Invasion Of Luzon Is Thwarted By Ground Defense
Manila reports that Japanese landing forces at Lingayen on Luzon have been wiped out with no new landings reported elsewhere. MacArthur's communique says mopping up in Lingayen is concluded and ground situation unchanged. Japanese strikes on US air bases yielded slight losses, with no confirmed parachute landings.
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AE. P. CRONIN
Associated Press
MANILA
asm MS
Lingayen
Luzon
Douglas Mac
Arthur
Manus
Macarthur
United States
Philippines
Two Italian Cruisers Destroyed in Mediterranean Action
British and Dutch destroyers attacked a Italian cruiser group in the Mediterranean at dawn. One Italian cruiser sank, another burned from bow to stern while four destroyers remained unharmed. A motor torpedo boat was sunk and another damaged in the engagement.
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EGNDON
Mediterranean
admiralty
Perth girl in global cycling bid faces family tragedy
ISS reports 19 year old Pat Hawkins from Perth set on cycling 36,500 miles in a year to beat a 1988 world record held by Mrs Bute Gover of England. By Sept 4 she had 24,524 miles when her mother died and she paused to help her nine siblings and Red Cross drives before resuming on Sept 16 at 5 20 am.
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ISS Pat Hawkins
Perth
Australia
Bute Gover
bea
Miss Hawkins
wotere
Royal Australian Navy
Red Cross fund
British Advance Near Gazala Encircles Axis Troops
British forces west of Tobruk press the encircled Axis at Gazala while New Zealand troops reportedly cut off Gazala from Tobruk. Western mobile columns cause confusion and destruction as Axis units try to reach Derna and Benghazi. Casualties at Gazala and southwest total about 4,000 with half KIA.
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CAIRO
Tobruk
Gazala
New Zealand
Derna
Bengazi
Exchange Problem Now Being Solved
Ottawa reports that Canada’s exchange problem is being addressed as the Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes growing U.S. recognition of the seriousness of the situation. It cites import restrictions and Hyde Park agreements as steps toward ensuring Canadian war material needs, with possible new plans to follow.
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OTTAWA
United States
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
review of business statistics
Hyde Park
Court Martial Demanded for Five U.S. Officers Over Pearl Harbor Debacle
Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan urged court martial proceedings against five army and navy commanders for laxity tied to the Pearl Harbor disaster. The pictured officers include Major General Fred 2b. Martin Lieut General Walter Short H. H. Arnold George H. Brett and Admiral Husband E. Kimmel.
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John JD. Dingell
Michigan
army and navy
Pearl ‘harbor
Fred 2b. Martin
Hawaiian Air Force
Walter ©. Short
Hawaiian department
H. H. Arnold
army air force
George H. Brett
army air corps
Husband E. Kimmel
United States fleet
Four Japanese troopships sunk off Thai coast by Dutch subs
Dutch submarines destroyed about four thousand Japanese soldiers and four transports off southern Thailand as reinforcements moved toward the Malayan front. A separate action near Borneo claimed a Japanese settlement and several launches were seized. Royal Navy air units damaged enemy planes in the South China Sea.
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BATAVIA
Java
NEL
A.P
Netherlands
Thailand
Borneo
Malayan
Patavia
NEI
Bormeo
high command
Gulf of Siam
BEC
Cape Patant
peninsular
British Malaya
Royal Netherlands Navy
South China Sea
Woman Shot by U S Sentry on Blue Water Bridge
A young woman was wounded by an army sentry early today on the Blue Water bridge linking Port Huron Michigan and Sarnia Ontario. The couple in a car reportedly failed to halt when challenged. authorities questioned the two and classified the injury as not serious.
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PORT HURON
Mich
Blue Water international bridge
St. Clair River
Sarnia
Ont
Litvinov Calls Japan Axis Gangsters in Press Conference
Russian ambassador Maxim Litvinov branded Japan as the common enemy and Axis gangsters. He said united action by the powers opposing Axis aggression would be guided by the shared cause and pledged intensified U S aid to Russia as assured by President Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins.
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WASHINGTON
Maxim Lilvinov
Japan
Litvinov
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
United States
Russia
Japan raises claim ships sunk and says Hong Kong near fall
Tokyo reports United States battleships Oklahoma West Virginia and Arizona sunk in initial onslaughts with Hong Kong’s fall deemed imminent. Imperial headquarters claims Angola sinking confirmed though no verifiable details given. Hong Kong under sustained attack after Kowloon occupation. preparations for assault underway.
