Bulgars and Turks Deploy Troops Along Front
Sofia reports Bulgaria massing most troops south toward Turkey as 400000 Turkish soldiers stand ready across Thrace. German sources doubt Turks cross. Turkish assembly extends military service, while observers note Soviet influence figures in Sofia amid war anxieties.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Danube
Romania
Turkey
Thrace
Anatolia Agency
Ankara
Refik Saydam
Alexander Mihakovitch
Balkan
Soviet Commissariat of Foreign Affairs
Boris
Greeks claim new advances in Albania front
Greek forces report gains in the coastal sector and north of Klisura in Albania as Italian lines weaken. In Valona coastal fighting they say 173 prisoners, plus captures of key mountain positions, threaten Tepeleni Valona communications and widen Greek rear areas.
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Associated Press
Klisura
Tepeleni-Klisura
Albania
High Command
Decla
Chimara
Valona
Tepeleni
Talians
Royal Air Force
Large Circle of Thefts Arrested in Eastern NC and Norfolk Area
Sheriff announces six men and a woman arrested in a large theft syndicate case spanning Eastern North Carolina and the Norfolk region of Virginia. The roundup followed the shooting of escaped convict Steve Cromwell at Belhaven. Several suspects waived extradition and face charges including liquor-store robberies and station heists.
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Washington, N. C
William Umley
North Carolina
Norfolk
Virginia
Belhaven
Lee Gutherie
Norfolk Southern
Cromwell
Gutherie
Amney
Jack Cason
Dennis G. Woolard
Florence Jesse Hammond
Fayetteville
Aerie Weech
James Willoughby
George Willoughby
Fayette Williams
Chester A. Morris Bean
Aurora
Cheswell
Jamesville
Bund Members Sentenced On Hatred Charges
Sussex County Judge Losey upholds New Jersey race hatred statutes and sets January 31 for sentencing Wilhelm Kunze and eight Bund associates on indictments charging promoting hatred against people of the Jewish religion. Attorneys plan appeal. maximum penalties include three years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Newton
N. J
Sussex County
John C. Losey
New Jersey
Wilhelm Kunze
Bund
Losey
John Winans
State Supreme Court to Hand Down Opinions Tomorrow
Raleigh Jan 7 The State Supreme Court will hand down opinions tomorrow as members hope to clear the full docket and adjourn sine die.
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State Supreme Court
Raleigh
Turkes and Bulgars on alert and Tobruk moves noted
World war brief reports describe Turkish and Bulgarian alertness while British troops press toward Tobruk and raids intensify in the Midlands. Greek advances in Albania continue amid broader Allied military activity noted in front pages.
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Tobruk
British Midlands
Albania
General Assembly
E. Mill
Knox
FDRs Friend Morgan Held in German Camp
Captain Charles Davis Morgan, a U S citizen and Roosevelt friend, is in a German prison camp after being captured in the battle of Flanders while serving with the British army. His wife Louise Warfield Morgan of Baltimore is a cousin of the Duchess of Windsor. The embassy disclosed the case and said it has reached the White House but under international law he remains a British soldier.
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Berlin
Charles Davis Morgan
United States
Roosevelt
Morgan
Louise Warfield Morgan
Baltimore
Duchess of Windsor
Flanders
White House
British estimate 94 thousand Italian troops now ineffective
London reports official quarters estimate the British army has rendered 94 000 Italian troops ineffective in North Africa since December 9. The tally includes at least 70 000 prisoners and captures large quantities of war materials as mechanized units reach Tobruk's outer defenses near the Egyptian border.
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London
North Africa
Tobruk
British Bombers Hit Merchantman and Tanker Off Europe
British air ministry reports that bombers damaged an enemy merchantman off Norway and scored a direct hit on an enemy tanker off the Netherlands coast yesterday.
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London
Norway
Netherlands
Air Ministry
Scrap Prices May Be Tied to Steel Industry Control
Leon Henderson, defense commissioner for price matters, warned that drastic steps to curb iron and steel scrap prices would be recommended unless scrap dealers cut prices by several dollars per ton voluntarily. The meeting with scrap dealers urged a voluntary reduction to support capacity operations, aiming for a $20 per ton ceiling for number 1 heavy melting steel scrap at Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Defense
Henderson
National Defense Commission
Pittsburgh
Heaviest Nazi Raid Hits Midlands and London
German raiders killed or wounded residents in a midlands town during the heaviest daylight raid on the area as London and southeast towns suffered interruptions. Bombs, gunfire, and anti aircraft fire roared across the capital with one or two aircraft using low clouds in hit and run maneuvers.
