Japan's Pearl Harbor attack costs U S nearly 3 000 lives
Secretary of the Navy Knox disclosed that 1 Arizona plus five other vessels were lost or damaged and 91 officers with 2 638 sailors killed or missing in the December strike. Army losses totaled 168 killed, 223 wounded, 26 missing, with battlefield reports noting acts of bravery aboard a burning ship.
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Washington
Japan
Pearl Harbor
United States
Arizona
Knox
United States Army
War Department
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Norway
Utah
Cassin
Downes
Shaw
Oglala
Oklahoma
Norwegian Motorship Sunk Near Hawaiian Islands
Washington dispatch reports a Norwegian motorship was sunk while approaching the Hawaiian islands. The navy offered no identity of the attacker and declined to say if the vessel was friendly. The same communique noted recent enemy bombing in the Philippine theater caused no damage to naval installations or ships.
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Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Philippine
War Insurance to Protect Civilian Losses Declared
The War Insurance Corporation of $100 million capital will cover damage to private property in the continental United States from enemy attacks. Admin Jesse H. Jones said the plan, approved by President Roosevelt, starts December 13 1941, with no premiums or reports required unless a loss occurs.
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Washington
War Insurance Corporation
Continental
United States
Federal Loan Administration
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Knox
Owen J. Roberts
United States Supreme Court
Honolulu
America First Group Dissolved After War Entry
General Robert E. Wood, national chairman, announced the America First Committee would cease all functions and dissolve as soon as legally possible. He urged supporters to back the nation’s war effort until peace is achieved.
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Chicago
Robert E. Wood
America First Committee
Wood
Typhus Epidemic Hits Western Poland and Surroundings
Kau nas correspondent reports a severe typhus outbreak in western Poland's Ostmark area. One fourth of Warsaw ghetto residents reportedly dying with about 300 burials daily. lice-borne disease spreading to White Russia and the Baltic region, with some German troops infected.
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Bern
Switzerland
Ostmark
Poland
Kaunas
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Warsaw
White
Russia
Baltic Countries
Congress Passes Bill Authorizing Construction of War Ships
The House quickly passed a bill to authorize building 150000 tons of warships for the navy and sent it to the Senate. President Roosevelt supported universal military registration for ages 18 through 64 with 19 to 44 liable for service and urged broader powers to manage defense, communications, and alien property.
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Congress
Washington
Luzon
Far East
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Nehes
Racovelt
Nations At War Globally As World Enters Conflict
Nations representing about 90 percent of the world population have declared or oil, with alliances realigned. Powers at war include United States Britain Australia Canada China Free France and more against Germany Italy Japan with Soviet Russia Belgium Czechoslovakia Greece and others aligned on opposing sides. Several countries have cut ties or shown solidarity with the United States as the world moves toward broader hostilities.
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Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
China
Free France
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
New Zealand
Poland
Union of South Africa
Costa Rica
Cuba
Nicaragua
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Haiti
el Salvador
Guatemala
Panama
Soviet Russia
Belgium
Czecho- Slovakia
Ethiopia
Greece
Luxembourg
Norway
Yugoslavia
Slovakia
Rumania
Hungary
Russia
Finland
Britain
Manchukuo
Bulgaria
House Refuses Lower Draft Age as War Dept Pushes Change
The House rejected lowering the draft minimum from 21 to 19 despite Roosevelt and the War Department urging change. A bill was passed to raise the maximum age to 44 and to require men 18 to 64 to register. Senate debate signaled continued opposition to a 19-year minimum.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
War Department
Senate
Downey
California
Military Committee
Andrews
New York
Thomason
Texas
Teller
Comparative Time Schedule From Livingston to Fronts
Livingston Enterprise notes the time differences during wartime between Livingston and Pacific fronts. When it is 8 a.m. Friday in Livingston it is 4:30 a.m. Friday in Hawaii, 11 p.m. Friday in the Philippines, midnight Friday in Japan, and 10 p.m. Friday in French Indochina, highlighting the dateline effect.
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Livingston Enterprise
Pacific
Livingston
Hawaii
Philippines
Japan
Far Eastern
Thirty three to be sentenced January second
Federal Judge Mortimer W. Byers set January 2 for the sentencing of 33 persons in an espionage conspiracy case. A Brooklyn federal jury convicted 14 defendants on both counts of avoiding registration as a foreign agent and delivering U S defense secrets to Germany. Nineteen others had pleaded guilty earlier. Max penalties reach 22 years in prison.
