Allies Drive Big Tunisian Front In War News
Allied bombers and fighters sank one Axis ship and damaged another off Tunisian coast. Mitchell bombers and P-38s hit ships north of Cape Bon while RAF Spitfires attacked a gasoline center at Point Du Fahs. The Eighth Army advanced over 20 miles along the coastal highway toward Ben Gardane as French forces withdraw to reequip with American arms.
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North Africa
Trapani
Cape Bon
Hamma
Tunisia
RAE Wellington
RAF
Point du Fahs
Fighth
Cairo
Eighth Army
Marshal Romimel
Ben Gardane
Bernard L. Montgomery
Pishda
Mareth Ine
United States
Rommel
Tunis
Alphonse Juin
Henri Giraud
Armistice Commission
Geree Africa
Roosevelt to Speak 20 Minutes on War Fronts
The White House said President Roosevelt will deliver a 20 minute radio address at 7 30 p m mountain war that covers foreign and home fronts and wireless networks will air the broadcast The speech will be his first since returning from the Casablanca conference and is expected to mention the four hour work week order and other domestic developments.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
George Washington
Casablanca
Pew
Hershey Opposes Birth-Child Draft Preference Bill
Washington February 11 Major General Lewis B Hershey opposed a bill to defer men with children until all single and childless married men are drafted He warned the next two to three months would yield many fathers as inductees and said enacting the measure would be unwise He testified the draft age reduction to 18 would not meet manpower needs and urged keeping local draft boards rather than statewide.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Director of
Selective Service
Hershey
House
Pay Raise For Elected County Officials Sought
Phoenix Feb. 11 The house and senate filed identical bills to raise salaries for elected county officials and deputies in four county classes. In first class counties, positions including clerk recorder treasurer county attorney assessor and superintendent of schools would be $3600 yearly. chairman of the board of supervisors $2700. board members $2400. sheriff $4000 and deputies $2700. Second class counties set $3000 for the listed officials. sheriff $3000. chairman $1500 and members $1500. Third class counties propose $2400 for clerk and recorder, and $3700 for treasurer county attorney assessor and superintendent. chairman $1500 and guards $1200. Fourth class divisions would set $2250 for clerk and recorder. $2400 for treasurer assessor and superintendent. chairman and members receive $1500 and $1200 respectively. See page 14.
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Phoenix
Fen
House
Senate
Board of Supervisors
Guard
Reds Tighten Death Grip On Kharkov Front
The Red army closes in on Kharkov with a near 22 mile distance to the city as Russian guns aid tanks and infantry. Advancing through snow, they seize Volchansk and nearby towns while driving toward Rostov and sever the Novocherkassk Rostov rail line.
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Moscow
U.P
Kharkov
Russia
Rostov
Donmouth
Stockholm
Volchansk
Belyl Kolodels
Sharekov
Chuguyev
Longer Hours shift to meet labor shortages in major cities
Washington on February 11 reports the war manpower commission designates Region 12 cities likely to face labor shortages within six months. Cities listed include Averett and Spokane in Washington, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco and Stockton in California, with Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona.
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Washington
War Manpower Commissions
Averett
Spokane
Wash
Los Angeles
Sacras Mento
San Bernardino
San Francisco
Stockton
Callije Phoenix
Tucson
Ariz
War Manpower Commission outlines 43-hour week aim
The War Manpower Commission said the 43-hour minimum work week aims to free workers for war production and may relax rules where longer weeks do not boost output. Overtime pay need not apply to many workers outside wage and hour law or contracts, such as farmers and domestic workers. The order targets critical shortage areas including newspapers and retail stores, with leniency where a longer week would not improve efficiency or avoid extra hires.
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Edward H. Higgs
Washington
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Guadalcanal Victory Halts Organized Japanese Resistance
Washington reports all organized Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal has ended and US planes strike Japanese bases in the South Pacific. Maj. Gen. Alexander Patch announced complete control on Tuesday, with isolated patrol skirmishes remaining. Navy communique No. 277 notes bombing raids on Kiska and actions around Munda and Choiseul.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
United States
South Pacific
Navy
Alexander M. Patch
Kiska
North Pacific
Aleutians
Munda
All Of Army Reserves Called Except For Few
Boston dispatch reports the Army announces almost all enlisted reserves will be called to active duty within two weeks after the current semester ends. Exemptions cover technical students scientific medical and premedical fields and those in advanced ROTC until semester end.
