Toulon Seized as French Fleet Is Scuttled
News from London reports German and Italian forces seized Toulon after a Vichy broadcast said Admiral de la Borde ordered the French fleet to scuttle. Hitler and Mussolini aimed to prevent sea passage of the fleet, while Vichy claimed demobilization orders and Runstedt taking command.
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London
Reuters
Admiral de la Borde
Toulon
Marseille
Castigneau
Hitler
Mussolini
Vichy
Gerd von Runstedt
France
Philippe Petain
de la Borde
Roosevelt Plans to Fill Supreme Court Post Soon
Washington reporting Roosevelt intends to appoint a new associate justice soon after Byrnes resignation to become economic director. Leading contenders in Congress were Democratic Leader Barkley of Kentucky and Senator Brown of Michigan, sponsor of the stabilization bill and defeated for re-election by Judge Homer Ferguson of Detroit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
James ¥. Byrnes
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Brown
Mich
Homer Ferguson
Detroit
Battles Hold Steady on Buna Gona Front as Reinforcements Arrive
Reinforced Japanese troops press a tough defense at Buna Gona on the New Guinea coast while American and Australian air forces strike ships and supply lines. Reports say little ground gain occurred in the last 24 hours, with heavy air activity and sporadic dogfights, six Japanese Zeros downed.
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Australia
Buna-Gona
Alind Aeane Nwa
Buitu
Avaware
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Tomatore Horii
LA Dispatch
Russians Roll On Near Moscow and Stalingrad Fronts
A Berlin broadcast said massive Russian tanks penetrated German lines northwest of Moscow with strikes around Velikie Luki and near Rzhev. Soviet dispatches claimed 265 000 Axis troops knocked out and a growing encirclement between the Don and the Volga. The Stalingrad garrison counterattacked, retaking blocks and killing 950 Germans as Soviet reports listed thousands of captured weapons and equipment.
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Berlin
Moscow
Velikie Luki
Rzhev
Stalingrad
Hitler
Don River
Don
Marshall Semeon
Timoshenko
Red
Volga
British First Army Opens Big Offensive in Tunisia
Reuters reports Algiers radio saying the British First Army led by Gen Kenneth Anderson has launched a large offensive in Tunisia assisted by an American mobile force. The station notes patrol activity has ended and the army has moved from defensive positions to attack.
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London
Reuters
Algiers
First Army
Tunisia
Kenneth A. N. Anderson
Promise Was a Trap by Darlan on Toulon
Admiral Jean Darlan, ex Vichy defense chief, said in Algiers that Hitler’s promise not to occupy Toulon was a ruse to keep the French fleet. He described Toulon as a trap to keep ships under German cannon fire and pledged duty to defend France against external enemies.
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DNB
North Africa
Toulon
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Unis
Bizerte
France
Germany
London
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Vichy
Algiers
Darlan
Plants to Observe Christmas in War Plants
War Production Director Donald M. Nelson announced that Christmas will be observed as a full holiday in the nation's war production plants, except for necessary maintenance and standby operations.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Stock Market Index Rebounds But Edges Down
The index average of 60 stocks stands at 39.9 with a minor drop to 39.7 on a Wednesday session. Traders note volatility amid midweek pricing and cautious sentiment across sectors.
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Wed
Twelve New War Loans Awarded to Students
Prof. Henry Werner announces twelve new federal student war loans totaling 2125 dollars for essential programs this week. Five more loans may be granted later based on next semester costs. Loans cover up to 500 dollars per year with 25 dollars monthly living payments and 2.5 percent interest, repayment starting a year after graduation.
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Henry Werner
Navy says Guadalcikan troops mop up after Thanksgiving
On Guad alcalan island troops spent Thanksgiving day in mopping up isolated enemy patrols. An early morning Japanese air raid sent two bombers but caused no damage.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Bombers Hit Tripoli and Homs in Allied Raid
Cairo reports United States heavy bombers led by the Eighth Army attacked Tripoli a main axis base in Africa and also raided Homs about 106 miles east in a punishing action announced today.
