Allied Forces Pound Southwest Tunis In Major Three Prong Offense
Allied troops tighten the noose on the coastal corridor to Libya and Tripoli as American bombers hit supply routes between Tunisia and Libya. RAF and French units press the attack near Gabes Sfax and Medjez el Bab, with Rommel’s remnants retreating eastward.
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London
U.P
Tunis
Libya
Tripoli
Tunisia
Gabes
Sfax
Heidous
Medjez el Bab
Eighth Army
DNB
New Year Promises Military Progress Amid Hardship Ahead
Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary Knox pledge 1943 will bring further military gains toward victory. They caution a long, hard road with many obstacles as America enters the new year. Also notes statements issued via the Office of War Information.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Office of War Information
America
New Guinea Raid Claims 20 Japanese Planes Destroyed
Allied Headquarters reported on New Year’s Day that 20 Japanese planes were destroyed at Lae, with ground troops consolidating gains around Buna and heavy fighting continuing near Sananda. MacArthur described a coordinated air attack by P 38 fighters and medium bombers, followed by field strafing and bombardment of ground installations.
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Allied
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Lae
Buna
New Guinea
Compique
Cape Sananda
Sananda
Race
Cyneral MacArthur
Pir
New Privations at Home Seen in 1947
Washington reports warn of severe 1947 privations on the home front as War Production Board chairman Donald M. Nelson predicts stricter civilian rationing and possible closure of many merchants due to scarce goods. He responds to Patman on inventory controls and questions sustaining an expansive distribution system.
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Washington
Donald M. Nevon
War Production Board
Patman
D.-Tex
Nelson
House Committee On
WPB
Food Stamp Program Suspended Amid War Effort
The Agriculture Department announced the suspension of the food stamp campaign effective March 1 and likely for the duration of the war. Initiated in 1939 to aid surplus food consumption and aid low income families, it peaked in 1941 assisting 4 million people in 47 states. West Virginia was excluded. The department cited disappeared surpluses and reduced need due to wartime reemployment.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
West Virginia
Butte City Budget Notes Tax Reduction and Bond Payoff
In 1942 Mayor Barry O Leary reports lower taxes with the mill levy dropping from 38.70 to 32.35 mills, saving about 130000 dollars. The city also paid off outstanding bond debt of 148520.91 principal plus 37000 in accrued interest, and will retire 55000 dollars in bonds on January 1 while continuing bond interest payments. Departments cooperate to stay within budgets and maintain credit. (Continued on Page 11)
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Barry O'Leary
Butte
Wallace Calls Postwar Peace Must Be Enforced
Vice President Henry A. Wallace urged postwar peace be secured by force if needed and proposed an international air corps as a key tool for enforcement. He spoke during a radio interview with Raymond Clapper broadcast on Mutual, stirring debate on U S aims.
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Washington
U.P
Henry A. Wallace
International Air Corps
Wallace
United States
Raymond Clapper
Mutual
Edson Wins Medal of Honor for Guadalcanal Heroism
Washington dispatch reports Marine Corps Col Merritt A Edson aged 45 awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for distinguished leadership and bravery in bitter hand to hand fighting on Guadalcanal in the Solomons the nation’s highest military award.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Marine Corps
Merritt A. Edson
Congressional Medal of Honor
De Gaulle May Visit Algiers For Talks With Giraud
Gen Charles De Gaulle may travel to Algiers to confer with Gen Henri Giraud after a night of arrests that quashed an assassination plot involving 12 high ranking figures including some of Giraud s intimate aides. The arrests hint at elusive political unity in North Africa while Harold Macmillan s appointment as minister in the region gains British support.
