Allies Repel Tank Infantry Attack Near Medjez El Bab
Allied headquarters report a renewed clash near Medjez El Bab southwest of Tebourba. German tank columns suffered heavier losses. one arm neared the communications hub before retreating under Allied artillery and air bombardment.
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North Africa
Medjez el Bab
Tebourba
Tunis
Tehourba-Mateur-Djedida
Medjerda
Jedez el Bab
Tunisia
Tripoli
United States
Gulf of Gabes
Sfax
Gabes
Sousse
Tripolitania
Edson Raff
Tebessa
Mediterranean
Cairo
Eighth Army
el Agheila
Libya
Associated Press
Black Scorpion
Fighting Cock
Penguin
el Agheila Front
Roosevelt urges caution on Rome bombardment report
Washington reports Roosevelt said the claim that Pope Pius XII asked the United States and Britain to spare Rome from bombardment should be taken with a grain of salt. He urged the same skepticism regarding rumors of thousands of anti Vichy prisoners still jailed in North Africa despite American orders releasing political prisoners.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pius XII
United States
Britain
Rome
North Africa
Board 1 Sends 35 More Men For Induction
Board One prepares to send 35 men into the Army after final physicals from the December call. The draft offices in Winchester Hall opened at 9 a.m. to register 18 year olds born July 1 to August 31 and December 1 to 24. A light turnout was expected in Boards One and Two, with totals unlikely to exceed about 100 men. Those leaving today include Robert S. Mattie acting corporal and a list of names such as Arthur F. Six, Melvin L. Baker, Kenneth C. Hoffman, Aaron K Horst, and others scheduled for 4 p.m. departure.
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TR Mistreichas
Board One
Board Two
Draft Board
Winchester Hall
Army
Robert S. Mattie
Arthur F. Six
Melvin L. Baker
Kenneth C. Hoffman
Aaron K Horst
Allen T. Eaves
Carlton Grams
Craries
RK. Yingling
Owen W. Kline
Edward H. Gaver
Wesley E. McCutchen
John L. Straiusman
Richard T. Leicher
Paul M. O'Brien
Franklin R. Fox
Albert M. Smith
Michaell Taylor
Joseph M Nusbaum
Robert M. Ahalt
Luther M. Staley
John E. Hanes
Warren O P. Smith
Orville F. Stre
Beveridge blueprint pledges blanket postwar social security
Sir William Beveridge submitted to Great Britain his plan for postwar living featuring a blanket social security system covering every citizen. He claimed the proposal would abolish want without Britain's going Bolshevist.
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William Beveridge
Great Britain
Britain
Japs Launch Heavy Assault On Chinese In Yunnan
Japanese forces reinforCed from Burma attacked Chinese defense lines in western Yunnan near Tengyueh and Indrawarte, with about 6000 troops in three columns. Kunming, the province capital, was believed to be the main objective as fighting continued and Chinese riflemen and airlifted support tried to hold the line.
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Chungking
Burma
Yunnan
High Command
Tengyueh
Salween River
Indrawarte
Kunming
American
Air Transport Command
Allies Carry War Traps On Buna Beach
Allied forces on New Guinea advance along a nine mile Buna beach frontline between Cape Killerton and Cape Endaiadere, repulsing a counterattack and hammering the Japanese with artillery and mortars. Australians storming Gona move toward Killerton to reinforce the containment, with Japanese pockets still holding inland toward Soputa. A Japanese night assault near Buna village fails under heavy fire and Buna airstrip comes under strong Allied bombardment. In a separate notice, Brig Gen William R Schmidt to command the 76th Division, replacing Maj Gen Emil F Reinhardt.
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Associated Press
Gona
New Guinea
Buna Beach
Cape Killerton
Cape Endaiadere
Gona Beach
Buna
Bunz
Zack Smesivans
Soputa
Douglas MacArthur
Fort George G. Meade
William R. Schmidt
76Th Division
Emil F. Reinhardt
Washington Banker Littlepage Dies at 69
Thomas Price Littlepage a prominent Washington attorney and vice president of the Bank of Bowie in Bowie Maryland died in a Washington hospital where he was treated for pneumonia at age 69. The report notes Census estimates showing nearly 250000 children ages 14 and 15 were working in the United States in March 1940.
