Nazis in Africa Retreat Squeeze Deepens
Navy reports the SS Samoa shelled and sunk Lahaina by submarines off California with casualties and missing. 30 survivors landed in Maui. British and Allied forces push toward Benghazi as Libyan campaigns tighten the noose on Axis troops. Russian and Allied actions threaten Axis positions around Leningrad and Lake Ladoga.
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Navy
Samoa
California
San Francisco
Kahului
Hawaiian
Maui
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Atlantic
Pacific
Far East
Midway Island
Lake Ladoga
New York
Leningrad
CBS Today
Tikhvin
Mozha
Mos
Olokolamsk
Stalino
Rostov
London
Besieged British Battle to Death in Hong Kong
Canadian British and Indian troops fight a stubborn stand in Hong Kong as Governor Sir Mark Young vows to stay at his post despite overwhelming Japanese forces. Reports from Chungking say Hong Kong resists with heavy casualties expected for the garrison while King George praises the defenders.
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London
U.P
Hong Kong
Mark Young
Chungking
King George
Sir Mark Young
Sir Mark
Amarillo Lags In Red Cross War Relief Fund Drive
Amarillo lags in the Red Cross war relief fund drive with a $21,200 quota and only half collected by Saturday. Campaign chairman Ross Rogers warned of a tragic need and urged more volunteers to donate today and tomorrow before Christmas at city headquarters 515 Polk Street.
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Amarillo
American Red Cross War Relief Fund
Ross Rogers
City Campaign
Polk Street
Red Cross
Rogers
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Considerable cloudiness with fresh to strong winds and occasional snow flurries this afternoon. Colder tonight with a high near 52 and a low around 23. Panhandle and South Plains see rain or snow with clearing west Pecos Valley late tonight. Temperature extremes 38 to 60 in 24 hours ending 6:30 A.M. Noon reading 47.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
South Plains
Weather Bureau
Martial Law Denied by Rome Radio Reports
The Columbia Broadcasting System reported that Radio Rome denied claims martial law had been proclaimed in Italian southern provinces. The report clarifies there is no such action at this time. The item appears in a brief dispatch dated December 22.
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Maly
Rome Radio
New York
U.P
Columbia Broadcasting System
Radio Rome
Italy
Time To Volunteer For Civilian Defense In Amarillo
Amarillo begins civilian defense enrollment as Uncle Sam seeks volunteers for home front readiness. Applicants answer questions on marital status language and available resources, sign an oath, choose training, and select emergency-service roles from a long list including firewatch, medical, transport, and evacuation duties.
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Sam
Amarillo
Office of Civilian Defense
Draft Boards Here Are in Distress
The draft boards face public confusion as they explain that home defense registration is not linked to selective service. Officials emphasize the registration serves civilian defense purposes only.
New Draft Measure Signed by Roosevelt Expands Service
President Roosevelt signed a bill enlarging the selective service plan. The Senate demands an immediate halt to recruiting and reliance on the draft to field a war machine of 6,000,000 or more. The law requires men aged 18 to 64 to register and those 20 to 44 to be liable for active service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Smash Japs On Malaya Battle Report
A military communique says British troops engaged the Japanese on the main south Grik highway and inflicted heavy casualties. The line runs from Kuala Kangsar northwest of Ipoh to Kuala Krai near Kota Bharu, while withdrawals on the northwest fronts are seen as an ill omen.
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Grik
Perak
Imperial
Kuala Kangsar
Ipoh
Kuala Krai
Kelanthan
Kota Bharu
Perak River
Radio broadcast from Singapore claims Japanese losses heavy
A Singapore communique aired by the Batavia radio declares that British troops inflicted heavy losses on Japanese forces. The recording was captured in San Francisco by the Columbia Broadcasting System.
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San Francisco
Batavia Radio Today
Singapore
Columbia Broadcasting System
Withdrawal of British Forces in Malaya Reports
British communiques describe a withdrawal from a front extending eastward from Kuala Kangsar through Kuala Krai toward Kota Bharu. The retreat moved by night to preserve troops and stores despite air and ground interference. Reports also note loss of Perak, Wellesley, and Penang, plus the sinking of a Malaya vessel with five dozen onboard.
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Kelantan
Perak
Wellesley
Penang
Malaya
Snow flurries forecast tonight with cold temps
A pre Christmas snow flurry may arrive tonight as part of the winter pattern. Forecasters expect a low around 23 degrees and a high near 42 with cloudy skies and strong winds. Rain fell downstate yesterday with heavier rain on the coast. An official color prediction for Christmas will come around December 24.
Your Ideas Editor Gives Up All Year
A short call for readers to submit ideas to the Your Ideas Editor at Globe News. It promises one dollar daily for the best idea, with a note about Christmas and earning for borrowed ideas, and credits Dwight Newby with Built Up Roofing.
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Globe News
Dwight Newby
Lingayen Gulf invasion escalates as Japanese land in northern Luzon
Reporting from Manila on December 22, observers note Japan’s forceful entry into Lingayen Gulf area. U S and Filipino troops repel attempts to land with destroyers while heavy fighting unfolds north toward Manila.
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Far Eastern Command
Lingayen Gulf
Luzon Island
Manila
MacArthur
Gulf of Lingayen
Lingayen
Agoo
Gulf of
Luzon
Philippines
Vigan
Lingayen Bay
United States
Aparri
Gulf of Davao
Mindanao
Nichols
Cavite
Baler
Tayabas
Gulf
Damortis
Baguio
Ilocos Region
Washington Report Set Tomorrow Dinner Meet Called
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce directors and honorary members are to meet at 7 o'clock tomorrow night in Room 202 of the Herring Hotel for a dinner and to hear a report from the Washington delegation. Rex Baxter notes routine matters will also be discussed. Delegation members include Col. E A Simpson president, Mayor Joe Jenkins, John K Boyce and John McCarty.
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Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Herring Hotel
Washington
Rex Baxter
Col. E. A. Simpson
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Jenkins
John K. Boyce
John McCarty
Germans Claim Sinking of Aircraft Carrier
Berlin reports a German high command communique claiming a Nazi submarine sank a British aircraft carrier in the Atlantic.
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Berlin
U.P
Atlantic
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Monterey
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L. P. St Clair
Columbia River
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance
John Maynard Shr. Co
E. A. Regal Co
FHA
United States of America
Municipal Auditorium
Legionnaires
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Captain Petersen
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I. D. Cole
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