Nazis Take Leros As Aegean Sea Control Shifts
The British reported the loss of Leros to German forces marking a major setback in the Dodecanese campaign. German accounts claim control of the sea lanes and most footholds, with Samos still in British hands and bombardment and air operations continuing around Crete Rhodes and other islands.
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Cairo
Leros
Dodecanese
Hitler
Balkans
Middle East
Aegean
Cos
Castelrosso
Samsos
Mediterranean
Symi
Stampalia
Asty-Palaea
Kalymnos
Samos
Manhattan
Crete
Rhodes
D 5
Ther
Lakki’ Bay
Alinda
Calata
Maritza
Casinos
Italy
Daccanese
Turkey
Anthony Eden
Numan Menemencioglu
Russia
London
Henry Maitland Wilson
French Attack Blows Up Grenoble Powder Magazine
Dispatches from Grenoble report a powder magazine explosion claimed as retaliation for Armistice day protests. Nazis impose martial law and a 3 p.m. curfew as Grenoble endures city-wide upheaval and casualties.
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Grenoble
Europe
Journal de Geneve
Stockholm
GPR
Nordstaemmel
Germany
Hannover
Bricker Urges Production Boost to Ease Debt Burden
Cleveland Nov 17 Gov John W Bricker told the National Association of Real Estate Boards that full industrial production at present day standards is the path to reduce debt with deficits after the war. He warned against continued deficit financing and urged elimination of waste and taxation reform to empower state and local governments.
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Cleveland
John W. Bricker
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Ohio
Coal Shortage Bites Lawrence As Supply Dwindles
Fuel units reach Lawrence in small carload volumes with a dealer reporting daily coal returns from Osage County. merchants warn several days of severe weather could strain stocks and rush orders, while aiming to build reserve before winter.
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Lawrence
Osage
Hog restriction lifted for 90 days by war food admin
Washington reports the War Food Administration lifted for 90 days the limits on pounds of home slaughered pork and lard that may be sold or given to non residents of the farmer's property. Purchasers of the products will surrender ration points for the meat and lard obtained.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Roosevelt to be read at Herald Tribune forum broadcast
President Roosevelt will address the Herald Tribune forum on current problems at 9:55 tonight. Mrs. Ogden Reid, vice president of the paper, will preside as the message is read. The broadcast will be carried by the NEC and Mutual networks.
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New York
Roosevelt
New York Herald Tribune
C.W.T
The
Herald Tribune
Ogden Reid
Eis Nec
Mutual Networks
Lewis leads talks toward new coal contract with shifting lines
Washington reports the United Mine Workers and soft coal operators began a new bargaining process led by John L. Lewis after a sponsoring session with Interior Secretary Ickes. They planned to meet again as a formal negotiation body forms, signaling possible realignment across Appalachian districts and broader pork barrel regions.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Interior
Ickes
Harry Moses
J. B. Morrow
Pittsburgh Coalt Company
Western Pennsylvania
Charles J. O'Neill
Central Pennsylvania
Southern Coal Producers Association
Edward R. Burke
Lewis
Blaze in a Basement at 1310 Tennessee Street
Fire damaged the basement of Mrs. J. B. Fugate's home at 1310 Tennessee Street. Discovered about 10 am, the blaze confined to the basement after three hours of firefighting. Damage included floor joists subflooring wiring and surrounding rooming house areas. cause undetermined.
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J. B. Fugate
Tennessee Street
Altho
Paul’ Ingels
Army ROTC standout Hilton J Wilson praised by university official
Hilton J Wilson of the University of Kansas scored 1161 out of 163 points in general classification of ROTC tests. Lt. Watson L. McMorris of the Military Science Department called his ROTC work and academic grades superior in all respects.
