Hitler Over-Confident German Drive Slows in Russia
Special Radio reports from Moscow detail vast German losses after retreat from Moscow due to superior Russian pursuit. The Russian counteroffensive, aided by cavalry and ski troops, outflanks German columns, capturing thousands of tanks and guns, while German winter uniform failures expose overconfidence and misjudged Russian strength.
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A. T. Steele
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Moscow
Hty O
Red Army
Stalin
Russia
Klin
Hitler
Maureen O Hara Announces Planned Wedding in December
Hollywood says actress Maureen O Hara will wed film dialog director Will Price on December 29 in McComb Mississippi. O Hara, born in Dublin, previously married to George Hanley Brown, a British film executive.
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Maureen O'Hara
Hollywood
Will Price
McComb
Miss
George Hanley Brown
War Dept Opposes Civilian Board for War Output
Washington reports the War Department rejected proposals for a civilian board to handle war production. Undersecretary Patterson said ongoing shortages stem from shifting to a wartime economy, not armed forces inefficiency, as he testified to a House committee. The Automotive Workers union pressed for full auto industry conversion and worker protections, while industry spokesmen warned of mass layoffs without government action.
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War Department
Board of Supply
Patterson
House
Aud Ddachea
Defense
Inem
United Automobile Workers
Co. I. O
National Industry Council
Labor
LU. A. W
SPAB
OPM
R. J. Thomas
van Wagoner
Michigan
Thomas
Curtis Nebraska
Curtis
Santa Claus Search Aid For Boy Seeks Mother
Inglewood boy Bobby McClanahan asks Santa for a Christmas gift of reuniting with his mother Catherine Clanahan who has been apart four years. He writes that he is ill and in hospital and prays the Lord will bring her to him. Social Service Commission is assisting the search. the boy’s age is not disclosed.
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Dana
Los Angeles
Bobby McClanahan
Inglewood
Santa Claus
Bobby
Santa Ana
Calif
Santa
Catherine Clanahan
Social Service Commission
Woman turns in 45 auto plates for new license
Mrs. Asepeth Crane, a Finney County school teacher, turned in 45 old license plates for 1942 tags after hearing old plates were needed for defense salvage. She drove one of the first cars in the county and bought new ones.
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Carden City
Nas
Asepeth Crane
Finney County
Students Seek Conga Instead of Aida for Graduation
Chicago eighth graders at Victor Lawson School petition the principal to allow the next graduation class to come down the aisle to a conga beat rather than the march from Aida. The request aims for a more modern ceremony.
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Chicago
Victor Lawson School
Boy saves to buy defense stamps and lunch money
In Atlanta on December 23 Mr and Mrs L J Allen are surprised when their 11 year old son James returns home with a defense stamp album and a dollar in stamps. He bought them by saving half of his ten cent daily allowance for a school lunch.
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Atlanta
L. J. Allen
James
Dutch Fliers Aid U S in Philippines at Davao Harbor
Dutch naval aircraft aided United States forces in the Philippines by hitting a Japanese tanker of about 10 000 tons with a 440 pound device at Davao Bay. Tokyo claimed the city was captured. The communique also noted Japanese air raids on Dutch outer possessions and Sorong, with Dutch forces repelling the attack.
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Netherlands East Indies
Philippine
Davo
United States
Mindanao
Davao
Tokyo
Manila
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Dutch East Indies
Sorong
New Guinea
Royal Netherlands Navy
British Troops Press On toward Benghazi in Libya
Cairo reports the British Middle East command says forces have seized the Ball Line south of Benghazi and reinforcements cross the Libyan desert. A mobile column raided Agedabia on December 21–22, destroying 37 aircraft. air force hit Axis supply and troop columns despite bad weather. Many Axis troops overtaken as pursuit continues with unknown prisoner numbers.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Siie
Bengasi
Libyan
Agedabia
Gulf of
Sirte
Mekili
Rome Admits Shelling of Salum and Bardia
Rome reports British artillery pounded Axis lines at Salum and Bardia on the Libyan Egyptian frontier as the front line activity remains largely steady westward. Bad weather limited air operations though German aircraft attacked Tobruk and Derna, and Axis planes hit the Malta base despite heavy anti airfire.
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Salum
Bardia
Tobruk
Derna
Malta
London shelters pets as air raid refuges for animals
London reports pets such as dogs and cats left homeless by bombings are being housed in special refuges. Over 100 animal centers have been opened by local authorities in cooperation with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to shelter injured or displaced animals.
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London
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Widow and Son Die in Queens Two-Alarm Fire
A two-alarm blaze in College Point Queens killed widow Henrietta Hoyt and her 17 year old son Edward Hoyt while they slept in the top floor of a two family house. Three adults and three children were rescued from the ground floor where the fire began. Henry Aletter aided firefighters by rescuing his wife and son Frank 12 then reentered to save their dog Speckles.
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Queens
New York
College Point
Henrietta Hoyt
Edward! Hoyt
Henry Aletter
Frank
Speckles
Hollywood Santas To Get Their Break
Hollywood and Los Angeles will host a Christmas breakfast on December 25 inviting Kris Kringles. Fifteen Santas have accepted the invite from Hal Peary, the Great Gildersleeve, promising presents and a Christmas tree.
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Hollywood
Santa Claus
Hal Peary
Gildersleeve
Screen
Kris Kringles
Los Angeles
Tax Burden May Shift To Incomes And Corporations
Washington reporters say two House Ways and Means members forecast that the next tax bill may tilt toward taxing individual incomes and corporate profits rather than expanding excise levies. They note possible delays until after New Year with hearings likely starting January 15 as Treasury and congressional experts draft proposals for billions in new revenue.
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D-Mo
Reed CR NY
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Morgenthau
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