Axis moves in North Africa threaten Mediterranean front
Allied and Axis actions race across the Mediterranean as Adolf Hitler's forces press into unoccupied France and Tunisia. Allied reports claim American troops advanced toward Tunisia after capturing Rabat and Casablanca area, while French resistance under Admiral Darlan ends. Simultaneously German troops reach southern France and the Pyrenees frontier, with Petain denouncing Hitler.
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Tunisia
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Mediterranean
Havas
Morocco
Algeria
Libya
Adolf Hitler
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Spain
Pyrenees
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Italy
Petain
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Vichy
Bern
Europe
Toulon
United Nations
Darlan ends North Africa resistance as Allied push advances
In Algiers the surrender of all Vichy naval and land forces in Morocco and Algeria is announced on orders from Admiral Jean Darlan after talks with General Mark W. Clark. Hostilities cease at 7 am. Allied forces advance east of Algiers, reaching Bougie, 110 miles from Algiers and about 200 miles from Tunisia.
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London
Vichy France
North Africa
Jean Darlan
Algiers
Mark W. Clark
United States
Mediterranean
Darlan
Marshal Petain
North
Africa
Morocco
Algeria
Vichy
British Eighth Army Pushes Rommel Forces Into Libya
Allied forces drove most of Rommel's troops from Egypt toward Libya near Bugg Bug after breaking Sidi Barrani resistance. Royal Air Force bombed enemy transport and naval targets, torpedoing an Italian cruiser, while Sardinia air raids hit Italian bases. King George VI knighted Lt. Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery for his victory.
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Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Libya
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Sidi Barrani
Rommel
Mediterranean
Sardinia
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Algeria
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Bernard Law Montgomery
Order of the Bath
World War II Frontlines and Allied Actions Reported
German troops reached all objectives in unoccupied France within 12 hours after crossing the demarcation line. Italian troops landed at Bastia Corsica while Italian advances continued toward Nice. The French fleet remains at Toulon as British carrier Argus is reported damaged. American forces on Guadalcanal conduct offensive ops on both flanks and bombers damage enemy ships at Kiska.
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France
Havas
Berlin
London
Reuters
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Corsica
Washington
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Guadalcanal
Solomons
Aleutian Islands
Kiska Island
First Phase Ends as Allied Forces Open North Africa Campaign
Allied forces seal a three day campaign in French North Africa with Darlan ordering all French land sea and air forces to cease fighting. Eisenhower Patton and Clark direct surrenders in Casablanca Rabat and Bougie as Morocco and Algeria halt hostilities and push east toward Tunisia.
Allied Forces Press Japanese Near Oivi Buna Line
General MacArthur announced Allied troops intensified fighting in the Oivi Buna area of New Guinea as air strikes hammered Japanese supply lines from Oivi to Buna. Bombing and machine gun fire damaged ammo dumps and positions, signaling a move toward a decisive battle.
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MacArthur
Australia
Oivi
Buna
Vichy Reports Marshal Petain Still at Office
Marshal Petain remained at his Hotel Du Parc headquarters in Vichy at 3:30 p m in conference with top aides. Pierre Laval returned by plane at 8 p m and was greeted by the marshal. A council of ministers was convened for 10 p m.
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Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Havas
London
Reuters
Hotel du Parc
Marshal Petain
Minan
Newsmen Leave Vichy for Lourdes on Special Train
Newsmen and U S embassy staff depart Vichy by special train for Lourdes in the Pyrenees. They are expected to be interned at Lourdes until an exchange can be arranged.
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Vichy
Bern
Switzerland
United States
Lourdes
Pyrenees
Churchill promises second front in Europe amid French fall
London reports Prime Minister Churchill in the Commons vows a second front across the North Sea in due course as Germany overrun France. He notes vast invasion preparations at suitable ports and warns major actions will take time, with deception of the enemy and careful planning to mobilize Allied forces.
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Churchill
Europe
London
Commons
North Sea
Continents
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United States
Russia
Stalin
North Africa
Calais
Low Countries
France and Africa at a Glance
AP report outlines wartime moves in 1940 Europe and Africa. France scraps armistice plans and mobilizes to defend unoccupied zones while Mussolini and Vichy actions push into southern France and North Africa. Churchill states Allied actions aid Russia as Africa features include Casablanca armistice signals and Tunis landings.
