Allies Drive Toward Tunis and Bizerte As Axis Defenses Weaken
British and American forces push within less than 12 miles of Tunis and Bizerte aided by heavy air strikes. The advance breaches the Tunis Bizerte rail line, with Rommel's El Agheila line attacked in Libya as raids target Turin and other Axis hubs.
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Mediterranean
Djedeida
Tunis
Tunis-Bizerte
Bizerte
Morocco
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Rommel
el ‘Agheila
Libya
Axis
North Africa
Italy
Churchill
Campaign costs filed in Kansas governor race
Topeka reports show Pi Andrew Schoeppel spent 457.10 to win the Kansas governorship. Prohibition candidate David C. White reported 400, while third district candidate William E. Murphy led with 982.53. Other expense reports list Jay Parker 582, Harry K. Allen 238.79, and several state offices and candidates with smaller sums.
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Topeka
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas
Secretary of
David C. White
Kingsdown
Prohibition
Willian E. Murphy
Chanute
Jay S.parker
Supreme Court
Harry K. Allen
Fred Iiks
J. M. Beecher
Charles F. Hobbs
Jess C. Denions
C. Floydester
U. S
F. S. Haskin
Allies Drive Wedge Between Jap Positions on New Guinea Coast
Allied forces report capturing a beach 900 yards east of Gona and breaking the 10 mile coastal defense line as Australian jungle fighters, with air and artillery support, push toward Sanananda. Fortresses hit two Japanese destroyers, aiding efforts to block reinforcements.
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New Guinea
Associated Press
Gona
U. S
Sanananda
Douglas MacArthur
Buna
MacArthur
Gasoline Shortage Surges As Rationing Nears
Gas trade boomed as stations sold large amounts ahead of Bageline rationing. A small station reported 200 gallons in two hours, much of it not for cars. Ethyl gasoline was scarce, with deliveries unlikely before the midnight deadline. After midnight four gallons per week would be allowed on A ration books, with applications for more possible.
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Lawrence
Reunion Island Joins Fighting France After Bloodless Landing
The French island of Reunion aligned with General de Gaulle and Fighting France after a bloodless operation by Fighting French forces. A Vichy report claimed surrender under a two hour ultimatum, but de Gaulle said only Fighting French served. Leopard destroyer arrived at St Denis. minimal resistance occurred at Point des Galets.
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London
Reunion
France
Charles de Gaulle
Indian Ocean
de Gaullists
Vichy France
St. Denis
Leopard
Point Des Galets
Vichy
Madagascar
Christmas plan names Dalton chair of community events
W B Dalton named chairman of the Community Christmas activities by John Schrader head of the Merchants Bureau. The Lalwrence plan aims for a community observance with street decorations ordered by the War Board and a named committee of twelve members.
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W. B. Dalton
John Schrader
Merchant’s Bureau
Lalwrence
War Board
Dalton
W. T. Allen
Harold Barr
Alfred J. Beil
Veil Bratton
E. C. Buehler
C. C. Carl
Clifford Dean
Fritz Elviz
Margaret Hurley
Stan Schwahn
Fritz Meyn
Charles Radcliffe
Dolph Simons
Deal
Texas to Meet Georgia Tech in Cotton Bowl
Austin Texas November 30 The UT administration granted permission for the University of Texas Southwest Conference champions to meet Georgia Tech in the Cotton Bowl football classic at Dallas on New Year s day.
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Texas
Georgia Tech
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Dallas
Truckers To Sign Gas Coupons In Douglas County
Douglas county truck operators who lack gasoline coupons may register at the Community building on Wednesday December 2 from 1 to 5 and 7 to 9. The process is run by the local rationing board with PTA volunteers assisting. evidence of ownership or war necessity certificates is required and applicants must appear in person or by a written agent.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Parent-Teachers Association
Office of Defense Transportation
Detroit
DDT
RAF Bombardment of Turin and Italy War Readiness
RAF planes again bombed Turin and rail targets in Belgium as part of a trans Alpine offensive after Churchill warned Italians to quit the war. A Reuters dispatch notes 300000 fled unsettled frontier areas while Germany reinforced frontier defenses with 60000 Nazi tourists to deter a separate peace.
