U S Troops and Equipment Enroute to All Battle Lines
Allied warships report action off Malaya coast as U S troops and equipment move to front lines. House naval committee probes defense profits with Vinson proposing bills to force disclosure by chambers of commerce unions and special interest groups. Legislation targets assets expenditures and profits in naval contracts amid broader war effort.
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U. S
Malaya
Washington
Dan
House Naval Committee
Chatrman Vinson
D-Ga
Roosvelt
Vinson
Naval Committee
Howse
Probe reports nails scattered on city streets
Police investigate deliberate tacking after cinder piles show no nail traces. Chief Flanigan and Streets Director Barnes note spikes removed from tires top thirty eight on a single tire, with protests growing. Officials consider stopping tree cindering as slick hillside streets hinder travel.
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John Flanigan
Fred L. Barnes
Sars
Defense bonds sales surge after Pearl Harbor attack
Postmaster James B. Sullivan reports subscribers have exceeded $100,000 in defense bonds since the December 7 raid on Pearl Harbor. He notes heavy and continued sales at post offices and two books since that date, reflecting a swift public response to the attack.
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Peat Harbor
James B. Sullivan
The
Journal Today
Hawaiian
Honda
U S Forces Recapture Front Line Positions
The War Department said American and Philippine troops recaptured Baksa peninsula front lines from Japanese with heavy enemy losses. A MacArthur-led guerilla raid in the Cagayan Valley, northern Luzon, surprised and killed 10 Japanese, wounded 400, with slight Allied losses.
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U.S
Associated Press
Washington
War Department
A Department
Douglas MacArthur
Inp
MacArthur
Ca~ Sya
Luzon
Tuguegarao
Department
Argentina Refuses Axis Alignment At Pan American Talks
Argentina’s acting president Ramon S Castillo said Buenos Aires will not join any move toward breaking with the Axis. He stressed Argentina will not modify its attitude while insisting it will cooperate with other American nations. The stance comes as Pan American delegates consider a united front against Axis powers.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
United States
Normal Armour
Ramon S Cestillo
Argentina
Axis
Rio DE Janeiro
Ramon S. Castillo
Castillo
Mal” Castillo
America
Jobless Fund at Pennsylvania Reaches Record High
Harrisburg Jan 21 The unemployment compensation fund for Pennsylvania has hit a record high of 209000000 dollars. Lewis Dr. Fines secretary of labor and industry disclosed today.
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PEAIC
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Lewis Dr. Fines
Secretary of Labor and Industry
Court Martial Clears Officer Muhlenberg in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio on January 21 Col H Kress Muhlenberg was acquitted at a general court martial after 49 minutes of deliberation. Charges claimed he wrongly criticized the distribution of combat planes outside the United States and its insular possessions. The officer, a colonel in the air corps, was cleared of all charges.
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Associated Press
Columbus
H. Kress
Muhlenberg
United States
Calome
Onl
Edgar
U S Will Back Gigantic Anti Axis War Plan
A high Commerce Department official disclosed a vast hemispheric war production plan. It calls for abolition of trade barriers, a common currency for anti Axis nations, and use of U S naval and air units to convoy shipping. The plan, discussed at Rio de Janeiro, aims for full U S support for defense developments in South America.
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Associated Press
Washington
Western Hemisphere
United States
Commerce Department
American Conference of Foreign Ministers
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Sumner Welles
Wayne C. Taylor
Warren Lee Pierson
South America
Navy awards Bulkeley after daring torpedo raid in Pacific
Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley of Long Island City New York led a fast torpedo boat in a night raid on Binanga Bay destroying a 25000 ton Japanese vessel under heavy fire. The Navy bulletin notes his crew faced machine guns and shore batteries as the craft sped up to 70 knots.
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Washington
Navy
Dist
John D. Bulkeley
Long Island City
New York
Binanga Bay
Hat
Bulkeley
President Reveals Reinforcements Routed to Far East War
Roosevelt confirms US reinforcements and supplies are moving to the South Pacific and other fronts as the nation shifts auto plants to war production. The exact troop numbers, routes, and ships remain secret, while staff talks cover offensive and defensive plans across continents. Continued on Page Twos.
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Associates
Washington
A. E. PF
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pacific
United States
NO CAMERAS OR RADIOS SURRENDERED BY ALIENS
Police report no cameras or radios handed in by enemy aliens in Gerry area. Chief Flanigan awaits FBI instruction and possible home searches. All Japanese German and Italian aliens were ordered to surrender devices. FBI lists expected. action planned for noncooperation. FBI Pittsburgh notes on short wave bands and radio equipment.
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Bvst
Gerry
John Flanigan
Ncting
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
J. ©.Thornton
Pittsburgh
United States
Morris Canon Hhas
Council Plans Early Revision of Parking Regulations
City officials plan an early revision of parking rules to relieve congestion on West Pleasant and near Aero Supply. J Pred Hine, with Police Flynn and others, conducts a survey to shape new provisions, likely easing restrictions without major changes. Aero Supply plans new parking lots, with other industries echoing the effort.