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Hilton J. Wilson
University, of Kansas
R.O.T.C
Basi
Watson L. McMorris
Military Sciefice
Fath ers Facing Screening At Selective Service Headqu arters
Forty-eight men were screened at the Community building this morning. Thirty-seven were pre Pearl Harbor fathers and eleven were newly registered 18 year olds. They are undergoing reclassification under Order No. 1412.
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Pearl Harbor
Selective Service
Russian Forces Close in on Gomel and Korosten Rail Junction
Red army troops storm Gomel east of the Dnieper and push toward Korosten as heavy fighting and shelling continue. Russian detachments reach Chepovichi and Obixhodi while rail lines to Gomel Kalinkovichi and the Leningrad Odessa corridor face disruption.
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Korosten
Moscow
Red Army
Gomel
Dnieper
Sozh River
Rechitsa
Ukraine
Zhitomir
Fastov
Leningrad-Odessa
Kiev- Warsaw
Berlin
Smolensk- Orsha
Kerch
Crimea
Dnepropetrovsk
Krivoi Rog
Turchenka
Chepovichi
Obixhodi
Odessa- Leningrad
Nikolai Vatutin
Gomel Kalinkovichi
Vatutin
Korosten-Zhitomir-Fastov
Altho
Caucasus
KU Women Glee Club to Perform for Army Men
Forty-one members of the Kansas University women's glee club will travel to Fort Leavenworth on moving day to present a nine act program for soldiers. The program will be at the disciplinary barracks and hospital in the afternoon and at the Servicemen's Club in the evening.
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Kansas University Women’s Glee Club
Ft. ‘Leavenworth
Fred Ellsworth
Big Three May Meet in Cairo
Axis speculation floods reports of a Churchill Roosevelt Stalin conference possibly at Cairo with the Mena House hotel redecorated for an important meeting. Washington reportedly views the idea with confidence and expects significant results beyond Moscow.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Budapest
Cairo
Mena House
Washington
Moscow
The
Daily Mail
Ankara
Benadene
Lonon
New B S Degree in Social Work Proposed by College
The liberal arts faculty discussed establishing a bachelor of science in social work to allow specialization. Chancellor Deane Malott read a paper on college problems, urging study of required courses general courses advisory systems and teaching methods. Committee members include Beulah Morrison Viola Anderson John Ashton R Q Brewster Walter Sandelis Gilbert Ulmer and Paul Lawson.
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Deane Malott
Paul B. Lawson
Malott
Lawson
Beulah Morrison
Viola Anderson
John Ashton
R. Q. Brewster
Walter Sandelius
Gilbert Ulmer
Paul Lawson
Used Clothing Needed At Social Service Store Says Board
The Monday board meeting highlighted strong sales at the Social Service Store with September and November matching or exceeding gains since May 1940. Community groups support County Home repairs and provide sewing help at the Social Service Sewing Room on Thursday afternoons. appointments aren’t required. For information contact Mrs B Harner at 1216 Tennessee Street, assisted by Mrs Robert Langley.
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Board of Directors
Social Service
B. Harner
Tennessee Street
Harner
Robert Langley
Mrs Hankins reviews The Little Prince for Book Week
Mrs John Hankins will review The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery at the Public Library Friday at 3 30 PM. She speaks to parents highlighting its status as a children’s book and notes Saint-Exupery’s broader works and wartime flying service.
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John Hankins
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Arras
Allies Rake Two Nazi Airfields Near Marseille
Allied air fleets struck Istres le Tupe near Marseille and Salon, destroying 12 German fighters and setting large fires. Other raids on Eleusis, Sibenik, and Albanian targets hit harbor and road objectives as ground fighting around Monte Santa Croce and Rionero continued with snow hampering movement.
