Allied Air Assault Sinks Japanese Convoy at Lae Strong Handover
Allied air forces in New Guinea and the Southwest Pacific report a massive three day attack on the Lae convoy. They claim 65 ships or aircraft were destroyed or damaged, including multiple Japanese transports sunk near Lae and at gasmaata. The offensive included Wewak Finschhafen and Madang bombing and strafing with heavy losses on enemy aircraft.
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Lae
New Gainea
Poe
Morft
Allied
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Coral Sea
Midway
Solomons
Lieddaee
Gasmaata
New Britain
Rae Harbor
Gentmess
Macdrther
Papenclove
Planes and ships hit Tripoli as North Africa battles widen
War Department reports 353 enemy aircraft and 19 warships destroyed in MacArthur campaign, with 83 merchantmen sunk or damaged. Allied raids from Tunisia target Tripoli and surrounding airfields, as Montgomery’s forces push against Rommel’s lines. Air power and naval actions fuse in a widening North Africa theatre.
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Washington
War Department
Douglas Macarthur
New Guinea
Ernest Dupuy
Claason
Bureau of Public Relations
Army Hour
North Africa
Tunisia
Tripoli
Erwin Rommel
Neary
Libya
Egypt
U.S
Rommel
Axia
Europe
Carl Norcross
Missing General Walker Reported After Rabaul Raid
Allied Headquarters announced Brig. Gen Kenneth N. Walker of Glendale California was missing after the January 5 air raid on Rabaul harbor. General MacArthur said the officer led a bombardment group and that his plane was last seen over the harbor.
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Kenneth N. Walker
Glendale
Calif
Trabeel
Enita
Rabaul Harbor
Ennis G. Whitehead
United States Air Force
Walker
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Rabau Harbor
Suspected Violators Reported To Boards In Maryland
Baltimore officials say OPA investigators in Maryland will not stop cars or seize ration books for breaking the pleasure driving ban. 249 additional violators were cited by Baltimore police in the last 24 hours as state troopers logged numbers. The standard Maryland procedure is to mail a warning letter within 24 hours and hold an OPA hearing if the reply is unsatisfactory.
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Leo H. McCormick
State Office of Price Administration
New York
OPA
Maryland
McCormick
Robert F. Stanton
Noulye
Marylanders Seek 8000 Typewriters for War Effort
Maryland officials request 8000 typewriters for government use as part of wartime measures. The Office of War Information and War Production Board plan a meeting with Commerce officials in Baltimore to finalize plans. Authorized buyers in Baltimore, Hagerstown, Salisbury, and Frederick will purchase machines for the Government.
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ERA Woriters
Office of War Information
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War Production Board
Ation
Balhapa Dahlatas
George W Orsaghton
War Profugaen
Walter C. MacLeod
Oscar W. Zaum
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Salisbury
Frederick
Man Wanted in Potomac Island Gun Fight
Frederick authorities seek Howard Frye in a December shooting on an island in the Potomac. Shores was wounded. Frye, released on 1000 dollar bond, awaits extradition hearings as investigators weigh grand jury action and charges of assault with intent to kill.
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Potomac River
Foland
Fridgies Av Lnlads
Chapman Shores
Howard Frye
Noland's Ferry
Liberty
Edwin F. Nikirk
Commonwealth
Loudoun County
Frye
Nikirk
Shores
Frederick City
Virginia
Sharre Ia
Benjamin F. Phebus
Durward W. Kettells
Kettells
J ‘Ed
Phebus
Kettell
Price ceilings disgraceful says CIO leader Murray
CIO chief Philip Murray denounces price control and rationing as a national disgrace and calls for immediate nationwide rationing for foods and essentials. He cites weak enforcement and rising shortages, proposing a single admin body for war supply manpower and stabilization.
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Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
Most Auto Owners Observe Ban On Pleasure Driving
Across 17 states from Maine to Florida auto owners largely kept cars in garages to honor the OPA ban on pleasure driving amid the fuel oil crisis. Traffic fell sharply in New York City while buses filled and nightlife slowed. inspections rose as authorities urged reporting to OPA boards.
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Florida
OPA
Leas
Baltimore
Rochester
Delaware
Wilmington
Virginia
Georgia
OPA Board
Miami
Fla
CPA
Jacksonville
Syracuse
Norfolk
William &. Griffin
Trenton
N. J
Luftwaffe Faces Massive Allied Raid On Essen
London reports 150 British bombers attacked Essen in the Ruhr for the fifth raid in seven nights. Fires raged across the industrial heart as two ton bombs fell, anti aircraft fire and night fighters challenged crews, while German claims noted casualties and vague targets.
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London
Essen
Wronn Veneer
Europe
Ruhr
Berlin
Krupp Works
Cologne
Pay-As-You-Go Gains Favor in Wartime Tax Plan
Washington reports a Pay-As-You-Go income tax plan gains momentum with Congress expected to act by March 1. Ruml claims the proposal would erase 1942 taxes due March 15 and shift to annual percentage payments via withholding. Axis bombing shows rising Allied air power with 47 planes lost, seven of them U.S. bombers over St Nazaire in six raids.
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Washington
Congress
New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Ruml
Treasury
United States
U. S
St. Nazaire
Pleasure Driving For All U.S. May Be Banned
New York reports potential nationwide ban on pleasure driving possibly by summer or fall. Rubber Administrator William Jeffers hints policies could extend to tire seizures and stricter gasoline rations to save rubber and oil, affecting roadhouses and suburban theaters.
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New York
William Jeffers
Thas
Seaboard
Baruch Rubber
Raton
Jeffers
New Morrisonville Home Destroyed By Fire
The new six room frame house of William Peacock at Morrisonville near Purcellville Va burned to the ground shortly before noon Saturday with all contents. Mrs. Peacock was in Washington and Mer Peacock was delivering livestock in Leesburg. Brunswick firemen saved outbuildings after a 22 mile run. No water at the scene hampered efforts. damage is estimated around 5000 dollars.
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William Peacock
Morrisonville
Purcellville
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