French Attackers Take Two Heights
Allied forces report French Lafayette escadrille troops aided by P-40 aircraft seized Jebel Haoub and Jebel Bou Davouss, two strategic heights northwest of Kairouan, marking the unit's first offensive in Tunisia. Other operations included raids near Misurata, Sousse, and a Moroccan division action sout hwest of Kairouan with German losses acknowledged. Two Algiers air alerts and a liaison between Giraud and LeClerc were noted amid overall light air activity.
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North Africa
Kairouan
Lafayette Escadrille Fliers
France
U.S
Jebel Haoub
Jebel Bou Davouss
Pichon
Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
Misurata
Kpolitania
Tunisia
Sousse
Theunisian
Cairo
Algiers
Reuters
Henri Honore Giraud
Jacques LeClerc
Giraud
LeClerc
Fezzan
Libya
Lake Chad
Sied
Erwin Rommel
Gibraltar
North African
AEF
Tunia
Morocco
Hairouan
R.A.F
Jean Darlan
Allied planes set fires at Lae and torpedo boats damage Jap ships
Allied boats scored two hits on one destroyer and a second hit on another with two possible hits on a third as they damaged Japanese warships off Guadalcanal. MacArthur said heavy air strikes on Lae Salamaua Madang and Finschhafen caused heavy damage and large fires. R.A.F. aircraft attacked Akyab and Kyauktaw while Burma operations continued.
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Plannes
Lae
Guadalcanal Island
Navy Department
Navy
Japan
Burma
South Seas
New Guinea
Sanananda Point
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Salamaua
Madang
Finschhafen
India
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Kyauktaw
R.A.F
Mayu
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
Striking Pennsylvanian Miners Split Over WLB Demands
About 2,000 miners returned to work while roughly 17,000 stayed idle on day 16 of the wildcat strike. At Baltimore No.5 and Glen Alden Wanamie collieries operations resumed as others faced the war labor board ultimatum. Leaders split over wage increases and union dues, with threats of government seizure and calls to resume negotiations. Strong entities include United Mine Workers and Ickes office. The strike widens regional tensions with low stockpiles and requests to curb shipments north and west.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
War Labor Board
WLB
Hudson Coal Company
Baltimore No. 5
Glen Alden Coal Company
Wanamie
United Mine Workers
James Hennihan
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Office of
Solid Fuels
Ickes
Canada
Erie
Fred Schraeder
Kent to Speak on South Pacific War Observations
Carleton Kent of the Chicago Times returns from the South Pacific war area to give an informal talk at a University club smoker Friday night January 15 at 8 o'clock. Kent is a University of Kansas graduate and son of Prof. C V Kent. Prof. H B Chubb chairs the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Kent
Chicago Times
Kent
University of Kansas
Department of Physics
H. B. Chubb
Troops Reach England as Allied Forces Arrive in Port
London confirms large numbers of American troops along with a sizable contingent from New Zealand Australia and Canada have arrived at a British port. The arrival signals strengthened Allied air and ground presence during the war effort.
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England
London
New Zealand
Nazis in Retreat Across Caucasus and Don Fronts
Allied and Soviet dispatches report a 50 mile northward Soviet advance in the Caucasus and Don regions. German counterattacks are smashed as 12 towns fall, Stalingrad forces eliminate remnants of 22 divisions, and German officers flee by plane from the front.
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Adolf Hitler
Rostov
London
DNB
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Don-Volga
Reuters
Moscow
Georgievsk-Mineralnye Vody
Lower
Don
Velikie Luki
Red Army
Stockholm
Hitler
Cooler Air On Way Topeka Kansas Weather Forecast
Northeastern Kansas expected to turn much colder tonight with winds 25 to 30 mph. Western Kansas little temperature change and no precipitation forecast. Statewide temperatures stayed above freezing in past 24 hours with lows around 34 in Wichita and Goodland.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
Goodland
Noisiel
Gootland
Flora
Lawrence man fined after Tally Creek bridge crash
Oliver Hayter of Lawrence was jailed after a Monday night collision on the Tally Creek bridge with a stock truck driven by Albert Dyck of Newton. Hayter paid a $25 reckless driving fine in Baldwin justice court the same day and was released. No injuries reported. both vehicles damaged.
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Oliver .Hayter
Lawrence
Tally Creek
Douglas County
Justice Court
Baldwin
Hayter
Douglas-Franklins
Albert Dyck
Newton
Navy and Coast Guard Quotas Reported Full
Douglas County selective service office reports full Navy quotas for the present and previous notices show Coast Guard and Marine Corps quotas also filled. Army remains the only branch accepting voluntary enlistments at this time.
