U S and Britain Agree On War Campaign Strategy
The United States and Great Britain reportedly reached a preliminary agreement on broad land air and sea war strategies to put the Allies on track for victory in 1945. A joint conference with major Allied powers was expected to begin almost immediately, with Canada Australia New Zealand and others kept informed. Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt led the talks and Ottawa and Washington prepared for close Anglo American cooperation coordinated by General Sir John Dill in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cby
The
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
China
Netherlands
Dominion
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Roosevelt
Churchill
White House
W. L. MacKenzie King
Sir John Dill
John
Germany
Britain
Congress
Capi
United States Says It Will Honor Geneva Rules For POWs
The United States informs Japan it will treat captured American prisoners of war under the 1929 Geneva Convention provisions. A new US Red Cross liaison will oversee POW matters with Marc Peter, and Japan is expected to grant reciprocal humane treatment. Americans held include marines at Peiping and Tientsin, a gunboat crew from Shanghai, Wake Island forces, and workers at Wake and Subic bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Lenrbas
Washington
United States
Cneva
Japan
Germany
Italy
Nis
Peiping
Ientsin
Shangai
Wake Island
Philipines
Islands Seizure Near Settlement Inches Toward Pact
French ambassador Gaston Henry-Haye said after talks with Secretary Hull that he sees no reason to doubt French sovereignty over St Pierre and Miquelon will be reestablished. He noted a settlement basis had been reached, with Canada’s King and Hull seeking an amicable accord acceptable to the hemisphere. Also, Akron union buys a 250 defense bond for the first American aviator to bomb Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gaston Henry-Haye
Hull
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Newfoundland
Henry Haye
United States
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Gaston Henry-Have
State Department
Tsub Bi
British Take More Germans
British forces in Libya report capturing several hundred more Axis prisoners and seizing a large ammunition dump in mopping up operations south of Bengasi. Despite rain, advances continue in the Agedabia area with air force strikes on enemy concentrations and transport columns yielding good results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Bengasi
Agedabia
Gulf of Sirte
Libya
Thanksgiving Date Frozen by Roosevelt Bill
The president signed a bill yesterday to fix Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November, shifting from the traditional fourth to the third Thursday, effectively freezing the date for future years. The measure reflects a formal change approved by the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Russians May Drive Germans Home This Winter
Washington observers say American focus on the Allied strategy shifts to the Russo German war. Despite overestimation of the Soviet collapse, planners now expect Moscow could push the Germans back to their homeland, potentially stringing a Khitzkrieg against Italy and pressuring Mussolini toward peace. The Roosevelt Churchill talks remain secret for strategic reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Hindenburg
Italy
Mussolini
Look Out Japs Tar Heels Are Getting Mad
Chapel Hill NC December report says about 1000 UNC students left college to join armed forces. Officials expect next quarter enrollment near 1939 40 winter level though exact figures await re-opening registrations. Central records chief notes about 3000 registered before Christmas vacation with one more registration day after holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Merit System For Promotions In Wartime
The War Department announced a wartime system of temporary promotion by selection for all regular, reserve, national guard officers and recalled retirees, following 1917-18 precedent. Immediate effects included advancing many senior officers and 360 captains plus 1620 first lieutenants of the army medical corps. Up to 60 percent of future wartime promotions will rely on field commander recommendations, with remaining vacancies filled by the War Department from reserves or admin transfers. NAZI LAUD JAPS Tokyo radio broadcast quoted Joachim von Ribbentrop praising Japanese patience toward threats while warning that Britain and the US misread Japan’s perseverance as weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
National Guard
Army Medical Corps
Tokyo
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Japan
Pownall Takes British Command In Far East
