Flashes Of Life column notes illness of Westbrook Pegler
A brief item reports that Westbrook Pegler is ill with pneumonia and that his column will resume on recovery. The page also includes assorted short items from Miami Beach to Atlanta and Danville with scattered notes on public figures, holidays, and local curiosities.
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Associated Press
Westbrook Pegler
Miami Beach
Fla
Florida
MacDonald Bryan
Florida Publicity and Public Relations Association
Allied Drives Reach Rome Fronts Amid Heavy Fighting
Allied forces push toward Rome with the Fifth Army and Eighth Army driving from the Adriatic coast toward Mount Meggowe and Mount Lemme. German resistance stiffens on the Senio and near Venafro as heavy air and naval support target coastal settlements.
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Fifths Army
Germany
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Rome
Migtane
Eighth Army
Moro
Sengro
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Noxw
Venafro
Fifth Army
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Mount Meggowe
Bristol Infantry
Pifthamis
Mount Lemme
Acteam
Ancona
Ser Bermdello
Median
Orbetelio
More
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Adriatic
Pescays
Wight
Mark W. Clark
Blay
Meemore
Migrano
Nagis
Witter
Erwin Ramels Pool
Heaviest Sea Fighting Seen in World War II Analysis
Secretary of the Navy Mines and the Yard Navy Journal discuss Pearl Harbor and wartime sea battles. The article asserts heavy fighting ahead and notes Allied naval successes in 1943 and plans to strike Japan from Pearl Harbor and other theaters.
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Washington
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United States
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Areyard Navy
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Diermar
Japieri
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the United. Nations
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Pearl
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Aleutiens
Barmanside
China
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Vote on Soldier Ballot Debate and Amendments
Reported debate on the soldier ballot with votes on Bridges amendment and various party positions. Senators Bilbo Eastland Ellender Overton largely opposed or supported differing provisions on civilian exclusion, Red Cross and WASPS inclusion, and anti propaganda measures.
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Washington
Louisiane
Mim
Bruges
New Hawkeshire
Bilbo
Indiana
Eastland
Ellender
Overton
Pepper
Florida
Eilender
Aiken
Republican
Vermiant
Red Cross Society of Friends
Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Service
WAFS
Women's
Vasoree Reddy Pilots
WASPS
Taft
Ohio
Turkey's Role in War Sparks Axis Worries
Reports from London describe Turkish policy in the European war as uncertain after claims of talks between Ismet Inonu and Roosevelt and Churchill in Cairo. German dispatches say no policy shift is expected, while Germany seeks continued Turkish collaboration to avoid war horrors and gain bases for Black Sea operations.
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London
Turkey
Artesania Aperulatori
Mt Ismet Imann
Roosevelt
Churchill
Cairo
Chiefs of State of
Britai
United States
Ruawan
Stalin
Trane Ocean Saul
Ankara
Teheran
Meny
Numan Menementoga
Turckiah
Emir Mansur
King Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
Th Fahad
DNB
Vichy
Franz von Papen
Hous
Istanbul
Berlin
Germany
Black Sea
Balkans
Roosevelt speaks to U S troops in Iran during wartime visit
President Roosevelt addressed soldiers at Camp Amirabad Iran after inspecting troops. He praised allied planning with Stalin and Churchill to win the war and to shape postwar world conditions. He recalled the distance from home and affirmed American pride in the troops for their essential war effort.
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Teheran
Iran
Roosevelt
United States
Camp
Amirabad
Stalin
Churchill
Teheran Declarations Aimed at Sparing German Morale
The Tehran declarations avoid the phrase unconditional surrender. The article argues the omission should lift German morale and help the defeated rebuild, noting Goebbels and Nazis claimed UN demands. It highlights hope for German dissidents and underground amid Nazi terror and Himmler camps.
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United Nations
Germany
Himmler
Corporal Haygood Killed in Action in Italy
Relatives of Corporal Wilton Scott Haygood 24 report his death in action in Italy in November. A Neville High School graduate, he served four years in the Army. He leaves a wife and baby in San Francisco and several siblings, including Mrs. Roswell of Sterling, Mrs. Maxwell of Louann, Mrs. Helmkamip of Yuba City, Mrs. Swear of Montgomery, Mrs. Stringer of Shreveport, Mrs. Bernard of Monroe, and a Navy brother D I Haygood.
