Marines Lead The Way In Gilberts Invasion Drive
American marines and soldiers landed on Makin and Tarawa in the Gilberts as part of a central Pacific drive toward Japan. Beachheads formed under naval bombardment while air bases at Betio and nearby Butaritari were targeted. The offensive aims to pierce toward Truk and the Marshalls with air base facilities to support further operations.
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Makin
Tarawa
Gilberts
Japan
Truk Islands
Marshalls
Jaluit
Wotje
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Butaritari
Betio Island
Solomons
United States
Equator
Pearl Harbor
New Guinea
Nauru
Rabaul
New Pelee
Truk
Japs Strike Tszeli Amid Outer Defenses Battles Rages
Chinese high command reports heavy losses on both sides in close quarter fighting near Changteh as Japanese forces pound areas southeast of Tzel and besiege Hanshow to threaten Changsha. Chinese counterattacks claim gains near Lihsien and Ichang while retaking outskirts of Kingmen.
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Chungking
Changteh
Changsha
Tzel
Hanshow
Hunan
China
Tungting Lake
Yochow
Lihsien
Lichow
Yangtze
Ichang
Kingmen
Montgomery Seizes More Towns To Threaten German Line
Allied units under Gen Sir Bernard Montgomery push four miles into central Italy forging toward Rome. Two towns Gens. Alfedena and Castel di Sangro fall as British forces near the upper Sangro river. Canadians reinforce Alexander’s Eighth Army amid heavy rains and air strikes.
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Algiers
Italy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Rome
Voligcii
Agnone
Vastagiarardi
San Pietro Avellana
Montgomery
Alfedena
Castel di Sangro
Pescara
Rionero
Eighth Army
Upper
Sangro River
Sir Harold Alexander
Quilliam
Loyal
Adriatic
French committee restores Bechara Khoury in Lebanon
The French committee of national liberation moves to reestablish constitutional life in Lebanon by reinstating President Bechara Khoury and ordering the release of Premier Riad Sohl and two ministers. It recalls Del egate General Helleu and signals talks with Gen Georges Catroux to negotiate full Lebanese independence while examining parliament’s fate.
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Algiers
Lebanon
Committee of National Liberation
Bechara Khoury
Harold MacMillan
French North Africa
Middle East
Jean Hilleu
Beirut
Riad Sohil
Helleu
France
Riad Sohl
League of Nations
Riad Sohol
Georges Catroux
Khoury
Catroux
Syria
Britain
Patton Never Reprimanded, Still Commands Seventh Army
Allied headquarters in Algiers denied claims that Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. was reprimanded by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower or removed from combat. The statement asserted Patton has commanded the Seventh Army since activation and remains in command with no reports of disobedience.
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Allied
Algiers
Allied Headquarters
George S. Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seventh Army
Drew Pearson
Washington
Patton
Eisenhower
Pearson
Allied Bombardments Hit Japanese Bases in Pacific Theater
Allied air forces blasted Gasthata on New Britain with 138 tons of bombs and smoke shrouding the area. In New Guinea and Bougainville, Australian and American units pressed a ground and air push, with Matilda tanks aiding on Huon peninsula and Empress Augusta Bay consolidated despite raids. A convoy ship burned after two direct hits as a Catalina plane struck near St George channel, and one Allied bomber was lost at Hansa Bay.
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Southwest Pacific
Pi—Gasmata
New Britian
New Guinea
Gasthata
New Britain
Bougainville
Douglas MacArthur
Huon Peninsula
Sattelberg
Japan
Solomons
Empress Augusta Bay
MacArthur
Kahili
Buin
Rabaul
St. George Channel
New Ireland
Catalina
Hansa Bay
Chill holds Kansas with more cold predicted
Topeka reports chilly weather across most of Kansas with forecasts for light rain in the northeast late tonight. Temperatures rise only a few degrees by tomorrow as a general freeze returns, following a low of 19 at Goodland and 58 at a pictured dipping point.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Goodland
OPA Announces Pork Point Reductions Effective November
Official notice from the OPA Wichita office informs local rationing board that pork and pork product point values were reduced effective last Friday November 19. Lawrence butchers largely followed the cut, while some waited for official authorization from the local board before adjusting prices and cuts.
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OPA
Wichita
Lawrence
Stock Market Index Notes Mixed Gains on Weekend Session
The report shows the index at 48.5 with Saturday values also at 48.5. It mentions Cars Wanted-Board and Mooredy in a brief, unclear context alongside a nailer reference.
Russians Press West of Kiev in Deep Dnieper Offensive
Front line reports say Soviet forces menaced Krivoi Rog and Korostyshev as part of a broader drive west of Kiev. In heavy fighting 3,000 Germans were killed and 60 tanks knocked out south of Kremenchug, with Russians reaching the Berezina near the Dnieper and driving toward Minsk from White Russia.
