Senate Votes To Expand Military Service Age Range
The Senate approved a bill to require military service liability for men aged 19 through 44 and to register males 18 through 64. The 79 to 2 vote, with Downey and Johnson as the only no votes, sends the measure to the House for conference.
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Joint Conference Committee For Adjustment of Differences
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Red army widens drive toward Moscow with new offensive moves
Reports from Helsinki indicate British radio that German troops have been withdrawn from Finland. Moscow dispatches say the Red army pushed west of Moscow, broke Nazi salients, and reached Rubza and Mozhaisk as the front stretched on the Kalinin and Tula sectors. The drive aimed at encircling Leningrad and pressing Finns and Germans in the northwest.
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Transport Sunk and Destroyer Said Victim of Subs
American submarines in the Far East reportedly sank a Japanese transport and probably a destroyer. The navy issued the statement as the army said enemy operations in the Philippines were nearly at a standstill. A single mild air raid was reported, with later dispatches describing civilian casualties and damage on Panay.
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Jap Planes Bomb Port of Iloilo
Allied reports say more than thirty Japanese planes struck Iloilo on Panay island in the central Philippines in their first attack in the area. Civilian casualties and property damage were reported as the raid lasted about 30 minutes.
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Accord Reached on Martinique Trade and Neutral Vessels
Washington reports an accord between American and French authorities in Martinique preserving neutral status for French naval vessels in the Western Hemisphere. The understanding allows continued trade with French possessions and aims to prevent Axis use of territory or warships against American republics. Some lawmakers had urged U S action to protect French territories on this side of the Atlantic.
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Red Cross Launches City Fund Drive For 12500
A Red Cross campaign begins this morning as part of a city drive to raise 12500. The initial gift committee headed by Mrs. William Green oversees a daily booth for an indefinite period. Wagner says the emergency quota can be raised quickly despite a recent roll call bringing in several thousand dollars.
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Christmas Tree Donors Urged To Remit Pledges
Pledges to the Community Christmas tree fund are coming in slowly. Donors are urged to remit immediately to the Daily Telegraph office in Bland Street or to treasurer Clyde E. Elliott in Bluefield West Virginia to ensure gifts for needy children in Bluefields and Princeton.
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FDR seeks West Point for hero Colin Kelly Jr in 1956 appeal
President Roosevelt in 1956 asked the future president to name Colin P. Kelly Jr. to West Point. He cited Ulysses S. Grant and the heroism of aviator Colin P. Kelly, who sank a Japanese battleship, as his model.
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Laura Ingalls Arrested by FBI for Registering as German Agent
Aviatrix Laura Ingalls, famed for a non stop east to west flight, was jailed on a charge of failing to register as a German agent. She could not post 7500 bond as U S Commissioner Turnage recessed the hearing to December 26. Hoover said she was paid, spoke for America First, and led isolationist groups to protest demonstrations.
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General Dargue and seven others missing on Hawaii flight
Report states General Dargue along with seven others disappeared during a flight believed to reinforce Hawaiian defenses. Unconfirmed rumors suggest Dargue was ordered to assume command of Hawaii air forces, while changes in command at the Hawaiian air combat force were not publicly announced yesterday.
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Japs Land on Hongkong Isle
Japanese forces land on Hong Kong island and engage stubborn enemy resistance through the night of December 18 into December 19. Casualties reported among civilians accompany ongoing operations.
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Soldiers Drown When Dikes Cut in Malaya
New York reports on December 16 that many Japanese soldiers drowned in Malaya when canal dikes were cut by British defenders and waters flooded the jungle, NBC via London radio stated.
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British forces retreat from Penang and Malaya island base
British troops abandon Penang island and withdraw from Malaya as Japanese forces push toward Singapore. Communiques say there was no large enemy action in western or eastern Malaya tonight, with repulsed river crossings and heavy enemy casualties reported along the Muda and Krian fronts.
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Roosevelt Signs New Powers Bill
President Roosevelt signs a sweeping powers bill granting broad wartime authority. The measure reenacts authorizations from 1917 and includes censorship of foreign communications, redistribution of government functions, streamlined contracting, and control of alien financial transactions. Chairman Sumners and Van Nuys witnessed the signing.
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Winter Pictures Violence of Russian Winters On the Moscow Front
A wartime dispatch describes endure harsh Russian winter conditions faced by Soviet forces near the Moscow front. The narrator and a small party traverse ruined villages and forests, noting extreme weather that forces long nights in a car before daybreak.
Axis forces retreat as Allied tanks push in Libya
Cairo reports the shattered German and Italian armies in eastern Cyrenaica in full retreat pursued by British American tanks and RAF bombers. Allied troops advance toward Durna after breaking the front along the Tmimi Mekili road about 160 miles into Libya with nearly 10 000 prisoners taken and heavy Axis casualties.
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