West Virginia Forms State Guard Under Gov Neely
Gov Neely announced a state defense plan headed by Carl G Bachmann of Wheeling to organize a state guard with civilian defense roles. Brig Gen Carleton C Pierce remains executive director of state civilian defense and will direct training and administration.
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Carl G. Bachmann
Wheeling
Pierce
Bachmann
Ember
State Equor Control Commission
Gesrd
Carleton C. Pierce
Als
Res Bgen
Stte Giilian Defense
Watfes
Washington
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Laghlaiste
Nestled Neely
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Defense Council
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West Virginia National Guard
Regular Army
Nazis Retreat Wildly as Soviets Press Frontline Gains
Washington dispatch notes British radio claim of German withdrawal from Finland. Moscow reports encirclement tactics near Volokolamsk with Soviet forces advancing from Klin and Kalinin, while fighting persists across the entire front from Murmansk to the Sea of Azov. The Russian air force claims 7,000 enemy killed in 16 days and multiple tanks and trucks destroyed.
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Amis AyaCh
Klin
Kadinin
Murmansk
Sea of Azov
Aingie
Tass
Bucharest
London Evening News
Kharkov
Pix
Kalinin
Volokolamsk
Orel
BBC
Ladoga
Onega
Axis Rout In North Africa Nears Completion
Axis forces retreat along the Libyan front as the British Middle East Command reports the pursuit by Rommel’s army and Italian allies has covered about 30 miles. The Fourth Indian division faced three Axis counterattacks on Dec 13 14 and 15 before the German retreat became full.
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Middle East
Erwin Rommel
Weil Meth Wen Ritchie
Tripoli
Rommel
Japanese Privates Teach U. S. Officers
Seven Japanese privates in the U S army teach a class of more than 100 officers and enlisted men how to say hello and how do I get there in Japanese. The Japanese are American-born and run a course in simple conversation and basic grammar forms at Camp Roberts California.
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Camp Roberts
Calif
British Cut Malaya Dikes as Water Floods Jungles
London radio quoted by NEC reports Japanese defences breached in Malaya with dikes cut by British forces allowing water to inundate jungle areas. The announcement was carried from New York by press dispatchers.
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New York
London Radio
NEC
10000 Sign Up For Civil Defense as Enrollment Closes
More than 10 000 people registered for volunteer civilian defense duties as a two day enrollment ended with 150 fired women closing the books. Many could not register due to lines in most districts and may sign at courthouse offices. Conley said business and professional women will classify the cards and a city block organization will follow for emergencies. Rural plan set for next week with towns finishing enrollment.
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Court House
Philip
Conley
Defense Council
Pop Seller Is Jap Major When Unmasked
A Manila report reveals Vigan bread and soda pop shopkeeper Hara was the Imperial Japanese Army Major Hara. He was seized at war outbreak but released during the Dec 10 Japanese landing and later donned a major’s uniform as the military governor of the province of Ilocos Sur.
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Manila
Hara
Vigan
Unifrom
Nocos Sur
Panay Island Port Bombed by Japanese
Ilolio on Panay Island was attacked by more than 30 Japanese planes in the early hours, with civilian casualties and property damage reported. The strike disrupted the Iloilo city port, a major hub with sugar and tobacco exports, as the Philippines army news released from Manila notes.
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Iloilo
Philippine
Panay
U. S. Army
Coustas MacArthur
U. S
Philippines
Panay Islands
Tisilo
Wairing
Lo Davao
Philppine
Tloilo
Aviatrix Laura Ingalls Held as Nazi Agent
Laura Ingalls, famed American aviatrix, is jailed in Washington on charges of acting as a German Reich agent. She failed to post a 7500 bond and was ordered held for a December 26 hearing after FBI arrest and arraignment by U S Commissioner Turnage.
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Washington
Laura Ingalls
America
District of Columbia
State Department
FBI
Miss Ingalls
U. S
Needham C. Turnage
Justice Department
Rising Sun Aviators Wilt Under Fire Yanks Report
Honolulu reports that Japanese pilots are suffering morale drops in aerial combat as Hawaii intensifies civilian defense efforts. News notes daylight saving time discussion to boost defense work, keep streets quiet during blackouts, and concerns over rising retail prices cited by Civilian Defense Director Edouard L. Doty.
