Axis forces retreat as Soviet counteroffensive expands
Allied reports say Soviet troops push across the Moscow front capturing dozens of communities west of Moscow and nearing Mozhaisk while on the North Africa front British forces announce the Axis retreat in Cyrenaica. Axis troops are described as disorganized and fleeing toward the interior.
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Axis
North Africa
Europe
Britain
North
Africa
Mozhaisk
Moscow
Libya
Middle East
Cirenaica
Joseph Stalin
Napoleon
Havas
Ukraine
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Orel
London
Red Army
Kalinin
Leningrad
Hitler
Belgium
Holland
France
Volokolamsk
Japanese Air Raids Hit Dutch Islands and New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea and Ternate faced air raids reported by the Dutch command via Aneta. Attacks near Sorong missed targets while Dutch planes repelled the Japanese, with a flying boat damaged. Casualties included forty dead and one hundred seriously injured on Terampa in the Anambas. A Dutch bomber attack on Japanese warships near Miri, British North Borneo, reportedly set a cruiser ablaze.
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Batavia
Java
N.E.I
Ternate
New Guinea
Aneta
Hawavar
Palow
Sorong
Themalukkan
Celebes
Halmahera
Terampa
Anambas
Laya
Borneo
Miri
British North Borneo
Abcu
Weather Clamp Cuts Forecasts Across Kansas
Topeka December 18 The federal government limited weather information for the duration of the war. J R Swartz of the Topeka weather office said clear skies will persist until 6 30 am tomorrow in Kansas with no forecast for the next day. He also said precipitation under one tenth of an inch will not be released. No rains exceeded that amount in the last 24 hours. The Topeka office no longer describes weather in the northwest U S and Western Canada as most Kansas weather now comes from those regions. Swartz noted Wichita topped 63 yesterday Ellis fell to 24 last night. He projected tonight's lows 25 to 50 in the west and 30 to 35 in the east.
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Topeka
J. R. Swartz
Topeka U. S
United States
Canada
Kansas
Swartz
Wichita
Ellis
Noted flier held. new fleet chief named in Pacific reshuffle
Laura Ingalls, noted woman flier, arraigned in Washington on a foreign agent charge tied to alleged German loyalties. Bond set at 7500, arraignment postponed to December 26 after she sought counsel. She claimed independence and no sworn allegiance. Separately, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was placed in command of the Pacific fleet as Kimmel and Short were relieved amid Pearl Harbor investigations. Emmons takes Hawaii air command. Pepper calls for unified Allied command and war-effort coordination.
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Washington
Laura Ingalls
Needham Turnage
United States
Miss Ingalls
District of Columbia
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
Harold R. Stark
E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Hawaiian
Roosevelt
Earl Harbor
Navy
War Departments
Kimmel
Army
Walter
Frank M. Andrews
Caribbean
Stimson
Islands
Knox
Japan
Pearl Harbor
War
Navy Department
Pepper
D-Fla
Far East
Congress
Tokyo
U. S
Honolulu
U.S
Hawaii
Good Reports On Christmas Shopping Boosts Merchants
Merchants reported strong first night results as stores stayed open for Christmas shopping. War time constraints influenced gift choices with practical items preferred over pricier perfumes. The post office kept one window open until 9 pm to handle the rush, easing daytime crowds. Stores will stay open nightly until 9 oclock through Christmas Eve.
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Roger Williams
Merchant Marines seek trainees at Kansas Employment Service
Men interested in service in the Merchant Marine can obtain full information on training wages and living conditions at the Kansas Employment Service Office at 201 West Eighth Street. A I Decker office manager has word that additional men are wanted to start training as Seamen and ship radio operators. The office will remain open each Monday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock to assist job seekers due to increased activity in the employment bureau.
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Kansas Employment Service
West Eighth Street
A. I. Decker
Decker
Navy Increase Approved by Senate for 150000-Ton Strength
Washington December 18 legislation authorizing an increase of 150000 tons in the navy vessel strength was approved by the senate and sent to the White House for action.
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Washington
Navy
Senate
White House
Insurance for account safety at local savings body
The county financial notice states accounts are insured up to $5,000 by the federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. The Lawrence Building and Loan Association lists its address at 800 Mass. St. Ve and provides contact number 55.
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Deral ‘Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
Mass
Vote Against Langer Senate Seat Denial Recommended
Chairman Hatch announced the Senate elections committee voted 13 to 8 in favor of a resolution recommending that Senator Langer be denied a seat in the Senate. The action ends a yearlong review of charges of moral turpitude tied to his time as an attorney and former North Dakota governor.
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Washington
Hatch
D-N.m
Senate Elections Committee
Langer
R-N.d
Senate
North Dakota
Sheriff Warns Against Sale or Trading Tires
The sheriff's office warns that selling or trading new tires is banned until December. The sheriff will report any violations to the Office of Production Management.
