Prime Minister Churchill to visit Ottawa for war talks
Prime Minister Churchill will spend two days in Ottawa early next week and deliver an address in the House of Commons Tuesday afternoon. He travels to Canada with Prime Minister King and is joined by Lord Beaverbrook and four other members of the British party. The Allied conferences in Washington will pause during Churchill's Canadian visit.
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C. R. BLACKBURN
WASHINGTON
Churchill
Ottawa
house of commons
Mackenzie King
Canada
Mr. King
Lord Beaverbrook
King
Great Britain Declares War On Bulgaria
London reports Britain has been at war with Bulgaria since December 13, disclosed in a London Gazette supplement. The move follows the German and Italian declarations of war on the United States and the U S declaration of war on Germany and Italy. Britain says it had not been officially informed of Bulgaria's declaration on December 13.
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LONDON
Britain
Bulgaria
London Gazette
United States
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Titled women seek divorces in Marchioness Northampton case
The Left Hand Corner notes four titled women filing for divorce decrees. The Marchioness of Northampton, daughter of the Marquis of Bath, wed in 192? The Marquis, age 56, earned the DS0 in the last war and was involved in a breach of promise action years ago. Actress Daisy Markham won £50,000 damages in consent settlement for her future provision. Baroness Brougham and Vaux, daughter of Brig.-General Follett, married the Baron in 1935 after his prior marriage to Valerie French ended. Lady Gave against Sir Edward Charles Cave also figures, with Lady Mary Diana Worthington among the defended petitioners. she is daughter of the Earl of Faversham. The baronet, and other titled petitioners, are noted in the undefended and defended lists.
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Marchioness of
Northampton
Brougham and
Vaux
Betty Christabe) Cave
Mary Diana) Worthington
Marquis of Bath
Marquis of Northampton
breseh
Daisy Markham
Valerie French
Earl of Cypres
Lady Gave
Edward Charles Cave
Earl of Faversham
W. G. Worthington
petit
Russians Cross Oka River Death Fire Terror Invasion
U S war department reports Japanese troopships reinforcing near Manila as fighting rages across Luzon. Japanese bombers hit Manila's open city, destroying government buildings, a church, hospital and fire station while fires blaze along the Pasig region. A Manila NBC report notes a moonlit city lit by great fires as casualties mount.
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Oka River
Manila
hay
Fort Santiago
NBC
college burkling
e encient
church of
Santo Domingo
Commonwealth
Pasig river
Canadian airmen win high praise from British official
Ottawa reports that Canadian squadrons overseas fought magnificently in 1942 and will increasingly aid Britain. Sir Archibald Sinclair, British air secretary, said this in a holiday message to Air Minister Power released last night.
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OTTAWA
Britain
Archibald Lincla
Power
Dutch Sink Another Ship In Borneo Raid
Batavia reports Netherlands bombers sank the largest ship in a Japanese convoy off Kuching Sarawak with direct hits. Two light ships also went down while a Borneo air base raid wounded one civilian and six others. Aneta tallies Japan losses at sea since the Pacific war began, including cruisers destroyers transports and freighters.
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BATAVIA
Netherlands East Indies
Kuching
Sarawak
Borneo
Netherlands
Aneta
Japan
Pacific
Canada’s Book Of Remembrance Nears Completion
OTTAWA, Dec. 27. With 4 new conflicts into its third year, the Book of Remembrance memorial to Canadians who died in the First Great War nears completion. Col. H. C. Osborne said on Saturday that on Jan 31 the 389 decorated pages bearing about 67,000 names will be finished, creating the world’s largest volume of its kind.
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OTTAWA
H. C. Osborne
Allies Plan Long War Victory Strategy 1943
Washington dispatch reports Britain and the United States near a preliminary agreement on broad land air and sea strategies to secure victory in 1943. Leaders from Canada Soviet Russia China the Netherlands Australia and New Zealand are included with a joint conference expected to start immediately. Pan American nations were invited to review progress at the White House.
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WASHINGTON
Ree
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Canada
Russia
China
Netherlands
Red Cross Seeks Hong Kong Prisoner Information
Toronto dispatch reports the Canadian Red Cross launching efforts with the International Red Cross in Geneva to locate 2000 Canadians in Hong Kong. P. H. Gordon notes possible delays since Japan has not signed the 1929 Geneva convention.
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TORONTO
Hong Kong
Canadian
Red Cross
International Red Cross
Geneva
Geneva committee
P. H. Gordon
Japan
Fascist Chiefs Resign in Rome
Mussolini accepted the resignations of Fascist party secretary Adelichi Serena and Agriculture Minister Giuseppe Tassinari. Serena cited a desire to participate in the war as a volunteer, while Tassinari resigned for health reasons.
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ROME
Audi
A.P
Mussolini
Adelichi Serena
Giuseppe Tassinari
Serena
Tassinari
King To See Churchill In White House Talks
Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King met with State Secretary Hull and planned chats with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill at the White House. Topic included St Pierre-Miquelon status as Free French forces control remains, with possible ongoing support for Free French and no return to Vichy. King to meet Halifax and other diplomatic envoys, likely attending a Commonwealth and broader allied conference.
