Knox Reports On The French Fleet
Secretary of the Navy, on December 8, said that of 75 French ships in Toulon when the Germans moved in, 20 remained afloat, 51 were sunk damaged or unaccounted for and four escaped. He named three battleships Dunkerque Strasbourg and Provence as possibly reclaimable. He outlined other vessels damaged or scuttled including destroyer leaders, light cruisers, submarines and gunboats based on aerial reconnaissance.
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Washington
Knox
Toulon
Strasbourg
Provence
Vichy
Algerie
Barcelona
Spain
Casablanca
Marsain
Algiers
Gloriés
Oran
Roosevelt Churchill pledge utter defeat of Japan in war messages
Messages between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill released from London declare their commitment to the total destruction of Japan. Churchill vows to strip Japan of its conquests and punish treachery while Roosevelt promises continued intensified strikes and retribution.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Japan
United States
Pearl Harbor
Britain
Hong Kong
Malaya
United Nations
Borneo
Germany
Italy
Beil Joins Douglas County Draft Board
Alfred J. Beil was appointed as a member of the Douglas County selective service board by Washington authorities. The oath was given by county clerk T. R. Gerhart with existing members Ogden Jones and Bruce Cameron present, replacing Capt. Neal Wherry on the board.
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Alfred J. Beil
Douglas County Selective Service Board
Washington
T. R. Gerhart
Ogden Jones
Bruce Cameron
Selective Service Office
Mr. Beil
Neal Wherry
Selective Service Board
Dakar to Be Used by United Nations Air and Naval Forces
Allied headquarters in North Africa announced Dakar would be used by the United Nations air and naval forces, with French naval units at Dakar potentially serving the Allies. Eisenhower said authority came from Boisson and aims to curb the German submarine threat and shorten supply routes to North Africa.
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Dakar
United Nations
North Africa
West African
Dwight D. Eisenhowans
Amnannaad Tadaw
Alvwcr
Gelalvelaey OW Ene
Richelieu
France
Jean Bart
Gloire
Montcalm
Georges Leygues
le Fantasque
le Malin
le Terrible
United States
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
Jean Darlan
Eisenhower
South Atlantic
Boisson
French North Africa
Darlan
French Africa
Pageant at Haskell Institute Christmas Nativity
Members of the Haskell Institute student body and staff present the annual Christmas pageant The Nativity in the school auditorium on December 19 and 20 under director Mrs Margaret Pearson Speelman About seventy five principal performers with about 100 assistants Supt Solon Ayers urges townspeople to attend Saturday December 19 and no admission is charged
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Haskell Institute
Margaret Pearson Speelman
Solon Ayers
Getting All Set for the Blackout on December 14
In the nine state seventh defense region a simulated air raid alert will precede by one hour the 20 minute blackout starting at 10 p m on December 14 Brig Gen Paul B Clemens said Sub area control officers may transmit the alert message for testing of the air raid warning system They may also send a simulated caution message a simulated blackout action message and a simulated all clear message if requested Radio stations were told not to extinguish tower and obstruction lights during the blackout for safety of planes in flight
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Omaha
Paul B. Clemens
Soviet Push Despite Heavy Snow and German Attacks
Slow Red Army advances persist on the Russian front as heavy snowfall hinders operations while Soviet officials claim continued advances against German fortifications. Izvestia reports fierce fighting near Stalingrad and Rzhev with thousands of German casualties and Russian gains including villages and a hill named for Marinella Korolova.
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Moscow
Red Army
Izvestia
Don
Volga
Stalingrad
Vertiachy
Peskovata
Rzhev
Vyazma
Caucasus
Marinella Korolova
Red Star
Allied counter attack drives back enemy near Tebourba
Allied forces report a tank counter push at Tebourba in the Tunisian theater, supported by air action as ground fighting continues in a strategic triangle near Tebourba Djedeida and Mateur. Both sides press for a decisive blow to control Tunis and Bizerte with air power strengthening gradually.
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Allied
North Africa
Tebourba
Tunis
Tony
Tunisian
Algiers
K. A. N. Anderson
Bizerte
First Army
Djedeida
Mateur
Tehourba
Paris
Walther Nehring
Morocco
Germany
Libya
Reuters
E Agheila
Eighth Army
el Agheila
Erwin Rommel
American Fliers Repaid Japs for Pearl Harbor
In New Guinea on Pearl Harbor anniversary, American pilots claimed 18 enemy planes shot down without loss. Lieut. George Welch Jr., 24, of Wilmington, Del., led a P-40 flight and destroyed two dive bombers and a Zero in his first combat mission since a year ago.
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New Guinea
Pearl Harbor
George Welch, Jr
Wilmington
Del
Buna
Turn in 1 500 tires here
Topeka residents have submitted 11 176 extra tires toward gasoline rationing. E E Brayman express company manager announced the local office collected between 1 000 and 1 500 tires according to the local manager.
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Topeka
Express Company
Congress May Get No Christmas Holiday
Washington reports that wartime pressure may deny Congress a Christmas recess as the 77th Congress nears its January 2 adjournment. Democratic leaders weigh convening the 78th on January 4 or 5, with many members already home. A single quorum challenge could prevent bills from passing.
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Washington
Congress
Telegraph Company
Alibi on Heat in Washington Government Buildings
Public Buildings administrators report temperatures in federal offices exceed the 68 degree basic limit with many sites at 76 degrees. The Baltimore Sun notes 76 degrees in key offices and a wide variance due to sun exposure and central heating limits. Engineers face a workload shortage while adjusting hundreds of buildings and no plan for room thermometers or enforced temperature controls.
