Russians Push 75 Miles East Of Rostov In Red Army Drive
Soviet armored forces advancing along both banks of the Lower Don reach 75 miles east of Rostov as German columns retreat. Allied intelligence notes Zhukov near the Donets junction 70 miles northeast of Rostov while fresh Nazi troops are routed in the Don river area.
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Winter fuel and driving bans impact local plans
Latent orders from Washington on fuel oil and gas stir confusion. A ban on pleasure driving took effect at noon today. January precipitation lags December records with continuous snow. Daylight saving faces practical hurdles. Tire inspections urged as the deadline looms January 31, with February enforcement on the horizon and legal driving contingent on inspection.
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Washington
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States daily weather report for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. records a high of 29 and low of 24 with 0.06 inches of precipitation and 0 inches of snow. River stage stands at 8.5 feet. Year ago values show a high of 20, low of 2, and trace precipitation.
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United States
Ban On Pleasure Driving In Effect In East Coast
The OPA order cuts fuel oil allowances by 25 percent for heating non dwelling spaces in 17 eastern states and D C. A pleasure driving ban starts at noon today, with gasoline and fuel oil restrictions aimed at easing dwindling Atlantic seaboard supplies. The measure affects schools stores churches war plants and government buildings and is expected to save over 35000 barrels of oil daily.
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Dr George W Crile Dies at 78 in Cleveland Clinic
Dr George W Crile co founder of the Cleveland clinic died at age 78 from a heart ailment. He had been critically ill for several days after entering the clinic on December 19 for examination.
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Cleveland
George W. Crile
Cleveland Clinic
Lancaster bomber loops to safety after shell near
The Daily Mail reports a Lancaster bomber performed a full loop and exited safely over Germany after a shell exploded beneath the craft. RAF experts were astonished, noting such aerobatics by a plane the size of a Lancaster were considered impossible.
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International News Service
London
The
Daily Mail Today
Britain
Germany
Royal Air Force
Salary Raises At Court House in Lawrence County
Salary increases of about 10 percent for each employee at the Lawrence County courthouse were announced today after meetings of the salary board. The board, including the county commissioners, the county treasurer, and department heads, approved roughly a 10 percent raise after deliberation, yielding a total gross increase of about 12,000. The action affects staff across departments where they handle related duties.
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Lawrence County
Arrests Near in Black Market Gasoline Probe
Washington officials may face arrest in a nationwide gasoline black market case centered on Miami. Lieut. Joseph W. Shimon said arrests were imminent after Eugene Brading, 27, was seized with gasoline coupons tied to a 2,000,000 gallon theft from Washington ration boards. Shimon criticized premature disclosure by Miami police and noted the probe began weeks ago.
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International News Service
Washington
Miami
Joseph W. Shimon
District Attorney's Office
Eugene Brading
Brading
Shimon
Far Reaching Effects From Latest Fuel Orders
The drastic downward revision of fuel and gasoline rationing provisions across 17 eastern states and the District of Columbia may force closures or reduced hours for amusement venues. Florida racetracks have halted racing, and New York may block millions of car operations. Schools may shift to coal, lengthening commutes and meals, while churches may consolidate services. offices will be cooler.
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International News Service
District of Columbia
Florida
New York
Split On Super War Board Plan
Washington January 7 The Senate labor committee split over proposals to create a super war board to absorb WPB and other government war agencies except armed forces. A sub committee report approved legislation to create an office of war mobilization signed by Pepper and La Follette Jr with Schwartz no longer a member.
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N.S. Stitt
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Office of War Mobilization
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LaFollette, Jr
Wis
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Senate
OPA closes in on gas bootleggers across region
OPA investigators intensified a crackdown on gas bootlegging in Washington and the East Coast after a Florida arrest linked to the black market. Eugene Brading of Miami, detained on a 2?-year-old lead, with seized coupons tied to a 2,000,000 gallon theft from ration boards. Up to 6,229 ration books have been stolen in Washington since rationing began, with 1,380 recovered before yesterday’s Miami seizure. Coupons mailed from Washington were found in Miami. Gas books reportedly sold in Washington for 2 dollars a sheet as evidence suggests nationwide black market circulation and counterfeit coupons.
