Greeks Press New Advantage National Guard Mobilization
The 34th National Guard Division comprising 14 200 officers and men from Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota will be mobilized January 6 for a year of training at Camp Beauregard Louisiana. Units from each state assigned to infantry brigade artillery and support roles with home stations to be briefly retained before moving.
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34Th National Guard Division
Camp Beauregard
Omaha
Neb
Seventh Corps
34Th National Guard
Iowa
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
133Rd
59Th Field Artillery
136Th
109Th Quartermaster Regiment
34Th Miliary Police
109Th Ordinance Company
68Th Infantry Brigade
785Th Infantry
59Th Id Artillery
125Th
34Th
109Th Engineers
North Dakota
Rapid City
34Th Division
National Guard
State National Guard
108Th Engineers
109Th Quartermasters Regiment
34Th Signal Company
Madison
Brookings
Huron
Hot Springs
Lead
Sturgis
Edgemont
Pierre
Aberdeen
Mitchel
Watertown
Britain orders 60 cargo ships from United States
Shipping Minister Ronald H. Cross told Parliament Britain has placed orders for construction of 60 cargo vessels in the United States and will buy serviceable American ships to speed relief from Axis raids. He noted the urgency as German submarine activity threatens Allied shipping. Deputy Leader Clement Attlee denied any proposal for union with the United States.
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London
Ronald H. Cross
House of Commons
Britain
United States
Addiion
Cross
High Command
Clement Atticé
Christmas Season Opera In Huron Planned Thursday Parade
Santa Claus will visit Huron for an all day appearance on Thursday marking the opening of the Christmas shopping season. Merchants await holiday patrons with festive storefronts and decorations along Gay Street while downtown displays offer a wide range of merchandise and gift options.
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Grandpa
Grandma
Santa Claus
Sarita
Huron
Third Street
Dakota
Wisconsin Avenues
North Pole
Santa
French Retaliations Reported Along Indo China Border
The French colonial government reports severe French retaliations across the Mekong River valley border with Indo China and Siam. Bombings and patrol skirmishes strain regional relations as tensions rise along the river frontier.
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Indo-China
Hianql
Etench
ando-Guina
Mekong River
Indo- China
Thailand
Siam
1940 All-America Coming Saturday
The Associated Press will announce its 1940 All-America football team on Saturday afternoon December 7 in the Evening Herald. Herbert W. Barker, AP Sports Editor, will author the All-America story with input from AP staff across the country. Barker has guided every AP All-America selection for 15 years.
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Associated Press
Barker
AP Sports
Trains Collide Near Madrid in Severe Spanish Wreck
In Zaragoza on December 3 two express trains collided at a way station between Madrid and Barcelona. Fifty three bodies were taken from the wreckage as rescue work continued in frigid 14 degree weather. A faulty switch is blamed for diverting the Barcelona express onto the Madrid bound train, with one locomotive overturned and many third class cars splintered.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Cerbore
17 Merchantmen Reported Sunk In New Nazi Raids
Berlin reports two submarine assaults on British shipping with 17 merchant ships totaling over 131000 tons and 37,000 ton auxiliary cruiser sunk. Additional ships likely lost include two more of 16000 tons. Victims include the modern motorship Victor Ross and an auxiliary cruiser around 17000 tons.
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Berlin
Britain
High Command
Caledonia
DNB
Germany
Liewt-Comrm
Mengersen
Victor Ross
Mackay
Ireland
Lady Clanely
Goodleigh
GRIF
W. Hendrick
Loch Ranza
Kilgerran Castle
Getorti
England
Bristol
Portishead
States Granted Lands And Resources Bill Introduced
Rep Horton of Wyoming introduced a bill to grant 13 states unappropriated public lands and mineral resources within their borders excluding helium. Grants would be issued by the Interior Department upon state legislative acceptance, with areas including Montana South Dakota North Dakota Oregon Idaho Wyoming California Nevada Colorado Arizona and New Mexico.
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Washingeun
WEC
I—V
Horton
Wyoming
Interior Department
Nazis Shift Attack To London After Bristol Bombardment
London reports German Luftwaffe raids last night on Bristol for six hours before shifting to London today. Raids damaged dwellings and caused casualties, with earlier strikes on London and fires in Bristol. Officials say damage and casualties were mainly slight, though a children's hospital in a southwest town was damaged. See London Page 2.
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London
Hitler
Britain
Bristol
Berlin
Coventry
Southampton
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
Feje Island
Bomber Command
Lorient
Ministries of Air and Home Security
East Anglia
South Wales
Inland's Request For Plane Stop At Alliance Denied
The Civil Aeronautics Board denied Inland Air Lines authority to make Alliance Nebraska an intermediate stop on its Cheyenne Wyoming to Huron South Dakota route. The board cited a small population to be served and nearby Scottsbluff 55 miles away, noting annual mail compensation cost of about 4650 dollars. Present stops remain Scottsbluff Hot Springs Rapid City Spearfish and Pierre.
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Waashinton
Civil Aeronautics Board
Inland Air Lines, Inc
Alliance
Cheyenne
Wyo
Huron
S. D
Scottsbluff
Neb
Scottsbluff and
Hot Springs
Rapid City
Spearfish
Pierre
Pope Pleads For Christmas Truce
Vatican. Pope Pius XII appeals for a Christmas truce by belligerents to spare “the angel chorus of peace” and allow peace celebrations. The motu proprio urges spontaneous or mutual accords to avoid new bloodshed and permits Christmas Eve masses in the afternoon due to wartime blackouts.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Ponti
Plea To Public Made By Dies In Radio Appeal
Washington report notes Chairman Dies of Texas urged continuation of the congressional unAmerican activities probe for another year. He warned of sabotage at a major factory over an experimental plane and urged Americans to press Congress to extend the committee’s powers. Roosevelt hoped the matter would not hinder justice.
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Washington
Dec
Democrat
Texas
House Committee On unAmerican
People of America
Dies
Congress
unAmerican
People of
America
Roosevelt
Robert Jackson
House Membership Shifts in 18 States from New Census
Washington reports California to gain a seat while one other state loses a House member based on the 1940 census results. Final apportionment relies on April census tabulations showing 131,669,273 people in the continental United States, slightly above early estimates.
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Washington
Roosevelt
California
Valleany
Greeks Push Across Albania Front in Major Advance
Greek forces widened their offensive across southern Albania threatening Elbasani and pressuring Italian troops around Pogradetz and Porto Edda. Reports say new mountain gains north of Preme and heavy prisoner surrenders, with up to 5 000 in a single day, as Italians retreat toward Delving and coastal positions.
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Athens
Porto Edda
Albania
Preme
Pogradetz
Elbasani
Delving
Santi Quaranta
Port
Edda
Mussolini
Argirocastro
High Command
Greece
Lake Ochrida
Skumbi
Devol
Moskopolis
U S Bombers Reach Britain On Regular Atlantic Run
Baltimore report says about forty American pilots fly regular bomb deliveries to England since early November. Planes depart from British North America, reach Britain in roughly ten hours, with crews including Americans Canadians and Britons. Hutchinson notes seven Hudson bombers in first flight and the operation involves sixty pilots and thirty radio operators.
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Baltimore
England
North Atlantic
George R. Hutchinson
North America
Britain
British North America
Hutchinson
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Turon
South Dakota National Guard
John W. Spensler
Claire Groves
Junior Miller
Buell Cotton
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Woolton
Inland
Pope
Mississippi Valley
Porto
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