Lehman Pushes Onondaga Rackets Probe In September
The report recalls Governor Lehman urging action on the Joe Fay case tied to the AFL operating engineers racketeering in Syracuse and Rochester. Indictments floundered, a key witness vanished, and successors like Charles Polletti and Tom Dewey moved into leadership as investigation lingered with no public results.
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Bert H. Lehman
York
Onondaga County
Rds
Joe Fay
Frank Hague
Jersey
Syracuse
Ean
Ville Warner
Om Fay
Rochester
AFL
Overnor Lehman
Lehman
Soviet forces wipe out toropets pocket in crowded frontline
Soviet troops reportedly encircled and annihilated near Toropets, with 15 000 slain and 4 217 captured. Germany suffered heavy losses of tanks, guns, trucks as the Red Army claimed five more German strong points in the Rzhev sector and repelled a major counterattack southwest of Stalingrad. The front line shifted toward Soviet advantage as they widened the barrier west of Stalingrad.
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Berlin
Toropets
Velikie Luki
Moscow
Red Army
Rzhev
Stalingrad
Kotelnikovski
Don River
Red Star
Congress Heads Home After Stormy Session End
Washington Dec 11 congress members departed after nearly two years of contentious work as the 77th Congress adjourned without fanfare. The session produced landmark New Deal legislation and reshaped party balance, with Democrats 262 and Republicans 166 in the House and 222 Democrats to 208 Republicans in the Senate, plus minor party seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Washington
Yester
George Norris
Raska
Congress
Franklin D. Roosey
Roosevelt Proclaims January Farm Mobilization Day
President Roosevelt proclaimed January 12 as farm mobilization day to gather farmers with Agriculture Department officials and other leaders to plan maximizing 1943 food production. He called food a weapon alongside guns and planes and urged using all resources for victory.
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Ashington
Ite House
Roosevelt
Pas
Departur of Agriculture
Msion Service
Fis
America
United Nations
New York Newspaper Strike Ends as Deliverers Return
New York City readers resume daily papers after a three day strike. A 3000 member union voted to obey a war labor board order and return to work while arbitration begins to resolve wage and job security disputes with publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Herald Tribune
War Labor Board
Publishers' Association of New York
WLB
Amusement Building Construction Stopped by WPB
New Orleans and Dallas reports say the War Production Board halted a Metairie Road project in New Orleans for amusement use after complaints the site would be a nightclub. The stop order, issued November 11 by WPB compliance chief Tom Bolton, targets amusements over $5,000 requiring authorization.
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New Orleans
Metairie Road
War Production Board
Tom Bolton
WPB
Dallas
Tex
Cyril J. Dill
Mussolini Reported Suffering From Stomach Cancer
An unofficial London source says Italian Premier Mussolini has advanced stomach cancer. The informant claims the diagnosis was made by Hitler’s specialists who traveled to Italy after rumors of Il Duce’s illness, dating the onset about four years ago.
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London
Mussolini
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
al Duce
Brown to replace Henderson as price administrator
Washington reports that Senator Prentiss Brown of Michigan would succeed Leon Henderson as price administrator, potentially softening rationing to free more civilian supplies. Brown, who lost the November election, would be named after Henderson takes a four month health layoff and resigns early next year.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Prentiss Brown
Michigan
Henderson
Brown
White House
Michigan Democrat
Price
Congress
Office of Price Administration
Taft predicts move to split RFC and BEW agencies
Senator Taft says next session will seek to break up the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and separate BEW and related subsidiaries as independent agencies. He notes RFC will push for $5 billion more borrowing authority and argues agencies should be funded by Congress with direct appropriations.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
Taft
Republican
Ohio
RFC
Treasury
77Th Congress
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Darlan Signals French Fleet Joins Allied War Effort
Admiral Jean Darlan announced that major French fleet units at Dakar Alexandria and in North Africa would join British and American forces to fight the axis. He said he aims for close union with the allies and prefers North Africa and French West Africa as his sphere of authority.
