Plane Crash Victims Brought Out From Wilderness
Searching parties returned to Anchorage with the bodies of Dan Victor Henry A Weir Nobel Buss and Bass CAA employees killed when their plane crashed near Moses Point Norton Sound on November 19. Victor will be buried in Tacoma with widow and two children in Bellingham. Weir’s funeral planned in Fairbanks and Bass’s widow and son survive. Walter Plett said the plane hit a mountainside caught fire and exploded.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Dan Victor
Henry A. Weir
Nobel
Tr. Buss
CAA
Moses Point
Norton Sound
Victor
Tacoma
Wash
Bellingham
Weir
Airways
Fairbanks
Bass
Walter Plett
Stock Quotations from New York on December 7
Closing stock quotes list Alaska Juneau 3, American Can 72 and a half, Anaconda 25, Bethlehem Steel 544, Commonwealth and Southern 14, Curtiss Wright 6.75, International Harvester 55, Kennecott 274, New York Central 1144, Northern Pacific 67, Pound 4.04, United States Steel 467. Dow Jones averages show Industrials 115, falis 26.43, utilities 13.66.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
DOW, Jones
Dow Jones
Falis
Utilities
Marshall meets Congress for war progress briefing
General Marshall held a private conference with key Senators Representatives and leaders to report on North Africa losses and Allied cooperation. He praised Admiral Darlan for orders saving American lives and credited Robert Murphy with advance political plans. He projected Nazi airpower diversion from the Russian front.
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Washington
Marshall
Capitol Hill
North Africa
Eisenhower
Admiral Darlan
Gen
Congress
Darlan
Gen. Marshall
France
Algiers
Robert Murphy
State Department
Murphy
U. S. Army
Navy Reveals Pearl Harbor Losses In Full Report
Washington reports a full Pearl Harbor damage tally with eight battleships sunk or damaged, 80 Navy and 97 Army planes lost, and 2 117 Navy Marines officers and men killed. About 105 Japanese planes took part, with several ships later returning to service.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian
Arizona
Peay Harbor
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Tennessee
Helena
Honolulu
Raleigh
Cirtuss
Vestal
Oklahoma
California
Nevada
West Virginia
Shaw
Cassin
Downes
Oklala
Utah
Navy
Japs Admit War Losses Mark Pacific War Anniversary
A Tokyo broadcast on the first anniversary of the Pacific war says Japan lost one battleship and three aircraft carriers among warship sinkings in the first year. The report lists other losses in manpower merchant shipping and aircraft, with figures showing 21 166 killed 42 577 wounded by November 1. Allied announcements suggest Japan admits only a portion of ship losses amid a submarine war weakening Japan's supply lines.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Pacific
Batte
Japan
China
United States
Baruer
Washington
Frank Knox
Knox
Army-Navy Journal
Hideo Hiraide
Guadalcanal Toll Rises as Navy Logs Jap Losses
Washington reports 6,641 Japanese killed on Guadalcanal based on body counts, with sea, artillery, and air actions adding to total. Marines dubbed Jungle raiders volunteer for dangerous missions and reportedly wiped out 400 Japanese soldiers at five bases over several weeks, losing 17 men.
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Washington
U.S
Guadalcanal
Navy
Induction of Men 38 or Older, Suspended, Many Now in Army
The War Department ordered suspension of induction for men 38 years and older. Enlisted men 34 and older unable to perform satisfactorily may receive honorable discharge. Officials say men 38 or older are generally less able to endure modern combat.
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Washington
Dev
Army
War Department
Pearl Harbor Base Emerges As Naval Powerhouse
At Pearl Harbor Hawaii Rear Admiral Furlong calls the navy yard a monumental feat of American engineering and work. Admiral Nimitz says Pacific advance looks favorable and vows to press the fight until Japan is defeated, including driving them from the Aleutians with increasing surface actions as carrier strength wanes.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Furlong
Navy Yard
Chester Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Purlong
Gibraltar
Malta
Mediterranean
Pacific
Singapore
Nimitz
Aleutians
Basketball Set Tonight at Juneau High Gym
The Officers' Club faces Hillcrest on the Juneau High School floor at 7 30 tonight as play resumes in the Gastineau Chan pel Basketball League. The second game pairs the Moose tanglinu with the Bruins. The note mentions New Zealand population, comparing it to Detroit.
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Hillcrest
Juneau High School
Gastineau Chanpel
Moose Tanglinu
Bruins
Ellis Transport Plane in Today from Ketchikan
Passengers leaving Juneau with Ellis Air Transport for Ketchikan include Frank P. Smith, William P. Terry, E. H. King, Eldon Daly, and William A. Raybell. Incoming travelers from Ketchikan are Holger Larsen and William L. Bock. A minor shingle fire on Willoughby Ave. brownt out Juneau Volunteer Fire Department members briefly with little damage. M. D. Williams, District Engineer for the Public Roads Administration, left today for a trip to Silka on official business.
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Juneau
Ellis Air Transport
Ketchikan
Frank P. Smith
William P. Terry
E. H. King
Eldon Daly
William A. Raybell
Holger Larsen
William L. Bock
Nelly Village
Willoughby Ave
M.D. Williams
Sitea
M. D. Williams
Public Roads Administration
Silka
Voluntary Enlisting Suspended in U S Armed Forces
Washington December discusses suspension of voluntary enlistments in the Army and Navy for men aged 18 to 38. The Selective Service System transfers to the War Manpower Commission under executive order, giving McNutt authority over assignments and civilian job placement. Hershey remains director of Selective Service within the new structure. Local draft boards continue to operate under WMC directives as induced by the plan.
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Washington
Army
Navy
War Manpower Commission
Armed Services
Paul V. McNutt
WMC
Paul W McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
McNutt
Allies Reach Beachhead Near Buna in New Guinea
Allied troops have penetrated to the beach east of Buna in New Guinea, isolating a pocket of Japanese resistance. MacArthur’s forces drive three prongs to the sea on the northeast shore, while maintaining steady pressure in other sectors.
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Australia
New Guinea
Buna
High Command
Douglas MacArthur
Fighting stiffens in Africa near Tebourba
Washington reports heavy fighting involving armored forces continues near Tebourba as Allied troops defend advanced Tunisian positions against strong Axis counter attacks.
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Washington
War Department
Tebourba
Allied planners near Tunis as British commandos land
London Dec 7 Allied commanders said plans for the final Tunisian campaign phase were laid during a late cabinet meeting. Heavy fighting raged in the Tebourba Mateur area while bomber fleets hit Tunis Bizerte and Tripoli. British troops, paratroopers and commandos reportedly operated behind German lines to disrupt supply routes.
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London
Sush
Tunis
Bizerte
Tripoli
Italy
North Africo
Reggio
Irdrome
Sousse
Jax
Uiro
90 Day Pleasure Driving Ban Proposed for Eastern States
Joseph White of Boston New England Oil Advisory Committee proposes a 90 day suspension of all automobile pleasure driving in 17 eastern states. Speaking before New England congressmen he advocated an 80 day limit for New England and suggested the ban could extend to all eastern states as concerns over fuel shortages grow.
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Washington
Joseph White
Boston
New England
Oil Advisory Committee
White
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Robert 8. Allen
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Solomons
Sonny Ring
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Detroit
Ellis Transport
Hershey
Africa
Axis
Eastern Seaboard
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