British General says 485 Axis tanks lost near El Agheila
General Sir Harold Alexander the British commander in the Middle East announced that only about 15 of an estimated 500 Axis tanks in the El Agheila area escaped destruction or capture by the 8th Army. He predicted Rommel’s forces would briefly stand near El Agheila while the 8th Army moved within 70 miles of Benghazi pursuing the enemy across a wide front.
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Associated Press
ATRO
Harold Alexander
Middle East
Egypt
8th Army
Erwin Rommel
El Agaheiia
Libra
Alexander
Rommel
Cairo
Roremel
El Agheila
North Africa
Bengis
Changes in Russia under Orthodoxy praised
The Left Hand Corner reports on Russian policy shifts. Civil rights return to clergy and priests gain franchise. Since 1920 the seven-year war ended and Sunday rest restored as national practice. School texts revised removing religious passages and religious education tests updated. Manufacturing of phonographs legalized and worship relaxed for Christians. Orthodox clergy see support for parish work while a new emphasis on Christianity appears in early civilization. The goddess union is suspended due to paper shortages. Over the past decade 1,702 books and magazines were published.
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ANON P. BE. T
Goddess union
Rumor Little Resigns Hits Ottawa Theater of Doubt
ITAWA reports rumors that Eliott Little, director of Selective Service, has resigned, creating a potential clash with the Labor department. Officials declined comment while minister Mitchell and others return from overseas talks. The rumor grows after a Toronto publication and a string of high level conferences.
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Selective Service
Labor Department
Ottawa
ITAWA
National Selective Service
Eliott
Little
Labor
Mitchel
selective service administration
Mitchell
United Kingdom
Toronto
Peewee meen
SABLE
Milremelt
Lamisciatey
Canada
Sir
Prime Minnster
Locomotives Shot Up by RCAF Fight Aircraft
London report says a Royal Canadian Air Force fighter squadron from Bostan shot up five locomotives in Belgium during intruder operations over northern France and Belgium last night. The aircraft returned to base with no casualties and no further details released.
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LONDON
C. P Cahiz
Bostan
RCAF
Belgium
Tass
R.C.A.F
France
air ministry
Dr Ernest Kendall Named Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the appointment of Dr Ernest Kendall of Windsor Nova Scotia as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Kendall succeeds F P Mathers who resigned. Kendall served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War I and rose to Lieutenant Colonel. Kendall did not resume medical practice after the war and settled in Windsor, Nova Scotia. He is connected to the McLennan family through his wife, the daughter of the late Senator John S McLennan.
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OTTAWA
Newis
Mackenzie King
Ernest. Kendall
Windsor
N.S
Nova Scotia
Kendall
fon
F. P. Mathers ho
Mather
Newfoundland
Syvaner
Canadian Army Medical Corps
ile
Kengall
Kentail
Sensior
John S. McLennan
Japs Admit Some Losses In Solomons
Japanese headquarters acknowledged losses in the third Solomons naval battle including one battleship damaged another sunk eight cruisers and four or five destroyers claimed and 32 planes down with nine others missing The report notes the first admission of a battleship loss by Japan and contrasts it with U S statements listing cruisers and destroyers sunk in related actions
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NEW YORK
Solomons
United Sistes navy
battie
Thor
U.S
Stalingrad Still Holds in Winter Drive
In the first week of renewed operations at Stalingrad, German forces advanced only a few yards in the northern factory district amid costly fighting. Red Star notes German efforts to break to the Volga were thwarted by Russian defense and ice on the river complicating supply and maneuver. The front remains largely stalemated with minor shifts as Axis troops face renewed Soviet pressures in the Caucasus and around Tuapse.
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HENRY C. CASSIDY
Sta Vrizera
MOSCOW
Stalingrad
Red Star
Volta
Caucasus
Naich
Tuapse
Germans Boast Bizerte Captured in Tunisia Fight
German broadcasts claim Bizerte’s capture and Tunisian hold as Axis forces press their advance in North Africa. Parachute drops by British and American troops near key Tunisian airfields signal continued Allied efforts, with French authorities in Algeria and Morocco aiding Allied commands.
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Robert Bunnelle
Associated Press
Stati
ONDON
Bizerte
Tunisia
Tunis
Paris
sind
North African
Tunisian
Reuters
Oran
Berlin
Spanish Mobilization Intended To Avoid Participation In War
New York dispatch reports Spain plans a larger mobilization of its 3,960,620 soldiers. Franco authorizes reinforcement of land and sea forces while avoiding overt Axis cooperation. The wording suggests efforts to reinforce commands without alarming mobilization terms. Page Three continuation.
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NEW YORK
Spain
Gibraltar Strait
Francisco Franco
Madrid
mobilzazon
Cripps Sees Uphill Fight in North Africa Moral
Sir Stafford Cripps told the House of Commons the Allies face a stern uphill fight before mastering North Africa. He urged steady measures against U boats and stressed vigilance in the Orient. MacArthur’s Pacific stake drew cheers as the House recognized the strategic importance of New Guinea.
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LONDOX
Stafford Cripps
house of commons
house
North africs
North Africa
ceniaGun
de Spatée
alness
New Guinea
MacARTHUR
Sir Stafford
Pacific
CRIPPS
Natives Pitch In Help Allies Back Up Drives
War analyst Dewit Mackenzie reports natives across Africa aiding Allied supply efforts. From Cairo to the Mediterranean, British French and American troops work with local workers enduring heat and deserts to move men and cargo. The piece underscores widespread native support, though many know little of the war’s details, seeing only the outcome of victory.
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Dewit Mackenzie
Cairo
Britain
Alliea
North Africa
DEWITY MACKENZIE
Associated Press
CATO
Mediterranean Sea
equator
Africa
AMed victoriex
Allied Chutists Capture Rey Tunisia Air Base
Allied parachute troops landed deep in Tunisia and captured a strategic air base, aiding the advance for Allied forces. Pierre Laval gains full power to govern France as Petain signs the decree. Germany warns of raids on Allied convoys from Norway. Mitchell to issue statement on Elliott Little resignation report. U.S. heavy bombers strike La Lanten and La Palice Nazi bases. one bomber missing. butter rationing unlikely in next six months according to Toronto official.
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TUNISIA
LONDON
Worecra
PIERRE LivaAI
FRANCE
VICHY
Stockholm
Basel
MITCHELL
ELLIOTT LITTLE
OTTAWA
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Elliott WW. Little
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Lazient
La Palice
French
United States
TAGGART
TORONTO
J. G. Taggart
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