Churchill urges total extirpation of Hitler tyranny in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill, speaking in the Canadian Parliament, declares the Allied aim to uproot Hitler tyranny, Japanese frenzy, and the Mussolini flop with no compromise. The chamber roared as he warned the tide of war is turning and recalled France and Britain’s shared resolve amid wartime jokes and sharp exchanges.
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Churchill
T AWA
house of commons
Italy
Britain
France
Bordeaux
Winston Churchill
United States congress
senate
Washington
empire
Ottawa
house
Congress
Chttrehill
Alben Barkley
MacArthur urges retaliatory action against Japan
General Douglas MacArthur urged retaliatory measures for the Manila bombings describing them as a violation of international law. A War Department communique listed damage to undefended Manila including churches a cathedral a college convents a hospital and several religious institutions. The open city was bombed by 63 Japanese bombers according to the dispatch.
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WASHINGTON
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
war department
Historic Sites Board picks F W Howay as chair in Canada
F W Howay of New Westminster British Columbia is named chairman of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada by the department of mines and resources. Judge Howay succeeds the late Brigadier General E A Cruickshank of Ottawa and has long served on the board, guiding markers for national historic sites and commemorations. He was born in London Ontario in 1867, studied at Dalhousie, and practised law in New Westminster before entering public service. Continued on back page.
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F. W. Howay
New Westminster
British Columbia
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
department of mines and resources
Judge Howay
E. A. Cruickshank
Ottawa
Historic Lies and Monuments Board of Canada
National Parks Bureau
Dominion
Judge Boway
Royal Society of Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dalhousie University
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Barclay Webster
Kentville
supreme court
New Westminste
Fifteen Killed In GB Train Crash
Manchester December 30. Fifteen people were killed and about 100 injured in a collision near Eccles, Lancashire. A regular passenger train and a workmen's special collided 106 yards from the station. The workmen’s engine rammed into the other and overturned near an embankment, wrecking two passenger coaches and damaging several more.
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MANCHESTER
Eccles
Lancashire
Russ Blast Germans On Oka Front
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet forces breached German defenses on the Oka river including a fortified zone. Germans built trenches barbed wire and blockhouses but Russians crossed the river December 28 and advanced in several locations. The offensive continues with gains in four populated areas near the front south of Moscow.
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MOSCOW
Oka
Fravda
Orel
Kaluga
Gandhi Fired By His Party
Gandhi relinquished leadership of the All-India Congress Party at his request in Bardoli India. He would maintain nonviolent opposition to war and continue his movement with Congress members who share that stance. After a lengthy internal wrangle the committee voted to relieve him of directing the party program and policy.
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BARDOLI
India
I(CP
Mohandas K. Gandhi
all-India congress party
Gandhi
Britain
congress
More Albertans Get Their Wings
Western Canadians graduate today from No 3 Service Flying Training School Calgary. One American and one Englishman among the class. Alberta graduates listed include C K Cochran Ogden J Donald Barmead CG P Garvey Mc Murray J A Goodfellow Calgary J D Henegck Vancouver F W How Edmonton K S Johnson Edmonton E Johnston Green court T C Lawson Calgary B S McMurdo Wetaskiwin T M Moran North Edmonton J Pawlowski Spedden.
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CALGARY
No. 3
Service Flying Training School
Royal, Canadian Air Force
Nova Scotia
qd. Pawlowski
Spedden
Alberta
A. Dwight Ross
c. K. Cochran
Ogden
J. €. Donald
Barmead
CG. P. Garvey
McMurray
J. A. K. Goodfellow
J. D. Henegck
Vancouver
F. W. How
Edmonton
K. S. Johnson
E. 4. Johnston
Greencourt
T. C. Lawson
B. S. McMurdo
Wetaskiwin
T. M. Moran
North Edmonton
J. Pawlowski
Churchill recruiter note on Ottawa enlistments after visit
Ottawa recruiting officer Capt. Eric Kinney said Prime Minister Churchill's visit stimulated enlistment with the best Monday in some time. He reported recruits yesterday came from outside Ottawa who came to see the prime minister and decided to enlist.
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OTTAWA
Eric Kinney
Churchill
Kinney
Jap forces press toward Manila outskirts in late December
Japanese forces that landed southeast of Manila last week push toward Luisiana and Dolores about 45 air miles from Manila. American lines under Gen. MacArthur stretch east west through Zargoga about 120 miles north. Japanese aim to join at San Pablo while patrols operate between lines as Linagang Gulf area is abandoned. Quiet reported as mainland developments unfold.
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MANILA
Luisiana
Dolores
Douglas MacArthur
Zaragoga
Lingayen Gulf
San Pablo
Laguna de Bry
Philippine
Australia Receives Assurances On Pacific Strength
Sydney reports that Churchill told Curtin Britain and Allies have a definite plan of action in the Pacific that will dramatically boost striking power against Japan. A government spokesman noted Australia’s position has improved immeasurably, with US aid seen as a key factor in deterring large scale operations against the Netherlands East Indies or Australia.
