Allies Weigh Dual Spearheads Into Tunisia
London dispatch reports German broadcasts claiming British and American armored columns reached the southern Tunisian border. Allied plans allegedly include one spearhead toward Bizerte and Tunis along the coast and a second through desert and mountain routes toward Tripoli to trap Axis forces. Weather and dispersal limited desert air activity as Rommel's retreat extended along Cyrenaica.
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London
Tunisian
Tunisia
Bizerte
Tunis
Tripoli
North Africa
Algeria
Bou-Saada
Lake Chad
French Equatorial Africa
United States
Cairo
Rommel
Eighth Army
Cirenaica
Wallace on democracy and women in wartime Russia
The vice president in a speech to the Congress of American Soviet Friendship argues democracy means women taking on men’s roles, with Russian women in uniform or factory work. He says the United States may eventually train women similarly, while acknowledging wage gaps and legal protections for homemakers. He criticizes U S political life under Mr. Wallace’s influence and contrasts Mrs Roosevelt’s public activity with the Soviet wife’s lack of public presence.
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Henry Alsace
Congress of Ameran
Russia
Wallace
United States
United
Mr. Wake
Huey Long
Congress
Ank Hague
Jersey City
Ich
Binet
Mr. Wallace
Roosevelt
Soviet
Dewitt Authority Questioned in Wartime Civil Powers Case
Oatland Oregon November 17 a federal judge questioned Lieutenant General Dewitt authority to issue civilian Regulations during wartime stressing civilian law supremacy. The Hood River Oregon plaintiff Yasui challenged the curfew and evacuation orders for Japanese ancestry and the coastal dim-out as acts beyond military power. The ruling contends Congress is the sole body to enact wartime laws governing citizens though Yasui won a partial point on Japanese ancestry status.
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Oatland
Ore
An L. Dewitt
James A. Feeeneral Dewitt
West Defense Command
Dge Fee
Congress
United States
Oru Yasui
Hood River
Gasoline rationing registration set for state wide drive
Auto owners must register on Wednesday and Thursday to obtain mileage rationing starting December. Dates moved from November due to lack of ration books, delaying by one week. Merchants urge early Christmas shopping to use remaining rationed gasoline. Duplicate registration certificates allowed for lost titles. an A card will be issued at registration. Ouachita parish sites include Neville High and Forsythe and North Sixth streets.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Neville High School
Paul J. Neal
Forsythe and
North Sixth Streets
Naval Reserve Lieutenant Litt Killed in Action
New York dated November 17 announces the death of Lieutenant Willard D. Litt a 42 year old aviation specialist in the naval reserve and an original organizer of Time Life and Fortune magazines He died in the south Pacific after graduating Yale in 1921 and serving as a second lieutenant in World War I
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New York
Willard D. Litt
Naval Reserve
Time, Inc
Time
Life
Fortune
South Pacific
Litt
Yale
Drive to Delay Gas Rationing Gains Support in Congress
A drive to postpone nationwide gasoline rationing, set to start December 1, gained strength as Rep. Johnson of Oklahoma reported many congressmen backing an early hearing on a three-man petroleum survey board. The measure would delay rationing for three months while the board studies the petroleum situation.
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Washington
Johnson
Oklahoma
Haight Receives Death Sentence In Westchester Case
White Plains N Y November 17 Edward Haight 17 received the death penalty for the murder of two young sisters during a 14 dine in a stolen station wagon The judge ordered electrocution at Sing Sing with execution postponed until after appeals and possible retrial if the conviction is upheld Jurors wept as the district attorney showed photographs of the girls bodies Haight smiled throughout the proceedings
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White Plains
N. Y
Edward Haight
Sing Sing
Westchester County
Frank H. Coyne
Court of Appeals
Haight
Margaret Lynch
Helen
Westchester
Elbert T. Gallagher
Oil Man Indicted On Threat Charge
A federal grand jury in Shreveport indicted William Thomas Reid, former Louisiana Arkansas oil promoter, on a three count charge that he threatened President Roosevelt s life by saying he hated the president and would go to Washington to kill him if he had the time and money. He was also accused of telling a soldier that Germany would win the war and that he would go to Germany to help. District Attorney Malcolm Lafargue said Reid, previously in New Orleans, would be brought to trial soon. The jury did not indict in the Jackson parish election probe and will reconvene Friday for the congressional election inquiry.
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Shreveport
William Thomas Reid
Louisiana
Arkansas
Roosevelt
Reid
Washington
Germany
Malcolm Lafargue Sain Reid
New Orleans
Jackson Parish
British House Disturbed by Darlan Deal in Commons
In London the House of Commons demands fuller explanation of Eisenhower's deal with Admiral Darlan. Labour member Sir Percy Harris warns the arrangement could harm the Allied cause in North Africa and urges a clear government statement. Attlee says a full briefing will come from Prime Minister Churchill. De Gaulle dissociates from the dealings with Darlan.
