Allies War Council to Meet in Washington amid Jap raids
Washington reports indicate an anti Axis coalition plan is forming in the United States Great Britain and the Soviet Union to coordinate military and economic power. Preliminary sessions may start next month with possible broader participation by independent allied forces. Also Caribbean security gains include Martinique arrangements overseen by Rear Admiral Horne and French pro consul Robert to maintain status quo and avoid actions harming US interests.
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United States
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Sim
London
Supreme War Council
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Privy Seal
House of Commons
Caribbean
Withills
Te Viehy
Martinique
Western Hemisphere
Atlantic
U. S
Fredérick J. Horne
Georges Robert
Epiruiage
Plan Fair Rent Committee Aims to Stabilize Here
Federal intervention via a Visitation by a Office of Price Administration representative plans a Fair Rent Committee in Corry to curb profiteering and ease housing for defense workers. Mayor Hepler will name diverse members including industry, clergy, labor, and real estate, with hearings to resolve tenant landlord complaints. The effort targets rents rising over 30 percent to deter defense plant staffing.
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Journal
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Frank
McGowan
IBM
Corry
Ice Forming On Mead Park Rink In Corry
Corry's Hewlve skating rink at Mead Park shows a frozen surface amid continuing cold. Howard J. Sheen, leader of rink operations, says further dips in temperature through tonight and Saturday night could restore good skating next week. A dome basin at the lower end of the park is noted as a potential site for skating. He plans a fundraising campaign next week to cover maintenance costs, hindered by lack of WPA help.
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Journal
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Rnle
Navy secretary says 30 minutes warning could have changed Pearl Harbor
Secretary Tenox told Naval Academy graduates that if two hours of warning had preceded Japan's final wave, the Pearl Harbor assault might have failed. He called the attack a damning treachery and noted the third wave arrived two hours after the first, with defenses ready but the strike still succeeding.
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Associated Press
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Naval Academy
Japan
Great Pacific Naval Base
British Push Ahead Derna Airport Falls
British forces driving on the Axis retreating army in Libya captured the Derma air port and pressed to keep the enemy in sight. The advance puts British forces about 195 miles into Libya, accelerating westward from the Egyptian frontier with thrusts toward Thilm and the port of Dern.
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Associated Press
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Libya
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Gauilatak
Thilm
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Dern
Russians Drive Ahead Germans Leave Finland
Soviet dispatches report a 17 day central front counteroffensive with 128 villages recaptured and German forces retreating from the Tula area. Pravda notes rail and supply destruction while Western broadcasts claim Finland has been evacuated by German forces. MacArthur nominated to full general.
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Murmansk
Washington
Diouglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Partial Grant Possible For Corry School District Project
The Corry School District weighs federal funds for a junior high addition or other building to ease northside elementary congestion. A conference with De Power of the Federal Office of Education is planned to discuss eligibility for federal aid. Whether the district can finance part of the cost remains uncertain as overcrowding worsens.
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Federal Office of Education
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de. Power
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Dewey
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Slite
Fairhaven
Southside
Joan
Northside
World War II Bulletins Mixed From London and Washington
Reports from London say British forces lost contact with Hong Kong as Japanese forces press the assault on the colony. In Philadelphia, a fire displaced residents as six dozen escaped a four story building and several others were treated for smoke. A Washington convergence committee backed universal military service for 20 to 40 year olds and registration for 18 to 64. In Tunisia a convoy clash along the coast involved British ships, with Trailans and other vessels reported. Rome noted British cruisers were shelled by night and Mediterranean air forces claimed success against targets last Wednesday.
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Hong Kong
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Philadelphia
Cavite Bombed and Panay Raid Reported
Japanese bombers attacked Manila area twice breaching Cavite naval base and targets on Luzon including Panay. The Far Eastern command reported 34 planes in the first group and nine in the second while U.S. submarines reportedly damaged an enemy transport and possibly a destroyer. A separate Panay raid was noted with ongoing Japanese actions in Luzon and Mindanao areas.
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Navy Department
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United States
Moro City
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Panay Island
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Luzon
Vigan
Aparri
Legaspi
Fatally Hurt As Auto Upsets At Beaverdam
Slarente Bates, 34, died at Corry hospital about 9:45 after an automobile left the highway and overturned near the Lynatii home on the Beaverdam road. He sustained a crushed chest punctured lung and a fracture of the left shoulder. Death came about six hours after arrival at the hospital. Bates had been en route from Wattsport to a Beaverdam dinner sing. The car skidded on a curve and struck a stump, overturning and wrecking the vehicle. Private John Barnicle and Deputy Coroner R. Lawrence Days aided at the scene. Further details continued on Page Five.
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Corry Jamestown Factory Grants Christmas Holiday Bonus
Gerry Jamestown Manufacturing Corp announced a one week extra pay for all employees across its units as a holiday bonus amid restrictions on moc industry usage. The company cited defense manufacturing shifts and curtailed operations, noting the bonus was distributed today with surprise and appreciation.
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Wake Island repelled two Japanese air Attacks
The Navy Department reports two additional enemy air attacks on Wake Island. The first raid on the night of the 17th was comparatively light, the second on the forenoon of the 19th was stronger. Wake Island continues to mount a defense against the assaults.
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Navy Department
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Central Pacific
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Wake Island
Laura Ingalls Held on Charge as German Agent
Laura Ingalls, famed aviator with record speed crossings, was held in the District of Columbia today on a charge of failing to register as a paid agent of the German government. J Edgar Hoover said she received a specified salary from a German Reich agent for spreading propaganda and frequently met with Reich representatives in Washington. Her arraignment was postponed to December 26 to allow for legal counsel.
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Laura Ingalls
Gollimbis
J. Edgar Hoover
Fedeval Bureau of Investigation
Japanese drive in Malaya slows and Penang evacuted
Singapore December 19 British reports say the Japanese drive in northern Malaya has slowed after heavy resistance and bombardment. Penang has been abandoned by British defenders as Japanese forces pushed about 100 miles inland in western Malaya. The front along the northern Malayan coast was quiet, with strong indications of further thrusts across the border toward Ipoh and the heart of Malay industrial power.
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Associated Press
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Malaya
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Penang
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Ieland
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Rangoon
Burma
Batavia
Sara—wal
British North Borneo
Spanish Government Proclaims Non-Belligerency in War
Madrid dispatch reports Spain declares non belligerent stance in the Pacific war among Japan, United States, Britain and others. A decree signed by Franco and Serrano Suner states Spain maintains non belligerency while the wider conflict involves North America and European powers. Serrano Suner met with British and German ambassadors within 24 hours.
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United States
Britain
Hesimo Francisco Franco
Ramon Servanio Suner
North America
Gap
Serrano Suner
Samuel Hoare
Eberhard von Stohrer
Tokyo declares British colony being overrun
Tokyo reports the fall of Hong Kong, Britain’s Far East stronghold, as Japanese troops strike in a violent night assault and reportedly capture half the airfield area amid claims of a $40 000 000 effort. Details remain unconfirmed.
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British claim Hong Kong hold despite Japanese landing
London reports heavy fighting on Hong Kong island with a British garrison described as small for the extensive defense area. Officials deny claims the governor fled and note Japanese forces have landed in strength, with bombardment and street fighting continuing as defense remains in doubt.
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