Honduras Declares War and Imposes Martial Law
Honduras declared war on Japan and established martial law across the republic. Haiti joined Latin American nations in the war effort and offered full U.S. support. The Free French committee announced a state of war with Japan. Berlin said Moscow should not be captured this year as winter approaches.
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Navy Seeks Men As Enlistment Need Grows Urgently
The Navy announced that the need for men is critical and recruiting offices nationwide will stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The article notes a vague age limit detail and emphasizes immediate enlistment across all offices in New York.
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Singapore Attacked as British Declare Malaya Landing
Japanese air raids killed 63 people and wounded 133 in Singapore today as British communiques said a land invasion from Malaya north of Thailand began to be repelled. Japanese forces that had landed near the Thai border were driven off and beaches were heavily machine-gunned.
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Malaya
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Japanese Aliens Arrested Across United States
Federal agents arrested 736 Japanese aliens nationwide and in Hawaii. Attorney General Biddle announced the detentions, with detainees placed in the custody of immigration officials after FBI arrest operations.
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United States
Hawaii
Biddle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cuban cabinet asks congress to declare war on Japan
The Cuban cabinet asked Cuba's congress to declare war on Japan. A Reuters dispatch from Singapore reports Britain unofficially states mustard gas was used in Japanese attacks on Malaya.
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Japan
London
Reuters
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Malaya
Planes to be reported by ground observation system units
Early morning broadcast from National Broadcasting Company at 6 a.m. EST announces that all ground observation personnel of the First Interceptor command must report to their posts immediately and report all aircraft. The code names will be issued to those who have not yet received them, and the directive applies across listed states.
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National Broadcasting Company
Army Air Corps
Mitchelfield
Long Island
U S transport sunk near Manila with 350 men lost
Tokyo dispatch from Yomiuri quotes Saigon report that a United States transport was sunk in waters around Manila with 350 men killed. Wheat futures rise sharply in Chicago as Pacific War outbreak spurs early trading.
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Yomiuri
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United States
Manila
Chicago
Pacific
Japan claims smashing air and naval victory
Japan announced a decisive early Pacific offensive with two battleships and a minesweeper sunk, four heavy cruisers damaged, and numerous ships and planes destroyed or seized. It claimed one U S aircraft carrier was sunk off Honolulu though not confirmed, while admitting two plane losses in the Philippines.
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Japan
United States
Pacific
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Domei
Hawaii
Honolulu
Cordell Hull's wrath signals U S stance on Japan
Washington reports Cordell Hull, long patient, finally erupts in a stark rebuke as Japan's envoy receives a blunt White House dispatch. The secretary of state foresees widespread destruction in the Pacific and the need for swift, grim action, despite an official engagement.
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Pacific
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Ella Anderson invited to Belle Starr or Dr Jekyll theater pair
The Grafton Sentinel presents an admission clipping inviting Mrs. Ella Anderson from Fanny Street to tonight's screenings. Belle Starr is playing at the Strand and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is showing at the Dixie. Identification may be required.
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Britain Declares War on Japan as Allies Rally
London reports Prime Minister Churchill announced Britain declares war on Japan after its attack on the United States. Parliament was convened in a special session as Churchill cited unprovoked aggression and aligned Britain with the United States. He said measures against Japanese nationals began late Sunday and that communications with Tokyo and Washington confirmed the war stance.
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Seabees Guards Vital Plants Amid War News
West Virginian Frank Hastie, once a Charleston football player, believed captured on Wake Island as Japan attacked. West Virginia reacts with heightened defense, Navy enlistment surge, and state police offering trooper support to protect vital industries and ordnance plants filling defense orders.
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Nippon Raiders Hit Philippines Across Islands
Japanese bombers attacked Fort Stotsenburg Clark Field and ports from Davao to Aparri and Batan in daylight raids across the Philippines. Manila reported no alarms as air raids continued with blackout conditions and warnings of damaged oil depots.
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Domei
Ft. Stotsenburg
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Luzon
Bombers strike Hawaii as civilians, soldiers die
Japanese bombers attacked Oahu in a long raid on Sunday morning, killing and wounding numerous civilians and servicemen. U S naval units rushed from Pearl Harbor as destroyers moved to engage, with reports of shelling in the sea and air battles ongoing.
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Massive Tank Battle Rages Near Tobruk
Cairo report describes a major clash south of Tobruk between German Rommel forces and British imperial units. Two German columns near Bir El Gobi were attacked after RAF strikes. air raid heavily damaged axis vehicles as patrols isolated German forces around Salam and Halfaya passes along the Egyptian Libyan border.
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Halfaya
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Young Pennsylvanian Killed in Jap Raids
Arnold, Pa. family learns of Private G L Leslie, 20, killed in the Hawaiian battle yesterday. A seven month air corps member, he died about 10 am December 7 from gunshot wounds, the War Department advised his parents.
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Swift Action Hurls U. S. in Second World War
Washington December 8. The United States declared war on Japan through Congress with swift unity. Senate 82 to 0 and House 388 to 1 backed Roosevelt's request while Jeannette Rankin voted no. Public memory of Hawaii raid fueled the vote.
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President Roosevelts war message to Congress
Roosevelt declares December 7 1941 attack by Japan a surprise offensive that shattered peace with the empire and demands united American defense. He states Hawaii was attacked and cites further assaults on Malaya Hong Kong Guam the Philippines Wake Midway and calls for wartime measures. He asserts the will of Congress and people to defend the nation with resolve and faith in victory.
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