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Cairo
United States
Eighth Army
Africa
Homs
Great Fleet Wrecked at Toulon as Germans take harbor
Vichy radio quoted by Reuters described Toulon as a scene of desolation with French ships sunk to prevent capture. German troops seized the harbor area while sailors scuttled Strasbourg Dunkerque and other vessels, with explosions and fires ripping through the arsenal.
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Castigneau
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Strasbourg
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Dunkerque
Foch
Algerie
Duquesne
Jan de Vinnie
Warm Up Tonight With Mild Kansan Forecast
Topeka reports moderating winds and near normal temperatures with a warmer night forecast. Weatherman S D Flora notes little moisture and no precipitation in the past 24 hours as Thanksgiving conditions remain brisk. Phillipsburg bottomed at 23 degrees while Dodge City hit 47 for the state high.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Dodge City
Wyoming
Kansas
62 Ships Sought as Prize at Toulon
The article notes Toulon as the crucial French Mediterranean base with 62 ships, including battleships Strasbourg Provence and Dunkerque, plus cruisers and submarines. Control of Toulon by either side could shift naval balance. Toulon’s rugged shore, harbor forts, and deep basins emphasize its strategic value amid Allied and Vichy tensions.
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Darlan
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Mediterranean
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Dunkerque
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Two Crashes Near Junction of Highways 40 and 24
Two separate accidents near the Highways 40 and 24 junction north of Lawrence occurred shortly after midnight. One collision involved a 1933 Ford coach driven by Claude Garner and a 1938 Chevrolet sedan driven by Guy Hilton, with Garner arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road. The second crash involved a 1940 Dodge coupe driven by Ray Newsome and a 1986 DeSoto sedan driven by Meta Buttke, with Buttke arrested for reckless driving. A third case noted Charles D. Miller being arrested for illegally parking a truck on the highway near Midland. All arrestees received summonses to appear in justice court tomorrow.
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Lawrence
Claude Garner
Baldwin
Guy Hilton
Tennessee
Garner
Hilton
Ray Newsome
Richmond
DeSoto
Meta Buttke
New Hampshire
Burke
Charles D. Miller
Oskaloosa
Midland
Justice Court
Many Taking Exams for State Civil Service Jobs
Topeka on November 27 reports the civil service exam day for clerks stenographers and typists. About 2 500 applications were filed for roughly 1 050 state jobs under the new program. In Topeka 1 200 people including current workers began written and performance tests expected to run all day and into tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Civil Service
Charles Ewell
Washington, D. C
Sacramento
Calif
Red Cross Ships Materials to Headquarters in November
Four boxes sent from the local Red Cross office to St. Louis headquarters include 5 large woolen comforts 5 cot size comforts 35 baby quilts 5 eight year old boys shirts 35 operating gowns 1 hospital bed shirt 5 women's cardigan sweaters 30 women's slip ons 2 afghans 5 beanies 10 children's knitted suits 15 men's sweaters 5 mufflers 5 children's sweaters and 5 pairs of men's socks.
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Red Cross
St. Louis
Old Rubber Is Turned In for New Footwear
Nearly a ton of salvage rubber was collected during the first month of rationing men's footwear in Kansas. Roy C. Paramore reported 441 pairs of old boots and rubber shoes were turned in from October 6 to November 1. Ration boards logged 1 316 applications for durable footwear. 64 were rejected. Farmers, stockmen and dairymen received the largest share with 672 pairs.
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Wichita
Kansas
OPA
Roy C. Paramore
Allies Push Toward Tunis and Bizerte Front
Allied forces reported near Tunis advancing northeast toward Mejer El Bab, with clashes at Mateur and movement toward Bizerte as Axis reinforcements pour in. German air superiority claimed by Berlin. French pilots in Morocco to receive US planes for the forthcoming campaign.
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Tunis
First Army
Mejer el Bab
Tunisia
Libya
Sicily
London
K. A. N. Anderson
Transocean
French North Africa
Mediterranean
Few Fatal Accidents on Thanksgiving Amid War Rationing
A wartime Thanksgiving sees unusually few fatal accidents as uninterrupted production gasoline rationing and fewer people on the road cut holiday traffic. By early Friday 80 deaths were reported nationwide 30 in traffic eight by trains and 42 in shootings coal mine mishaps fires and drowning. Last Thanksgiving day had 190 fatalities.