London dispatch reports Gen. Sir Henry Pownall, 53, named commander in chief of British forces in the Far East to halt the Japanese advance in Malaya. He succeeds Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, amid criticism of Malaya campaign leadership. News from Singapore notes continued Japanese patrols and shifting fronts as Singapore and Perak areas see action. Sydney commentary calls Brooke-Popham's removal an act of unfitness by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Henry Pownall
Malaya
Far East
Pownall
Robert Brooke
Popham
British Malaya
War Office
Imperial General Staff
Singapore
Sir Henry
Brions
Bri
Kota Bharu
Sungei
Perak
Perak River
Trenrganu
Sydney
Australia
W. M. Hughes
Robert Brooke-Popham
Britain
Only Remnants of Axis Force in Libya Described
London reports quote a military commentator calling Axis forces in Libya "only remnants" of the 150000 men Churchill said faced the British at the start of the North African campaign. The observer notes most of the German Italian force is shattered, but details of the remnants are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Libya
Churchill
Washington
Manila in flames as Japanese air raid devastates open city
Manila suffers vast firestorm as Japanese air force unleashes a prolonged raid after MacArthur designates the capital an open city. Reports said forces advanced from the north toward Manila, with Moncada and Paniéah Baguio contested. hundreds killed or wounded as fires engulf ancient churches and the treasury roof. American and British shelter at the Manila Hotel witnessed the bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Cronin, Jr
Manila
E.S.T
Douglas MacArthur
Damortis
Manila Bulletin
Moncada
Panieah
Baguio
Lingayen Gulf
Treasury
Manila Hotel
Bay Front
Van Harrington Burned In T'ville
Thomasville report says Roland Vann Harrington star shortstop in critical condition after a dye vat explosion at a local knitting mill. Harrington began pro play with Thomasville in 1938 and later played for Cincinnati and Durham, Birmingham, Indianapolis, with a noted strong throwing arm and power bat. His brother Fred played short stop for Concord last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Roland Vann Harrington
Harrington
Cincinnati
Durham
Birmingham
Ala
Indianapolis
Fred
Concord
Hull brands Manila raids barbaric and inhuman
Washington December 27 Secretary of State Hull declared Japan is practicing barbaric and inhuman methods by bombing Manila, an open city undefended to spare civilians. Senator Wheeler criticized U S restraint and said Tokyo and other Japanese cities should be bombed when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Japan
Manila
Hitler
Europe
China
Wheeler
d-Mont
Tokyo
Kobe
Japarnese
Ido
Dutch Keep Mark Of A Ship A Day
Berlin reports German bombers sank four Russian transports totaling 7 000 tons and damaged five more plus smaller vessels with heavy losses in men and material. The attack occurred in the straits linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
High Command
Straits of
Kerek
Black Sea
Sea of Azov
Crimea
Caucasus
Libya
Atlantic
Gibraltar
England
Russians claim six thousand Germans killed near Leningrad
Soviet forces claim a major push to lift the siege of Leningrad with more than 6,000 German casualties and the recapture of 32 villages. They say their troops crossed the Oka river line and advanced toward Kaluga while holding positions on other fronts. Moscow and London reports note continued Red Army offensives and widespread German losses as winter battles persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Volkhovo
Soviet Information Bureau
Moscow Radio
Oka River
Marotominsk
Kaluka
Central Front
Terestia
Oka
Volga
Adolf Hitler
London
Kaluga
Urga
Kliasma
Infornation Bureau
Australian Leader Says Destiny Tied With United States
Prime Minister John Curtin told the Melbourne Herald that Australia will align with the United States in the Pacific war, seeking US aid and a joint plan with US Britain Chinese and Dutch forces. He said Australia rejects the idea the Pacific struggle is subordinate to the broader conflict and will not be drawn away from Britain, aiming to shape a US led strategy as battles shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
John Curtin
Melbourne Herald
Britain
Pacific
United States
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S
Ith
Geneva
United States Congress
Winston Churchill
Congress of the United States
Senate
Rep
Wiliam P. Cole, Jr
Maryland
House
Wallace
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Vichy
Akron
Akron Motion Picture Operators Union
Ray Tucker
Orient
Russia
Philippines
van Harrington
T'ville
Straits of Kerch
Borneo
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Kuching
Sarawak
Anda
Baltic
Sevastopol
Crimean
Bern
Switzerland
Tribune de Geneve
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!