British Pressures Bardia Amid Desert Fighting December 25
five days of siege near Bardia continue with artillery duels as British gains new guns while Italian air force concentrates on Libyan front. Submarine activity reports claim attacks on British ships in Mediterranean and Atlantic. Italian and Greek fronts in Albania also see limited combat and bombing.
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Bardia
Libya
Royal Air Force
Mediterranean
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Britain
Winston Churchill
Mussolini
Italy
Hopson Trial Near Jury Stage in U.S. Case
The mail fraud and conspiracy trial of Howard C. Hopson and two co defendants neared the jury as the government summaries closed. The trio allegedly siphoned 20000 from the Associated Gas and Electric system, with closing arguments by Fred A. Ironside Jr. and Harold P. Corbin noting disputed charges and misappropriation totals.
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New York
Howard C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
Hugh A. Priston
U. S
Alfred C. Coxe
Hopson
Fred A. Ironside, Jr
Vast
Utilities Corporation
Ironside
Mae Preva
AG &E
Harold P. Corbin
Charles Travis
Garrett A. Brownback
Widow of Col Edward House Dies in New York Home
Mrs Loulie Hunter House widow of Col Edward M House and a member of President Wilsons circle during World War I died today at her New York City home. Saintly and dignified, she played a supportive role in national service and social affairs.
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House
New York
Yaa Loulie Hunter
Col
Edward
Woodrow
Coast Guard rescues ten men from storm off Fort Bragg
A coast guard boat crew and a truck driver aided a rescue after a 30 foot lifeboat and surfboat, torn by a driving sea, were found four miles west of Fort Brage. Two guardsmen were injured as Shawnee and Ariadne towed survivors to San Francisco. Fort Bragg lies about 185 miles north of the city.
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Coast Guard
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U S Steps Into Fight Over Control Of Music
Attorney General Jackson moves to file Sherman anti trust charges against ASCAP BMI and the three major networks in Milwaukee. The action aims to curb alleged music pooling discrimination and price fixing while preserving composers rights and broadcaster access to copyrights. Public broadcasts face a push toward formal legal action as negotiations failed to yield voluntary agreement.
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Jackson
Justice Department
Thurman Arnold
Federal District Court
Milwaukee
Wis
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Broadcast Music, Inc
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Columbia Broadcasting System
ASCAP
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Imegal
Tillegal
Com
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Sy Chains
BMI
Alien Registrations Surpass Early Estimates Before Deadline
Washington reports nearly 5 million aliens registered or fingerprinted as the deadline passed. By Tuesday 4,383,000 forms were received in the continental United States with Hawaii and Puerto Rico adding 75,488 and 10,952 respectively. A special investigative force led by J. R. Espianosa will pursue nonregistrants and enforce penalties of up to 1000 dollars and six months jail.
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United States
Unites States
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
J. R. Espianosa
Gman
Britain doubles invasion guards as bombs fall on Sheppey
Britain doubled beach patrols along the Thames estuary today with machine gun posts and coast guard checks. Bombs fell on the isle of Sheppey as Christmas truce ended, watchers said no coast changes, while German moves sparked invasion fears and analyses questioned Turkey Greece actions.
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Thames Estuary
London
Balkans
Associated Press
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Misty Channel
Strait of Dover
Thames
Belgium
Netherlands
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Libya
Walter Layton
Ministry of Supply
United States
Seven Local Men Will Be Drafted In Bluefield
Seven men are to be drafted to meet Draft Board No 1 Bluefield for 17 inductions at Huntington on January 23 Clerk R A said Ten can come from qualified volunteers The remaining seven will be drafted by order numbers White men will make up Bluefields entire second quota of 17
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Huntington
R. A
Marines Deny Italian Killed in Christmas Brawl
U S Marine officers deny an Italian was killed in a Christmas Eve fight with Marines and sailors in Shanghai. They say Italian authorities offered regrets but no apology, while nine Marines and three sailors were lightly injured. Police from both nations halted the clash over a table dispute.