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Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Jean Darlan
Dakar
Alexandria
North African
United States
Vichy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
French Africa
Charles de Gaulle
France
Africa
Germany
Italy
Darlan
Lorraine
Richelieu
Gloire
Montcalm
Georges Leygues
Jules Verne
Jean Bart
Casablanca
Toulon
General de Gaulle
High Commission
French West Africa
Navy Bombers Hit Japanese Ship at Munda
Navy dive bombers struck at Munda on New Georgia in the Solomons and damaged an enemy destroyer or cruiser. Flying Fortresses fought off 12 Zero fighters, shooting them all down. one Fortress was lost but crew saved. One Dauntless failed to return.
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Washington
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
South Pacific
Douglas
Dauntless
Public Loyalty Aiding Efforts Of Good Fellows
Public loyalty and donations to the Good Fellows fund are rising, with a total reported at $637.38 from various contributors including L. B. Faulk Legion Post and families. A letter from Alton, Alabama signals broad support beyond the state, and children write about Santa’s disappearance without the club’s aid.
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L. B. Faulk Legion Post
Ae Me Weives
Kermit Youngolood
C. W. Tillman
Danny and
Larry
Good Fellows
Alton
Santa
Santa Claus
Firemen Clean Up Spilled Gasoline
Shreveport Louisiana city firemen removed a serious fire hazard in a downtown alley early today. About 15 gallons of gasoline spilled on the pavement. Fire Chief S J Flores said a truck with out of town license was parked in the alley last night. Police are investigating suspected hot gasoline operators.
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Shreveport
Dee
S. J. Flores
Army Navy to Use Colleges for Education Training Program
Washington reports the army and navy will contract with several colleges and universities to detail qualified service members for educational training. The plan aims to supply specialized technical training and officer development for the services, with drafts and enlistments shaping eligibility and civilian enrollments under navy rules. Existing training agreements remain unaffected as new contracts are set with yet unspecified institutions.
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Washington
Army
Navy
War
Stimson
Knox
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Selective Service and Training Act
Stenographer to Christen Vessel in Navy Launch
Mildred Denman a 20 year old government stenographer in Atlanta asked President Roosevelt to christen a new combat ship. After delays the request reached Charleston navy yard and Savannah supervisor I B McDaniel arranged a Jacksonville launch next Wednesday. She plans to break a bottle and has a speech ready.
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Atlanta
Mildred Denman
Navy
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Washington
Charleston, S. C. Navy Yard
I. B. McDaniel
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
Emily Post
Roosevelt lauds North Africans as allies in war effort
President Roosevelt declares North Africans have allied with liberalism against the axis and backed the United Nations war effort. He cites Admiral Darlan’s appeal for united action and notes amnesty for those previously arrested or interned for pro allied activities.
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Washington
North Africa
Roosevelt
Jean Darlan
Germany
Italy
Quick Action On Bonuses Promised By War Labor Board
The War Labor Board announces faster handling of Christmas bonus requests. Regional directors gain authority to approve bonus payments when the last year’s basic amount or percentage remains unchanged. Employers may proceed without full board approval if nonpayment would be grossly unjust, and bonuses for service members entering the armed forces are now allowed without board approval.
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Washington
War Labor Board
New Orleans Records Cold Low At 40 Degrees
New Orleans residents shivered as the city logged its lowest temperature of the season at 40 degrees at 7 am. The previous low was 42 degrees on November 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Axis forces split as British Eighth Army traps retreating units in Libya
London reports the axis retreat across Libya halted as Britain's Eighth Army reached Wadi Matratin about 65 miles west of El Agheila. Rommel's rear guard suffers heavy losses while a large Nazi force is methodically mopped up. Observers say Rommel may be crippled in attempting to reach Tripoli.
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London
Libya
Cairo
Britain
Wadi Matratin
el Agheila
Rommel
Agheila
Tripoli
Tunisia
Eighth
Mediterranean
Roosevelt Son Daring Pilot In North Africa War Effort
Lieutenant Colonel Elliott Roosevelt son of the president and Major Harry Eidson pilot have flown preliminary missions over all major targets selected by the U S Twelfth Air Force in North Africa. Roosevelt avoids talking about his flying while colleagues praise him and some skeptics view his family name with suspicion.
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Allied Forces
North Africa
Elliott Roosevelt
Harry Eidson
Indianapolis
United States
Twelfth Air Force
Roosevelt
Eidson
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