Great Desert Tank Battle Rages as Axis Stiffly Resist
Cairo reports a large British and Axis tank clash southeast of Rezegh in a major battle in Libya. The fight, ongoing since yesterday, sees Rommel’s trapped forces attempting to break out while British and New Zealand troops widen contact with Axis positions near Bir el Hamed and along the Libyan coast. The British claim significant captures of guns and equipment as both sides fail to gain ground.
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Cairo
Rezegh
Middle East Command
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
New Zealand
Libya
Bir el Hamed
War Correspondents Captured in Libya By Fascist Troops
Italian authorities disclosed six more reporters held by fascist forces in Libya raising the total prisoner count to eight. Included is Edward Ward of the BBC with five unidentified South African press and radio representatives, plus earlier announced captives Godfrey Anderson of the Associated Press and Harold Denny of the New York Times.
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Rome
Libya
Edward Ward
BBC
Godfrey H. P. Anderson
Associated Press
London
Harold Denny
New York Times
Boeing raises wages for Wichita workers
Boeing Airplane Company in Wichita announces a 10 cent hourly wage increase for 5,750 employees. Starting pay rises to 60 cents per hour and will reach 75 cents after three months, plus a 10 cent boost for longer-serving workers. The raise starts December 1 and costs about $23,000 weekly.
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Wichita
Kan
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichitaivision
France Yields North African Bases to Germany Report
London reports foreign sources claim France ceded Rabat Meknes Sfax Gabes and the port of Bizerte to Germany with German troops moving into French Morocco and Tunisia. Vichy denies the claim saying no Germans have arrived at these points or along the Mareth line.
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London
France
Germany
Rabat
Meknes
Sfax
Gabes
Bizerte
French
Morocco
Tunisia
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Africa
Tripolitania
Libya
Vichy
Orom
Mareth Line
Oil Prices Rise as Industry Seeks Higher Costs
Washington reports rise in crude oil costs with industry saying finding new reserves costs over 1.50 per barrel while current prices stay under 1.20. The Independent Petroleum Association warns of potential scarcity as price increases await approval. Petroleum Coordinator Ickes forms a 66 member National Defense Petroleum Council with first meeting set for December 8 to boost government industry coordination.
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Washington
United States
Russell Brown
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Brown
Office of Price Administration
Ashington
Leon Henderson
Ickes
McEmber Petroleum Industry Council For National Defense
Nebraska Leads Sooners at Half in Big Six Clash
Lincoln Neb Nov 29 Wayne Blues 70 yard run after interception and Vic Schleichs placement kick gave Nebraska a 7 6 lead over Oklahoma at halftime in a Big Six game before 20000. Oklahoma scored on the last play of the first period and missed a late field goal.
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Neb
Wayne Blue
Vic Schleich
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Orv Mathews
Jack Jacobs
Mathews
Joe Golding
Jack Haberlein
Mike Francis
Francis
Jacobs
Blue
Football Finals Scores From The Era
Navy beat Army 14 to 6 while Boston College edged Holy Cross and Fordham won 30 to 9 over New York U. North Carolina State defeated William and Mary 13 to 0 and Pittsburgh routed Carnegie Tech 27 to 0. Texas Tech topped Wake Forest 35 to 6 and Penn State won 19 to 12 against South Carolina. Marquette edged Iowa State 21 to 13 in a third matchup.
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New York U
North Carolina
State
William Ary
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Texas Tech
Wake Forest
N. C. State
William and Mary
Penn State
South Carolina
Marquette
Iowa State
Stock Market Index Rises to 38 8 on Average of 60 Stocks
The daily index showing the average of 60 stocks stands at 38 8 with yesterday's reading at 389. Investors note a slight gain as market activity continues.
Court orders probe into 1935 patent ruling tied to oil firm
Five judges of the Third Circuit directed a special master, Thomas Raeburn White, to investigate Judge J. Warren Davis’s 1935 patent decision in a dispute between Universal Oil Products and Root Refining. The probe centers on alleged ties among Universal attorney Morgan Kaufman, Davis, and possible fraud or corruption.
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Philadelphia
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
J. Warren Davis
Thomas Raeburn White
White
Universal Oil Products Company
Morgan S. Kaufman
Circuit Court
Kaufman
Scranton
Universal
Davis
United States
William Fox
Fox
Root Refining Company
Atchison Plant to Reopen Producing Alcohol Soon
Cloud L Cray investment banker from Detroit says the Atchison industrial alcohol plant will reopen within three to four weeks after $25,000 in repairs. The facility will use corn and kaffir corn to produce 8,000 to 8,500 gallons daily and employ about 60 people. The plant, once built for fuel experiments, was sold after receivership.
