The Russian Czar Abdicates And Regency Chosen
In a vivid account from 1917, Western observers atop the British Foreign Office describe confidences with Butler and Lord Robert Cecil as they witness the czar's abdication and the selection of a regent. The scene unfolds in a tense Whitehall afternoon, with censor delays and rapid dispatches shaping the historic alert.
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Robert Cecil
Butler
Whitehall
Birdcage Walk
Trafalgar Square
Fleet Street
Americans and French advance on coast road
United States troops reportedly reached within 40 miles of Gabes Tunisia in a Reuters dispatch. An American task force operated on the southern Tunisian front with a raid on Maknassy 54 miles northwest of Gabes and 40 miles from the coast road and railway. 21 Italians were captured.
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London
United States
Reuters
Gabes
Tunisian
Tripoli
Tunis
Maknassy
Medjez-El-Bab
Parrott Arrested In Desertion Case At Ami Florida
Ursula Parrott, a 40 year old writer, admitted helping former band musician Michael Bryan desert from the army. She said she drove him from the stockade in a car claiming they were going to dinner. The hearing bound her to the federal grand jury on the desertion charge.
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S. Parrott
Michaelly Bryan
New Rationing May Begin in February
Washington officials expressed confidence that point rationing for canned dried and frozen foods would start in February though a tight printing schedule could push the launch into March. They noted citizens are responding patriotically and there is no clear rush to stockpile. the exact start date and when housewives must consult ration points remained undecided.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Claude Wickard
Jones Proposes Meat Quota Shift To Retailers In wartime plan
Governor Sam Jones urged Price Administrator Leon Henderson to reallocate meat quotas from slaughterhouses to retail dealers to meet wartime population needs. He noted quotas based on last year fail to reflect growing local demand and supported a per person 2 12 pound allotment while opposing the current order's impact on small operators.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Jones
Touhy Gang Grilled On New Crimes
FBI agents questioned Roger Touhy Basil Banghart and Edward Darlak after a north side apartment trap that ended a lengthy Chicago chase. Investigators weighed links to the October 22 Galvin home murder and the December 18 armored payroll holdup, noting the gang had money afterward and matching $10 bills found in hideouts.
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Spencer Drayton
Chicago
Edward Darlak
North Side
Stateville
James O'Connor
St. Clair McInerney
Touhy
Lillian Galvin
Edna Sibirski
Galvins
Evanston
Drayton
Galvin
Touhy Bailiwick
Daniel Gilbert
State
Former British envoy Sir Neville Henderson dies in London
London December 30 Sir Neville Henderson former British ambassador to Berlin died in his sleep at his west end home after a period of illness He was 60 and had served as ambassador during the Munich crisis and at the outbreak of war He later served as a home guard colonel and wrote Failure of a Mission detailing his Berlin mission
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London
Neville Henderson
Berlin
West End
Henderson
Munich
Germany
Home Guard
Hitler
Britain
Europe
Drinking Driver 55 Times as Dangerous
Chicago reports the National Safety Council warns New Year driving risks rise with drinking. It notes a drinking driver is 55 times more likely to crash than a sober one and urges this season to avoid alcohol when driving, ensure the driver is sober, start early, drive slowly, and adjust for winter weather.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
U S Planes in Solomons Sink 2 Ships
The article notes U S planes in the Solomon Islands sinking two ships as part of broader wartime actions. It mentions treasury rulings on the new victory tax withholding from January wages and debates among senators about intent and practicality. The piece discusses tax law applying to 1943 income and potential quarterly pay scenarios and the administration’s administrative expediency.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Byrd
Virginia
Danaher
Connecticut
Army and Marine Troops Kill 150 Japs and Lose Only Four
Washington December 30 An official navy communique reports that American aircraft from Henderson field sank two enemy cargo ships off Wickham anchorage in the Solomons. Army and Marine troops killed more than 150 Japanese with four killed and one wounded. Marines destroyed a mortar and a machine gun position. additional actions included ambushes and patrol skirmishes with Japanese losses.
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Washington
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Navy Department
Navy
Wickham Anchorage
Wangung Island
New Georgia
Henderson Airfield
South Pacific
Army
Marine Corps
New Georgia Group
Judge Hamiter to Take Office Oath
Judge Joe B. Hamiter will travel to New Orleans to be sworn in as associate justice of the state supreme court on New Year's Day at 11 a.m. The ceremony in the supreme court room will be attended by his wife Mrs Hamiter and his family. At 43 he becomes one of the youngest justices, vacating his prior seat on the circuit court of appeal.
