Tobruk Looms Under Siege As British Move On
British forces mass near Tobruk preparing to encircle the Libyan port as Italian defenses weaken after Bardia. RAF bombs Tripoli destroy vessels and port buildings while American planes join Middle East forces. Col Donovan arrives in Cairo amid the campaign.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
the Nile
Tobruk
Bardia
North Africa
Sidi Barrani
Virginio Gayda
Rome
Sudan
Kenya
Archibald P. Wavell
Bengasi
Royal Air Force
Tripoli
RAF
William J. Donovan
London
Tates
Bergonzoli escapes from Bardia base amid desertion
Cairo dateline reports British General Headquarters says Italian commander General Annibale Bergonzoli, known to the British as General Electric Whiskers, disappeared after Bardia fell. Deserters included blackshirt corps leaders. Bergonzoli and others remain missing as search efforts continue.
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Cairo
Egypt
Annibale Bergonzoli
Bardia
General Electric
Libya
Bergonzoli
Spain
Mussolini
Balkan Fog Screen and Allied Bombing Across Europe
Reports describe German attempts to publicize blitzkreigs in the Balkans while British bombers strike Elbasani in Albania. Greek advances threaten Italian lines near Valona as Italian ships shell coastal targets. a German raid kills two in East Anglia and sinks a large merchant ship about 200 miles west of Ireland.
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Romania
Reich
Balkans
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Hungary
Rumania
Berettyo Ujfalu
Elbasani
RAF
Greece
High Command
Albania
England
Ireland
Roosevelt outlines $17.49 billion defense budget for 1942
President Roosevelt briefs Congress on a $17,485,528,049 budget to defend democracy. He signals plans to seek additional billions for Britain and allies, with likely total near $20 billion, focusing on income taxes rather than sales levies. The defense cash outlay tops prior highs as war costs surge.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Britain
America
Roosevelt budget calls for funds to run Amarillo helium plant
President Roosevelt proposed a $50 000 appropriation for the government helium plant at Amarillo for the next fiscal year from a special sales fund. He outlined vast defense authorizations and a peacetime deficit in a record revenue year, urging action to aid democracies amid war.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Congress
Amarillo
Amarillo Area Forecast Tonight Through Thursday
The Weather Bureau predicts Amarillo and vicinity will see a low tonight around 25 to 30 degrees and Thursday be fair. In West Texas west of 100 meridian expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with occasional light rain southeast portion and generally fair to night and Thursday, cooler in the north-central area tonight. New Mexico should be fair tonight and Thursday with increasing cloudiness in the west Thursday and slightly cooler northeast tonight. warmer east Thursday. 24 hour temperature extremes end at 6:30 A.M. show a minimum 30 and maximum 54. At noon today the reading was 47.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
German Press Attacks Roosevelt Aid to Britain
German newspapers attacked President Roosevelt for aiding Britain calling him war prolonger No. 1 and war profiteer No. 1 in a congressional message coverage from Berlin on January 8. The Hamburger Fremdenblatt led the criticism in tense dispatches.
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Berlin
U.P
Roosevelt
Britain
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
Italy
Russia
Japan
Propaganda Ministry
Congress
Gree
Roosevelt increases fleet strength and reorganizes command
Secretary Knox announced Roosevelt authorized a 42 000 increase in naval manpower and a three fleet reorganization. Rear Admiral Husband E Kimmel to lead the Pacific fleet, while Admiral Richardson shifts to combined fleets. Congress to be asked for 280 auxiliary vessels. The German press dismissed the speech as provocative and inconsequential.
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Washington
Knox
Roosevelt
Navy
United States
Congress
Husband E. Kimmel
James O. Richardson
United States Pacific Fleet
Richardson
Secretary of the Navy
Great Red Nickel Mystery Solved in Amarillo
Amarillo residents learn why five cent nickels appear painted with lipstick or nail polish. The marks come from waitresses and cashiers who disguise marked coins to rob coin operated machines, with operators deducting marked money before calculating house and machine shares.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Iron Works Aids National Defense Effort
The Globe profiles Amarillo Iron Works at 1012 West Fourth Ave as a key fabricator of steel framing, joints, and trusses for defense needs. Officials say capacity ranges from 600 tons to thousands monthly, employing 15 to 19 workers, with potential orders tied to building hangars and factories for Uncle Sam.
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Uncle Sam
Amarillo
Amarillo Iron Works
West
Fourth Avenue
Southwest
Dodd
Wichita
Kan
Mr. Dodd
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OFIA
Bulgaria
Plevna
Miles
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Rogers
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