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Wilton Scott Haygood
Italy
Neville High School
San Francisco
Calif
Jeff Roswell
Sterlington
R. L. Maxwell
Louann Ark
A. R. Helmkamip
Yuba City
J. Swear
Montgomery la
Dale Stringer
Shreveport
Ruby Bernard
Monroe
Haygood
United States Navy
Allied Air Blows Hit Japan and Pacific Bases
American bombers broaden the attack on Japan while Nipponese raids strike Tarawa and Makin. Australia repels counterattacks near Wareo as Allied bombers hit Cape Gloucester and Sattelberg. Washington predicts heavy naval fighting ahead in 1944 and urges continued tempo of operations.
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Associated Preas
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Marshall Islands
Central Pacific
Tarawa
Makin Islands
Gilberts
Makin
Navy
Huen
New Guinea
China
Hunan
John Curtin
Australia
Guardian
Hare ‘Sland
Kapingamarangi Atoll
Guadalcanal
Truk
Pacific
Mii
Marshalls
Nauru
Washington
Knox
Army and Navy Journal
United States Naval Service
William R. Furlong
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Wareo
Huon Peninsula
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Dempier Strait
Sattelberg
Truck Drivers Strike Across Atlanta Area During War Labor Board Row
More than 1500 truck drivers and helpers in Atlanta and Memphis walked out tied up 42 southeastern motor freight firms. The dispute centers on wage increases approved by the war labor board but awaiting Office of Price Administration approval. Overtime rules and base pay for drivers and helpers are the focal points of the walkout.
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Atlanta
Memphis
Tenn
Southeastern
International Union of Teamsters
A. F. of L
War Labor Board
Office of Price Administration
W. T. Archer
Union
Archer
WLB
Nashville
Wallace Neal
Birmingham
Ala
A. E. Gamble
Locel Union
Chiefs Decide Time for Invasion of West Europe
Arrest of Carlos Vejarano vy Cassina known as Count Nava de Tajo in New York on a charge of acting as an unregistered foreign agent announced by the FBI. Photo credit A. P. Wirephoto.
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Carlos Vejarano Vy Cassina
New York
Hollywood
Count Nava de Tajo
A. P
Count Ciano Is Executed
LANDON, Dec 6. Unconfirmed reports say Count Galeazzo Ciano son-in-law of Mussolini and former Italian foreign minister was executed by firing squad in northern Italy. The reports claim he was shot in the back after a treason conviction by a special court of Mussolini's Republican Fascist government, a German puppet.
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Benito Mussolini
Bor
Reuters
Swiss Telegraph Agency
Maly
Ciano
Mussolini
Influenza Strikes Britain as Deaths Rise in Week
Influenza claimed 376 lives in London and other cities for the week ending November 27, triple the prior week. Health authorities call this the worst wave since 1937 with rising cases. Prayers were said in northern churches for victims.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Health
Midlands
Leaders Close Teheran Meet
In Teheran, Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin affirm full agreement on the scope and timing of operations to smash Germany from three sides. They outline a postwar peace era inviting all nations into a world family of democracies based on the Atlantic Charter. The conference ran Nov 28 to Dec 1 with US British and Soviet leaders and military chiefs.
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Hitler
Germany
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Churchill
Washington
Teheran
Iran
Europe
London
William McGaffin
Cairo
Egypt
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Chiang Kai- Shek
Russian Army Threatens Mogilev in White Russia
Soviet dispatches report Red Army advances northwest of Propoisk threatening Mogilev a key German rail hub as Russians push German lines near Zhlobin Rogachev and along the Gome front with deep penetrations and heavy losses.
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London
Propoisk
Red Army
Mogilev
White Russia
Zhlobin
Rogachev
Gome
Varedol
Bahki
Zabluka
Kremenchug Arca
Cherkasy
Kremenchug
Kiev
Reuters
Soviet Warns Satellites as Teheran Talks Continue
Moscow pressed Germanys allies to quit the war warning Finland Hungary and Romania will suffer harsher consequences the longer they stay in the Hitler coalition. The War and the Working Class journal called on Polish circles in London noting guerrillas could clash with the Red Army over Vilna and western Ukraine as Poland faces postwar fate.
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Moscow
Stans Teheran
Roosevelt
Teheran
London
Vilna
Ukraine
Russia
Poland
Sid
Hitler
Christmas Appeal Seeks Aid for Needy Homes
A 1943 Christmas fund drive urges immediate gifts to Good Fellows to supply warm clothing groceries and toys for families struggling during wartime. Only about 232 dollars had been raised by Monday morning as the deadline nears and a child’s plea notes no Santa without aid, prompting calls for prompt community generosity.
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Good Fellows
Good Fellows Christmas Fund
Santa Claus
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