War effort funds and morale amid early WWII headlines
President Roosevelt urges earmarking national income for the war while stressing labor and sacrifice. Reports from the Philippines describe stubborn resistance near Manila as Japanese advances threaten Luzon. The Cedar Rapids home guard forms with 36 men enlisting, civil defense separate. A national day of prayer is proclaimed, and reflections on wartime strain and resilience accompany a somber ship note.
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Iowa Home Guard
Charles Penningroth
War by 1943 to take half U S income
President Roosevelt announced a sweeping shift in war planning after Pearl Harbor, saying by fiscal year 1943 half of the national income could be devoted to armaments. He outlined plans to expand production massively, with total defense spending eclipsing earlier programs and tax increases likely. Details folded into a broader budget message due in early January, amid questions on civilian need and relief funding.
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Washington
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State of the Union
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Japan
War Council
Winston Churchill
Gazette Want Ad Department Hours For New Year’s Day
The Gazette announces the Want Ad Department is open from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday for New Year’s Day classified notices. Readers may place ads by calling 2-1121 and asking for an ad-taker.
Allies Use Nerve War Tactics Hint At Pacific Offensive
Washington dispatch says Allies use nerve warfare to mask grand strategy along a 5000 mile front. Tokyo uneasy as Philippines pressure mounts while Roosevelt and Churchill signal ambitious cross theater plans and possible air raids during New Year period. MacArthur urges retaliatory bombardments of Japanese cities at the proper time.
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Radio networks charged in U S anti trust complaints
Daniel B. Britt filed federal complaints seeking to enjoin RCA NBC and CBS from exclusive contracts lasting over two years and from restricting studio access to manufacturers. NBC, RCA, and CBS executives named include Sarnoff Paley and Klauber among others. A receiver for Columbia stock in small towns was also requested.
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Daniel B. Britt
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David Sarnoff
Niles Trammell
William S. Hedges
Mark G. Woods
George Engles
William S. Paley
Wallis Voted Best Dressed Woman in Fashion Poll
The Duchess of Windsor topped the 1941 world fashion poll with two votes, replacing Mrs. Harrison Williams who dropped to fourth. Final ranking lists 50 voters including designers and editors, with Mrs. Stanley Mortimer and Mrs. Byron Foy rounding the top three.
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Harrison Williams
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Stanley Mortimer
Byron Foy
Rodman Arturo de Herren
Thomas Shevlin
Felipe A. Espil
United States
Robert W. Miller
Burlingame
Calif
Robert Sherwood
Rosalind Russell
Gilbert Miller
Harold Talbott
Gladys Swarthout
Barbara Hutton
Tire Prices Frozen At Nov 25 Levels
The government froze retail prices of new tires and tubes at the standard list prices issued November 25 to curb profiteering under the tire rationing plan. The price ceiling takes effect the same day as the plan begins operations.
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Office of Price Administration
Hitler Looks Now To 1942 To Bring Decision For Him
Hitler in a New Year message from his headquarters predicted 1942 would bring the salvation of Germany and its allies. He accused Roosevelt of making a peace claim and said Americans and Germans share little in common. He denied inviting Mrs Roosevelt to live by German standards.
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Frau Roosevelt
Stay Off Highways Urged by Iowa Patrol
Iowa patrol warns motorists statewide to stay off highways unless travel is essential as icy conditions and snow flurries affect Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. Sergt Day and Police Chief Condon urge caution and announce a risk on New Year's Eve with roads described as treacherous and icy.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway Patrol
Clarence B. Day
Tom Condon
Sergt. Day
Iowa Highway Commission
Reds Retake Crimea Gate To Oil Fields
Soviet forces recaptured Kerch and Feodosiya as Stalin ordered the drive to clear Crimea of German and Romano Italian forces. The victory relieves Sevastopol and signals a broader westward push toward the Caucasus oilfields, with heavy fighting reported along the 1,000 mile front and across the Oka river near Moscow.
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Josef V. Stalin
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Caucasus
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Black Sea
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Rostov-on-Don
Oka
Moscow
Kaluga
Orel
German-Russian clashes widen on Kerch Sevastopol fronts
Berlin conceded Russian landings on the Kerch peninsula at Kerch and Feodosiya as counter-measures are prepared. German and Romanian forces claim to have captured Sevastopol after a two week assault on heavily defended positions.
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Kerch
Feodosiya
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American Destroyer Bags Six Planes in Pearl Harbor Action
The navy reported that a U S destroyer shot down six Japanese warplanes during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7. The action occurred as the surprise assault unfolded, highlighting the destroyer's role in defending the fleet.
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Navy
United States
Pearl Harbor
British Strike in Malay Battle With Limited Gains
British imperial forces launched offensive actions along the Perak river front north of Singapore while Japanese pressures grow in eastern Malaya. Air raids on Singapore and Perak front targets occurred as martial law is declared in Malaya under Lieut. Gen. Percival with curfews and road closures allowed locally.
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Bombed Singapore stronghold damaged in mass air raid
An AP dispatch reports British headquarters in Singapore and other military and naval facilities in the 400 million dollar base were severely damaged in a mass air raid Monday night.
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Weaver Named Acting Air Corps Chief in Washington
Maj. Gen. Walter R. Weaver, commander of the Southeast Air Corps Training Center in Montgomery Alabama, was appointed by the War Department as acting chief of the Air Corps with headquarters in Washington and told to assume duties immediately.
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INS
Walter R. Weaver
Southeast Air Corps Training Center
Montgomery
Ala
War Department
Air Corps
Luzon
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Franz Weisblatt
United Press War Staff
Agno River
Agno
U S Promotes 575 Lieutenant Colonels to Colonels
Washington action promotes 575 regular army lieutenant colonels to temporary colonels as the first step in a wartime merit based advancement plan.
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Washington
War Department
Jap Warships Suspected Of Being in Alaska Area
A navy communiqué says Japanese warships may be near Kodiak Island in Alaska, with merchantmen warned. The alert notes possible disruption to U S naval and air bases at Dutch Harbor, while U S submarines press attacks on enemy ships. President Roosevelt raises Siberian base possibilities in war strategy and lend-lease questions. Kamchatka identified as a practical western land point.
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Congress
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Axis Claims Edge Closer To Manila As Manila Falls Prophesied
Reports from Shanghai and Tokio said Japanese invasion forces neared Manila within four to twenty miles as Gen. MacArthur's troops yielded ground under tanks and dive bombers. U.S. and Philippine forces resisted, with communiques noting heavy enemy pressure and continued air superiority.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
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Japan
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Task U S Admiral As Allied Chieftain
London AP reports progress toward a unified Allied Pacific command with proposals to place a U S admiral in supreme command of all armed forces and a British general directing land forces in charge.
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Pacific
United States
Japanese claim Corregidor attack and Manila defense stance
Tokyo reports Japanese land forces tried to seize Corregidor as Japanese aircraft and ground forces attacked the fortress. The communique claims American ships were sunk and fires raged. Tokyo urges Manila surrender to end bombings.
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