M'Arthur Forms New Defense Line By Uniting North South Armies
The report recalls Dewey's 1898 Manila Bay victory and the build up to capturing Manila. It notes Dewey's squadron actions, Spanish losses, and the later Allied move with 11,000 arriving troops to siege Cavite and Manila in August 1898.
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Associated Press
Manila Bay
Dewey
Corregidor
George Dewey
Mirs Bay
Hongkong
Olympia
Baltimore
Raleigh
Boston
Concord
Petrel
Hugh M'Culloch
Admiral Montojo
Spain
United States Naval Base
Cavite
U. S
Gridley
Montojo
Washington
Manila
San Francisco
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Fall of Manila Pins Philippine Capital to Japanese Forces
Reports from Tokyo and Washington recount Manila’s capture by Japanese armies and Cavite evacuation as Gen. MacArthur shifts to Corregidor and Bataan for a last stand while American Filipino troops fight to defend surrounding areas.
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Japan
Manila
U. S
Cavite
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor Island
Batan Peninsula
War Department
MacArthur
Philippine
Domei
Corregidor
Navy
Manila Bay
Washington
Philippines
United States
Batan
Prohibition on Sale of New Automobiles Nationwide
The United States bars sale of new passenger cars and light trucks as factories switch to war production. Civilians may buy stock vehicles only through government or essential uses. Funeral hearses are not deemed essential, tires allocated to emergencies and ambulances. Distribution is set to start by January 15 under Price Administration oversight.
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United States
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Hot Price Administration
OPA
Leon Henderson
Instry
Effars
Alvan Macauley
Thetomobile Manfacturers’ Associan
Detroit
J. Thomas
International Prest
United Automobile Kers Cio
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Young urges tough U S policy on Japanese diplomats
Ohio Congressman Stephen Young called for hardline U S action against Japanese diplomats housed in hotels. He urged officials not to coddle or appease them by lodging them in luxurious resorts, arguing for a firmer stance in Washington.
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Washington
Stephen Young
Ohio
Young
Hitler Rushes to Front to Halt Nazi Retreat Near Mozhaisk
Soviet forces report smashing German troops near Mozhaisk 57 miles west of Moscow while Hitler rushes to the front to stop the retreat. Red Army also claims recapture of Staritsa and Kaluga as clashes continue around Mozhaisk amid heavy rains.
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Hitler
Russia
Mozhaisk
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Stockholm
Fuehrer
Smolensk
Red Army
Staritsa
Kaluga
Middle East
Bardia
Tobruk
Roosevelt urges sane policy on aliens and foreign born workers
President Roosevelt urged private employers to adopt a sane policy toward aliens and foreign born citizens. He said he was deeply concerned by reports of workers being discharged due to their alien status and noted the danger of harming loyal, patriotic individuals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Preparations to receive aliens radios guns in Ohio counties
Police across 44 northern Ohio counties prepared to receive cameras short wave radios and weapons from enemy aliens and to restrict alien travel. Regulations were sent by Francis B Kavanagh U S attorney pro tem in line with orders from Attorney General Francis Biddle.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Francis B. Kavanagh
U. S
Francis Biddle
Announcement of New Subscription Rates
The Athens Messenger circulations department announces higher subscription rates due to wage taxes and material cost increases. Carrier-delivered subscriptions gain about 50 percent of the rise. single copies rise to 4.5 and 4c daily 5c Sunday, $1.00 prepaid subs continue at old rates for term subscriptions.
Teachers' Retirement Law May Be Changed
In Columbus a proposal to amend the state teacher retirement law would raise the salary deduction base from $2,000 to $3,000 a year with a four percent deduction. The change is to be discussed at the Ohio Education Association convention opening in Columbus with about 1,200 teachers and administrators expected.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Six More Bodies Recovered From Sneyd Colliery Disaster
In Burslem England six additional bodies of the 58 men and boys killed in the Sneyd Colliery explosion were recovered today. The disaster occurred 2400 feet underground and rescue efforts continued as authorities confirmed the casualty toll.
