Line Closer to Manila as Luzon Defenses Hold
United States submarines sink two more Japanese vessels in the Far East as Manila reports defenders holding lines in northern Luzon amid a Japanese buildup. General MacArthur shortens lines in Pampanga to face reinforced enemy infantry cavalry and tanks.
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Far East
Philippines
United States
Manila
Luzon
Washington
MacArthur
Pampanga
Gulf of
Lingayen
Altho
Japan
Pacific
Japs Drive Deep In Hunan Threaten Changsha Yale-In-China
Chinese dispatches report a broad central China Japanese offensive breaking toward Changsha within forty miles, with civilians fleeing as thousands of fresh troops cross the Milo river. The Yale in China university hospital and medical school are at risk while Chinese forces defend across four provinces in a fight linked to broader World War strategy.
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Chungking
China
Changsha
Hunan
Milo
Yale-in-China University
Gaotangpao
Ghengane
Hankow- Canton
Kowloon
Hongkong
Topeka to House New War Air Base and Tire Rationing Plan
Kansas plans detailed tire rationing meetings led by state officer Jeff A. Robertson with 90 field agents to organize county boards and local officials. A Topeka area bomber base near Pauline, seven miles south, will cost about 10 million dollars and house 500 officers and 4,500 men with about 1,400 acres acquired.
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Topeka
Kansas
Jeff A. Robertson
Office of Price Administration
Robertson
Statehouse
Payne Ratner
Washington
War Department
Midwest
Southwest
Kan
United States
Department
Sioux City
Pueblo
Colo
Fort Worth
Tex
el Paso
Lanpoc- Maria Area
Cal
Hutchinson
Emporia
Wichita
Mark Drehmer
Chamber of Commerce
Pauline
U.S. 75
Army Air Force Sites Board
Board of Education
Shawnee County Commissioners
Drehmer
Free French Rule Solidified in St Pierre Miquelon
A plebiscite shows 98.2 percent support for Free French rule on St Pierre and Miquelon with 783 votes for Free France and 215 void. An expedition of corvettes ousted the Vichy regime Christmas Eve, and France seeks immediate sovereignty restoration. Washington reports Hull and Halifax discussed the situation.
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St. Pierre
Charles de Gaulle
St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands
Free French Information Bureau
Free
Vichy
France
St. Pierre and Miquelon
State Department
Washington
Hull
Lord Halifax
St. Pierre- Miquelon
Portland Quake Shakes Windows In Downtown Breaks Glass
A sharp earthquake rattled Portland at about 10:35 a m local time breaking a display window in a downtown store. Residents reported upstairs windows rattled and several were broken. The tremor caused telephone exchanges to flood with calls and disrupted service across sections of the city for several minutes.
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Portland
Ore
Maureen O Hara Weds McComb Native Will Price
Film dialogue director Will Price and Irish born actress Maureen O Hara married at St Mary of the Pines convent in Cha tawa with only immediate family present. Rev John McNamara officiated the ceremony. The newlyweds planned a reception at Price family home and a honeymoon in New Orleans.
Nineteen Survivors Rescued From Torpedoed Freighter Manini
In San Francisco on December 29, nineteen more survivors from the torpedoed freighter Manini, sunk December 17, were rescued, leaving two crewmen unaccounted. Twelve men in two lifeboats were saved the previous Saturday after nine days at sea. The Hatson and Prussa were sunk simultaneously. thirteen of the Prussa's 34 crew members were saved.
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San Francisco
Twelfth Naval District
Pacific Ocean
Navy
Prussa
Lykes Brothers Lines
Diplomats in Custody at Ellis Island After Seizure
Dr Otto Reinebeck and 43 Nazi diplomatic officials were in custody at Ellis Island following seizure aboard an American ship from Central America. They would be transferred to White Sulphur Springs West Virginia where axis nationals with diplomatic status await exchange for Americans held in Axis nations.
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New York
Otto Reinebeck
Central American
Ellis Island
Central America
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Three Women Die in Auto Truck Collision
An automobile truck collision twelve miles north of Excelsior Springs Missouri last night killed three women a mother, daughter and daughter in law and wounded two men. The dead are Mrs Maizie Musser 18 of Martin City Missouri Miss Velma Musser 32 and Mrs L C Musser 52 of Wagstaff Kan.
