ensign Dames
West Coast Limited
G. A. Keaton
Kudorn, Ark
James
Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
Wilbur C. Bringon
Northshore
Butter and Cheese To Be Rationed By Spring
Washington reports that butter and cheese are likely to face rationing next spring as OPA braces for slower civilian supply. Officials say cheese may be treated as a meat substitute and rationing could begin once spring production allows coupon redemption.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
Wichard
OPA
Britain Gave U S 160 Spitfires Under Lend Lease
Washington reports from the Office of War Information describe two way use of the Lend Lease Act. Britain supplied the United States with 160 Spitfire fighters and other materiel including portable airfield runways, anti aircraft mines, grenades, reconnaissance bases, and medical supplies for 100000 men.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Congress
Britain
United States
Coal Strikers Back On Six Day Week In Hazleton
Hazelton Pa miners returned to a six day week as 50 000 to 200 000 tons of anthracite were mined Saturday. The United Mine Workers contract interpretation meeting in Hazleton lasted seven and a half hours with a decision on one point and no next meeting time set. About 3 700 miners idle in Luzerne County district one as three weeks of wild strike ended with Roosevelt order to return to work.
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Hazelton
Pennsylvania
Hazeltom
United Mine Workers
Luzerne County
Jarea
District One
Roosevelt
Dorrance
Prospect
Henry
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Exeter
Payne Coal Company
Pittston
March of Dimes Drive Boosts Kingsport Funds
March of Dimes collected over $100 on Broad Street as part of the Kingsport campaign to fight infantile paralysis. F McAfee, drive chairman, said daily collections will continue through January 30 with civic and social groups staffing a special March of Dimes stand. Final tallies from city-wide canvass by 150 high school volunteers are pending, with returns expected midweek.
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Kingsport
F. McAfee
Broad Street
McAfee
Beable
Admiral, 18 Men Lost On Air Hop
The navy said Rear Admiral Robert H. English commander of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Force was aboard the missing naval air transport plane from Pearl Harbor to San Francisco. A wide search continued with no trace found, and ten naval officers plus nine civilians were listed as aboard.
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Washington
Navy
Robert H. English
Pacific Fleet Submarine Force
Naval Air Transport
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Eaid
English
Jok
Admiral English
Warrenton
Robert Holmes Smith
Rocky Mount
N.C
Caph
Robert E. Thomas
Navy Civil Engineer Corps
Pacific
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Rockford
Donald ©. Godwin
Twelfth Naval District
Williamston
John J. Crane
Toedo
Ohio
Francis L. Black
San Diego
Calif
William. G. Myers
Naval
D. C
John
R. Coll
Submarine Force
Jeffersonville
Ind
George R. Stone
Fear Harbor
Big Rapids
Mich
Edna Owella Morrow
South Pacific
Pasadena
Dha Pacific
League Endorses Poll Tax Repeal Endorsement Urges Immediate Action
Mrs. B. M. Taylor, president of the Tennessee League of Women Voters, sent a message to Governor Prentice Cooper urging immediate legislative repeal of the poll tax. The message recalls the governor's call before the General Assembly and presses to clear the poll tax from the statute books.
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Prentice Cooper
B. M. Taylor
Tennessee League of Women Voters
Tennessee
General Assembly
League of Women Voters
Five Fortresses Missing In Raid On U-Boat Bases
London P I. Five Fortresses missing after a daylight air sweep on Lorient and Brest bases in Brittany. Allied crews reported excellent results with good visibility and strong bomber escort. Enemy fighters engaged the force. several bombers were shot down, and five Fortresses are listed as missing.
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London
P—l
Lorient
Brest
France
U.S. Army
Avis
Allies End Papuan Campaign as Jap Surrender Total Rises
Allied forces in New Guinea report 117 Japanese surrender at end of their jungle campaign. The push, which reduced a 15,000 strong Japanese force, left only snipers in isolated trees. Simultaneous raids hit Rabaul harbors and airfields, with heavy bombers damaging ships and transports near New Britain and Timor fronts. MacArthur communique notes multiple ship and fuel dump strikes.
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Australia
New Gainea
Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
Rdlconnaissance
Douglas MacArthur
Failoro
Koepang
Timor
Madang
Finsehhafen
Lae
Salamaua
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Zerg
Vunakanau
Allied forces capture Tripoli and push toward Tunisia
Allied troops under Montgomery swept into Tripoli early Saturday after a three month Libya push, blasting dock depots and driving Nazi forces west toward Tunisia. Axis units retreated from Zuara as Royal Navy bombarded coastal targets while air war targeted 200 mile coastal belt.
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North Africa
P—Britein
Eighth
Tripoli
Mussolini
Tunlelt
Rommel
Tunisia
Montgomery
At & A.m
New York City
Plains of Nebraska
Ronmine
Zuara
Admiralty
London
Royal Navy
Axis
Edson Raff
Pnd
Berlin
Linga
Boate
Serlin
von Arnim
Egypt
Libya
Liere
von Arnin
Equal Rights for Women Bill Aims at Equal Rights for Men
Washington lawmakers discuss a constitutional amendment titled Equal Rights for Women that would guarantee equal rights for men and women nationwide. Supporters from the National Women's Party cite legal disparities in jury service, alimony, and spousal rights across states, while some male legislators warn it could threaten states' rights as well as existing divorce and desertion laws.
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Washington
Rep
Loudlow
Natonal Women's Party
Waacs
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Enekela
Menace
Alex Woollcott
U.S. Marine
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Virginia Bride
Ropnie Exell
Boo
Juanita Hamilton
Harker
U. S
March of Dimes
League
Papua
Gatsa
Axia
Jurgen von Arsim
Tu Wisong
Spd
Kehir
Raba
Pont du Fahe
Raban
Ousseltla
Fridey
Tonlain
Allis
Tunly L Aouina
Zuura
Tripali
Romsmel
She
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