Russian capital under siege as German push advances
Front reports list Maloarkhangelsk Livny Novosil Mtsensk Chern in a 60 mile arc east of Orel as captured amid German pressure on the southern flank near the Don. North Africa word and a money swindle claim appear in separate items within the same dispatch.
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Orel
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Chern
Don
North Africa
Belgian King Leopold III and Mary Baels report stirs Belgians
A German radio broadcast claimed King Leopold II married Mary Lelia Baels, daughter of a former Belgian minister, with the wedding said to have occurred Sept 11 near Laeken Castle Brussels. Stockholm reports say a civil ceremony may occur Monday and a church announcement was planned.
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Leopold II
Mary Lelia Baels
Stockholm
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Baels
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Belgium
Laeken Castle
Brussels
Tokyo reports Washington policy shifts in pacific crisis
Japanese press condemns U S appeasement policy as Washington edges toward an offensive stance. Tokyo notes recall of embassy attaches in Washington and ships chiefs from Bombay and Singapore, while editors urge new talks or a specific Japanese American commission to study the broader East Asia dispute.
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United States
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Hideki Tojo
Shigenori Togo
Navy
Shigetaro Shimada
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Morinosuki Kashima
Asah
Kokumin
Eastia
Britain
Pacific
Nippin Yusen Kaisha
Bombay
Singapore
Roosevelt Sends Message To Hirohito Amid Far East Tensions
Reports from Washington say President Roosevelt dispatched a personal message to Emperor Hirohito as Japanese troop concentrations in French Indo China were disclosed. The State Department noted 125000 Japanese troops and two convoys moving toward the Gulf of Siam, signaling potential diplomatic strain.
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Far East
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Fumimaro Konoye
Canada joins Britain in declaring war on Finland Romania Hungary
Ottawa reports Canada declares war on Finland Romania and Hungary effective at 11 01 p m EST after cabinet meeting. Prime Minister Mackenzie King says action supports Britain to resist aggression and safeguard Commonwealth nations. Similar moves by Australia New Zealand and South Africa follow.
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Britain
Finland
Rumania
Hungary
W. L. Mackenzie King
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British Commonwealth
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South Africa
Bolivia To Get Lend-Lease Aid
The United States signed a lend-lease agreement with Bolivia today. Details were withheld, but reports indicate aid ranging from 10 to 15 million dollars will be allotted to Bolivia.
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Bolivia
Washington
United States
Red Cross Seeks 5 Million In Aid For Rusia Gift
Washington December 6 The Red Cross announced it is pursuing five million dollars in medical supplies to be shipped to Rusia as a gift from the American people.
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