British Granted Clearance For Captive Nazi Freighter
Panama December 26 The British prize crew in control of the captive German freighter Duesseldorf was cleared to proceed to a British port by U S army command in the Canal Zone. The protest by Consul Walter Schmidt was not entertained. the ship was later granted clearance for Jamaica. General Stone cited a hospitalization demand for Hans von Appen as a complicating factor and described it as subterfuge.
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Panama
Cristobal
United States Army Command
Canal Zone
Walter Schmidt
David L. Stone
Chilean
Despatch
Vallaiso
Jamaica
Dusseldorf
General Stone
Hans von Appen
Panama City
Hapag- Lloyd
von Appen
Santo Tomas
Republic of Panama
Gorgas
Ur Hospital
Erman
State Department
Ashington
Cristal
Ipper
J Terson
Soviet claims Finnish defeats in Suomussalmi and Jolomantsi
Moscow reports Asian land forces held Finnish positions in Suomussalmi and Jolomantsi. Soviet communique says two Finnish battalions were surrounded and defeated, with thirty five prisoners and six aircraft shot down. It also notes Soviet reconnoiter units occupied enemy forts and claimed a serious Finnish defeat amid ongoing front skirmishes and air combat.
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Moscow
Finland
Joloantsi
Suomussalmi
Fland
Theussian
Souussalmi
OUS
Jomussalmi
Jolomantsi
Christmas War Echoes Across Fronts and Homes Worldwide
The holiday season amid global conflict is marked by a tacit front line peace in western Europe while fighting persists in Finland and German British hostilities. Leaders such as Daladier and King George VI urge steadfast resolve as Christmas messages emphasize retaliation and hope for peace.
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Eamon de Valera
Northern Ireland
Steamer Tana Repairs Rudder After Atlantic Battle
The Norwegian steamer Tana fought a savage North Atlantic storm, repaired a broken rudder at sea, and cancelled aid calls. Initial radio messages warned of severe distress and a lifeboat loss, but an hour later the vessel reported repairs and resumed course 1,350 miles east of New York.
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Thomaston
North Atlantic
Mackay
Tana
New York
Security Plan Goes To Work
Washington dispatch reports the federal government launches the Social Security old age program next month with monthly pensions for workers and dependents. It estimates 1940 distributions exceed 100 million dollars to about 1 million people, with averages around 26 dollars for retired singles and 39 for some married beneficiaries, and an 85 dollar top for long-covered married workers. Checks for January will reach beneficiaries around February 1.
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Washington
Fuehrer Hitler Makes Christmas Tour Of Troops In France
Berlin reports that Adolf Hitler crossed into French soil on Christmas while with German forces in the Westwall fortifications. He visited Spicheren Heights near Saarbruecken and Forbach, distributed gifts to soldiers, and promoted a captain to major before departing as church bells rang.
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Adolf Hitler
France
Westwall
Fuehrer
No-Man’s Land
Hitler
No-Man’s
Spicheren Heights
Saarbruecken
Forbach
Spicheren
Eye transplant offer shocks Wakefield report
Mrs Gladys Northup, blind since childhood, says an Albanian detainee in Boston immigration custody offered to donate an eye to prevent his deportation. Doctors said only rebuilding surgery is possible and full eye transplantation is not feasible. The letter signer is identified as Jean Hayden of Waterbury Connecticut.
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Jean Hayden
Waterbray
Conn
Italian air service to South America to continue after fatal crash
Rome authorities said air mail service to South America would run as scheduled despite a Sunday inaugural flight crash near Mogador in French Morocco that killed seven. Pilot Antonio Rapp apparently attempted to fly through a storm rather than delay the first trip.
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South America
Mogador
French Morocco
Antonio Rapp
Holidays Score 593 Fatalities in Christmas Weekend
Christmas three day period records 593 deaths, 397 from automobile crashes. Illinois leads with 60 deaths including 29 traffic, 10 by trains, and 8 by self harm. States list totals show widespread fatalities across 42 states with Chicago reporting over 1,400 traffic accidents.
