Attack Denounced As Treacherous By Secretary Hull
Secretary of State Hull denounces the Japanese attack on the United States as treacherous and unprovoked. He makes public Tokyo’s peace proposals and the Japanese reply, noting broken conversations and false Japanese peace claims. Hull details a June note and a November 28 American offer of economic concessions, while Japan faults the U.S. for alleged schemes to widen the war.
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Washington
Dec
Hell
United States
Japan
Pacific
Tokyo
Hull
Great Britain
East Asia
South Pacific
Indo-China
Indo- China
Kld
Harepe
Par East
Tha
Whetstone pledges Montana support to FDR in war effort
Kalispell dispatch reports Py-Dan Whetstone republican national committeeman from Montana wired his pledge to the president. He states that partisan disagreements in administration foreign policy will be suspended until the war ends and urges full reliance on Montanans to plan serve and sacrifice to speed victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whetstone
F.D.R. Kalispell
Dan Whetstone
Republican National
Montana
Republican Party
Heart Attack Ends Arthur Mueller, Zam Zam Hero
Arthur H. Mueller 33 of Butte Montana died of a heart attack in New York. A survivor of the Zam Zam sinking, Mueller was one of 24 American volunteers with the British American Ambulance Corps aboard the Zam Zam when the liner was sunk by a German raider in the south Atlantic.
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New York
Arthur H. Mueller
Mueller
Butte, Mont
South Atlantic
Young Helena Man Called to Duty
Caverly of the Port Angeles Washington coast guard will leave today for duty on a twenty day furlough during which he was visiting his father Tom Caverly. the furlough was cancelled.
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Bul Caverly
Port Angeles
Wash
Coast Guard
Tom Caverly
Field Artillery Units At Ft. Warren Being Mobilized
Brig. Gen. Lloyd E. Jones ordered officers and enlisted men of the 76th field artillery brigade at Fort Warren to report to barracks by 6 p.m. The brigade includes the 188th Battalion guard unit from Idaho and the 188th from North Dakota.
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Gueyenne
Wyp
76Th Field Artillery
Fort Warren
Lloyd E. Jones
Idaho
188Th National Guard
North Dakota
Germans Claim Moscow Front At Standstill In Severe Weather
Berlin reports subzero conditions paralyzed Moscow front as heavy Nazi push paused. German lines say local Donets successes and Russian attacks repelled while Moscow supply efforts move hundreds of tons of foodstuffs along the upper Volga. Engineers battle ice floes to bring barges to front. Leningrad counterattacks repelled, German siege guns shell city docks and machine tool plants.
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Berlin
Dec
Moscow
Rostov
Donets
Upper
Volga
Leningrad
Men Called Back Montanans Included in Army Recall
Montanans honorably discharged from the army corps are recalled to active duty due to age limits. The group includes draftees and active reserve members from Fort Lewis Washington and Dee. They were ordered to report to their induction boards.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Dee
Sth Army Corps
Montang
Army
Active Reserve Corps
Defense Bond Quiz Promotes Savings for National Defense
A reader quiz explains defense savings stamps and Series H bonds as tools for supporting national defense. It advises buying when financially able, notes redemption after 60 days, and directs inquiries to post offices, banks, savings and loan associations, or the Treasurer of the United States in Washington, D. C. It adds stamps are available at retail stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings and Loan Association
United States
Washington, D. C
Americans Aboard Jap Liner Are Caught In Middle of Pacific
The Japanese liner Tatuta Maru carrying several hundred Americans bound for Southern California was mid voyage between Yokohama and Los Angeles, roughly north of Hawaii, with exchanges planned to repatriate evacuees and Japanese nationals in the United States.
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Pacific
San Francisco
Des
California
Yokohama
Los Angeles
Hawaiian Islands
Uner
United States
America First Group Backs War if Congress Declares
News report from December 1 states the America First committee will support the war if Congress declares a state of war. General Robert Wood of Chicago, chairman, said the group will back the effort and will convene the executive committee upon his return to Chicago.