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Washington
Thomas Price Littlepage
Bank of Bowie
Bowie
United States
Bureau of the Census
Jape Ruse Fails: Eight Japs Killed on Tulagi Island
In the Solomons near Tulagi, a Marine detachment trapped a Japanese unit with a ruse. Eight Japanese soldiers died, including a strategist who had taunted the Americans. Capt. Robert Neuffer, 23, of Hempstead, N. Y., recalled the moment and praised the American tactic.
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San Francisco
Tulagi Island
Solomons
Tan Ogures
Robert Neuffer
Hempstead
N. Y
Adequate Fire Signal System Still Needed
A local letter to The News renews calls for a comprehensive fire warning system. City officials and volunteer firemen debate siren placement and whether the City Hall air horn can serve both air raid and fire alarms.
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Jin
Frederick
City Hall
War Ration Book No 2 Planned For 1940 Issuance
Preliminary information received by the local Rationing Board indicates that War Ration Book No 2 will be issued after the new year. The OPA plans a multi week issuance with potential issuing centers at schools or ration board headquarters. The books will cover a wide variety of foods and issuance details remain undecided.
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OPA
Ration Board
Fighting On Russ Front Grows More Violent
Moscow reports violent fighting along a broad central front as a blizzard lifts. In Stalingrad the Red Army advances in three sectors with gains near the Volga city and along the Stalingrad to Tiktoretskaya rail line. Soviet dispatches say heavy casualties mark the battles west of Moscow near Velikie Luki and Rzhev as forces push toward Latvia.
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Moscow
Muscovite
Stalingrad
Red Army
Velikie Luki-Rzhev
Rzhev
Velikie Luki
Volgar
Tiktoretskaya
Kotelnikovski
Don
Volga
Milk Law Pre-1941 Ordinances Invalidated Statewide Law Preempts Local Rules
Deputy Attorney General Hal Hammond and Assistant Attorney General Robert E. Clapp Jr say the 1941 statewide milk law supersedes all prior local ordinances adopted before its effective date. Any post 1941 ordinances are valid only if not conflicting and approved by the State Department of Health. City officials will review 1919 milk regulations for possible conflicts.
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Hal Hammond
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Robert H. Riley
State Department of Health
Riley
Attorney General's
Hagerstown
Edward J. Smith
Attorney General's Office
Further Staggering Blows For The Axis
London broadcast reports Major General Russell P. Hartle, head of the American Expeditionary Forces in Britain, predicts more severe Allied blows to the Axis. He spoke on the first anniversary of U S entry into the war, noting the global deployment and North Africa thrust as a foretaste of future actions.
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London
United States
North Africa
Russell P. Hartle
AEF
Britain
Battle
Germany
Hitler
Phillips Sent To New Delhi
President Roosevelt appoints William Phillips of Massachusetts as personal representative to New Delhi India. Phillips, a career diplomat in London, will lead the American mission established in November 1941 by Thomas M. Wilson, succeeding Louis Johnson who returned to the United States due to illness.
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Beak Rua CO Yen Nee Ne Beeen
New Delhi
India
Phillips
Cty
London
Thomas M. Wilson
Louis Johnson
United States
Axis leaders send victory wishes on war anniversary
London reports Axis broadcasts show Adolf Hitler and Mussolini praising victories as the United States marks the anniversary of war declarations. Messages to Emperor Mironite of Japan and allied leaders are cited, with broadcasts noting speeches by Ribbentrop Ciano and Tani. FCC confirms Berlin and Tokyo telegrams and remarks on cross‑alliance greetings.
