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December 10, 1942

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Final Blow at Nazis in Africa Hastened by Reinforcements; Air Strength Also Growing -- Setbacks in Bizerte-Tunis Area Laid to Fact That Spearheads Overshot Timetable FINAL BLOW AT FOE IN AFRICA CLOSER

By Raymond Daniellspecial Cable To the New York Times

Allies reinforce advance units, Tunis area

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First Snow of Year No Problem to Carey

By Unknown Author

1st snow

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HELP DENIED TO FOE; Our Planes Turn Back Convoy With Hits by Half-Ton Bombs THREE VESSELS IN FLAMES 10 Japanese Planes Shot Down in Solomons Fight -- U.S. Loses Three Aircraft ENEMY SHIP SUNK, 3 HIT BY U.S. FLIERS

By Charles Hurdspecial To the New York Times

US planes sink Jap warship, damage 3, northwest of Guadalcanal in action reptd Dec 6; down 10 float-type planes; lose 3 planes; Jap ship and plane losses in Solomons battle noted; US forces gain in ground action

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MAYOR CENSURED AS IGNORING WLB IN TRANSIT HEARING; Dean Morse and Davis Call New York's Failure to Be Represented a Blow to Morale QUILL ASSAILS LA GUARDIA Newark and Omaha Appeal to Board to Avoid Jurisdiction in Municipal Labor Cases MAYOR CENSURED AS IGNORING WLB

By Louis Starkspecial To the New York Times

Testifies, NWLB hearing on TWU dispute jurisdiction plea

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6 COFFEE HOARDERS CONVICTED AS OPA STARTS CRACKDOWN; Restaurant Operators Found Guilty in Nation's First Rationing Trials PENALTY TO BE PRECEDENT Henderson Has Power to Bar Offenders From Purchasing Any Rationed Goods 6 COFFEE HOARDERS CONVICTED BY OPA

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6 restaurants convicted, NYC; Henderson to set penalties; OPA plans further checkup in 7 States

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Notable Births

1942Ann Gloag, Scottish nurse and businesswoman^[†]

Ann Heron Gloag DBE is a Scottish businesswoman, activist, and charity campaigner. She is co-founder of the transport company Stagecoach Group.

Historical Events

1942World War II: Government of Poland in exile send Raczyński's Note (the first official report on the Holocaust) to 26 governments who signed the Declaration by United Nations.^[†]

The Polish government-in-exile, officially known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in exile, was the government in exile of Poland formed in the aftermath of the Invasion of Poland of September 1939, and the subsequent occupation of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Slovak Republic, which brought to an end the Second Polish Republic.