Germans Retreat Before 8th Army Pressure in Italy
Allied reports say German forces retreat from the winter line along the Adriatic as Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army gains ground. Montgomery’s troops advance with heavy air support causing many German prisoners and captured equipment, including in the Rocca San Giovanni area near the Sangro.
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Algiers
Italy
Adriatic
Cassino
Via Casslina
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Spitfire
Mignano
Sangro
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Berlin
Montgomery
Pescara
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Rocca San Giovanni
Sangro Ridge
Fossacesia
Romagnoli
Castel Frentano
Casoli
United States
44Th
U S Forces Reach Japanese Southwest Pacific Doorstep
United States naval and air forces pressed attacks across the Southwest Pacific. U S ships bombarded Madang and Gasmata while destroyer escorts and Liberator bombers targeted enemy installations. Allied aircraft also hit Cape Gloucester Langgoer and Empress Augusta Bay as Australian troops advance toward Wareo.
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Southwest Pacific
Ligee
Adm
Thomas C. Kinkaid
New Britain Island
Madang
New Guinea
United States
Japan
J Penner
Markmanship
Douglas
MacArthur
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Alexishafen
Vitiaz Strait
Finschhafen
Huon Peninsula
Dallman Passage
Talasea
Kai Islands
Australia
Langgoer
Bonea
Wareo
Sattelberg
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville Island
North Solomons
Dauntless
William F. Halsey
Torokina
Liscome Bay Sunk by Japanese Submarine in Gilbert Islands
United States escort carrier Liscome Bay was torpedoed and sunk during Gilbert Islands operations. Navy reports the ship was the only American vessel lost in the engagement, with several missing including Rear Admiral Mullinix and Captain Wiltsie. Casualty totals not disclosed. The loss marks the first carrier sinkings in over a year.
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Washington
United States
Liscome Bay
Gilbert Island
Gilberts
Pacific
Henry M. Mullinnix
Navy
Irving D. Wiltsie
U. S
Santa Cruz
Tanks See Action on Russian Front
Moscow dispatch reports fierce tank battles in western Ukraine as eight German mechanized divisions join the fight. Russian counterattacks near Znamenka and Cherkasy are described amid attempts to break through toward Kiev regions.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Dnieper Bend
Znamenka
Berlin
Kremenchug
Akimir
Kiev
Leningrad-Odessa
Dnieper
Stock Market Index Edges Up on 60 Stocks Report
The index for 60 stocks rose to 47.8 from 47.5 yesterday as market activity steadies. Notes on children’s books by Keeler appear in the day’s listings with minor details.
City plans runway upgrade at municipal airport
A three way agreement between the city the University of Kansas and Ong Aircraft Corp funds a hangar resurfacing and a refueling ramp at the municipal airport. The city has raised 15000 for cinder resurfacing and a portion of a runway has been scraped to receive material with cinders arriving from Kansas City Power and Light Co as trucks dump and spread them under the supervision of City Engineer J C Harper.
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Theunicipal Airport
University of Kansas
State Board of Regents
William Ong
Ong Aircraft Corporation
Regents
Ong
Kansas City Power and Light Company
J. C. Harper
NEW WAR SPENDING PEAK BEAT JUNE RECORD BY 72 MILLION
Washington reports war spending reached 7.541 billion in November, surpassing June’s peak by 72 million. The November total was 552 million higher than October, lifting five month war outlays this year to 35.147 billion versus 26.289 billion a year earlier.
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Washington
Allied Big Three Plan Invasion Of Europe Focuses Balkans
Reports from Chungking and Lisbon say Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek may unveil a major European invasion plan at their five country talks. The leaders promise unrelenting pressure to strip Japan of its empire and discuss a possible Balkans campaign and Mediterranean roles.
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Reuters
Lisbon
Iran
Joseph Stalin
Berlin
Teheran
Chiang
Chungking
Marshal Stalin
Japan
Commodore Perry
Oriental
Three Way Conference Focuses on Final Allied Push
Washington reports a planned grand strategy meeting among Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin to hammer out a winter end assault on Germany. Russian limits in spring mud may decide timing while airpower alone is deemed insufficient to crush the foe. invasion forces massed near England await coordinated conditions and weather.
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Washington
Germany
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
England
Health Precautions Trim Influenza Spread at KU Campus
Health officials in Lawrence urge continued precautions as influenza cases rise elsewhere. University of Kansas trainees face campus restrictions while U S naval and army units adjust liberties. Hospital reports 41 patients none with influenza and routine cold cases persist.
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Lawrence
H. L. Chambers
Douglas County
Board of Health
Chambers
University of Kansas Army and Navy
W. L. McMorris
University Army
University Naval
Lawrence Liberties
Herington Army Air Base
R. I. Canuteson
University Hospital
Naval Training Station
Kansas to admit refugee dentists under strict qualifications
Topeka reports Gov. Schoeppel will allow refugees to practice only if they meet four years of dental college work. The state board of dental examiners, after a meeting with Dr. H. L. Brunker and Dr. Gordon Teall, will waive two years of pre medical study for two years, but require full dental college training.
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Topeka
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas
H. L. Brunker
Junction City
Gordon Teall
Hiawatha
State Board of Dental Examiners
American Society of Foreign Dentists
Brunker
Wacs Sought as Recruits Open to 20 Classifications
Topeka reports Lt. Reva Startzer announces that Women’s Army Corps recruits may apply to any of 20 army service force classifications and choose their station. She notes the force needs ten times more Wacs than available and calls the concession a remarkable opportunity for women to serve where they wish.
