Nazis Report Jap Raid On U S Ships
London reports from Hilversum claim Japanese torpedo boats attacked the U S battleships New Mexico and Mississippi, with no sunk ships per the AP and no confirmation from Tokyo or Washington. Dutch East Indies also notes air reconnaissance and plans amid mounting Pacific warfare.
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U.S
London
Hilversum
Netherlands
United States
New Mexico
Mississippi
Associated Press
Tokyo
Washington
Navy Department
Japan poised to use Davao Bay as invasion base
U S War Department says Japanese sea-borne invasion forces in the Philippines mass for a strike at Davao Bay within 600 miles of Dutch Borneo and 400 miles from Dutch Celebes. A Rome radio report in London claims parachute troops have landed on the east coast of Dutch Borneo.
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Dutch East Indies
Batavia
Ambon
Amboina
Davao
Faring Archipelago
Indies
Philippines
Japan
Far East
U U. S. War Department
Davao Bay
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
War Department
MacArthur
U. S
Corregidor
Washington
H. J. van Mook
Imperial Tokyo
Pacific
Malaya
Tokyo
Singapore
United States
Pahang
Atlantic
U. S. War Department
Dutch Borneo
Dutch Celebes
Rome
London
Thailand
Burma
Luzon
Yevpatoriya
Crimean
Sevastopol
Turkey
Rumania
Hungary
Russia
Roosevelt outlines war budget and tax plan
President Roosevelt states war costs depend on war fortunes and production. He cites current expenditures at two billion dollars monthly, possibly over five billion yearly, and estimates a seven billion dollar tax intake for 1943. He notes federal debt rising from 48 billion in June 1940 to about 110 billion in three years.
Soviet Troops tighten trap on Sevastopol siege
A war bulletin reports Russian sea borne forces closing in on Nazis at Sevastopol while on the central front retreating German troops suffer heavy losses and cede towns. British and Turkish sources note counter actions and mobilization as Finland and other fronts show movement.
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Crimea
Adolf Hitler
Sevastopol
Donets
Ukraine
Kharkov
Russia
Pittsburgh
Hitler
Ohio Payrolls Jump Across Sectors in November
Ohio industrial payrolls rose 43 percent in November from 1940 with employment up 18 percent. Increases spanned sectors from 11 percent in food products to 73 percent in machinery, per the Ohio State University bureau of business research.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
British Admiral Leaves To Organize East Fleet
Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, commander in chief of Britain's far eastern fleet, has left Singapore to organize the eastern fleet so that the Allies may gain sea supremacy in the far east as soon as possible.
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Singapore
Geoffrey Layton
Britain
Far East
Hint of Continental Invasion in FD Speech
London observers saw President Roosevelts pledge of a new American expeditionary force as signaling Britain would become a major invasion base for the Continent. Commentators expect a small initial U S unit to arrive, with air support, as Britain and Empire troops train in assault tactics for possible western offensives.
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London
Roosevelt
AEF
Far East
United States
United Kingdom
Britain
Home Guard
British Isles
British Empire
U. S
One Man Director Sought for War Industries
Senators Connally and Byrd pressed for a single director to coordinate the Roosevelt war industries program as the house debated the 56.0 billion budget. The Office of Production Management led by William S Knudsen and Sidney Hillman would oversee production while contract authority remained with the military services and other agencies.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Connally
D-Tex
Byrd
D-Va
OPM
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Hammill Rites To Be Thursday at Straitsville
William J. Hammill a 60 year old resident died Monday night at his home in Straitsville. He leaves two brothers James and John and two sisters Mrs Anna McDermitt and Mrs Mary Rutt. Funeral services set for Thursday at St Augustines Church at 9 AM with burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery.
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New Straitsville
William J. Hammill
James
John
Geneva
Anna McDermitt
Mary Rutt
Cleveland
St. Augustine's Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Sugar Stolen From Baker’s Warehouse in Hempstead
Hempstead, N Y. Philip Levine, a baker, found 20 extra large bags of sugar missing from his warehouse. The theft totaled a ton valued at 110 dollars. Levine expressed anger and a wish to catch the thief.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Philip Levine
Dayton Skater Drowns But Companion Is Safe
In Dayton on the Miami River Albert R. Shope, 30, survives after a skating partner, Paul Mort, 25, falls through ice. Mort climbs out then reenters to aid Shope and drowns, while Shope is rescued by bystanders.
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Dayton
Companion
Albert R. Shope
Shope
Paul Mort
Miami River
Mort
Representative calls for extended committee scrutiny
Washington reports that a Democratic congressman from Texas urged Congress to renew his committee for another year, saying scrutiny of un American activities is more necessary now than ever. The remarks highlight ongoing concerns about loyalty investigations and national security during turbulent times.
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Washington
D-Tex
Congress
Liquor Industry Plans Inspectors to Improve Conditions
The Allied Liquor Industries, Inc. announces squads of trained inspectors to aid state and local authorities in correcting objectionable conditions from alcohol sales. Representatives from 22 states pledge a vigorous campaign to merit and safeguard favorable public opinion.
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NEW York
Allied Liquor Industries, Inc
Cold Weather Held Over By Ohio Forecast
Cold weather lingered with near zero readings across Buckeye State despite slight relief last night. The Weather Bureau warned a renewed cold wave as fresh snow flurries brought drifts near Cleveland Chardon and Painesville. George Sharkey 73 was found frozen to death in woods near Jackson.
