13 Killed 35 Wounded At Corregidor In War Effort
The War Department reports a five hour Japanese air attack on Corregidor island near Manila Bay. At least 60 bombers took part. 13 Americans were killed and 35 wounded. The assault aimed to hinder reinforcements for General MacArthur on Luzon as British forces resist Japanese advances in Malaya.
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War Department
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Manila Bay
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Roosevelts Nominates Six Captains for Rear Admiral Posts
President Roosevelt named six navy captains for temporary rear admiral appointments. Included is Captain Olaf M. Hustvedt, former commander of the battleship North Carolina, a Decorah Iowa resident and Chicago native aged 55. Captain John R. Beardall, naval aide to the President, is 54 and based in Orlando Florida.
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Roosevelt
John R. Beardall
Olaf M. Hustvedt
North Carolina
Hustvedt
Chicago
Decorah
Capt. Beardall
Orlando
Fla
Anti Axis Unity Expands With New Signs Of Allied Pact
Washington reports further evidence of unified anti Axis action as 26 nations sign the Declaration by United Nations. American British and Dutch warships cooperate in the Pacific, with Churchill Roosevelt talks and State of the Union looming. Argentina Brazil and Uruguay may join the compact soon.
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United Nations
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
China
Pacific
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
State of the Union
Congress
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
Government could requisition private cars if war needs rise
Washington AP reports price chief Leon Henderson warned private car owners they may have to surrender vehicles for armed forces or essential civilian use as car production pauses after January 31. A single-plant run for government and lend-lease output could persist while private buying ends. unemployment impact to be limited per President Roosevelt.
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Price
Leon Henderson
Germany
England
OPM
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Roosevelt
Bierman Ordered to Report for Marine Service
Bernie Bierman, coach for Minnesota and co coach of the Shriner’s All-Star Eastern team, says he has been ordered to report for active duty with the United States Marines. The reserve major will report at Quantico on January 15, with notice relayed from his Minnesota home.
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New Orleans
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Cocoach
Shriner
United States Marines
Bierman
Quantico
German Drive Through Turkey Seen Unlikely
A London military commentator on Saturday said a German attempt to drive through Turkey this winter was extremely unlikely. He noted there was no evidence in London to support such an attack beyond speculation since Hitler took command of the German army.
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London
Turkey
Hitler
U S Troops Defend Manila Area With Strong Sea Backing
Forces reported in strong positions north and west of Manila after its fall. Maps show potential Japanese routes from east and south, with drives from the north blocked by MacArthur’s coastal defenses. Forts Mills Hughes Drum Frank and Olongapo holdouts, with Clark Field and Ft Stotsenburg believed in defender hands.
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Philippine
Luzon
Pacific
General MacArthur
Sawtooth
Batan Peninsula
Mills
Corregidor
Hughes
Drum
Frank
Olongapo
Clarkfield
Ft. Stotsenburg
Nazi Sequel to Napoleon's Retreat Seen By AP
Soviet forces recaptured Maloyaroslavets near Moscow signaling a renewed push against German troops. Berlin radio noted Soviet ski troops as unseen thunder in harsh winter fighting while Russians claimed heavy German losses and advances toward Sevastopol and other fronts.
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Russia
Adolf Hitler
Maloyaroslavets
Moscow
Alexander I
Sweden
Hitler
Mozhaisk
Moscow-Smolensk
Berlin
Crimea
Kerch
Feodosiya
Sevastopol
Eden to Broadcast to America Sunday
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will speak on a radio broadcast to the United States next Sunday at 2 15 pm CST. The speech, his first to America since talks with Premier Joseph Stalin in Russia, is expected to last about 15 minutes.
