War Aid Slow to Reach Front Lines and Blitzkrieg Ebb
The president told Congress nearly 13 billion dollars in lend lease has been authorized, with under 600 million shipped. The pace slows the war effort yet even small shipments affect Axis calculations. Pacific fighting remains costly, while blitzkrieg shows waning effectiveness. Public mood widens from harsh language to emotional release. Cedar Rapids bans overnight parking on loop streets to aid snow removal. Irving Berlin delays new war song to await calmer patriotism.
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Navy confirms Arizona lost in Pearl Harbor attack
Secretary Knox announced the Pacific fleet lost the battleship Arizona three destroyers and two smaller vessels on December 7 at Pearl Harbor. He outlined enemy losses, estimated U.S. casualties, and said a formal investigation will probe why Hawaii was not on alert.
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Army Seeks 25 Negro Recruits in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Army recruiting officer Sergt. R. F. Whitman said the army needs 25 colored recruits from Cedar Rapids. He noted it is unusual to request Negro volunteers and urged local colored men who have asked about enlistment to respond. The policy allowing enlistment after draft examinations was clarified, enabling men already examined by draft board doctors to enlist.
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House backs optional death penalty for wartime sabotage
Washington reports the House passed a bill to add an optional death penalty for sabotage affecting plants ships or defenses. The measure, amended to apply only in wartime, allows federal juries to recommend death in cases causing death or serious injury or grave danger to others.
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Busers' Daughter Still In Bangkok Captured By Japs
Mrs. J C Warner reports her daughter is still in Bangkok after surrendering to Japanese forces last week. The Werner family, living in Bangkok for three years, conveyed the update to Mr. and Mrs. E J Buser of Seattle, via a Monday cablegram from Bangkok.
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Roosevelt to Speak on Radio Tonight 9 to 10 P.M.
President Roosevelt observes the anniversary of the Bill of Rights and will address listeners on a nationwide radio program between 9 and 10 p.m. Iowa time. He frames the Axis threat as an assault on life liberty and civilization and outlines wartime aims.
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F R Report on U S Jap Background
President Roosevelt told Congress that Japanese submarines joined the December 7 attack on Hawaii alongside aircraft. He noted that Japan sought peace later that day and that warlords delivered the response to American demands before the attack ended. He tied earlier Manchurian aggression to the broader Axis pattern.
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Army Air Corps calls For Auto Mechanics
The Cedar Rapids army recruiting office reports a demand for auto mechanics for the U S air corps. Eligible men aged 18 to 35 will be sent immediately to Wichita Falls Texas for training and service.
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Lend-Lease Aid Totals Hit 1.202 Billion in Third Report
President Roosevelt released the third lend-lease report showing total aid to 33 eligible nations at 1,202,000,000 through Nov 30 with 595,000,000 in actual exports by Dec 1. The note outlines allocations and obligations, plus accelerated aid in the last 90 days as Congress backs nearly 13 billion in funding.
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Navy set to expand in 1942 with 150000 ton cap
The House Naval Affairs Committee approved a reduced expansion of the U.S. Navy from 900000 tons to 150000 tons for 1942. President and Navy Department would choose ship types, no battleships. the plan aims to speed readiness without enlarging shipyards. Senate panel also backs wartime powers for Roosevelt with limited censorship for outgoing foreign communications.
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Bombers and subs hit Japanese troop transports across Asia
Allied forces report heavy tolls on Japanese troop ships and supply vessels as U S bombers and Dutch submarines operate in the China Sea area. Fighting shifts through Hongkong Luzon Singapore and Malaya with Japanese advances and Allied counterattacks shaping a protracted campaign.
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Burma
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Jap Denial Lexington Was Sunk Report
The Daily Mail quoted a Tokio spokesman denying that the Japanese had sunk the American aircraft carrier Lexington. The Berlin radio report this claim, but London cites official denial.
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Dutch Airlines Resume Singapore Flights
Batavia dispatch says two Dutch carriers will restart service to Singapore, signaling improved Allied position in the Malay peninsula, according to Aneta.
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Spanish Sailings To New World Canceled
Madrid AP reports the Spanish Transatlantic company canceled all Span ish merchant sailings to the Americas by government order, postponing departures for unspecified ships and dates.
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