FBI Nabs Terrible Touchy gang in Chicago roundup
The Terrible Touchy gang, labeled by FBI Chief Edgar Hoover as the country s most vicious, was smashed in a Chicago roundup. Two members were killed and five captured with no FBI injuries after a week of planning. Leader Roger Touhy and six others had escaped from Stateville penitentiary in October amid a prison breakout.
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Roger Touhy
Stateville
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Washington Merry Go Round on Democratic losses and Willkie flowers
In a Washington Merry Go Round column Drew Pearson reports Ed Pauley’s informal study for Democratic leaders on why the party lost seats. Points include labor turnout, rationing blame, war unrest and bureaucratic issues, with Rayburn’s remark on politics and victory in wartime. Also noted is Wendell Willkie’s Moscow flowers mystery as a separate item continued on Page Four.
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Ed Pauley
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Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Sam Rayburn
Olsen
California
Rayburn
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Willkie
Russia
Wendell Willkie
Moscow
Hitler
Frontline Briefs Thumbnail of War
Allied ground patrols in northern Tunisia follow American Flying Fortresses raids on Sousse. Axis ship blown up, docks and warehouses blasted. Fighting French and British enter French Somaliland. Rommel’s rear guards overtaken near Sirte as Soviets press toward Nalchik and Rostov, encircling rail junctions. Allied air and sea actions across Pacific and Southeast Asia. P-38s lose two planes. Guadalcanal and Munda bombed. German counterattacks near Stalingrad crushed. 24 German transport planes shot down.
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Sousse
Stalingrad
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Millerovo
Rostov
Fighting French flag raised over Djibouti in Somaliland
The De Gaulle Headquarters reports French Somaliland in East Africa has joined the Fighting French. The Croix de Lorraine flag flew atop the Djibouti staff last night, symbolizing the alignment with Charles de Gaulle’s forces.
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East Africa
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de Gaulle
Djibouti
Red Forces Encircling Nazi Hordes Near Stalingrad
Moscow dispatches say Col. Gen. Vatutin’s South Army thrusts along an 800 mile front from Novaya Kata to Kalmyck steppes tracing the Stalingrad-Tikhoretsk line. Russians claim to have penetrated Nazi outer defenses near Kotelnikovat, surrounding von Bock’s 22 divisions and closing the don steppes corridor as air support scarce.
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Novaya Ka~tva
Rossosh
Ukraine
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Kalmyck
Stalingrad-Tikhoretsk
Nagolny
Kotelnikovat
Kotelnikovakt
Marshal von Books
Stalingrad
Red Army
Don Steppes
Liknaya
Submarine Raid and Allied Advances Mark New Guinea Action
Allied lines press deeper into New Guinea as Jap submarines shell Buna village for five hours before daylight. The communique claims damage on Allied encampments. In the Rabaul area Allied air power proves effective with three direct bomb hits likely destroying a large Jap cruiser and damaging a large transport seen tilting.
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Buna
New Guinea
Rabaul
Frisco Hit by Early Forenoon Earthquakes
Farthshocks reported in scattered parts of San Francisco at 11 18 this forenoon. Up to 2 PM no damage reported to AP central office. Offices and stores showed little commotion and streets remained quiet.
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Stock Quotations and Dow Averages Report
Closing quotations include Alaska Juneau mine at 31, American Can 11, Anaconda 2414, Bethlehem Steel 56, Commonwealth and Southern 7 30, Curtiss Wright 6, International Harvester 59 s, Kennecott 25, New York Central 10, Northern Pacific 8, United States Steel 47 s, and Pound at 4.04. Dow Jones averages listed as Industrials 118.40 rails 26.88 utilities 14.22. Government safety tips for war workers noted.
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Health Hazards Grow as Doctors and Dentists Grow Scarce
Washington December 29 The war era faces a looming civilian medical shortage as top dentists warn of dwindling numbers. Reports indicate about one medical man for every 1,000 people in many states has dropped toward a ratio near 1 to 13,000, with only about 25,000 physicians remaining in civilian practice. The issue echoes across states due to enlistments and voluntary drafts, though Army and Navy doctors still care for larger patient loads with specialists.
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Delegate Dimond backs censorship of mail with Alaska tie
Washington dispatch reports Delegate Anthony J. Dimond argues censorship of written material between Alaska and the mainland is justified. He dismisses Hawaii Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands comparisons and calls Alaska a combat zone, but doubts censorship effectiveness and urges ending all mail censorship between Alaska and the United States.
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Dimond
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Virgin Islands
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Maske
Two Sides Lining Up For Battle In North Africa
Allied patrols report sharp clashes with Axis positions while air assaults continue in Tunisia. British Eighth Army pushes beyond Sirte chasing Rommel's retreating forces as torrential rains ease but ground remains muddy. Rome broadcast claims Axis dispersed Allied armored units in Punita amid submarine losses.
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London
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Sirte
Irwin Teommel
Rome
Puniata
Mediterranean
England
North Africa
Wallace outlines postwar peace aims and world council plan
Vice President Henry Wallace proposes a world council to preserve peace after the war and outlines postwar policies. He urges minimum central power with maximum regional home rule, postwar supervision of school systems in Germany and Japan, and psychological disarmament to counter extremist influence. Roosevelt was consulted, and OWI labeled the speech important.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
World Council
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
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