World Leaders Outline Allied Plan to Smash Nazi Forces
Cairo dispatch reports Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin agreed on the scope and timing of operations to defeat Germany from east west and south. They pledged a postwar world family of democratic nations based on the Atlantic Charter and invited all nations to join. The Teheran conference ran November 28 to December 1 with allied leaders, military chiefs, and diplomats coordinating strategy and peace aims.
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Egypt
Roosevelt
Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Teheran
Iran
United States
Britain
Russia
Stalin
Churchil
United Nations
Napone
Soviets Threaten Rail Centers in White Russia Front
Red army presses toward Mogilev and Propoisk as German defenses fray in White Russia. Soviets claim advances northwest of Propoisk and near Zhlobin and Rogachev while reporting heavy German losses and dwindling reserves.
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London
Propoisk
Mogilev
White
Zhlobin
Rogachev
Gomel
Red Army
Varodol
Bahki
Zabluka
Kremenchug
Cherkasy
Kiev
Reuters
Allied Air Raids, Ground Actions Mark Pacific Front Struggle
Allied carrier planes raided Japanese holdings in the Marshall Islands while Japanese forces attacked Tarawa and Makin. Australian troops repelled counterattacks near Wareo on the Huon peninsula as Liberator bombers struck Cape Gloucester and other targets in New Britain. In Washington, Navy officials predicted heavy naval actions in 1944 and wartime industry was cited as key to success.
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Japan
Tokyo Radio
Marshall Islands
Central Pacific
Tarawa
Makin Islands
Gilberts
Makin
Navy
Huon
New Guinee
China
Hunan
John Curtin
Australia
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Kapinga-Marangi Atoll
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Army and Navy Journal
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Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
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Solomons
Empress Augusta Bay
Council Meeting Tonight At City Hall
A regular city council meeting will be held tonight starting at 7 30. The session covers routine agenda items and public comments.
New Corn Ceiling Set by OPA to Reach Markets
Washington reports corn ceiling raised by nine cents from 1.07 to 1.16 per bushel on a Chicago basis. OPA froze oats barley and sorghum prices while awaiting permanent rules in about 60 days. Sorghum prices fixed at 2.38 at Kansas City 2.42 at Texas points and 2.76 at Los Angeles and San Francisco with other markets using standard differentials.
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OPA
Chicago
WEA
Office of Economic Stabilization
Kansas City
Texas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cold Follows Rain Across Kansas Tonight and Tomorrow
Eastern Kansas faced a cooldown after weekend rainfall with Topeka at .87 inches and Emmett at 1.06. Western counties still needed rain while Missouri saw rain shift east. Temperatures plunged with lows expected in the teens to mid twenties in northwest and northeast areas.
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Kansas
Emmett
Here
Wichita
Kansas City
Missouri
Goodland
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Flu Cases Reported Across Kansas City
Hundreds of influenza cases spread through the city today causing widespread school absences and many empty desks in offices. Doctors said the illness is mild in nature with most victims confined at home for a few days to a week.
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Kansas City
Guadalcanal Hero Declines Hero Label at Memorial
Pfc. Harry Woolard of Newton refused the hero designation at a Disabled American Veterans Pearl Harbor memorial service. He stated, The heroes did not come back, demurring when called a Guadalcanal hero. His remark echoed the sentiment of those who served and survived.
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UPI
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Pearl Harbor
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Harry Woolard
Newton
Lesstamale
Allies Make New Gains Near Rome
Allied forces push west of Mignano and along the Moro river driving toward Rome. Fifth Army seizes heights, while the Eighth advances along the Adriatic coast near Pesaro and Giulianova. British and American units repulse counterattacks as Luftwaffe air support is limited by weather.
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Nichols to Speak on State Services of KU Tonight
K. A. Raymond Nichols executive secretary of the University of Kansas will speak tonight at 9 30 over KFKU on State Services of the University of Kansas.
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Raymond Nichols
University of Kansas
KFKU
Hull Praises Three Way Conference Of Allies
Secretary Hull hailed the Roosevelt Churchill Stalin joint statement as a signal for concerted action against Germany. Washington London and Moscow released the official conference version while lawmakers noted the postwar cooperation phrase could be more specific and saw the chiefs of state meeting as a significant step forward for the United Nations.
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Moscow
Teheran
Germany
United Nations
Congeern
Washington
London
Gillette
D-Ia
PAPER DRIVE LAUNCHES IN LAWRENCE TO RECALL WASTE
The United States Victory Waste Paper campaign in Lawrence opens with 1705 pounds collected by Salvation Army Captain Robert Getz. A second truck may join soon as Boy Scouts begin house to house pickups Saturday, targeting all residents to place bundles on porches for pickup. The Auto Wrecking and Junk Company pays 50 cents per hundred pounds for old newspapers and magazines, 5 cents above the previous rate.
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United States Victory
Lawrence
Robert Getz
Salvation Army
Christmas mailing rush starts at local post office
Postmaster Roger M Williams reports an early surge in Christmas mail at the local post office but notes current staff can manage so far. Additional help will be hired as mailing volume grows and the Post Office stresses early mailing to meet Christmas delivery goals.
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Roger M. Williams
Christie
Williams Gai
Electricians Mates to Be Trained at University
Naval authorities at the University of Kansas announced a shift from a machinists' mates program to a electricians' mates training program at the school. The existing machinists' mates in training will finish their courses, with new trainee groups arriving this month equal in size to the former class. Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer of naval units at the university, stated the trainee number remains the same.
