Allied air raids on Tunisian ports amid hazardous materials attack
Allied bombers hit Sousse and Sfax ports in Tunisia while rail lines and highways along the Gulf of Gabes were targeted. The communique reported no ground changes as RAF Spitfires and other aircraft pressed four to one sweeps against Axis forces amid widespread air action.
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ALLIED
North Africa
Sousse
Sfax
Mahsres
Gulf of Gabes
Marshal Rommel
Tripolitanian
Tunisia
Itsian high command
Libyan
Aussies Raid Jap Outpost Near Mubo
Australian troops raided the Japanese defence outpost at Mubo near Salamaua in New Guinea, killing more than 100 enemy soldiers as Allied forces pressed the Sananda picket and forced a Japanese retreat toward Gona. 116 Japanese were killed on a hill west of Mubo. Australian casualties were light.
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NEW GUINEA
Mubo
Salamaua
Sanananda
Gona
Village Relocated for North Africa Training Ground
In East Anglia a village was moved under “precautionary measures against invasion” for use as a battle training site by General KK W Anderson’s First Army. Residents, led by 80 year old Mary Hull, recall the sudden displacement and accept the purpose as aiding a quick victory, hoping to return home after the war.
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First Army
North Africa
KK. W. Anderson
fighting First Army
Mary Hull
Batten
Toronto air gunner robbed on 28 days leave
Sgt. Arthur Weaver, 23, of Toronto, survived an Arctic crash with two other airmen and burned his coat to stay warm. On returning home on 28 days leave, his pay totaling 120 dollars was stolen from his wife's parents' home. Weaver quipped that this would be some leave.
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TORONTO
Arthur Weaver
Toronto wireless
Arctic Circle
Weaver
Allied Air Strategy Aims at Unified Mediterranean Command
Reuters reports from Allied headquarters in North Africa that three senior British air officers discussed a unified Mediterranean air command. The plan would allow relay bombing between eastern and western bases and returning pilots to their home bases after missions. Air Marshal Tedder, Air Vice Marshal Park, and Air Marshal Welsh met in North Africa.
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LONDON
Reuters news agency
Allied
North Africa
Mediterranean
air command
Arthur William Tedder
air forces
Keith Park
Malta
William Welsh
R.A
Garson Becomes Manitoba Premier After Bracken Resigns
Hon. Stuart Garson was sworn in as Manitoba's 12th premier, succeeding Hon. John Bracken who delivered his resignation to Lt. Gov. R. F. McWilliams. Bracken advised adopting wartime rural electrification and switching to a current income tax plan proposed by Beardsley Rumi for future tax collection.
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WINNIPEG
Stuart
Garson
Manitoba
John Bracken
Bracken
R. F. McWilliams
Dominion
Progressive Conservative party
Ottawa
Beardsley Rumi
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Canada
RCAF Bombers Smash Lorient U-boat Base in Night Raid
Canadian bomber groups in an overnight attack heavily bombed the Lorient submarine base on the Atlantic coast. Halifaxes and Wellingtons from the newly formed Canadian bomber command flew in the raid, with one RCAF aircraft reported missing. Lorient’s Keroman pens are believed to shelter up to 20 U-boats, and the operation follows a string of nighttime strikes against the port works and U-boat facilities.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
R.C.AF
RCAF
bomber command
Lorient
Atlantic
R.C.A F
RAF Scores Hits On Akyab Targets In Burma Raids
New Delhi reports that RAP bombers attacked four Japanese occupied villages in the Akyab area of western Burma and followed with a night assault on Akyab Island. Direct hits were scored, with all British planes returning. Fighters accompanied daylight raids and strafed enemy installations.
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NEW DELHI
Akyab
Burma
Akyab Island
French Morocco Frontier Closed Reported by Paris Radio
The German-controlled Paris radio said the frontier between Spanish and French Morocco in North Africa has been closed. The announcement came from London on January 15 amid North African tensions and colonial administration concerns.
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LONDON
C.P
Paris
Morocco
North Africa
Ginger Rogers Engaged to Marine Jack Briggs
Hollywood report states film star Ginger Rogers engaged to marry Pte. Jack Briggs of the United States Marine Corps. Briggs is described as a Hollywood actor. Rogers would be making her third marriage, her prior divorce from Lew Ayres dated March 13, 1940.
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HOLLYWOOD
Los Angeles Times
Ginger Rogers
Jack Briggs
United States Marine Corps
Briggs
Miss Rogers
Lew Ayres
Pedestrians Collide Result in $5,000 Suit Filed
In Syracuse on January 13 a $5,000 lawsuit was filed after a collision between pedestrians. Miss Mayme McManus seeks the amount from Thomas Fitzgerald of Denver Colorado, claiming a broken leg from the street bump.
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SYRACUSE
N.Y
Mayme McManus
Thomas Fitzgerald
Denver
Colo
Loot Is Counterfeit in City Window Display
A thief broke into a downtown drug store in Charlotte on January 15 and stole a display of counterfeit money from the storefront window. The money included two hundred dollar notes, two twenty's, two fives and two ones, all specimens or counterfeits arranged as a "know your money" exhibit by the U S Secret Service.
