Rommel in Retreat Toward Tripoli Narrowed Axis Front
Unprecedented attacks and steady land pressure pushed Rommel's forces east of El Agheila into a fresh withdrawal toward Zauta en Nafilia, 90 miles west of the central Libya front. Allied air power harassed the retreat, with 300 fighter bombers and Kittyhawks and Spitfires used to set ablaze retreating Nazi armor.
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Nants
Zauta En Nafilia
Middle East
el Brega
Gulf of Sirte
el Agheila
Mediterranean
Rommel
el Alamein
Egypt
London
Libya
el Asheila
Archibald P. ‘Wavell
Eighth Army
Rommpel
Brega
Agheila
Montgomery
United States
R.A.F
Cairo
Rommel Fellack
el Apheila
North Africa
Pierce
Africa Corps
Tripoli
8Th Army
Bellalal
Marady
American Air Force Pounding Munda Air Base on New Georgia
Navy communique reports heavy U S air bombardment of the Japanese air field at Munda on New Georgia Island. Attacks began December 9 with multiple bombing runs by Army Flying Fortresses and U S planes, while Guadalcanal actions stayed routine.
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New Japanese Air Base
Washington
South Pacific
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Cadamana
Guadalcanal
United States
Arca
Pacific Command
Nippon
Guada
Canal
Pacific
Salomon
Jwo
Allies break up German column and destroy Italian train
Allied and French forces report major actions in Tunisia. German motor column northeast of Medjez El Bab is dispersed. French guerrillas destroy a Sfax to Sousse troop train with 282 killed or captured. Italians near Faid lose armored column after American air support joins French fire. In Kansas, William LaTrasse and Harry Downs receive life terms for a tavern holdup and double murder.
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North Africa
Medjez el Bab
Tunisia
Sfax
Sousse
Henri Honore Giraud
Faid
Medjez-El-Bab
Pont-du- Fahs
Tunis
Parsons
Kan
William LaTrasse
Harry Downs
L. E. Goodrich
Frank Magner
Tom Miller
Clint
LaTrosse
Miller
La'rasse
Temperatures rise as Kansas warms after cold spell
Topeka reports a 16 degree low while Goodland hits 62. federal meteorologist S D Flora says eastern snow melts slowly, easing eastern cold and bringing normal weather to eastern Kansas as the west warms and moisture declines.
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Topeka
Kansas
Goodland
S. D. Flora
Flora
War Stamps and Bonds Sold At Woolworth Booth
November sales total 2409 dollars and 15 cents with booth duties handled this past week by Mrs Minnie Johns Sr Rockland Mrs Ralph Tripp Mrs Robert Snow Mrs Louis Mrs Charles Rockland Ziesenis Mrs K C Evans.
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Booth
Woolworth
Minnie
Will Johns
Rockland
Ralph Tripp
Robert Snow
Louis
Charles Rockland Ziesenis
K. C. Evans
Laval to declare Vichy aid to Germany this week
Bern reports Laval plans a Berlin trip to state what Vichy France will do to help Germany in the war. Other dispatches note the Welsh murder case set for January in Kansas City, a Cities Service gate-rate hearing, Dr. Hubert Work's death, Japanese withdrawal near Peichiacho in Yunnan, and British internees in French West Africa released.
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Bern
Switzerland
Pierre Laval
Berlin
France
Germany
Vichy
Kansas City
Federal Power Commission
Cities Service Gas Company
Washington
French West Africa
Swarthout to Speak at Topeka Music Teachers Banquet
Dean D. M. Swarthout will travel to Topeka Tuesday evening to address the Topeka Music Teachers Association at the annual banquet at the Hotel Jayhawk at 7 p.m. His talk is titled The Place of Music in the National Picture Today.
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Dean D. M. Swarthout
Topeka
Topeka Music Teachers’ Association
Jayhawk
Dean Swarthout
Battle In Russia Near A Deadlock
Moscow reports a growing deadlock on the Stalingrad and central fronts as Winter slows German counterattacks. The Red Army has gained positions west of Rizhev and along the Don and Volga corridor while Germans suffer heavy losses, with 700 killed and 75 captured in recent days.
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Red
Rizhev
Moscow
Stalingrad
Central
Red Army
Central Front
Don
Volga
Rzhev
Jap Troops Massed in Manchuria Said to Reach One Million
Chungking December 14 official Chinese review reports about 1,000,000 Japanese troops concentrated in Manchuria with intensified military build up over the past year. It notes fortifications along the Amur and Ussuri rivers forming boundaries with Manchukuo and Siberia.