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America First Group
Newsun
America First Committee
Congress
Geneal Robert Wood
Chicago
Tie
Beston
Ue Ame
Chicaga
Butte Authorities Guard Against Sabotage in Defense Industry
Butte officials announce precautions to deter sabotage of defense related industries. Anaconda Copper Mining mines, smelters at Anaconda and Great Falls, and local transportation systems are to be protected. Sheriffs report no extra guards yet but plan monitoring of bridges and tunnels. No Washington instructions received. A few Japanese residents work in rail jobs at Deer Lodge, Livingston, and Three Forks.
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Butte
Butte Industries
Anaconda
Great Falls
al McLeod
Bart J. Riley
Washington
Kenneth Logan
Interpreting The War White World Befire by Kirkel
A critical wartime analysis argues Japan struck suddenly against American Pacific outposts from Guam to Hawaii to force a shift in Allied strategy. The piece speculates on Tokyo's aims, from distracting Europe’s Axis powers to masking movements against Russia or China, and suggests Japanese diplomacy hid true aims while preparing a broad Pacific assault.
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Kirkel. Simpson
Guam
Hawaii
United States
Tokyo
Russia
China
Britain
Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
Japan
Singapore
Siam
Red Sea
North Africa
Sade
Pacific
North Atlantic
Hitler
Hull
Europe
Base Destroyed near Lushih by Japanese Bombers
North China dispatch reports Japanese bombers destroyed a newly completed Chinese air base at Lushih, 450 miles north, and damaged Chungking area during the raid. The report notes the base near Lushih was a target in the broader Japanese campaign in North China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Comei
North
China
Lushih
Chungking
War Measures Soon Put in Effect Throughout Nation
Washington reports immediate implementation of wartime controls after hostilities with Japan. Censorship on ongoing communications, halt of amateur radio except authorized, military personnel to wear uniforms, roundup of suspicious aliens on the Pacific coast and in Alaska Hawaii and the Panama Canal zone, industrial plants guarded against sabotage, ban on Japanese departures and financial transactions, guards around key buildings, and a commission study on security exchanges. San Francisco declares a state of emergency under Mayor Angelo J. Rosales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
AIT Army
Navy
Pacific
Alaska
Haqwaii
Pans Aw Canal Zone
United States
Seomandies Commission
Angelo J. Rosal
San Francisco
U S Scions Bristle Over Attack by Japanese
Washington reacts to the Japanese assault as lawmakers call for unity and an immediate war declaration. Senators Wheeler and George D. and Representatives Fish and McCormick urge congress to back Roosevelt, while others warn of broader war risks and the need for swift action.
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U.S
Washington
Dec. T
Mapan
Congress
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Mont
Rep
Fish
Billings
United States
George D
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
Pacific
May
House Military Affairs
Inme
McCormick
Mass
House
Tojo Declares Japan Will Defeat United States
Premier Hideki Tojo, in a Tokyo broadcast, vowed that Japan will win final victory and declared war on the United States for self-protection. He urged nationwide cooperation, saying Japan has never lost a war in 2000 years of history and that East Asia’s fate rests on the outcome.
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Los Angeles
Hideki Tojo
Tokyo
Japan
United States
N.E.G
Tojo
East Asia
Navy censorship blocks outbound Manila and Honolua messages
New York December 7 The Associated Press reports that communications agencies say the navy has invoked censorship at Manila and Honolua prohibiting outbound messages from Pacific points. The move aims to control information flow during heightened military operations.
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New York
Associated Press
Navy
Manila
Honolua
Pacific Pointa
Czechs Accept German Rule Quietly Under Wartime Policy
A foreign correspondent notes a silence on Czech political status in Bohemia and Moravia under German protection. He observes rationing, German currency, and limited political discussion as Czechs adapt to wartime economy, displaying pragmatism and restraint.
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Locuer
Prague
Dec. T
Bohemia and
Moravia
Gestapo
Heydrich
Caslaw
Germany
Reich
Jude
Suard
Protectorate
Strikes Deprived U S of Needed War Equipment
Montana department commander James T. Anniy told a joint American Legion and auxiliary banquet that indifference in civic government jeopardized national security. He warned that labor disputes and strikes hindered production of bombers battleships and airplates and criticized failure to heed the Legion’s preparedness appeals over two decades.
