Rommel’s Native Corps Trapped as Allies Close Tunis Front
British forces cut Rommel’s retreating African Corps columns near Tripoli, trapping armored units and inflicting heavy casualties. Allied air power bombed Tunis and La Goulette while advancing from Wadi Matratin. Reports said Axis forces were retreating from Medjez El Bab as Stalingrad pressure continued.
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Tripoli
Tunis
la Goulette
Wadi Matratin
North Africa
Morocco
Medjez-Elbab
Vichy
Medjez-el-Bab
Relief in Meat Shortage Seen With Early Slaughter
Washington reports a planned OPA order could let packers slaughter December 19 to January 1 up to ten percent of their 1943 quarter one quotas. Rep. Ward Johnson notes new 1943 quotas may be lower for some categories, with details pending OPA. He stresses distribution adjustments are needed for population influx areas.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Ward Johnson
Calif
Johnson
OPA
OT D T Plans Temporary Field Offices For Appeals
The Office of Defense Transportation will set up temporary field offices in Hutchinson Dodge City Great Bend Winfield Girard Eureka to handle mileage and gasoline allowance appeals by commercial operators. Farmers must appeal through USDA county war boards or agents. W R Bartling ODT district manager for 69 southern counties announced the move.
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Wichita
Office of Defense Transportation
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Great Bend
Winfield
Girard
Ays
Eureka
W. R. Bartling
ODT
USDA
Allied Raids on Munda Base Sink Jap Warship
U S navy dive bombers damaged an enemy cruiser or destroyer while B 17 Flying Fortresses shot down 12 Japanese Zero fighters in raids on Munda harbor New Georgia Solomons. One Fortress lost with crew saved and one Dauntless failed to return. Also reports of allied advances along the New Guinea coast and RAF Blenheim raids on Burma bases.
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Munda
New Georgia
Associated Press
United States Navy
Solomons
Jananere Manor
Flers
New Guinea
Pacific
Royal Air Force
Burma
Melbourne Herald
Mambare
Buna
Hirohito
New Delhi
Chittagong
India
Red Army wins gains on central front and halts Stalingrad counter
Soviet communiques report five more German storage points seized in the Rzhev sector and a heavy Nazi counter drive southwest of Stalingrad repulsed. Axis losses include two battalions plus 24 tanks. Verkhne kumsky site identified as key target. Allied air force strikes at Tunis and Bizerta harbors with continuance of ground combat slowed by weather.
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Red Army
Stalingrad
Rzhev
Tunis
Bizerte
Associated Press
William B. King
Battlefront
Aritish
Medjez-El- Bab
Tunisia
Hitler
Europe
Moscow
Kotelnikovski
Don River
Red Star
Donsteppes
Verkhne-Kumsky
Velikie Luki
Black Sea
Caucasus
Allied
North Africa
United States 12Th Air Force
Flynn
el Aouina
Gulf
Sfax
United States
Medjez- El-Bab
North Africa Allies Praised by Roosevelt for War Effort
President Roosevelt said the people of North Africa have allied with liberalism against the axis and have accomplished much in support of the allied war effort. He welcomed North Africans as allies and released Admiral Darlan's call for united effort to defeat Germany and Italy. The president did not comment on Darlan’s status or any power ambitions.
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Washington
North Africa
Roosevelt
Jean Darlan
Germany
Italy
French North Africa
Darlan
Cold Wave Forecast for Northern Kansas Tonight
A cold wave was forecast dropping northern Kansas temperatures to 5 to 10 degrees above zero with 20 to 30 mph winds, easing by morning. Southern areas may see around 15 degrees, while yesterday’s highs ranged 40 to 60 and Goodland hit 64 in corn planting weather. No snow expected and a shift to milder weather is anticipated soon.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Goodland
Ellis
Ga Aoa
German airmen say winter offensive tied up units bound for Africa
Soviet Red Star reports German airmen captured west of Moscow say the Russian winter offensive tied up many units destined for North Africa. The fliers say they previously operated over Britain and northern France, and over the North Sea, and that if the offensive had not started when it did they would have gone to Africa under General Stumpff.
