Fifty-Four Jap Ships Sunk or Damaged in Pacific War
Dutch Indies naval and air forces report the loss of fifty four Japanese ships or heavy damage after 54 days of war. Guerrilla detachments fight Japanese in four areas of the Indies including Balikpapan, the Minahassa peninsula, and Pontianak. Dutch defense holds along Balik Borneo coast as Japanese landings threaten outposts.
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Batavia
N. E
Netherlands Indies Navy
Rrilla
Aneta
Teleasea
Ting
Balik Borneo
Balik Papan
Jtown
Igners
Minahassa
Celebes
Pontianak
Indies
Nations Send for Greetings
London to Washington messages flood the scene as Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt exchange birthday wishes. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Wilhelmina, and Prime Minister Andrews of Northern Ireland dispatch greetings. Ulster welcomes the American amid praise for leadership. Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty A. V. Alexander offers Irish well wishes. See Nations Send page 4.
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London
Churchill
Rosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Washington
George FL
Elizabeth
Wilhelmina
Nethlands
M. Andrews
Northern
Ulster
Andrews
Britain
A. V. Alexander
Mrs Rubey Invited to Strand Theater Openings Tonight
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs. Rubey of Foley Jeffries Avenue to attend tonight's Strand Theater presentation of Sons O Guns opening, with The Rest Dragon and Secret of Wasteland currently playing at the theater.
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Grafton Sentinel
Mrs. Rubey
Foley
Jeffries Avenue
Sons O' Guns
Strand Theater
Dragon
Theat
Rescue of Cecil Brown After Ship Sinking Near Malaita
A British cruiser Repulae was torpedoed and sunk by Jop planes in the South China Sea. Radio correspondent Cecil Brown was aboard and survived, later pictured aboard a destroyer after rescue from oily waters off Malaita.
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Far East
Cecil Brown
Repulae
Brown
South China Sea
Malaiteee
Central
Prev
Hitler Hints Big Sub War in War Speech
In a Berlin broadcast Hitler urged renewed resolve after declaring war on the United States. He claimed Reich forces on the eastern front faced weather rather than Russians, touted Rommel’s North Africa momentum, and predicted the winter would break to favor Germany as the war heats in the Atlantic. The remarks closed with a forecast of decisive action to come.
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Berlin
Adolph Hitler
United States
America
Hitler
Reich
North Africa
Erwin Rommel
Germany
Soviets Carve Huge Salient Near Kharkov
Soviet cavalry pushed through Donets fortifications and advanced toward the lower Dnieper, about 70 miles from the bend near Dnieperopetrovsk. Three German divisions and several units were declared utterly routed after 10 days of fighting, with thousands killed and losses reported.
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Donets
Dnieper
Sea of Azov
Dnieperopetrovsk
Russia
Ewald von Kleist
Lozovaya
Sonet
257Th Infantry Division
Information Bureau
Mail Sample Voting Cards Use in West Virginia System
Charleston jan 30 sample cards for the state new permanent voter registration system will be mailed to 55 county clerks. Secretary of State SW.8 O'Brien says enough supplies exist for five cards per registrar to train registrars named february 4 by county courts. Registration begins april 1 with 1 330 000 buff cards 1 330 000 white cards and 605 000 pink for municipal balloting.
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Charleston
West Virginia
O'Brien
Physical Training Courses To Rehabilitate Selectees
Philadelphia reports that all prospective selectees will receive physical training courses to condition them before induction. A rehabilita tion program for those rejected by medical examiners due to remedial use is also likely. John B. Kelly unveiled the Hale America program at a Philadelphia Sports Writers banquet, signaling a broader civil training effort.
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Philadelphia
Armed Services
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia Sports Writers Association
War to Last Five Years from British Battle Wagon Reporter
Larry Allen AP seagoing correspondent traveled nearly 100000 miles with British fleet yet could not swim until he vowed to learn on furlough after the Galatea sinking. He predicted a three to five year future in the war, praising British morale and fighting spirit while noting Italian and German forces still dangerous. The Galatea incident remained his closest call at sea.
