Parachutists Drive Toward Gulf of Gabes Front
United States parachutists and tank forces thrust toward the Gulf of Gabes as Axis troops rush by train and glider to meet them. Allied air units report downing Axis fighters and striking Tunisian ports, airfields, and supply hubs. The effort aims to sever the Tunisian bulge from Italian Tripolitania as the Libyan front heats up.
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James M. Long
Associated Press
United States
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Six Axis Spies Sent to Prison
Count Ed mondo di Robdilani, an Italian Trans Atlantic Airline official, was sentenced to 14 years for Axis spying in South America. Five aides were convicted. Enso di Vicino got 20 years, two others 14 years, one eight years, and one defendant was acquitted.
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Strikers to hunt Japs instead of rabbits in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Douglas Aircraft workers who walked off the job to rabbit hunt will be offered an all expense big game hunt with Japs as the quarry rather than rabbits. Electricians returned to work on AFL orders. A union member blamed small grievances for the day off. County draft board chairman said workers earning 105 dollars weekly will be reclassified as real hunters while soldiers receive 50 dollars a month.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Douglas Aircraft Company
International Electricians’ Union
A.F.L
Japs Hit Yunnan Area In Western China Battle
Japanese forces reinforced from Burma attacked Chinese defenses in western Yunnan north of Tengchueh and west of the Upper Salween river as heavy fighting continued. The assault began December 6 with about 6000 Japanese troops in three columns.
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Associated Press
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Tenevueh
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Elks Club Leads Toy Fund Drive with 50 Donation
The Elks Club contributed 50 toward the Toy Fund and 26 members added 1 each, with a running tally listing numerous donors including Weyland Redden Robert Campbell Henry Smith Benny Dresnin Wesley Anderson Roland Phillips Dewey Isley D. B. Shumate Joan Ashworth Nancy Lee Ashworth John Earl Lilly Jr Barbara Lilly Gordon F Craft Louis Meadows W Renshaw Lawrence Pruett Sam Cohen Everett Sayre and others plus Senior Girl Scout Troop 4. Total shown includes previously acknowledged gifts and several smaller contributions from individuals and anonymous donors.
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Four Cents Tax On Coal Prices Across Ohio
Cleveland region says December coal bills sent to buyers at O P A ceiling prices will include a four cent federal transportation tax per ton. The tax became effective December 1 and retailers may itemize it as a separate charge to consumers.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
O.P.A
Office of War Information
Office of Price Administration
Weather Update From West Virginia Rising Temperatures
Slow rise in temperature today, followed by somewhat colder tonight across West Virginia. Forecast calls for gradual warming into the afternoon with a dip after sunset, mainly clear skies and light winds.
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West Virginia
Mrs Roosevelt denies she told of navy losses
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt says she may have told Los Angeles Mayor Bowron that Pearl Harbor damage was more serious than expected but denies stating the United States lost six battleships. She insists she could not have given that figure and recalls warning Bowron of potential West Coast danger.
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Associated Press
New Bedford
Mass
Eleanor Roosevelt
Fletcher Bowron
Los Angeles
Pearl Harbor
United States
White House
Bowron
President Urges Fast War Wage Solution
President Roosevelt asked Congress to grant him authority to set wage, hour, and overtime rules for federal civilian workers if no immediate agreement is reached. He called current pay and hours unfair, contributing to high turnover and hindering the war effort.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
Senate
Rayburn
Texas
House
United States
Roosevelt reports US overseas forces exceed million
President Roosevelt told Congress that by month’s end American forces overseas will total over 1,000,000. In the lend lease quarterly report he said Axis powers have temporarily lost the initiative and urged full mobilization of United Nations strength as US forces expand in Africa and the Solomons.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
United Nations
Egypt
North Africa
Mediterranean
Stalingrad
Solomons
Phillips Named Roosevelt Aide for New Delhi Posting
President Roosevelt appoints Williams Phillips of Massachusetts as personal representative at New Delhi India. Former ambassador to Rome, Phillips assumes duties in India amid U S diplomatic efforts in Asia.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Williams Phillips
Massachusetts
Rome
New Delhi
India
Allied push to clear Buna beachhead and Gona area
Allied forces in Australia report heavy artillery fire on Japanese beach positions near Buna. Gona area north of Buna cleared as Australian troops advance toward Cape Killerton and Buna. Air forces bomb Japanese positions from Cape Killerton to Buna and Cape Endaiadere. Soputa track still held by a smaller force.
