Allied forces seize Oran area as Algiers falls in North Africa
Allied headquarters report American units hold Oran and Arzew with air fields captured near Oran. Algiers capitulates to American occupation after Vichy losses.US and British navies secure coast defenses while Petain breaks ties with the United States and Hull notes Vichy relations served their purpose for the Africa drive. American forces ashore along a 650 mile stretch of North Africa coast.
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Oran
Arzew
Vichy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Sicily
Sardinia
Mediterranean
Africa
Oranperte
Darlan
Marshal Petain
France
United States
Pierre Laval
S. Pinkney Tuck
U. S
Washington
Cordell Hull
Petain
Laval
Maxime Weygand
French North Africa
Atlantic
Allied pursuit advances as Rommel’s Axis forces retreat in Africa
American reports say operations in Algeria progressed rapidly with airfield seizures near Algiers and Oran. American fighters aided landings, a submarine crippled a transport, and an assault flotilla landed 120 miles from shore under escort. Axis forces, including six Italian divisions, faced pursuit and possible Isolation through Halfaya Pass en route to Libya.
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Erwin Rommel
Eighth Army
Algeria
Rommel
Cairo
Mersa Matruh
Halfaya
Hellfire
Libya
Falfaya Pass
Libyan
Greater Farm Safety Part of War Program
A wartime safety feature urges greater accident prevention as national manpower use expands. It cites $4 million annual costs and 102 500 deaths, 350 000 permanent disabilities, 8 950 000 temporary injuries, then lists practical cautions for knife use ladders tree work tractor and car operation and machinery safety devices.
Tung Nut Industry Grows After Chinese Seed Planting
Dr. David Fairchild introduced Tung nuts from China in 1904, sparking a new industry for quick drying oil for paint. A 1940 bumper crop yielded 5,008,000 pounds and about a million dollars to growers. A narrow southern belt suits cultivation. trees bear in year three and yield seeds inside woody hulls. Oil processing mirrors cottonseed and peanut oil, with residue returned as fertilizer.
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David Fairchild
Government Bureau of Plant Industry
China
Japan
Boxing in wartime era and Brady’s boxing insights
Brady, veteran boxing observer, recalls Corbett Sullivan clash and guiding Jeffries. He predicts war years boost boxing popularity due to more fighters and activity, but warns champion development will take time. He cites Tunney’s eight year rise postwar, after Marine service and a brutal Greb beating.
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Bi Brady
Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Mr. Brady
Jim Jeffries
Bill
Gene Tunney
Marines
Tunney
Gene
Soldier Jones
Dempsey-Carpentier
Harry Greb
Boxing Lessons Train Thousands for Postwar Talent
Bill and Jack Dempsey discuss boxing instruction at camps and coast guard stations. They note millions learn basics, with only a few becoming top fighters, comparing boxing to golf and stressing the low odds of reaching the world ring.
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Bill
Jack Dempsey
Coast Guard
Jack
Witness Questions Defendant’s Laziness at Trial
A witness testifies during a lawsuit about the defendant Mr M’s habits and character. The cross examination prompts the witness to assess the defendant’s reputation for laziness and willingness to work, with the lawyer pressing for a direct answer.
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