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Years Ago—Nov. 19, 1942: Soviets launch offensive at Stalingrad against
weak German northern flank; high point of German expansion on Eastern Front. US
troops first fight Germans, at Medjez el Bab, Tunisia. Americans land on north
shore of New Guinea in drive for Buna. Movie premiere of You Were Never
Lovelier, starring Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth.