FDR Plans 7 Day Week and War Budget Rise
President Roosevelt outlined a vast wartime budget aimed at boosting national income devoted to war production from 27 percent to 50 percent, with a 7 day around the clock work schedule. He will address Congress in person next Tuesday or Wednesday as Senate and House edge toward adjournment and a second session.
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City Retail Stores to Close Tomorrow for Holidays
Charleston chamber of commerce announces nearly all city retail stores will be closed tomorrow and on six holidays including New Year’s Day Labor Day Christmas Memorial Day July 4th and Thanksgiving officials say the retail division members permanently observe these closures to observe holidays.
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Britons Smash Trapped Foes Bag 42 Tanks
Cairo dispatch reports the Axis army in Libya losing 42 tanks in a failed counterattack south of Awedabia. British forces, targeting Rommel's strength, claim 22 enemy tanks destroyed and 20 damaged in the clash near the Gulf of Sirte.
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Traffic Death Toll Could Surpass Forty Thousand This Year
CHICAGO December 3 The National Safety Council warned that traffic deaths in 1941 may reach nearly 40 000 with 35 690 injuries fatal in the first 11 months. The toll is higher than 1949’s yearly total and close to the 1937 record. The council urged concerted caution for New Year's Eve and noted November saw 4 086 fatalities despite safety campaigns.
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FDR Lauded By Churchill In Canada
Ottawa dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill praising allied resolve to end the war with a major assault on enemy powers in Europe and Asia. He outlined three forthcoming phases including consolidation and heavy fighting during preparation, speaking before parliament and a large radio audience in Ottawa.
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Gandhi Withdraws as Congress weighs Axis stance in India
London reports Mohan Das K Gandhi resigns from the All India National Congress leadership as the party considers bringing India into the ABCR side against the Axis. The move follows shedding pacifist influence with a plan for India to enter as an equal partner, not subordinate to Britain, at the January congress.
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Red Troops and Fleet Recapture Two Key Crimean Towns
Soviet forces and the Black Sea fleet stormed Kerch and Feodosiya in Crimea, recapturing both towns and threatening the Nazi position on the peninsula. Premier Stalin sent congratulations to Gen Korzlev and Rear Admiral Oktyabrsky for the operations. Kerch lies on Crimea’s eastern tip near the Caucasus with oil wealth. Feodosiya is about 55 miles west along the coast.
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State Exceeds Recruit Quota in West Virginia
West Virginia recruiting stations report a busy day as December enlistment quotas for the army navy and marine corps are expected to be exceeded. All units will be open New Year’s Day. The navy seeks radio operators for the Radar air raid device with interviews at headquarters in the Arcade led by Lt. W. A. Saunders and Com. E. J. Gluck.
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FDR Hints Use of Bases In Siberia
President Roosevelt, at a press conference, suggested the possible use of Russian Siberian bases in the war effort. He noted war machines from American plants could be deployed from Kamchatka and tied the idea to the forthcoming war budget and conversion of production to wartime needs.
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Jungles and Malaria Block Path to Singapore
New York dispatch reports that jungles and malaria swamps impede advances toward Singapore as Japanese forces move along the Thailand border. British explorer F G Q Wales, adviser to the British General Staff in Malaya, notes maps misrepresent progress and highlights rugged terrain shaping the campaign.
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Petain to Broadcast to French People Tonight
Chief of State Petain will address the French people on Thursday at 7 p.m. local time, 1 p.m. EST, with France still unoccupied as World War II communications unfold. The message aims to unify and reassure citizens amid ongoing aerial and highway campaigns.
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Air Attacks On Singapore Easily Beaten
Martial law proclaimed in Singapore after four heavy Japanese air assaults last night were repelled with 11 casualties and negligible damage to the British base. A spokesman said military courts will try cases of fifth-column activity looting or movement in proscribed districts. In Malaya, invader pressure on the Perak front below Ipoh caused heavy casualties for minor gains.
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Jap Subs Near Alaskan Seas Raise Alarm
The U S Navy said it suspects Japanese submarines near Kodiak Island where a naval air station is under construction and warned merchant ships. An Army communique reported 27 deaths and 80 wounded in Japan's recent assault on the island fortress.
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Gov Neely rejects liquor list appeal in West Virginia
Gov. Neely declined the West Virginia Anti-Saloon League appeal to discourage liquor purchases. He said only the legislature can repeal or amend a law and that the league's motive was clear, but issuing a warning on price lists would impede legislative authority.
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Manila Threat Looms as Japanese Drive Through Luzon
The American Filipino army on Luzon fights under heavy Japanese armor and tanks as Manila’s defense collapses on the ninth day of the major thrust. MacArthur reports forces driven back from both north and south with road control by dive bombers and advancing enemy columns.
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RAF Raiders Blast Nazi Warship Nest
British bombers attacked Brest naval base in daylight, supported by a Polish fighter squadron credited with downing seven German planes. Four motal Halifaxes dropped bombs on Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Prinz Eugen. losses included two bombers and three fighters.
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