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City Couneil
Surety J. Pred Hine
Chint Ot Police
Flynnan
Tae
West Pleasant 1
Aero Simply
Council Tae
Aero Supply
Yevisine
Japan vows vigorous Pacific war with US and Britain
Tokyo reported Tojo told the Diet that Japan will continue fighting until the United States and Britain are brought to their knees. He said Japan will deepen military and diplomatic solidarity with its allies and push toward a common purpose, offering Philippines independence if cooperation continues. He warned of crushing resistance if Allied policies persist.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Diet
Parliament Today
Japan
Germany
Jaly
Pacific
United States
Britain
Tojo
Philippines
Australia
Netherlands East Indies
Sade
Soviet Union
Chung- Sing
Shigehori Toga
Fo de Janiero
South America
Reds Score In Capture Mozhaisk
Soviet forces advanced six miles beyond Mozhaisk as Moscow reports claim victory on the Napoleonic road. Simultaneously Soviet troops reportedly breached German lines on the upper Donets, with bold counterattacks and heavy fighting around Mazhaisk and the Donets river area.
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Associated Press
Russia
Red Aviates
Mozhilsk
Moscow
Smolensk
Bider
Donets
Donetsiver
Khuskeev
Emssin
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
Way
Munhalste
Hitler
Heusay
London
Mazhaisk
Faol
West Spring Creek Boy Reported Safe
Harry Church son of Mr and Mrs Mertin Church of West Spring Creek was reported safe with the Navy at Treasure Island San Francisco after earlier word that he was missing. A letter to his parents the same day said he would return to his Pacific coast base after furlough. The news eases parental anxiety this week. Tarentum Pa Jan 2 adjacent East Deer township has arranged to use 8 mine of the Creighton Pier Company as a wire rent shelter for the entire area.
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West Spring Creek
Harry Church
Tarentum
East Deer Township
Creighton Pier Company
Expect Quota Reached By Monday in Local Canvass
Chairman Olin W. Bincken announced funds totaling about 4380 have been pledged as the canvass continues. Some industries like Aero Supply and Ajax Tron Works have not yet reported, while a portion of the business district remains unreported. A full report is expected by mid next week.
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Olin W. Bincken
Aero Supply
Ajax Tron
Brecker
Elmira
War Production Board formed under Nelson plan
Bulletin dispatches report Donald M. Nelson announcing the abolition of the Office of Production Management and the consolidation of its functions under his chairmanship of the new War Production Board. Additional notices describe Japan's ample iron and steel scrap supply, British bomber raids on Malaya airfields, Japanese occupation of Belehes island, and Japanese air raids on eastern New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago signaling intensified fighting in the Pacific.
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Associated Press
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Office of Production Management
New War Production Board
New York
Iron Age
Japan
Melbourne
Australia
New Guinea
Bismarck Archipelago
Australian Air Command
Japs Claim Gains in Malaya Indies Burma Warfronts
Allied ships shelled Japanese invasion forces in the Malay jungle as Japan pressed along the Malayan west coast and Dutch East Indies. Tokyo claimed Japanese forces moved ashore and advanced toward Singapore as British, Australian, and Indian troops tried to halt the onslaught. The Japanese boasted of targeting the U S west coast while warnings of Yenka forces in action circulated.
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Associated Press
Japan
Ivasion
Singapore
United Nations
Roosevelt
Tokyo
Singua Pove Nyen
Shigetaro Shimada
Alyyinkgally
Mainya
Indies
United States
Malayan
Strait of Malacca
Malay Peninsula
Dutch East Indies
Susinate
Segamst Ig Mniley
Archbishop of Canterbury Resigns Amid Edward VIII Abdication
London January 2 The Archbishop of Canterbury Cosmo Gordon Lang announces resignation set for March to allow a younger, more vigorous replacement. Rumors name York Archbishop William Temple as successor after Lang, a key figure in the abdication crisis, played a leading role in the era’s royal events. The resignation, approved by King George VI, comes as Churchill’s office confirms the plan.
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London
Canterbury
England
Edward III
Cosmo Gordon Tang
Archibishop
York
William Temple
Lane
Edward VIII
Lang
Fnn
Wallis Warfield
George VI
Edward
Churchil
Doyming Street
Ten Leaders Attend Emergency Defense Warden School
Ten leaders in the Emergency Defense Warden setup attended a special school on air raid wear dens at Strong Vincent High School in Erie last evening. Erie Weighers Walter James son and Howard K. Kelly spoke, noting statewide training and plans for a general wardens meeting to be announced later.
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Strong Vincent High School
Erie
Walter Jamesson
Howard K. Kelly
Farersbure
Colyy Jeacers
Tle
Thore
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Far East
Patrice
Hoffman
Wester Penitentiary
Universit of Pittsburgh
Hoffmin
Western Pentteffisry
Alviliae
Council
Fred Kinley
REDS
Bracken
Bataven
Japr Tnese
Belehes
Malaya, Indies
Burma
Archbishop of Canterbury
Leaders IN Defense
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