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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1941
Page
9
A fragmentary item notes a government review of an outlawed or censored highways surveillance project. It mentions costs and time, with scarce details on parties or locations. The terse wording hints at tension between oversight and expansion of a security measure. The text is incomplete, but signals possible budget and delay concerns.
London reacts to President Roosevelt's Pacific attack news and Churchill vow to declare war on Japan within the hour if Tokyo attacked the United States. Churchill and US Ambassador Winant meet after Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor and Manila strikes. Norfolk orders arrest of all Japanese nationals following the attacks.
At about 7 35 a m local time two Japanese bombers with rising sun insignia appeared over Honolulu and dropped bombs while aerial dogfights continued. A foreign warship was reported off Pearl Harbor firing on defenses as the attack persisted into mid morning with unclear damage reported.
NBC reports from Honolulu describe an early morning air attack on Pearl Harbor and the city. The observer says Japanese planes bombed numerous targets, causing casualties and extensive damage while warning residents to stay indoors as battles rage above the harbor and sea.
On December 7 reports from Moscow claimed Russians broke the German line on the Moscow front. New Zealand formally declared war on Finland Hungary and Romania joining Britain and others. Reuters quoted planes shot down near Pearl Harbor. A naval official said officers on leave were urged to report to naval districts. The Army and Navy in San Francisco announced a general war footing on the Pacific coast.
President Roosevelt called an extraordinary cabinet meeting for 8 30 pm and invited Congressional leaders to join at 9 pm to review the Pearl Harbor and Manila attacks. Reports from Honolulu described Japanese bombers, anti aircraft fire, and a naval engagement near Pearl Harbor.
Washington reports an Army transport loaded with lumber was torpedoed 1300 miles west of San Francisco, well east of Hawaii. It was unclear if the ship sank or if there were casualties as the Far East appears to have exploded and the United States seems at war.
NBC observer reports 350 men killed by a direct Japanese bomb hit on Hickam Field in Hawaii. White House says Manila land and Pearl Harbor attacks caused heavy loss of life and extensive damage.
Tokyo announces Japan and the United States and Britain are at war in the Western Pacific from dawn today. The White House confirms air attacks on Pearl Harbor and Manila, signaling the U.S. entry into global conflict. President Roosevelt’s brief notice notes Oahu base and Manila targets.
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