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Army
Douglas County
Selective Service Office
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Wichita War Time Bills Drive Emergency Relief in Legislature
Sen William A Kahrs introduces four Wichita bills to curb wartime strain by voter registration outside city, federal fund fire stations, county approval of county land projects, and emergency bonds for bridges. House okays swift committee action and a 100000 appropriation. leaders push speed in wartime session with 21 day bill intro rule.
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Kansas
Kahrs
Sedgwick
Wichita
Kansas House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
R. C. Woodward
Reldorado
J. A. Hawkinson
R-Bigelow
L. W. Mahon
Yates Center
Ross
R-Emporia
Paul Wunsch
House
Senate
Barton Griffith
Topeka
Jess Denions
William A. Kahrs
R-Vienia
C. W. Garrison
R-Garnett
Garrison
Ralph R. Rinker
Great Bend
Ringer
Hire a Sanitarian Joins Douglas County Health Unit
The governing board accepted John Zook's application for sanitarian, to replace Joe L. Walker who resigned earlier this month. Zook, former sanitation head at Marion County Health Unit, is a University of Kansas biology graduate. The board urged continued alley sanitation improvements and trash handling, with most members present except Dr. Edmiston.
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John Zook
Douglas County
Joe L. Walker
Ook
Marion County
University of Kansas
Frank Stutsman
Alabama
H. L. Chambers
R. H. Edmiston
Ample Evaporated Milk Seen For Babies In U S
U S agriculture officials say there is no need for alarm over evaporated milk supplies for infants. Rationing may be ordered once meat and fruit and vegetable rationing starts to ensure ample stocks for babies and essential users next winter. A civilian stop gap rationing program began in Cleveland with cards issued to mothers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wickard
Office of Price Administration
Cleveland
Tenants Seek Court Action Over Cut Rent and Shut Off Utilities
Tenants at 1142 Indiana Street report no heat or utilities and accuse landlady Mrs. Starr Cochran of distur- bance of the peace after she was arrested on a city warrant. Ralph Hibbard says seven families, 21 people, were affected amid a rent dispute tied to the price office order reducing rent from 20 to 15 dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Street
Ralph Hibbard
Office of Price Administration
Hibbard
Starr Cochran
Parsons
K.A. Se
John Bouton
Target of assassination in Bucharest targets Baron von Kil linger
Reuters quotes Russian advice that Baron Manfred von Killinger German minister to Romania was the target of an unsuccessful assassination attempt in Bucharest on January 12. A Bucharest university student fired several shots at his automobile and was later arrested.
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London
Reuters
Manfred von Killinger
Romania
Bucharest
Moscow
Geneva
Tass
von Killinger
Shortage Threat Warned By Kansas City Mayor
Kansas City Mayor John B. Gage told Senator Harry Truman by telephone in Washington that fuel and milk shortages in the area are growing more acute under federal agency orders.
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Kansas City
John B. Gage
Harry Truman
Washington
Canadian Strike Spreads to Four Canadian Plants
The United Steel Workers of America strike expanded to four Canadian plants with 7 500 more employees quitting work to demand higher basic wages. The walkout broadens labor action across Canadian steel and related manufacturing sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
United Steel Workers of America
Durocher Ordered to Report for Draft Physical
Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher must report for a physical examination after being ordered by his draft board in Brooklyn. President Branch Rickey confirmed the directive today.
Hearing on Coal Strike Set for Tomorrow in Washington
The war labor board announced a public hearing on the anthracite strike for tomorrow in Washington. Union leaders and operators were urged to attend the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
Reed and Burton Added to Senate Appropriations Committee
Washington January 14 two Republican senators Reed of Kansas and Burton of Ohio were added today to the appropriations committee of the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appropriations Committee
Washington
Reed
Kansas
Burton
Ohio
Senate
Classified Lineup Promises Big Reach at Low Cost
Classified ads offer four lines for a week at 96 cents with printing across more than 42 000 copies. It invites readers to sell buy rent or trade any item through the listings.
Farm Production Goals Highlighted by Kiwanis Meeting
Deal Six reviews Farm Mobilization figures at the county courthouse on Tuesday as farmers face 1943 goals. Production target up 10 percent from 1942 with tighter land use and broader labor participation. 9 to 12 million agricultural workers needed nationwide and 1.6 million farmhands replaced by older adults and youth.