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Associated Press
Australia
United States
Buna Airdrote
New Guinea
Buna
Gona
Cape Killerton
Cape Endaiadere
Soputa
Red Army Scores Gains Across Central and Stalingrad Fronts
Soviet forces pressed along a 140 mile Rzhev to Velikie Luki corridor and fought in three zones near Stalingrad. Reports said large gains were made southwest of Volgograd, with advances toward Kotelnikovski and trenches long held by Germans captured near the Don and Volga. Hundreds of German casualties were reported as the front line shifted.
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Associated Press
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Koppers to Pay Christmas Bonuses in West Virginia Stores
Office manager W. K. Williams said 630 Koppers employees in West Virginia will receive Christmas bonuses on December 23. Bonuses are based on salary and length of service, typically totaling 12 to 18 percent of annual salaries.
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Associated Press
Huntington
W. K. Williams
Koppers Stores
West Virginia
Williams
Flying Fortress Suzy Q Claims 95 Japanese Zeros
Major Felix Hardison praises the Flying Fortress Suzy Q on a March of Time broadcast. Suzy Q, a 30 year old aviator from San Antonio, credits the plane with downing 95 Japanese Zero fighters and notes crew achievements including five downings per crew member and multiple decorations.
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Washington
Felix Hardison
Suzy Q
March of Time
National Broadcasting Company
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Durwood W. Fesmire
Portales
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British Army Guards Iran Oil Installations
London Reuters reports British troops moved to the outskirts of Teheran to guard oil installations and military stores in the capital. The force arrived from a southern base and encamped outside the city. Earlier dispatches noted Iranian troops and police fired on a student crowd outside the national assembly, with a few arrests.
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Associated Press
London
Reuters
Teheran
Iran
Aleutian Threat Doubted by Senator Chandler
Senator A B Chandler of Kentucky on a subcommittee investigating Western Hemisphere bases said the Japanese in the Aleutians are no longer a threat to the Pacific coast. The statement comes from Camp San Luis Obispo California amid defense discussions.
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Associated Press
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Aleutians
Pacific Coast
A. B. Chandler
D.ky
Chandler
Senate
Western Hemisphere
AEF Commander Declares War Progress Foretaste
Major Gen. Russell P. Hartle states US forces abroad and Allied North Africa actions are a foretaste of harsher Axis blows as the United States marks one year in the war. He cites the global dispatch of troops and the North Africa push as signs of looming scales of conflict.
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Associated Press
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United States
North Africa
Russell P. Hartle
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Britain
Hartle
Germany
Walker May Be Dem Block Leader Walker May Be Dem Block Leader
Washington reports circulated on capitol hill that Postmaster General Frank C. Walker is the Roosevelt administration’s choice to succeed Edward J. Flynn as national chairman of the Democratic party. Flynn plans to step down in January and efforts aim to keep peace within the party to avoid a factional fight akin to the Republican race. Walker, 56, a long-time Roosevelt ally, has served as postmaster general since 1940 and has ties with leaders like Senator Wheeler.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capitol
Frank C. Walker
Roosevelt
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Flynn
St. Louis
Harrison Spangler
Iowa
Republican National Committee
Walker
James A. Farley
National Emergency Council
Senator Wheeler
D.-Mont
Status of African Soldiers to Change CAPETOWN Premier Smuts Proposal
Premier Jan Christiaan Smuts announced in Capetown that the South African parliament would be asked to approve extending South African troops to serve outside Africa after North Africa is cleared. The plan aims to adjust the status of African soldiers amid ongoing wartime developments.
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