On this day
January 12, 1943
Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Headlines from January 12, 1943
AMERICANS FACING REMOVAL TO REICH; U.S. Protests 'Autocratic Act' as the Germans Take Over Civilians at Lourdes
Ger troops take over custody of diplomats and correspondents, Lourdes, France; removal to Ger reptd intended; State Dept protests
RUTLEDGE NAMED TO SUPREME COURT; Roosevelt Designates Iowa Jurist for Byrnes Seat--Brown to Succeed Henderson in OPA
Rutledge nominated; confirmation assured
Herlands Charges Waste, Hoarding And Inefficiency in School Supplies; HERLANDS CHARGES WASTE IN SCHOOLS
LaGuardia gets Investigation Comr W B Herlands 1st installment rept on Educ Bd Supplies Bur inefficiency; charges W R Crowley with giving all duplicating machine orders to A B Dick Co disregarding lower bidder, Niagara Co, '39; J A Lynagh retirement cited; E B Buck, bd pres, and Dr Wade score pub of rept before notifying Educ Bd
List of Losses Names Hornet, 3 Cruisers and 7 Destroyers; U.S. LISTS HORNET AMONG LOST SHIPS
Navy repts loss in Solomon Islands battle
Notable Deaths
1943Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (born 1902)[โ ]
Jan Remco Theodoor Campert was a Dutch journalist, theater critic and writer who lived in Amsterdam. During the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II Campert was arrested for aiding Jews. He was held in the Neuengamme concentration camp, where he died.