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London
United States
Adolf Hitler
Mironite
Japan
Acme
Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Rome
Federal Communications Commission
Jerehim Ribbentrop
Germany
Galeazzo Ciano
Masayunki Tani
FCC
Berlin
Em Sorte
Hideki Tojo
Vittora Emanuele
Mussiins Tiets. Tay
Deputies Named for Four-Year Term by Sheriff Alexander
Deputies named for the four year term by Sheriff Horace M Alexander have qualified before the court clerk. Named are Joseph E Gouker district deputy for Frederick district George M Layman Benjamin R Dixon Richard L Beard Amos T Anderson Charles F Mehrling and License Commissioner Paul M Little.
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Horace M. Alexander
Joseph E. Gouker
Frederick
George M. Layman
Benjamin R. Dixon
Richard L. Beard
Amos T. Anderson
Charles F. Mehrling
Paul M. Little
More Air Raid Posts Qualify Citywide Labeling Effort
Air raid posts continue to qualify across the city as districts designate posts with wardens and shelters. Air Raid Warden Earle Shriner and staff will inspect posts tonight with new markers prepared by OCD staffer John Gittinger. Eligible posts include Roy Gastley Post C-1 310 Chapel Alley Arthur H Lambert A-4 10 West Twelfth Street and G Elmer Brengle C-10 Wilson Avenue. Brengle’s post, the largest active section, has shelters at each end and in the middle of Wilson Avenue. Markers are 16 by 20 inches featuring the wardens insignia and post number. Posts must meet blackout rooms full personnel maps and other criteria to qualify.
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MY Gee Ua
Earle Shriner
Wats
Roy Gastley
Chapel Alley
Arthur H. Lambert
West Twelfth Street
G. Ellmer Brengle
Wilson Avenue
Brengle
John Gittinger
OCD
Battered Cruiser Returns to San Francisco Under Power
The shattered cruiser San Francisco, after defeating a Japanese battleship in an epic clash off the Solomons last month, sailed through the Golden Gate under her own power today.
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San Francisco
Solomons
Golden Gates
Former attorney begins six month sentence in conspiracy case
Bernard Meyerson, ex government attorney, started a six month term after a May conviction for conspiring to perform an illegal operation on a young woman. His conviction was upheld by Maryland Court of Appeals. George Meyerson, his father, and Mrs Ruth Hopkins also received six month terms and did not appeal.
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Baltimore
Bernard Meyerson
Meyerson
Maryland Court of Appeals
Joseph C. Deegan
House of Correction
George Meyerson
Bernard
Ruth Hopkins
Market Faces Indecision As Tobacco Tax Debate Grows
Under WRAFS New York a sluggish session opened with no clear direction and irregular moves as the stock market remained under wraps. By decade end tax policy shifts are noted with tobacco taxes rising from 19 states in 1932 to 28, signaling growing fiscal pressure.
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WRAFS
New York
Roosevelt says Axis has lost initiative in war
President Roosevelt informed Congress that by month’s end U S forces overseas will exceed one million as lend lease aid tops 34.367 billion. He says Axis powers have temporarily lost initiative and urges uniting all United Nations resources for a single world strategy. Total lend lease value since 1941 reaches 7.496 billion, compared with 5.129 billion in the prior report.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
United Nations
Egypt
North Africa
Mediterranean
Stalingrad
Solomons
Mus
Leeee
Innocenta
British Troops Guard Oil Lines in Iran Amid Riots
A battalion of British troops arrived Wednesday night to protect oil pipelines and British property in Teheran. The arrival and a new Iranian military government helped calm the city after riots and looting, while police investigated a $90 theft at Farnsworth's Restaurant on East Patrick Street with no arrests reported.
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Teheran
Dev
Farnworth’s
East Patrick Street
Parliament Debate In Capetown Prompted By Premier Smuts
Capetown South Africa December 11 Premier Jani Smuts announced Parliament would be used to debate a major policy measure. The statement signals a formal legislative response to recent events and outlines government priorities.
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Capetown
South Africa
Dew
Jani Smuts
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la Gourette
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