Draft Draft Bill Expands Draft Age to 64 Signed by President
President Roosevelt signed a broad draft expansion bill authorizing registration of all men aged 18 to 64 and liable service for ages 20 to 44. Officials plan phased registration by age groups, with possible first date next month as Congress bets on a 4 million man army and military branches mobilize.
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Roosevelt
Selective Service
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Selective Service Headquarters
Stimson
War Department
House
Senate
Congressional
Navy
Italians Lose Five Thousand Seamen Off Tunisia Coast
French Tunisia December 15 reports that five thousand Italian seamen and troops en route to Libya were drowned December 12 when British naval units sank two Italian cruisers a destroyer and three transports near Cape Bon. About 1,000 Italians survived with injuries as wounded treated in coastal towns.
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Libya
Cape Bon
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Temime
Alberto di Giusanno
Alberto da Barbiano
London
Indiana man dies from accident injuries
Claude Wilber Machlan 34 of Fort Wayne died at Community hospital from injuries after a car skid on slush ice near Springdale. He was a moving picture operator, survived by his wife and four children. The body would be shipped to his hometown. He had been driving toward Spokane for Allen Mehlman when the crash occurred.
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Buchanan St
Fort Wayne
Ind
Community Hospital
Springdale
Lowry
Machlan
Spokane
Allen Mehlman
Claiborn
Baskett
Moving Picture
Mobile
Ala
Thirteen Convicts Seek Service as Human Torpedoes
Thirteen long term convicts at San Quentin petitioned President Roosevelt to permit them to be converted into human torpedoes to fight Japan. Warden Clinton T. Duffy said he would forward the request, noting the men appeared sincere.
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Cal
Japan
Roosevelt
Clinton T. Duffy
Hawaiian Woman Stones Jap Pilot After Landing
A Japanese pilot made a forced landing on a western Hawaiian islet on December 7 and was stoned to death six days later by a native Hawaiian woman after six days of hospitality amid the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Kauai Island
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Sugar Prices Frozen At December Level News to Housewives
The Office of Price Administration set temporary emergency ceilings on all refined and direct consumption sugar to keep retail prices steady. The move followed a consumer run after Pearl Harbor and aims to prevent higher costs for households. An amendment allows hardship cases for large industrial buyers to obtain extra supplies up to 15 percent of average use.
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Churchill Arrives in U S For Roosevelt War Talks
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington and met President Franklin D Roosevelt at the White House in a secret journey. They planned unified war strategies including a supreme command against Hitler and a joint supply ministry as they prepare for broader talks with Russia China the Netherlands and British dominions.
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China
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British Dominions
Wake Island Stand Tests Marine Resolve in War Dispatch
A Navy communique reports an enemy landing on Wake Island on December 23. Marines defend the atoll after 16 days of combat, having repelled numerous aerial attacks and sunk two Japanese warships. Additional items note heavy Japanese landings near Atimonan in Luzon and Allied submarine actions in the Mediterranean and off Borneo.
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Luzon
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Borneo
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Netherlands Navy
Petain Resigns After German Pressure. Darlan Takes Power
Reuters report from Europe states Chief of State Petain of France resigned under German pressure after an alleged December 1 agreement with Hermann Goering at St Florentin. Admiral Jean Darlan would assume Petain’s powers. The public status of the agreement remains unclear.
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Reuter
Europe
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France
St. Florentin
Hermann Goering
Jean Darlan
Goering
Hitler Appeals for Warm Clothing for Frontline Troops
Adolf Hitler acknowledged German army inferiority in numbers and material and urged citizens to donate warm clothing for soldiers on the eastern front. Goebbels circulated the appeal as the Afrika corps withdraws westward and heavy fighting continued in brutal Russian conditions.
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Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
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Russia
Douglas MacArthur Promoted to General
Dec 19 reports gratefully that Douglas MacArthur, 61, a once retired soldier, is promoted to full general for his defense of the Philippines with limited resources. President Roosevelt sent the nomination to the Senate and it was unanimously confirmed. MacArthur, West Point graduate 1903, led a division in France 1917-18 and served as chief of staff 1930-35.
