Finns Hold Terrace As Russians Push Southward
Jan 12 report from the Arctic front notes Soviet forces launching a twin attack to cut a path south from the Salla and Petsamo regions. Finnish guerilla tactics and extreme cold hamper decisive fighting while a Suomussalmi rear guard holds.
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Iby
Thomas F. Hawkins
ARCC
Salla
Petsamonts
Arctic
Alla
Suomussalmi
Petsamo
Arctic Circle
Suomussalmi Front
Officer Tried In Girl's Death At Mauch Chunk
Benjamin Franklin a Pennsylvania State Police corporal testified that he shot 14 year old Joan Stevens after she threatened him with a gun he says was a toy. He said he drew his pistol and fired when the girl demanded he drive her to Lansford and threatened to kill him.
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Mauch Chunk
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Joan Stevens
Nesquehoning
Edward Swatji
Swatji
Lansford
South Carolina Man Dies In Hospital From Injuries
D. P. Campbell of Greenville South Carolina died in a Waycross Georgia hospital early today from injuries sustained in a collision between his automobile and another driven by J. P. Williamson, also of Greenville. Williamson and his wife were reported in critical condition at a local hospital.
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South Carolina
Waycross
D. P. Campbell
Greenville
S. C
J. P. Williamson
Campbell
Williamson
Finnish marksmen repel Soviet parachute assaults on Karelian front
Finnish shooters reportedly gunned down and captured Soviet troops as parachutists landed behind Finnish lines on the Karelian Isthmus. Tidningen said groups of 50 were virtually annihilated at dusk. Denmark sent volunteers joining Swedish contingents aiding Finland, with exact numbers undisclosed.
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Copenhagen
Karelian
Stockholm
Tidningen
Scandinavia
Finland
Nationaltidende
Denmark
John E Mason Dies in Washington at 79
John E Mason, 79, native of York South Carolina, died at his Washington home. Funeral services set for tomorrow with burial in York on Monday. Mason was a Davidson College graduate and veteran of the Indian and Spanish American Wars.
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Washington
John E. Mason
York
S. C
Mason
Davidson College
FDR Seeks Bipartisan Finnish Aid Plan
President Roosevelt told reporters he asked Congressional leaders from both parties to craft a response to aid Finland amid the Russian invasion. He noted no decisions have been made and urged nonpartisan action, while saying he may discuss options with Myron Taylor, his Vatican peace envoy, though no instructions were set.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Para
Finand
Finland
State Department
Taylor
Myron Taylor
Vatican
Japanese Premier Abe to resign amid Yangtze trade talks
Tokyo Jan 12 Premier General Nobuyuki Abe announced he would resign Sunday as the cabinet faces collapse if the United States rejects Tokyo's proposal to reopen the lower Yangtze to third power trade. Foreign Minister Nobura Nomura may be reappointed as part of a stopgap cabinet amid factional deadlock.
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Tokyo
Nobuyuki Abe
United States
Yangtze
Nomura
Kichisaburo Nomura
Japan
Washington
Abe
Imperial Palace
Kurahei Yuasa
Kimmochi Saionji
Qkitsu
Pall
House approves emergency defense bill for armed forces units
The House passed an $8 264,611,252 emergency defense appropriation for the army, navy, coast guard and FBI. A late bid to send the measure back with a prohibition on ship patrols in a stated neutrality zone failed.
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Washington
House
Army
Pbavy
Coast Guard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Schafer
Wis
Appropriations Committee
Welles
Russian Planes Over Helsinki
Russians planes over southern Finland interrupt telephone lines and trigger Helsinki air raid alarm from 2 15 to 3 50 p m BST. Slight ground vibrations blamed on bombs dropped on nearby islands. Turku raid reported with few details available.
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Helsinki
Finland
Turku
Abo
Finns Receiving European War Aid via France
Paris reports Spain Italy and southeastern Europe are shipping war materiel to embattled Finland through France. An official spokesman said material is considerable and volunteers are en route to join Finnish forces. Observers note reports Spaniards may be sending German and Russian guns to Finland.
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Paris
Spain
Italy
Finland
France
British Ports Hit By Fourth German Air Raid
German bombing planes over the Thames estuary and Suffolk coast during a fourth straight raid drew fierce anti aircraft fire. No bombs dropped as planes flew high. Goering marked his birthday with failed raids. The Keynes was sunk, Granta and El Oso damaged, Traviata cited. The RAF conducted scouting flights over Germany.