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Washington
Baltimore Sun
Ickes
Sun
Leon Henderson
PBA
Smash Nippon Fliers Hit New Guinea Bases
Allied air forces blasted Japanese bases around New Guinea in a December 8 communique. Dive bombers struck at troops near Gona while howitzers pounded besieged units. Japanese planes from eighteen medium bombers and twelve Zeros were shot down with seven zeros and six medium bombers lost. MacArthur's group bombed Lae, scattering aircraft and destroying two on the runways.
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Australia
New Guinea
Gona
Nippon
MacArthur
Lae
Will Turn Colder In Kansas After Snow Melt
Topeka reports a melt of Kansas snow but colder conditions expected tonight across the east and central areas. Light rain fell in Topeka with slushy highways. flurries forecast in the southeast as temperatures dip. Weatherman Flora noted no extreme cold, with highs near normal and Goodland at 16 as snow spread into Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Flora
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
City Prepares for regional blackout drill Monday night
A nationwide blackout drill is set for December 14 from 10 to 10 20 PM within the Seventh Service Command region that includes Minnesota Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Wyoming Colorado and Iowa. Civil defense leaders from Lawrence and Douglas County outline warning signals patrol duties and traffic restrictions during the test.
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Seventh Service Command
Lawrence
Marvin Hall
The
University
Minnesota
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Hensal
Wyoming
Colorado
Owa
Camp Forsyth Named at Fort Riley Kansas
The cavalry replacement training center at Fort Riley becomes Camp Forsyth in honor of Major General James W. Forsyth. Forsyth, Ohio born West Point graduate of 1856, served in the Civil War and Indian campaigns, later commanding the Seventh Cavalry at Pine Ridge. Fort Riley now includes Camp Forsyth along with Camp Funston Marshall Field and Camp Whitside.
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Junction City
Kan
Calvary
Fort Riley
Camp Forsyth
War Department
James W. Forsyth
Forsyth
Ohio
West Point
Seventh Cavalry
Pine Ridge
S. D
Camp Funston
Cavalry School
Marshall Field
Camp Whitside
Flood Washes Hull Kansas Away in 1941
The June flood of 1941 washed out the Blue River bridge at Hull Kansas and the town faded. Mayor Scott Warren and his family were the last residents, moving to Oketo as the remaining buildings were boarded up.
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Hull Kan
Hull
Blue River
Union Pacific
Scott Warren
Oketo
Cost of Government A Rising Threat
Edward A. O Nea l president of the American Farm Bureau Federation warned the rising cost of government poses a greater threat than rising food prices. He criticized subsidized consumer payments and cited New York milk as government bought and sold at a loss.
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Chicago
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
New York
O’neal
Farm Federation
Big Agricultural Organization
Kansas City Hearing Debates Gas Rate Theory For Cities Service
At a federal Power Commission hearing, Kenneth L. Smith argued that customers should share in speculative profits and that rate bases should reflect actual cost. Robert D. Garver pressed whether state practices differ, as Smith cited a lower suggested base of 42.9 million versus 82.4 million by a federal court. Smith said ratepayers bear exploration risk and could be credited for oil-well profits. details of excess 1941 earnings and allocation remained unresolved.
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Kansas City
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service Gas Company
Kenneth L. Smith
Robert D. Garver
Tri-State
Misouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Smith
Garver
U. S. Fliers Down 21 Japanese Planes in SW Pacific
Allied airmen report 21 Japanese aircraft destroyed across 500 miles from northeast New Guinea to New Ireland. In New Guinea, 18 medium bombers eight dive bombers and 12 Zeros were downed near Buna Gona, with losses limited to six medium bombers and one fighter elsewhere. Kavieng harbor storage dumps burned. Guadalcanal fighting described as unchanged. Col John M Arthur notes Americans lead in fatalities 50 to 1.
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Pacific
New Guinea
New Britain
New Ireland
Buna
Gona
Lae
Gasmata
Kavieng Harbor
Buna- Gona Beach
Guadalcanal
Associated Press
John M. Arthur
Burma
Malaya
Sumatra
Philippines
Peace Officers Meet in Kansas City Attended by Officials
Milton Beach and Elmer Schiller attended a peace officers meeting conducted by the FBI in Kansas City yesterday. County attorney also attended.
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Milton Beach
Elmer Schiller
FBI
Kansas City
School budget debate as enrollment soars at district meeting
At the Liberty Memorial high school office the Board of Education discussed rising operating costs from new Lawrence residents and federal aid setbacks. Superintendent Dean noted budget overruns and the need to secure federal funds while enrollment, up 27 percent since May, strains elementary classes.
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Board of Education
Liberty Memorial High School
Lawrence
Sunflower Ordnance Works
E. B. Cur
The
Point
Minn
Federal Arks Agency
Curry
Clifford Dean
Chest Campaign Reports Higher Than Quota
The Lawrence Community Chest final report shows total contributions of 16 183 33 dollars surpassing the 13 880 dollar quota. Donations from divisions include University of Kansas Women’s division Haskell Institute and out of town gifts with funds allocated to participating organizations. Roosevelt urged employers to preserve veteran worker rights for those moving to essential war work.
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Lawrence
Prustn
University of Kansans
Women's Division
Organizationa
Haskell Institute Schools
Washington
Roosevelt
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W. C. Boardman
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