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New York
Anthony Eden
United States
CST
NBS
Eden
America
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Cedar Rapids Clears Snow After One of New Year Blizzards
Cedar Rapids faced a heavy New Year blizzard with frigid temperatures but roads began opening by late morning. State and local crews reported major highways in Linn County passable with caution urged, while Mount Vernon area Highway 261 opened for all traffic. Continuous snow removal continued on side roads and county trunk routes as officials monitored conditions.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
State Highway Commission
Mount Vernon
British Lose Four Ships In Five Day Sea Battle
London reports a five day clash in which German submarines and seaplanes attacked a 30 ship convoy. British losses include the destroyer Stanley Bailey and auxiliary Audacity, with three U boats and two planes destroyed. Two merchantmen sunk for a total 6193 tons, while German claims were exaggerated.
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Admiralty
Atlantic
Neptune
Kandahar
Mediterranean
Stanley
Bailey
United States Navy
Stork
Hanover
United States
Hannover
Dominion
German Officer Wounded in Dijon Attack
Berlin dispatch reports a German officer was wounded in an attack at Dijon France during the weekend. The spokesman confirmed the incident as part of ongoing hostilities and noted no further details were released.
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Berlin
New York
Dijon
France
Hitler Reveals Plan to Betray Russia to Close Advisers
In a Dec 15 1940 meeting Adolf Hitler outlined steps to bring Europe closer to his aims and suggested England’s fate would determine the broader war. Pierre J Huss notes Hess’s 1941 voyage to England foreshadowed future shifts in alliance and strategy.
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Berlin
International News Service
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Huss
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer No. 2
England
Hess
Hitler
Pierre J. Huss
New York
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Reich
Europe
France
Wavell Transforming War Career From Britain To Africa
Field marshal Archibald Wavell, a soldier for over four decades, earned fame in North Africa by driving Italian forces from Egypt and sweeping through Cyrenaica. After Greece and Crete fell, he aided India and the Middle East before Auchinleck took over. Known as Archie, he blends sportsman wit with blunt talk to rally troops.
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Middle East
India
Greece
Crete
Britain
France
Italy
Kenya
Somaliland
Sudan
Egypt
Cyrenaica
Eritrea
Ethiopia
British Somaliland
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Syria
Iraq
North Africa
Libya
Claude J. E. Auchinleck
Unified Allied Command Formed in Southwest Pacific
The United States and Britain announce a unified supreme command for all Allied forces in the southwest Pacific under British General Sir Archibald P. Wavell. Maj. Gen. George H. Brett and Adm. Thomas C. Hart will serve as deputy commanders directing air and sea forces respectively, with British Gen. Sir Henry Pownall as Wavell’s chief of staff.
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Washington
Southwest Pacific
United States
Archibald P. Wavell
Wavell
George H. Brett
Air Corps
U. S. Army
Far East
Sir Henry Pownall
White House
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
United Nations
Indo-China
Thailand
Roneuett
Nine Die In Illinois Auto Crash At Alhambra Intersection
State police described the two-car collision three miles west of Alhambra as the worst auto accident in Illinois history. Nine people were killed and two injured critically. The deceased include five women, three men and an infant.
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Alhambra, Ill
Alhambra
Illinois
Mussolini presses closer Axis ties as Italy’s future at stake
Premier Mussolini urged Italians to cooperate more closely with Axis partners, saying the future of Italy rests on unity and that closer cooperation will help the Axis secure a final victory. He addressed the Fascist Party national committee, according to the official news agency.
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U. P
London
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Fascist Party
Mussolini
St Louis executive and Chicago woman poisoned in restaurant
Clare McArdle, 49, a St Louis cement executive, and Nancy Wassman, 38, a Chicago beauty operator, were found dead from poisoning in a Gold Coast restaurant. A crystal compact believed to contain poison was found in the private dining room. The pair entered Friday night and were served champagne before being discovered dead around midnight. McArdle, of Clayton, Missouri, was married with a 16 year old daughter. Wassman had recently been despondent and was living with her brother-in-law Walter Prill.
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Clare S. McArdle
St. Louis
Nancy Wassman
Gold Coast
Near North Side
Gino Moresi
McArdle
Dorothy Ann
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Clayton
Lucille
Wassman
Philip O'Neil
Hungary
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