Soviet Forces Break Axis in Wide Front Fight
Red army units report heavy Soviet successes from Karelia to Donets, claiming 37,000 Germans killed or captured since December 7 and 2,000 slain in a three day battle near the Leningrad sector. Sevastopol attacked as Crimea forces renew pressure on Sevastopol and Kaluga area recaptured.
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MOSCOW
Red army
Karelia
Ukraine
Leningrad front
government information bureau
Communist party
Pravda
Donets basin
SEVASTOPOL
London
Crimea
Perekop isthmus
Kerch
BBC
Ruze
Tarussa
Kaluga
eouthwest
Kalnes
Two German Long Range Planes Shot Down by British
LONDON Dec. 20. British naval planes from ships defending convoys shot down two of Germanys long range Focke Wulf aircraft and badly damaged a third that may not have reached its base. The admiralty announced the action.
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LONDON
C.P
Germany
admiralty
Codfish Curiosity Aids Salmon Migration Tagging Effort
The cods curious nature leads to stories of objects found in their jaws or stomachs as the Dominion fisheries branch uses tagged fish to trace salmon migration. A tag returned from Newfoundland sparks interest, illustrating how curiosity aids scientific tracking and fishing information.
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Dominion department of fisheries
Newfoundland
Allied Supreme Council plans broader unity of action
Washington December 20 The White House announced joint planning for unity of action soon to embrace all governments engaged in defeating the Axis. Until expansion reaches Russia China The Netherlands and others the British and United States military liaison would continue from London and Washington while steps toward broader unity are under way.
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WASHINGTON
White House
Russia
China
Netherlands
United States
maintoin Fandon
War Bulletins: Four Japanese Raiders Shot Down
War bulletins report that ten Japanese planes attempting a Kunming raid on the Burma road were heavily engaged by an international air force, with four shot down and no losses to defenders. Dutch aviators claim direct hits on four Japanese ships off Miri, including two cruisers and a transport vessel. Japan also claims Penang is now occupied as British forces abandoned the peninsula.
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CHUNGKING
Kunming
Burma
BATAVIA
Netherlands East Indies
Netherlands
Miri
Borneo
PENANG
LONDON
British Malaya
Tokyo
Reuters
Aged author Charles Miner Thompson dies at 77
Cambridge December 20 Charles Miner Thompson aged 77 editor and author died yesterday after a brief illness at his home. He served briefly as literary editor of the Boston Advertiser before joining the Youth's Companion staff and was editor in chief from 1911 to 1925.
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CAMBRIDGE
Mass
Charles Miner Thompson
the
Boston Advertiser
Youth's Companion
Prowse Promoted to Captain Overseas
Harper Prowse formerly of Taber Alberta has been promoted to captain while overseas. A University of Alberta graduate he joined an Alberta regiment and served abroad. His father, Mr J Harper Prowse, a Taber barrister and solicitor, is referenced in Taber as a well known resident.
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EDMONTON
Harper Prowse
Taber
Alta
Prowse
University of Alberta
Alberta regiment
J. Harper Prowse
the
Edmonton Bulletin stati
Detroit study links idle days to 206000 workers
A Michigan unemployment compensation commission survey reported that production curtailment would cause idleness for 206000 automobile workers over the next seven days. In a separate Paris dispatch, Jacques Dorlot, once a Communist leader of the French Legion allied with the Axis, was listed as missing for several days amid Russian counterattacks.
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DETROIT
Michigan unemployment compensation commission
JACQUI
DORICT
VICHY
Paris
Jacques Dorlot
French Legion
Riwain
Axis Forces Kept On Run By British
Cairo dispatch reports the Axis retreat in Libya turning into a rout as Imperial forces pursue Rommel’s battered army. British naval aircraft torpedoed two merchantmen in a four freighter convoy, while the RAF hit trucks guns and armoured vehicles on roads behind Mekill. Derna and Mekitl fell yesterday as British forces advanced toward Benghazi, with contact limited to one point in the Cirenaican highlands. Continuous pursuit suggests Axis supply lines under severe pressure.
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CAIRO
Egypt
Libya
Ernst Rommel
Royal Air Force
Mekill
Cirenaican
Derna
Mekitl
Japanese push widens in Philippines invasion fronts
Heavy fighting raged as United States and Filipino defenders sought to halt a Japanese thrust from a new quarter on Mindanao and Luzon. Japanese invaders poured from troopships onto Davao while air attacks on Nichols Field mostly missed, signaling a broader campaign and intensified scouting for weak points along the Luzon line.