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Moscow
UPI
Red Star
North Africa
Russia
Great Britain
France
North Sea
Africa
Stumpff
Army and Navy to Contract for College Training
The army and navy announced plans to contract with colleges to train about 250000 qualified young men for specialized technical roles. Enlisted men and reserves may enter, with pay and uniformed service, under a unified system to replace traditional college reservist arrangements.
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Washington
Army and Navy
Stimson Says War Plan Temporarily Upends Liberal Education
Secretary of War Stimson said the army and navy plan to use colleges for specialized training will temporarily upset liberal education. He argued the immediate war needs require technical training and nontechnical studies must yield, while reestablishment of liberal education after the war is under study. He warned the plan does not destroy liberal education in the long run.
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Army
Navy
War
Stimson
Knox
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Selective Service and Training Act
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Regular Army
Washington
UPI
U S Joins Protest Over German Extermination Policy
The United States joined Allied governments in condemning Germanys policy of extermination of Jews. The state department cited reports of systematic killings in occupied Poland and other territories, with hundreds of thousands of victims. Allies named include Belgium Czechoslovakia Greece Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Soviet United Kingdom Yugoslavia and the French committee.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Germany
State Department
Europe
Hitler
Poland
Luxembourg
United Kingdom
France
Stephen M. Wise
Signals go off to save gasoline and tires
Los Angeles reports 80 percent of the citys nearly 1000 traffic signals were turned off to conserve gasoline and reduce tire wear. Other items note Allied war diplomacy and strikes on Germany with RAF bombers. Hull avoids comment on Darlan. Mussolini sacks Ambrosio and Bastico per radio dispatch from Moscow.
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Los Angeles
Moscow
Mussolini
Vittorio Ambrosio
Ettore Bastico
Libya
Young Men to Register for Selective Service
Young men who turned 18 in September and October must register at the Community building starting tomorrow. Today was the final day for those who became 18 in July and August. Registration runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Traffic accidents fall in Wichita during 1942 first 11 months
Wichita reports 841 traffic accidents in January through November 1942, down from 1,878 in the same period of 1941, per Police Chief Thomas Jaycox.
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Wichita
Kan
Thomas Jaycox
Santa Claus to Arrive in Lawrence Parade Tomorrow
Old Santa is due in Lawrence tomorrow afternoon at 4. The parade features a preserved historic brake drawn by two chestnut stallions, modern roadster, phaeton, and a sleigh drawn by palomino pair. Music from local bands, a Nativity Scene float, and community carol sings cap the program with a WREN broadcast.
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Santa Claus
Lawrence
Haskell, Lawrence High School
University of Kansas
W. B. Dalton
Bowersock
John E. Kilworth
Dalton
Kilworth
Penfield
Edgemore
Chris Mortenson
Genius
Eathen Smith
E. A. Smith
Jackman
Jenny Wren Farm
Wade Nash
Frank E. Anderson
Fritz Meyn
McCarthy Hardware Company
Emporia
Conrad McGrew
Trixie
Scott Casey
Big Springs
Casey
Watson
R. A. Long
Brewster Carriage Works
New York
Laula Long
Madison Square Garden
United States
Wilma Collins
Santa
Golden Flash
Golden Boy
John R. Standing
Bud Davis
Bayer Carriage Works
Leavenworth
Chamber of Commerce
Bernard “Poco” Frazier
K.U. School of Fine Arts
No C Books for Salesmen Until After January 1 1943
Wichita report states traveling salesmen may use A or B gasoline rations through December. OPA Director H O Davis says plans to modify rules for extra mileage after January 1 are still being worked out. Lead says salesmen may reach up to 65 percent of last year’s mileage or 8600 miles yearly, whichever is less, with full instructions to follow after formal action and regional details.
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Wichita
OPA
H. O. Davis
Washington
Dallas
State Office
Davis
War Bonds Drive Promises Victory Savings Plan
Citizens urged to buy War Bonds to fund victory efforts and save a portion of income. Safety assurances come from the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The Lawrence Building and Loan Association lists its address at 800 Mags St and phone 55.