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Topeka
Women’s Army Corps
Reva Startzer
WAC
Peter
Kansas
Tony
Nazi Propaganda Leaders Worry Over Allied Conference
London reports Nazi spokesmen race to mock the Roosevelt Churchill Stalin meeting as a ploy to divert German attention. Berlin radio cites a planned “a la Wilson” manifesto while warning propaganda cannot replace bombs and terror. Tokyo calls the North Africa talks a political maneuver.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Teheran
Iran
Germany
Berlin
Chiang Kai-shek
Great Britain
United States
Wilson
Foreign Office
Tokyo
Pacific
Chungking
China
Casablanca
Taft Pushes Ban On Government Paid Political Propaganda
In a 42 to 35 vote the Senate revised the service men vote bill to bar government funded political material from reaching troops at home and abroad. Taft accused the OWI of distributing 50 000 Roosevelt lapel buttons overseas and sought a broader prohibition against government paid political material for servicemen.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Taft
Rohio
Sen. Lucas
D-Ill
Army
Navy
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Arabia
Armed Services
R-Ohic
Ohio
United States
Lucas
Ill
OWI
Cheng Chen Attends Cairo Conferences After Rumors
Japanese radio claimed General Cheng Chen resigned in disgrace over Yunnan Burma reverses, but reports clarified he had attended the Cairo conferences as part of Chiang Kai-shek's staff. Berlin radio had echoed the Tokyo tale before the Cairo disclosure.
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New York
Cheng Chen
China
Yunnan-Burma
Tokyo
Cheng
Cairo
Chiang Kai-shek
Berlin
British minister grilled over world conference secrecy
London December 2 British information minister Brendan Bracken faced questions in the commons over responsibility for the North Africa conference leak He urged that future meetings be absolute security conferences and nothing printed until official news is released The BBC had broadcast the Lisbon Reuters dispatch 24 hours before British papers and OWI director Elmer Davis protested The world press trade paper called the leak an incredible farce.
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London
Brendan Bracken
Commons
North Africa
Bracken
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Europe
Reuters
Lisbon
Elmer Davis
OWI
Washington
Merchants' Bureau Opens Free Christmas Wrapping Station
The Merchants' Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will open a free Christmas wrapping station Monday December 6 at the Jayhawker Theater corner, Seventh and Massachusetts, to encourage early mailing. Hours are 1 to 6 pm, with a post office representative to wrap and mail in one operation.
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Merchants’ Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Parsons
Bureau
Stan Schwahn
Lawrence
Jayhawker Theater
Seventh and
Massachusetts Streets
Parsons
Post Office Department
OPA Considers Wheat Parity Price Ceilings
Washington officials told wheat state lawmakers that price ceilings may be set to maintain parity for wheat. Allen Moore outlined that freight differentials would be reflected, with Chicago prices higher than Kansas City by about 9.9 cents per bushel. Reed challenged OPA authority, and Moore said no final decision yet. Also present were Senators Capper and Representatives Winter Rizley and Scrivner.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Allen Moore
OPA
Reed
R-Kan
United States
Chicago
Missouri River
Kansas City
Moore
Senator Capper
Winter, Rizley
R-Okla
Scrivner
U S Submarine Wahoo Reported Lost in Action by Berlin Radio
Berlin radio claimed the U S submarine Wahoo commanded by Lt Commander Dudley Morton was sunk in action and had sunk 19 Japanese ships. No Navy confirmation was issued. Morton's wife said officials advised him missing in action.
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Berlin
U. S
New York
Dudley Morton
Morton
Los Angeles
Navy
Scouts to Collect Paper Nationwide for Pulpwood Shortage
Dr. Elbert K. Fretwell, chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts of America, notified 541 local councils to organize immediate collection of waste paper to aid a pulpwood shortage. A thrifty habit reads the classified page daily.
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New York
Elbert K. Fretwell
Boy Scouts of America
Priority Expert to Visit City for Materials Guidance
Roger P. Meyers from the War Production Board Kansas City district will spend December 9 at the Chamber of Commerce office offering advice on priority and materials orders. He will explain CMP Regulation A for repair shops and cover filing procedures and interpretations affecting electricians plumbers and other repair businesses.
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Roger P. Meyers
Kansas City
War Production Board
Chamber of Commerce
Meyers
George Hedrick
Lawrence
Hedrick
Light Snow in West Topeka and Kansas Plains
Light snow fell in northwestern Kansas as colder air moved in. Moisture was not expected to extend into eastern Kansas with little measurable snow at Goodland. Temperatures dipped to 29 at Goodland, with highs of 61 in Dodge City and Concordia yesterday and expected to stay in the forties.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Dodge City
Concordia
Flora
Miami Herald Relies On Reduced Advertising Amid Newsprint Crunch
Miami announces drastic ad cuts due to paper shortage. Daily papers drop to 12 pages with no display ads, Sunday editions slimmed to 30 40 pages, limited display ads on Sundays, and classified ads halved.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Herald
Subcommittee Delays 14 Promotions Over Patton Incident
Senator Chandler heads a military subcommittee and will delay action on 14 recommended promotions until the committee completes a further investigation into the cuffing incident involving Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr. in Washington on December 2.
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Washington
Chandler
D-Ky
George S. Pate Ton, Jr
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