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New York
Mortimer W. Byers
Brooklyn
Germany
United States
RACING CALLED OFF AT SANTA ANITA BY ORDER
Governor Olson halted the winter racing meet at Santa Anita starting December 31 citing a defense directive from General DeWitt. Bay Meadows was named in the wire as following suit, leaving horsemen and handlers stunned at the track amid 1456 horses stationed at the facility.
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Santa Anita
Los Angeles
Culbert L. Olson
Jerry Giesler
California Horse Racing Board
John L. DeWitt
Bay Meadows
Olson
Seaceje Foun
Red Army Returns Push Germans Back Near Moscow
A wartime communique reports the Soviet winter offensive has driven German forces back almost 100 miles from Moscow and reclaimed numerous villages, part of efforts to lift sieges of Leningrad and Sevastopol.
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Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Sevastopol
OPA fixes ceiling price on raw wool nationwide
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration set ceiling raw wool prices at about 1.10 dollars per pound, roughly near week end December 6 levels. Wool growers’ official F R Ishall says margins improve but long term conditions worsen due to rising input costs. Formal schedules and industry meetings with OPA are expected soon to finalize details.
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Harvey Cort
Daily News Record
Washington
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Sap
U. S
F. R. Ishall
National Association of Wool Growers
Rshall
Texas
OPA
Japan shells Johnston and Maui islands in Pacific actions
The navy said Japanese war vessels shelled Johnston island in the Hawaiian area and Kahului on Maui within 24 hours. Wake and Midway report no new bombing, both countering the enemy blows. Damage was described as slight on Johnston and Maui.
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Washington
Hawaiian
Johnston
Maui
Wake Island
Hawaii
Wake
Midway
Johnston Island
Kahului
Major Command Shakeup in Hawaii After Pearl Harbor
The army and navy relieved Admiral Kimmel and General Short in Hawaii after the Pearl Harbor attack. Rear Admiral Nimitz and General Emmons will take over, while General Martin is replaced by General Tinker. A presidential board will investigate responsibility for alertness.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Hawaiian
Pearl Harbor
United States Defense Forces
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
Walter C. Short
Hawaiian Department
Delos ©. Emmons
Frederick L. Martin
Hawaiian Air Forces
C. L. Tinker
War and Navy Departments
Hawaii
War Department
Big Timber Schools To Present Christmas in Song Friday
Nearly 100 Big Timber students unite for a Christmas in Song program Friday at 8:00 p m in the High School auditorium. Features include Grade School chorus boys trio girls sextet woodwind quintet cornet solo and High School chorus with choral readings. Admission is free. a voluntary offering will aid music expenses. Directed by Miss Jean Warden and John Warden with accompanist Mrs Helen Warden.
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Big Timber
Jean Warden
John Warden
Helen Warden
War and Work Cut U.S. College Attendance in Half
A nationwide survey shows 669 approved colleges with 838 715 full time students, down 9.16 percent from last year and 1 269 354 including part time and summer enrollments, an 8.88 percent drop. President Raymond Walters warns another dip likely in 1942 43 as war and defense work compete for students.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Raymond Walters
School and Society
Weekly Educational Journal
Indians Offer Help in Defense War Effort
Montana's Chippewa Cree Indians with about 2000 members pledge aid in World War II. James Ford of Helena, president, says draft-age members will enlist or assist in defense through agricultural programs.
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Great Falls
Montana
Japan
James Ford
Helena
Landless Indian Group
Ford
Carbon plaintiff loses suit for damages in Montana clash
A Carbon county jury ruled for the defendant in a civil case filed by John Sudar of Red Lodge seeking 20396.50 from Northern Pacific Railway for injuries when a car he rode hit a railway motor bus near Boyd.
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Red Lodge
Carbon County
John Sudar
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Sudar
Boyd
Lend-Lease Aid to Allies Hits Ceiling and Limits
President Roosevelt said lend-lease aid to 33 eligible allied countries totaled 1.202 billion dollars through November 30, while actual exports to December 1 reached 595 million. The third report to Congress shows 238 million worth of material made available in November and 13 billion authorized overall. Some nations still await aid despite vast eligible coverage.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Congress
Britain
Russia
China
United States
British Empire
Sundy
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