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London
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jean Darlan
House of Commons
Admiral Darlan
Laborite
Percy Harris
France
de Gaulle
Clement Attlee
House
Vichy
North Africa
Harris
Attlee
Darlan
Churchill
National Committee
Quisling
Russians Kill 3000 Germans In Fresh Front Fighting
Moscow reports the Red Army killed more than 3,000 Germans in renewed battles while maintaining front lines. Germans in two days of attacks to retake a key Volkhov front town suffered about 1,500 casualties. Similar losses were reported at Stalingrad as Soviets gained momentum and shifted initiative nearby. Minor gains elsewhere were erased by counterattacks.
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Moscow
Red Army
Volkhov
Leningrad
Stalingrad
Volga
mid-Ceucasian
Malchik
Axis
Tuapse
Mrs Roosevelt Returns to United States from England trip
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt arrives in Washington after a war time trip to England where she was guest of King George and Queen Elizabeth. She inspected military and civilian activities and the White House announced a press conference for 11 am ET tomorrow. The return route from England was not disclosed.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
New York
George
Queen Elizabeth
White House
Roosevelt
Americans Close On Buna In Papuan Campaign
General MacArthur leads jungle hardened American and Australian troops within heavy cannon range of Buna as Australian patrols near Awala. Allied commanders Blamey and Kenney accompany the field operation with air and ground forces converging from west and south. Japanese defenses poised for last stand or sea escape as Buna remains their sole New Guinea coastal base.
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MacArthur
Australia
Buna
Southwest Pacific
Sir Thomas Blamey
George C. Kenney
Awala
Papua
New Guinea
Lae
Salamaua
Bataan
Willkie Calls for Allied Agreement and Open Discussion
Wendell Willkie urged early consensus among Allies on war aims during a New York Herald Tribune forum. He said all citizens must speak openly across oceans to align views with England, the Commonwealth, Russia, and China, warning against silence and appeasement. He rebuked Churchill and urged ongoing discussion to secure a real victory.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
England
Commonwealth
New York Herald Tribune
Russia
China
State Department
Vichy
Willkie
Churchill
United Nations
Kaiser's yard launches ship in record three days
In Vancouver Washington a Henry J Kaiser shipyard launch set a three day record with a tank landing craft entering the Columbia river last night. Officials say the vessel is smaller than the 10 500 ton Liberty ships and the exact size remains secret while the launch time of 71 hours 40 minutes shatters typical speeds for such craft.
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Vancouver
Wash
Navy
Henry J. Kaiser
Columbia River
Kaiser
Richmond, Calif
Pacific Bridge Company
Alameda
Calif
Samuel Very
Halsey Leads U S Navy in Solomons Victory
Washington reports United States naval forces commanded by Vice Admiral William F. Halsey Jr repelled the Japanese fleet in the Solomons. Halsey, renowned carrier task force leader, previously struck at Wake Island and Marcus Island, guiding raids that crippled Japanese carriers, a battleship, cruisers, and numerous transports. He emphasizes unorthodox tactics and decisive air power in the Pacific campaign.
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Washington
United States Naval Forces
Solomons
William Frederick Halsey, Jr
United States
Southern Pacific
America
Itsoroku Yamamoto
White House
Yamamoto
Pudge” Halsey
Halsey
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
Thailand
Siam
Pacific
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Wake
Marcus Island
Naval Academy
Rejoicing General Over Naval Victory
Associated Press reports widespread celebrations in the United Nations after the United States navy's smashing win in the Solomons. News desks from Chungking to Melbourne conveyed cautious optimism, with leaders calling for restraint and noting this as a step in a longer war. London papers hailed it as possibly decisive, while Washington tracked Tokyo's propaganda response and claimed misperceptions of American naval losses.
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Associated Press
United Nations
United States Navy
Solomons
Chungking
Melbourne
John Curtin
United States
Norman J. M. Makin
Western Pacific
London
Daily Express
Office of War Information
Washington
Tokyo
Knox says US wins round two at Guadalcanal
Secretary Knox stated the United States clearly won round two of the Solomon Islands battle but warned the Japanese could still strike. He described the victory as major but not decisive with heavy Japanese losses and noted American naval supremacy around Guadalcanal though the Japanese still operate in nearby waters.
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Washington
Knox
United States
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Jutland
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Seven Seas
Solomons
Georges Robertson Elected Louisiana Baptist Brotherhood President
George Robertson of Baton Rouge was elected president of the Louisiana Baptist Brotherhood at the morning session of the conference. Shirley Briggs becomes executive secretary, to be announced at Shreveport in December. Former Governor Pat M Neff, president of the Southern Baptist Convention and Baylor University, addressed the night session, speaking on Man after a planned Tomorrow theme. The Monroe crowd filled the First Baptist church for the event.
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George Robertson
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Baptist Brotherhood
Shirley Briggs
Shreveport
First Baptist Church
Pat M. Neff
Southern Baptist Convention
Baylor University
Neff
Monroe
Army Draft Board Set Up At Prison In Lewisburg
The first selective service board to operate in a federal prison has been established at Lewisburg Pennsylvania, with potential plans for boards at other federal penal institutions. Federal Prisons Director James V. Bennett has long urged leniency to allow some prisoners to serve in the armed forces under a new law granting the War Secretary discretion. Men with a single conviction not involving major offenses may join the army.
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Washington
Selective Service Board
Lewisburg
James V. Bennett
Long
Secretary of War
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