Nippon Troops Edge Way Into Hunan Capital
Chinese reports confirm Japanese forces breached the northern suburbs of Changsha, with intense fighting continuing in a shifting, no-quarter battle for the city. Japanese air assaults and river crossings disrupted defenses as Hengyang and other Hunan towns faced bombing, while Chinese troops fought in neighboring Kiangsi and Chekiang regions amid heavy casualties.
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Chungking
China
Changsha
Hunan
Silk Center
Liuyang
Hengyang
Kidangsi
Shaohing
Chekiang
Recruiting Hits New High
Washington reports during the first two weeks of fighting against Japan new U S Army recruits exceed the entire May 1917 total. Col Harold N Gilbert, chief of recruiting, estimates the monthly total may reach 50 000. May 1917 enlisted 39 589. the current rush to the colors is expected to rise with holiday season ending and overtime in recruiting offices.
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Washington
United States Army
Harold N. Gilbert
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Gilbert
Caution in Soviet stance against Allied overtures
Berlin dispatches quote Ho chi newspaper urging the Soviet Union to strictly observe the neutrality pact with Japan and reject Anglo American efforts to pull Moscow toward their side. The piece criticizes Churchill Roosevelt talks and warns against the Western democracies pressuring Soviet Russia for greater aid.
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Berlin
Tokyo
Hochi
Japan
Churchill
Roosevelt
Russia
England
United States
Help On Way To Singapore
General Sir Henry Pownall, new commander in chief of British forces in the Far East, says considerable help is on the way to Malaya as Japanese landings approach Singapore. Fighting narrows the distance to Singapore to about 190 miles in the east and 275 miles in the west, with British forces engaging in lower Perak and Parak fronts.
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Singapore
Ikuatan
Lower Perak
Parak
Mai
Anti Strike Legislation Proposed on Capitol Hill
On January 2 1944 Senator BallMinn urged Congress to consider laws forcing union registration and regulating operations to end the closed shop during the wartime emergency He argued voluntary industry labor pacts failed to protect workers access to jobs and called for federal rules ensuring fair union elections and non denial of membership for defense plant workers
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Senator Ball-Minn
Congress
Ball
Defense
British Capture Bardia and Free 1000 Prisoners
British and South African forces seized Bardia near the Libyan Egyptian frontier after a multi day assault. The GHQ communique said 1000 British prisoners held there were freed as Bartha's citadel fell, and over 1000 German and Italian troops were captured.
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Cairo
Bardia
Bartha
Agedabia
Filipinos Praised by FR for Defense of Homeland
President Roosevelt commends the courageous defense of the homeland by the Filipino people and says Filipinos in the United States will serve with equal credit. He notes new Filipinos may join U S Armed Forces under a new law and states the War Department is studying utilization of Filipino volunteers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
J. M. Elizalde
Philippines
Washington Debates War Strategy Among Allies
Washington sources report a sharp split among anti Hitler powers over long range war aims. Churchill favors defeating Hitler first on the Continent and then tackling Japan and Italy. Roosevelt is seen as an impartial arbiter leaning toward a combined approach but promises protection to democratic allies. Dutch Chinese and Australian leaders prefer smashing Japan and Italy first to hasten Nazi collapse. Прод
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Simajler
Churchill
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Uncle Sam
Diutehh
East Indies
Latin Envoys In Capital Sign Solidarity Pact
Ambassadors and ministers from anti axis nations met at the State Department in Washington to sign a joint resolution pledging solidarity and a commitment not to seek a separate peace. Latin American representatives from nine countries who declared war on the Axis joined Dutch Belgian Norwegian Luxembourg and others in the signing. Cuban Ambassador Dr Aurelio Concheso was among the first to sign as the group called for unity against Germany Italy and Japan.
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Washington
State Department
Panamanias
Jaen Guardia
Guardia
Japan
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Adolpha A. Berle, Jr
Panama
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Cuba
el Salvador
Haiti
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Aurelio Concheso
Oil Pipeline Set to Start Flowing Early January
Greensboro officials announced the new Shreveport La pipeline will begin delivering gasoline and oil to local terminals between January 13 and February 1. The line is expected to push product through at about six miles per hour.
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Greensboro
Shreveport
Tripolitania Raided By RAF in Misurata and El Melaha
Rome reports British air raids on Misurata and El Melaha deep in Tripolitania caused damage to civilian structures and casualties. Axis airmen attacked British forces moving from the Agedabia front south of Bangasi as clashes persist and details remain unclear.
