German Hopes Of Breathing Spell Vanish
German defeat looms in Russia as Hitler’s forces face setbacks while Axis troops retreat in Libya. The Berlin Tokyo Rome pact fails to immobilize the United States, negating plans to concentrate Allied efforts. The Pacific war also denies Hitler a respite, with fighting extending in Luzon and North Africa.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Hitler
Luzon
Britain
Singapore
America
Pacific
Atlantic
Tokyo
Russia
North Africa
Bomb punctuated songs mark last days of Hongkong siege
Japs played tunes from loudspeakers as Victoria Bay and Hongkong Island endured the final days of the siege. British defenders, including Quebec and Middle Western Canadians and Indians, fought with valor. Civilians avoided panic as water and electricity failed, and Japanese forces neared surrender after 17 days of battle. Admiral Chang-Chak was wounded, and a party of officers was machine-gunned attempting to flee.
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Associated Press
Chungeeng
Quebec
Chang- Chak
West Point
Victoria
Hongkong
Admiral Chang-Chak
National Sales Tax Considered by House Committee
Washington reports that the House Ways and Means Committee debates a new general revenue target of 7 billion dollars for 1942 war needs and weighs a general sales tax. Members voice varied views on exemptions and alternatives, with some favoring payroll taxes to reduce inflation, while others oppose or fear political hurdles.
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Donald A. Young
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Treasury
Congress
Taft R-Oltroy
Ways and Means
Doughton
DWC
Cooper
D-Tenn
Duncan
D-Mat
Buck
D-Calif
Boland
D-Pa
Treadway
D-Mass
McLean
Ihough Beland
Disney
D-Okla
Gearhart
Calif
Hil
Nazi Leaders Worried Over Revolt Report
The Nazi hierarchy denies reports of an imminent revolution as a border dispatch notes psyop measures while Hitler’s press chief and German papers acknowledge heavy losses in Russia. A broad recruiting push fills a spring offensive plan from Germany to Bulgaria Norway and the Baltic states. Reports say no organized revolt exists though authorities fear unrest and press denials are issued at night to foreign correspondents.
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Associated Press
Reich
Thse
Foreign Office
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Bulgaria
Baltic States
Norway
Deutsche Zeitung
Norwegen
Sweden
Finland
Berlin
Reports Persist That Finland Is Ready For Peace
Reports persisted tonight that Finland seeks peace with Russia through Stockholm intermediaries, despite Berlin denials. Stockholm advices said German troops were withdrawn from Finland and Swedish volunteers were not being replaced. Information from Sweden and Finland indicated Juhapää Paasikivi held talks with Stockholm leaders aiming at negotiated peace, continuing a veteran diplomat pattern from 1940.
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Berlin
Finland
Russia
Stockholm
Stockhaolm
Sweden
Juhu Paasikivi
Bitter debates over joint board for war industry
Washington reports tense behind the scenes talks between automobile industry leaders and labor chiefs about a proposed joint supervisory board for total war production. Industrialists reject worker directors, saying consultations suffice and fear postwar fixation on shared governance.
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Ashington
Ray Tucker
Retreating Nazis Pressed by Soviet Counter‑Offensive
Soviet forces pressed a widening counter‑offensive northwest and southwest of Moscow, claiming Mozhaisk recapture and German retreats toward Staritsa and toward Rzhev. The BBC and Tzvestia reports described German reinforcements rushing in while the Red Army advanced on a broad front, with 42 German planes downed and several localities evacuated.
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William C. King
London
Moscow
Mozhaisk
Red Army
Mozaisk
Staritsa
Rzhev
Pzhey
Tzvestia
BBC
New York
CBS
Izvestia
Vyazma-Bryansk
Crimea
NBC
Sevastopol
Russias
Black Sea
Kerch
Feodosiya
Evpateriva
Mosun- Rostov
Jonets Basin
Crimean
Man Who Killed Surgeon To Die In Gas Chamber
A Durham jury found John S Baldwin guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Dr. Randolph Jones at Duke Hospital. He was sentenced to death in Raleigh's gas chamber on Feb. 27, with execution pending a post verdict appeal. Baldwin, a 38 year old Columbus County farmer, appeared calm, saying he preferred death to insanity, and voiced concerns about family control of his property and motive behind insanity claims.
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Durham
John S. Baldwin
Randolph Jones
Duke Hospital
R. Hunt Parker
Baldwin
Raleigh
A. R. Wilson
Cholice
E.G. Belvin
State Prison
L. L. Morgan
J. M. Mangum
Clyde Ward
Columbus Countis’ Farmer
Whiteville
Massive Wisconsin Elevator Fire Destroys Grain Cargo
In Superior Wisconsin a raging blaze in 12 below zero weather destroyed a huge elevator and 1 500 000 bushels of grain. Officials put damage at 2 250 000 dollars with grain valued at a dollar a bushel and the elevator at 750 000 dollars. Firefighters fought to save nearby docks and a large gasoline depot as explosions shook the area injuring seven men and five employees. Thousands watched in the bitter cold as police kept onlookers back from the danger zone. The blaze, the worst here since 1907, likely will smolder for a week.
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Superior
Wis
Great Northern Railroad
Edward Nelson
Nelson
Navy Cross Awarded To Kearny Officers
Washington January 10 The Navy announced the award of the Navy Cross to three officers of the destroyer Kearny torpedoed near Iceland by a German submarine October 17 and 11 other crew members were cited for heroism gallantry and devotion to duty. At the same time the Navy disclosed 11 men killed aboard the vessel all died at their battle stations.
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Washington
Navy
Kearny
Iceland
Kuala Lumpur Amid Japanese Claims In Malaya Battle
Fragmentary reports from Washington and London indicate Japanese forces may crown a rapid push into the Dutch East Indies while pressing Luzon and Mindanao. British defense lines hold Singapore as Kuala Lumpur reportedly falls. air and naval actions continue across Malaya and Borneo fronts.
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Associated Press
Britain
Singapore
Sun
Kuala Lumpur
Henry R. Pownall
Malaya
Slim River
Tarakan
Borneo
Sungei Patani
Thailand
Singora
Ipoh
Increased Striking Power Of Chinese Proved At Changsha
Chinese forces under Chiang Kai-Shek defeated a larger Japanese army in Changsha, with official reports claiming five to one Japanese losses. The battle near Hunan’s capital, aided by lend-lease gear, involved about 80,000 Chinese against 120,000 Japanese, and followed multiple preceding attempts by Japan to seize the city. Casualties were heavy on both sides as pursuit continued toward the Laotao and Milo rivers, with Yochow base reportedly crowded with wounded Japanese.
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Svencer Moosa
Changsha
China
Hunan
Chang
Sha
Chiang
Yochow
Hankow
Rommel May Make Stand at Gulf of Sirte
Cairo Jan 10 Reports of RAF bombing and machine gun fire on Axis tanks near Ras El Aali suggest Rommel may choose the Gulf of Sirte as his next stand. British HQ said Axis withdrawal along the 70 mile road to El Agheila was swift, preventing action. Ras El Aali on the coast is a noted Axis supply base and potential reinforcement point. Churchill put Axis strength near 150000 but many prisoners taken total around 25000.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ras el Aali
Erwin Rommel
Gulf of Sirte
Middle East
el Agheila
Agedahia
Tripolitania
Rommel
Churchill
Ouset
Halfaya Pass
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East Indies
Navy Department
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Wisconsin
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Philippines
Indies
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Dutch East Indies
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Barneo
Sarawak
Davao
MacArthur
Batan Peninsula
Subic Bay
Manila Bay
South China Sea
Olongapo
Batan
Corregidor Island
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