Officials Eye 2-Point Plan To Aid Britain
A two point plan for helping Great Britain with war purchases is under discussion in Washington. Britain would use its own investments in the United States to buy war supplies for a year or more, and the United States would back loans once those resources are exhausted. Officials note British assets and potential collateral could support future loans.
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Washington
Great Britain
United States
West Dian Islands
Far East
Africa
Coal Held Boat Power Backlog
Washington December 7 John D Battle executive secretary of the National Coal Association declared that building steam generating plants is the cheapest and most immediate way to add power for defense. He endorsed Roosevelt's St Lawrence hydroelectric project as a cheap power source and warned that diverting materials to a long range project would impede urgent shipbuilding aircraft production and munitions plants.
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Washington
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
St. Lawrence
Roosevelt
Damaged Carnarvon Castle Enters Montevideo Harbor
The British auxiliary cruiser Carnarvon Castle limped into Montevideo harbor after a Thursday battle with a German raider. Captain H. M. Hardy said the foe fled and hinted many are wounded or dead aboard his ship. Uruguayan officials assess how long repairs will take under neutrality rules.
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Uruguary
Carnarvon Castle
H. M. Hardy
Admirality
Montevirem Harbor
Graf Spee
Itape Noy
British Bombers Strike Nazi Plane Bases Across Occupied France
British air force dispatched heavy bombers from English bases into occupied France and nearby Belgium and the Netherlands in a counter-offensive against Coventry raid bases. They hit airfields at Melun Charters Lille Chateaudun and other coast airports, with reports of fires and debris from blasts and direct hangar hits.
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Britain
France
Hitler
England
Bristol
Pinland
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Belgium
Netherlands
Melum
Paris
Air Nine
Chartres
Lille
le Touquet
Channel
Brussels
Harskamp
Rotterdam
Eindhover
Holland
Soviet Far East Troops Promise to Fight At Any Minute
From the far eastern front a Communist party conference pledged to fight at any minute and defeat any enemy. General Popoff, commanding the first Far Eastern army, and General Stern, chief of the Far Eastern forces, spoke to officers and troops. The Moscow district also sent a message to Stalin declaring readiness to double blow at any provocation by war’s incendiaries.
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Far Eastern Front
Communist Party
Red Army
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Russia
Popoff
Gregori M. Stern
Tokyo
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Wang Ching-Wei
Nanking
Stalin
Poland
Finland
Mhy
Navy commissions U S S Wharton converted transport
The U S S Wharton a 15000 ton converted transport formerly the Southern Cross was commissioned today in New York. Commander E L Vanderkloot assumes command with a crew of 21 officers and 400 men aboard the vessel.
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New York
Navy
U. S. S. Wharton
Munson
Southern Cross
E. L. Vanderkloot
London Enjoys Another All Clear Amid Silence Across Britain
London marked its second 24 hour air siege lull in 92 days as Britain reports only minor air activity. Sirens nationwide were quiet into the night and London’s last alert ended after 9:30 p.m. local time. The prior lull occurred from Nov 25 noon to Nov 26 lunchtime.
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London
Lon
Britain
E.s. T
Hoover Heads Committee on Food for Small Democracies
A national committee for food for the five small democracies formed with former President Herbert Hoover as honorary chairman to save millions from famine and pestilence. Opposing voices from 25 prominent women warn the plan could jeopardize national security and aid Hitler by easing blockades and conquest.
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New York
National Committee For Food For
Herbert Hoover
Europe
America
Hitler
Helen Hayes
Margaret Culkin Banning
Marion Edwards Park
Bryn Mawr College
Sherwood Anderson
Alice Duer Miller
C. Mildred Thompson
Vassar College
National Food Committee
Charles G. Dawes
Hoover
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
The
Philippines
Hendrix Willem van Loon
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Russia Will Aid Bulgaria If Threatened
King Boris of Bulgaria was told by a Soviet emissary that Moscow would aid Bulgaria if neutrality came under threat. The message urged Bulgaria not to attack neighbors as Greek developments loomed.
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Russia
Bulgaria
Sofia
Boris
Black Sea
Varna
Ivan Popoff
Germany
State Senate House Members Vie For Posts in West Virginia
Democratic leaders in West Virginia move toward reorganizing the legislature with planned caucuses on January 7. Potential officers include Watkins for senate clerk against Ae, Lafon likely seeking reelection as senate president, Arnold for speaker of the house, and Thomas aiming for a third term as speaker. Potential sergeant-at-arms candidates include Ray and Graner.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House
Senate
A. Hale Watkins
Fairmont
Charles Ae
Weston
J. R. Alift
Fayetteville
John Hall
Bryson B. Randolph
Clarksburg
William M. Lafon
Malcolm Arnold
Boone County
James Kay Thomas
Lester
Bus) Perry
Logan County
Pred Ray
McDowell County
Lafayette Graner
Wheeling
Windsors Visit Miami for Private Medical Plan
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive in Miami from Nassau for a strictly private visit. The duchess will undergo a major dental infection operation at St Francis hospital in Miami Beach, with the duke staying private and not making public appearances.