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Wisconsin
Churches Back Roosevelt Peace Plan Across Faiths
Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish leaders welcomed President Roosevelt's world peace proposal. Archbishop Cicognani relayed Pope Pius XII's approval of Myron Taylor as the president's Vatican representative. Dr. Buttrick and Rabbi Adler voiced support for closer religious government ties and White House discussions.
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Roosevelt
A. G. Cicognani
Pius XII
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Spellman
End Francis J. Spellman
New York
Taylor
George A. Buttrick
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Cyrus Adler
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Buttrick
White House
Adler
Stephen Early
Norris to Leave Congress After 1943 Term Ends
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska announced he will not seek public office again when his current term expires in 1943. The 78 year old Independent has spent 37 years in Congress and said his work is done and friends understand his decision.
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George W. Norris
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Wilson
America
Nebraska
Joe’ Cannon
Roosevelt
Presi
Dent Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Joseph Davies Named Special War Post By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt designated Joseph E. Davies ambassador to Belgium as a special assistant to the secretary of state. Davies will handle war emergency problems and international trade negotiations and advise on related affairs. He recently returned from Brussels to report to the State Department and White House.
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Washington
Joseph E. Davies
Belgium
Roosevelt
Davies
Brussels
State Department
White House
United States
Department of State
Hull
FDR Restores Sugar Market Quota After War-Era Suspension
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation restoring marketing quotas of the Sugar Act and terminating the wartime suspension. He noted hoarding ceased and raw sugar prices returned to prewar levels. A new Cuba pact returns the duty to 90 cents per hundred pounds from $1.50.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Europe
Cuba
United States
Man Kills Wife Then Shoots Self
In Ludington Michigan on December 26 John Slavickas 54 killed his wife Josephine 45 at the Christmas home, wounded their daughter Christine Hirley 23, Hammond Indiana, then shot himself. Officers found the bodies near a Christmas tree in the farm home.
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Ludington
Mich
John Slavickas
Christine Hirley
Hammond
Ind
Slavickas
Josephine
George L. Colyer
Earthquake Jars Pacific Nicaragua Coast
An earthquake struck Nicaragua's Pacific coast starting about 6 a.m. local time, shaking Managua and coastal areas for about 12 seconds. No injuries were reported, and authorities began assessing damage along the affected stretch.
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Pacific Coast
Nicaragua
Managua
Finns Push Toward Murmansk Line in Fierce Viipuri Raid
Viipuri faces heavy Soviet bombardment as long range artillery and air raids set fires and wreck homes. Finnish forces drive toward the Murmansk railroad while one enemy plane falls to anti aircraft fire.
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Viipuri
Lynn Heinzerling
Finland
Murmansk
Karelian
Mur
Fourteen Go Down On Torpedoed Ship
The British steamer Stanholme torpedoed and sunk off the west coast of England with 14 dead. Ten survivors report no warning Christmas Day. most crew below decks when the explosion sank her two hours after leaving port. The captain was the only uninjured survivor. One woman aboard, Mrs. Mabel Jenny, wife of the chief engineer, perished. Seaman B L Evans recalled no warning and no time to launch lifeboats. A small raft was pushed overboard and crew were rescued by a Norwegian steamer’s lifeboat crews.
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London
Stanholme
England
Mabel Jenny
B. L. Evans
James J. Britt Dies Noted Republican Figure at 79
James J. Britt former Republican representative from North Carolina Eleventh District and chief counsel of the Federal Prohibition Bureau died at his Asheville home at age 79. Funeral at First Baptist Church led by Rev. John W. Inter. Britt served as editor of the Asheville Times and held multiple public posts including Justice Department special attorney and Post Office special counsel. He was a 1904 Republican delegate and 1915 1916 Congress member, retiring to Asheville in 1933. He survived by five relatives.
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James J. Britt
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Federal Prohibition Bureau
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Britt
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North Carolina
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Washington
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Academy of Political Science
W. F. Duncan
C. Shuey
Wal- Shuey
Wal- Britt
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