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Rome
British Previow
Tripolitania
Cirenasca
Fripoli
Federal Revenue In North Carolina Shows Big Increase
GREENSBORO JAN 2 Internal Revenue collections in North Carolina for December 1941 totaled 39,274,165.20, up 8,847,191.55 from December 1940. For the first six months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, receipts reached 220,000,645.96, an increase of 35,790,579.67 over the prior year. The report notes December and six month gains, with the income tax period ahead in March.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Charles H. Robertson
Manila Falls To Japanese Forces As Philippines Evacuates
Manila and Cavite fell to Japanese forces as military and naval supplies were evacuated. American Filipino troops held positions north of Manila while Cavite’s equipment and records were removed except for hospital staff tending the wounded. Japanese entry into Manila occurred by 3 p.m. and defense lines were readjusted to blunt the offensive northward from southeast landing points.
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Associated Press
Washington
Manila
Cavite
War and Navy Departments
War Department
Philippines
United States
Navy
Naval Hospital
Manila Bay
Atimonan
Japanese planes sink ship and damage another in Malacca attack
Tokyo reports a New Year’s Day strike sinking a 2,000 ton enemy vessel and damaging a 3,000 ton transport in the Malacca straits between Sumatra and the Malay peninsula. The raid also sank a speedboat and disabled three others in dive bombing sorties while a Martin 139 bomber was shot down over Malaya.
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Tokyo
Malacca Straits
Malaya
Sumatra
Malay Peninsula
Pacific War Enters Critical Phase in Indies Defense
London dispatch reports the Pacific war approaching a pivotal period as Dutch East Indies forces bear much of the burden defending islands from Sumatra to Timor and the Celebes. With Britain and the United States delayed in reinforcing, Japanese moves aim to seize oil and rubber, while Dutch naval and air power, aided by native troops and Chinese volunteers, holds the line against sea-borne incursions and island jungles. The tally notes Dutch scuttled losses and that the Indies defense may be the decisive front this winter.
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London
Netherlands East Indies
Britain
United States
Maya
Philippines
Sumatra
Timor
Celebes
Indies
Tokyo
Wetherlands
Netherlands
NEI
Strait of Malacca
Penang
Ecdeiope Tee Et
No More New Cars Sales Ban To Boost U S War Production
The United States prohibited sale of new passenger cars and light trucks to mobilize the auto industry for war production. Civilians may buy only stock already with dealers, with rationing to begin by Jan 15 under Leon Henderson. Industry leaders say the move will aid defense output and labor reallocation.
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Washington
United States
Lendlease
Leon Henderson
Alvan MacAuley
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Detroit
Fall of Manila prompts last stand on Corregidor
Tokyo reports Japanese toll that General MacArthur’s forces retreated to Corregidor and the Batan Peninsula after losing Manila. Domei says Corregidor’s batteries and air defenses make it a world class fortress as Manila Bay remains a focal point in Japan’s war aims.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor
Batan Peninswa
Manila
Domel
Manila Bay
Batan
Hout
Philippine
Domei
Philippines
Japan
Unite States
Spies Handed Heavy Terms In Brooklyn Court
In New York on January 2 heavy prison terms were imposed in Brooklyn Federal Court on the first of 33 persons tied to a worldwide espionage case. Judge Mortimer W. Byers handed sentences to 14 defendants convicted December 12 of conspiracy to avoid registering as agents of Germany and conspiracy to deliver vital American defense secrets. Lang, a 40 year old ex Norden Bombsights employee, received 20 years with sentences on two counts to run concurrently. Roeder, ex Sperry Gyroscope employee, was sentenced to 16 years after pleading guilty to one count. Court attaches said about three hours would be needed to sentence all defendants.
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New York
Brooklyn
Mortimer W. Byers
Germany
Axisman
Tierman Lang
Norden Company
Lang
Everett Roeder
Sperry Gyroscope
Russians Build Deadly Plane to Fight Nazi Tanks
New York Jan 2 British broadcast citing the hips cow radio reports the Russian Army is under construction an antitank plane said to spell destruction to the German armored force. The BBC also notes a new pursuit plane capable of more than 3500 miles an hour.
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New York
BBC
Lieve
CBS
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Crasil Fayetteville
A. C. James
Wilmington
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