Appeal to Washington Secures Curran 2-A Status
Joseph Curran head of the National Time Union wins permanent deferment and 2-A status through Major General Lewis Hershey after an appeal to Washington. The ruling follows overruled decisions by local boards and reflects Curran’s influence with the White House.
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Washington
Joseph Cur
National Time Union
France
Mercant Marine
Curran
Lewis Hershey
Selective Serv
Board No. 4
White House
Hic
Nh Bettle
Russians Advance Near Kiev Amid Snowbound Fronts
Soviet forces under Vatutin push 27 miles toward Kiev as heavy snowfalls cover western Ukraine. Red Army gains threaten German positions around Korosten and Zhytomyr while encirclement risks grow for units south and west of the Dnieper bend.
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London
Kiev
Ukraine
Red Army
Dnepropetrovak
Krivoi Rog
Gee Drueper Bend
Moscow
Crimea
Neve
Dnieper
Sed
Vatutin
Korosiew
Zhitomir
Poland
Pripet Marshes
White Russia
Father and Son From New Orleans Face Draft Induction
New Orleans draft officials said a father and son from the city likely would be inducted within days this month. Keri Lotz 36 and Edwin Raymond Lotz were notified for induction with Edwin slated for November 16. The elder Lotz is registered 1-A while his son was reclassified to be inducted soon after.
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Orleans
New Or- 8
Keri Lotz
Edwin Raymond Low
McCrory
Lotz
Mer
Son
De Gaulle Solidifies Control Over French National Liberation Committee
In Algiers General Charles de Gaulle's faction gains undisputed sway as General Giraud resigns from co president, with the committee reshuffled to sever civilian and military powers. Five members are dropped and new state ministers named, while Communists lose representation. Reopening of the consultative assembly follows the shift.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Ntional Liberation
Menri Giraud
Giraud
Consultative Assembly
Andre Mercier
de Gaullists
Fernand Grenier
Georges Catroux
Andre Philip
Catroux
Algeria
Paul
Nazi Party
Japanese Advance Pressured as Pacific War Flaunts Lull
In the Pacific a lull in major fighting persists with Japanese landings at Bougainville and renewed aerial activity. Sir Robert Craime pledges British focus on Asia while China yields to Japanese pressure along the Yangtze. RAF raids hit Heho while Japanese strike Imphal. Marines celebrate 168 years and press Empress Augusta Bay as Berlin reports another battleship. no allied losses confirmed. Washington debates a administration backed war resolution.
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Associated Press
Pacific
Bougainville
Asia
London
Robert Leslie Craime
Japan
Great Britain
Europe
Far East
Yangtze River
Chungking
Burma
Heho
Imphal
Manipur
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville Islands
Solomons
South Pacific
Berlin
House
Washington
Senate
Goebbels
Lokal Anzeiger
Germany
Battling Smiths Down 72 Planes in Pacific Air War
The Fifth United States Air Force singled out 32 officers and men named Smith for destroying or aiding in the destruction of 72 Japanese aircraft in the southwest Pacific. Lieutenant Richard E. Smith from Evansville Indiana leads with seven kills. others include Robert C. Smith of Madison Wisconsin and Charles E. Smith of St. Cloud Florida with multiple victories. Major William A. Smith of Brookhaven Mississippi has three confirmed kills.
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Southwest Pacific
Fifth United States Air Force
Smith
Richard E. Smith
Evansville
Ind
Smiths
Robert C
Madison
Fila
Charles E
St. Cloud
Fla
William A
Current Avenue
Brookhaven
Miss
Armistice Day Holiday Declared for Louisiana Officials
Louisiana legislature designates Thursday as Armistice day, making it a holiday for classified civil service employees. Most capital offices will remain closed on the day.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Civiervice
Capitel
Decision Declares Sheriff May Appoint Many Deputies
Baton Rouge. The attorney general’s office ruled that a Louisiana sheriff may appoint as many deputies as needed, including civilian defense auxiliary police, but remains responsible for them. Other opinions include limits on juvenile prosecution, emergency bidding, and punishment authority for mayors.
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Baton Rouge
Attorney General's Department
Louisiana
Civilian Defense Auxiliary Police
Board of Aldermen
State Penitentiary
West Feliciana Parish
Nazis Still in Himmler Grip on Home Front
Despair in Germany as World War I anniversary looms. Goebbels and SS leaders tighten police power and industrial area controls. Prenzlau arsenal created while 3 000 SS sent to Denmark hurry back. Curtin predicts victory in sight in Australia.
