Hongkong Faces Disaster as Defenders Hold Key Positions
London dispatch reports a last stand by British Canadian and native troops on Hongkong island against a vastly superior Japanese force. Communications with Hongkong ceased and officials offered no confirmation of Japanese takeover, while reinforcements or retreat appeared unlikely.
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London
Hongkong
Crown
Chunking
China
Kwangtung
Victoria
Pwortes
Eee
Japan
Sassen
Congress approves 4 million man army draft plan
Washington reports Congress cleared the way for a large army by approving a bill to require 18 to 64 year old men to register and set active service for ages 20 to 44. Officials say registration may begin in a few weeks as War Department outlines options to build up manpower.
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Roosevelt
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Stimson
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Senate
Congressional Age
Army
Navy
Fe Py Wong Om
Aila Tone
Lewis B. Hershey
Roosevelt war labor conference ends week without deal
Washington reports Roosevelt's war labor panel breaks for the weekend without agreement on a formula to curb wartime work stoppages. The conferees will reconvene Monday. chairman William H. Davis says he has not given up hope and cites no reason for the failure to reach a resolution.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William H. Davis
Davis
Portugal Eyes Timor Incident In World War II Report
Lisbon reports Australian and Dutch troops joined by Japanese action in Timor. Premier Salazar states plans with Britain for Timor defense are under discussion and Portuguese reinforcements could be sent if attacked. He notes cooperation with the British staff only in case of attack.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Britain
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Eer
Timor
Salazar
Roops
Japanese halted in north Malaya defense push
The British claim a substantial halt to the Japanese offensive in northwestern Malaya near Penang and the Singapore area. Only two Europeans remain on Penang with British medical staff practicing under hazard. Penang's military equipment is reported salvaged as defenders halt the advance.
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Associated Press
Singapore
Penang
British eighth army presses toward Derna in Libyan desert chase
British forces swept deep into the Libyan desert racing 200 miles behind Axis units, seizing Derna airport and threatening to envelop the Cirenaica coast. A Cairo communique quoted Auchinleck vowing to attack and pursue until Rommel is defeated, with tanks close behind the retreating foe amid pursuit from Mekili to Ben Gasi.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Derna
Cirenaica
Gazala
Mekili
Bengasi
Bluefield Attorney Heads West Virginia Bar Association
C. B. Martin of Bluefield, Mercer county attorney, was elected judge of the supreme court of appeals of West Virginia. Other officers named include Jerome Katz, RB Parsons, William L. Kell, Howard Jarrett, Richard Richardson III, Robert Richardson, and Ira M. Smith. A. J. Lubliner served as toastmaster with remarks by Judge D. M. Deeres Richardson Jr. and others. celebratory dinner followed with music by the Bluefield band.
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Herschel ‘. Rose
State Supreme Court
Arthur F. Kingdon
Rose
Abe Lubliner
Bluefield
County Association
C. B. Martin
Mercer County
Supreme of Appeals
West Virginia
Jerome Katz
Lewis Reiland
Roses Rose
U S workers ordered to move out of Washington
President Roosevelt ordered 10,000 federal workers to relocate from Washington to clear space for defense staff. The initial batch comes from 11,000 innately federal employees, with moves planned to St Louis New York Chicago Philadelphia and Pittsburgh among agencies including Rural Electrification Administration Farm Security Administration Patent Office Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Office of Indian Affairs Railroad Retirement Board Employees Compensation Commission Alien Registration and other units.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Defense
Harold D. Smith
Louis
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pitt Smith
St. Louis
Securities and Exchange Commission
Japanese raid on Cavite base prompts air alarm in Manila
A brief Japanese air attack hit the U S naval base at Cavite on Manila Bay with a second wave soon after. No bombings were reported after the second raid, but a sun glow rose from the Goeme area. Earlier, attacks near Tar lac northwest of Manila were also reported.
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Associated Press
Manila
U. S
Cavite
Manila Bay
Yumanque
Em Goeme
Ila
Tarlac
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
U. S. Far Eastern
Arthur
George C. Farshall
Senate
Commonwealth
Philippine Defense Forces
Aoe
Luzon
Iland
Reds wipe out Nazi division in Moscow front drive
Soviet forces report the destruction or heavy casualties of multiple German divisions across the Moscow front. The Moscow radio and nightly communique claimed encirclement of German units, recapture of villages, and destruction of hundreds of tanks and thousands of motorized vehicles during a 10 day period ending Dec 17.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Moscow Front
Adolf Hitler
Moscow Radio
Cial
Russians Open Major Drive on Finnish Front
London reports a major Soviet offensive along the Finnish front with dense waves of infantry tanks and artillery. Front lines reportedly pulled back near the Svir river between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega. German forces remain and Finnish leaders face pressure as Moscow claims breakthroughs across eastern Karelia.
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London
Cupasta
Stockholm
News-Chronicle
Svir
Lake Ladoga
Onega
Lakea
Moscow
Red Army
Japanese Offensives Press Philippines and Hongkong Hold
Japanese forces surged in the Philippines Luzon and Hongkong battles while defenders repelled Wake Island attempts. British and Russian fronts report axis setbacks in Africa and Soviet counter moves near the Svir river. Allied push in Libya deepens as Derna airport falls, with pursuit ongoing and no retreat in sight. The wider war picture centers on Luzon as key to Far East strategy.
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Associated Press
Luzon
Wake Island
Hongkong
Singapore
Russia
Yan
Svir
Ladoga
Onega
Libya
Derna
Far East
Nicaragua declares war on Axis group
Nicaragua, already at war with Germany Italy and now Hungary Romania and Bulgaria, declared war today adding five Axis powers to its list of enemies.
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Nicaragua
Managua
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Propaganda Chief Plans Berlin Radio Broadcast
Propaganda chief announces plans to broadcast from Berlin with recording at 1 p.m. in the afternoon. The station will air the propaganda message as scheduled, detailing the timing and venue for the broadcast.
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Berlin
Sotaeey
British Warship Reported Sunk
An official broadcast says a British cruiser at anchor near Hong Kong Island was hit twice by a Japanese air attack. The report notes a single army plane delivered the blows.
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Tokyo
Believive
Cruiser
Hongkong Island
Registration of Volunteer Civilian Defense Workers in Bluefield
Bluefield will begin volunteer civilian defense worker registrations on January 5 announced by Mayor William C. Snyder, Civilian Defense chair. Applications from ages 12 and up will be accepted in the lobby of the Lampton building. council members note training for bandages production and flying-time considerations from the Atlantic coast to Bluefield.
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Bluefield
William C. Snyder
Lampton
Jase Ett Effie
C. H. Archer
Atlantic
Civilian Defense Council
Snyder
Buchee
White Sulphur Springs hosts German Hungarian embassy group
A German embassy and Hungarian party of about 145 Germans and 14 Hungarians arrived by special train at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia and were lodged at the Greenbrier for an indefinite stay. Officials said they would have full hotel access while awaiting departure. Hans Thomsen heads the German party with H. C. Sprooks as a state department liaison. Von Keller of the neutral Swiss legation will handle communications.
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Washington
State Department
South American
Coun
United States
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Legation
Patty State Department
Nne
H. C. Sprooks
Hans Thomsen
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