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R.A.F
Italy
Churchill
Reuters
Turin
Air Ministry
Belgium
Turkey
Balkan
Adriatic Sea
Adolf Hitler
Bill Terry resigns as Giants farm system chief
Bill Terry resigned today as general manager of the New York Giants farm system in Chicago. The move ends his official duties with the organization after years in various scouting and development roles. No successor was named pending Giants announcement.
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Bill Terry
Chicago
New York Giants
Stock Market Index Rises Slightly Over Weekend
The average of 60 stocks edged up to 39.7 points on Saturday, with a slight gain to 39.8 in late trading as investors held cautious optimism.
Red Drives Slash Into Nazi Fronts
Soviet shock troops gain Don river stronghold on Stalingrad front as winter drive widens westward. Red army claims to have cut three German railroad lines on the central front and isolated Velikie Luki while destroying German dugouts near Stalingrad.
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Moscow
Don River
Stalingrad
London
White Sea
mid-Caucasus
Red Army
Volga Ring
Pravda
Don Volga
Rzhev
Rzhev- Vyazma
Gzhatsk
Smolensk
Velikie Luki
Two French Subs Land at Algiers After Toulon Escape
Algiers radio reports two French submarines the Casablanca and the Marsouin, escaped from Toulon during the German occupation, have arrived at Algiers. The Casablanca is an 1,884-ton craft with a crew of 67 and an 80 day cruising radius. the Marsouin, launched in 1924, carried a crew of 51. Also noted, Spanish authorities at Barcelona interned 35 French naval officers and men who fled to neutral Spain aboard the Iris.
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Vichy
Algiers
Toulon
Casablanca
Barcelona
Griswold proposes Carr as new GOP national chair
Gov. Dwight Griswold of Nebraska proposed Colorado Gov. Ralph Carr for the Republican national chairman post to succeed Rep. Joseph Martin. Griswold said he wrote to Carr but has not yet received a reply.
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Carr
Lincoln, Neb
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Explosion in Italy May Come Soon
Secretary Hull said the government anticipated explosive developments in Italy’s internal turmoil and mutinous army actions, with possible comments later. He urged not to be surprised by such changes and noted Albania’s invasion on Good Friday 1989 and the need for Italians to act against oppressors.
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Washington
Hull
Italy
Albania
Toulon
Eet
Churchill
Four Hurt As Wreck On Highways 40 24 Near Lawrence
A GMC milk truck and a 1935 Chevrolet collided four miles northeast of Lawrence as rain and snow fell. One man was hospitalized and three others had minor injuries. H L Lacey of Winchester drove the car. Andrew Metzig led the milk truck. Henry Gauck faced a court summons for moving a building too wide on the highway. Arthur Lacey, with head injury and fractured ribs, and Albert Moore with bruises, were among the passengers. Traffic lined up for two miles until authorities cleared the scene.
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Lawrence
GMC
Meyer Milk Company
Kansas City
Kan
H. L. Lacey
Winchester
Lacey
Henry Gauck
Justice Court
Rthur Lacey
Tonganoxie
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Albert Moore
Troop Columns Reported Moving South Through Italy
The Frankfurter Zeitung says endless columns of troops transport and war materials are moving southward through Italy with no clarification on whether the forces are German or Italian. In Guadalcanal American patrols destroyed significant enemy arms and ammo as bombers damaged a Japanese cargo ship and three Zero fighters were shot down.
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Australia
Western Pacific
Navy
Washington
Attu
Aleutians
Kiska
Zurich
Switzerland
Frankfurter Zeitung
Italy
Guadalcanal Island
Solomons
Germans Read Soviet Offensive Fears in Berlin Press
Berlin based reports quote Lokal Anzeiger expressing surprise that Russians still have men and materials at disposal. Nazi circles maintain reserve and pretend the Russian offensive is checked. German reconnaissance notes vast Soviet troops near Kalinin, viewed as the most critical area on the eastern front.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Russia
Basel National Zeitung
Red Army
Kalinin
Ofoscow
Malott to Attend Albuquerque Meeting in New Mexico
Chancellor Deane Malott will fly to Albuquerque for an executive committee session of the American Association of State Universities on Wednesday and Thursday. He was elected secretary of the national group at its Chicago meeting held October 238 and will return to Lawrence on Friday.