A New War Slant From Dr. T W Smith on Armistice Day
Dr. T W Smith of the University of Chicago addressed 2 600 at Hoch Auditorium on Armistice Day arguing war’s evils are tempered by a disciplined pluralistic America. He urged pursuing truth beauty and goodness while focusing on constructive social and economic gains from war. The talk opened with the university band and was introduced by Chancellor Deane W Malott.
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United States
T. W. Smith
University of Chicago
America
Hoch
Fighter squadron shoots down 27 planes in Solomon Islands action
In a Navy report from Washington dated November 11, Fighting Squadron Six aboard a U.S. carrier claimed 27 enemy planes down during the Solomon Islands engagement on August 24. Seventeen pilots participated. two pilots and four planes were lost. Machinist D E Runyon of Wayneetown Indiana scored three dives on bombers and returned with his Wildcat undamaged.
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Washington
United States
Solomon Islands
Lieut
L. H. Bauer
Philadelphia
Solomons
Fighting Six
Grumman Wilder S
D. E. Runyon
Waynetown
Ind
Runyon
Car overturns twice after failed dimmer lights
Noel Waller of Lawrence blamed his 1936 Ford Coach rolling two and a half times on his car lights failing west of Big Springs last night. Waller, an SOW employee living at 1104 Kentucky, suffered an ear injury when the headlights went out as he pressed the dimmer button.
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Noel Waller
Lawrence
Big Springs
Waller
Kentucky
Teen Draft Bill Moves Swiftly Through Senate Action
Washington reports Administration leaders expect rapid Senate approval of a teen age draft bill after a conference committee removed a controversial year long training clause. The compromise allows deferments for farm workers and certain students, with age and marital status provisions, as political support shifts.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hull denounces German invasion of unoccupied France
Secretary of State Hull condemned the German invasion as in line with Hitler’s lawless regime. He said it is too early to judge whether France will rejoin the war and noted existing justification for American action in Africa. He also stated official information from France is lacking and could not answer questions yet.
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Washington
Hull
France
Hitler
Africa
Tate Petain
North
Lawrence High Moves Ottawa Game To Thursday Night
Acting Principal Ralph Graber announced that Lawrence High will host Ottawa High on Thursday night November 19 at 7 30 instead of Friday November 20 at 8. The change avoids a scheduling conflict with Haskell’s game against North Kansas City at Indian Stadium.
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Ottawa High Eleven
Ralph Graber
Haskell
North Kansas City High School
Indian Stadium
Spaulding at Haskell in Lawrence on Business
Warren Spaulding former superintendent of Haskell Institute is in Lawrence on business this week. He now supervises Indian education in Chicago and recruits trainees for engineer courses for Indian apprentices offered at Haskell. Spaulding and his family moved to Evanston last August. Their daughter Warrene attended K U and now Northwestern University. daughter Evan attends Evanston High School.
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Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Chicago
Haskell
Spaulding
Evanston
Warrene
K. U
Northwestern University
Evan
Interfaith Meeting Planned at Fort Riley
An interfaith prayer meeting is planned for Sunday morning November 22 at Fort Riley Kansas. Chaplains Robert Man Frank Azaza and Edward T Sandrow representing Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths will address service members in the area. The event centers on the theme of four freedoms.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Robert Man
Frank Azaza
Edward T. Sandrow
Iberian neutrals watched after Vichy move
Lisbon reports Spain and Portugal may stay neutral following Hitler's pivot on Vichy. Madrid cabinet meets again as Spain weighs neutrality, while Portugal maintains complete neutrality. Observers say both axis and United Nations prefer Iberia remained out of the war.
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Hitler
Spain
Portugal
Madrid
United Nations
Balearic Islands
Axis
Lawrence rent control office director arrives in city
Walter T. Carpenter, manager of the Lawrence rent control office, arrived in Lawrence and will start landlord registrations on Monday. A public meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Community building will explain the OPA rent regulations with a question period at the end. The Carpenter family resides at 1532 Tennessee street. Carpenter served in World War I after entering service from the University of Kansas.
