Fighting French storm El Gatrun in southern Libya
Brig Gen Jacques Leclercs Fighting French column captured the Axis outpost of El Gatrun southeast of Murzuch in the southern Libyan desert. The post surrendered with 177 officers and men captured. Sebha hangars and workshops were razed and a ammunition dump destroyed. Sebha lies about 100 miles northwest of Murzuch.
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LONDON
C.P
Jacques Leclerc
El Gatrun
Murzuch j
Libyan desert
Murzuch
Tripoli
Umm El Aroueb
Leclerc
Lake Chad
Sarazac
Sebha
80 Seamen Rescued Near East Coast Port
More than 30 merchant seamen survivors of torpedoings in the Battle of the Atlantic arrived at an East Coast Canadian port after being picked up at sea. They were rescued from a prior incident and brought to this port for safety and processing.
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Bombers Hit Rekata Bay Base in Solomon Islands Raid
American bombers struck Rekata Bay in the Solomon Islands and started a fire in shore installations. The navy report also noted new air attacks on enemy bases at Bougainville and Kiska. Rekata Bay lies about 135 miles northwest of Guadalcanal airfield. Japanese troops have been there for months, with recent signs of expansion. Kiska remains a frequent target in the Aleutians.
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WASHINGTON
Rekata Bay
Solomons
navy
Bougainville
Kiska
Guadalcanal
Aleutians
Left Hand A Doctor in Alaska Pennies Counted
A collage of anecdotes and quotes touches on safety and civic issues. Admiral Schley shows art to his niece in Washington, a lion’s den scene prompts a child's warning, and a safety anecdote warns against firearms. The piece weaves historical figures, brief vignettes, and a note that continues on the back page.
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DMIRAL Schley
Corcoran art gallery
Washington
Daniel
lion’s den
Postwar vision outlined by American leaders
Washington reports that Americans, amid a flood of speeches and writings, express a peace conscious mood and envision a postwar world with a cooling off period for reconstruction, an international police force, a permanent U N and regional arrangements. Leaders Roosevelt Wallace Hoover and Willkie push for disarmament, bilateral guarantees, and a trustee system replacing imperial rule. Continued on Case Three.
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J. F. SANDERSON
WASHINGTON
United States
Roosevelt
Henry A Wallace
Herbert Hoover
Wendell Willkie
United Nations
FIGHT ON IN BURMA
Indian and British forces clash with Japanese in Burma along the Mayu river Rathedaung and Akyab area. Bomber and fighter strikes hit Rathedaung Akyab and Kyaukpadaung targets. air raids reported with returns across the expedition. US Skydragons attack Mangshih and Bhamo bases in upper Burma with no losses.
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NEW DELHI
India
army of India
Burma
Rathedaung
Mayu river
Akyab
Mayu peninsula
United States
Mangshih
Bhamo
Irrawaddy River
upper Burma
No clue to Alaskan plane missing with pilot Gillam
Anchorage Alaska January 9 A wide air and water search along the southeastern Alaska and British Columbia coasts failed to locate Harold Gillam a veteran Alaska commercial pilot and five passengers aboard his plane missing since Tuesday. Coast guard reports say Gillam warned of a failing engine but did not provide his position as the search shifts largely to the Canadian coast with Royal Canadian Air Force bases joining the effort.
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ANCHORAGE
Alaska
British Columbia
Hrold Gilim
Ketchikan
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Gillam
Seattle
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Spaatz Heads Allied Air Units
United States air force strikes Bizerte with heavy Four motored Flying Fortresses in three raids. Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz named commander of a new Allied air force on the front, supervising the RAF, the 12th U.S. Air Force, and French units. Led by Eisenhower, the move formalizes allied air command in North Africa.
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LLIED
NORTH AFRICA
United States air force
Bizerte
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carl Spaatz
Spaatz
United States air forces
London
R.A.F
Sir William Welsh
U.S. air force
James H. Doolittle
Canada Poised to Lead Magnesium Production
Ottawa reports laboratory testing and a pilot plant show Canada can become a leading magnesium producer. Current output supplies 40 percent of Allied aluminum needs, using asbestos tailings. Wildman process promises simpler plant design, lower capital costs, and cheaper production.
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OTTAWA
Van
C.P
bureau of mines
Canada
bureau
H. G Wildman
Montréal
Dominion
Wildman
Noted Russian Aviatrix Killed
Moscow reports the death of Maria Roskova Hero of the Soviet Union and famed long distance flyer and military pilot announced today with no details given. The 1938 non stop 4931 mile flight with two other women flyers from Mostow to near Komsomolsk is cited as a key achievement.