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Naval School For
University of Kansas
Naval School
A. H. Buhl
AID FARMERS WITH RETURNS
Nathan W. McGrew and T Murl Beal deputy internal revenue collectors assisted farmers at the post office to prepare estimated 1943 income tax declarations due by December 15. They will remain at the office through December 15 except Sundays to help those needing aid in estimating crop and livestock income.
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Nathan W. McGrew
T. Murl Beal
Internal Revenue
Taxpayers crowd county treasurer as hours extended
Taxpayers continue to crowd the county treasurer's office at the courthouse as County Treasurer A M Gardner announces extended hours through December 20. The office will stay open through noon and also on Saturday afternoons to allow payment of the first half taxes without penalty before the deadline.
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Court House
A. M.,gardner
Tomorro
President Roosevelt Addresses Troops in Iran Camp Amirabad
President Roosevelt spoke to U S soldiers in Iran at Camp Amirabad praising Allied leaders Stalin and Churchill and detailing wartime plans. He stressed winning the war first, and hoped soldiers would soon return home while noting the distant hospital patients and the efforts to aid ally forces against the Nazis.
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Iran
Roosevelt
United States
Camp Amirabad
Stalin
Churchill
Arizona
America
Geomerica
Morocco
Marshal Stalin
Mr. Churchill
Persia
Oklahoma Major Returns From South Pacific Wounds
Woodward Oklahoma December 6 Major Phil Ferguson former northwest Oklahoma congressman is home on his 18 000 acre ranch recuperating from machine gun wounds on crutches with hip injuries after being wounded in July during a marine assault on New Georgia island He served three terms as eighth district Democrat before defeat in 1940 by Ross Rizley He arrived from San Diego with his wife and two daughters at his ranch to recover and hoped to return to action.
Bitter fighting across Yugoslavia front broadside
A war bulletin from the Allied forces reports bitter fighting along most of Yugoslavia's front as fresh German and Bulgarian reinforcements enter the battle against guerrilla forces under Gen. Josip Broz Tito.
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London
Joseip Broz
Tite
Congress urged to decide on 1944 food subsidies
Washington lawmakers faced a call from War Food Administrator Marvin Jones to settle whether government food subsidies should be continued or abolished for 1944. Jones warned delay could disrupt price controls and farming plans. Senators Bankhead and Taft favored immediate action while Representative Norton cited 20,000 letters from housewives demanding subsidies.
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Marvin Jones
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Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Bankhead
D-Ala
Taft
R-Ohio
Norton
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Fifteen Men Sent to Fort Leavenworth Induction
Fifteen selectees were sent by bus this morning from Douglas County to Fort Leavenworth for induction. Five were transfers from other boards and two more were moved to other boards. Names of the group include Carl Everett Axline and Bernard Leroy Miller among others, with two youths whose induction was postponed due to final high school semester.
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Douglas County
Selective Service Board
Robert William Brooks
Denver, Cole
George Robert Merritt
Fairbury
Nebr
Pearl Harbor
Carl Everett Axline
Arkansas Street
Hgh School
Milton Merle Pippett
Lawrence
Charles Sherman Kolancy
Baldwin
Kansas Industry Looks to the Future Talk at Chamber Luncheon
William E. Long of the Kansas Industrial Development Commission will address the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Eldridge hotel at 12 20 Wednesday. He outlines a post war decentralization program to attract industry to Kansas using its central location resources and labor. The meeting is open to the public with reservations due by tomorrow evening via the Chamber office 485.
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William E. Long
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Long Williscuss
University department goals report requested for liberal arts
The committee on program and curricula of the Kansas University college of liberal arts and sciences asks each department to state its goals and methods for reaching them. Reports due at semester end. departmental meetings will discuss the questions.
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Kansas University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Liberty Memorial High Board Meets This Evening
The December meeting of the Board of Education will be held this evening at 7 30 o clock in the Liberty Memorial high school building office.
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Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High School
Stock Market Index Sees Mild Rise on Weekend Trading
The market index for 60 stocks finishes Saturday at 48.2, showing a modest uptick as investors pause amid light volume and global cues. Standouts and declines are limited with few notable movers.
Kansas University to open new Military Science Building Friday
A public open house and unveiling of Kansas University’s Military Science Building is planned Friday evening. Col. Karl Baldwin and Mrs. Baldwin will attend a reception, with tours from eight to nine thirty and dancing from nine thirty to twelve in the drill room. The three story structure cost about 250000 and features a rifle range, classrooms, offices, and a tunnel linking Marvin Hall for heat.
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Karl Baldwin
R.co.t.c
K. U
Pacific
University
Baldwin
California
ASTP
Kansas
Snow Hall
Cottonwood Falls
Strucure
Marvin Hall
R.O.T.C
Policemen's Ball Planned for New Year's Eve in Lawrence
The policemen's benefit ball will be held New Year's Eve in the Community building in Lawrence. Tickets are $1 including tax and go on sale tomorrow afternoon. Proceeds fund uniforms and equipment for the police department. a good band will be secured for the dance.
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Lawrence
Police Department
Stalin Toasts U S War Production Line Qua Non
At Teheran a dinner with Roosevelt and Churchill, Stalin honored American war production saying it was essential to the victory of the United Nations. The toast drew a terrific response from the assembled Allied leaders.
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U. S
Teheran
Roosevelt
Churchill
Great Britain
Russia
United Nations
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