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London
Charles DeGaulle
Algiers
North Africa
Henri Giraud
Giraud
Yamin
Robert Murphy
Roosevelt
de Gaulle
Harold MacMillan
Northwest Africa
Britain
Murphy
Flood relief efforts as upper Ohio valley floods surge
Thousands of workers in the flood hit upper Ohio valley labored through New Year’s Eve to resume production at war plants while facing widespread damage in West Virginia and Ohio. The Ohio River crest threatened 52 feet at Wheeling with 10 feet of water on main streets, and 7 mills across three states remained closed. Red Cross civilian defense and Coast Guard teams aided 7,500 displaced in the Pittsburgh district as crews cleared mud in the Golden Triangle.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River
West Virginia
Ohio
Allegheny
Monongahela
Steel City
West
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Golden Triangle Business District
Western Oregon Hit by Floods
Flood waters of the Willamette River forced hundreds from homes and inundated farms around Eugene and West Springfield. The crest rose over 16 feet, with warnings of further flooding Friday and Saturday. Damage estimated at 5 million dollars as roads and highways flooded and Red Cross units evacuated vulnerable residents.
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Portland
Ore
Willamette River
West Springfield
Willamette
Eugene
Oregon
Douglas County
Sutherlin Valley
Sutherlin
Weekend Snow Showers Forecast with Cool Temperatures
Occasional snow showers expected Friday with little temperature change. Thursday will see a high near 38 and a low around 25 as cold air persists.
Schools to Reopen Monday Morning
Butte public and parochial schools will reopen January 4 ending the Christmas holidays. The annual winter vacation began December 24.
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Butte
Victory tax takes effect at midnight in 1942 plan
The five per cent Victory tax on income over $12 a week began at midnight. Wages and salaries face a 5 percent deduction from earnings above thresholds. non-salaried individuals pay the tax in the year after it accrues. Internal Revenue Commissioner Helvering clarified timing for payroll, cash, and “available” pay before Jan 1.
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Washington
U.P
Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering
Helvering
Indictments Churn in Cocoanut Grove Fire Case
Ten men including Boston officials and club owner Welansky were indicted by the Suffolk County grand jury for the Cocoanut Grove disaster. Indicted are City Building Commissioner James H Mooney Police Captain Joseph Bucci Fire Lieutenant Frank Linney contractor Samuel Rudnick and others. Bail set at 10000 each. Arraignment in superior court scheduled for Monday at 10 a m.
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Boston
Shuffolk County Grand Jury
Cocoanut Grove
James H. Mooney
Joseph A. Buccigross
Frank J. Linney
Samuel Rudnick
Boston and Worcester
Reuben Bodenhorn
Theodore F. Eldracher
Barnett Welansky
James Welansky
David Gilbert
Jacob Goldfine
Superior Court
Butte Observance In Quiet Drift Into 1943
The story notes a calmer Butte New Year’s reception in 1943 with fewer casualties and modest celebrations. It contrasts wartime hardship with the infant year’s cautious optimism as revelers crack corks and toast progress amid global tensions.
Stalingrad siege reported as 22 enemy divisions encircled
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army encircled 22 German divisions around Stalingrad in six weeks of fighting. The Soviet communique tallies 312,650 enemy dead or captured, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured, and says 36 divisions were completely routed. It notes the third winter phase sealed Germans in the Stalingrad zone.
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Moscow
Stalinegrad
Red Army
Volga
Stalingrad
Beegan
Tri State Water Compact Reached
A tri state compact among Montana Wyoming and North Dakota for distributing Yellowstone river water for irrigation was agreed Thursday in Billings after nearly five years of talks. Engineers from the three states signed a draft prepared by John C Beebe and Lesher S Wing both of San Francisco.
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Billings
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Little Powder
Little Big Horn
John C. Beebe
San Francisco
Federal Power Commission
Lesher S. Wing
Montana Patrol Warns One Plate and Foreign Tags Violators
Montana highway patrol Captain Hugh K. Potter warns motorists with only one license plate or foreign licenses living in the state face fines and arrests. Missing plate replacement costs a Deer Lodge area dollar and violators may be fined 3 to 5 dollars for one plate. New 1943 tabs must be welded or riveted to the 1942 plate.
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Montana
Hugh K. Potter
Montana Highway Patrol
Potter
Deer Lodge
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Funa
Butte O'Leary
DeGaulle
Africa
Revenue Bureau
By Henry C. Cassidy
Highway Patrol
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