England at risk of invasion and Canada’s role explored
An expert argues England could be vanquished by Nazi forces, while Canada and the United States coordinate defenses. Roosevelt and King pledge support across the seas, noting the danger of a prolonged war and the possibility of a drawn out struggle if Britain falls.
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United Tes
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FDR To Show Balance In U S Budget Amid Deficit
President Roosevelt plans a budget for the year starting July 1 showing a balance between normal expenses and revenues while total spending reaches about 17 billion dollars. The defense program drives emergency costs to roughly 9 billion, with non defense items trimmed to balance the ordinary budget. Federal revenues for the coming year are forecast at just over 8 billion, aided by higher taxes and the defense surcharge.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Greeks Continue Counter Attacks Near Klisura and Tepeleni
An Associated Press report from the Greek front notes heavy Fascist losses as counter-attacks in the Klisura region are repulsed and Italian tanks suffer headlong flights. Greek airmen skirmish in low altitude runs, using sticks and stones when short of bombs, fleeing in poor weather to avoid superior forces.
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Klisura
Tepeleni
Associated Press
United States
Roosevelt Eyes Broad Powers For Lease-Lend Plan
The president and Senate leaders debate general provisions for the lease-lend scheme as Barkley says broad powers will be sought to enact it. After initial sessions, both chambers recessed while Democratic and Republican senators meet to tighten party machinery.
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Senate
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House
Thieves Reported Active in Gastonia. Cash Taken Near Rankin Armfield
Reports to police say raiders stole about 400 dollars from the Rankin Armfield Furniture Co store and 118 dollars from a steel cabinet in real estate dealer Hugh Pinnix’s office. A fountain pen and pencils were taken from the Life Insurance Company of Virginia office.
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Gastonia
Rankin-Armfield_ Furniture Company
Hugh Pinnix
Lifere Company of
Virginia
Increased Desert Fighting Reported Near Tobruk and Bardia
Dispatches describe renewed actions in the Tobruk Bardia area with Italian defenses breached along a wide front. Australian forces led dawn strikes in the Libyan desert while British reports claim no prisoners lost in the Nile campaign so far.
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Bardia
Gazala
Egypt
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Americans Coming Home From Europe To Be Sent Home
About 600 destitute Americans who had been living in France will be sent home next week. The United States State Department is coordinating with Red Cross officials to assist the unemployed exiles who lost jobs after France collapsed and could not pay their own passage.
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Portugal
France
U. S. State Department
Red Cross
Fire at Wilmington Standard Oil pumping station
Firefighters quickly contained a blaze at the Standard Oil Company terminals pumping station in Wilmington. Damage was slight, and Chief Ludie Croom warned of potential catastrophe if the fire had spread.
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Wilmington
Standard Oil Company
Ludie Croom
Bullitt to Speak on America and the War at UNC
William C. Bullitt former ambassador to France will address University of North Carolina Tuesday night on America and the War. The talk is hosted by UNC International Relations Club in Chapel Hill.
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Funeral Rites for Coy C. Stewart Held at Green Street
Funeral services for Coy C. Stewart will be held at Green Street Baptist Church Sunday at 2 30 PM with viewing from 1 30 PM. Rev Julius S Hopkins presides. Interment at Deep River Cemetery. Pallbearers Montgomery Culler Walter Whitt Beamer Crouch Wesley Robbins Wesley Teague Doak Johnson. Stewart died Friday at home 612 Park Street after forty years in the city.
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Deep River Cemery
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Beamer Crouch
Wesley Robbins
Wesley Teague
Doak Johnson
Mr. Stewart
Park Street
Registration records show 4.72 million aliens registered
Earl G. Harrison reported that 4,720,282 non citizens residing in the continental United States had registered and fingerprinted by January 4. Thousands more records were anticipated as the four month period ended December 26.
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State Highway Patrol
Nunr
Washington
Earl G. Harrison
Continental
United States
Advances Noted By Labor Department In 1940
A. L. Fletcher reports Region VI progress under the Federal Wage and Hour Law with rising compliance, 221 thousand 293.71 dollars in restitution paid to 8,312 North Carolina workers, and AD-85 payments aiding 1,186 employees. North Carolina led in cooperative enforcement while South Carolina totals exceed 150 thousand dollars.
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A. L. Fletcher
U. S. Department of Labor
Region VI
North Carolina
South Carolina
Fletcher
D. Lacy Mce- Brode
McBryde
Britain ship aid debated in U S defense circles
Washington reports defense authorities privately weighing releasing cargo ships and old destroyers to Britain to spur ship production and bolster its lifeline. President Roosevelt announced a plan to build 200 additional cargo ships costing 300 to 350 million dollars, while options include leasing more American ships or reallocating foreign merchant tonnage.
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Britain
Navy
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
British raids across the channel signal strategic rethink
Dispatches describe raiders seeking prisoners and intelligence inside German lines, with boats ranging from trawlers to fishing smacks. Bonuses are small, dangers large, and officials say raids show Britain will not yield to aerial bombardment alone.
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Gereman
Amiens
Germany
War Department Tenders For Tents and Cloth Awarded
The War Department announced contracts in Washington on January 4 awarding Carolina Awning and Tent Co of Rocky Mount NC 1 161 pyramidal tents with bags for 16254 dollars Erwin Cotton Mills Co of Cooleemee NC 110000 yards cotton cloth for 32956 dollars and Riegel Textile Corp of Ware Shoals SC 200000 yards cotton cloth for 5700 dollars.
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War Department
Carolina Awning and Tent Company
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N. C
Erwin Cotton Mills Company
Cooleemee
Riegel Textile Corporation
Ware Shoals
Chicago dairy and produce price report catches mixed gains
Chicago market notes show butter receipts at 803 837 pounds with firmer tone and creamery scores around 93 to 31 9 19 92 3014 91 30 percent 90 30 89 29 88 29 90 with carrots at 30. Eggs receipts 7 327 steady with refrigerator extras 20 and standards 19 percent while other prices hold steady.
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Syrian Commissioner Under Weygand Orders
Beirut Lebanon Jan 4 General Henri Dentz the new French high commissioner for Syria has been placed under the direct orders of Gen Maxime Weygand by the Vichy government, solidifying the two largest French Middle East territories. Observers see this as signaling unified action of the French empire in case of a Vichy Berlin shift.
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Africa
Syria
Philippe Petan
Berlin
New York Stocks Stall After Friday Rally
Stocks held a narrow line after a cautious session with mixed gains and losses. Selected issues showed quiet strength while steel and motor shares faltered, with about 400 000 shares traded in two hours. Key movers included Westinghouse Allied Chemical Eastman Kodak Air Reduction Johns Manville United Aircraft Santa Fe Southern Railway Pennsylvania and International Harvester. Losses came from U S Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet Chrysler General Motors American Telephone Douglas Aircraft Kennecott Texas Corp Consolidated Edison and American Smelting.
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Air Reduction
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Southern Railway
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Standard Oil
U S Marines Incident Sparks International Dissent
The Japanese North China general staff defended its inquiry saying the clash began after a U S Marine knocked a pipe from a Japanese man. The Japanese blamed the Americans and said an apology was due. The American account claimed five Marines were insulted by armed Japanese civilians and arrested by gendarmes without MP access.
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North China General Staff
U. S
Phillips Leaves New York for Rome Post
Ambassador William Phillips departed New York aboard the Pan American Atlantic Clipper for his Rome assignment saying he was returning in a routine manner with no special instructions.
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New York
William Phillips
Rome
Pan American Railways
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