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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1942
Page
1
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President Roosevelt and Budget Director Harold Smith send most pages of a 1000 page wartime budget to press. The plan aims at record federal outlay, potentially surpassing Germany and Britain in annual war costs, with taxes expected to rise and the national debt approaching historic levels.
Government orders halt sale of new passenger cars and light trucks nationwide. Police units led by Chief John Flanigan informed dealers as rationing centers prepare to implement distribution controls. Tires also restricted to 20.85 percent of January demand, with boards coordinating purchases for essential civilian use.
A severe Midwest snowstorm blanketed the region on New Year’s Day, halting traffic and burying roads under heavy drifts. Towns like Sioux City faced subzero temperatures, with Minnesota and Nebraska reports of widespread travel disruption. Crews worked to clear roads and restore schedules as conditions gradually eased.
British and South African troops seize Bardia near the Libyan port, freeing 1,000 British prisoners held by the Axis garrison. The operation tightens supply lines west toward Ayedibla as RAF support and tank artillery aided the assault, yielding 1,000 additional German and Italian troops.
Roosevelt told reporters an announcement would come late in the afternoon but offered no specifics. In Washington, the Seventy-seventh Congress adjourned its first session after voting billions for defense and declaring war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. The second session will convene Monday.
Japan declares Gen Douglas MacArthur and U S forces have retreated to Corregidor and the Bastar peninsula for a last stand as Manila falls. Domei notes heavy air attacks on American positions and states Manila may become a Dunkirk like retreat. Six more bodies recovered in Sneyd Colliery disaster in Staffordshire as relief efforts continue.
The article lauds General MacArthur for shortening his Manila defense lines and forming a 200 mile arc anchored to the south China Sea. It notes the bold strategic feat amid Japanese pressure, but warns that without reinforcements or allied diversions the position remains precarious and vulnerable to a prolonged stalemate.
Ambassadors and ministers from anti Axis nations gathered at the State Department to sign a joint pact pledging solidarity and pledges against September peace. Panamanian Ambassador Jean Guardia indicated details would be revealed soon as representatives from nations fighting Japan Germany and Italy affixed their signatures. Dutch Norwegian Luxembourg Belgian and nine Latin American nations submitted signatures at the Berle office seeking 26 or 27 total signatures.
Lawrence Mutunek, 21, of spar jfasiase, is accused of invol fantasy manslaughter after a collision near New Castle that killed 16 year old Guy DeMarco and injured another. Mutunek says the road was wet and he could not avoid the accident. Police expect formal charges to be filed soon.
The council meets in an informal session at the municipal building this evening to agree on departmental designations ahead of the formal reorganization on Monday morning. Retiring officials A. O. Sandburg and Richard Rossbauh lead finance and safety roles, with Streets Director Stanley H. Nichols reportedly considering a shift to finance. New members S. Walter Sweet and J. Pred Kinley will be sworn in Monday, along with Mayor Frank E. Hepler and City Controller Charles A. Pain re-elected in November.
Two unidentified men fled after being spotted under the north approach of the Glade Run bridge over the Allegheny River. Guards fired several shots as the men moved west of the structure around six o'clock Thursday morning.
London reports a British spokesman says British and American fleets cannot operate effectively in the South Pacific without adequate air support. He warns Singapore may become a bombing base in Malaya, stresses a long view of the Pacific, and notes the need for an air umbrella to shield carriers from Japanese aircraft.
An army spokesman says Chinese troops have entered Burma and are under General Sir Archibald Wavell. He notes they arrived at British request to aid against Japanese attacks, with numbers undisclosed. The American volunteer group in Burma remains under Chinese air force direction.
A nationwide survey reports 265 deaths during the New Year's holiday from car crashes, shootings, and other violence. An Army bomber accident on Long Island killed five and injured three workers near a Virginia airfield when a wheel failure caused the aircraft to veer into laborers.
A dispatch from Batavia reports units of the United States Navy have joined the Dutch fleet to defend the Dutch East Indies archipelago. The Dutch high command says American ships cooperating with the Netherlands Navy repelled Japanese air attacks in the northern islands, with no serious damage reported.
In Brooklyn federal court 33 defendants were sentenced for espionage as part of a worldwide ring. Herman Lang, a former Norden Company employee, received 20 years. Everett Roeder of Sperry Gyroscope was jailed 16 years. The trial spanned 14 weeks with nine men and three women on the jury.
Japanese troops occupied Manila early today after advancing units cut routes for American and Filipino defenders. Cavite naval base was evacuated before the invasion, and Manila was declared an open city as installations were removed or destroyed.
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