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Hugh Wagnon
London
Thames
Suffolk
Yorkshire
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Germany
Helgoland Bight
English
Keynes
North Sea
L. Fisher
Granta
Traviata
Japan apologizes to U S woman for bridge incident
Miss Frances Donaldson of Louisville Kentucky received a Japanese naval apology after she was attacked by a sentry on December 20 as she crossed a bridge into the International Settlement. A naval spokesman had questioned the report on December 29 but later acknowledgment was made. Donaldson works for an embroidery exporting firm.
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Shanghai
Frances Donaldson
Louisville
International Settlement
Miss Donaldson
Soldier Held After Raeford Girl Dies In Wreck
Sanf ord Jan 12 Miss Virginia Davis of Raeford died of a broken neck in a highway wreck near here. Four others were injured when a light coach driven by Sat Johnny Cox of Ft Bragg struck the trailer of a truck stopped by Frank Hinshaw of Jonesboro. Cox, who had a broken arm, is held pending an inquest.
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Sanford
Virginia Davis
Raeford
Here
J. C. Harthcock
Johnny Cox
Ft. Bragg
Frank Hinshaw
Jonesboro
Haithcock
Cox
Extradition Refused for Escapee Carlton Chilton
Gov. John W. Bricker refused to extradite Carlton B. Chilton to Oklahoma citing his 25 years of good conduct and rehabilitation. Oklahoma had pressed the claim after earlier denial, while Chilton remains employed in Ohio's highway department. The decision follows a formal extradition hearing attended by clemency officials.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Oklahoma
Carlton B. Chilton
Bricker
Chilton
Leon Phillips
Harry Miller
Joe Chilton
Martin L. Davey
State Highway Department
Owen J. Watts
Monarchs Gather for Balkan Parley in Secret Meeting
In Bucharest on January 12 King Carol of Romania and Regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia reportedly held a secret conference two days earlier at Vrsac near the frontier. Crown Prince Mihail of Romania and Yugoslav Premier Dragutin Cvetković attended, amid talks on Romania’s stance toward Italy-Hungary offers and possible Balkan defense against a Russian move.
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Bucharest
Carol of
Romania
Prince Paul
Yugoslavia
Vrsac
Mihal
Rumania
Dragila Cvetkovic
Carol
Paul
Hungary
Italy
Balkans
Krupp Von Bohlen und Halbach Son Killed in Action
Lieut Claus Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, 29, aviator and second son of the Krupp Works head, was killed in action January 10. The Krupp family announced the loss from Berlin.
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Berlin
Claus Krupp von
Bartley Mine Disaster Traps 91 Workers in West Virginia
In Bartley West Virginia, 91 miners were trapped 600 feet underground after a blast at Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal. Twenty-five bodies found, 66 missing as rescue teams pushed through slate and rock to reach the right entry. Company officials fear all remaining men are dead.
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Leo Disher Bartley
W. Va
Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Corporation
Bartley No. 1
Bartley
Mather
Mononga
Republicans Move To Cut Defense Bill Faces Setback
A GOP effort to trim the administration 267 million emergency defense and neutrality appropriation failed 93 to 50 after Rep. Taber proposed reducing four months of winter maneuvers funds from 18 million to 9 million. Rep. Lambertson warned troop build up signals war prep, while Rep. Woodrum backed generals Pershing and Marshall on maneuver length. Admiral Stark sought authority to build larger cruisers. Roosevelt urged bipartisan talks on Finland aid, and Wallace backed Hull's reciprocal trade program before the Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
Rep
Taber
General Staff
Woodrum
D-Va
John J. Pershing
George C. Marshall
Army
Harold R. Stark
House Naval Committee
Navy
Congress
Roosevelt
Finland
Russia
Hull
Wallace
Agriculture Department
House
Ways and Means Committee
Gearhart
R-Calif
Latin Uprising Is Squelched in Ecuador
In Guayaquil on January 12 a failed uprising by aviation officers led by Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra was quickly suppressed by army sergeants and about 30 soldiers. Velasco Ibarra and Major Rafael Astudillo were arrested along with Flores Milo.
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Carlos Arroyo del Rio
Quito
Arroyo del Rio
Col
Luis Rodriguez
Tomas Osoric
Charlotte Couple Arrested for Stealing Bible in Hotel
In Danville Virginia a Charlotte North Carolina couple, Mr. and Mrs. Branch Alexander Chapman, were fined five dollars and costs for stealing a Gideon Bible from a hotel room. The manager testified the Bible was missing when they checked out and a search of their bags confirmed the theft. The couple claimed innocence and said friends in a neighboring room packed their valise.
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Danville
Branch Alexander Chapman
Charlotte
North Carolina
Gideon
Hugh Clement
Chapman
Chapmans
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