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SYDNEY
Australia
Churchill
John Curtin
Britain
Japan
Pacific
United States
Netherlands East Indies
NSW bans street gatherings on New Year Eve
New South Wales government announces a ban on street crowds in Sydney for New Year’s Eve citing partial blackout and crowding concerns. Authorities aim to prevent disturbances and ensure public safety during celebrations.
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BYDNEY
Australia
New South Wales
Beaverbrook Urges Empire War Cabinet
London dispatch reports Daily Express editorials pressing an empire war cabinet to unite British and imperial forces, arguing it would reduce blame and losses. Cartoonist David Low mocks Whitehall with depictions of divided decision making and colonial silence awaiting Whitehall approval.
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LONDON
G.P. Cable
Daily Express
Lord Beaverbrook
British empire
Britain
United States
the Express
David Low
Standani
Beaverbrook
Whitehall
Pacific
Australia
Dominions
Blimp
Picture Butte And Barons Soldiers To Broadcast On Sat
National defence headquarters lists Canadian forces overseas to broadcast from 10 to 10 30 am MST on Saturday in the Letters From Britain program over a national network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Names from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia include W R Someryltle Pte T Hudson Sgt L R Grant Dinsmore Pie LAC James L Weaver LAC Ronald Green Sgt Pul A Rogers Edmonton Patrick H Woodruff LAC R B O'Brien Barons J dunzen Gordon Prater LAC J HL Larkman BE W C Whitehouse Ernest N Walker Set Shumay Leslie Moreau plus others from Vancouver Island and Victoria. The item continues with unrelated notes about Churchill style and Jehovahs Witnesses restrictions in Melbourne.
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OTTAWA
National defence headquarters
Canada
Britain
Canadian Broadcasting
Manitoba
LAC
Someryltle
Goodlands
T. Hudson
Neepawa
Saskatchewan
Barla
J. dunzen
Picture Butte
British Columbia
Gordon Prater
J HL Larkman
Vancouver
W.C Whitehouse
Vancouver Island
Ernest N. Walker
Victoria
Set. Shumay
Vernon
Cpl
Leslie Moreau
New Westminster
Axis Tanks Knocked Out Near Tripoli
British forces claim 42 Axis tanks destroyed and RAF planes shot down as they push westward from El Agheila toward El Agheila, with reports of advances along the coastal highway near Sirte. Engagement described as sizeable but part of ongoing operations.
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CAIRO
Royal Air Force
Mams
Tripoli
Middle East command
R.A.F
Egypt
Libya
Britain
Middle East
Agedabia
El Aghella
Sirte
London
Offensive Against Japs Likely Soon
Netherlands Indies papers said Allied reinforcements head to the Pacific and a general offensive against Japan may come soon but stresses readiness. They report a single Dutch fighter downed in a 19 plane Japanese raid on a Netherlands airfield and note continued Japanese bombing of coastal points. The tanker was bombed but the crew contained the fire and returned to port.
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Netherlands Indies
Pacific
Japan
Joga
Netherlands
Indies
Jap Bombers Battle Singapore and Malaya Heavy Fighting
Anti-aircraft batteries and searchlights repelled Japanese raids on Singapore keeping damage light. Four raids damaged a few thatched houses and a gasoline dump. two bombs fell on Singapore island and Johore mainland. Land combat near Perak yielded heavy losses for the invaders as British lines held.
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Singapore
Malaya
C. YATES McDANIEL
Associated Press
to &e
Britain
Far East
Tange
Perak
Brest Bombed By Daylight
London dispatch reports the Royal Air Force carried out a heavy daylight raid on Brest France using Halifax bombers. The operation aimed at targeting Nazi warships in the harbor. Seven German fighters were destroyed by Spitfires escorting the bombers. Losses included two bombers and three Spitfires. Recent reports place the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and the cruiser Prinz Eugen at Brest.
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LONDON
Der
C.P
Royal Air Force
natal
Brest
France
Japanese Vessels Off Kodiak Alaska Reported
The U S Navy announced suspected Japanese vessels near Kodiak Alaska. Other brief items note 27 killed and 80 wounded at Corregidor, martial law declared in Singapore, Russians recaptured Kerch, Churchill’s applause from Canadians and Americans, U S aims to devote 80 percent of national income to war, seven charged on spy counts, and Leon Jouhaux reportedly arrested.
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KODIAK
ALASKA
WASHINGTON
Ber
API
United Sates mavy
Rodiak
United States army
Philippine
Corregidor
Manila Bay
SINGAPORE
KERCH
MOSCOW
Crimean peninsula
P.M
LONDON
C.P
ChurchUl
Atlantic
Mr. Churchill
U.S
A.P
Roosevelt
United States
NEW YORK
Ellis Island
VICHY
Leon Jouhaux
General Confederation of Labor
chateau Im Dorgogne
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PRINCETON
Albert Einstein
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Jans
Churchill Cabinet
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Jensen
WINNIE
TORONTO
America
CURB JENOVAITS
MELBOURNE
activitiers
Jehovah's Witnesses
Sidte Gulf
AXIS
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Ont
Royal Canadian Air Force
No 6
FG Wait
Newfoundland
Abeludedt
Albertu
K. A. Stroh
Rocky Mountain House
W.Thorne
M. H. Treanor
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Rio Grande Do Sul
Porto Alegre
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