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Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Germany
Naz
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Prenzlau
Denmark
Community Chest Drive In Shortfall To Reach 75000 Goal
The Community Chest and United War Fund fall $1 168 short at noon Wednesday with a $75 000 target. Officials hope to meet the quota by week’s end and publish donors again next Sunday. A new list features many colored residents and firms contributing, including Mary Cox Johnson and several churches and cafes. Percentage and names shown reflect ongoing drive records as continuation indicated on page eight.
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Crimea
Perekopothmus
Kerch
Berlin
Kerch Strats
Reuters
New York
Perekopithmus
Columbia Broadcasting System
Kiev
Wth Rusoang
Pereyaslav
Wwr
Community Chest
United War Fund
Drive
Fincher’s Grocery
A. Jones Grocery
Cissee Ees
Taylor Bar
St. Phillip Baptist Church
J. Cleman
Mary Cox Johnson
Mary Cox Johnson Grovery
Hattie Kyles
James Smiley
West End Cafe
Blue Moon Cafe
Brown Darby Ade Bwetesesabes
Bahamas trial closes as De Marigny battles prejudice
In Nassau Bahamas attorney Godfrey Higgs urged jurors to acquit Alfred de Marigny of murder in Sir Harry Oakes death, arguing fingerprint evidence is flawed and prejudice against a French descendant should not influence the verdict. Attorney General Eric Hallinan prepared to sum up for the crown.
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Nassau
Betiamas
Godfrey Higgs
Alfred d de Marigny
Harry Oakes
Bahamas
de Marigny
Eric Hallinan
Oscar Bedford Daly
Nancy
Sir Harry
Higgs
Uys Island
James O. Barker
Miami Police
Barker
Oakes
E. W. Melchen
Westbourne
de Maerigny
Armistice Day Observance Planned at Local Church
Armistice day will be observed with a public service at the First Presbyterian church Thursday at 11 am. Veterans and the public are invited. Sponsor is L. B. Faulk post American Legion. Speaker is Rev. R. T. Watson. Sam Rubin will present a memorial picture to the Faulk post.
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First Presbyterian Church
L. B. Faulk Post
American Legion
R. T. Watson
First Christian Church
Walter Savage
Sam Rubin
L. B. Faulk Legion
New Campaign to Boost Waste Paper Drives in War Effort
Linwood I. Noyes of the American Newspaper Publishers Association announced a nationwide effort to collect waste paper for the war. Donald M. Nelson of the War Production Board urged expanded collections from 6 million to 6 million tons. Edwin S. Friendly of the New York Sun will chair the drive as newspapers unite to prevent production bottlenecks.
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New York
Linwood I. Noyes
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Noyes
Association
Edwin S. Friendly
The
New York Sun
Nelson
Mosquitoes Hit Western Germanyin Night Raid Report
Western Germany endured sixth night of RAF mosquito raids with bombings on targets in the Reich. British Intruder fighters attacked airfields in France and Belgium by moonlight. Bomber operations included Fiat Turin, Ansaldo Genoa, and Wiener Neustadt air battles. The Fifth Army repelled several enemy counterattacks on the western German front.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Vene Etta
United States
Viller Perosa
Turin
Castiglione
Forli
Calabritto
Fifth Army
Venafro
Jeys
London
R. A F
Germany
Reich
France
Belgium
Fiat Company
Ansaldo Steel Works
Genoa
Italy
Wiener Neustadt
Ward 9 School Building Burns in Ouachita Parish Fire
A two story Ward 9 school in Ouachita Parish burned Tuesday from undetermined causes. No children were present. The insured building housed six grades with 45 students and was recently unused for renovations. Principal Mrs J Bardy Mitchell with two other teachers taught there. Board plans reconstruction and may appoint a new superintendent at an upcoming meeting.
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Ouachita Parish
Syncem
Tme
J. Bardy Mitchell
T. O. Brown
State to honor World War I dead in Armistice program
Baton Rouge Louisiana will honor 2 200 Louisianians who died in World War I with Armistice Day services at the Memorial Tower funded largely by public subscriptions. Colonel Perry Cole state guard executive officer will deliver remarks as Dr L B Lucky chairs the program. The latest figures show 2 162 Louisiana fatalities in the present war, exceeding the WWI total.
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Baton Rouge
Laan
L. A. UW
L. B. Lucky
Perry Cole
State Guard
Louisiana
Eden Returns From Moscow Trip After Cairo Stopover
London reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden arrived back from the Moscow tripartite conference with a brief Cairo layover where he met Turkish Foreign Minister Numan Menemencioglu to discuss regional matters.
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London
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Cairo
Mupuster Numan Menemencioglu
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