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France
Hoover
Japanese Submarines Sink and Attack Tankers Off California
Japanese submarines made three new attacks on U S shipping off the California coast Tuesday. The Montebello, Larry Doheny, and Idaho were torpedoed or shelled with no loss of life. The incidents marked the fifth to seventh attacks since last Thursday, with the Larry Doheny and Idaho reaching port safely.
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United States
California
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Union
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Larry Doheny
Texas Company
Idaho
Enemys subs seen off Washington coast in WW II action
Submarines reported off the California coast shelled the tanker Emidio and fired on the Agwiworld as navy records show. Five Emidio crewmen were lost and five injured with 30 rescued. Emidio remained afloat though damaged. Agwiworld survived after diverting toward shore.
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Agwiworld
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San Francisco
Knox reassures public on Atlantic submarine losses
Secretary Knox said American naval forces have probably sunk or damaged at least 14 enemy submarines in the Atlantic and have dealt with several Tampnete submarines in the Pact. He affirmed the navy has adequately countered submarines attempting attacks on U S naval and merchant vessels.
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Knox
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Atlantic Ocean
United States
Civil War Veteran Still Conducts Business in Lowell
Dudley L. Page, nearing his 97th birthday, reports to a downtown Lowell restaurant daily at 9:30 a.m. The Union veteran served four years in the Civil War and considers himself America’s oldest active businessman. He walks from home to work, maintains his longtime city establishment, and reflects on his wartime service.
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Mass
Dudley L. Page
America
Page Saray
Hitler assumes command of German land forces in Russia
London dispatch reports Adolf Hitler publicly declares personal direction of the Nazi army as Russia retreats grow. He replaces Von Brauchitsch, appeals to troops to endure winter for fresh arms and troops, promising better equipment and new units while describing a defensive stance through spring.
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Versailles
Montana Buys Great Quantities of Fruit
A Billings Gazette recap shows Montana imported 243 carloads of fruits and vegetables valued at 291662.05 for state markets in November, with 168 carloads of home grown produce valued at 1107164.75 sold locally. Leading imports included apples lettuce oranges grapes celery onions and sweet potatoes while state markets received potatoes apples dry onions cabbage and other produce.
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Montana
R. F. Bancroft
State Department of Agriculture
Millikin Named Successor to Adams in Senate
Denver attorney Eugene D. Millikin, 50, was appointed by Governor Carr to fill the U S Senate vacancy caused by the death of Senator Alva B. Adams of Pueblo. Colorado Springs attorney William Sharpless Jackson was named to the state supreme court. Both appointees are Republicans and will serve about one year before the 1942 general election.
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Eugene D. Millikin
United States Senate
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Alva B. Adams
Pueblo
William Sharpless Jackson
Colorado Springs
State Supreme Court
Fleming Warns Washington of Attack Risk
General Philip B. Fleming, federal works administrator, said on radio that it is reasonable to assume attempts will be made to bomb Washington. He said such an attack would target paralyzing the nerve of the capital, noting there are no major armament production facilities there.
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Philip B. Fleming
Federal Works Administrator
WISV
Fleming
Material Shortage Halts Passenger Car Production
Helena December 20 The National Automobile Dealers Association informed the Montana group that passenger car production likely will be eliminated after February 1 for an indefinite period due to severe material shortages especially of steel valve components and rubber tires. A dealer group met with officials of the OPM and confirmed the outlook.
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National Automobile Dealers Association
Montana Automobile Dealers Association
John J. Jewell
Montana Association
OPM
Pioneer Livingston Resident F A Krieger Dies After Short Illness
Frederick August Krieger 85 longtime Livingston pioneer and businessman died at Park hospital after a brief illness. He helped found Livingston Land and Irrigation and remembered Deadwood days with Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. He left relatives in Hollywood, Kodiak Alaska, and Livingston and was buried in Mountain View cemetery.
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