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Pelion
Montana
James T. Anniy
Columbus
American Legion
District 11
United States
No News from Tokyo Radio End of Transmission
Tokyo radio station Which normally broadcasts Domei news dispatches announced at 2 40 p m MSL that there is no business to report at the moment and ended the transmission. The message apologized for the delay and stated there is no bens right now.
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New York
Tokyo
Litvinoff Arrives in Washington as Russian Ambassador
Litvinoff, the now Russian ambassador, arrived in Washington to assume a key role in troubled world affairs and assured the American people that the Red Army would continue its stout resistance against the Nazi invaders.
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Washington
Dee 7
Alj
Maaim Litvinoff
Red Army
War Departments Say No Casualty Information Yet
Washington December 7 The War and Navy Departments said they are receiving many inquiries about casualties in the Hawaiian Islands area. No information has been received yet and officials will notify individuals as soon as definite word is available.
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Washington
Navy
War
HOMS
Haswaiian
Ares
Amules
Hoth
Axis Force Remains In Pitch Battle For Libya
German and British armored forces clash in a lengthy battle north of Ghib el Gobi with both sides on the offensive and Rommel staying to fight. British communiques report some success as the tank contest continues to decide Libya’s fate. Forty eight Axis tanks, largely Italian, said to have been destroyed in recent days amid air battles.
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Calvo
Egypt
Germany
Libya
Alsi
Ghr el Gobi
Onr
Erwin Rommal
Tobruk
Rezegh
Ariete
Vast Expansion of Armed Forces Certain to Come
Washington reports a vast expansion of the U S armed forces appears certain after the declaration of war With calls already issued at Fort Lewis Washington to bring back enlisted reserves and draft age 28 to 35 men into immediate training The plan also considered releasing over a third of the 1 600 000 officers and men for Christmas leave despite the emergency
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Washington
United States
Fort: Lewis
Wash
War Department
Air Raid Listening Devices In Use on Coast
Air raid listening devices went into action in southern California defense zones today as factories and ships prepare against potential raids. Air patrols may be established soon with vessels ordered to move out of San Pedro harbor to keep reach from harbors, warehouses, and docks.
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Los Angeles
California
San Pedro
Nation Awakens to War in the Pacific
The nation reacts with calm urgency as Pacific war news breaks. Citizens watch news balloons, buy extras, and listen to radios while air raid devices and industrial plants boost defenses. President Roosevelt and leaders coordinate measures. Hoover calls for united action against Japan and all services are mobilized.
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Associated Press
Pacific
All Private Planes To Be Grounded
The civil aeronautics authority ordered grounding of all private airplanes in the United States and possessions, except commercial airliners. Licenses suspended for most pilots. pilots on regular airlines kept. Officials urged governors to deploy police to protect fields and hold aircraft on fields during the transportation shutdown.
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Washington
Dee. T
Civil Aeronautics Authority
United States
C.A.A
Robert Hinckley
A.A. Air Safety Board
Alaska
Canal Zone
Wound Healing Rates in Youth and Elderly Compared
The report notes that a wound heals five times faster in a 14 year old child than in a 60 year old adult. The comparison highlights age related healing differences and implications for medical expectations.
Miners Win Union Shop Award in Captive Mines Case
The United Mine Workers of America won a board arbitration awarding a union shop in captive mines owned by major steel producers. Dr. John R. Steelman announced the decision, with John L. Lewis and Steelman in the majority. Benjamin Fairless dissented. The eight steel firms must sign the Appalachian wage agreement already in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers of America
Benjamin ¥. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Roosevelt
Accident Victim Hears Brother on Wake Island News
Townsend December special report notes Jack O Hearn resting in Broadwater estate hospital bed after a wreck eight miles east of town. He learns from a hospital radio of Wake Island capture and occupation where his brother Richard O Hearn has worked for five months on a government project. The Townsend list also mentions several other local youths employed there.
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Townsend
Charles Smith
George Kapinos
Stanley Mongrain
John Polak
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