Inside story of Bruce McCandless Medal of Honor deed
Washington report reveals Lt. Com. Bruce McCandless of the San Francisco led a bold Solomons attack after Callaghan and Young fell. He assumed command to prevent radio leaks and keep plans intact, risking court martial yet earning praise. Additional notes cover Maas souvenirs, Rayburn White House visit, and Navy officer shortages amid wartime demand.
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Washington, D. C
Bruce McCandless
U. S
San Francisco
Solomons Maral
McCandless
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Pointblank
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Cassin Young
Callaghan
Young
Navy
North Africa Supply Route Attacks Intensify Allied Drive
Allied naval and air actions targeted Axis supply lines in Tunisia and Sicily, sinking at least six to ten ships. British submarines later degraded supply routes in the Sicily Africa lane while Malta based planes damaged two more in Tunis Harbor. Allied advances around Tunis, Pont du Fahs, and near Bizerte coincided with successful raids and prisoner captures as Montgomery's Eighth Army pushes west toward Sirte and Tripoli.
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Dakar
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Montgomery
Eighth Army
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Tripoli
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Rommel
Libya
Laval France war plans loom in Nazi terms
Government budgets warn 1943 fats and oils rationing likely 15 percent below civilian demand. Butter margarine lard and salad dressing may be restricted. Civilian consumption expected 57.1 pounds per capita. milk shortages noted in metropolitan areas. Russia fights Rostov as German Army faces large losses and two-front danger looms for Nazi forces.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Bureau
Nazi Morale Boost via Mass Pep Talks In Germany
Propaganda chief Goebbels mobilizes hundreds of Nazi orators to deliver nationwide pep talks to lift morale amid wartime losses and food shortages. Dr. Robert Ley also keynotes the effort as Voelkischer Beobachter emphasizes Europe over Africa and sacrifice for the homeland. The holiday season remains unhappy despite the drive.
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Goebbels
Russia
Robert Ley
Voelkischer Beobachter
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Africa
Postwar goods plan outlined by OPA to drain excess purchasing power
The Office of Price Administration proposes an installment sale reverse to drain six billion dollars in annual excess purchasing power. Consumers would buy items now and receive certificates instead of merchandise, with cash or installments. Dealers get commissions, finance firms collect a small fee, and funds go to the U S treasury for postwar delivery. Certificates act as priority to the desired article and are set at arbitrary sale prices. After the war, buyers choose their own brand.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
U. S. Treasury
Royal Navy Bombs Sebang Base Off Sumatra Coast
British naval planes struck the Sebang fueling and naval base at the northwest tip of Sumatra. The raid demonstrates increased Royal Navy strength and suggests U S losses pushed Japanese ships toward the South Pacific. Heavy explosions and large fires followed the bombardment, likely from a carrier based Illustrious. Sebang lies 300 miles west of Penang with a coal station sheltered by mountains.
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Sumatra
Royal Navy
United States
South Pacific
Netherlands East Indies
Singapore
Penang
Malaya
Indictment in Fort Wayne Over Lend-Lease Copper Wire Fraud
Russian technicians first complained of defective Lend-Lease copper wire. The FBI followed the trail to an indictment of Anaconda Wire and Cable Co. of Marion, Indiana. Attorney General Biddle called the case one of the most reprehensible acts defrauding the government and endangering armed forces.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
Marion
Biddle
Washington
Unforgettable suggestion from wartime cultural scene
Washington notes recount Earl Robinson's New York visit to perform Lincoln themed music for soldiers at the Stage Door Canteen near the White House. The piece covers Woollcott, Berle, and a discussion of postwar housing plans, plus nursing aides at Columbia Hospital and thoughts on women in the war effort.
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Earl Robinson
New York City
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Belasco Theater
Antionette Perry
Helen Menken
Milton Berle
Alexander Woollcott
Mr. Berle
Mr. Woollcott
Allied push in North Africa and Ukraine drive
Air and naval blows target Nazi supply lines as Allied offensives press on in North Africa. A fresh Russian advance pushes toward Ukraine threatening millions of Nazi troops, in a Western Newspaper Union analysis.
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North Africa
Ukraine
New Guinea Battle Stalls as Allied Push Continues
General MacArthur reports slow progress near Buna New Guinea as American and Australian forces overcome heavily prepared Japanese defenses. Jap snipers in high grass survive fights, while retreating from over 100 pillboxes along Cape Endaiadere.
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Buna
New Guinea
Cape Endaiadere
Cold wave boosts fuel oil rationing in midwest
In December a record cold wave hit 13 midwestern states prompting the Office of Price Administration to order a 10 percent rise in fuel oil rations for the region.
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Office of Price Administration
Erban
Turkey
Adams Hurries From Washington During Jefferson's Inauguration
John Adams, the second U S president, left Washington in a horse and carriage as Thomas Jefferson, the third president, was sworn in as his successor.
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Adams
United States
Jpart
John Adams
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Home of Rubber Trees Belt Dominates Global Latex
Most of the world’s commercial latex comes from a narrow belt of rubber trees that surrounds the Earth near the equator, stretching about 700 miles north and south of the line.
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Harth
Equator
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