Solomons Raid Finds Little Opposition, U S Bombers Report
United States bombers raiding Japanese installations on Bougainville Island in the Solomons encountered no enemy opposition, the Navy Department said. The action targeted Buin, a major air base about 275 miles northwest of Guadalcanal, and also struck at the Munda airfield under construction on New Georgia Island. Navy planes destroyed two Japanese machine gun crews at Guadalcanal.
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Washington
United States
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Navy Department
Buin
Guadalcanal
Munda
New Georgia Island
Congress Ends Historic Two Year Senate Session
Washington reports final adjournment of the Seventy seventh Congress after today’s session. The Senate adjourned at 2 19 pm and the House is set to finish its business moments later. The new Congress convenes January 6 signaling end to controversial legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Ith
House
Congress
Senate hearing exposes domestic Gestapo style mail censorship
Gov. Ernest Gruening testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a 400 person censorship apparatus in Seattle that reads mail between Alaska and the United States. Intercepts are mimeographed and circulated to 31 U. S. government offices and four British agencies, with 11,000 people implicated in opening and routing letters across territories. Letters cover private matters, including military spouses and personal concerns, with a Puerto Rico political tale cited as an example of morals being ignored.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Gov. Gruening
Seattle
U. S
Puerto Rico
Army
Tugwell
Army Plane Missing in Alaska Reported Lost
Anchorage Alaska December 16 Col Everett S Davis and eight others are missing since November 20 on a routine flight. Alaska Defense Command says a search is underway for the missing crew members Col Davis is among the earliest Army Air Corps organizers in Alaska and regarded as a premier Army pilot.
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Alaska
Col. Davis
Anchorage
Everett S. Davis
Alaska Defense Command Headquarters
Hevides
George W. Hinton
James M. Noone
Herbert W. Dale
William Capupthian
Arthur W. Plum
Wallace Anderson
H. Bombers
A. Q. Jense
Davis
Army Air Corps
Two Survive Plane Crash in Utah Valley
Two men survived a Western Airlines crash near Utah Lake in Cedar Valley four miles from the emergency airport. A. J. Mallett of Springfield Arkansas and Marine Lieut A F Gardner of Alexander New York were injured, while four women and several officers were killed. Gardner recalled crawling from the wreck and enduring freezing conditions overnight with a fractured leg and shoulder.
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Fairfield
Utin
Wee
Western Airlines
Utah Lake
Cedar Valley
Ohe
Salt Lake City
Lehi
A. J. Mallett
Edward Loeffler
Glendale
Cal
Cleo. Booth
Los Angeles
Lieut
Gardner
Pilot Les Cook Dies in Alaska Plane Crash
Les Cook a renowned pilot in this region and his two mechanics Ken McLean and Don Dickson were killed when their Norseman aircraft on a test flight for the U S Army crashed on Whitehorse main street near the hospital. Only McLean's body was recovered from the flames at once. Cook and Dickson were not removed for hours. The wreckage burst into flames after striking trees and wires on approach, and a military funeral was held at Whitehorse for Cook and Dickson. McLean's remains were sent to Edmonton for the widow.
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Les Cook
Alaska
Ken McLean
Don Dickson
Whitehorse
McLean
U. S. Army
Whitehorse Hospital
I. Taylor
Ken ‘McLean
Edmonton
British Internees Released in French West Africa
Washington reports all British internees in French West Africa have been released by French authorities. Dakar radio says Africa British and French fronts are clarified and cooperation with Eisenhower is pledged. An accord grants UN use of ports, airfields, and facilities in the colony for the duration.
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Washington
French West Africa
State Department
Dakar Radio
Darlan
Africa
Pace
Eisenhower
United States
French Africa
United Nations
Roy Noland Burned Contacting High Tension Line
Roy Noland superintendent of the Juneau Douglas Telephone Company was severely burned after contacting a high tension line atop a pole at Ninth and E Streets. He was assisted down by fellow worker Roy Carrigan who freed him with a rope and he was taken to St. Ann's Hospital with burns to his left leg and right wrist.
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Roy Noland
Juneau-Douglas Telephone Company
St. Ann’s Hospital
Ninth and
E Streets
Noland
Roy Carrigan
T. J. Scott
Juneau
Scott
Jatt
FBI
U. S. Marshal's Office
Scotk, & Navy
St. Ann's Hospital
Huspan
Manery
U. S
Marshall Walter Hellan
San Diego
Robert Schoettler
Nazis Take Back Some Territory Near Stalingrad
Moscow dispatches report German units smashing at the Red Army left wing southwest of Stalingrad. Advances driven by tanks and planes wedge into Soviet lines as Reds push along a river and key road. On the Central Front northwest of Moscow the Red Army advances through snow, recapturing positions west of Rzhey amid counter-attacks.
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Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Reds
Red Star
Kalinin
Velikie Lathe
Pravda
Russ
Rzhey
Thousands Get Boost In Salary
The House unanimously passed and sent to the White House legislation raising salaries for about 1.5 million Federal civilian employees. The action boosts pay across the federal workforce, affecting diverse departments and agencies under the executive branch.