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J. F. SANDERSON
WASHINGTON
Dex
Mackenzie King
Cornell Hull
Churchill
White House
Roosevelt
King
Hull
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Canada
United States
Vichy
Lord Halifax
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Gen Freyberg Narrow Squeak During Libyan Campaign
Major General Bernard Freyberg, New Zealand commander, escaped capture as German forces pierced the line and menaced division headquarters in Libya. He remained directing operations until tanks closed to about 200 yards, his car taking machine gun fire from pursuing armor.
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AUCKLAND
N.Z
C.P. Cable
Bernard Freyberg
New Zealand
Freyberg
Ibulleta
Crack Nazi Defences In Moscow Area
Red Army forces pushing to lift the siege of Leningrad claimed to have killed over 6,000 Germans and regain 32 villages. They drove enemies from Volkhove toward Moscow and reported seizure of German war supplies. Central front actions included recapture of Noroso Minsk and Oka river crossings. Soviet claims also cited Kaluga reoccupation and heavy German losses, with Russian toll estimated above 36,000 in the week.
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MOSCOW
Red Army
Leningrad
Volkhove
Soviet Information bureau
Moscow radio
Oka river
Noroso- Minsk
Yailway
Kaluga
central front
Izvestia
Mossow
Hitler
London
Oka
Ugra
BBC
Kliasma
The
information bureau
Kalimin
southweern
Narofeniuner
Baltic
Black Sea
Nazis Claim Sinking of Four British Ships
Berlin dispatch reports the German high command claiming four British ships totaling 13 000 tons sunk west of Gibraltar from a crippled convoy. The tally includes one aircraft carrier and nine merchant ships totaling 37 000 tons sunk, with two more ships damaged. British confirmation not provided.
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BERLIN
APIJ
high command
Gibraltar
Sacramento Sees fifty blackout during wartime alert
Sacramento underwent a fifty blackout as unidentified planes neared the capital. The blackout began about 1:45 am with an all clear later. San Francisco reported no blackout. A yellow alert signaled distant approach and a blue signal would follow if planes came closer.
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SACRAMENTO
Calif
San Francisco
British Ambassador Safe In Tokyo Embassy Reported
London reports through Argentine sources that Sir Robert Craigie the British ambassador to Japan and all staff are safe in the Tokyo embassy. It is believed exchanges of staff are being negotiated but geographical considerations may delay a prompt action.
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LONDON
Britain
Robert Craigie
Japan
Tokyo
Pownall Replaces Brooke-Popham as Far East Commander
Gen. Sir Henry Pownall is named to lead British forces in the Far East, arriving at Singapore to assume duties after being promoted over hundreds of officers. The change calms criticism of Malaya command as fighting continues along the Perak River and in Trengganu. Australian deputy opposition leader W. M. Hughes calls the move belated recognition of unfitness and incompetence, criticizing Britain’s defenses before the Japanese invasion.
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LONDON
Henry Pownall
Malaya
Far East
Pownall
Robert Brooke-Popham
Sir Henry
war office
Imperial general staff
Singapore
Perak River
Trenggariu
SYDNEY
W. M. Hughes
Britain
Hughes
Japanese Now Within 83 Miles of Manila
Manila faces relentless air bombardment as Japanese forces press toward the capital after MacArthur declared the city open. Reports place Japanese advances north and south from the Lingayen gulf shore, with Braganza and nearby towns in Japanese hands while Manila endures widespread fires. Estimated dead run about 530 with many wounded, as American troops defend routes into northern mountains.
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R. P. CRONTN
Associated Press
MANILA
Damortis
repo
Maid Bulletin
Monenuda
Paniqui
Braguiod
commonwealth
United States
Lingayen gulf
treasury
Manila hotel
bay front
World War II News Bullets from Across Fronts
News bulletins report RAF bombings over the southeast coast and raids on invasion bases, Mussolini approving a large Italian war budget, Free French control of St Pierre Miquelon communications, Russian counter-invasion speculation in Crimea, Nazi arrests in occupied Norway, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot killed in Vancouver, U S assets in Hong Kong frozen, Wheeler calling for bombing Japan, and two Australian munitions workers missing Christmas duty.
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LONDON
Royalir
ROME
Audi
A.P
Mussolini
ST. PIERRE
St. Pierre-Miquelon
Free French navy
Free French information service
C.P
Crimea
Strait of Herch
caim
Norwegian telegraph agency
Norwag
Britain
K.GAP
VANCOUVER
Royal Canadian Air Force
HONG KONG
WASHINGTON
United States treasury
United States
WHEELER
TOKYO
Burton K. Wheeler
Dem
Montana
Manila
Kobe
CANBERRA
J. M. Makin
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Guzon
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Omynereport
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orth
ality
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Corregidor
International
French Islands
CRAUK
California
G.B
SIR ROBERT BROOKE-POPHAM
GEN. POWNALL
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