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Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Buckeye
Toledo
Cleveland
Highway Department
Chardon
Painesville
George Sharkey
Jackson
Boys Women May Be Asked to Work Farms
Cleveland AP Mach inery was set in motion to obtain help of school pupils and women in future harvesting and preserving of fruits and vegetables during the war. Edward L. Keenan regional labor supply committee acting chair man said W V Allen had left to confer with state directors of the United States employment service in Ohio Kentucky and Michigan concerning early registration of boys women and others capable of doing light farm work.
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Cleveland
Edward L. Keenan
W. V. Allen
United States Employment Service
Ohio
Kentucky
Michigan
Bowling Alleys Burn In Masonic Temple
Firefighters reported a basement blaze at the downtown Masonic Temple in Columbus injuring five men. The fire swept freshly shellacked bowling alleys and investigators suggested a cigarette discarded on the wood may have started the flames.
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Masonic Temple
Columbus
Federal Courts May Hear The Stealing Cases
A proposal to make theft a federal offense gained attention among automobile owners as recent thefts were reported across Ohio and neighboring states. The Ohio Ohio region OEM committee urged federal action while Akron court jailed James R. Sirk, 20, for 30 days in the workhouse as a warning to thieves.
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Columbus
Congress
Office of Emergency Management
Regional Motor Transportation Committee
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Akron
Thomas M. Powers
James R. Sirk
Ravenna
Deductions for Bonds Adopted in Ohio Plan
Ohio employers may offer Defense Stamps and Bonds via a voluntary payroll deduction plan. The Ohio Defense Savings Advisory Committee announced at a meeting that over 75 percent of funds from stamps and bonds will come through payroll deductions. Workers sign cards to authorize regular deductions from pay for purchases.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Defense Savings Advisory Committee
Harold Brediow
Cleveland
Pan American Clipper Ends 31 500 Mile Trip
Pan American Airways Pacific Clipper completed a 31 500 mile globe circling flight to New York amid war disruptions in the Far East. Commanded by Capt. Robert Ford the craft traced a route across the Equator four times, departing San Francisco December 2 and ending after a 31 500 mile journey.
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New York
Pan American Airways
New Zealand
Far East
Robert Ford
Equator
San Francisco
Roosevelt outlines war budget to push debt past 110 billion
President Roosevelt in a budget message to Congress requests a 56 billion dollar war budget for the next fiscal year, 9 billion in new taxes, and unprecedented borrowing to lift the federal debt above 110 billion. He calls it the biggest budget in history, cites higher monthly war spending, and urges sacrifice to shift resources to war production.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Re registration of aliens proposed by Attorney General
Attorney General Biddle announced a plan to re register about 1.1 million enemy aliens with photo identity cards to tighten control. The move echoes World War I procedures and targets German Italian and Japanese nationals in the United States.
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Washington
Biddle
President outlines wartime fiscal plan with tax increases
The president seeks $13.6 billion initial wartime appropriation and larger future requests to fund a vast mobilization. He calls for about $2 billion more social security taxes and $7 billion in other taxes, while promising no general sales tax now though it could come later. Non military agencies face cuts of over $1 billion next year as farm and youth aid shrink and road building is trimmed. He asserts resources allow a higher standard of living and urges targeted reductions in Agriculture Department and farm aid for 1943.
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Treasury
Congress
CCC
NYA
Agriculture Department
President seeks $9 billion in new taxes and doubled income levy
President Roosevelt urged Congress to raise $9 billion in new taxes including a $2 billion boost to social security and $7 billion from other taxes. He proposed higher payroll taxes for old age pensions and unemployment, extending Social Security, and boosting the basic individual income tax toward 25 percent. He argued wartime burdens justify higher taxes and warned against undue profits.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Congressional
Tighten Rules On Deferment For Army Reservists
Columbus report notes dependency must be critical to win deferment for reservists recalled to active duty. Director C W Goble says deferment requests based on dependency will be allowed only when dependency is established beyond reasonable doubt and is critical in nature. Local boards will be consulted by the army on all deferment requests and final decisions rest with the army after board input.
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Columbus
United States Army
C. W. Goble
State Selective Service
Goble
Army
Texas Students Learn Star Spangled Banner
In Dallas a theater audience singalong prompted a music class to distribute 20 000 copies of The Star Spangled Banner words to fifth through eighth graders after a pupil noted humming and mumbling due to unfamiliar lyrics. The lesson aimed to improve lyric knowledge and participation.
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Texas
Dallas
Tex
Marion Flagg
Ohio Welfare Director Seeks Supplies for Overcrowded State Hospitals
Welfare Director Charles L. Sherwood urged priority supplies to keep Ohio state institutions in repair. He listed Athens State Hospital power plant repairs at 5,000 dollars and Ohio Hospital for Epileptics Gallipolis power plant replacements at 42,000 dollars as examples.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles L. Sherwood
Athens State Hospital
Ohio Hospital
Gallipolis
Youth Seriously Injured In Coasting Accident
Gallipolis report says James Leffingwell age 13 of Crown City fractured skull in a coasting accident. He was taken to Holzer Hospital where his condition was listed as serious.
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Gallipolis
James Leffingwell
Crown City
Holzer Hospital
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