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Atchison, Kan
Atchison Industrial Alcohol Plant
Cloud L. Cray
Detroit
Mich
Cray
George Cretan
Trenton Valley
Atchison
Total Victory Call Echoes Across Allied Effort
Broadstairs Kent November 29 Pt-Capt Harold H Balfour British undersecretary of state for air said with Russia in the east empire united and America in the west Germany should be brought to its knees He urged full US support for total victory to secure future world safety He noted aid from the United States is crucial even to avoid defeat amid the war effort ongoing in the US and Soviet Russia.
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Kent
England
Harold H. Balfour
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Russia
Empire
America
Germany
Balfour
Red Armies Gain in North and South as Front Steams Ahead
Soviet troops re crossed the Don and control Rostov south while pushing northeast and smashing von Kleist's 14th and 16th tank divisions and the 60th motor division. Zhukov's forces cross the Volga and drive Germans from towns near Moscow as fighting rages from Leningrad to Rostov.
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Don River
Rostov
Ewald von Kleist
Moscow Radio
Russia
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Klin
Kalinin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Volga
Adolf Hitler
Don
Caucasus
Red Army
Hitler
Leningrad
Pravda
Volokolamsk
Mozhaisk
Stalinogorsk
Crimean
Sevastopol
Embezzlement Charges Hit Tulsa Central School Officials
Tulsa officials including former Central High School principal C. Foster now at Oklahoma A&M College and three ex-staffers were indicted by a county grand jury on embezzlement counts. The panel was told to audit a $2,591 student activities fund shortage with Foster named in two counts and McWilliams accused of stealing $100 plus $25.
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Okla
Eii C. Foster
Tulsa Central High School
Oklahoma A
M. College
Central
Lucille McWilliams
James Eakin
Oras A. Shaw
Lawrence Building and Loan Association Adverts
A brief classified notice from the Lawrence Building and Loan Association promoting savings options and insured safety. Includes an address at 800 Mass Street and a contact phone number.
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Lawrence Building and Loan Association
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Singapore Troop Leaves Cancelled as War Hour Nears
British cancels all troop leaves at Singapore amid Pacific crisis as tension rises across the Orient. Chungking dispatches note potential Japanese moves into Yunnan or Thailand if war comes. A Thai military representative travels to Singapore for talks with British officers. Reports say Japanese transports mass near Hainan and French Indochina.
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Singapore
Japan
Pacific
Orient
Chungking
China
Yunnan
Burma
Thailand
Shanghai
Hainan Island
Indo-China
Price Control Bill Hits Senate Doorstep in 1940 Defense Drive
Washington November 29 A damaged version of the anti inflation price control bill sits on the senate doorstep after passing the house 224 to 161 with major concessions. The measure would let a price control administrator set ceilings for commodities and rents in defense areas, with a review board to override rulings.
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Washington
Senate
House Banking Committee
House
Hhe
British Submarines Sink German Transports Near Murmansk
British submarines sank at least eight German transports and supply ships bound for reinforcements at the Murmansk front and damaged five more, according to a late communique. The Tigris under Commander H F Bone reportedly sunk five axis ships and damaged a sixth.
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London
Murmansk
Soviet Arctic
Admiralty
Arctic
Tigris
H. F. Bone
Unsettled Weather Promises Rain and Snow Across Kansas
Topeka reports unsettled conditions moving in from the northwest with showers possible in the southeast and south central regions. Federal Meteorologist S. D. Flora notes colder air and a likely snow threat, while temperatures hover near 60s in the east and mid 60s in the west before a freeze dips to the 40s and 30s territory tonight. Oklahoma records showers today as Kansas towns log highs around 69 and lows near 39 in Phillipsburg.
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S. D. Flora
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ellis
Phillipsburg
Nazis in Crimean Port Balaklava Under Axis Control
A German radio report picked up by NBC claimed Balaklava in the Crimea had been occupied by Axis troops. The dispatch said Soviet navy and air force workshops were found there, noting the town’s historical site as a foothold for attacks on Sevastopol.