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America
Wickard Raises Hog Production Goal
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard announces a higher 1943 hog production target due to war demand and outlines a price-support program through the Agriculture Marketing Administration. He calls for a 15 percent rise over this year’s pig crop to 121 million head and a government purchase program to maintain 13.25 per hundred pounds for good to choice hogs 240 to 270 pounds through fall 1944.
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Washington
Wickard
Chicago
Agriculture Marketing Administration
Call Goes To 33 Induction Notices Issued
Induction notices were sent to 33 men by the selective service board last evening. The men are ordered to report Monday, December 7 for induction at Fort Leavenworth.
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Selective Service Board
Peekrdey
Cave
Ft. Leavenworth
New York Girl Scouts Help Seal Sale
New York Girl Scouts join the Christmas Seal Sale effort in Lawrence aiding posters and placards for the Douglas County Tuberculosis Association. Mrs. Richard Hanson chairs the Christmas Seals committee with Mrs. C. E. Tefft as leader and helpers including Mrs. A. H. Dyer and several named scouts.
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Girl Scouts
Geth
Douglas County Tuberculosis Association
Lawrence
Richard Hanson
Chris
C. E. Tefft
A. H. Dyer
New York School
Vichy Radio Goes Off Air After Toulon Broadcast
Vichy radio ceased transmissions at 7 30 pm after announcing it could no longer guarantee service because of events. Earlier it aired a vivid report on the seal of the French fleet in Toulon harbor and warned the interruption might last.
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London
Vichy
Toulon
Strnwert
Daughter of Pelley Arrested in Seditious Conspiracy Case
Justice department reports the arrest of William Dudley Pelley’s daughter and four others for conspiring to harbor Howard Victor Broenstrup while he evaded a seditious conspiracy charge.
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Pelley
Washington
UPI
Justice Department
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirt
Howard Victor Broenstrup
Fuel Oil Applications Receive Local Processing Help
After talks between the Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board and state OPA officials in Wichita, Sunflower Ordnance Works will assist with processing trailer owners fuel oil applications. Ten workers reported to Laighston Melvin to handle the paperwork, with final approvals by the local board. The Johnson County car board handles tires gasoline and autos for plant workers.
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Douglas County War Price and Rationing Board
OPA
Wichita
Lawrence
Douglas County
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Laighston Melvin
Johnson County
Car Board
Ordnance Works
Get More Gas Later for Farm Trucks in December
Lawrence Norton announces temporary gasoline rations for December for farm trucks and pickups with errors on Certificates of War Necessity. Operators may apply to local war price and rationing boards for an extra allowance up to December 31 1942, to be deducted from corrected certificates.
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Lawrence Norton
Kansas
Volunteer Gasoline Rationing Sign Up Underway
Douglas county rationing board and volunteer workers from the Parent-Teacher Laboration of the city schools sign up late gasoline rationing registrations today. Registration is on the main floor of the Community building with north entrance and runs tomorrow 9 to 12 and 1 to ?. the regular rationing office is closed during the registration.
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Douglas County
Iity
Kansans Urged to Spend A Day's Pay for Bonds
On December 7, Pearl Harbor anniversary, state director Evan Griffith urged Kansans to invest a full day's pay in war bonds and stamps. More than 600 community committees pledged to hold bond sales on the date, with William Allen White urging support to honor fighting men.
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Topeka
UPI
State War Bond Sales Administration
Pearl Harbor
Evan Griffith
William Allen White
Emporia
State War Savings Committee
Weather View: Rising Temps and Rain Snow Mix Saturday
Kansas forecast shows rising temperatures tonight with little west variation and higher temps east. Light rain mixed with snow expected in northwest Saturday forenoon with winds 25 to 35 mph by noon, plus daily temperature readings from Gas Office Record.
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Kansas
Val
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