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Nazis Take Full Control of Italy’s Railroads
A London dispatch cites an unofficial source claiming Germany has assumed full control of all Italian railroads and ports without Italian consultation. The move arose from German frustration over Italy's inability to keep transport functioning for Axis Africa supplies.
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London
Reichsmarshal Goering
Rome
Italy
Moscow Radio
R.A.F
University of Kansas Faces War Department Survey On Military Training
The chancellor’s office received a War Department questionnaire seeking detailed information on University personnel, facilities, and enrollment in war training programs. It clarifies the document is a data request, not a contract, aimed at aiding armed services and the War Manpower Commission. Housing facilities for uniformed trainees on government expense were reported, with updates on Lindley Hall and the mineral resources building as potential dormitory and classroom spaces. The university’s future role in armed forces training remains undecided.
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War Department
United States
Armed Services
War Manpower Commission
Malott
K.U
Lindley Hall
Mineral Resources
University of Kansas
Armed Forces
New York Newspaper Strike Ends As Deliveries Resume
New York area readers glimpse normalcy as 8000 newspaper and mail deliverers return to work after a three day strike. A four hour union meeting moved to comply with a war labor board order while arbitration hearings begin to settle wage and job security disputes with the Publishers Association of New York.
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New York
The
Herald Tribune
Warg
Publishers Association of New York
WLB
Executive Session Called by City Council
City council calls an executive session for tomorrow evening at city hall. No agenda officially released but topics expected include airport lease, removal of old street car rails, and milk supply in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Prisoner of War Notice for Lieut Lawrence Baldwin
Mrs. Karl F. Baldwin of Berkeley received official word that Lieut Lawrence Baldwin is a prisoner of war in the Philippines. The family noted he was seen near the fall of Bataan and later confirmed to have survived Corregidor siege. A cable from Col Baldwin in Australia said he is well.
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Lawrence Chandler, Baldwin
Karl F. Baldwin
Philippines
Berkeley
Cal
Journal-World
Baldwin
Bataan
Australia
Corregidor
Bargain Ads on City Classified Page Highlight Deals
Classified page features reduced prices on household goods, appliances, and furniture. Local listings promote sales events at area stores with limited-time discounts and contact details for sellers and stores.
Christmas Cheer For All In City
Community groups and individuals plan Christmas aid with the county welfare office coordinating to prevent duplicate assistance. The Salvation Army will aid 75 to 100 families with food orders, while several clubs offer events for inmates and children. The Rotary project ends due to no accessible farm families. the Elks and firemen adjust toy efforts.
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Mildred D. Watson
Salvation Army
Co-Operative Club
Elks
The
Rotary Club
Six duplexes planned for Eighth and Mississippi site
Happy Homes Inc to build six one story frame duplexes at Eighth and Mississippi with three costing 7400 dollars and three 6500 dollars financed by Capital Federal Savings and Loan of Topeka. Five will be in Lane's Reserve near 700 block of Mississippi and Illinois. one at southeast corner of Eighth and Mississippi.
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Eighth
Mississippi
Happy Homes, Inc
Register of Deeds Office
Capital Federal Savings and Loan Company of
Topeka
Lane’s Reserve
Illinois
West Eighth
J. L. Constant
Victory Life Insurance Company of
State Revenue and Taxation Commission
Jaedicke
Weather Watch as OPA Tracks Fuel Coupons in 30 States
The Office of Price Administration said it is closely monitoring weather records to decide if fuel oil coupon values should rise in parts of a 30 state rationing area.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Stock Market Index Edges Up After Mixed Trading
The average of 60 stocks rose to 41.8 from 40.5 yesterday amid modest gains and scattered declines across sectors.
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Rommel
Eighth Army
Cairo
Mediterranean
Desert
United States Air Force
Axis
U.S
England
Chicago
Versailles
Herbert Hoover
Air Ministry
Hull
K. U
Happy Homes
Eighth and
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