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Burslem
England
Sneyd
Midwest Dig Out After Heavy Snowstorm
The Midwest struggles with a large snowfall that blocked roads and battered the region. Iowa saw up to 18 inches on the level with drifts, while Sioux City and Des Moines logged subzero temperatures. Minnesota and the Dakotas also faced extreme cold with readings well below zero across many counties.
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Midwest
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Sioux City
Des Moines
Minnesota
Bemidji
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Spearfish
1 000 Killed In Jap Air Raid Rangoon Burma
Casualties in the first mass Japanese air raid on Rangoon totalled 1,000 dead with a second attack described as negligible. Rangoon radio reported allied losses of six planes and six airmen while Japanese losses were 46 aircraft and 49 airmen. Wrecks from two Japanese planes litter the city and surroundings.
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Rangoon
Burma
Canton robbery targets state liquor store in New Year heist
Police seek three men who robbed the state wholesale liquor store in Canton of 1300 dollars in cash and eight cases of whiskey after binding three victims in the basement on New Year’s Day.
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Canton
McArthur Bandits Break Safe. Steal $1.45 in Wind Storm
Burglars broke into Hamilton & Smith general store in McArthur during a high wind storm. They smashed a safe worth $100 and took $1.45, discarded a $4.11 pocketbook and a $15 cigarbox, then used a blanket to hide the crime.
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McArthur
Hamilton & Smith General Store
Ohio Treasury In Top Shape
Ohio entered the new year with a strong financial position, showing a projected $11,500,000 surplus per State Finance Director H. D. Defenbacher. The cushion would cover all Dec 31 obligations and a $6,000,000 school deficit after $3,000,000 already earmarked for 1942.
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Columbus
Ohio
Union
Treasury
H. D. Defenbacher
Prison slayings blamed on institution setup
Bridgewater Mass New Year's Day slayings of three unarmed guards by two inmates at Bridgewater State Prison Farm were attributed by District Attorney Edmund R Dewing to the facility's setup which uses older men at low pay. The inmates, who set beds on fire and held guards at bay before being subdued with gas and clubs, were hospitalized with likely recoveries.
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Bridgewater
Mass
Bridgewater State Prison
Edmund R. Dewing
Columbus Woman Dies In New Year's Fire
A Columbus New Year's Day residence fire killed Jocelyn Callis 48 as neighbors Ralph Clark 16 alerted four others by throwing a rock through a window. The Steel family and their seven weeks old son Thomas escaped with firefighters.
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Columbus
Ralph Clark
Paul Steel
Thomas
Jocelyn Callis
British Chief Seeks Help as Japanese Press Toward Singapore
General Sir Henry R. Pownall, new Far East commander, said substantial aid was on the way to Malaya to defend ground on the Malay Peninsula. Japanese landings pressed toward Ipoh with Singapore about 190 miles from Kuantan and 275 miles from Perak coast, while two night raids on Singapore Island caused limited damage and no immediate casualties.
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Henry R. Pownall
Far East
Malaya
Tin
Ipoh
Kuala Lumpur
Malay Peninsula
Kuantan
Lower
Perak
Hunting Deaths Reach 20 as Season Closes
In Columbus two gunshot fatalities on the season's last day raise total hunting deaths to 20 in Ohio. Two more died of heart attacks while hunting and a boy was killed by a train while watching his father. At least 23 were reported wounded during the season.
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Columbus
Ohio
Navy
Printers Begin Work on U S War Budget Forecast
The first United States war budget, the largest spending plan in history, moves to the printers. The President hints at $50 billion in war costs for the next fiscal year, with total outlays near $55 billion and debt potentially hitting $100 billion. Tax revenues may reach $16 billion, while borrowing remains high.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Germany
Treasury
Election Dispute Leaves Three Mayor Claimants
Near-by Wellsville faces a three way mayoral dispute as Clarence Peters and Chas A Lewis both claim the office alongside sitting Mayor W H Daugherty. Lewis sues Peters over alleged irregularities and seeks court resolution while Daugherty refuses to step down until a decision.
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Wellsville
Clarence Peters
Chas. A. Lewis
W. H. Daugherty
Common Pleas Court
Lewis
Peters
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