Hitler appeals for warm clothing to aid German army
Adolf Hitler acknowledged German forces face superior enemy numbers and material. Propaganda chief Goebbels broadcast the Fuhrer’s plea for every household to donate warm clothing for soldiers on the eastern front. The army is reported withdrawing westward in Russia, with heavy fighting continuing on the frigid front.
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Associated Press
London
Dee
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Thement
Goebbels
Russia
Fierce Moros May Join Battle Against Japan
Manila dispatch notes Moro leaders seek to mobilize thousands on Mindanao to fight the Japanese alongside U S forces. They hate the invaders and would join the island defense, recalling past resistance to American troops during the Philippine insurrection under General MacArthur.
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Manila
Philippine
Mindanao
Douglas Macarthur
Arthur MacArthur
Philippines
MacArthur
U. S. Army
Dutch Bombs Strike Four Jap Warships
Dutch airmen using large American bombers reported direct hits on two Japanese cruisers a transport and another warship likely an aircraft carrier off Miri Borneo. Aneta said 17 Japanese planes bombed and sank the 4200 ton Russian freighter Perekop in Dutch waters. Eight Russian crewmen were killed and 32 rescued. Dutch losses were one bomber. Pontianak traffic inflicted 20 dead and 150 injured as Japanese raids hit the West Borneo city.
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Associated Press
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Miri
Borneo
Sarawak
Russia
Vladivostok
Surabaya
Java
Aneta
Exchange Telegraph
London
Reuters
Teremna
Anambas
Pontianak
Muteh West
Burt Neo
Davao Fate Unclear After Japanese Landing Invasion
Army dispatch says Davao on Mindanao remains obscure due to communication outages after a Japanese aerial bombardment and a landing of troops from four transports at dawn. Luzon remains unchanged with small beach heads on the north and southeast coasts. Davao, heavily Japanese populated, likely targeted for local support from fifth columnists, with continued uncertainty about the situation.
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RE. P. Cronin, JR
Manila
Army
Davao
Mindanao
Luzon
Philippines
English Fight Off Air Raids
London reports a night of air defense with Ack Ack guns along the Thames repelling raiders. Bombs fell in southwest England with some casualties. southeast damage was minimal. Two long-range German bombers were shot down at sea and a third damaged. British naval aircraft defended convoys using catapulted five eight-gun TURN? cannons.
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London
Thames
England
Admiralty
Germany
Lawmaker Uses Brass Nameplates To Probe Shortages
Washington lawmakers from twenty districts pressed Price Administrator Leon Henderson for steel prioritization for metal furniture, noting brass nameplates on stenographers’ desks. Rep Albert J Engel of Michigan pocketed a plate and quipped about local shortages affecting lawn sprinkler makers. He argued metal constraints could save jobs. Henderson admitted uncertainty but believed production continued. Page 7 continues.
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Washington
Tucker Brass
Leon Henderson
Leon
Albert J. Engel
Michigan
Mr. Engel
Mr. Henderson
Navy chief Ernest King given supreme command role
Washington December 20 Admiral Ernest J King was named to supreme command of the United States Navy with responsibility across fleets and coastal defenses. The shakeup, tied to Pearl Harbor lessons, moves Kimmel from Pacific head and elevates King over Stark in the new structure.
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Washington
Supreme Command of the
United States Navy
Ernest J.king
King
Air Corps
Husband E. Kimmel
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Naval Operations
Harold R. Stark
Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt
Atlantic Fleet
America
Royal E. Ingersoll
Navy
United States
Kimmel
Fircmen
Army
Walter ©. Short
Delos C. Emmons
Air Force Combat Command
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Fiers
U S War Funds Pass Sixty Eight Billion Mark
Washington December 20 United States war funds authorized for defense up to the present total 74 440 000 000 according to OPM experts The figure includes congressional appropriations contract authorizations and Reconstruction Finance Corporation commitments The estimate also notes new requirements from entry into the war will add nearly 1 000 000 000 for all construction in 1947 with total defense construction projected around 11 250 000 000 for the year compared with 11 000 000 000 in 1941
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Washington
United States
OPM
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
OPM Protection Division
GPM
Pearl Harbor tragedy still not explained
Pearl Harbor remains a mystery two weeks after the attack as a presidential board reviews the facts while the nation unites to wage war. The piece notes early speculation on sea power versus air power and questions how enough battle craft could be moored at harbor moorings during the Sunday strike.
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Presidential Board
United Nation
Kirke S. Simpson
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Britain
U Boats Reported Near U S Coast In Dec 1941 Item
Navy said unconfirmed reports claimed two oil tankers were attacked by submarines off California. Emidio allegedly fired upon near Blunt's Reef sending SOS, while Agwiworld was said attacked near Cypress Point but reached safety. Admiral Greenslade cautioned lack of confirmation. Reports also spoke of a potential supreme war council and possible members Wendell Willkie and Philip Murray.
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San Francisco
Navy
California
S.O.S
Emidio
Blunt's Reef
Eureka
Agwiworld
Cypress Point
San Frantisco
Mayen
J. W. Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Naval District
Greenslade
WAR Council
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Far East
Roosevelt
Supreme War Council
Wendell L. Willkie
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Wallace
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Army unveils fast wire throwing vehicle for field comms
Washington Dec 20 The army disclosed a new vehicle that throws rather than lays communications wire on the battlefield. Traveling at 35 miles per hour it can cast wire up to 125 feet from a road to avoid traffic hazards.
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Washington
Army
British Pressures Axis in Libya in Desperate pursuit
British forces pressed Rommel’s retreating Axis army across Libya as tanks and vehicles burn along desolate roads. RAF help aids the advance toward Benghazi while Derna and Mekili fall, leaving Axis forces pressed in the Gedel Akhdar range with no clear escape to safety.
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Catro
Egypt
Libya
Erwin Rommel
RAF
Westren Ged el Akhdar
Defenders Hold Hongkong Amid Japanese Assault
In Hongkong a stubborn garrison, including British families, Canadians from Manitoba and Quebec, and Sikhs, fights on as Japanese forces claim progress. London officials warn a miracle may be needed to prevent a fall, while mounting reports of Mount Davis and Mount Victoria guns still answering. Governor Sir Mark Aitchison Young leads the island defense as operations continue.
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Associated Press
London
Hongkong
Manitoba
Quebec
Domei
England
Orient
Victoria
Mount Davis
Mount Victoria
Colonial Office
Telegraph
Mark Aitchison Young
Trinidad
Tanganyika
Production of TNT Threatened By Cleveland Strike
A CIO strike at General Chemical Co threatens to halt TNT production at the Plum Brook ordnance plant near Sandusky Ohio. The plant reports sulphuric acid shipments blocked and construction paused for urgent government needs. Union leader MicElroy Trout notes lack of negotiation and cites no permit from district officers. Official A N Ochls ehlager states 125 hourly workers average 101 per hour with four raises since 1939 and seeks higher pay and a closed shop.
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General Chemical Co
Plum Brook
Sandusky
Phim Brook
A. N. Ochlsehlager
General
Qehisghlager
MicElroy Trout
CIO
United Mine Workers Union
Chemical Workers
Wes
Orhischlager
Trnion
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