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Crimean
Balaklava
Sevastopol
NBC
Navy Triumphs Over Army In Annual clash at Philadelphia
Navy earned a 14 to 6 victory over Army before 98 924 at Municipal Stadium Philadelphia. The win marks Navy’s third straight over the Cadets and ends Marine Major Emery E Swede Larson’s coaching career with a perfect record. Navy drove 69 yards in 15 plays and 68 yards in 18 plays in the third quarter to take the lead, with Phil Hurt and Howie Clark scoring the touchdowns and Bob Leonard adding the extra points. Army had led in the first half on Ralph Hill’s 57 yard punt return and Hank Mazur’s running, but Navy’s sustained drive and strong defense sealed the win.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Army
Cadets
Midshipmen
Emery E
Ralph Hill
Hank Mazur
Jim Watkins
San Saba
Tex
Bill Busik
Pasadena
Calif
Phil Hurt
Astoria
N. Y
Howie Clark
San Pedro
Bob Leonard
Gainsville
Final Effort to Avert Railroad Strike
Washington reports a last mediation session between railroad management and labor to prevent a nationwide strike planned for December 7. The conference was convened late today to seek a resolution.
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Rail 1 Adt
Final coouments Made Before U S Board on Rail Strike Question
Washington reported the stalled labor dispute with rail unions. CPL spokesmen signaled willingness to join mediation today or tomorrow to avert a strike set for December 7. Attorney J Carter Fort argued railroads would accept 270 million dollars in annual wage hikes but unions call the figure insufficient.
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Washington
CPL
J. Carter Fort
Roosevelt
Fort
Brotherhoods
Railroad Board
Prizes Planned for Christmas Parade Child Entries
Prizes will be awarded to children in the upcoming Christmas parade Friday. Three child focused sections include a pet show pony riders and bicycle riders. Entrants for pets receive dog food. Pony section offers eight prizes from $5 to $1 plus four six pound sacks of horse feed.
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Channel of Commerce
South Park
Meat Institute denies conspiring to fix meat prices
Chicago November 29 The American Meat Institute denies a federal charge that the institute 14 large packing companies and 37 executives conspired to fix meat prices The indictment covers 13 years and accuses packers of setting prices to farmers and consumers The institute says no laws were violated and actions were in the public interest The government alleges weekly bulletins helped coordinate prices and suppress competition leading to higher consumer costs
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
United States
Boxer Peewee White slain in Missouri roadhouse
Glen White known as Peewee White, a former Missouri amateur boxer, was shot and killed in a roadhouse near St. Joseph. Police held the establishment operator for questioning. White had just returned from Camp Robinson after a National Guard enlistment.
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Glen White
Missouri
Peewee White
White
Camp Robinson
Ark
National Guard
Help Our Soldiers at Camp Robinson Needs Furnishings
Lawrence residents urged to donate unused home furniture to four Camp Robinson recreation rooms. Acceptable items include chairs tables rugs records radios and lamps with pickup by army truck after collection. Call 2936 to report availability or 485 for the Chamber of Commerce after Sunday to coordinate donations.
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Camp Robinson
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
Camp oblInson
Fun Frolic at Liberty Memorial High School Promises Laughter
A large cast of townspeople and students rehearse for the Fun Frolic at Liberty Memorial High School on December 5 and 6 under the P T A sponsorship. Scene two features a lively, dig-filled backdrop while Mother’s Chorus and a group of “fun pilots” engage in a campaign to bridge generations.
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Liberty Memorial High School
P.T.A
Mens’ Community Chorus
John Andrews
Oliver Hobbs
Two Burned to Death in Winslow Crash
In downtown Winslow two young men Jackson Phillips 22 from Grand Canyon Arizona and Wilbur Hinkle 20 from Wheat Ridge Colorado died in a fiery car crash after being trapped in the vehicle. Frank Montiel 21 of Winslow survived with second degree burns and injuries. State Patrolman Don R. Welker reported the truck brakes locked, the car was pushed, and the truck struck a curb, destroyed pumps and a wall causing gasoline to ignite.
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Ariz
Jackson B. Phillips
Grand Canyon
Wilbur Hinkle
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Frank Montiel
Don R. Welker
Welker
Montiel
Phillips
Hinkle
Curtis Jacks
Dodge City
Kan
Z. A. Bates
Weather forecast for Kansas fair tonight and Sunday
Kansas forecast calls for fair tonight. Sunday brings increasing cloudiness with scattered showers or drizzle southeast and south central. Temperatures easing slightly in the south and east.
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