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Deal Six
Kiwanis Club
Kansas
State Officials Attend KU Oklahoma Aggies Basketball Game
Sixteen Kansas legislators and two supreme court justices watched the KU versus Oklahoma Aggies game at Hoch auditorium. Justices Walter Thiele and Hugo Wedell attended along with Lieut. Gov. J. C. Denions. State senators included Leamon, McGregor, Moyer, and Kahrs. House members Lundgren, Buzick, Stamper, Becker, Cauthers, Hudson, Scott, Markham, Long, Mark, Lake, and Wright.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Kinsley
Paul Lundgren
Coldwater
Henry Buzick
Sylvan Grove
Forest Stamper
Plainville
Richard L. Becker
Coffeyville
T. R. Cauthers
Ashland
Howard Hudson
Fr. Scott
John Markham
Parsons
L. C. Long
Abilene
Gordon Mark
Clay Center
E. E. Lake
Medicine Lodge
Ray T. Wright
Lawrence
Feed Wheat Available in Douglas County
Feed wheat is once more available in the vicinity as additional warehouse receipts arrive at the local AAA office. Supplied by the Commodity Credit Corporation for feeders, the wheat offers a profitable price advantage with corn at 91 to 96 cents per bushel and feed wheat at 844 cents. Farmers needing wheat for feed should visit the Douglas County AAA office in the Peoples State Bank building.
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AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Douglas County
Peoples State Bank
Four Hold Up Armed Dispatch Rider in Rhode Island
Four men who held up an armed army dispatch rider in North Kingstown Rhode Island rifled through official papers then returned them saying they were not there and remain at large as state police maintain a dragnet.
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North Kingstown
R. I
Army
Dog License Becomes Due Under City Ordinance
Notice from Lawrence Kansas warns dog owners to pay license by March 1. License tax requires a rabies immunization certificate from a licensed veterinarian within 60 days prior to application.
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City of
Lawrence
Kan
Large Grain Stocks on Kansas Farms Reported
Topeka January 14 Stocks of wheat corn and oats on Kansas farms were record January 1 totaling 191 870 000 bushels up from 124 343 000 last year The breakdown shows wheat 107 523 000 bushels corn 57 095 000 and oats 26 352 000 revealing 52 of 1942 production for wheat and 70 of 1942 for corn with oats at 57 of annual yield and higher January 1 reserves than the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
State Au of Agriculture
Tony
After Quota Hike for Lawrence Meat Sugar Quotas Studied
Industrial committee of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce led by George Docking met with the local rationing board manufacturers and wholesalers to fix quotas prior to population growth. Demand has risen while available supplies shrink. A study is underway and an appeal to the state OPA office in Wichita may seek population-based quota adjustments.
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The
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
George Docking
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Committee
OPA
Wichita
Lawrence
Job for all students in wartime America
Chicago reports that about two million high school students must take after school and vacation jobs for the duration of the war. Lyle Spencer and a group of sociologists identify ten key occupations, emphasize wartime training in high schools, and urge girls to view work as a patriotic duty.
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Chicago
Lyle Spencer
Science Research Associates
Ight
Spencer
Deadline Near for War Ration Book 1 in Washington
Washington reports January 14 says tomorrow is the last day to obtain war ration book No. 1. The Office of Price Administration notes book No. 2 will be issued only to those holding book No. 1 and is used for sugar coffee and other commodities. In London Brendan Bracken denies governments back any candidate for French leadership and says no cross purposes with the United States in North Africa.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
London
Brendan Bracken
North Africa
Stock Market Index Edges Higher on Wednesday
The stock market index for 60 major stocks rose slightly to 42.2 points on Wednesday. Investors watched volatility as trading concluded with modest gains across several sectors.
Women to be trained in aeronautical work at Kansas University
J. W. Higgins of the United States employment service announced interviews January 16 to 19 with four aircraft firms to hire women for aeronautical training at the University of Kansas. Requirements include high school completion, geometry, and one year of college with algebra. 44 hour weeks. salary during training at $75 monthly.
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J. W. Higgins
United States Freement Service
West Eighth
Kansas University
Employment Service
Schools of Engineering and Architecture
Jakosky
Stillwell
Guy V. Keeler
Extension Department
Kansas
United States Employment Service
Baker University Fire Earns Lawrence Thanks
President Nelson P. Horn of Baker University expresses appreciation to Lawrence residents for their support after Taylor Hall fire. He notes Lawrence fire departments responded, and the University of Kansas administration aided, calling neighbors close and helpful during the emergency.
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Lawrence
Baker University
Taylor Hall
Nelson P. Horn
George Hedrick
Chamber of Commerce
Horn
University of Kansas
Buick Coupe Stolen From Parker Buick Co.
A 1941 five passenger Buick coupe was stolen from the Parker Buick company at 700 New Hampshire street in a burglary last night. Entry was gained by breaking a glass in a door of the garage and unlatching the door. Some gasoline and a water can were also taken. The car belonged to Dr. Penfield Jones who had not yet gone into army duty.
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Parker Buick Company
New Hampshire Street
Penfield Jones
Weather outlook for Kansas turns colder tonight
The forecast shows colder conditions across Kansas with extreme northeast and eastern areas facing sharper drops. Friday forenoon will see little temperature change while winds hit 25 to 30 mph in the northeast, with lighter speeds elsewhere.
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Kansas
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