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Deane W.lott
Albuquerque
New Mexico
American Association of
Malott
Chicago
Lawrence
City Council to Meet This Evening at 7:30
The city council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 this evening.
Army Fliers Die in Sioux City Bomber Crash
Ten Army airmen were killed when their bomber crashed and burned a half mile southwest of the Sioux City air base today.
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Sioux City
Army
Sioux City Air Base
Buck Jones Dies in Cocoanut Grove Fire
Cowboy film star Charles Buck Jones died at Massachusetts General Hospital after the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire. He was identified as Buck Jones and is credited as a leading man in many Westerns.
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Buck” Jones
Boston
Pi—Charles (Buck) Jones
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cocoanut Grove
Vandenberg Warns of Gasoline Rationing Chaos
Senator Vandenberg warns that nationwide gasoline rationing could descend into administrative chaos unless federal rules are simplified. He urges local control and field testing to avoid a breakdown, citing Michigan Grange concerns and differences between urban and rural needs.
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Washington
Navy
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Leon Henderson
Reed
R-Kan
Defense Transportation
Joseph Eastman
W. G. Armstrong
Michigan Grange
Misquotation of Armistice Day remarks at KU
Journal World investigation found Dr. T. W. Smith did not say that war was less evil than prewar United States. Two professors who attended the address confirmed no such statement was uttered. Smith clarified his intent, saying war was not the worst evil, the worst would be conquest by the Axis if the U S did not join the war.
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United States
T. W. Smith
University of Kansas
Journal World
Smith
Department of Philosophy
University of Onteargad
Dr. Smith
Cavalry
Western Kansas Sees Cold Snap After Weekend Snow
The cold blast from Kansas’ weekend storm dropped temperatures to single digits in Phillipsburg and single digits to near 8 in Dodge City while Goodland marked 7. Snow totals reached .13 inch in Concordia with light accumulation elsewhere. Temperatures moderating in the west. east remains frosty with light freezes. Road crews reported clear roads with sand crews deployed on hills and curves.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Dodge City
Goodland
Concordia
Highway Department
Flora
Fuel Oil Hearing in K C Postponed to Tomorrow
Kansas City November 30 71 senators from Washington failed to arrive in time for a fuel oil and gas rationing hearing. The initial session was postponed until tomorrow as they travel by train instead of an army bomber. Senator Hatch urged decentralization of rationing power to county boards noting Detroit misplacement of offices.
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Kansas City
Senate
Washington
Middle-West
Hatch
D-N.m
Detroit
Rents Registration Steps Expanded for Topeka and Nearby Areas
The Office of Price Administration directs landlords in Shawnee Douglas and county areas to register by December 1 in the Topeka Lawrence defense rental zone. Cities listed include Topeka Lawrence Ottawa Eudora Baldwin with specific dates and office locations.
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Shawnee
Douglas
Topeka
Lawrence
Charles J. Reed
West Sixth
Massachusetts Street
Ottawa
Franklin County
Eudora
Rothberger Motor Company
Highth and
F. Street
Baldwin
American Legion Hall
Sixth
High Streets
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Washington
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Health Board
Howard Weindel
Health Department
J. R. Sperry
Ft. Riley
Jayhawk Creamery
Jayhawk
R. H. Wagstaff
Dwight L. Williams
Fort Riley
Colonel Sperry
Sanitary Corps
Weindel
Art Fritzel
Fritzel Dairy
Fritzel
R. H. Edmiston
Medical Society
Houston
Lloyd Houston
H. B. Chubb
H. L. Chambers
Edmiston
Chambers
Ralph Pine
Carroll D. Clark
Walker
Smiths
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