NAZIS QUIT IN FIRING ON ALL SIDES IN EUROPE AND AFRICA
Allied dispatches report Hitler’s forces retreating in Russia while Finnish troops withdraw from Finland. In Libya British forces advance near Derna and Gazala as Axis counter blows claim losses. Spain rejects belligerency and refuses passage for German troops through its territory.
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Onega
Ladoga
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Derna
Tobruk
Mekili
Erna
Bengasi
Gulf of
Sirte
Gazala
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Libya
Alexandria
Egypt
North
Africa
Spain
Gibraltar
Allies Weigh Coordinated Western War Strategy Under Discussion
Roosevelt indicated long running Allied talks aim to coordinate military and economic efforts against Axis powers. US Britain and the Soviet Union likely to lead upcoming inter Allied conference. Officials noted nations will participate with others contributing independent forces against Germany Japan and Italy.
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Iit
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Russia
State Department
United Tes
Soviet Asia
All Nations
Hina
Netherlands
Fic
Japs Forced To Halt In Singapore Push
British communique reports very heavy Japanese casualties forcing a pause for rest and reinforcement. Penang garrison withdrawn as fighters slow on the northwest Malaya front.
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Singapore
U.P
Penang
Malaya
Penane
Allies Pledge Fight To End
Axis forces on two fronts were harried by British and Russian blows as Hong Kong’s garrison fights a last-ditch battle. In Africa and Russia the Axis appears on the run while Japanese forces in the Far East are held except for Hong Kong where defenders struggle against overwhelming odds.
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United Press
Far East
Hong Kong
Africa
Russia
Special Gifts Sought In Red Cross Dave Campaign
Amarillo's Red Cross drive report postponed to Sunday as few collections are complete. Drive director Ross Rogers says success hinges on special gifts and more voluntary contributions. A volunteer who solicited East Amarillo and nearby areas netted 96 dollars, showing local effort potential. The campaign aims to reach 21 200 dollars with citywide participation.
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Amarillo
American Red Cross War Relief Fund
Ross Rogers
Drive
Mr. Rogers
Polk Street
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Marines
East Amarillo
East
St. Francis
America
Thompson Sees Oil Shortage In 50 Day Supply Warning
Col. Ernest O. Thompson of the Oklahoma railroad commission warned at an Interstate Oil Compact Commission meeting that U S crude oil above ground stock is enough for less than 50 days. He cited 241.956 million barrels in storage as of Nov 22 and refinery runs of 4.115 million barrels daily, with deductions for pipelines, tankers, and non dispatchable crude.
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Oklahoma City
Ernest O. Thompson
State Railroad Commission
United States
Thompson
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Fair Weather Forecast From Local Bureau
The bureau reports fair weather with a high near 60 and a tonight low around 29. Yesterday reached 57 with a near freezing start this morning. Light winds. No major weather reports expected unless severe conditions arise.
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Weather Bureau
Amarillo Weather Forecast ffair and mild temperatures
The forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair skies this afternoon and tonight with a mild afternoon high around 60 and a low near 29. West Texas shows similar conditions with little temperature change. 24 hour extremes range from a 32 degree low to a 57 degree high.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
Draft Debate Over Draft Age Reaches Compromise Talk
Washington reports the Senate and House conference agreed on a compromise draft age of 20 for service, with earlier versions ranging from 19 to 44 and 21 to 44. Conferees planned to reconvene to resolve differences as leaders weighed House and Senate positions and presidential pressure.
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Washington
UPA
Joint Senate House Conference Committee
U.P
Senate
House
Robert x. Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Reynolds
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Army Chief of Staff
Price Control Bill Draws Senate Fire
Washington rises for a clash over a wartime price control bill racing to license about 2 million retailers and wholesalers and appoint a single price administrator. Senators Brown Henderson Taft Russell clash over one-man vs board authority and court limits on suspending licenses.
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Senate
House
Senate Banking
Russell
Georgia
Taft Republican
Ohio
Leon Henderson
Taft
Brown
Michigan
Subcommittee
Henderson
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Japanese forces bomb Manila area as raids continue
American antiaircraft guns fought off 24 Japanese bombers striking Cavite and Corregidor. Reports from Luzon say three Japanese transports were seen in flames off Vigan and a Japanese landing at Vigan was driven back by American and Filipino troops amid heavy fighting near Legaspi and Aparri.
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U.P
Luzon
Vigan
Cavite
Corregidor
Washington
United States
Philippines
Legaspi
Aparri
Tokyo Radio
Build Now
John Maynard Lbr. Co
Judge Marvin Jones Home for Holidays
Judge Marvin Jones of the US Court of Claims is in Amarillo visiting his mother Mrs. H K Jones and other relatives. He will stay until the day after Christmas. He maintains his home at the Talmage Apartments.
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Marvin Jones
US Court of Claims
Amarillo
H. K. Jones
Panhandle
Talmage Apartments
British Hong Kong under heavy Japanese assault as isolation grows
British sources say communications with Hong Kong have ceased since morning and no new progress is clear in the Japanese assault. Tokyo claims three landings and control of Jardine Hill while London reports a foothold on the island and local British resistance. Chinese reinforcements and air superiority are uncertain.
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London
Hong Kong
China
Canton
Britain
United States
Domei
Jardine’s Hill
Tokyo
Jardine Hill
Mark Young
Young
Canton-Howloon
Kowloon
Radio Chungking
Wu Han-Mo
Hong Kong Island
Hongkong
Dutch Bombing Raids and Japanese Attacks Hit Borneo
Dutch communique says army bombers heavily hit Japanese landing forces that gained a foothold in North Borneo. Japanese planes attacked Pontianak in West Borneo, killing scores including many schoolchildren. A direct hit injured about 100 at a Dutch Chinese school. Japanese incendiaries sparked fires. Dutch forces raided a permanent Japanese settlement in North Borneo, interning many Japanese.
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Batavia
North Borneo
Pontianak
Dutch West Borneo
MacArthur Nominated for Full General in U S Navy
President Roosevelt nominates Lieut. Gen. Douglas MacArthur to full general, recalling him from retirement to lead Far Eastern forces. Four brigadiers promoted to major generals, twelve colonels to brigadier generals, and Capt. John F. Shafroth Jr. named rear admiral.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army
Far East
Roosevelt
MacArthur
Army
Philippines
Far Eastern
John F. Shafroth, Jr
Navy
Wake Island Holds Against Renewed Japanese Air Attacks
United States Marine defenders on Wake Island repelled new Japanese air assaults aimed at ousting them. Navy communique reported light strikes Wednesday night and stronger hits Friday morning, but Wake Island continued to counter the blows.
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Washington
United States Marine
Wake Island
mid-Pacific
Hawaii
Philippines
Navy
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