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Kremenchug
Dnieper
Korostyshev
Kiev
Zhitomir
Pravda
Berezina
Russia
Rechitsa
Minsk
Minsk-Gomel
Gomel
Russians claim 20 mile advance in Dnieper bend near Znamenka
Moscow reports a new 20 mile Russian push in the Dnieper bend after breaking German lines east of the Kremenchug Znamenka rail junction. A spearhead cut the railway and moves 25 miles northeast. another thrust 28 miles east of the junction. Berlin says Nazis gained ground west of Kiev but breached then closed a line near Cherkasi. Further Soviet drives toward Krivoi Rog and NikolaP were repelled.
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Korostyshey
Korostyshev
Kiev
Zhitomir
Red Army
Berlin
Dnepropetrovsk
Dnieper
London
Dnieper River
Moscow
Reuters
Kremenchug- Znamenka
Znamenka
Kremenchug
Cherkasi
Krivoi Rog
Nikopol
Lecompton and Perry Split High School Basketball Twin Bill
The Lecompton first team won 29 to 23 and Perry seconds won 14 to 9 in Friday night hoops. Coach W. J. Braun leads the Lecompton squads.
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Lecompton and
Perry High School
Lecompton
Perry Seconds
W. J. Braun
U S Tax Burden Seen At Postwar Peak
Professor Fred R. Fairchild of Yale tells the 36th National Tax Conference that about 19 billion dollars annually is the minimum and maximum the nation can bear for postwar taxes, with state and local taxes raising total to roughly 25 percent of a 120 billion dollar national income. He urges a balanced budget and warns against credit loss and inflation leading toward a totalitarian state.
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Chicago
Fred R. Fairchild
Yale University
Thanksgiving Observances Close Lawrence Offices and Schools
Lawrence will observe Thanksgiving with a general business closing. The Ministerial Alliance plans a union service at Trinity Episcopal at 10. Rev H C Brockman will speak. City hall and courthouse close. draft office open but no inductions. Post office services continue with outgoing mail. Schools dismiss for break. KU and Has Kell Institute dismiss on Thanksgiving. KU football travels to Junction City for a Thanksgiving game against Fort Riley Cats. final season game for the Jayhawkers.
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Lawrence
Ministerial Alliance
Trinity Episcopal Church
H. C. Brockman
Centenary Methodist Church
Court House
Draft Board
University of Kansas and
Haskell Institute
Liberty Memorial High School
University of Kansas
Junction City
Fort Riley Catours
Jayhawkers
Ditter Dies In Navy Plane Crash In Pennsylvania
Congressman J William Ditter 55 of Ambler Pa and Lt Com J J Manshure 35 aboard a navy transport plane crashed near Columbia Pa during a rainstorm. Seven others died in a Tamaqua wreck. Ditter chaired the national Republican congressional committee and was known for his sharp tongue.
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Columbia
PIA
J. William Ditter
J. J. Manshure
Locust Mountain
Tamaqua
Third Service Command
Coaldale Hospital
Ditter
Ambler
National Republican Congressional Committee
Mansure
Sqariium
Mass
Naval Air Base
Willow Grove
Navy
Pennsylvania
Ensign J. William Ditter, Jr
War Workers Get Time and A Half for Thanksgiving
Kansas City report notes that workers in war-related jobs must receive time and a half pay for Thanksgiving under executive order 9204. The rule applies to prime contractors, subcontractors, and materials suppliers on war contracts and requires overtime on specified holidays including New Year’s, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Memorial Day or another local holiday.
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Kansas City
Reid Williams
U. S. Department of Labor
Bne
Regents seek clarity on airport contract terms in Topeka
Kansas Regents push to settle ownership of hangars and land restoration if the Lawrence airport contract ends. Regents approve canceling six years of ground rent when minor contract changes are resolved with the attorney general. Ong Aircraft proposes $15,000 in improvements including a new hangar, runway resurfacing, and a refueling ramp.
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Board of Regents
Topeka
Lawrence Municipal
Ong Aircraft Corporation
University of Kansas
Regents
Ong
Clarence Gorrill
Gorrill
Attorney General
Chamber of Commerce
Barnes to Speak in KU Lecture Series on World History Crisis
Kansas University announces two international affairs lectures in Lawrence. Harry Elmer Barnes, author of History of Western Civilization and The American Way of Life, will speak December 2 on The Crisis in World History and WWII’s impact on civilization. Edmund Stevens, Christian Science Monitor roving correspondent, will report on the war April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Lawrence
Raymond Nichols
Harry Elmer Barnes
Edmund Stevens
Christian Science Monitor
Poles Threaten Fierce Resistance If Russia Enters Poland
Polish sources warn Russia must enter Poland as an ally not a conqueror or face desperate resistance. Poles insist only the prewar frontier is valid as Soviet troops advance toward the western border, despite claims recognizing the 1938 boundary.
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Washington
Poland
London
Old
Coe
Constantin Dumansky
Mexico City
Russia
Byrd Committee Seeks Further Federal Employee Cuts
The Byrd economy committee, led by Senator Byrd of Virginia, demands a further reduction of 300 600 federal civilian employees after a June to September trim of 131 058. It cites wasteful practices but notes a net rise of 260 649 from Oct 1942 to Sept 1943 and estimates 10 million dollars yearly could be saved by overhauling the antiquated personnel reporting system.
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Byrd Committee
Washington
Byrd Economy Committee
Byrd
D.-Va
Senator George appeals to Byrnes to avert rail strike
Senator George of Georgia urged War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes to intervene in the wage dispute threatening a rail strike by non operating railway employees. He asked Byrnes to seek adjustments to prevent congressional action.
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George
Byrnes
Washington
D-Ga
James F. Byrnes
Congress
Supreme Court agrees to review Oklahoma alcohol seizure
The Supreme Court today agreed to review a decision that Oklahoma officials had no right to seize alcoholic beverages transported from outside the state and consigned to the Fort Sill military reservation in Oklahoma.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Fourth War Loan Drive Plans Made
Washington reports plans for the $14 billion fourth war loan drive to run January 18 to February 15. Civilians face a $5.5 billion quota while non banking investors are invited. offerings include savings bonds, notes, and various bonds. Banks may invest limited time deposits in select bonds. The prior three drives raised over $50 billion, surpassing targets.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Thanksgiving address guides Rotary on ideals and faith
Dr. Raymond A. Schwegler Sr. delivers a Thanksgiving talk centering on timeless virtues and God as the force for good. Rotary notes record guests Rens McClure heading to military service, Herbert Wiebe new staff member, and birthdays for Floyd Bible, Gene Brune, and Corlett Cotton with celebratory ice cake and thermometer.
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Raymond A. Schwegler
Rotary
Schwegler
Plato
Dr. Schwegler
R. W. McClure
Rens
Herbert E. Wiebe
Haskell
Solon G. Ayers
Floyd Bible
Gene Brune
Corlett Cotton
Cecil Hough
Roger Allen
John Brand
Bible
Kansas
Mosley Release Sparks London Protest by Home Front Workers
About 1 200 workers rallied in London criticizing the government for freeing Sir Oswald Mosley, calling him Hitler's storm trooper and warning of a renewed fascist threat. Speakers cited Mosley's health as the reason for release and noted 30 000 fascists awaiting action.
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London
CP i
Britain
Oswald Mosley
Harry Pollitt
Communist Party
Mosely
Hitler
Theodore Bramley
Mosley
Bramley
Sir Oswald
Holidays not holidays Fort Riley soldiers and staff
Fort Riley Kansas disables holiday status for Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year as an emergency measure. Col William R Irvin directs division chiefs to rotate one quarter of military and civilian personnel off on Thanksgiving December 24 Christmas and January 1.
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Fort Riley
Kan
Wacs
William R. Irvin
Fathers Headed to Induction In Pre Pearl Harbor Draft
Eleven pre Pearl Harbor fathers joined a 23 man Douglas County quota for induction today. Twenty left by bus for Fort Leavenworth at 8 27 this morning with three moved to other boards. Local board members saw the group off and eight pre Pearl Harbor fathers in non deferred jobs faced earlier calls. Inductees include Geeffry Feacock Elmer Pierson Raymond Dockery Paul Coker Cecil Miller Alva Mooney George Peppercorn George Holmes and Turner Polk. Samuel Mowder and Kenneth Weaver were in the regular pre Pearl Harbor group inducted today.
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Pearl Harbor
Armed Forces
Douglas County
Selective Service Board
Fort Leavenworth
Geeffry Charles Feacock
Kentucky Street
Elmer August Pierson
Rhode Island
Raymond Theodore Dockery
Connecticut Street
Paul Allen Coker
Tennessee Street
Cecil Lloyd Miller
Almira Avesnue
Alva Eugene Mooney
North Seventh Street
George Edward Peppercorn
Berker Avenue
George Atwell Holmes
Ohio Street
NDO
Turner James Polk
Stephenville, Tex
Cecil Eugene Smith
Samuel Lewis Mowder
Baldwin
Kenneth Franklin Weaver
Washington, D. C
Henry S. Bennett Trial Set for December 2
Tulsa Oklahoma November 22 The trial of Dr Henry G Bennett on a grand jury perjury indictment was set for December 2 by District Judge S J Clendinning The case coincides with the criminal court of appeals plan to hear his habeas corpus writ application The bond of $5000 was dismissed by County Attorney Dixie Gilmer a move he says blocks the appeals court action and notes that he may not file a habeas corpus writ unless deprived of liberty
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Tulsa
Okla
Henry G. Bennett
S. J. Clendinning
Criminal Court of Appeals
Gilmer
Dr. Bennett
MacMillan Named UK Commissioner to Italy Advisory Council
Sir Harold MacMillan, previously British minister in French North Africa, is appointed the British representative on the advisory council for Italy created by the allies at the Moscow conference. His title will be United Kingdom commissioner.
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London
Harold MacMillian
French North Africa
Jor
Advisory Council
Italy
United Kingdom
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