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Algiers
U.S
Marseille
Greece
Yugoslavia
Monte Santa Croce
Venafro
Istres le Tupe
Salon
Eleusis
Athens
Sibenik Harbor
Antoni
Italy
Groammare
Garigliano
Rionero
Atessa
Adriatic
Eighth Army
North Africa
Bizerte
Albania
Bicak
Durazzo
Sibenik
Leros
Dodecanese
Cairo
Draft registration list of Douglas County youths turning 18
Youths who registered for selective service with the Douglas County board in October upon turning 18 are announced. Names include Lowell DeWeese 21 Elm Street William Jarvis McGowen Baldwin Walter Guppawhe Haskell Institute Stucker 1135 West Campus Road Bidekewelt Docking 1604 Ford Glen Franklin O'Connor Route 1 Lawrence Joseph David Kennedy 350 Louisiana Street Thomas Garcia Jr 839 New Jersey Oscar Clayton Everett Lecompton Merton Junior Rothines Eudora Gerald Loki Rasmusen 1131 Ohio James Arthur Howe 810 New Hampshire Street Donald James Knight 320 Lyons Street.
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Douglas County Board
Geeenite
Lowell DeWeese
Elm Street
William Jarvis McGowen
Baldwin
Walter Guppawhe
Haskell Institute
Stock Market Index Falls to 47.5 After Yesterday’s 47.9
The stock market index of 60 stocks records an average of 47.5 points, down from yesterday’s 47.9. Investors monitor small declines amid overall market activity and sector shifts.
Wheat subsidy to be announced this week in Washington
Washington officials said a subsidy for wheat milled into bread flour and a hard wheat price ceiling will be announced this week. The plan, drafted for final approval by Fred M Vinson, is seen as the only way to avoid a retail bread price rise of 1 to 2 cents per pound.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
Vinson
OUA
All Musical Vespers Open University Fine Arts Series
Hoch Auditorium hosts four ensembles in the first All-Musical Vespers of the year. The University A Cappella Choir, Women’s Glee Club, University String Quartet, and the University Symphony Orchestra perform unaccompanied and accompanied pieces from Bach to Beethoven, with soloists Jane Gary Norma Antone and Norma Jean Lutz. Over 225 performers participate in about an hour, broadcast later.
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Hoch Auditorium
School of Fine Arts
D. M. Swarthout
Women’s Glee Club
Irenie Peabody
Fine Arts Voice
Eugene Nininger
Barbara Huls
University
Margaret Snodgrass
University Symphony
Frost Lifts From Ground In Kansas Weather Update
Up warmer conditions spread across Kansas with frost leaving the ground and topsoil drying in western counties as wind is forecast to rise. Weatherman D Flora predicts gusts may lift soil further west while mild temps continue tomorrow. Goodland reached 64 yesterday with a 34 low. north to northeast areas show light frost.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Goodland
Phillipsburg
Regents Weigh Airport Improvements At Topeka Meeting
State Board of Regents likely to act on upgrading Lawrence Municipal Airport with a joint plan from the city of Lawrence Ong Aircraft Corporation and the University of Kansas. The Regents will decide the extent of their support for aviation cadet training use at KU and the airport. New residents monitor housing availability nearby.
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State Board of Regents
Topeka
Lawrence
E Pennant Flies Over Local Plant
The Army and Navy EK pennant was flown over the Kansas Color Press Machine company building in a ceremony before about 600 people. Major Magee praised the workers for wartime conversion, outstanding production, and dedication transforming peacetime printing into war manufacture since Pearl Harbor.
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Army and Navy
Kansas Color Press Machine Company
Lawrence
Richard A. Magee
Army Air Force
Miscellaneous Inspection Office
Kansas City
Southwest Pacific
Europe
Asia
United States
Ee Wave
Army
Pearl Harbor
Romania Evacuation Plans Amid Russian Advance
The Mosrocco radio reported that Romania has completed evacuation plans for Bucharest and moved key documents to the provinces while police patrol the capital to disperse crowds before Ion Antonescu and other cabinet members.
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London
Mosrocco Radio
Bucharest
Ion Antonescu
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Bricker
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Ened
Funk
Associated Press
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Social Work
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Ieee
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