British Tank Drive In Libya Opens Second Front Against Axis
British units armed with U S supplies mounted a bold campaign in Libya described in London as a second front against the Axis. Berlin denied surprise and accused Russia aims elsewhere as 750 000 troops supported by the RAF pressed to lift Tobruk siege and drive Italian and German forces from North Africa. The article also reports a major U S labor strike with 53 000 miners walking out, coal losses, and political friction over anti strike legislation and the closed shop.
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U. S
London
Libya
North
Africa
Berlin
Russia
Europe
Leningrad
Moscow
Britain
Lybia
R.A.F
North Africa
Tobruk
Lewis
Alabama Home Guard
United Mine Workers
Repurcussions From Walkout
The piece discusses expected fallout from a labor walkout with broad strikes looming in vital industries. It notes a railroad strike threatening 1.2 million workers and a possible long distance telephone workers strike that could disrupt defense work as the President urges uninterrupted production of weapons and materiel.
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Lewis
C.I.O
Hull Kurusu talks and war news mix in cautious briefing
The report highlights exploratory talks between Secretary Hull and Japanese envoy Kurusu with neither side pressing for quick gains. It also covers red army offensives, Nazi moves in Crimea, winter hardships for German forces, and air power shifts as the Red Air Force grows with British and American planes.
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Kurusu
Japan
United States
Hull
Red Army
Crimea
Kerch
Crimean
Caucasus
Moscow
Kuibyshev
Daniel Brigham
The
Times
Bern
Kalinin
London
Rostov
Red Air Force
Britain leads in wartime production pace worry for US
W Averell Harriman arriving in London voiced cheer for American manufacturing of war materiel but warned the United States risked lagging Britain in production. Britain replaced Gen Sir John Dill with Gen Sir Alan Brooke as chief of imperial staff on Christmas Day, a decision noted for Brooke's mechanized warfare skill. A U.S. military mission headed by Maj. Gen. John N. Greely departs for Archangel to observe and direct distribution of U.S. lease led aid to Russia, following a 1940 China mission.
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W. Averill Harriman
War Cabinet
Alan Brooke
John Dill
Imperial General Staff
Brooke
Dill
D.S.O
Low Countries
Russia
Archangel
John N. Greely
Fort Sam Houston
America
China
Reward Offered for Slaying Suspect Brustlein
German authorities name Gilbert Brustlein 22 as a dangerous murder suspect in Nantes district. They offer large monetary rewards and freedom for any prisoner of war named by informants who help locate him.
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France
Gilbert Brustlein
Brustlein
Paul Friedrich Hotz
Nantes
Nazi Intruder Ties Coast Guard Shift to Navy
A Berlin linked smuggling yacht operates from Vera Cruz under Panamanian flag moving high test gasoline and mercury to Caribbean isles, with Nazi ownership traced through Vera Cruz and New Orleans. U S efforts monitor its every move but cannot intervene while it stays in Mexican waters.
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Caribbean
Mexico
Coast Guard
Navy
U. S
A. Atwater Kent
Philadelphia
Vera Cruz
New Orleans
United States
Veteran coaches and magnates keep pushing past 80 in sport
The piece hails four rookies aged around eighty Alonzo Stagg Connie Mack Matt Winn and E R Bradley as enduring icons of sport with vast careers spanning over six decades Stagg still coaches using running spikes in place of crutches and Mack aims to win a pennant on his eightieth birthday both defying old age and chasing further achievements
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Wiz
Alonzo Stagg
Connie Mack
Matt Winn
E. R. Bradley
Stagg
Walter Camp
College of the Pacific
Connie
U. S
Mack
Kentucky Derby Plans From 80 Year Veteran Winn and 82 Year Bradley
Col. Matt Winn of Kentucky, after leaving 80 well behind, presses to organize the seventieth Derby pageant. Col. E R Bradley at 82 remains active seeking another Derby winner with a promising three year old. Winn hopes Alsab may be greatest Derby winner, while Bradley’s Bimelech has just missed.
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Matt Winn
Kentucky
E. R. Bradley
Lexington
Colonel Winn
Colonel Bradley
Alsab
Baseball Outlook For 1942 Promising In National League
The Reds with Vander Meer and Riddle bolster pitching for 1942, while Dodgers Cardinals and Reds may contend. American League clubs face gaps, with Yankees looming strong. Red Sox pitching and defense lag, infield speed deficient. Yankees infield already shutting down hits. Also brief notes: John F. Kelly joins FBI staff. Babe Herman runs a profitable turkey ranch. Leahy cautions Notre Dame aides about golf. Dick Chan, a 125 pound halfback at San Francisco State.
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National
Dodgers
Cardinals
Reds
Pirates
Johnny Vander Meer
Elmer Riddle
Bill McKechnie
Bill
Vander Meer
Riddle
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Dick Chan
San Francisco State
British Open New Offensive in Libya Aims to Divert Axis
Weekly News Analysis by Edward C Wayne argues Britain plans an offensive in Libya to draw Axis forces away and force a second front for Russia. The piece notes rising demand for strike legislation and frames the move as a strategic distraction.
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Libya
Russia
Ex British fliers saved by Belgian champion in Channel rescue
Five exhausted British fliers drifted on a rubber raft in the English Channel when Belgian swimming champion Jean Guillini battled icy waters for 50 minutes to tow them ashore. Washington reports heavy pressure on Petain from Nazis and a pro Axis faction within his cabinet. March Field tests a new B 19 bomber carrying 70 tons aloft including 13 tons of bombs. Buenos Aires and Brazil near a temporary free trade pact to remove customs barriers.
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Blankenberghe
Belgium
Jean Guillini
English Channel
Washington
Petain
Vichy
Marshal
March Field
Calif
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Brazil
Trivia science and sports Qs from history
Three kinds of animals take part in equestrian events. The moon's diameter is about 3 474 km. Ty Cobb lifetime batting average around .367. The stamp act taxed paper glass and lead used in colonies. A mule has a bull father a cow mother and is a pup. Memphis is called the Pittsburgh of the South. Indy 500 record average speed near 153 mph. Pigs were introduced to America in the 16th century with Spanish explorers.
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Ty Cobb
Pittsburgh
South
America
Answers to seven trivia prompts from historical quiz
The set presents seven items including fox hunting with horses and hounds, the moon’s diameter of 2160 miles, Ty Cobb’s .367 career average, paper materials, a fur seal, Birmingham Alabama, a speed record of 117.2 mph by Floyd Roberts in 1938, and DeSoto’s 400 year old voyage bringing thirteen pigs and 600 soldiers to Florida to found a colony.
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Ty Cobb
Birmingham
Ala
Floyd Roberts
Tampa
DeSoto
Florida
Gifts for servicemen point to Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert
Surveys across the Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard show cigarettes and smoking tobacco as the top requested gifts. Camel Cigarettes lead among cigarettes and Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco leads among tobaccos with sales records from service stores. Dealers promote Send him a carton of Camels or a Pound tin of Prince Albert for Christmas.
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Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Prince Albert
Adv
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