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Miami
Fla
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Nassau
Horace L. Cartee
St. Francis Hospital
Miami Beach
United States
Prince of Wales
Munargo
Coral Gables
Washington
Greek Forces Close on Argirocastro in Albania
Greek troops report progress across southern Albania as they advance toward Argirocastro and Tirana. They claim the capture of Porto Edda and Delvino, with 3,000 Italian prisoners and 100 howitzers seized. Greek aims include Elbasani and Tirana within weeks.
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Associated Press
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Tirana
Delvino
Porto Edda
Argirocastro
Albania
Italy
Elbasani
Pogradetz-Elbasani
Deyol
Argisocastro
Delvina
Greece
Propagandists for War Targeted by Cardinal O Connell
Boston editorialized by William Cardinal O Connell who denounced propagandists for war and expatriates seeking to shape America into a foreign empire on the eve of his 81st birthday. He urged a speedy permanent peace and warned against power politics in Europe while blessing the nation.
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Boston
William Cardinal O'Connell
America
Washington
Europe
Resignation of Second High Fascist War Chief in Rome
Rome reports show General Cesare Maria de Vecchi resigning as war chief in the Dodecanese. General Ettore Bastico named his replacement as the government orders a major drive to boost war material production and penalties for farmers and mine owners who fail to comply.
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Pietro Badoglio
Cesare Maria de Vecchi ¢i Val Cismon
Dodecanese Islands
Ettore Bastico
Badoglio
Greece
French farmers regimented under Vichy decree
Vichy France announces a decree by Philippe Petain to reorganize agriculture into regional and national corporate structures. Peasants are grouped by family into regional corporations embracing landowners, artisans, and laborers to regulate working conditions, marketing, hygiene, training, and discipline. Regional chambers will push scientific farming.
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Vichy
France
Old Republic
Philippe Petain
Agriculture Ministry
Navy to Improve Aircraft Defenses of Fighting Ships
Navy plans a major upgrade to anti aircraft defenses on battleships and other vessels. Admiral Stark said the program aims to keep ships ahead of European war developments, with a projected cost around 300 million dollars and a five to six year timeline for ships already in service. Secretary Knox urged legislation, noting confidentiality, and tied the push to lessons from fleet maneuvers and wartime experiences against air attack.
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Washington
Navy
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Stark
Navy Department
Knox
House Naval Committee
Edison
Norway
Embassy Clerk Detained in Paris Hotel by Nazi Police
Washington reports American charge d affaires in Paris says Elizabeth Deegan, embassy clerk, is held by German police in a Paris hotel after six days effort to contact her. She is said to be well treated, possibly accused of aiding British officers to escape occupied France. authorities have not released official charges. Deegan is granddaughter of former North Carolina senator Jeter C. Pritchard.
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Washington
Maynard Barnes
Paris
State Department
Elizabeth Deegan
Barnes
Historians Eye Italy Greece War Turns and Downfall Clues
Historians seek explanations for the swift fall of France and Italy’s failed invasion of Greece. A French tribunal may reveal leaders of France’s fate while Mussolini’s Rome remarks mark a pivotal moment. Italian reverses and delayed revelation of dead and prisoners hint at the Axis crisis.
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France
Italy
Greece
Third Republic
Albania
I Duce Mussolini
I Duce
Rome
Greece Seeks U.S. Aid Warplanes In Battle With Italy
President Roosevelt pledged quick aid to Greece as air power shifts loom amid Italy's advantage. Greece’s minister Diamantopoulos sought warplanes and weapons, with U.S. officials suggesting Greece may receive surplus planes while Britain remains the primary beneficiary under the aid policy.
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Greece
Roosevelt
King George II
State Department
King George
United States
Legation
Cimon Diamantopoulos
Sumner Welles
Germany’s bomb damage 5 heavy in Europe
NBC reporter Warren Irvin estimated that bomb damage reduced British industrial output by about 20 percent, while German losses were around 30 percent. He described German censorship, limited German reports, and heavy destruction in Hamburg Ruhr Cologne while noting RAF strikes and German concealment efforts.
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NBC
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Irvin
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Ruhr
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