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Walter T. Carpenter
Lawrence
Armistice Day Observed Quietly by Allies in London
London reports a low key Armistice Day with the Fighting French planning a rally led by Gen. Charles de Gaulle in the big short hall. French volunteers abroad honored the dead while Britain canceled cenotaph services and asked for restrained public observance.
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United States
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Gestapo
France
Charles de Gaulle
French Empire
George VI
Fighting resumes on Russian front near Nalchik
Moscow reports renewed combat southeast of Nalchik as Soviet forces repulse German push with tank support. The communique claims about 300 German troops killed and twelve tanks destroyed while nine more were set ablaze. In Stalingrad, artillery duels and light skirmishes continue within the city.
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Nalchik
Caucasus
Ordzhonikidze
Stalingrad
Axis Air Forces Bomb Allied Fleet Off North Africa
Berlin reports Axis air forces attacking the British and American landing fleet off the North African coast scored bomb hits on an aircraft carrier and a merchantman. Fighters claimed downed three Allied planes. Torpedo boats attacked a convoy off England’s east coast, sinking four British vessels and damaging two ships and a destroyer. A torpedo hit on a Queen Elizabeth class battleship is repeated.
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High Command
North African
England
Kansas officer to present army navy E flag in Parsons
Lt. Col. Otto M. Jank former commander at the Kansas Ordnance Plant will return Nov 24 to present the army navy E flag recognizing excellence in production. The ceremony will honor the plant’s achievements and Jank’s service.
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Parsons Parsons
Kan
Otto M. Jank
Kansas Ordnance Plant
Eudora School Faces Closure Without Federal Funds
The Eudora grade school may shut Friday unless federal assistance arrives immediately. Ray Ogden, school board member, said the board requested $8,000 in federal funds and has less than $500 left for the year. Enrolment rose to 292 from 65 due to Sunflower Ordnance Works workers. Board members Ada Ogden Oscar Lothholz and John Kazmaier plan a meeting to decide next steps.
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Eudora
Ray Ogden
Ogden
E. R. Curry
United States Education
St. Paul, Minn
Iase
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Oscar Lothholz
John Kazmaier
Armistice Day Weather Inches Toward Warmer Armistice Celebrations
Topeka reports near Indian summer as S D Flora forecasts mild afternoon, cool night with light freezing in eastern counties and a hard freeze in the west. Goodland records low 23 degrees and no rain in the last 24 hours. Flora warns Armistice day two years ago began a cold spell for Kansas fruit trees, wheat, and snow.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
Flora
Civil Air Patrol Mobilizes from Lawrence to Emporia
About 70 members of the Lawrence Civil Air Patrol will depart Sunday at 6 30 by car for Emporia for a statewide mobilization. The local group plans to take one plane and expects about 1000 patrol members to attend. Major Howard Wilcox of Anthony invited commanders from Gardner and Hutchinson on naval bases and Karl K Johnson, national commander of the CAP, to attend.
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Emporia
Howard Wilcox
Anthony
Gardner and Hutching
Karl K. Johnson
Washington
National
CAP
Germans Report Attack On Tunis Declared By Berlin
Berlin radio said Tunis has been attacked by United States troops since Wednesday morning and that the garrison is resisting. The report served as propaganda to justify Axis control in the French protectorate. Earlier, German sources claimed arrivals of air borne troops and combat planes, with Italian marines seizing Bizerte harbor.
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Tunisia
Algeria
Africa
Rabat
French Morocco
Casablanca
Vichy
Bizerte
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Tunis
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Libya
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Roosevelt Holds Third White House Conference With Hull
President Roosevelt summoned Secretary Hull to the White House for a third conference in two days. No reason was given for the meetings and details were not disclosed.
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Hull
Washington
White House
Armed Forces Need Men in Essential Jobs
Washington on November 11 announced that local boards were told increasing demands of the armed forces require releasing large numbers of men in essential activities who are liable for service for induction.
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Washington
Fi—Selective Service
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