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Chungking
Manchuria
Amur
Ussuri
Japan
Manchukuo
Siberia
Truck owners urged to file prelicense form for tags
County treasurer Roy Flory says 1 percent and larger trucks must submit a supplemental application before new license tags can be issued. He urges owners to call the treasurer’s office for the form to complete prior to buying tags, which go on sale December 21.
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War Department
Roy Flory
Tressurer
Flory
Treasurer's Office
Rural Douglas County announces split Christmas vacation
Christmas break dates set by county superintendent Margaret Hurley. Some rural schools pause from December 18 through December 28, others from December 24 through January 4.
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Douglas County
Margaret Hurley
Congress to Open Session January 6 with Roosevelt Address
Washington officials announce the 78th Congress will convene January 6 and President Roosevelt will address a joint session January 7. House Speaker Rayburn and Senate leaders outlined timing shifts for organization and the 20th Amendment schedule. Rayburn indicated his re election as speaker is likely and Barkley is poised to lead the Senate Democrats.
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Washington
Rayburn
Roosevelt
Aeuvien
Senate
House
White House
Wallace
Hill
D-Ala
Rep
McCormack
D-Mass
Congress
Barkley
Dky
Blackout Practice Sets Kansas Tonight in 20 Minute Drill
Topeka Kansas prepares for the first full scale blackout under the seventh service command with 27000 air raid wardens aiding. 10 to 10:20 p m test will involve signal systems, warning relays from Omaha, and patrol observers in civil air service. Citizens urged to extinguish lights and seek cover while drivers dim headlights and keep keys.
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Topeka
Kansas
Seventh Service Command
Dale A. Fisher
State Defense Council
Fisher
Omaha
Greatest National Blackout Across Seventh Defense Region
The nationwide blackout will darken Missouri and Kansas tonight for 20 minutes starting at 10. It forms part of the seventh defense region covering nine states, 712000 square miles and 15000000 inhabitants, described as the largest blackout yet attempted in the nation.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Ethiopian Government Declares War on Germany Japan and Italy
The ender legation reported from Addis Ababa that Ethiopia has declared war on Germany, Japan and Italy, signaling participation in the global conflict.
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Rarennnla
Ender
Social Workers Conference Attendees Named
Mrs Mildred D Watson Miss Cecelia Robinson and Mrs C A Blies ner with Mrs Margaret Broadwell will attend the northeast conference of social workers in Topeka tomorrow.
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Tugel
Mildred D. Watson
Cecelia Robinson
C. A. Bliesner
Margaret Broadwell
Northeast Conference of Social Workers
Topeka
Lawrence Plans Citywide Blackout Test Tonight
Lawrence will stage a 20 minute blackout from 10 to 10 20 PM with all lights off except minimal emergency signaling. Civil defense personnel will oversee traffic restrictions while patrols from the Kansas State Guard and Civil Air Patrol monitor Massachusetts Street and adjacent business areas.
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Lawrence
Harold Emick
Civil Air Patrol
Lawrence Company
Kansas State Guard
Massachusetts
Crash Inquiry Probes Twin-Engine Army Plane S Deaths
A special board investigated a crash south of New Castle Indiana that killed eight army airmen during a routine flight from Patterson Field Ohio to Stout Field Indianapolis The crash caused an explosion that lit the area and was witnessed within two miles Lieutenant Lloyd R Pearson 28 Kansas City MO and his bride Miss Flossie Pyeatt 20 were among the casualties Pearson worked at an automobile supply company before his February induction.
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New Castle
Ind
Here
Patterson Field
Ohio
Stout Field
Troop Carrier Command
Indianapolis
Ed C. Stein
Stoutfield
Lloyd R. Pearson
Kansas City
Pearson
Flossie Pyeatt
Quarry Case to Trial in Lecompton District Court
The Leslie vs Sherman case regarding a rock lease on property at Lecompton entered trial today in district court. Law parties listed include Leslie and Sherman with the dispute centering on rock extraction and lease terms.
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Lecompton
Blackout Directives Halt Traffic and Lights at Key Plants
Intermittent blasts on whistles indicate a complete blackout. All lights must be extinguished and traffic halted except for emergency use. Movement of defense workers is stopped. A house showing any exterior light is not considered properly blackout.