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TOKYO
United States
Kawaii bist
U.S.S. Arizona
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Hong Kong
imperial headquarters
Angola
Ice
naval
Pearl Harbor
Kowloon
U S Navy Says Guam Radio Cable Outage Likely Capture Imminent
Pacific theater update reports Guam unable to be reached by radio or cable and Japanese capture appears probable. Chinese forces recapture Senchuan north of Hong Kong as Hong Kong garrison relief efforts proceed amid reports of Japanese troop movements in Hankow Ichang area.
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U.S
GUAM
WASHINGTON
A.P
United States navy
Pacific
SENCHUAN CHUNGKING
China
Senchuan
Hong Kong
Hankow-Ichang
Shanghai
Chungking
Moscow Defeat Seen Developing Catastrophically
London observers warned that a major Soviet defeat of a 750,000 man army near Moscow could worsen quickly for the Germans. Pravda claims Red Army recaptured villages, drove back German counterattacks, and pressed west in the Donets basin while Moscow reports spoke of crossings of the river and retreating German forces in a winter campaign.
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Donets Basin
Berlin
ONDON
C.P
Rus- Ausia
Moscow
London
Pravda
Communist party
Red Army
Yelets
VOLKHOV
Leningrad
ore
bow
Kalinin
Timoshenko
Mius
Sea of Azov
Fostov
Syuapunciin
Hun Bases Blasted in Second Brest Raid and More
British and Allied bombers conducted a heavy strike over German held territory last night blasting Brest docks Dunkerque and hitting the Donges refinery near St Nazaire. Reports say fires raged among oil tanks after the Donges attack while a Dutch Texel bombardment hit a German supply ship. No RAF losses and German activity over Britain was limited to coastal patrols with no damage reported.
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C.P) Weriliah
Brest
Dunkerque
Donges
St. Nazaire
air ministry
France
Netherlands
Texel
RAF
Jost
Britain
Vitamin Rich Flour and Bread Standards Set
Ottawa December standards establish four vitamin rich products under the Dominion government. Pensions Minister Mackenzie announced the order in council setting effective February 1, 1942. He will convene millers and bakers to organize commercial production promptly. The four certified products are Canada approved white flour, Canada approved flour, Canada approved white bread, and Canada approved bread.
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OTTAWA
Dominion
Mackenzie
Canada
Blacked Out Posts and Radios Shut At Florida Bases
Jacksonville reports Army and Navy installations blacked out early today and radio stations ordered off the air from 6 30 am to 7 15 am as naval intelligence commander Fortson noted unidentified planes off the southeastern coast. Capt. C T Mason of the naval air base declined to identify sources but called the episode serious and not a drill.
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JACKSONVILLE
Fla
Army
navy
M.S.T
naval
M. Fortson
C. T. Mason
naval air base
seriguy
Regulations to speed seamen pensions in Canada
Ottawa December 15. New order in council aims to avert delays in compensation and pensions for Canadian seamen injured by enemy action or deaths while serving on foreign registry ships. It covers pensions for relatives in case of death and seeks to streamline relief processes.
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OTTAWA
Canada Gazette
Bombings Reported by Washington in Philippines
Washington dispatch reports Japanese aircraft bombed Cebu in the Philippines south of Luzon where defenses are concentrated. Additional raids hit Clark Field north of Manila as the war department notes the enemy aim appears to secure strategic positions in the Philippines.
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WASHTINGTON
United States war department
Cebu
Luzon
Clark Meld
Manila
department
Philippines
Ottawa talk centers on selective service for war effort
Ottawa discussions roar over a coming government plan for selective service involving men and women to bolster the war effort. Also noted are wartime reports from Lima, Hong Kong, and Budapest, plus U S military and naval actions in the United States and abroad.
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OTTAWA
Berald
LETHBRIDGE
CALGARY
Mathew Pitt Johnston
Johnston
LIMA
Peru
Huaraz
FRANCE
FOLKESTONE
Bucharest
Rurmanis
United States
HONG KONG
BUENOS ALRES
A.P.J
Argentina
NOX
HAWAI
SAN DIEGO
Calif
United States navy
Frank Knox
Washington
Knox
U.S
Chicago naval reserve armory
A.P
Roosevelt
White House
Cordell Hull
Henry Stimson
LONDON
C.P
Reuters
Vichy
Los Angeles
MLS.T
United States army
HUNGARY
BERLIN
Revicea
Budapest
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Phiippines
British and
Poland
Christian Science Monitor
tomor
N.Z
GWE
Strmas
Arizona
Berar
woscow
Florida
WAKE
MIDWAY
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