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Sheriff's Office
Office of Production Management
Filipino Jungle Fighters Slap Back Japs In Luzon
Filipino troops clash with Japanese invaders in the Luzon campaign and drive them back as U S forces in the Pacific pursue new commanders to strike back after Pearl Harbor. Netherlands forces land on Timor to secure a base against Tokyo while Hong Kong resists renewed Japanese demands.
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Luzon Island
U.S
mid-Pacific
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Pacific
U. S
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Vigan
Army
Philippine Army
United States Army of the Far East
C.S.T
Nichols
Zablan
Kedah
Penang Island
London
Ncuan
Penang
Singapore
Malaya
Thailand
Krian River
South Pacific
Timor
Java
Australia
Netherlands
Dutch East Ndies
Kansas Faces Jan 2 Deadline to Set Tire Rationing Boards
Topeka December 18 Kansas must establish boards to supervise tire rationing by January 2 and use local councils of defense for the task. Frank Bane of the Washington Office of Price Administration informed Governor Payne Ratner that authorities should organize in all localities not yet covered. Ratner will wait for a detailed letter before announcing full rationing plans.
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Topeka
Frank Bane
Office of Price Administration
Washington
Payne Ratner
Kansas
Price
Defense
Bane
Ratner
Yale program to present city Christmas by WPA recreation
A Christmas program in Lawrence organized by Yale and the WPA recreation officials will take place Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Community building. The Ministerial Alliance and church bells will add to the hour long event with a choir and ministers in the balcony led by Rev Duncan McGregor. Father Andrew will give the benediction. City officials and recreation council members will host guests as Boy Scouts usher. Students from city schools and the University and Haskell will attend with the Mothers Chorus leading carols and Miss Mabel Barnhart coordinating city music efforts. Mrs Allen Crafton will dramatize a reading from Twas the Night Before Christmas. Minerva Davis and Ednah Hopkins provide music.
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University
Haskell
Mothers Chorus
Faye Wright
Mabel Barnhart
Allen Crafton
Minerva Davis
Ednah Hopkins
Ground broken for Kansas University mineral building
Construction of the University of Kansas mineral industries building began near the Chi Omega house with a large steam shovel. Mont J. Green of Manhattan is the contractor. The structure will be west of Marvin Hall, over the observatory site, and will block parts of the county road. wings were dropped from the original plan. The project aims to complete within a year and then turn the building over to the federal government for war defense use.
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Mineral Industries
University of Kansas
Chi Omega House
Mont J. Green
Manhattan
Marvin Hall
Crescent Road
Kansas Geological Survey
J. J. Jakosky
School of Engineering
University
Junior C of C Holds Annual Christmas Party
The Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce held its annual Christmas party and dance at the Country Club last night from 9 to 12. About 45 couples and a few stags attended. Clayton Harbur's band provided the music. The club was decorated with Christmas trees and colorful seasonal items.
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Lawrence Junior Chamber of Commerce
Clayton Harbur
New Navigation Chief Nomination by President Bush
Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, currently with the Atlantic fleet, was nominated by the president to serve a four year term as chief of the bureau of navigation in the navy department. He would replace Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, moved to command the Pacific fleet in the recent restructuring of the armed services in Hawaii.
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Washington
Randall Jacobs
Roosevelt
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Army
Navy
Air Force
Plan to Expand the Armed Forces to Greatest Strength
Secretary Stimson announced the War Department plans to expand the army to the greatest strength needed, relying on selective service. Voluntary enlistments will halt after the current rush. an immediate increase of over 150000 men is recommended, with a bill on President Roosevelt’s desk. The 10.077 billion military bill provides a net 277026 more enlisted soldiers and officers. Reserve officers will be examined. graduates of officer candidate schools will be ordered to duty after January 1. Interceptor command heads have ordered blackouts and alarms to prevent false alerts. The plan aims for rapid growth with minimal disruption to industry, seeking a 19 year minimum age for new selective service, while debates continue in Congress.
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Washington
Stimson
War Department
Roosevelt
Air Force
United States
California
Mitchel Field
Long Island
Fort Laiton
Seattle
Wash
Drew Field
Tampa
Fla
Riverside
Calif
War Secretary
Congress
Senate
House
Russians Use Armored Anti-Tank Plane Against Germans
Soviet embassy reports a new heavily armored anti-tank aircraft aiding in German tank destruction. The plane is protected by thick armor, flies below 500 feet to avoid chasers, and uses a precise gun to target individual tanks.
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London
Students Do Job on Air Raid Pamphlets at City Schools
Four thousand copies of an eight page "What to Do in An Air Raid" pamphlet were produced by volunteer high school students under Ralph Graber in 25 hours. The project, begun Tuesday, involved 24 workers, four press runs, and 16 000 impressions. Deliveries completed by 4 30 yesterday after long shifts. Supt. Clifford D. Dean and Principal Neal Wherry praised the effort.