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K. U
Haskell
McNutt seeks merger of NYA into War Manpower program
Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt said he will ask Congress to merge the National Youth Administration with the War Manpower Commission training program. He urged repealing age limits on NYA training to use funds for workers of all ages and noted NYA has trained thousands for industrial work. He described a joint college training plan for armed service and industry being prepared for college leaders.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Congress
National Youth Administration
War Manpower Commission
cNutt
NYA
WMC
Byrd
D-Va
Army
Navy
McNutt
Guadalcanal note from Lawrence sergeant praises home morale
First Sergeant Chester E. Foster of Lawrence writes on Armistice Day from Guadalcanal saying Lawrence soldiers and others fight for right and peace with many heroes among them. He cannot share combat details due to censorship but expresses pride, asks for mail, and hopes for “Home by Christmas, by way of Tokyo.”
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Lawrence
Guadalcanal
Journal- World Today
Chester E. Foster
Foster
187Th Infantry
Elmwood
First
O.K
Tokyo
Ruling on Sugar Coffee Gifts by OPA Issued
OPA announces that Christmas baskets may include sugar and coffee if recipients exchange stamps for the commodities at delivery. The bulletin to state rationing boards says groups can arrange with retailers to pay the purchase price using stamps or certificates.
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OPA
Wichita
Kan
Jesuit General Ledochowski Dies in Vatican City
Bern Switzerland Dec 14 Father Count Wladimir Ledochowski general of the Jesuit order since 1915 died last night in Vatican City at age 76 Reports from Rome said a successor will be chosen after the war and 150 fathers superior from around the world meet The head will be a vicar general whose name was found in Ledochowski's sealed envelope
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Bern
Switzerland
Count Wladimir Ledochowski
Vatican City
Rome
Ledochowski
Changes at Haskell
Supt Solon G Avers today announced Vier Cleek former carpentry instructor at Haskell Institute has been named head of the vocational department at the Indian school in Chemawa Ore Myron L Sales of Avenir will replace Clark at Haskell Other new appointees include Charles Woodruff of Kincaid assistant property clerk and Ira L Cowan of St Louis Mo printer
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Solon G. Avers
Vier Cleek
Haskell Institute
The
Indian School
Chemawa
Ore
Myron L. Sales
Auvenir
Clark
Hasell
Haskell
Charles Woodruff
Kincaid
Ira L. Cowan
St.Louis
Thirteen Belgians Executed by German Court Martial
Thirteen more Belgians were shot after conviction by a German court martial for possessing firearms and anti German activity, the Free Belgian telegraphic agency reported today in London.
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London
Free Belgian Telegraphic Agency
Stock Market Index Reported For Saturday
The average of 60 stocks on Saturday stood at 40. The market showed marginal gains with limited activity and a cautious tone among investors.
Milk supply crisis prompts Lawrence meeting on dairy handling
Lawrence milk dispute heats up as health officials revoke Fritzel dairy permit for mixing Grade A and Grade C milk. City attorney Gorrill calls a 4 pm meeting of milk distributors and officials to resolve the issue and avert warrants.
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Lawrence
Howard Weindel
Clarence Gorrill
Gorrill
Fritzel Dairy
Fritzel
Lawrence Sanitary Milk Company
Treasurer's Office Extends Hours for Taxpayers
The county treasurer announces extended noon hour access starting tomorrow and Saturday open hours to aid taxpayers. Most statements have been mailed with few exceptions in Lawrence. Roy Flory aims to finish issuing statements by midweek and notes December 20 as the deadline for first half tax payments without interest.
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Lawrence
Roy Flory
The Baby Institute on WREN Brings Child Care Advice
Blues Network launches The Baby Institute to ease physician strain by broadcasting five mornings weekly from 9 30 to 9 45 a m on WREN. Board includes pediatricians and psychiatrists who share guidance for women nationwide with a focused schedule through December 18 featuring Leona Baumgartner Benjamin Spock Barbara Elbor Lowrey and Jessie Stanton.
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Blues Network
The
Baby Institute
Wren
Leona Baumgartner
Child Health
New York City
Benjamin Spock
Christmas Town
Barbara Elbor
Band Street School
New York University
Dr. Lowrey
Baumeartner
Spock
Jessie Stanton
Lafayette Escadrille Formed In North Africa
Lieut Dwight D Eisenhower announced that French fighter pilots in North Africa are forming a Lafayette Escadrille to honor the World War I American volunteers. The unit will use American planes and be serviced by American ground crews.
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Allied
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lafayette Escadrille
France
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Rem
LaTrasse
Buddy
Mercury
George W. Welsh, Jr
Leila Adele Syelah
Denver
Hubert Work
Interior
Coolidge
Yunnan
Peichiacho
Swarthout
K.U
Russia
Velikle -Luki
Associated Press
Seventhefense
M‘nutt
Chemawa, Ore
Lafayette
Storanoon
M. Speecadensaiven
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