25 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1942
Page
1
Western News analysis notes British air raids strain Italian defenses in North Africa while Allied gains in New Guinea signal key Pacific momentum. Analysts warn air supremacy could decide regional control as Allied and Axis actions push strategic balance.
Reports from London and Morocco indicate growing Allied air strength in Tunisia as American and British planes provide cover for land actions near Tebourba. In Russia the Red Army pushes seven miles deeper near Velikie Luki while the Stalingrad front stalls Nazi gains.
Allied forces under General MacArthur drive Japanese from Gona New Guinea severing the northern anchor of their beachhead. Prime Minister Curtin announces the victory as Italian war weariness grows amid continued Allied bombing of Turin and Britain’s raids on northern Italy.
War Production Board bans many canned foods to conserve tin steel and rubber for wartime use. Items eliminated include fruits juices meats and fats. New 3 cent coins eyed if copper shortage worsens. Mint urges saving idle coins in war effort. Detroit area 900,000 workers frozen to jobs under Manpower order affecting Willow Run plant and others.
In Washington the AFL leaders Green and Murray pressed FDR to address the poll tax repeal amid a bitter Senate fight. Roosevelt said the administration pursued repeal but was busy with war. Attorney General Biddle prepared a court challenge if Congress stalls. Green and Murray fear a Supreme Court setback. The piece also notes army mascots and political tidbits including Senator-elect Wherry and Mrs. Clare Luce's world tour influence on Britain.
A columnist critiques war literature from foreign correspondents to Axis prisoner experiences, arguing earlier optimism gave way to grim tales. It notes U S readers trusting rumors, analyzing Laval and Benito Mussolini, Rommel in Africa, and the shifting tone in magazines like Harper’s and Collier’s as Hoover outlines Europe’s food needs.
Highlights from Washington to Yugoslavia report tightened press access in the capital as war measures restrict movement, while Andrew Higgins to build 1,200 cargo planes, Stars and Stripes expands to Africa, Nazi trials in Chicago pause, and Czech resistance amid Nazi terror and Yugoslav guerrilla advances reshape the war’s newsfront.
The United Nations debate a broad plan to defeat the Axis. Australian Prime Minister John Curtin cites a Roosevelt Churchill accord before Singapore fell that Hitler must be beaten first, then Japan. He warns of possible Timor-based Japanese attacks and urges continued preparation and close Australian, MacArthur, and Nimitz cooperation.
A quilt block Fringed Aster creates a 12 inch diagonally set design using pastel prints and plain colors. The pattern No 29398 includes cutting guides and complete directions, yields about 91 by 107 inches, with options to vary colors for an interesting spread.
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