Power outlines use of national resources mobilization act
Ottawa reports Hon. C. G. Power announces in a speech that Canada will employ the National Resources Mobilization Act to raise selective service for armed forces and defense industries. He cites training plan completion and a peak production year, warning without air superiority the war cannot be won.
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OTTAWA
C. G. Power
defence
air
national resources mobilization act
Canada
POWER
Royal Canadian Air Force
joint air training plan
Britain
Travellers to Aid War Loan Drive in Canada
Montreal December 15 The Dominion Commercial Travellers Association will carry the government message for the war loan drive across Canada. Hon Philippe Brais Quebec legislative council leader spoke at the association's annual dinner, representing Premier Godbout who could not attend. Membership stands at 9 200.
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MONTREAL
Dominion Commercial ‘Travellers’ Association
Canada
Philippe Brais
Quebec
Left Hand Corner profiles Curtin era Labor leaders in danger
The Australian News Letter warns that the Left Hand Corner faction may drag the Labor Party under Curtin Forde Chifley and Treas urer into moderation and away from core left aims. It chronicles John Curtin's early life from Creswick Victoria to union roles and anti conscription activism. It notes his brief exile in Tasmania and meeting his future wife during that period.
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Forde
Arm
Chifley
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John Curtin
Creswick
Victoria
Victorian Timber Workers’ Union
Tasmania
Curtin R
Huge Losses Inflicted On Japanese
United States army bombers damaged two Japanese transports at Legaspi on Luzon as Japanese efforts to reinforce were repelled. An official bulletin noted US bombers sank four transports and damaged three more in northern Luzon during the first week of the war. Japanese air raids focused on Manila with bombs near Michels Field.
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MANILA
United States army
Legaspi
Luzon Island
Luzon
Michels Field
Battleship Arizona Among Losses In Pearl Harbor Raid
Navy Secretary Knox announced that the battleship Arizona and five other U S warships were lost in the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7. He cited 91 officers and 2,638 enlisted men dead, and three submarines and 41 aircraft among Japanese losses. He spoke to reporters after briefing President Roosevelt on returning from a survey trip.
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U.S
U.S.S
Arizona
WASHINGTON
Navy
Knox
United States
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
naval
Japanese warn of submarine threat off Japan
A joint communique from the army and navy at imperial headquarters urges vigilance against enemy submarines off Japanese island coasts. It calls for preparation for a protracted war with submarines and air bombing likely to be part of future attacks and notes land and sea defenses ready to meet any raiding of sea-borne commerce.
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TOKYO
A.P
army
navy
imperial headquarters
Japan
Jungle Fight Confusion in Malaya Front Report
British headquarters said Japanese forces gained ground in Kedah and fought heavy battles in South Kedah and Kelantan. The jungle war in northern Malaya remained confusing with armored troops in the southern push and Penang remaining largely free of bombing.
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SINGAPORE
C.P
Kedah
Malaya
Malay Peninsula
Kelantan
Penang
Malayan
Ipoh
BBC
Roosevelt reveals Jap subs used in Hawaii attacks
President Roosevelt told Congress that Japan’s aggression culminated with the attack on the United States as it sought peace. He presented documents tracing prewar negotiations and asserted the Pacific crisis began with Manchuria and Axis cooperation, noting the Hawaii attack at 120 pm Washington time on December 7.
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Hawaii
F.D.R
WASHINGTON
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Japan
Pacific
United States
Manchuria
Hawaiian Islands
Air Force Mines German Waters Note Two RAF Losses
The Royal Air Force mined German waters during the night and lost one plane in the operation. There was no sign of British raids on Germany or Nazi-occupied territory, and the government had no additional reports on Nazi air activity.
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LONDON
C.P
Royal Air Force
air ministry
Germany
Japanese Pound Hong Kong as British Withdraw Plan
British forces fall back from Kowloon to defend Hong Kong island as Japan pounds the colony from land and sea. Pronounced withdrawal ordered, with limited relief hoped from a Chinese rear attack. Reports from Singapore indicate Kowloon is in Japanese hands, while fighting continues in Malaya with heavy action near Singapore.