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WASHINGTON
Cavayag
United States
Philippines
Nichols Field
Manila
Davao
Mindanao
Luzon
Manila bay
Cavite
Philippine
Defenders Still Are Holding Island in Jap Tribute
Hong Kong’s defenders drew a deep tribute from Domei as staved off an expected fall. The Chinese army reported entering Shumehun on the Canton Kowloon railway line to relieve Hong Kong forces. Japanese reinforcements rushed to the island. Sir Mark Young said operations continued amid reports of ongoing fighting.
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LONDON
C.P
Hong Kong
Domei
Reuters
Tokyo
CHUNGKING
Canton-Kowloot
Shumehun
Shumchun
Mark Young
colonial office
Japs Land On Island Of Mindanao
Tokyo reports joint army and navy communique claiming Japanese troops landed at dawn on Mindanao in the Philippines and are rapidly gaining ground. Dispatches say Hong Kong defenses around Victoria City resist as Japanese batteries hammer Victoria Peak. fires rage across Victoria. A naval communique notes four Japanese fighters raided US bases at Del Monte, destroying several planes.
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TOKYO
army
Mindanao
Philippines
Damel
Hong Kong
sit
Victoria City
Victoria peak
mains agency
Victoria
Mt. Davis
United States
Delmonte
British Sink 2 Transports Near Tripoli In Naval Action
Alexandria reports British naval aircraft torpedoed two 8000-ton Axis transports and two 2000-tonners in a guarded convoy near Tripoli on Tuesday. One ship of each tonnage reportedly sank as the vessels listed to settle by one end. Tripoli serves as a key supply gateway into Libya.
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ALEXANDRIA
Tripali
Tripoli
Libya
BERLIN
A.P
King to Broadcast Christmas Day Empire
Buckingham Palace announced the King will broadcast to the empire on Christmas Day at 3 pm local time, 7 am MST. The radio address is aimed at all colonies and dominions.
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KING
LONDON
C.P
Buckingham palace
Two Dutch Vessels Hit Off Sarawak as Japan’s Fleet Attacked
Batavia dispatch says Dutch forces struck at Japanese ships off Sarawak near Miri. Reports claim two cruisers and two transports were hit or set ablaze with one cruiser possibly sunk. Communique notes direct hit and near misses on a cruiser and hits on a transport vessel believed to carry aircraft.
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BATAVIA
Netherlands East Indies
Netherlands
fiiers
Sarawak
diyeep
Aneta
Netherlands Indies
Exchange Telegraph
London
Reuters
Miri
Griffin Initiated as RC Chaplain in RAF posting
Rev Father R W Griffin, parish priest of St Patrick's, has been commissioned as a flight lieutenant and posted as Roman Catholic chaplain to No 3 Bombing and Gunnery School. He was initiated into the post Friday evening. Canadian casualties rise with one dead, one missing, three wounded overseas. none from Alberta. Japan captures former Chinese envoy Yen in Hong Kong. Submarines active off Atlantic coast. Death probe into Canadian Private Richardson near Horsham. Belgian govt says war on Japan. U S navy sinks another transport. Turkish editorial warns Bulgaria. British forces reorganizing in Malaya. Goebbels admits Russians superior. Finns face bread shortages. Italy proclaims war zones in Calabria and Cosenza. 19-year-old Rose Stasivk charged with murder of her nine-month-old daughter. Canada cattle quota set for 1941.
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GRIFFIN
R. W. Griffin
St. Patrick’s
OTTAWA
C.P
Royal Canadian Air Force
actioe
Canada
Alberta
BERNE
Switzerland
D.N.E
Nanking
W. W. Yen
China
Great Britain
Hong Kong
ATLANTIC
WASHINGTON
United States navy department
Atlantia
LONDON
P. Cable
West Sussex
Arthur Edward Richardson
Horsham
ISTANBUL
A.P
Youlsabah
Bulgaria
SINGAPORE
Malaya
Krian River
GOEBBELS
Hitler
Hussia
British Broadcasting Corporation
YPALY
BERLIN
crea
Walian
dia
Cosenza
Catanzaro
Reggio Calabria
Italy
WINNIPEG
Royal Canadian Mounted police
Rose Stasivk
ciary
Marjorie
agriculture department
United States
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navy department
U.S
Hawaii
Japan
Oahu
Honolulu
ALLIED SUPREME COUNCIL
Rommel
Island Of
Mindano
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