Grave Philippine fighting signals grave turn in war
Allied position in the Philippines hardens as heavy Japanese pressure and fierce tank battles rage southeast of Manila. Army communiques report heavy casualties and a shift toward a decisive engagement, while Churchill predicts rapid Allied war production in 1943 and continued push against Axis powers.
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Hong Kong falls as Singapore threat grows
Hongkong surrenders after a week of island fighting. British, Indian, Canadian and Chinese units suffer heavy casualties as water supplies are cut. The fall is seen as signaling intensified Japanese offensive toward Singapore, Britain's vital Malayan base. The Chungking and Domel agencies note Allied inspiration from Hongkong's defense and surrender.
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Tokuchi Tada
Free French Seize St Pierre Miquelon Votes
Voters on St Pierre and Miquelon approve Free French rule by a wide margin in a plebiscite. Ten opposed as Vice Admiral Muselier arrives with four corvettes to back Gen. de Gaulle. U S reportedly seeks to restore prewar status in line with Martinique accord keeping western Atlantic islands out of war.
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France
Highway West at Strand or Dixie double bill
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs Lucy Selvey of 529 W Main St to attend tonight’s screenings. The Strand presents Highway West while the Dixie shows Her First Beau and Riding the Wind as current double attractions. Identification may be required for admission.
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Grafton Sentinel
Lucy Selvey
Main Street
One Hundred Villages Fall To Red Army Counteroffensive
Moscow reports on December 26 claim the Red Army captured more than 100 villages on the central front during a Christmas counteroffensive. Pravda says the 13th German army corps staff was destroyed and about 10,200 German casualties occurred between December 21 and 25. British circles note Russian forces pressed the front, with gains near Oskoye, Kaluga, and Tula on the Oka river.
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Izvestia
Five Die in State Fatalities Reach Christmas Toll
Five persons died in Christmas holiday incidents across West Virginia. Robert Hale, 25, New Cumberland, burned trying to rescue a nephew as a cotton decorated tree caught fire. Valera Mullens, 18, Summers County, poisoned in a railroad camp car. coroner’s jury undecided on safety link. Charles Vodwzis, Osage, Monongalia County, killed by auto on Christmas Eve. One police officer wounded. Conservator Tracy Williams in serious condition. Sidney Young, East Gulf, Raleigh County coal camp, among others noted in report.
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Beckley Hospital
Sidney Young
East Gulf
Char
Santa Claus Grounded By Air Authorities
In Santa Barbara on December 26, authorities grounded a private Christmas flight to San Miguel island where the Herbert Lesters and their three daughters reside. For five years the pilot has flown 60 miles to the island but aeronautical authorities refused permission, ending Santa’s planned Christmas visit.
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California
Dutch claim two Japanese ships sunk off Kuching
Dutch sources report sinking a destroyer or transport in an air attack on shipping near Kuching Sarawak Borneo. Aneta said two Japanese destroyers reportedly lost in recent days, with details still unclear as Dutch forces patrol the area and a Dutch recon plane observed a circling seaplane.
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Kids Lead Matinee Idols In Motion Picture Ballet
Hollywood reports Mickey Rooney again tops a national exhibitors poll as the leading box office attraction for the third year running. Despite fame for Clark Gable Shirley Temple and Betty Grable the juvenile star Rooney leads the list with a decade of polls showing matinee idols rarely capture top honors.
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Motion Picture Herald
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Woman overpowers attacker in Chicago home struggle
Mrs. Katherine Rafter, 20, wrestled with a heavier intruder in her Chicago residence. She chased him through the house to the yard, where he escaped after shedding his coat. The man, after being arrested, shouted that she was “too tough.”
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Katherine Rafter
British take heavy toll of Axis in Libya
Cairo dispatch reports more than 13 000 Axis prisoners moved to rear as British forces strike at fleeing German and Italian troops near Agedabia 60 miles south of Bengasi. Six Axis tanks destroyed north of Agedabia and several Italian tanks armored cars and war material abandoned around Barce. A small ship aiding Axis besieged at Halfaya was beached after hit by British artillery. Bengasi falls. British push eases threat to Egypt and speeds Libya mopping up.
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Middle East
Halfaya
Japs to Enter Fallen Bastion
Tokyo dispatch reports the British garrison in Hongkong about 6,000 men ordered to stack arms by noon as surrender to Japan was confirmed. Disarmament began swiftly across key points of the occupied colony after Britain’s command accepted Japanese demands for troop stationing and other terms.
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Hongkong
Japanese Troops Face Desperate Losses at Lingayen Front
AP reporter Clark Lee describes massed Japanese attacks at Lingayen in the Philippines. He notes many troops are youths aged 15 to 18 and poorly equipped with .25 caliber guns. An American beach defense commander reports no hysterical exaltation during the Monday shore assault.
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Associated Press
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Philippines
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Newark
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Honolulu
Orient
Manila
Lingayen Front
No More Send-Off Parties for Draftees in Berkley County
Martinsburg officials say selective service rules banning draft calls and departure times end local send-off parties for Berkley County men inducted into the army. The county draft board notes regulations prevent veteran organizations from arranging satisfactory parties, leaving families without planned farewell gatherings.
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Martinsburg
Berkley County
Japs Launch Sub Campaign Along Pacific
Washington reports that Japanese submarines in the Pacific aim to divert naval units from combat duty and disrupt American shipping. Analysts note Japan's larger long range submarine fleet and the lack of close-to-base anti submarine threats comparable to 1917 18. The new submarine warfare pattern is expected to mirror World War I tactics in the Atlantic.
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Pacific
Atlantic
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North Sea
U S Submarines Sag Japanese Ships in Far East
The Navy announced that Asiatic fleet submarines sank one enemy transport and a mine sweeper and probably another transport and a seaplane tender. The communique, transmitted via Admiral Hart, confirms Christmas Day submarine activity in the Far East.
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Navy
Navy Department
Thomas C. Hart
U.S
Far East
Evacuees of Hawaii Reach San Francisco Under Fire
Hundreds of Hawaii evacuees were guided through a sub plagued sea as planes patrolled the coast and lifebelts protected children aboard vessels slipping into the Golden Gate. Ships ran blackout at night while crowds surged at piers and ambulances carried Navy and Army wounded to care facilities. A sailor recounted courage of his skipper amid the peril and heroism displayed during the perilous crossing.
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