War Alarm as Germany and Japan Move Against U S
Reports from Associated Press and NBC Stockholm indicate Germany may declare war on the United States within hours while Japanese forces push into Borneo and Hong Kong. Tokyo asserts no attacks on Japanese territory and Guam Wake Island supposedly fly under Nipponese flag as battleships head to Singapore.
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Reds Regain Ground Before Moscow in Bitter Winter
Russian troops have regained ground near Moscow amid bitter winter fighting. German casualties are estimated at six million in the first five months of the war. A German spokesman said winter conditions halted major operations until spring. Pravda says Germans pressed back in the Tula area, south of Moscow, while retreating forces near Rostov have shifted toward Mariupol. British reports note Erwin Rommel’s forces regrouping in Libya and Italian troops trapped as 8,000 prisoners are claimed.
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Congress hears Vinson critique after Pearl Harbor attack
Representative Vincent of Kentucky tells the House naval committee that someone responsible for Hawaii defense was asleep during the Pearl Harbor raid. He questions naval officers’ fitness and pressingly asks if Admiral Hart was capable at Manila. The panel plans an executive session with Secretary Knox and Admiral Stark to probe how Japanese forces penetrated Hawaiian defenses.
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Harold ‘R.'Stark
Naval Operations
Declared Speed Up In Modern Conflict
Fragmentary text describes haste in declarations and resolutions during wartime, noting hours and minutes as unit measures. It mentions the Seventy-Seventh and Sixty-Fifth entities in a discussion of rapid action, with references to Washington and American action.
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Aame Yeaterday
First U S Casualty List Published from Hawaii Attack
The War Department released the Army’s first official casualty list of World War II, naming 37 officers and men killed in action from the Japanese attack on Oahu. The partial roll includes ten names from the northwest region such as First Lieutenant John Greene of Colfax Iowa and Corporal Malachy W Cashen of Lamont Iowa among others with incomplete station details.
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John §. Greene
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Malachy W. Cashen
Lamont
Iowa
Agbn R. Fletcher
Janesville
Wis
Donald’ D. Plant
Alien Roundup Gains Impetus In Wartime Arrests
Washington reports about 400 Germans and Italians labeled dangerous aliens were rounded up by the FBI under a presidential proclamation. Over 300 Germans and 50 Italians named for arrest with transfers to immigration detention centers. In Minnesota, four Germans described as aliens were seized in a night operation and sent to immigration authorities.
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Army Reports Casualties In Fort Michels Raid Near Manila
Army announced today that one United States soldier was killed and 12 were injured in this morning's pre dawn raid on Fort Michels near Manila. Two other soldiers were hurt when a bomb landed near Fort William Mec Kinley also in the Manila area. Naval sources denied reports that the Langley seaplane tender was bombed during a Japanese attack on Davao yesterday.
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Davao
Pacific Coast War Alert Exposes San Francisco Blackouts
San Francisco and coastal cities faced a tense alert as U S Army and Navy hunted for an enemy aircraft carrier believed to launch two squadrons near industrial plants around the bay. The raid produced the citys first blackout, with additional outages as planes moved along the coast toward Mare Island and beyond. General DeWitt said locating the carrier would be difficult, as planes likely rendezvoused at sea after launch.
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Roosevelt radio address outlines war progress and Pacific threats
President Roosevelt prepares a radio report on wartime progress after a bold Japanese foray near San Francisco and the threat of an enemy carrier offshore. White House says he has no more information than the press, and a national alert follows three air raid alarms for the city. See Washington Page Six.
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Lake Preston to Hold State Declam Meet
Aberdeen December reports that Lake Preston will host the annual state declamatory contest. Cecil O Mo Teague, secretary of the state declamatory, announced that contestants will be named at the event and winners will be announced following the competition.
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Cecil O
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See Jap Scheme To Panic U S
Washington reports describe a bold Japanese plan to panic the United States into withdrawing main battle fleet to home waters. Officials note aerial reconnaissance near San Francisco and naval units in the Aleutians, signaling a first move to immobilize U S Pacific forces. The raid on Pearl Harbor is cited as starting this strategy and would allow Japan to strike American bases across the Pacific.
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graeEy BR Pears
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Pearl Harbor
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Midway
City Moves To Protect Airport
Huron commissioners voted for 24 hour policing of the municipal airport and nearby grounds. Inland and Mid-Continent Airlines, plus airport manager Kenneth Neville, aided the plan. Each airline will supply one on duty guard, with lights to be added and parking restrictions after the last flight.
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Huron Board of City Commissioners
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Mid-Continent Airlines
Kenneth Neville
Neville
Nott
Hitler May Follow Up Jap Blow With Surprise Stroke
War Today notes a momentary possibility of weeks of tension as the United States weighs naval threats and warnings. The piece contemplates a potential second strike or escalation and the uncertainty facing American forces and leaders.
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New York City Air Raid Alarms Turn Out To Be Drill
Major Herbert Dargue stated the eastern United States alarms were a dress rehearsal for defense and that no enemy planes were sighted. Fire at Mitchell Field caused a mistaken second alert while Long Island residents were sent home as precaution.
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