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Ince Grigg
New York Eye World
Jey Butler
Lord Robert Cecile
British Foreign Office
Butler
France
Igg
Ler
Russia
Robert Cecil
Shreveport
Joe B. Hamiter
New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Hamiter
Supreme Court
E. Hamiter
Fred E. Hamiter
Fred Hamiter
High Court
Circuit Court of Appeal
Allied Ground Forces Sweep Hard On Jap In New Guinea
Allied troops press a swinging door advance in the Buna sector driving a wedge into Japanese entrenchments. The drive ends with the line secured toward the sea, pinning defenders along a coastal strip as pockets are cleared.
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New Guinea
Buna
Louisiana Governor Attacks Victory Tax on Confederate Pensions
Baton Rouge Louisiana December 30 Governor Sam Jones condemned the five percent victory tax on state pensions for Civil War veterans arguing Washington should recognize the Confederacy and reinstate funds. He warned he would fight the tax even if it means seeking other ways to cover the $8 total impact on about 20 pensioners.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Louisiana
Jones
Washington
South
Federal Internal Revenue
One Life Lost In Empire Hotel Fire In Syracuse
A blaze in Syracuse destroyed the four story Empire hotel block causing at least one death and about 1 million dollars in damage. Police report 20 residents unaccounted for and several rescued from windows as smoke filled the hotel after a ground floor fire.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Empire
Frank Steele
New York Central Railroad
George C. Winter
Della Hesslink
Robert Cunningham
North Africa and Atlantic Fronts Show Pushes and Floods
Allied and axis forces clash across Tunisia with French and American units advancing while Rommel’s hold tightens near Sousse and Panormia. In Pittsburgh flood waters threaten industry as rivers crest and engineers deploy dams, with forecasts of a new December high but not the 1936 record.
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North Africa
Tunisia
Tunis
Pont-du-Fahs
Pichon
Kairouan
Sousse
Rommel
Wadi Bet el Chebir
Tripoli
Cairo
Pantellaria
Bizerte
Avas
Pittsburgh
United States Army
Johnstown
Conemaugh River
Conemaugh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
De Gaulle to Visit United States Amid North Africa Tensions
President announced at a press briefing that he expects a swift visit from Charles de Gaulle of the Fighting French. The Talk centered on the Darlan controversy and the future unity of French forces in North Africa. General Giraud’s representatives met with President Roosevelt to discuss French troops and unity against Germany.
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Washington
de Gaulle
Jean Darlan
North Africa
Darlan
de Gaullist
Henri Giraud
M. B. Bethouart
J. L. Dubreuil
Roosevelt
White House
Giraud
Germany
Union Affiliation Vote Rejected at Brown Paper Mill
An employee group at Brown Paper MMI voted 564 to 225 against affiliating with the Brotherhood of Papermakers Union Ouachita Valley No. 364 in an NLRB ordered election following five years of litigation. About 85 eligible workers did not vote. Mill officials declined comment.
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Brown Paper
MMI
Brotherhood of Papermakers Union
Ouachita Valley
National Labor Relations Board
Three War-Plant Workers Dead From Chemicals
White Plains reports outline three deaths and about 500 workers affected by chemicals at two Westchester plants. Anaconda Wire and Cable managers deny direct links to deaths while county officials report 120 cases and warnings of possible fatalities. The illness is described as a liver-destroying disease with severe skin eruptions before preventive actions.
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White Plains
N. Y
Westchester County
W. F. DiLastro
Hastings-On-Hudson
Richard Mclaughlin
William A. Holla
McLaughlin
Anasconda
Eugene F. McGillian
Yonkers
Habirshaw Cable and Wire Corporation
O Neal declines court of appeals vacancy
Shreveport Louisiana December reports Judge Robert J. O Neal of Caddo parish refused Governor Sam Jones offer to join the circuit court of appeals. He said resigning would break faith with voters who elected him for a six year term. Judge O Neal cited keeping the judiciary free of partisan politics despite divergent views with the governor.
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Shreveport
Robert J. O'Neal
Caddo Parish
Sam Jones
Circuit Court of Appeals
Joe B. Harmiter
Nw Supreme Court
O'Neal
Jones
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