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Rising Sun
Hawaii
Bastion
Honolulu
INS
Edouard L. Doty
Senate Approves Draft Expansion Plan Amid House Rift
The Senate passed 79 to 2 the bill to register all men 18 to 65 and draft ages from 19 to 44, setting up a conference with the House over whether the minimum draft age should be 19 or 21. President Roosevelt lauded the move as a victory for mobilizing for war against the Axis.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Favmse
House
Sen. Johnson
Downey
California
G. George C. Marshall
Army
Stimson
Als
Sen
Danaher
R.-Conn
Tom Conmally
R.-Fox
Natty Hines
Connally
Accord Reached On Martinique Naval Aims
In Fort de France Martinique Admiral Georges Robert says U S Rear Admiral Frederick J Horne flew in to deliver Roosevelt assurances on sovereignty change. Horne arrived from Puerto Rico in a Navy plane and departed for Washington after informing Robert the United States seeks cordial relations with France during tense times. Washington views the Martinique meeting as yielding a completely satisfactory naval accord.
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Fort DE France
Martinique
Georges Robert
French Antilles
U. S
Horne
Frederick J. Horne
Roosevelt
Robert
Puerto Rico
U. S Navy
Washington
France
State Department
Martinque
Game Warden Seems Proper One to Ask
A New York woman asked the state game protector’s office what games children should play during an air raid. She stated she was boarding six children and sought guidance from a game warden on appropriate activities.
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Yonkers
N. Y
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State Game Protector
Japanese Claim Several Submarines Sunk in Pacific Battle
Tokyo reports three enemy submarines sunk in a Pacific battle with loss of a Japanese destroyer. The high command boasted of large victories across the Philippines Malaya Hongkong and a supposed strike on Hawaii. They claimed five American battleships and heavy cruisers were sent to the bottom, while the Arizona was sunk.
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Tokyo
INS
Pacific
Japanese High Command
Philippines
Malaya
Hongkong
Imperial High Command
Ig Dee. T
Hawaii
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Arizona
Japan
Axia
de- Niain
President Signs War Powers Bill Expands Roosevelt Authority
President Roosevelt signed wartime legislation granting broad powers to prosecute the Axis war effort. The act reenacts 1917 authority and allows censorship of foreign communications, redistribution of government functions, noncompetitive defense contracts, control of alien financial transactions, and use of about 7 billion dollars of alien property. House Chairman Sumners and Senator Van Nuys observed the signing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wilson
U.S
Sumners
van Nuys
House
Senate
Judiciary Committees
Navy Reports Two Successful Actions at Sea
The navy announced far ranging submarines in the western Pacific sank a Japanese transport and probably destroyed a destroyer. The war council met with Roosevelt, Nimitz and other leaders to forge a plan to carry the war to Japan as heavy weather hampers Atlantic operations.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Department Tonight
Western Pacific
Thomas C. Hart
Far East
U.S
Spain
Roosevelt
Japan
Algand
Joma
Jaenara
Pacific
Atlantic
War Department
Philippines
Luzon
FDR
White House
Nimitz
Hawaii
U. S
Army Command
Pearl Harbor
Army
RAF Bomb Hits on Scharnhorst and Gneisenau Reported
London reports a daylight raid by British bombers and fighters on Brest docks. The air ministry says hits were scored on the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, with five bombers and one fighter lost, and German fighters claimed destroyed.
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London
INS
Brest
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Air Ministry
Supreme Council Of Allies Planned
London dispatch reports tentative plans for a supreme war council to direct strategy, pool resources, and coordinate global manpower against the Axis. Observers suggest Washington as a likely headquarters for this organization.
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Supreme Council of Allies
London
Des
Supreme War Council
Washington
Length of War Depends On Jap Successes Now
Washington dispatch from Clark H. Kawakami analyzes World War II prospects. If Japan seizes Singapore Hongkong and the Philippines and controls Malaya resources, allied aid may be delayed and Japan could win time. If Japan fails, heavy war drain continues and morale drops, risking a possible crackup within a year.
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Clark H. Kawakami
Domei
Internationalews
Washington
INS
Japan
Singapore
Hongkong
Philippines
Malaya
Postiveadies
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