Roosevelt pledges Philippines aid as U S fleet presses Japan
President Roosevelt told Filipinos their freedom would be redeemed and independence protected as U S naval forces intensify a campaign against Japan. Navy officials said the fleet is not idle and will aid defense of the Philippines, while Domei predicted Manila capture plans before New Year.
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Hong Kong
Texas retailers report strong Christmas sales across state
An Associated Press survey shows Texas merchants enjoying a robust 1940 to 1941 holiday season. Gains ranged from 5 to 20 percent nationally with many cities posting double digits. Dallas led, Fort Worth San Antonio and Houston also strong, and Texarkana Amarillo El Paso and other towns recording solid increases. The Pearl Harbor shock caused a brief lull but shopping rebounded before Christmas.
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W. D. DeGrassi
Pearl Harbor
Moscow Talks Aim for Utter Defeat of Hitlerite Germany
Foreign Minister Eden and Soviet Premier Stalin reach broad wartime agreement in Moscow and London as Roosevelt, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek partners in postwar planning. Russians recapture over 450 towns, press on toward Smolensk while British in North Africa report success in hit and run tactics. Churchill arrives in Ottawa to a welcoming crowd as weather forecasters predict cloudy skies and near 40 degree highs.
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British Forces Contact Japanese South of Ipoh in Malaya
United Press dispatches report Japanese advances pressuring British and Indian troops in Perak Province, with Ipoh possibly captured or imperiled. Allied forces defend Perak River positions as Tokyo broadcasts claim Ipoh occupation. meanwhile air raids on Sungei Patani and Khantan noted. In other news, US Bureau of Mines warns bauxite reserves could run six years if imports halt.
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Bureau of Mines
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Fort Is Bombed by Japanese Forces at Corregidor
Manila dispatch reports a two hour Japanese air raid on Corregidor fortress guarding Manila Bay. Daring bombardment damaged no daylight attack on Manila itself as planes were shot down and the fortress, called the Gibraltar of the Philippines, remained the focus of the assault.
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Corregidor
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Mao
United States
Japan Faces Possible U S Attack Through Alaska or Australia
Tokyo radio reports loss of two destroyers and a mine sweeper off British North Borneo with no action date given. Officials and NBC cite experts who say the United States may strike Japan via Alaska or via Hawaii Samoa and Australia, linking routes to Neely Greenhill Lowndes and insurance price references.
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Samoa
Prison break frees 13 convicts from Wynne Prison Farm
Thirteen inmates escaped from Wynne Prison Farm near Huntsville by sawing bars and sliding down sheets. Joseph R. Tucker, serving life for murder and burglary, was captured after entering a Huntsville resident’s car with a knife. Bloodhounds and guards trailed suspects. a stolen pickup was linked to the escape. Other named escapees include William E. Carey of Bell County and Lawrence Herrin of Jefferson County.
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Nazi Garrison Wiped Out in Daring Raids
British commandos and Royal Navy forces mounted a two site raid on Vaagso island near Bergen Norway destroying oil tanks weapons stores and a wireless station. German casualties reached about 120 with 95 prisoners taken and a local quisling industrial plant was destroyed.
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Death by own action bands of Filipinos halt Japanese advance
United States submarines sank two Japanese vessels in the Far East as American and Filipino forces hold lines in northern Luzon. General MacArthur shortened lines in Pampanga and prepared for a broader defense as Japanese reinforcements landed in southern Luzon. Death by own action squads halted the initial Japanese rush in northern Luzon, while Philippine defenses regrouped and held in place with tanks and artillery in ongoing battles near Lingayen Gulf.
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Manila
Luzon
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MacArthur
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U. S. Army
Dutch Resist Japanese Parachute Invasion Near Medan
Dutch defense forces fight to crush a Japanese parachute assault near Medan on Sumatra as Australian and Dutch bombers strike a transport and a cruiser. Reports say the Japanese aim to cut off western lines to Singapore while Medan airport is bombed and casualties rise.
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Borneo
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Heroic Fight In Philippines Elevates American Lieutenant
Manila reports eye witnesses recount a brave defense at a bridge led by Lieut William Porter who used a .30 caliber rifle to pick off a machine gun nest. Captain Edward Dale aided Porter's withdrawal after being wounded, then returned to the unit.
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Lingayen Gulf
William Porter
York
Thomas W. Spickerd
Princeton
Outfit
Baguio
Spickerd
Porter
Las Cruces
New Mexico
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U. S
Dale
Tojo to report to Sun Goddess at Ise shrines
Tokyo December 29 official AP report says Prime Minister General Hideki Tojo will fly to the Grand Shrines of Ise 250 miles from Tokyo to report on the Greater East Asia War to Amaterasu Omikami and seek victory. The ceremony is part of customary reports by high officials to the Sun Goddess.
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Amaterasu O Mi Kami
Amaterasu
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Alien Radio Order Extended to Arizona
Attorney General Francis Biddle extended to Arizona his order for surrender of radio transmitters short wave radio receiving sets and cameras by German Italian and Japanese aliens on the West Coast as of December 29.
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Francis Biddle
Arizona
Amarillo Area Weather Report With Cloudiness And Temperatures
The forecast notes considerable cloudiness this afternoon and tonight with a high of 43 and a low near 31 in Amarillo. West Texas expects partly cloudy skies with little temperature change, while New Mexico reports partly to cloudy conditions with occasional mountain snow and little change in temperature. Temperature extremes over 24 hours show a minimum of 27 and a maximum of 43, with noon readings incomplete.
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