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New York
Larry Allen
U.S.A
Allen
Mediterranean
One Thief Who Doesn't Like Man's Best Friend
A Mobile Alabama maid reported a burglar followed into the Curtis home by a small dog. The maid confronted the dog and the burglar then fled from an adjoining room dropping his loot in the process.
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Mobile
Ala
Howard J. Curtis
New Wave of Sub Warfare Seen Likely
Washington reports a new wave of U boat attacks off the Atlantic coast seems likely despite rising countermeasures. The Navy warns enemy submarines operate from Florida to the East Coast while recent sinkings and damaged vessels show American effectiveness.
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Washington
Atlantic
United States
Florida
E.ePonth
Germany
North Atlantic
Faster Tempo Boosts Toll
National Safety Council figures show 1941 traffic deaths at 40 000 with total fatalities 101 500 and 9 300 000 injured. The wartime illustration links road toll to manpower losses, noting deaths in ages 20 to 45 and occupational accidents, plus off the job fatalities.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Pearl Harbor
British Lose Benghazi Again to Axis Force
Cairo Jan 30 The Middle East command reports a sudden axis sweep around Benghazi and heavy frontal attacks forced Indian garrison to withdraw after a stubborn defense. Axis columns, including tanks, compelled a second Benghazi withdrawal in under a year. British patrols in Msus area may have suffered cutoffs while Rommel’s forces, deploying greatly superior strength, advanced from the south.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bengasi
Middle East
Msus
Aeanepee
Erwin Rommel
Price Control Signed by FDR
President Roosevelt signed the price control bill in Washington and warned that farm price provisions threaten stabilizing prices below 119 percent of parity. He said eight years of effort toward parity are violated and the measure risks the cost of living, but remains the best obtainable at the time.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fort Douglas Officers Hold New Year Party
SALT LAKE CITY January 30 Fort Douglas Officers club hosts a belated New Year party after moving into new quarters at the air drome last December 31. Lieut C L Schloss says the members were tired and planned the celebration for the occasion.
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Salt Lake City
Fort Douglas
Airdrome
Lieut. C. L. Schloss
Light fighting in Philippines. fresh Japanese troops signal big offensive
The War Department reported light fighting on the Bataan Peninsula in the past 24 hours with virtually no enemy air activity. Fresh Japanese troops behind the lines suggested preparations for a renewed large-scale offensive against General Douglas MacArthur's forces. A message from MacArthur to the president marked the US birthday of January 30. No other areas reported.
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Washington
Bataa
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
Wantern Standard-Pime
Batan
MacArthur
Corregidor
United States
Roosevelt asks congress for extra navy funds
President Roosevelt asked Congress to add 6.16 billion dollars to the Navy appropriation bill already passed by the House. A Senate appropriations subcommittee received the estimates as Chairman Overton intends to seek an additional 4 billion dollars for more naval aircraft, raising the total to about 25.99 billion dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Overton
D-La
Budget Bureau
President Roosevelt Celebrates 60th Birthday
President Roosevelt turns sixty today and remains highly active. Dr. Ross T. McIntire says the president is in fine physical and mental condition for his age despite some facial aging and hair thinning after more than 12,000 White House visits and widespread war pressures since December 7.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Ross T. McIntire
British Admit Severe Japanese Push Near Singapore Strait
British sources acknowledge a Japanese penetration to within 18 miles of the Johore Strait with fighting around Kulai and heavy clashes near Sedenak. A fast Japanese advance along the Malay Peninsula reportedly keeps pace with the center contact and a drive toward Singapore Island.
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Strait of Johore
Kulai
Malayan
Pointian Besar
London
Singapore Island
Malaya
Tokyo
Ar Jat
Kilai
Sedenak
Reula
Japs May Risk Part of Fleet in Indies Invasion
Washington reports the South Pacific naval war may force Japan to risk portions of its main fleet to shield future Indies invasions. Analysts say beachheads on some islands are possible, but large convoy protection will hinge on how much naval force Japan can risk.
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South Pacific
Japan
Indies
Macassar Strait
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