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International News Service
Washington
OPA
Florida
Eugene Brading
Miami
Families May Be Evacuated To Heat Centers
Massachusetts families faced possible evacuation to relief centers due to a fuel oil shortage. Boston Fall River New Bedford and Brockton were already heatless for two days as officials prepared to order mass moves. Food stored for relief families would be released to evacuated households. Police redeployed from the North End station as oil shortages forced closures and prisoners moved to the Boston Tombs.
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International News Service
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Red Cross
John H. Sullivan
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North Hind
Boston Tombs
Kiwanis Clubs Induct Members in Joint Meeting
Officers and doctors from Kiwanis clubs at New Castle Ellwood City and New Wilmington were inducted during a joint meeting at The Castleton hotel on Wednesday night. About 83 members attended as Postmaster William R. Hanna, retiring president of the New Castle club, spoke.
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New Castle
Ellwood City
New Wilmington
Caztleton Hotel
William R. Hanna
Death Record Summary for January 7, 1943
Obituary notes list Mrs. B C Franch of Cleveland and infant Schramm of Ellwood City. William D Raub age 71 from Edenburg Frank X Mariacher age 42 of 602 Can yon Street are recorded in the death notices.
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Edenburg
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Mariacher
Canyon Street
Jap Transport Believed Hit in Solomon Islands Action
Washington reports US planes in the South Pacific continued attacks on Japanese bases and shipping in the Solomons with a possible hit on an enemy transport. B-17s and P-38s attacked a Japanese transport near Shortland Island on January 6, while B-24s bombed Kahului airfield on Bougainville. observers could not confirm results due to haze.
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International News Service
Washington
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South Pacific
Solomons
Shortland Island
Kahul
Buinon
Bougainville Island
Jap Supply Lines In Pacific Aea Being Bombed And Vessel Sunk
U S air and surface forces bomb Jap bases across the South and North Pacific causing heavy damage to shipping. An enemy cargo ship sunk northeast of Kiska 110 miles by B 25 bombers from Alaska. The vessel may have been damaged earlier or steering to land supplies on Kiska Island.
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Wington
Jan
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Kiska
Bering Sea
Aama
Pacific
U. S
Roosevelt vows crushing of Axis in war message to Congress
President Roosevelt in a forceful address to Congress promises United Nations armies will crush Axis powers and pursue durable peace. He forecasts heavy invasion of Europe and continued bombing of Japan, aiming for real progress toward Berlin Rome and Tokyo, with no precise end date given for the war. He asserts the United Nations will strike hard and strike where possible.
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Congress
Axis planning major battle in Tunisia front
London dispatch reports Allied patrols clashing with Axis units across Tunisia as evidence grows Germany will defend Tunisia in a full scale battle rather than a delaying action. The Algiers dispatch notes massing German troops on a 1000 mile front along the coast and reinforcement with modern weapons while British forces seizes hills near Djebel Agane west of Mateur and mops up machine gun posts after repelling Nazi counterattacks near Bizerte.
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International Newa Service
London
North Africa
Germany
The
Daily Express
Algiers
Tunisia
Djebel Agane
Mateur
Bizerte
Allied Units Give Up Hills After Hard Fighting
Allied units including British commandos and American Rangers held hills west of Ma tenraft near Djebel Azzag but heavy German counterattacks forced withdrawal. The positions guarded routes to Mateur and Bizerte, with mopping up of isolated machine gun posts continuing as the Fourth day of battle ends.
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International News Service
London
Djebel Azzag
Matenraft
Tunisian
Mateur
Bizerte
War claims waived between American and British ships
The State Department announced a mutual waiver of claims arising from ship collisions and damage to cargo, along with salvage services, signed in London on December 4 as a wartime measure to reduce losses from litigation. In Cairo, allied planes based in deserts conducted raids against targets in Tunisia, including Port of Sousse, with railway sidings and quay areas set afire.
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Washington
State Department Today
London
Cairo
Tunisia
Sousse
Sicily
Lampedusa
Letter to the Yank Fighting Men
A wartime plea urges readers to write letters to service members overseas. It emphasizes small messages, news from home, and timely communication to boost morale, noting soldiers receive food and clothes but still crave letters from loved ones. The reminder stresses sending letters today.
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