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Washington
House
White House
Guard Platoons Meet Last Night in Alaska Territory
The Alaska Territorial Guards aided Civilian Defense by manning posts and patrolling towns during the alert. Captain George F. Freeburger urged all members to attend a lecture by Staff Sergeant Martin at the grade school auditorium tomorrow at 7:30. A yearend meeting followed at Elks Hall with rifle-sling instructions and wind-gauge tips. Guardsman C Rodney Nordling took an oath and Lt. Hungerford announced field work for Platoon Three after the New Year.
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Alaska Territorial Guards
George F. Freeburger
Martin
Regular Army
Elks' Hall
Henry Harmon
LeRoy Vestal
Hungerford
C. Rodney Nordling
George F. Preeburger
Boston Fire Rips Armory as Coast Guard Aids Rescue
Boston suffers its third fires of the month as flames destroy a five story downtown armory. Coast Guard crews augment local firefighters, with 65+ hospitalized or treated for injuries and smoke exposure amid a damage estimate from 300000 to 1000000 dollars.
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Boston
Mass
Los
U. S. Coast Guard
Armed Services
Coast Guard
Lone German Raider Kills Six in England
A lone German raider dropped a stick of high explosive bombs on a street in a small east coast town, killing at least six people and injuring many others in the late hours yesterday. The incident underscores wartime peril as defense bonds are urged to support national mobilization.
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England
London
Forty six leave here for south for Seattle
Passengers departing Juneau for Chika by steamship yesterday included H C Prather Lt PH Moen Florence M O Shea and Mary Jane O Shea for Seattle Margaret Berge Marie J Page rold Snel Kathleen Crossman Sidney A Wither Merle Ho Whit ters Joe Williams Bernard McConaghy Jace Preedman Marion W Taylor Les le MacIntyre Joseph Docz Mar in Elvinga Clairon Seevers RJ Optermann TR W Feldman W 5 cshan G P F Bronson O A Flip pula J J Porroch Roy R Wil tord Clarks Morton J J Mattisow J Randy Lb M Hansen Eur imbrect h Alawn Smith George Erwine Oswald P Miller James Hall Lloyd Mundrem J G Snider Roy M Jones Wayman Merun Merl Dillman Robert Cressey Hershel Kreider Maurvin Schulman BC Schear Morton Abrahams Russell D Thomas Forrest Winters.
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Juneau
Chika
Stemmer
H. C. Prather
Lt PH Moen
Florence M. O'Shea
Mary Jane O'Shea
Seattle
Margaret Berge
Marie J. Pagerold Snel
Kathleen Crossman
Sidney A. Wither
Merle Ho Whitters
Joe Williams
Bernard McConaghy
Jace Preedman
Marion W. Taylor
Lesle MacIntyre
Joseph Docz
Marin Elvinga
Clairon Seevers
RJ Optermann
W. Feldman
Cshan
G. PF. Bronson
O. A. Filppula
J. J. Porroch
Roy R. Wiltord
Clarks Morton
J. J. Mattisow
J. Randy
Lb. M. Hansen
Eurimbrecht
Alawn Smith
George Erwine
Oswald P. Miller
James Hall
Lloyd Mundrem
J. G. Snider
Roy M. Jones
Wayman Merun
Merl Dillman
Robert Cressey
Hershel Kreider
Maurvin Schulman
B.C. Schear
Morton Abrahams
Russell D. Thomas
Forrest Winters
Flow of Steel to Improve Next Year
Ottawa reports no shipyard setups in 1943 as Wartime Shipping officials state. Increased steel flow after the new year will keep Canarden yards at capacity, aiding defense production and defense stamps.
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Ottawa
Canarden
Warthee Shipping
British Eighth Army Near Zauta en Nolilia in Tunisia Chase
London reports the British Eighth Army, aided by Allied air fleets, advancing toward Zauta en Nolilia,100 airline miles west of El Agheila, amid mud and rain hindering ground operations. Rommel withdraws while rear patrols delay pursuit and supply flow shapes progress.
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London
Eighth Army
Tripoli
Erwin Hummel
Zauta En Nolilia
el Agheila
el Alamein
Africa
Tunisia
Rommel
Japanese Reinforcement Attempt Hit By Allied Bombs
Allied HQ reports Japanese troops landed northwest of Gora and Buna but faced heavy bombardment and destruction across the area. The Buna Mission and coastal positions remain under attack as about 9000 Japanese reportedly reached shore in the latest reinforcement. A Greyhound bus arrives in Whitehorse for the Northwest Service Command, traveling the Alcan Highway from Edmonton in 48 hours.
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New Gui~nea
Iwe—Dap
Gora
Buna
Buna Mission
Greyhound
Whitehorse
Northwest Service Command
Alcan Highway
Edmonton
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CIO
Phillip Murray
Small Business Committee
United States Steel Corporation
Republic Steel
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