Soviet Armies Close In On Rostov in Red Drive
Soviet forces push south from Stalingrad through the NalmaK Steppe while Army units advance north toward Rostov gateway to the Caucasus. Reports say spearheads near Urozhaince and Brepnoe with strong street fighting observed near Georgievka.
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Natalia Rene
N.S
Moscow
Tan
Stalingrad
Nalmack Steppes
Rede Army
Caucasus
Red Army
Rostov
Urozhaince
Caucasian’ Army
Brepnoe
London Evening Standard
Stockholm
Georgievak
Nalchik
Panewo Observes Parking and Snow Cleanup Docket
The article notes abundant parking at downtown meters and widespread uncleared sidewalks after heavy snows. It mentions residents tired of clearing sidewalks, guidance on keeping poinsettias healthy, and a Western Pennsylvania checkup of drivers under a new ban on pleasure driving with OPA and police involvement. More district basketball schedules are canceled.
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Elementa
Daily Weather Report Summary for United States
United States daily weather report ends at 9 a.m. with a maximum temperature of 32 and a minimum of 21. Precipitation recorded as 0.10 inches and two inches of snow. River stage not specified. A year ago the record shows a maximum of 4 and a minimum of 10 below, with no usable precipitation data.
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United States
Nea Nreéeioibation
Eastern Coast Gasoline Crisis Action Seen Likely
Washington reports indicate OPA’s ban on pleasure driving is an emergency measure. Officials expect within a week or two further steps to rebalance supply and demand across the East. Two main options are improved distribution despite weather damage and cutbacks on A gasoline rations held by about five million motorists in 17 eastern states and D.C.
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Phillips
J. Peck Clons
Washington
Jan
OPA
East
Atlantic
Seaboard
District “of Columbia
War Production Board
Naval and Air Forces Paving Way To War On Japan
American planes warships and submarines today pave the way for a general offensive against Japan by crippling enemy supply lines and bases across the Pacific. U S forces target Solomon Islands and Aleutians as key fronts while submarines relentlessly hunt enemy transports. Navy ships remain on alert to foil Japanese surprise attacks on United Nations bases such as Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Japan
Pacific
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
America
Tokyo
U.S
Guadalcanal
United Nations
German destroyer Achates loses in Arctic convoy combat
London report from January 4 states the British admiralty confirms the loss of the 1,350 ton destroyer Achates after a naval engagement with German forces that were greatly superior. The German attack on a convoy to Russia escorted by the Achates and other destroyers was described as unsuccessful.
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London
Germany
Arctic
Achates
Russia
Bomb Kairouan For Fifth Straight Day
A Reuter's dispatch from North Africa reports a Hecht formation of American Boston Bombers dropped bombs on Kairouan in southeastern Tunisia for the fifth consecutive day despite bad weather. In Aliquippa Pennsylvania guards remained on Constitution Boulevard to monitor for further landslide danger after the December 22 bus tragedy that killed 22.
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Conternational News Service
London
Reuter
North Africa
Hecht
Boston
Kairoun
Tunisia
Aliquippa
Constitution Boulevard
Fresh Allied Bombing Strikes Reach Kiska and New Georgia
Navy reports relentless aerial assaults against Japanese positions in the Aleutians and Solomons. Liberator bombers hit Kiska shore installations on January, while Marauder planes struck Munda air field on New Georgia Island near Guadalcanal. No results confirmed due to cloud cover.
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Joseph A. Bors
LN. 8
Washington
Navy
Aleutian
Solomons
Kiska
North Pacific
Munda
New Georgia Island
U. S
Guadalcanal
Australia
Britain
New Guinea
Bombing of Akyab Port by RAF Heavy Bombers
New Delhi January 8 Royal Air Force heavy bombers attacked the Japanese held Burmese port of Akyab on the Bay of Bengal during the night. The British communique said a number of heavy bombs were dropped with good results. Fires were left blazing at Akyab and targets nearby. Earlier British planes sank four Japanese supply boats south of Akyab. Oil installations near Chauk were hit and Rathedaung 30 miles north of Akyab also bombed.
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International News Service
New’ Delhi
Royal Air Force
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
India
Chauk
Rathedaung
Deaths in Wilmington Beaver Beaver Falls and New Castle area
A death notice lists John Hartwell age 68 of Wilmington Clyde Wilson age 46 of Beaver Willis Houk age 46 of Chewton Annie Davis age 80 of Beaver Falls Olive Fisher age 88 of New Castle and R D New Castle as observed in the Friday January 8, 1943 record.
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John
William ‘Hartwell
Wilmington
Clyde Wilson
Beaver
Willis
A.’ Houk
Chewton
Annie C
Davis
Beaver Falls
Olive M. Fisher
New’ Castle
Bombing Raids In Tunisia And Sicily Reported
Allied strikes against Axian bases in Tunisia and Sicily were announced by the British Middle East command. Tunis and Sousse were bombed, Palermo harbor hit, and Luftwaffe facilities in Licata bombed. Fighter-bombers attacked Lampedusa as Rommel’s transport columns moved west along the Tripolitania coast.
