RAF Pounds Duisberg in Major Night Raid on Inland Port
London dispatch reports the RAF and American bomber groups raided Duisberg at the Rhine and Ruhr junction, striking industrial targets with heavy fires. Canadian and other fighters engaged German luftwaffe while several bombers were reportedly lost, marking the 50th major raid on Duisberg since the war began.
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France
Low Countries
Duisberg
Germany
Oldest Doctor and Early Telegrapher Dies in Exeter
Exeter Ont December 21. Dr J W Browning Canada’s oldest practising physician and a pioneer telegrapher died at his home Friday after a heart attack. Browning practised in Exeter since 1867 three days after Confederation. He learned telegraphy in the 1850s at age 11. His daughter is Mrs E Mahaffie of Red Deer Alberta.
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EXETER
Axis Forces Flee Tripoli to Enter Tunisia Campaign
Axis forces pull from Tripoli to reinforce Tunisia after a two day Hitler conference. Reports say Rommel and Mussolini may rally every available man and gun for a major Tunisian push as patrols seize Talans near Topol and Tighan garrison units move by sea. Allied sources note preparations include French ships massing at southern ports. Laval’s government presence at the conference is uncertain.
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ohe
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Ervin
North Africa
Topol
Pierre Laval
Stalin Turns 63 On Moscow Birthday In Soviet Ranks
Moscow dispatch notes Joseph Stalin, born December 21, 1879, turned 63. Officials describe him as Lenin's successor and key strategist in the fight against Germany, with reports of his personal warmth and sharp wit, while noting ongoing security and military planning under wartime pressure.
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Mussolini Colonnades and a Rotten Sauerkraut Parable
The piece critiques Mussolini’s Libyan drives and colonial ambitions as a collapsing modern empire. It portrays Italy’s war aims and occupation regions, noting damaged agriculture, transport fleets, and scattered battle remnants across a barren landscape under strain from wartime overreach.
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Associated Press
Lost Pacific Plane With 13 Aboard Missing Over Vancouver
Vancouver dispatch reports a Canadian Pacific Airlines plane carrying 13 people, including 3 crew, failed to arrive after departing Prince George. Royal Canadian Air Force planes search the Fraser Valley and surrounding hills, with authorities tracking possible debris near Chilliwack and Gubber. The craft was due in Vancouver yesterday evening.
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Royal Ganatian Air Force
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Tanks Advance Along Cape Endaiadere Front in 2009 Yard Sweep
Tanks push forward across Cape Endaiadere advancing 2009 yards to seize ground near Buna air strip. They reached the creek near the new runway and blasted a Japanese bridge. Strong points on the north side of the new strip and west creek bank were cleared with infantry cooperation amid heavy fighting.
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Butter Ration Expanded to Half-Pound Weekly in Canada
Ottawa reports new rationing of tea coffee and sugar already in place. Butter is limited to half a pound per week per household with a six to ten cent subsidy adjustment and price changes to stabilize supply. The plan targets all producers and consumers, including farmers, under new controls.
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Desert Hike Covert Mission Returns From Battle
A British airman recounts a covert four man unit that forced down near Wellington and skirted the battle area to return to their squadron after observing a barrage just before their advance into Lrova.
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Germans Forced Back On Rostov As Soviets Cut Deep
Soviet forces push deeper into the Don valley forcing German withdrawal toward Rostov after breaking through near Stalingrad sites. The Red Army says it captured airfields, destroyed enemy planes, and took thousands of prisoners as it presses from Rostov toward the Donetska region amid heavy winter combat and Luftwaffe losses.
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Burma Road to China Shortens Distance with New Route
The report describes plans to reopen the Burma Road from Rangoon to shorten the route to China, with completion expected to reduce travel distance by about 3300 miles. It notes Japanese positions near Akpab and implications for Allied supply lines from Calcutta, including air base considerations.
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China
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King Will Speak To Empire On Christmas Day
A British broadcast from Buckingham Palace will be heard across the empire and in North America on Christmas Day. The king will address the public with a Christmas message carried by the BBC and other outlets.
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Four Killed In Air Crash At Sander Gunnery Range
An early morning crash of a Bolingbroke bomber at the Sander gunnery range 19 miles southwest killed four airmen from No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School. The crew included five nationals from Canada Australia and a third country. Two students had just finished a gunnery exercise.
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Touhy Gang Tip Triggers Butte Police Action
Police respond to a false Touhy gang tip in Butte on Sunday night causing swift patrols and alerts. Police Chief Gaecz Dug reports no gang members or prisoners found. the city remains on alert.
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Rommel retreat reaches Misurata vicinity near Tripoli
News dispatches report Rommel's retreating forces are near Misurata two miles east of Tripoli as Allied units pursue from Sultan and Fripan up to 256 miles from Tripoli.
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