U S Navy plans and civilian defense urged as war widens
The piece notes the U S Navy pledge to aid the Philippines and warns real rescue may be distant. It urges Americans to accept wartime duties, civilian defense enrollment surges, and resilience over hysteria as mobilization grows. It also comments on Hollywood glamour versus enduring public figures.
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Philippines
U. S Navy
United States
Hollywood
Mickey Rooney
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Bob Hope
Lana Turners
Hedy Lamarrs
Mickey Rooneys
Moscow Stark Pact With Britain On War Strategy
Soviet Premier Stalin and British Foreign Secretary Eden announced joint plans for defeating Nazi Germany, parallel to Washington talks between Roosevelt and Churchill. The accord covers war conduct and initial moves toward postwar peace, with U S involvement noted through diplomats in Moscow. Participants included Maisky Molotov Cripps Cadogan Nye Knatchbull-Huggeson Bullard and Chiang Kai-shek observer.
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Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
Stalin
Eden
Washington
London
Kremlin
United States
Germany
Roosevelt
Churchill
Walter Thurston
Kuibyshev
Ivan Maisky
Vyacheslav Molotov
Stafford Cripps
Alexander Cadogan
Archibald Edward Nye
Britain
Chiang- Kai-shek
Hughe Knatchbull-Huggeson
Turkey
Reader Bullard
Iran
Tire Ban May Curb Gas Use By One-Third
Washington AP reports government petroleum experts expect a 35 percent drop in civilian gasoline consumption in 1942 due to new tire and inner tube restrictions. Regulators aim to conserve tires for essential use and emergencies, potentially delaying direct consumer fuel rationing. Tanker and distribution concerns linked to wartime needs influence oil transport planning and stockpiles.
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Washington
Interior Ickes
Petroleum Coordination Office
United States
Pacific
See
Columia
Filipinos Halt Japanese Advance In Northern Luzon
Filipino youth squads halted the first Japanese rush in northern Luzon and held the line for at least 48 hours from Christmas morning. They enabled redeployment of defense forces and forced a reorganization for better terrain. A tank commander noted Filipinos rushed ahead of tanks to engage the enemy.
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Manila
Luzon
Crowds greet Churchill during Ottawa visit
Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Ottawa with 26 aides for two days of war talks with Canadian leaders. A crowd broke through police lines as Churchill was momentarily knocked off balance, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police escorted him to safety. He will address Parliament Tuesday afternoon and had earlier met President Roosevelt in Washington.
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Ottawa
Winston Churchill
Washington
Churchill
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dominion
Roosevelt
Congress
W. Mackenzie King
King
Air
C. G. Power
Navy
A. L. MacDonald
C. D. Howe
Shuldham Redfern
Stanley Lewis
Diplomatic Corps
Canada
Nineteen More Survivors Rescued From Manini Freighter
Nineteen additional survivors of the freighter Manini have been picked up near Oahu, announced by the Twelfth Naval District headquarters in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
SNS
Oahu
Twelfth Naval District
Marines Standed Off Vast Nippon Forces for 14 Days at Wake
On Wake Island a handful of 400 U S Marines fought off a Japanese fleet of more than 200 planes and an invasion force for 14 days. Despite heavy losses the marines held, with two planes remaining until the end. The navy reported a cruiser and several ships damaged or sunk in the Japanese assault.
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U.S
Onolulu
Navy
United States
Wake Island
Telana
Pearl Harbor
Wake
Pacific
Alamo
British Raid Sinks German Garrisons On Norwegian Coast
British land sea and air forces raided the Norwegian coast wiping out two German garrisons destroying nine ships and valuable installations and capturing 95 Germans and nine Quislings. Landings were made on Vaagsoe and Maaloy amid a smoke screen and bombardment while long range bombers hit a German air field 100 miles away. Oil tanks dumps a wireless station and a tank were destroyed during six hours of ashore action.
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London
Vaagsoe
Bergen
Kristiansund
Maaloy
Quisling
Cedar Rapids Plans Payroll Bond Purchase Program
Roger F Warin outlined a payroll savings plan to buy defense group E bonds at $18.75 each, redeemable for $25 in 10 years, to fund military needs and curb inflation. Employers deduct from workers’ pay to build a trust that buys bonds when $18.75 accumulates. plan seeks employer and employee participation.
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Cedar Rapids
Roger F Warin
State Defense Savings Stamp
Montrose Hotel
America
Warin
Life Underwriters Association
Hitler fears Roosevelt and U S power, journalist reports
In an interview conducted in Europe, Pierre Huss describes Adolf Hitler as fearful of Franklin D Roosevelt and the United States. Huss portrays the Nazi leader as confident yet unsettled, vowing to outlast Roosevelt and Churchill while signs of inner fear surface beneath his public bravado.
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Germany
Pierre J. Huss
Ln.s
Adolf Hitler
Huss
Fuhrer
Hitler
Alder
Roosevelt
United States
Pierre J Russ
New York
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
British Reported Falling Back On North Malay Front
Singapore dispatch reports Japanese pressure driving British and Indian troops back in northern Malaya. Ipoh, a key tin center 300 miles north of Singapore, is said to be captured or gravely imperiled as Japanese forces advance beyond the Perak river. Kuantan area fighting nears Singapore with Japanese thrusts from multiple axes.
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Singapore
Ipoh
Perak River
Malaya
Tokio
High Command
Perak
Kuantan
Berlin
Saigon
United Press
London
Bangkok
Thailand
Royal Air Force
Sungei Patani
Batavia
Borneo
Kuching
Sarawak
North Borneo
Medan
North Sumatra
Tremor Shakes Downtown Portland At 10 35 AM
A sharp tremor measured two to three seconds struck Portland Oregon at 10 35 am causing downtown buildings to bounce briefly. No damage was reported immediately and the quake appeared minor.
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Portland
Ore
Roosevelt Seeks Redemption Of Philippine Freedom
President Roosevelt pledges to redeem the freedom of the Philippine Islands in a nationwide radio message, signaling determination to defend the Philippines against Japanese forces. The navy promises an intensive campaign and not idle fleet support, while Japanese announcements forecast Manila's capture before New Year.
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United States Navy
Philippine Islands
United States
MacArthur
U Ss
Philippines
U. S
Roosevelt
Britain
China
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Washington
Domei
Luzon
Manila
Hongkong
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Knox
Manila News Report Details Allied Defense Of Philippines
American forces and Filipino defenders hold their lines in Manila and northern Luzon as Japanese offensives press on. Submarines claim sunk enemy transport and supply ships while Corregidor faces air attack.
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Philippines
Manila
Washington
United States
Luzon
MacArthur
Pampanga Province
Lingayen Gulf
Pampanga
Douglas MacArthur
Agno River
Mercury Dips to Two Above Zero Amid Cold Snap
Cedar Rapids area forecast partly cloudy with temperatures rising this afternoon and tonight. The cold spell began Sunday with a low of two degrees between 7:30 and 8:00 am, then rose to 17 by 2:15 pm. Humidity was 75 percent. Sunday’s noon to 3 pm high reached 15 degrees.
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Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
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