Navy Reveals Fleet To Help As Action Nears
President Roosevelt pledged to redeem Philippine independence and shield the islands as U S forces intensify a planned campaign against Japanese defenders. The Navy stated the fleet is "not idle" and engaged against the Japanese on Luzon while Domei claimed Manila could fall before New Year’s.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philippines
United States
Domei
Luzon
Manila
Japan
British RAF blitz hits German cities in renewed raids
London reports a large overnight operation targeting Wilhelmshaven Emden and Rhineland industrial districts with good weather aiding the strikes. The raid extended from western Germany to France as a second consecutive night attack. Seven British planes are listed as missing. Docks at Dunkerque and Holland airdromes also hit. coastal command planes targeted shipping with bomb hits on two vessels off the Dutch coast.
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London
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
Emden
Rhineland
Air Ministry
France
Europe
Dunkerque
Holland
Theatre Ticket Invites Mrs Walter Francis to Two Showings
The Grafton Sentinel presents a clipped notice inviting Mrs Walter Francis of 639 on a street to attend tonight's film program. It lists Birth of the Blues at the Strand theater and Para chute Battalion at the Dixie theater, with identification possibly required.
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Grafton Sentinel
Walter Francis
Strand Theater
Parachute Battalion
Dixie Theater
Wake Island Marines Hold Off Japanese for 14 Days
Dispatches detail a 14 day defense at Wake Island where about 400 Marines faced 200 Japanese planes and managed to shoot down 12 aircraft and sink five ships before surrender. The Navy praised the Marines for extraordinary resistance and keeping hope alive despite being outnumbered and isolated 2,500 miles from Hawaii.
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Honolulu
Wake Island
Alamo
Navy
Hawaii
3Ee Marine
Filipinos Back Open City Declaration in Manila
Philippine Presidential Secretary Jorge Vargas announced that Filipinos support General Douglas MacArthur’s declaration of Manila as an open city. Vargas, Manila’s top Commonwealth official, said Quezon moved government offices to enable the action, countering Japanese claims of disapproval.
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Manila
Jorge Vargas
Douglas MacArthur
Vargas
Manuel Quezon
General MacArthur
Quezon
Rumor spread by Jap radio reported to listeners
Navy officials said a Japanese intrusion into a San Francisco shortwave broadcast from KGEI caused false alerts about a bombing of the city. The Manila audience heard multiple interruptions with English announcers reading flash details, prompting a call for vigilance against such enemy actions.
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San Francisco
Navy
Philippines
Manila
KGEI
KGBI
Soldiers' Wet Feet Cause Of Rare Type Of Jaundice
In a report to the Society of American Bacteriologists, Dr A Packchian described a waterborne spiral bacteria linked to a serious jaundice form. He noted isolation from 40 humans, 25 dogs, and many rats. soldiers exposed to wet feet and prolonged exposure are most at risk.
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Baltimore
Society of American Bacteriologists
A. Packchanian
Galveston
Tex
Jap Invaders Fourth-Raters As Fighters and Charlies Can’t Shoot
A veteran United States cavalry colonel in central Luzon condemns Japanese invaders as fourth-rate on the ground despite tanks and planes. He recalls seven hours of fighting at Tayug, noting many hits and a killed horse, while his men endure loud, wasteful fire. In Charleston NYA announces 125 youth workers sent to defense jobs in Baltimore Connecticut and Norfolk with weekly waves through early 1942.
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Luzon
United States
Philippines
Tayug
Manila
Charleston
NYA
Glenn S. Callaghan
South Charleston
Defense
Baltimore
Connecticut
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Italians Claim Drive By British Halted
Rome December 29 Italian high command said British armored forces attacked an Italian position near Agedabia about 90 miles south of Bengasi but were repulsed. They reported 58 British tanks and several armored cars destroyed or captured by Italian fire.
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Agedabia
Bengasi
Four Die In Weekend Mishaps In Charleston Area
Four persons were killed in automobile mishaps over the weekend and another died from injuries suffered in a pre Christmas accident. A Charlestown couple returning from North Carolina, Mrs. W. O. Neal of Ansted and others, were injured in a two car collision just west of Rainelle. Richard Grimmett, 31, an employee of Electro Metalurgical, was injured in the same mishap.
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W. O. Neal
Ansted
Charlestown
North Carolina
Rainelle
Richard Grimmett
Atte
Moscow Stalin Eden Talks Define War Aims And Postwar Plans
Soviet Russia and Great Britain reached full accord on war conduct and postwar security during Moscow talks between Premier Stalin and British Foreign Secretary Eden. The joint declaration says immediate goal is defeat of Germany and outlines cooperation with the United States, which was kept informed, mirroring Washington conversations between Roosevelt and Churchill.
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Russia
Great Britain
Stalin
Eden
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London
Kremlin
United States
Germany
Roosevelt
Churchill
U. S
Walter Thurston
Soviet Russia and Britain reach wartime accord
Soviet Russia and Britain announce complete agreement on conduct of future warfare. Dutch planes sink another Japanese troopship near Medan, Sumatra while American built bombers hit a large Japanese transport at Miri Sarawak in the N E I. Casualties rise and leaflets warn locals amidst weekend hostilities.
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Russia
Britain
Batavia
N. E. I. Army Air Forces
Miri
Sarawak
Aneta
Medan
Sumatra
Indies
Strait of Malacca
Ipoh
Perak
Tire Rations Target Major Fuel Savings
Washington officials expect a 35 percent cut in 1942 civilian gasoline use due to new tire and inner tube restrictions. The policy aims to curb unnecessary motoring and conserve tires for essential travel and emergencies. An emergency consumer gasoline rationing system is ready but details are withheld.
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Washington
Efort
Interior Ickes
Open Hearings Against Union in Richwood Contempt Case
Large crowds of Richwood citizens testified at hearings on contempt of court charges against United Construction Workers Local 405 CIO and six officials. The charges, filed by the Richwood Loggers and Lumberman's Union, allege disturbances and illegal picketing December 9 at Cherry River Boom and Lumber Company operations in Richwood, violating a circuit court injunction.
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Fayetteville
Richwood
United Construction Workers
Manila Peril Deepens as US Navy Halts Japanese Transport
The Associated Press reports United States submarines sunk two Japanese vessels in the Far East, a transport and a supply ship, amid grim Philippine battles. A US destroyer sustained light damage under air attack while defending lines in Luzon. American forces, while retreating to safer positions, claim fighters hold strong in northern Luzon with continued heavy casualties. The defense, though strained, remains defiant as lines shorten toward Lingayen Gulf and Manila.
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Associated Press
United States
Hava
Far East
Philippines
Isso
Ias
Gulf of Lingayen
Manila
John L. Lewis Sees Labor Pact as Substantially Effective
John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, during an unannounced visit to Charleston district headquarters, said a labor-management agreement outlawing strikes and providing arbitration or mediation will be substantially effective. He noted the policy shift at a Washington conference and said the approach is not rigidly binding, with CIO and union leaders endorsing the move at Roosevelt’s request.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
Washington
Chirieston
UMWAS
Roogevelt
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