War Today: British Middle East Strategy to March 1942
AP observer Preston Grover reports from Cairo on British plans from Suez to the Caspian Sea. The note suggests a March 1942 focus, with Turkey as a soft target and Britain and the United States easing Turkey’s lease lending while reinforcing a line from Gibraltar to the Caucasus.
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Cairo
Preston Grover
Turkey
Valley of the Nile
Grover
Suez
Caspian Sea
High Wycombe
Gibraltar
Libya
Black Sea
Rostov
Caucasus
Middle-East
United States
Britain
Holland
Hitler
Uneasy Quiet Over Broad Pacific Hangs Over War-Torn Times
Washington December 6 AP A uneasy peace hangs over the Pacific as the United States awaits Japan’s choice between conciliation and conquest. Tokyo’s decision to Secretary Hull follows seven months of talks to peacefully resolve Pacific problems. France Indo-China troop reinforcements labeled precautionary. Final Japanese reply unclear. note to Tokyo dated November 26 stated U.S. opposition to Japanese actions.
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Aasi
Pacific
United States
Japan
Far East
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Beyance
Tokyo
Hull
ndo-China
Tokie
Wichisabura Nonwira
Saburo Kurusu
Asia Faces War as Jap Press Rallies Against U S
Japanese newspapers warn of a united East Asia acting as a force in a possible conflict with the United States. Kokumin predicts a mass turn against Britain and the U S if fighting erupts, while some officials push for a joint Japan United States commission to pursue a peaceful path. Count Kaneko advocates credible representatives from a wide circle to form such a commission.
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Tokyo
Pacific
United States Today
Kokumin
East Asia
Batavia
United States
Japanese Privy Council
Washington
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Bombay
Singapore
Japan
Roosevelt
Indo-China
Nichi Nicho
Asahi
America
Britain
Far East
Hochi
Morinosuki Kashima
Kentaro Kaneko
Jong
Count Kaneko
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United
Welders Ready To Call Strike Across Nation
Morganton West Virginia dispatch reports President Roosevelt was informed that the Brotherhood of Welders, Cutters and Helpers, independent, will strike to gain autonomy within the AFL. Heber James Brown of Oakland said the executive board has set a strike date but not yet announced it. The union claims 123000 members with 34000000 government ammonia plant workers joining after a Morganton plant walkout. The group seeks its own AFL faction to avoid work permit fees. Army officers noted the Morganton stoppage slowed construction as Capt. H B Darling arrived for comment.
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Morganton
W. Va
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Wrestlers, Cutters and Helpers
AFL
Heber James Brown
Oakland
Calif
Busines
Brathehhood
Amimonia
Brown
Brotherhood
Washington
Army
H. B. Darling
Quartermasters' Corps
Move To Modify House Strike Bill Started
Washington December 6 Influential forces in the Senate campaign to replace the Rouse approved strike curb bill with a milder measure next week The Senate Labor Committee may retain only the title of Rep Smiths House bill and substitute a gentler plan by Senator Ball proposing a voluntary mediation system for defense labor disputes and outlawing strikes over the closed shop question Norris Neb cautioned against the Smith bill saying it goes too far Labor leaders consider hearings to cool passions Connally urged government seizure of struck plants and freezing shop conditions while plants are in government hands McNary urged delaying Senate labor legislation pending Smith bill hearings Byrd urged swift action for fairness to the House and public
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Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Rep
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D-Va
Ball
R-Minh
Norris tind-Neb
Congress
Hns Monge
Labor Committee
Thomas
D-Utah
Senator Connally
D-Fox
McNary
Oregon
Byrd D. Va
House
African Drive Pressed By British Forces in Libya
British forces pushed the Axis across the Libyan desert recovering ground at Ed Duda as 22 Axis planes were shot down at a cost of six by the RAF. About 7,500 German and Italian prisoners were counted with more expected. Heavy losses included 60 vehicles, five tanks and 350 vehicles in Indian and British actions. Berlin said the Libyan situation favored Germany.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ed Duda
RAF
Libya
Bardia
Bir el Gobi
Labor Conspiracy Is Raising Prices Declared by Arnold
NEW YORK Dec. G. Py Thurman W. Arnold, assistant attorney general, charged that labor unions in transport and distribution control raise consumer costs by over a billion dollars yearly. He told a Congress of Industry closing session that labor conspiracies in large cities hinder cheaper housing, transport, and distribution, urging penalties by law against those who misuse labor power.
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New York
Dec
G. Py
Thurman W. Arnold
Congress of Industry
National Association of Manufacturers
Arnold
United States
Britain Declares War on Finland Hungary and Romania Tonight
Great Britain will be at war with Finland Hungary and Romania one minute after midnight Greenwich time as they refused to stop fighting Russia. Aliens detained include about 130 Finns taken to centers for removal to concentration camps. The Finns and Czechoslovak circles react with war implications while official statements promise further action and parliamentary remarks.
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London
Great Britain
Finland
Hungary
Rumania
Greenwich
E.S.T
Britain
Scotland Yard
G.A Gripenberg
Helsinki
Anthony Faten
House of Commons
Association of Hungarians
Russia
Soviet Union
Foreign Office
Leper's Handclasp Cited in Ryti Speech on War Threats
Helsinki December radio remarks by President Ryti say Russia offers only a leper's landclasp that could wound the United States and Britain. He notes Finland cannot threaten Britain or the United States yet must continue opposing Russia for shared ideals. He hopes friendship with the Soviet Union won’t injure Britain and the United States.
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Helsinki
Britain
Risto Ryti
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Nazis Claim The Capture of 7 More Towns
Adolf Hitler was proclaimed by Italian radio to have massed 1 500 000 troops 8 000 tanks and 1 000 guns for what was called the most terrific offensive against Moscow. Front reports said seven towns fell to German forces while Soviet counter moves and a Baltic drive continued.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Radio Today
Moscow
Red Capital
Zor
Kalinin
Saidi
Mozhaisk
Klin
Naais
Orel
Kursk
Ukraine
Mato- Arkhangelsk
Livny
Novo
Siepebound
Leningrad
Hitler
Finkhvin
North Africa
Ligh
Bir el Gobi
Tobruk
Berlin
A Bulle
England Builds Big Defense Area in Middle East for War
Cairo correspondent Preston Grover reports Britain is fortifying a vast zone from the Mediterranean through Syria, Iraq, and Iran toward India. Observers see potential turning-point battles near Suez, with large-scale airfield and highway construction under way and thousands of Arabs mobilized in work battalions.
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Preston Grover
Cairo
Egypt
Dee God
Caucasus
Turkey
Mediterranean
Syria
Iraq
Iran
India
Theorth
Suez
Britain
Africa
Bate
Teags
Marcel
Middle East
Synn
Desert
Nazi Raider In Atlantic Is Caught And Sunk By Dorsetshire
The British cruiser Dorsetshire sank a German commerce raider in the South Atlantic after pursuit. The ship, about 10 000 tons, left five boats with oil and provisions behind as it tried to escape. Submarines nearby prevented rescuers from reaching any survivors.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
South Atlantic
Rio de Janeiro
Devonshire
King Emanuele Escapes British Air Raid Near Sicily
King Emanuele narrowly escaped a British air raid Thursday at San Giovanni on the Italian coast en route home from a nine day visit to bombed Sicilian sites. Anti aircraft fire and Italian fighters protected the crossing and three attackers were shot down at sea. In a separate item, Edwin Wassmann of Boonville Maine mistook seven possums for his chickens and captured all seven.
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Vittorio Emanuele
San Giovanni
Sicily
Rome
Middle East
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Boonville
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