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London
Midlands
Thames
East England
Liverpool
Bheast
Britain
Germany
Broadcasting House
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Ministry of Information
Responsibility In Eire Case Denied by Nazis
Germany denied responsibility for bombs found near Dublin on Jan. 2 3 and suggested German planes may have flown over neutral Ireland on Jan 1 2. The government promised continued negotiations and offered regrets and reparations if investigators blamed German fliers.
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Eire
Berlin
Germany
Dublin
Ireland
Marseille
Geneva
Zurich
Basel
Athenia
Britain
Winston Ch Reh
Newspapermen To Discuss Defense
The 17th annual North Carolina Newspaper Institute will meet January 16-18 at North Carolina and Duke Universities to discuss national defense. Key speakers include Lt Col Carl J. Dockler and Lt Col M A Cox, with Edward Beattie Jr and Aurelio Miro Inesada among others.
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Chapel Hill
National Defense
North Carolina Newspaper Institute
North Carolina
Duke
North Carolina Association
Wik Carmichael, Jr
University of North Cem
Giro Hitler
Association of Whys
Carl J. Doekler
Department of Intelligence
M. A. Cox
Department of Public Relations
Lenoir Chambers
Norfolk
Virginian Pilot
Edward Beattie, Jr
United Press
Aurelio Miro Inesada
Owens Will Spark E Wan at National Retail Dealers' Meet
Reading broken text, Owen will spark e wan clash at the National Retail Dry Dealers Association annual convention in New York next week.
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E. Wan
David
National Wills Retail Dry ® Dealers’ Association
New York
Tobacco plants coming up on several farms
Farm Agent J. O. Anthony reported today that on several farms in this section tobacco plants were coming up in their beds. The crops are in an early stage and developing as expected for this period.
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Wilson
Jan
J. O. Anthony
Body of Amy Mollison Still Sought in Thames
The renowned British aviator Amy Johnson Mollison is feared drowned after her plane shuddered and ditched in the Thames estuary. Boatmen search the waters as questions about possible passengers remain unanswered.
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Amy Mollison
Thames
London
Amy Johnson Mollison
Weters
Thames Estuary
Air Transport Auxiliary
Army drills reveal 6 000 Marines at Guantanamo ready for Caribbean action
The report claims 600 000 United States troops are in training while 6 000 Marines at Guantanamo are equipped with top artillery and armored cars waiting to strike in the Caribbean. It argues the blitzkrieg example could deter Axis powers and mentions a separate note about Marriner Eccles guiding curbs on monetary power and a confidential advisory report from October.
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Eam
Hitler
Navy
Sworld
Guantanamo
United States
Martinique
Caribbean
Holland
Belgium
France
Desert Troops Reach El Adem in Rapid Tobruk Advance
British desert troops reach El Adem 80 miles from Tobruk as Italian defenses retreat. RAF says 40 Italian warplanes were captured at the abandoned Tobruk airport. Mussolini’s cabinet reaffirms alliance with Germany while Britain pursues a swift campaign to eject Italians from North Africa.
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Italy
el Adem
Tobruk
Rodolfo Graziani
RAF
Libya
Mussolini
Il Duce
Rome
Germany
Sir Archibald P. Wavell
Army of
North Africa
Britain
London
Liverpool
Midlands
Thrace
Danube
Bulgaria
Hitler
Romania
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Bardia
Navy Plans To Add Four Thousand Planes This Year
Rear Admiral John H. Towers told Congress the Navy expects to add about 4,000 aircraft to the fleet in the coming year, despite delays. He cited parts shortages and subcontractor issues as factors, noting 2,590 planes were on hand January 1 with roughly 300 to be deducted for losses and crashes.
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Washington
John H. Towers
Congress
Navy
Naval Aviation
House Naval Committee
Vinson
Towers
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