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PAGS TCI Th OHIGOn CTATECMAII. Cclea Oregon. Saturday Morning IXorcsber 21. IS 12 r " rt' " y x ry::.:i:.:y ::.-:::'... r jr t AldPd bv David A. Oppenheim (right), one of his production managers, shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser dem onstrates 3E a modS how his ships are constructed in record-breaking time. In 10 minutes, using 81 scale odL Srte "e pTtogether the 14-foot model of the freighter which his Richmond, Ca L, yard recently sent dJSttJ way-Tr ?! day. and 15 hours. Kaiser constructed the model before maritime official, and em uuwu , United Seamen's Service center in New York City. RUM AH CA . . A I. Q E J-L t.A - .i c v It ,1 I,...,, ,n - -. 'i-""'" 'm-i tptw. -tTT-fmr M r Iff" V v h n ft. r IB' X a. test .NiMr " "" 1 - I- it , -.v.-.'. ..-.-o :-:::. ; .. . a . .. i IP:- i 3 ostfc,, 1 Tey points In the Mediterranean battleground, Britain's fortified eastern gateway, Gibraltar (A), and the French colony of Tunisia (D), which separates Algeria, now in allied hand, and Libya, the axis i ' last battleground In northwest Africa, are shown above. Hitler has invaded Tunisia with planes and troops to attempt to stem the east-west pincers attack, of the allies in a giant offensive aimed at complete control of the whole of north Africa. Hitler has sent bis forces into' Unoccupied France (B) L and also to Corsica (C), strategic French Island off too west coast of Italy. The. British Eighth army is pressing onward from Egypt, driving the axis forces -of Marshal Erwin Rommel into Libya. The Americans, supported by British air, sea and land forces, control most of French north Africa with the exception of Tunisia, which now becomes a battleground. Tunis, pictured above, Is the capital of - Tunisia. French colonial tanks are seen in the Tunis picture UN Photo. i , i - K-" " N , s ' - j s - ,v -i : s 1 v ' ' j , - n J l w ., N ylt " , " , " .w'-:-- , ' ' Vi I " - f r ..,'. '.TV- .WW. i'-Wtr-V.1 T- -.'X-.' 1 ., .X.jkjt.w 5 i -teHlifli-fTrwj't American troops stand among their duffle bags and supplies after planting the Stars and Stripes on Algerian soil at Oran in North Africa. This cablephoto obtained from a British newsreel, is one of the first taken after U. S. troops had stolen a march on the Axis and invaded strategie Algeria and French Morocco. Praise the Lord and pass the cranberries, brother, that great day is coming 1 Soldiers at Camp Lee, Virginia, are rounding up the gobblers for Thanksgiving and they're doing it with jeeps, as you can in uie picture above. 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Army's three types of long-range, four-englned planes are shewn together In the air. Closest to camera is one of the giant Flying Fortresses. Center is the C-54 combat transport, a troop carrier. The third plane is a Liberator bomber. tl X X, V'.'Xs - s .s )T''f- sj . s. s c- s s s v ; 4- s PisposiUon of the French fleet; beUeved to be still at the Toulon naval base, holds the key to Allied conquest of North Africa- The Allies have appealed to the French Navy to Join the Allied fleet. The Axis is trying to add the French mem-o'-war to their side. Con flicting reports as to the whereabouts of the main units of the fleet are keeping the world guessing. French battleships are shown above. 4 - f. xXs-5wX.-vx--wXi any, JW-X.C-XXslM r 4 ' vs ..--slPW-- Here is a recent picture of U. S. Lieut. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, commander-in-chief of all Allied forces participating in the French North African invasion. Eisenhower Is shown at American head quarters In London, where he had been stationed prior to the Allied African Invasion, ; i m t.4 ; Director of the "Free Italy" move ment which was organized in-New York several months ago. Count , Carlo Sforza, exiled former Italian' J foreign minister, now is one of . the leading figures in a new move - for the formation of a Free Ital ian National Council, with politl : calt and. military status, to co operate with the United Nations in removing Italy -from the Axis, I ; . . 'i v 4 1 4 tsV-rv,. w.LiJhBsr ... IT i ' i : . f V V. same techniaue as the V. S. leathernecks who stormed their wav lata Uia Solomin mBrtn f T2 rrict;dn hndjjg operations at their base at New River, N. C As the tank-carrying barge hits the i Iziicm ci the beach, a liU tank splashes into the shallow water ready to support infantry forces Mrs. William Cherry, Jr, and her ' little daughter, Paula, smile happily in their home in Dallas, Tex. Mrs. Cherry had just received word from the Nary Department that her hus band, pilot of the-" missing Ricken- f backer plane, had been rescued front" a 'raft somewhere f the Pacific. This Is a phonephoto. " ' L llayGen. George S. Patton, tank expert, is commander of Ameri can forces landing on the west coast of Africa, A small group of U. S. troops stationed in New Guinea struggle as they push a Jeep across a jur.le stream In the background, some of their more fortunate buddies who are off duty splash about and cool elf. In com pany with Australian soldiers, these men are part of the forces taking part In the battle to push the J;s tack along the Buna trail.