Japanese Pressure on Luzon Reported in Far East War Brief
AP dispatch from Washington cites U S war department noting Japanese attacks on Luzon from multiple directions including Legaspi and Zambales with reported landings in southern Luzon. Communique details enemy concentrations near Legaspi and off Zambales. Tokyo reports emphasize naval air actions and losses, including minesweepers and a light cruiser.
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ASHINGTON
United States
war department
Philippine
Luzon
department
Douglas McArthur
Legaspi
Zambales
Pacific
Manila
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Philippine theatre
Far Eastern command
Auaberawe
A.P
Philippines
navy
imperial headquarters
Domel
Heavy Raids On Penang Hit During Thai Malaya Front Fighting
A British communique reports local penetrations by Japanese forces along the Malaya Thailand frontier with heavy fighting and British air raids targeting Japanese bases driving into Malaya. The bulletin mentions Songkla on Thailand's east coast as a noted location in the conflict.
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C. YATES McDANIEL
Associated Press
SINGAPORE
Malaya-Thailand
Malaya
Songkla
Singora
Thailand
Three Brothers Inspire Soviet Tank Brotherhood
In London Calling a tale of three brothers Michael and two others who served in the Red Army shows how their "family tank" spirit grew. Their teamwork and morale contrast with mass produced German forces, hinting at deeper comrade ship values. A Bergen street scuffle is briefly noted as a separate item.
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Michael
Soviet Union
London
Red Army
Na BPoleon
News of Norway
Bergen
Four Men Die As Hand Car Collides With Freight Train
Four men are killed and two injured when a hand car struck an electric freight train on the Markpole New Westminster line near Trapp road south of Vancouver. Victims named Ames Aho Burnaby Ernest Hillier Brighouse John Dyck Burnaby Steve Palavko Queensborough. Surviving crew William L. Cook New Westminster and E Suth Jr Queensborough reported injuries.
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VANCOUVER
british Columbia Electric Railway company
Trapp road
Marpole
New Westminster
here
Ames Aho
Burnaby
Ernest Hillier
Brighouse
John Dyck
Steve Palavko
Queensborough
Roosevelt asserts Wake Island still under U S control
President Roosevelt affirmed that the United States still holds Wake Island while noting reports of Japanese advances elsewhere. Navy officials denied the reported losses of Midway and Guam and said no confirmed capture of those locations. Speaker Rayburn announced a bill to register men 18 to 65 for potential service. The government ordered a sharp re- action on the home front.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
United States
Wake Island
American Federation of Labor
navy
Midway
Guam
Philippines
A.P.S
Sam Rayburn
capitol
congress
Russians claim sweeping victory on Moscow front
Soviet communiques report heavy losses for Germany with 20 divisions smashed and 30,000 German deaths in actions between Nov 16 and Dec 6. Stalinogorsk and Veney reportedly recaptured as Soviet advance continues, claiming hundreds of tanks and thousands of vehicles destroyed or captured.
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MUSUCOW
Russia
Moscow
Soviet information bureau
Moscow radio
Stalinogorsk
Veney
Tula
Mos 7y
talinogorsk
Red army
Moscow front
1000 U.S. builders prisoners of Japs
The American Federation of Labor said the U.S. Navy informed it that over 1,000 building trades members were taken prisoner by Japan during Midway and Guam losses. About 700 were captured at Midway and 400 at Guam, with an estimated 10,000 more taken in Honolulu for defence work. Most are believed safe.
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WASHINGTON
A.P
American Federation of Labor
United States navy
Midway
Guam
A.F.L
California
navy
Honolulu
Big Vessel Seized in New York Harbor
The French liner Normandie, valued at $60 million, was seized by the United States coast guard in New York Harbor. Guards have been aboard since May to prevent sabotage, with rumors of conversion into an aircraft carrier. Four French freighters—Mont Everest, Fort Royal, Leopold L.D., and H De Re—remain in the harbor.
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NEW YORK
Normandie
United States coast guard
coast guard
Hudson river
United States
Mont Everest
Fort Royal
Leopold L.D
British Govt Retains Seat In Edinburgh
F C Watt conservative won the by election caused by J C M Guy retirement Watt defeated Tom Taylor of Independent Labour in a vote of 4771 to 1960 with usual turnout expected around 22000 voters in Edinburgh.