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Shanghai
U. S
Gyina
Group Urges U. S. Help Defeat Axis Powers
A telegram signed by 169 prominent figures urges President Roosevelt to mobilize all means to ensure Allied victory. Signers include J B Conant Harvard president and C Glass Jr of Lynchburg with calls to inform the nation clearly of potential U S failure if Britain falls.
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White House
William Allen White
America
Ulrich Bell
James B. Conant
Harvard
Altschul
New York
Charlies Seymour
Yale University
Ger- Swope
New York Industrial
Dwight Morrow
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lewis W. Douglas
Buraal Life Ingarcene Company
Carter Glass, Jr
Lynchburg
Arthur Garfield Hayes
York Sea
Rupert Hughauthor
Douglas Farne Jr
Greeks Press Greek Front Against Italian In Albania
Greece reports continued pressure against Italian forces in Albania as casualties top 45 000 wounded since October 28. Frontline briefings describe heavy frostbite hunger and frostbound marches with Greeks recapturing ground near Tepeleni Klisura and advancing into surrounding villages amid harsh winter conditions.
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Associated Press
Athens
Italy
Greece
Chimara
Albania
Ioannina
Greeks Renew Attacks on Tepeleni and Kilsura Front
On Christmas Day heavy snows blanketed the Southern Albanian Front as Greek forces pressed attacks against Italian defenses around Tepeleni and Kilsura, disrupting a quiet holiday in the mountains.
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Tepeleni
Kilsura
Whirlwind Takes Toll of Lives
A whirlwind struck Bejucal in Havana province killing forty and injuring over a hundred. Dr. Demetrio Despaigne reported the toll while aid rushed in. more than 200 physicians and nurses were dispatched. At Rancho Boveros thirty one were hospitalised with three dying soon after. President Batista ordered full ministry assistance as Havana faced strong winds and rain during a concurrent Pan American meeting.
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Demetrio Despaigne
Rancho Boveros
Fulgencio Batista
Health Ministry
Roosevelt to propose program to build new ships for Britain
Washington reports Roosevelt will outline a major plan to build ships for Britain using reciprocating engines to avoid bottlenecks. The proposal may be announced in a Sunday fireside chat and is tied to leasing or loaning equipment to Britain as invasion pressure grows.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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Nation
Congress
Famous Author Carries On From Madhouse Padded Cell
Berlin December 26 P G Wodehouse the imperturbable writer of Jeeves is in a German civilian internment camp drafting a new novel about American crooks. He shares the double fenced camp with truck drivers coal heavers and other Britons captured from Brest Litovsk to Kirkenes. He explains his working title Money for Jam means money for nothing.
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Jeeves
Associated Press
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Cambridge
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Poland
English Channel
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Norway
Brenner Pass
Biggest Riddle Still Unsolved May Bring Showdown
A shattered British vigilance guards the Dover cliffs as Hitler shifts 300,000 more German troops toward Romania. Rumors swirl of a feint toward Britain and a possible clash between Rome Berlin and Moscow over Danube control, with massing Soviet forces and troop movements toward Romania.
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Dover
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Romania
Hungary
Mihai
Balekan
England
Balkan
Rome- Berlin
Russia
Danube River
Concentration of Russian forces on Romanian frontier
Budapest reports initial units of 300000 fresh Russian troops moving toward Romania with speeded production of war materials. Diplomatic activity in the Balkans increases amid signs of a possible showdown among powers with Balkan interests. Forces concentrate along the line now dividing Romania and the Soviet Union after the June 27 ultimatum.
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Gusmany
Rumania
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Balkans
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Rooney Leads 1940s Money Making Stars Poll
The Motion Picture Herald annual ranking lists Mickey Rooney at number one, with Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Gene Autry, Tyrone Power, James Cagney, Bing Crosby, Wallace Beery, Bette Davis, and Judy Garland among the top ten. Autry’s rise as a singing cowboy is highlighted, a first since Will Rogers in 1934.
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Motion Picture Herald
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Spencer Tracy
Clark Gable
Gene Autry
Tyrone Power
James Cagney
B Crosby
Wa Beery
Bette Davis
Judy Garland
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Will Rogers
Rooney
J Stewart
Deanna Durbin
Paye
Errol Flynn
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