Roosevelt backs rapid war action after declaring war
Washington reports President Roosevelt urged swift war measures after Nazi Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. Congress approved two war resolutions within minutes with no dissent, as Secretary Hull and envoys faced a brief German embassy visit. The House and Senate enacted the wartime status, with Rankin the sole opposition among federal lawmakers.
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State Department
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Emassy
Herbert von Strempel
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Division of
Ray Atherton
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Harharen
Senate
Louse
Auoll Hitler
Janna
Andrews D-Fla
Smathera
James Shera Montgomery
Ie House
Archduke Otto
Aretiliike Otto
Aastra
Wake Island Battles Off As Japanese Attack Intensifies
Wake Island defense repulsed a Japanese air and naval assault. Secretary Stimson announced sinking of a Japanese battleship Hawaa and noted losses in planes but said reserves would rebuild. The attack followed raids on Pearl Harbor and disrupted American communications with the Pacific.
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Philippines
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Autis Press
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Stinson
Hawaii
Samtson
Blaywall Sumilay
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Otestuntian
Japs Beaten on Luzon and Axis Declarations Spark War News
Japanese forces boosted efforts on Luzon as paratroopers were hurled into Davao and a U S bomber struck a 29 000 ton battleship off northern Luzon. Meanwhile Germany Italy and Japan pledged mutual war aims and Washington dismissed the Axis declarations as insufficient. British rescue efforts saved more than 7 000 sailors as the world braces for broader conflict.
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Associated Press
Germany
Italy
United States
Premer Mirschad
Rheerhy
Rome
Adolf Hier
Hallan Wen
Britain
Ike
London
Prime Miniates
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RMU
Berlin
Sitler
Reiehrlug
Hig
Jayna
Gary Many
Mary
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Luzon
Churchill Warns Commons On Losses and Allied Resolve
Prime Minister Churchill told the House that no one should underestimate the gravity of losses inflicted on the United States and the Allied war effort. He warned of Japanese successes and urged continued vigorous cooperation with the United States and Netherlands in a broad, hard campaign. The PM praised Allied naval power while noting American aid and munitions would be essential, and he described the Libyan campaign as a critical, though challenging, front in the broader struggle.
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Bate
More Beet Checks To Go Out Friday
Great Western Sugar company announces total 34,513,900 in checks for beet growers. Initial payments cover harvest results with a 12,946,100 sum already sent. Dec 42 distribution includes Colorado 1,166,200 and other district totals such as Weld county payments and Adams county Brighton factory figure 169,082.71.
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Great Western Sugar Company
Colorado
Nebraska
Wheatland
Wyo
Monte Lovell
Wye
Weld County
Windsor
Greeley
Eaton
Fort Lupton
Brighton
Adams County
Holly Plans New Factory in California
Holly Sugar announces plans to build a new factory at El Genira California to replace the one damaged in Santa Ana California.
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Holly Sugar Corporation
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Santa Ana
Navy casualty lists to be released with care
Washington reports Pearl Harbor casualty lists will arrive by clipper and be sent to next of kin before public release. The Tribune will withhold lists omitting Coloradoans and will not publish casualty names until kin are notified and official verification is received. The paper seeks reader tips on Weld County service members and addresses.
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Walsh
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Senate Naval Committee
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Pearl Harbor
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Protective Steps Taken Amid War Preparations
The article notes war prep measures and heightened security after Pearl Harbor. It cites FBI readiness to round up aliens and citizens with suspected disloyal tendencies. Dimouts and civil defense actions spread nationwide, with New York harbor mining and Panama Canal blackout orders, as Caribbean bases also faced restrictions. The national effort fuels bipartisan calls for a sweeping Pearl Harbor inquiry.
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Associated Press
Benedict Arnold
Navy
New York Harbor
Army
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Panama
Nadne- Ave
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Miller Calls First Session Defense Council Formed
Bruce Butler chaired a Greeley defense council meeting to organize county wide voluntary service offices and first aid programs for war effort. Members included W J Wilson A A Pinu Herman Funk Earl Pratt David J Miller and Charles Pluns with an office planned in Greeley open every business day.
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To Greeley Defense Council
Givinan Wefense
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W. J. Wilson
Terority Health Nnt
Rxecallus
Weld County Defense
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Greeley Junior Chamber of
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Jaycues
Senator Demands Navy Be Allotted Efficient Head
Senator Tobey denounced Navy dereliction and inefficiency after Pearl Harbor saying listening devices failed and ships lay idle. He urged placing a responsible man at the Navy’s head to ensure efficiency over rhetoric. Funeral services for Charles M. Foulk are set Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Sacer Funeral Home with interment at Lion Grove.
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Tobey
R-Nih
Senate
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Charles M. Foulk
Sacer Funeral Home
Chanel
Lion Grove
Registering and Classifying All Able Bodied Americans Proposed by Hershey
Brig. Gen. Laury B. Hershey outlined a broad program to register and classify all able bodied men and women for military and civilian defense. He suggested flexible authority, potential female registration, and lowering standards to create a pool of up to two million potential service members.
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Hershey
Washington
United States
Laury B. Hershey
Pawern
Ture
Congress
Mae Wilty
Armed Services
Schud Lux Tse
Aneta Winder
Far Eastern War Bulletins from Singapore and Penang
Singapore reports Penang a key Malaya port heavily bombed by Japanese planes this morning as British officials announce. London confirms 190 officers and 2,200 men saved from the Prince of Wales and the Repulse. Manila notes Quezon and MacArthur receiving commendations and encouragement from Roosevelt.
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Penang
Malaya
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Admiralsty
Manila
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
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Roosevelt
Pueblo Named National Defense Area by Roosevelt
The Pueblo chamber of commerce announced Pueblo designated a national defense area by President Roosevelt and the U S defense housing coordinator. Other items note Batista asking Cuba’s congress for war declaration on Germany and Italy, Hull’s remarks on the Soviet Union’s role, and German claims about American correspondents. Also mentions production quotas affecting passenger cars and trucks, Italy- France naval transfers, and Japan’s Hankow withdrawal reports.
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Cole
Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
United States Defense Housing Coordinator
Havana
Fulgencis Batista
Cuba
Germany
Italy
United States
Japan
Weather forecast across states with mixed precipitation
24 hour outlook ending Thursday night shows cloud cover across Colorado and Wyoming with snow in northern mountains and southwest. Nebraska to see cloudy skies with warmer temperatures, snow in eastern portions. City temps include Amarillo 26 20 Chicago 21 42 Denver 22 20 El Paso 51 45 Kansas City 25 23 Los Angeles 66 47 New Orleans 62 50 Oklahoma City 49 38 Phoenix 67 52 San Francisco 60 46 Washington 64.
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Los Angeles
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San Francisco
Washington
Cold Wave Sweeps Half Nation From Rockies To Atlantic
A broad cold wave grips the north half of the nation, with freezing to 8 below readings in Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee and Virginia and near zero in New England. Snow falls across North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma with the front moving east into western Iowa and Missouri as temps gradually moderate.
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4-A Classification For Draft Abolished
Denver December 11 Colorado selective service headquarters announced that the 4-4 classification for men with previous military service has been nullified by the declaration of wars. Local boards were instructed to proceed with immediate reclassification of about 1 290 Colorado men.
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Colorado Selective Service
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Colorado
Younger Man Replaces British North African General
London December 11 Prime Minister Churetti announced that General Sir Alan Gordon Cringeham, commander of the British army in North Africa, has been succeeded by Major General Neil Mothuen Ritchie a younger man. Ritchie, a gray haired Scot, had been deputy chief of the general staff earlier this year.
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North Africa
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