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Bec
C.P
Hong Kong
Kowloon peninsula
asault
Tatshui
Hong Kons
cary
Victory
Leiter gury
Heng Kos
Athick ELON
Kowloon
Singapore
Malaya
Viere
Erdah
British Submarines Sinking Italian Transport Ship
British submarines sank a 12,000 ton Italian transport in convoy and damaged or destroyed several smaller vessels in Candia harbor Crete. The admiralty said two ships were picked off in the harbor and noted troop transport use of ships of this type.
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LONDON
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Vie
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Candia
Crete
Virgilio
Gandia
Police Contribute 25000 Spitfire To British Govt
Toronto reports the Police Association of Ontario spearheading a drive to raise a second Spitfire after the Ontario force donated a 25000 dollar fighter to the British government. The first Spitfire will be presented in London by Sir Philip Game. A former Royal Canadian Mounted Police member, now a pilot in the war zone, will accept for the Royal Air Force.
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TORONTO
police of
Canada
Police Association of Ontario
London
Philip Game
Metropolian Police of
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Reds Open An Offensive Campaign
Moscow radio reports German troops retreating fast on the Moscow front and blowing up wounded as evacuation becomes impossible. Pravda says the Red Army plans an offensive to wipe out German forces, claiming major German losses and renewed advances toward Caucasus and Leningrad.
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ONCON
C.P
Moscow radio
London
Moscow
Ozeretskoye
OSCOW
Red army
Leningrad
Caucasus
Pravda
Communist party
Hitler
Tables Turned London iP Surges In Luftwaffe Attacks
The report notes that British defenses repelled more than 19 000 Nazi sorties during September 1940 as the Battle of Britain raged, but only about 1500 sorties occurred in September 1941, reflecting a shift in air activity and intensity.
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LONDON
Britain
Axis Powers Hold Parley in Berlin Conference
Representatives of Germany Italy and Japan met in Berlin in a special conference to discuss new tasks from the war against the Anglo Saxon powers. Foreign Minister Ribbentrop stressed close Axis cooperation as essential. Attendees included von Ribbentrop, Field Marshal Keitel, Dino Alfieri, Hiroshi Oshima, Erich Raeder, and Erhard Milch. In Buffalo and Niagara Falls New York, a ratified agreement between Bell Aircraft and its workers ends a threatened strike and includes wage increases.
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BERLIN
Germany
Italy
Japan
Hibbentrop
Wilhelm Keltel
BUFFALO NY
CLO
Bell Aircraft Corporation of
Wale
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
German Guns Bombard British Coast. Spain Detains Steamship
German long range guns shelled Britain's southeast coast for three hours with most shells landing near Dover. The Spanish steamer Isla De Tenerife and wireless operator Eduardo Fernandes were detained in New York by coast guard naval intelligence and customs. One Canadian airman was killed overseas with three missing, a fourth missing previously listed as safe. Spanish merchantmen postponed voyages to the Americas by government order. The U.S. prepared to seize enemy alien assets near $1 billion as collateral for claims, with a G men force ready. McNab named liaison officer between RCAF and US Air Force on the west coast. A W Hamilton to be private secretary to Labor Minister McLarty.
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BRITISH
DOVER
France
Britain
NEW YORK
Isla De Aenerife
Joss Kert
Eduardo Fernandes
coast guard
naval
OTTAWA
C.P
Royal Canadian Force
MADRID
A.P
Trans-Avlants Company
Americas
WASHINGTON
United States
LONDON
C.Pa
Reuters
Vichy
McNAB
WINNIPEG
Omar
Ernest A. McNab
Saskatoon
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States air force
No. 2 training command
A. W. Hamilton
Windsor Star
Toronto Globe and Mail
McLarty
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