Rommel's Forces Cut In Two by Allied Drive
British forces report cutting inland from Wadi Matratin and trapping Axis units west of El Agheila in Libya. The Cairo communique says German armored divisions are severely mauled and a large Nazi rear guard is being mopped up as Tunisia actions begin to stir.
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Libya
Cairo
Britain
Eighth Army
Wadi Matratin
el Agheila
Erwin Rommel
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Alaska Defense Forces
Hawaii
Pacific air bases replace carrier fleets in new warfare view
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues that Pacific carriers have waned and that island airfields, especially in the Solomon Islands and New Guinea, become the new strategic hubs. He notes Japan’s control of many islands provides cover for land-based planes, altering future naval warfare.
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Washington
Pacific Ocean
Solomons
Pacific
Pacific Islands
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New Guinea
Hawaii
Japan
State Department
Christmas Island
Easter Island
United States
Cold Wave to Hit Juneau Tonight Warned by Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau warned Juneau residents to brace for a severe cold snap with near zero temperatures and strong winds. Readings from the Fire Hall showed 16 above at 2 am and 12 at 9 am as the day progressed, while authorities urged protecting pipes and sealing drafts to stay warm.
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Juneau
Weather Bureau
Henderson to resign soon as Price Administrator
Reports circulate that Leon Henderson will be succeeded by Senator Prentiss Brown of Michigan as Price Administrator. If confirmed, Henderson would resign after January 2 and Brown, defeated in November, would be named his successor, signaling a potential easing of rationing controls to release more supplies to civilians.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Prentiss Brown
Michigan
Henderson
Brown
Axis Had Darlan Right By Threat But Allied Wins Out
Chicago December 17. War effort drive urged by William Spencer Regional Director of the War Manpower Commission. He argues unions should relax closed shop for the duration to absorb non skilled and non union workers. He says work permits should be granted where unions lack available workers to maximize total labor use.
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Darlan
Allied Nations
Chicago
Wiliam Spencer
War Manpower Commission
Spencer
Stock Market Rebounds With StrongWednesday Gains
Buyers push leaders up by dollars per share with volume surpassing 1 million shares as Alaska Juneau Mine closes at 3 and major issues like American Can Anaconda Bethlehem Steel and United States Steel show notable moves. Dow Jones averages list Industrial 1706 Rails 2651 Utilities 14.20 amid a brisk trading day.
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Juneau
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Kennecott
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Northern Pacific
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Anaconda
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Curtiss Wright
International Harvester
Darlan pledges French Africa effort with Allies against Axis
Admiral Jean Darlan, speaking in North Africa, said French Africa must join the Allies in a maximum military effort to defeat Germany and Italy. He denied personal ambition, asserted French people will choose their government, and described Nazi scrutiny and coercion as his past reality.
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Jean Darlan
French Africa
Germany
Italy
Vichy
Admiral Darian
Eisenhower
Northwest Africa
United Nations
Admiral Darlan
Reuters
Dominion liquor cuts ordered by Prime Minister King
Ottawa December 17 Prime Minister Mackenzie King ordered reduced intoxicant releases across Canada. The decree also bans liquor and beer advertising for the duration. Beer allotments are cut to 10 percent wines down 20 percent and spirits down 30 percent.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Basketball Friday Schedule Sees Bruins Blues at Douglas
Tomorrow at Douglas two games on the card feature the Bruins against St. Louis Blues and Cheechakos facing Mula in a pair of city league matchups.
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Bruins
St. Louis Blues
Cheechakos
Mulainutes
Soap Firms Fined For Price Fixing
The Department of Justice filed criminal information charging Proctor and Gamble Colgate and Palmolive Peet and Lever Brothers with price fixing in violation of the Anti Trust Law. The companies and their Presidents pleaded nolo contendere and were fined 10000 each.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Proctor and Gamble
Colgate and Palmolive Peet
Lever Brothers
Bombing Hammer Falls on Japanese Airbase in French Indo China
Four and a half tons of bombs struck Haoi airdrome in French Indo China, the largest Japanese airport, as Brig. Gen. Chenault’s China Air Task Force pressed raids on Burma and Indo-China. Pilots called the operations perfect bombing efforts.
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Chalan
Haoi
French Indo- China
Chenault
Burma
Indo-China
United States Condemns Nazi Jewish Massacre
The United States and other Allies condemn Germany’s policy of extermination of Jews in Europe. Poland is called the Nazi slaughter house as ghettos are emptied of Jews, with many killed by labor camp exposure and mass executions. The State Department notes victims number in the hundreds of thousands.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Germany
Peas
Europe
Hitler
Poland
State Department
Red Army gains two fronts on eastern front
Moscow reported a shift in the war as the Red Army broke through in the Rzhev sector on the Central Front and repelled a major Nazi counterdrive southwest of Stalingrad after a week of indecision.
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Red Army
Rzhev
Stalingrad
Strike on New York papers called off
New York December 17. Deliverers strike ended after an emergency session approved War Labor Board order. Late editions and afternoon papers will be delivered. No general circulation since last Sunday as workers sought a one percent wage raise. Publishers offered $3 rise which the union rejected.
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New York
O. K
War Labor Board
New York York
Mrs Carmen Berry Resigns From Price Admin Post
Mrs Carmen Berry has resigned as clerk with the Office of Price Administration and will leave later this week to join her husband in Seattle.
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Carmen Berry
Seattle
Office of Price Administration
Kiska Japs Face Tough Winter as Our Forces Cut Off Supplies
U S forces have blocked all significant aid to Kiska Island since September and October sightings confirm no new air or surface shipments. Patrols over the area observe dwindling supplies and a grim forecast for the occupying Japanese forces as winter approaches.
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Kiska
Lry
Christmas Trees and Cheer Hit Remote Alaska Front
Report from Attu Island recounts a Christmas tree distribution and unit parties despite harsh conditions. Army chaplains plan a unit-wide celebration. soldiers from Georgia to Brooklyn share a hopeful holiday amid war. A separate sortie by Alaska based crews destroyed a Japanese ship near Attu with 13 bombs, silencing anti-aircraft fire.
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Porce
Attu Island
Charles W. Hughes
St. Paul's Cathedral
Detroit
Paul PF. Haven
Cleveland
Ohio
Hughes
Haren
Fortresses Bombard Munda and New Georgia Island
United States Navy dive-bombers attacked Japanese ships and installations at Munda on New Georgia Island in the Solomons. They damaged a destroyer or cruiser while Flying Fortresses of the Army Air Force shot down 12 Zera fighters near New Georgia. One Fortress was lost but the crew was saved.
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Buska Island
United States Air Force
Navy
Kiska
Attu
Washington
United States Navy
Munda
New Georgia
Solomons
United States Army Air Force
MacArthur increases pressure in Suna area
General Douglas MacArthur announced that Allied pressure on Japanese forces in the Suna region was rising slowly. A captured Lance Corporal said Hirohito ordered fighting to the last man on November 28 after learning of Japan’s peril in New Guinea.
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Douglas MacArthur
Suna
Hirohito
New Guinea
Mambare River
New Britain Island
Huon Gulf
Meat shortage relief imminent via OPA order
Washington reports nationwide meat shortages will ease by an OPA order soon enabling packers to begin slaughtering under 143 December quotas on December 19 rather than waiting until January 1. Representative Ward Johnson of California, speaking with authority, announced the plan.
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Ward Johnson
California
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