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Ralph Graber
Clifford D. Dean
Neal Wherry
Journal-World
Graber
Welfare costs rise in November amid winter needs
County welfare costs for November totaled 20,034.50, up from October’s 18,955.82, with net county cost 10,441.53 versus 9,760.06. Federal reimbursements were 6,303.04 and state reimbursements 3,289.93, driven by fuel and clothing needs and winter weather. caseload dropped to 891 on December 1 with 487 old age, 92 dependent children, 76 general assistance, 36 aid to the blind, and WPA certifications excluded.
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Mildred D. Watson
Supreme Allied War Authority Discussed in London
London reports discussions on creating a supreme allied war authority to direct high strategy against the axis. Opinion splits on whether Washington or London should be its headquarters as leaders from the four powers indicate agreement in principle to a central directing body.
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London
British Press Association
Washington
Grand Council
The
Press Association
United States
Britain
China
Russia
Defense Bonds Purchase Kickoff Advised
Instruction urges going to bank post office or savings and loan to start regular defense bond purchases immediately. The guidance emphasizes initiating transactions now without delay.
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Bank
Post Office
Savings and Loan Association
Defense
Day's Wages to Red Cross Fund Sparks Local Drive
Robert Haggart chair of Sed Cross War Relief advance gifts urges offices clubs and groups to join the Day's Wages to a Red Cross Club started by the sheriff's force with six men donating a day's wages. He asks fraternal groups to discuss the Red Cross appeal before Christmas as several already show intent to contribute.
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Robert Haggart
Advance Gifts Committee
Red Cross
Sheriff’s Force
Advance Committee
Red Cross Fund
Hoffine Resigns as Head of County Stamp Office
William Hoffine resigns as manager of the county food stamp office to accept a better position. Archie Welch of Lawrence is employed by the board of county commissioners to fill the vacancy. The commission offers a warehouse at the old Turner hall for schools to obtain commodities for school lunches, to be collected at their own expense.
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William Hoffine
County Food Stamp Office
Archie Welch
Lawrence
Board of County Commissioners
Hoffine
Turner Hall
Senate confirms Kansas postmasters in two bids
The Senate confirmed Blanche Jacobs of Gorham Kansas and Orren P. Young of Westphalia Kansas as postmasters. The action listed in Washington on December 17.
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Washington
Senate
Kansas
Blanche Jacobs
Gorham
Orren P. Young
Westphalia
Nativity Play Highlights Haskell Institute Sunday
The Haskell Institute community will present its annual Nativity drama in the school auditorium with two performances at 8 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for townspeople. About 500 seats open for the afternoon show. The program features Alaskan and Laguna tribe participants plus a 100 member choir, with Elaine Walker as Mary and a cast of many students, staff, and community members in a worship service style production.
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Community of Haskell Institute
Stuents
Laguna
New Mexico
Weather Outlook for Kansas Today and Tonight
Kansas forecast shows fair conditions across most areas with cooler air settling in tonight. Southeast districts will also see lower temperatures and a gradual decline in humidity as night approaches.
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Kansas
Southeast
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Adolf Hitler
Donets
Ruza
Dutch Island
Admiral Nimitz
Kansas Employment Office
Dakota
Netherland
South Sea
Philippine
Imperial Tokyo
Apari
Tokyo High Command
Philippines
Malayan
Hongkong
Domei
OPM
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YALE
K. U
Mineral Industries Building
Junior C. of C
NEW Navigation Chief
Funk
County Stamp Office
Institute
Bethlehem
St. Jéan de Bribeus
Wallace Lee
Elaine Walker
Mary
Virgin Mary
White Oak
Oklo
Clara Fredenberg
Charles Pruner
St. Joseph
George Lowry
Rebecca Keck
Clarissa Lowry
Rabideaux
Barbara Fielder
Betsy Peterson Stella Dionne ‘ Marie la Violette
Irene Bero
Ramona Barnett
Marion Rousseau
Machel Bonser
Joyce Younghear
Billy Snyder
Robert Fraser
Peggy Couper
Tamona Rowen
Wallace Couper “Kylis Carter
Charles Evans
Carolyn Carter
Luella Fowler
Norma Toss
Helen Harden
Billy Shepard
Goldie Cornelius
Mary Pearman
Lillian Ketcher
Luella Cummings
Eilva Hall
Katherine Powell
Edith Jones
Juanita Lennox
Elizabeth Sawnee
Lillian Petra Cita Sawnee
Flora Youngbear
Betty Scraper
Sylvia Newman Kranees Spencer
Juliet Birdshead
Margaret Smith
Mary Best
Anna Casey
Margaret Robinson
Richenda Pruner
William Carafel
Lloyd Tourtillote
John Hill
Freddie Pappan
Awerence Wilkie
LeRoy Jollibois
Norman Spang
Noah Allen
Benny Brown
Eva Mae Hand
Gretchen Speelman Snyder
Phil Cato, Jr
E. Russell Carter
Anna Dosey
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