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Boston
Wri
Army
War Department
Regional Labor Board For Arizona California And Nevada
A regional war labor board for Arizona California and Nevada has been appointed to handle wage and hour disputes in the tristate area. The board will render final decisions in labor disputes and voluntary salary adjustment cases while the national NWLB retains policy review and general guidance. Public members are appointed and Arizona part-time members will be named soon.
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Washington
Arizona
California
Nevada
NWLB
Tristate
Eisenhower Heads Stunning Army Command Staff Plan
President Roosevelt nominates Lieut Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower to full general to lead an African campaign with heavy fighting anticipated. Churchill says Eisenhower will command British and American forces in Tunisia with Alexander as deputy, and a top Allied air and sea staff under Tedder, Browne Cunningham, Coningham, Spaatz, Park, Douglas, and Wilson.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Henry L. Stimson
London
Churchill
House of Commons
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Alexander
Middle East
Arthur Tedder
Mediterranean
Andrew Browne Cunningham
U. S
Arthur Coningham
Tedder
Carl Spaatz
R. K. Park
Malta
Sholto Douglas
Wilson
Henry Maitland Wilson
Churchill Says 500000 Men Landed In Africa For Victory
Prime Minister Churchill announced in the house of commons that Allied forces have landed nearly half a million troops in Africa and plan a broad nine month offensive. He highlighted unified command under Dwight D. Eisenhower, strong U-boat shipping gains, and readiness for a large scale invasion of Europe. Churchill expects further talks with Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-shek, and notes Britain and the United States will push the war toward unconditional surrender of Japan and a coordinated global strategy.
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Robert E. Bunnelle
London
Churchill
Africa
Casablanca
North
Europe
United Nations
House of Commons
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Dwight. D. Hisenhower
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Arthur Tedder
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Khartoum
Egypt
Stalin
Russia
Yoho Dill
Henry H. Arnold
Chongking
Chiang Kabshek
China
Britain
Japan
Roosevelt
Youd Peheers
White Sea
Black Sea
United States
French North Africa
Delclared
Senate Adopts New Plan For Taxing Banks
Phoenix February 11 senate adopts a tax plan on banks and sends a house bill exempting contractors from the 5 percent sales tax on construction materials to committee for action. The measure would tax banks on net income and real estate, with debate on the so called baby Hatch act also in progress.
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Phoenix
Senate
Committee For
House
Bath
State Tax Commission
Sidney P. Osborn
Sena
Steve Bixby
Gila County
Bert G. Colter
Apache
W. H. Hathaway
Santa Cruz
H. H. D'Autremont
Pima County
Tax Commission
James Minetto
Maricopa County
Allies To Start Big Attack On Axis In Next Few Months
Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt outlined a plan of action for 1943 with the goal of hastening the end of the war. The main obstacle remains the U-boat threat, though destruction of submarines has risen 50 percent in the last three months, signaling improved Allied methods.
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Axis
Louis F. Keemle
Churchill
Roosevelt
United Nations
Eisenhower Calls Aides Stars Of British Strength In Africa
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower praising Britain’s military leaders. He notes Sir Harold Alexander as deputy commander, Admiral Cunningham to head naval operations, and an air commander to be appointed in the Mediterranean zone. He says the allies fight as one and will deploy more American troops.
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North Africa
Divight D. Eisenhower
North African
Britain
Harold Alexander
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Arthur Tedder
Mediterranean
Eisenhower
Tanisia
United States
Leaders Meet To Plan War Against Japan
United Nations leaders from the United States Britain and China outlined offensive plans against Japan as conferences among Churchill Arnold Chiang Kai-shek Wavell and MacArthur promised fuller coordination. Reports from New Guinea indicate Allied forces killed nearly 800 Japanese in a 12 day drive toward Salamaua as war planning continued.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Japan
London
Sir John Dill
Churchill
Henry H. Arnold
Roosevelt
China
Chiang Kaishek
Chungking
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Marshal Wavell
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Chiang
New Guinea
Salamaua
MacArthur
Legislature pauses in respect to J W Spear
Phoenix legislative body observes a minute of silence for J W Spear editor of the Arizona Republic. The House adopted a resolution expressing regret at the death of the long time reporter who covered the legislature. Spear died Monday at age 88.
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Phoenix
Arizona House of Representatives
J. W
Uncle Billy) Spear
Arizona Republic
House
Arizona Legislature
Spear
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