Allied push in Africa presses Axis back as Laval seeks German pact
Allied forces report heavy action in Tunisia with British and French troops probing the Axis lines near Tunis and Bizerte while American air forces claim nine German planes downed. Rommel eyes a reckoning as weather hinders raids. Pierre Laval unveils Vichy moves toward a German alliance as Japan presses Britain in distant theaters.
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Africa
Tunisia
North
Vichy
Pierre Laval
Germany
Europe
Marshal Henri Petain
Laval
France
Russians Start Offensive Near Stalingrad Turning the Tide
Russian forces launch a drive to split the Nazi lines around Stalingrad, claiming 13 000 prisoners and 15 000 German deaths as they push westward. Allied operations in North Africa and New Guinea are described with heavy fighting and Allied bombardment of Buna.
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Tunisia
Stalingrad
New Guinea
Moscow
Don River
Don
Tunis
Bizerte
North African
Buna
Gona
U. S
Washington
The
Solomons
Old Fashioned Christmas Cookies and Menu Plans
A holiday baking feature outlines many cookie recipes including Honey Butterballs Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies Oatmeal Drops Raisin Bran Ginger Snaps and Pecan Crispies with bake times and serving tips. It also lists a Christmas menu with Broiled Liver and Onions and Rice Pudding and invites readers to write for culinary guidance from the Western Newspaper Union.
Silent Pearl Harbor Day Observance Declared by White House
December 7, 1942 marks the first anniversary of Pearl Harbor with no presidential address. The White House states the day should be observed as one of silence in remembrance of a great infamy.
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Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
White House
Lynn Says The Score Card Meat Sharing Assignment
Lynn outlines steps for a meat sharing program with recommended uses for meats and pies while limiting offal and certain items. Spices are limited yet domestic herbs remain useful and flavor comes from emulsion techniques and seasonal desserts. Winter vegetables include Hubbard and acorn squash broccoli beets carrots brussel sprouts turnips and sweet potatoes.
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Lynn
Protecting Topsoil with Massive Tree Belts
Collier's reports more than 100 million trees grow in 17 000 windbreak belts to shield dry Midwestern fields with belts reaching 50 feet. Experts say the belts lift wind over leeward fields for a protective distance twenty times the belt height.
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Collier’s
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