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Moscow
Maria Roskova
Soviet Union
Russia
London
Associated Press
Mostow
Ruhr Valley Again Raided
London dispatch reports British bombers struck Germanys Ruhr valley for the fourth raid this week. Five British aircraft missing potentially from about 100 planes involved. No official raid details given. Berlin radio said raids covered northern and western Germany. Meanwhile four Focke Wolf fighters conducted a hit and run attack on a rural district and a southeast coast town. one bomb killed a bungalow occupant.
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LONDON
Jan
C.P
Germany
Ruhr valley
Ruhr
Berlin
Focke-Wulf
Eight Die in Ontario Winter Storm
Eight persons died in central and western Ontario as a heavy show storm swept the region. Six deaths occurred in Toronto from over-exertion in deep snow, one in Kitchener, and one at St Catharines. The storm halted traffic, disrupted rail and bus schedules, and caused extensive manhour loss in Toronto area munitions plants. injuries occurred in traffic accidents and communication lines suffered minor wire trouble due to dry snow.
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TORONTO
Ontario
Kitchener
St. Catharines
Telephone and telegraph company
Allied Air Hammer Severs Japanese Convoy At Lae
Allied communique reports a badly battered Japanese convoy near Lae New Guinea was pursued into the harbor and mercilessly bombed by SW Pacific air forces. Three transports were sunk, one damaged, with 38 enemy aircraft shot down as Australian and American troops tighten grip on Buna Sananda pocket. General MacArthur returned to Australia praising allied forces after the New Guinea battlefront actions.
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ALLIED
Australia
C.P
Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
southwest Pacific air force command
New Britain
Buna
Sanananda
Douglas MacArthur
China’s Economic Structure Hit By War Strains
War analyst DeWitt Mackenzie reports China’s economy is severely disrupted by ongoing fighting. Cost of living has surged and inflation devalues the yuan to about five cents in Canadian money. Industry suffers from scarce materials and damaged machinery, with poor external communications crippling supply lines.
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DEWITT MACKENZIE
Associated Press
CHUNGKING
A.P
China
Nanking Declares War on Allies
Tokyo reports Premier Tojo announced that Wang Ching-wei's National government in Nanking has declared war on Britain and the United States. The BBC with CBS noted little military impact but warned of risks to roughly 12,000 Britons and Americans in Shanghai who have enjoyed limited freedom already.
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TOKYO
Hideki Tojo
Wang Ching-Wei
China
Nanking
British Empire
United States
BBC
CBS
New York
Shanghai
Canada to survey medical assets amid wartime strain
Ottawa reports a sweeping survey and planning effort to map Canada's medical, dental, nursing and hospital resources. Representatives from health authorities, the armed services, and professional bodies will meet January 20 to assess distribution and adjustments, aiming to aid war needs, conserve personnel, and prepare for epidemics or large disasters.
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C.P
Canada
Canadian Medical association
army
air and navy services
Canadian Hospital Council
Canadian Nurses association
Canadian Dental association
Fog and Snow Delay Major Soviet Offensives
Soviet forces under Gen Vatutin and Rokossovsky resumed a wide enveloping advance in the Caucasus and lower eastern front despite rain and snow. Red Star cited heavy hand to hand fighting as Russians cleared northern factory districts of Stalingrad and Neighbouring areas while mining operations removed thousands of mines. Zimovniki and 20 more towns were reported captured as Rostov-bound drives pushed forward across the Don front.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
A.P
Caucasus
Red army
Red Star
Osetia
Kabardino-Balkaria
Stavropol
Stalingrad
ROSTOV
Constantin Rokossovsky
Strakhov
Vatutin
Medvezhka
lower Vyazovy
upper Vyazovy
Yalkovo
Likhnya
Millerovo
Zimovniki
Don Valley
Grolsky
Georgievsk
Baku-Rostov
Stepnoye
Orlovsky
Pravekumsky
Revolt in Romania Denied by News Agency and Radio
Reports from Lisbon and Swiss radio claim a state of siege in Bucharest after an Iron Guard plot against Antonescu. German General Loehr in command allegedly suppressing unrest as Himmler’s SS unit is said to have arrived. CBS heard the broadcasts without cited sources. In Moose Jaw, triplet cadets Schimpf gain attention in Sea Cadet Corps.
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LONDON
Rumania
Lisbon
Bucharest
Antonescu
BUC
Alexander Loehr
Balkans
Romania
CBS
Heinrich) Himmier
Fighting French claim Libyan desert rout and outposts
In southern Libya Brig. Gen Leclerc’s forces captured Brach and El Gatrun, signaling a rout for Axis troops as the Fighting French announce the flank victory. Reports place the action 350 miles southeast of Tripoli amid ongoing desert operations.
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Jacques Leclerc
Brach
Tripoli
El Gatrun
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Shanghai
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Christopher Colomb
Mount Royal Avenue
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BLACKPOOL
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Manchester City
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Liverpool
Everton
Coventry
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