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CHARLOTTE
N.C
United States secret service
Equality To Women Teachers Is Approved In Calgary
Calgary board grants women joining the armed forces the same privileges as men. Leave of absence for WAC service is approved and the seniority salary increments will be preserved until one year after discharge or hostilities end. Retirement contributions will continue during service.
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CALGARY
armed services
W.A.C N.S
Steel Strike Leaders Form Ottawa Negotiating Panel
President Murray of the United Steel Workers appointed a three man committee to negotiate with employers and Canadian officials in Ottawa. The panel includes John Doherty Elner Maloy and Patrick Conroy and will depart for Ottawa with full authority to handle the dispute.
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WASHINGTON
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers of America today
Ottawa
tw 3
telegram
Mini Inter
Humphrey Mitchell
Murray
John Doherty
Elner J. Maloy
Patrick Conroy
Canadian Congress of Labor
international executive board of
union
Charles Willard
Mitchell
Pittsburgh
International executive board
United Steel Workers of America
Mildard
British Subs Sink 3 Axis Ships and Bombard Italian Coast
British submarines in the Mediterranean destroyed three Axis supply ships and a small naval vessel. They torpedoed a large supply ship near Naples, bombarded a railway bridge, and damaged electric installations. A minesweeper was sunk, prisoners were taken, and another supply ship was torpedoed off Tunisia.
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LONDON
C.P
Mediterranean
Italy
admiralty
Naples
Cmdr
B. Bryant
tscortea
Gulf of Gabes
Tunisia
Tripolitwnia
Turner
Tripoli
Tunisian
ASC. G. Mars
Tulsa Sex Slayer Murders Mother and Daughter
Police found the bodies of Mrs. Luzza Stewart, 50, and her daughter Mrs. Georgia Green, 38, in their bed after a brutal slaying. Victims were clad in torn bright pajamas. A suspect described as a sex slayer is at large as authorities investigate the bloodied crime scene in Tulsa.
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TULSA
Okls
Jan
Luzzla Stewart
Georgia Green
English Town Raided by Nazis
Four German raiders bombed and machine gunned an English south coast town causing substantial damage. Several casualties occurred as the aircraft strafed the town before heading to the coast.
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LONDON
Hang
Underwear Shortage Noted by Retail Clothiers
A Chicago report from the National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers notes underwear is the shortest stocked item in men apparel stores, highlighting supply constraints and potential shortages in January.
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CHICAGO
National Association of Retail Clothiers and Purnishers
Night No Bother to Sea Commandos
Canadian Press dispatch from Scotland describes United Nations volunteers in combined operations training at a highland base. Night maneuvers test assault craft navigation and signaling with Lieut R M Smith signaling flares as crews locate a hidden beach and declare objective achieved amid rain and darkness.
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FOSTER BARCLAY
Scotland
United Nations
nals
R M Smith
Regina
Gordon MacGregor
New Westminster
B.C
F J. Robinson
Vancouver
Peter Neuman
Reging
John O'Brennan
Dodsland
Sask
Ross Preston
Minnedosa
Lieut
Smith
Russians Push Westward in Caucasus Don Front Amid Heavy Casualties
Red army forces advance on three fronts, breaking German lines in the Caucasus and Lower Don region. Soviet troops recapture towns, press toward Rostov, while German counter-attacks are repulsed with heavy losses. 800 Germans killed in a single encounter as the winter offensive continues.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
OSCOW
mid-Caucasus
Caucasus
Don
Red army
Mozdok
Nalechik
Mineralnye Vody
Rostov
Don valley
Red Star
central
Velikle Luki
Lower Dan
Mineralyne Vody
Rostov-Baku
Kuma river
Caucasus army
Sotnikovskoye
Kalmyck steppes
Sotmikovskoye
Zahrayskoye
Minevanye Vody-Rastov
op Suvorovskaya
Graghdansky~ Pervy
Mineralnye Vv
lower
lower Dom
Fire at Debert Camp Destroys Stores and Buildings
A fire at Debert military camp in NL destroyed two buildings and a large stock of stores and clothing. Loss estimated up to $500000 with no injuries. A district court of inquiry will conduct a full investigation as the drill hall is repurposed.
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OTTAWA
Fan
Drbert
defences department
fie
defence headquarters
Debert
department of national defence
RAF raids Cherbourg in swift follow up to Lorient attack
The docks at Cherbourg on France’s coast were attacked by the RAF in a rapid follow up to a heavy bomber strike on Lorient. Boston light bombers, escorted by Spitfires, reportedly encountered no German fighter opposition.
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LONDON
Cherbourg
Lorient
France
Atlantic
Boston
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talian
IA.P
BBC
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CBS
J.P
Sault Ste. Marie
Oni
Sydney
Trenton
N.S
Mackenzie King
ST. LAWRENCE
MONTREAL
Jac
CPJ
Eureka
Lincernes
ieNaughton
Mattress
C.P.J—Cel
Booth
Britain
Europa
ALBERTA
LLOYDMINSTER
Alta
Bertha Martin
lont
Onion Lake
PAT CONROY
OTTAWA STEEL
congress
congress’ commission
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