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December 9, 1943

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U.S. CARRIERS SINK TWO CRUISERS, DOWN 72 PLANES IN MARSHALLS; 5TH ARMY PASSES BARRIER IN ITALY; 2 BASES ATTACKED Blow by Task Forces Heaviest Struck North of Our Gilberts 4 OTHER SHIPS ARE SUNK Our Losses Are Slight Despite Prolonged Japanese Assault by Waves of Planes 2 BASES ATTACKED IN THE MARSHALLS

By George F. Horneby Telephone To the New York Times

Nimitz repts 6 Jap ships including 2 light cruisers sunk, 4 ships damaged, and 72 planes downed by US task forces under Rear Adm Pownall, Marshall Islands, Dec 4; planes bombed ground installations, Kwajalein, Ebeye and Roi Islands, Kwajalein atoll, and Wotje atoll; Jap air attack on US forces caused minor damage; Jap raids, Makin and Betio area, reptd ineffectual; map

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500 Miles on Baltic Readied for Attack

By the Associated Press

Ger order for evacuation of Baltic coast strip from Memel, Prussia, to Tallinn, Estonia, reptd

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31 of Our 23 Battleships 'Victims' Of Japanese Propaganda Claims; 31 U.S. BATTLESHIPS CLAIMED BY TOKYO

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Loud and raucous laughter resounded through the corridors of the Pentagon and the Navy Department today over the extravagant claims of the Japanese on their victories since the start of the war in the Pacific theatre.

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1944 WAR OUTPUT 20% ABOVE 1943 SET AS WPB GOAL; Wilson Tells NAM Hard Fight Is Ahead and Production Must Continue to Rise FEAR OF DISUNITY VOICED Possibility of a 'Right-Wing Reaction' in Presidential Campaign Is Stressed 20% RISE IN OUTPUT WPB GOAL FOR 1944

By Russell B. Porter

WPB vice chmn Wilson on navy and comm requirements, '44

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1943Pit Martin, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2008)^[†]

Hubert Jacques "Pit" Martin was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who served as captain for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1975 to 1977. He was an NHL All-Star and Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy winner.

1943Joanna Trollope, English author, playwright, and director^[†]

Joanna Trollope is an English writer. She has also written under the pseudonym of Caroline Harvey. Her novel Parson Harding's Daughter won in 1980 the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.

1943Kenny Vance, American singer-songwriter and music producer^[†]

Kenny Vance is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer who was a founding member of Jay and the Americans. His career spans from the 1950s to today, with projects ranging from starting doo-wop groups to music supervising to creating solo albums.

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1943Georges Dufrénoy, French painter (born 1870)^[†]

Georges Dufrénoy was a French post-Impressionist painter associated with Fauvism.

Headlines from December 9, 1943

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500 Miles on Baltic Readied for Attack

31 of Our 23 Battleships 'Victims' Of Japanese Propaganda Claims; 31 U.S. BATTLESHIPS CLAIMED BY TOKYO

1944 WAR OUTPUT 20% ABOVE 1943 SET AS WPB GOAL; Wilson Tells NAM Hard Fight Is Ahead and Production Must Continue to Rise FEAR OF DISUNITY VOICED Possibility of a 'Right-Wing Reaction' in Presidential Campaign Is Stressed 20% RISE IN OUTPUT WPB GOAL FOR 1944

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