ALLIES HOLD TUNIS ADVANTAGE
AS GIANT AIR FLEETS CLASH
Bakersfield Californian
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1942
Yank Pilots
Whip Foes
in Combat
Allies Hold Firm
Grip on Heights
Around Tebourba
ALLIED Headquarters In North
Africa. Dec. 9. (UP)—American
armored formations and British
Infantry forces, following up their
victorious counterattack against
the axis in the neighborhood of Tebourba,
20 miles west of Tunis,
today consolidated the positions
they won in a fierce two-day tank
battle. An indication that both
sides had been worn down temporarily
by the heavy fighting—
which began when the Germans
attacked with tanks and infantry
last Sunday and penetrated one
allied position behind Tebourba
was seen in a report from the front
that today there was only patrol activity.
Bombs Rip Turin in
New Raid by R. A. F.
Knockout Blow to Leg of Axis Triangle
Is Seen in Ally Raid on Frantic Italy
By SIDNEY WILLIAMS
United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON Dec. 9.—Royal Air Force
heavy bombers blasted Turin,
huge north Italy Industrial center,
last night for the third time in two
weeks.
They dropped their heaviest explosives
in clear weather, The air ministry
Said the results were “believed
good” and that\only one bomber was
missing.
Death Rained
on Convoy
of Warships
Nip Counterblow
Repulsed at Buna
With 40 Killed
By BRYDON TAVES
United Press Staff Correspondent
GENERAL MacARTHUR'S
Headquarters, Australia,
Dec. 9.—Allied heavy bombers
on the New Guinea front
blasted almost at its source
a seventh Japanese naval attempt
to reinforce the dwindling
enemy garrison at Buna, it was announced today.
Medium bombers at the same time
went back to Lae, main Japanese
fighter base on New Guinea, and
gave it another battering.
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