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Bervina
Catro
Tunisia
Sicily
Middle East High Command
Tunis
Sousse
Palermo
Tripoli
Sre
Rommel
Cohumns
Tripolitania
Licata
Lampedusa
Mediterranean
Eighth Army
Buerat-el- Hsun
Misurats
Police Check Cars in Lawrence County District
City and state police checked cars of Lawrence County residents last night around night spots to identify violations of the noon effective order. A District OPA representative assisted the checkup. action may be taken against owners using vehicles for nonbusiness purposes. Some routes also received checks.
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Lawrence County
OPA
Pittsburgh
Protest Gas Ban In Pittsburgh And Western District
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce planned to send representatives to Washington to protest the inclusion of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania in the 17 state area where sale of gasoline is restricted by an OPA order. A spokesman said the western end of the state has plenty of gasoline and the chamber would continue its fight until results are obtained or the practicality of the move is shown.
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Conternational News Service
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Chamber’ of Commerce
Washington
Pennsylvania
O.P.A
Chamber
Miners Strike Over Increased Dues in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on January 8 wildcat strikes shut down 15 coal mines, many large, as about 17,000 miners in Luzerne and nearby Lackawanna counties walk out to protest the United Mine Workers of America raising monthly dues from 1 to 1 50 per month at a convention last October, worsening fuel shortages along the eastern seaboard.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Seaboard
Luzerne County
Lackawanna County
United Mine
America
State Highway Forces Battle Snow Record Winter
Highway Superintendent E C Reed reports Lawrence county crews have faced an unusually severe winter. In 56 days since snow began November 13, crews have straightened and cleared highways 37 times and plowed eight heavier snowfalls, signaling a historic season for state road maintenance.
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Reed
Highway
E.C. Reed
Lawrence County
Roosevelt envoy William Philips arrives as India's ambassador
International News Service reports in New Delhi that William Philips, special envoy of President Roosevelt, arrived today to assume duties as ambassador to India.
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International News Service
Delhi
William Philips
Roosevelt
India
Hundreds Stopped in Pittsburgh OPA Check
Pittsburgh motorists faced a ration board screening after an OPA ban on pleasure driving. Fifty agents plus city and state police halted drivers downtown and on highways for questioning about destinations and reasons for travel. No ration books were seized. Many claimed hospital visits or to see sick friends, and some said they were going to welcome a new baby.
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Pittsburgh
OPA
CPA
Bombing of Ruhr Valley by RAF Night Raid
London reports RAF bombers struck the Ruhr Valley during the night, the air ministry says all British aircraft returned safely. It marks the third raid against the Reich in the new year, with no specific localities named by officials.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Reich
Air
RALF
Roosevelt says war end not predicted for 1944
President Roosevelt told reporters at a press conference that he did not predict victory for the United Nations by the end of 1944. He only expressed hope that the war might end by that time, clarifying his remarks amid misinterpretations of a paragraph in his congressional message.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations
Congress
New York City Schools Debating One Week Closure
New York January 8 The board of education considered shutting New York city's schools for one week starting February 1 as a fuel conservation measure amid scarce supplies. Superintendent Dr John B Wade noted unscheduled vacations could allow students to makeup lost time, likely by foregoing the usual Easter holiday.
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International Nova Service
New York
Board of, Education
New York City
Asa
John’b. Wade
Allied Bombers Press Jap Convoy In Pacific Battle
Allied air and sea forces clash off northeast New Guinea as Major General George C. Kenney leads a massive assault on a Japanese invasion convoy. Two transports reportedly sunk and a third damaged while Japanese air cover loses several Zeros amid heavy fighting.
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Eet Opn
Ae Servier
United Nations
Australia
Pacific
George C. Kenney
New Guinea
STF
Correspunas
United Nation
Ta Cetraha
British denial of German Tunisia action and London dispatch
An authoritative allied source in London denied a German radio assertion that British forces had launched a major action in Tunisia and were repulsed by Axis units. The Zurich dispatch to the FE Telegraph said the report was continued on page ...
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London
Tunisia
International News Service
Jan
Zurich
Telegraph Company
The Miserable Southern Ballplayer Needs to Train Northward
Arthur laments a young baseball player confined to near the home park with long daily practices and low pay. He complains of forced winter training in the north, missing trips south, while the player endures grouchiness, fancy meals, and constant weather. The narrator notes the weather is merely twenty seven.
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Ihe
Northland
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F.D.R
D.’ Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Congress of America
House
Sam Rayburn
Western District
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Ruhr Valley
Bulletin
By Lee van Atta
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