Knox calls Pearl Harbor attack damning treachery at Naval Academy
Secretary Frank Knox declared that a 30 minute warning could have altered the Pearl Harbor raid, describing the attack as a damning account of infamous treachery. He lauded unity and warned against underestimating Japan while stressing Allied strength and production potential.
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JAPAN
PEARL HARBOR
KNOX
ANNAPOLIS
Frank Knox
United States navy
Naval Academy
great Pacific naval base
Postwar Canada to Face Equipment Boom and Readjustment
Prof A F W Plumptre of the University of Toronto, now Canada’s financial attache in Ottawa, predicts a postwar equipment boom and a difficult readjustment. He says joint US Canada talks aim to prevent unemployment, while financing peace will be easier than financing war. He notes price and wage ceilings may not be needed in the US yet, and warns of the upcoming re equipment phase ending with new challenges.
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Canada
A F. W. Plumpine
University of Toronto
Ottawa
joint economic committee
United States
rof. Plumpte
Plumptre
Ningpo freighter hit by bombs in Hong Kong harbor
The 6,079 ton Swedish motorship Ningpo was bombed by Japanese planes and set afire in Hong Kong harbor according to the American Swedish News Exchange. Other items report Japanese subjects interned in Timor, Penang evacuation, Allied conferences, British MPs on war affairs, and Australia’s rising war expenditures and shipbuilding plan.
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NEW YORK
Ningpo
Hong Kong
TIMOR
SINGAPORE
Portuguese Timor
Aneta
Netherlands
PENANG
WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
M.P
AIR
LONDON
C.P
house of commons
AUSTRALIA
CANBERRA
A.A.P
John Curtin
Japan
commonwealth
war cabinet
Royal Canadian Air Force wireless graduates honored
A class at No 4 Royal Canadian Air Force wireless school in Guelph Ontario graduates received the sparks insignia. The list includes Alberta D E Engemoen Calgary E J Greenhalgh Medicine Hat R J Hunter Bon Accord EB H Johnston Glendon Dr Philips Foremost J D Poulette Edmonton W P Suter Rocky Mountain House R M Webb Garnrose. The article mentions habitat on the mainland and a note of being outflanked by Japanese forces.
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Rocky Mountain House
R. M. Webb
Garnrose
Penang Abandoned as Japanese Press Malaya Front
The Japanese drive in northern Malaya stalls after heavy casualties while Penang island is abandoned by British defenders after being outflanked by the Kedah thrust. Officials note no civilian evacuation details and the garrison size was not disclosed.
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C. YATES McDANIEL
Associated Press
INGAPOR
Malaya
Penang
Kedah
Krian River
Red Army Advances as Soviets Recapture Villages in Central Front
Pravda reports 138 villages recaptured by Red Army wings in the central front counteroffensive as German forces withdraw toward the west and southwest from the Tula area. 18 fighting near Ruza with seven German divisions in Mozhaisk sector offering stiff resistance.
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MOSCOW
Red army
Pravda
Tula
Communist party
Kalinin
Ruza
Mozhaisk
Civilian Key Men Aid Recruiting in Alberta
Civilian key men across Alberta assist recruiting officers of Military District 13 in finding recruits for the Canadian Army. Veterans of the First Great War act as contact points in small towns to recruit and send young men to depots, Maj. JH Gainor announced. Separately, Drumheller union reps plan to meet the hospital board to seek a temporary hospitalization arrangement for workers and families before February 24.
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EDMONTON
Alberta
JH, Gainor
Gabnor
DRUMHELLER
Alto
Drumheer and district mines
Wake Island Still Fights Enemy Off
The Wake Island garrison remains engaged with the enemy as the Navy reports ongoing defense. In the Philippines, Japanese air and ground activity has increased, with new attacks described as light and otherwise heavy in force. President Roosevelt nominates Lt General Douglas MacArthur to full general, with no new developments reported by the Navy in the latest communique.
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WASHINGTON
Wake Island
United navy
Philippines
Pacific isle
com Inunique
army
navy
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Far East
havy departiment
Canadian Troops Can Enter U S Without Passports
Sarnia Ontario December 19 United States vice consul M C E B Payne said members of British Commonwealth armed forces stationed in Canada may cross into the United States without a passport. He noted the US government cancelled the rule treating Canadian armed forces as civilians for passport purposes.
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SARNIA
Ont
CE B. Payne
United States
British Commonwealth of Nations
Canada
British drive in Libya inches closer to Derna
Allied forces press the pursuit of the Axis army in Libya, capturing Derna airport and breaking into the Gazala area as Auchinleck orders relentless attack. British reports place forces about 19 miles into Libya with two thrust lines toward Mokili road and Derna. The Axis port remains held, Mekill area still contested as flanking moves continue.
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NEW YORK
Claude Auchinteck
Britain
Middle East
Libya
BBC
Auchinleck
CAIRO
Egypt
Derna
Gazala
Inbya
Axia
Tmimi
Mokili
alll
Mekill
Chenaica
London
war bulletin
Officer Promoted in Calgary Acting Flight Lieutenant
Flying Officer BR. O. L'Ami press Matson officer for No 4 training command RCAF has been promoted to acting light lieutenant. Edmonton civic service policy not to delay normal promotions to city council committee declares.
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CALGARY
BR. O. L'Ami
No 4 training command
RCAF
EDMONTON
Edmonton civic service
city
Hong Kong Garrison Holds Out Against Japanese Assault
Reports show unbroken resistance by British Canadian and Indian troops in Hong Kong as fighting surges on the island and on the Malayan front. British officials say communications with Hong Kong are cut, with limited word reaching London through BBC updates and Tokyo broadcasts noting heavy fighting and defense still in place.
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ONCON
C.P
Hong Kong
Reuters
Comei
Far East
crown colony
colonal
British North Borneo
Tokyo
London
BBC
British Bombers Strike Gneisenau and Scharnhorst Again
London reports daylight and night raids on the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst under repair at Dresd. The ministry says none of the British aircraft are missing and five bombers and one fighter plane were lost in yesterday’s attack. Eight German fighters were downed in the strikes.
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LONDON
C.P.1
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
drest
air adnistry
comunique
Douglas Griffitia Morris
Royal Canadian Air Force
Three-Cent Export Egg Bonus Authorized
Ottawa reports an order in council grants producers a three-cent bonus on Grade 4 eggs bought for export to Britain, plus a half-cent per dozen for dipping eggs. The measure funds come from ministry needs as announced.
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LGG
OTTAWA
C.P
Britain
womistry
RED ARMY
KUZA
MOSCOW
A.P.J
Tanissa
L., W. Woolf
Hliapring
HONG KONG
BERLIN
ALP
Tokyo
Victoria
ALK
POWER
dlisvea
Uplands
John Coulten Ashburner
Medicine Hat
Alta
TIMOR
LISBON
Salazar
VANCOUVER
HN. McCorkindale
EWO
C.P.J
Canada
Royal Canadian air Force
LONDON
King Zog
Albania
United States
Tirana
United Sites
WELLAND, Ont
Welland
Welland-St. Catharines
Joseph Gobbi
Bamona
Weiland
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