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Excelsior Springs
Here
Maizie Musser
Martin City
Velma Musser
L. C. Musser
Wagstaff
Paola
Kan
Allies Hit Germany from East and West In sweeping Allied Offensive
Soviet forces recaptured more than 450 towns and villages as they pushed German lines back near Moscow and toward Smolensk. British forces launched a bold raid on Vaagso in Norway while air and sea strikes hit Emden Wilhelms hav en and Rhineland targets, disrupting supply and communications with the eastern front.
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Moscow
Atlantic
Norway
France
Reich
R.A.F
Emden
Wilhelmshaven
Rhineland
London
Anthony Eden
Joseph Stalin
Red Army
Kalinin
Likhvin
Tula
Belev
Kaluga
Smolensk
Novo
Vaagso
Bergen
Germany
Vangso
Libya
Rome
Berlin
Agedabia
Mediterranean
Led by Japanese, Britain cites wartime warning at Rotary
Frank L. Brittain, former Rotary Governor, accuses Japan of shaping modern warfare and asserts Hitler learned from Japan. He questions U S Congress for failing to curb labor racketeering, naming Harry Bridges and John L. Lewis.
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Tokyo
Frank L. Brittain
Rotary Club
Japan
Hitler
Rotary
Brittain
Congress
Harry Bridges
John L. Lewis
German Air Force Losses Trim Russian Campaign Strength
Aviation observers estimated the German air force has fallen to about 65 percent of its peak strength in the campaign against Russia. They noted there has not been a major raid on Britain since the Russian war began June 22.
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London
Britain
Lawyers Read and Write Ineffectively Says ABA Leader
Walter P. Armstrong of Memphis reporting to the American Bar Association accuses many ABA members of deficient reading and writing skills. He cites briefs and opinions written in jargon and convoluted language that hinder understanding even after multiple readings.
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Chicago
Walter P. Armstrong
Memphis
Tenn
American Bar Association
Association of American Lawy Schools
Red Cross War Fund Urged in St Louis Appeal
Judge Frank R Gray chairs the Douglas County Red Cross plea urging nationwide support for the war fund. The message cites Pearl Harbor and other fronts to show the need for rapid, widespread giving to sustain Red Cross relief along with the Stars and Stripes. Norman H Davis signs as chairman urging patriotic participation.
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St. Louis
Frank R. Gray
Douglas County
American Red Cross
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Manila
Philippines
Atlantic
Pacific
Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
Norman H. Davis
Community urges Red Cross support to meet $7000 quota
The message asks Doug las county to meet a $7000 Red Cross quota by Wednesday night. It appeals to all workers to contribute and notes the community has always responded to emergencies. Those not solicited should call 803 at the Red Cross office for a solicitor.
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Douglas County
Red Cross
Roosevelt Creates Defense Transportation Office Amid World War Effort
President Roosevelt established a national defense transportation office to coordinate rail, road, air, and maritime facilities for civilian and military needs. Joseph B. Eastman was named director, with liaison reps to be drawn from multiple federal agencies and departments.
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New York
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Blast at Hull chemical plant after RAF raid
London reports a blast at the Hull chemical works after a nighttime RAF strike. An explosion of great violence sent flames hundreds of feet high, with fires spreading across multiple buildings as other bombers attacked the factory producing rubber substitutes.
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London
Hull
Germany
Air Ministry
Soviet Forces Break German Stand in Moscow Area
Soviet forces smashed German attempts to halt the red army advance and occupy additional villages in new defensive positions. The advance continues unchecked as Moscow reports more gains. Office closed until January 2, Dr H X Dolern.
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Moscow
Upi
Red
H. X. Dolern
Adv
Johns Chosen as K C K Police Head
Will Johns a longtime special investigator for Kansas attorney general was named chief of police for Kansas City Kansas by Mayor Don McCombs. He succeeds William H Stone and will relocate with his wife from Lawrence to Kansas City Kansas to take effect January 1.
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Will Johns
Lawrence
Attorney General of
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Don McCombs
William H. Stone
Johns
Jude Anderson
Journal-World
William Smith
Alfred Lawrence
Clyde Reed
Harry Woodring
Alf Landon
Walter Haxman
Payne ‘Ratner
Roland Boynton
Clarence V. Beck
Jay S. Parker
Connecticut Street
Douglas County
Attorney General’s Office
Stores to Close on New Year's Day in Lawrence
Lawrence merchants announce all city stores will close New Year’s Day along with city and county offices. Downtown Christmas decorations will be removed the day after New Year’s. The post office will follow a holiday schedule while outbound mail remains as usual and only specials will be mailed.