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Edinburgh
F. C. Watt
J. C. M Guy
house of commons
Watt
Tom ‘Taylor
Independent Labor party
Calgary pupils to keep Christmas holidays despite polio ban
Calgary school children will definitely receive their customary Christmas holidays. The decision came at a public school board meeting last night despite the September time loss due to the polio ban.
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CALGARY
Eye Witness Tells Story Of Last Battle Of Prince Of Wales And Repulse
Cecil Brown aboard the HMS Repulse records the final hours of the sinking by Japanese air attack near the Malaya coast. He describes direct hits, flooding, and the Prince of Wales tilting and sinking as torpedo and bomb strikes devastate the two ships.
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Eye Witness
Prince Of Wales
Cecil Brown
Singapore
Columbia Broadcasting System
HMS. Repulse
HMS
Italian Cruiser Torpedoed in Central Mediterranean
London dispatch reports a British submarine torpedoed and probably sank an Italian cruiser in the Central Mediterranean during dusk operations against three heavily screened cruisers. Poor visibility and rough seas hindered observation, but officials say a violent explosion followed and one cruiser likely sank.
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LONDON
Mediterranean
War Bulletins From World War II News
Japanese bombers raid British Burma Tenasserim area causing seven casualties and property damage. Australian Hudson bomber sinks Japanese schooner Naya Maru. Dutch Indies units join Allied sea and air actions. Australian defence officials warn of sporadic raids not full invasion. Greek government breaks relations with Japan. Free Polish government declares war on Japan.
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BRITISH BURMA
RANGOON
Burma
Tenasserim
Malay peninsula
BATAVIA
Netherlands East Indies
MELBOURNE
A.A.P
Australia
GREECE
WASHINGTON
London
Japan
state department
Tokyo
C.P
Wladyslaw Raczynski
Nipponese Battleship Is Bombed
ANILA December 12. Japanese warships disengaged from U S surface forces as darkness prevented a renewed clash in the first contact since the war opened. Admiral Hart said the Japanese air force inflicted heavy losses in raids on Cavite and the Philippines. Japanese planes raided Legaspi Olongapo Batangas and Clark Field, with a reported northern Luzon buildup. Continued on Page Three.
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ANILA
United States
Japan
pesbe
Philiamas
Thomas G. Hart
USALG
oge
Cavite
Manila
Far Eastern army command
Philippines
Legaspi
Manua
Olongapo
Batangas
Clark Field
Luzon
Axis Forces Encircled Sixty Miles From Libya Front
British reports say German 361st Africa regiment destroyed as two sandstorms hindered momentum in a 50 mile push toward Tobruk. Gazaun encircled. a withdrawal to the west was anticipated while Maj Gen Neil Metcalfe Ritchie now commands Libyan forces after Sir Alan Cunningham was replaced. The drive continued on the 25th day with prospects of a new stand.
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CAIRO
Africa regiment
Tobruk
Libya
maurice
Cehruk
Gazaun
Lond
Gagzala
Neil Met. Ritchie
Alan Cunningham
Church terday
Japanese troops reach Bangkok amid propaganda leaflets
In Bangkok, a first contingent of Japanese troops arrived as Japanese leaflets in Thai urged collaboration. Foreign residents boarded trains toward Burma before the arrival, while a second wave reportedly from French Indochina entered. Rising sun flags appeared to greet the forces.
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BANGKOK
Thailand
Burma
per-sons
rml
Russians Push Back Germans at Sevastopol in Crimea
Across reports from Sevastopol the BBC cited by CBS said Russian counter-attacks forced German troops in the Crimea to pull back toward the isthmus of Perekop. Reuters notes allied broadcasts confirm the retreat amid ongoing war actions.
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CRIMEA
NEW YORK
Sevastopol
Perekop
WBA
CBS. S
B.B.C
BBC
France
C.B.S
Europe
ONTAWA
Alan A. Willamsen
department of munitions and supply
MELBOURNE
Australia
Sydney
Brisbane
ORUNANCE
BURLINGTON
Ill
Iowa
Gina
EDMONTON
A.P
Dorothy Maxine Hammond
A. J. Lobsinger
Warren Johnston
Johnston
Alberta supreme court
ALBERTA
C.P
B.C
Bird
TRAIL
tidsy i
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada
Social Credit
U.S
WASHINGTON
sista department
United States
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House of Representatives
Jeanmette Rankin
Mont
N.Y. Harbor
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Repulse
South China Sea
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36st Africa Regiment
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