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Lawrence
Merchants Bureau
Citizens Sign For Duties In Defense
Citizens filled city hall and court house registering for volunteer civil defense work. Offices at county and city clerk locations coordinate registration and training for auxiliary firemen and policemen. Three high school girls led the day’s registration. early registrants included O. W. Owen M. S. Winter and Edd Wood. Citizens urged to register at first opportunity to start the civilian defense program.
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Court House
Defense Councils
Defense Council
Elsie Beach
Shirley Jameson
Carol Foster
J. W. Stone
O. W. Owen
M. S. Winter
Edd Wood
Guardsmen Back to Duty Call Kansans Back Soon
Topeka reports Adjutant General M. R. McLean said Kansas National Guardsmen released for age 28 or over will likely be recalled. Registers of these men are being prepared for the seventh corps army command. State selective service offices announced draftees discharged for age will be recalled.
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Topeka
M. R. McLean
Kansas
New Year's Wolf Hunt Captains Plan Safety Precautions
The C P A wolf hunt near Pleasant Grove will start New Year's Day with captains and assistants meeting at the Carl Van Hoesen farm to set up stands and a tent. Dr F G Hagenbuch, hunt committee chairman, reports ample coyotes in the 36 square mile area and law enforcement will patrol the boundaries. Douglas County Red Cross notes safety rules reminding hunters to identify officials, avoid pointing guns at people, and unload guns safely at the roundup.
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Carl van Hoesen
Pleasant Grove
F. G. Hagenbuch
Hunt
John Callahan
Home End Farm
Douglas County Red Cross
Unsettled Weather Heads Kansas Tonight
Topeka reports unsettled weather returning with snow flurries expected in northern counties. Temperatures forecast from 10 to 28 degrees with slightly milder eastern sectors. Phillipsburg cooler at 3 degrees, six inches frozen moisture on the ground. Ellis shows four inches snow while Concordia has two inches. Ground in south central and eastern Kansas largely clear.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Phillipsburg
Weather Bureau
Ellis
Concordia
Southcentral
Flora
Tire Rationing May Cut Gas Use by 35 Per Cent
Washington reports government petroleum experts foresee a 35 percent drop in civilian gasoline consumption in 1942 due to new tire and inner tube restrictions. Officials say motorists will conserve tires and limit nonessential travel, possibly delaying direct consumer gasoline rationing. The plan, directed by Interior Secretary Ickes, awaits emergency use details.
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Washington
Interior Ickes
City Council to Meet. No Police Chief Appointment Tonight
The city council will hold its final meeting of the year this evening at 7:30. Mayor C. B. Russell announced no appointment for police chief will be made at the meeting.
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C. B. Russell
Stock Market Index Report Incomplete Note
Brief stock update shows an index of 35.8 for 60 stocks and a later figure of 35.5. The fragment mentions Ambulance and a phone number 119 but provides no clear context or names.
Lawrence School Board to Pay Off 100000 Bonds Early
Lawrence school system will pay 106607.60 on January 1 for high school bonds and interest. Of this, 100000 covers bonds while the remainder settles interest. Refinancing will not be needed, saving about 5000 yearly in interest and lowering the levy from 4.95 to at least 3.75 mills. Funds come from sinking fund, current taxes, and sinking fund bond sales, with remaining debt refinanced through July 1944.
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Lawrence
Lloyd Purcell
Topeka
New York
Australia plans vast aircraft production expansion
Canberra reports the Australian war cabinet finalizing a plan for a tremendous boost to aircraft output. The consolidation would unite all producing agencies including the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation and the aircraft nviation commission. Premier Curtin defends ties to Britain while seeking Pacific aid and looking to America for support.
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Canberra
Australia
Australian War Cabinet
Commonwealth
Sessrion
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation
John Curtin
Pacific
Curtin
America
Oil Find Reported Near Stockton Kansas
UPA reports a new oil discovery in Rooks County two miles south of the Bay pool. The No 1 Steele well, Derby Oil and Crow Drilling, reached 8 602 feet and found oil within four hours, likely from the Simpson or Reagan sand. Swabbing for a production test ordered.
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Stockton
Kan
UPA
Rooks County
Bay
Steele
Derby Oil Company
Wichita
Crow Drilling Company
Hoisington
CNL
Simpson
Reagan
Explosion kills eight miners in Peabody Mine No 47
Eight miners died in a gas explosion at Peabody Coal Company's Mine No 47 near Harco on December 28. The disaster occurred amid hazardous conditions, prompting rescue efforts and investigations by local authorities.
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Harrisburg
Aill
CP Hiight
Peabody Coal Company
Harco
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