R A F retaliates for Nazi fire raid headline
Royal Air Force bombers struck Bardia and nearby airfields in a night attack as Britain prepared for a potential Tobruk land and sea assault. The official communique noted a blind bombardment with limited damage details while four Italian planes were destroyed and defenses remained strong near the city.
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Egypt
Royal Air Force
simashed
Bardia
Britain
R.A.F
Derna
Libya
Tmimi
Gazala
London
Bar
Bremen port pummeled by RAF heavy raid
The major German port of Bremen was hit for 314 hours in a main RAF attack, with incendiaries and high explosives set on shipyards and the railway station. Other targets in German occupied ports including Flushing Ostend and Brest were hit, with large fires reported. No RAF planes were lost.
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ONDON
C.P
Bremen
Royal Air Force
air ministry
London
wrhen
AIR 2 RAAV
Flushing
Ostend
Brest
Press Association
R.A.F
D.N.B
Germany
Bitter aero naval fight developing in the Mediterranean
German planes and pilots are being sent to Italy to support a fierce aero naval fight in the Mediterranean. Italian air force chief Gen Piccolo calls the German air corps a great Italian unit and urges full support. The Rome radio says Italian units in Britain have returned home and Axis air forces are massing in the Mediterranean with plans to strike Britain at any cost. Transfer of Nazi fliers to the Mediterranean signals concentrated air activity this January.
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Axis
Mediterranean
English Channel
Britain
OME
Italy
Francisco Piccolo
Rome
Piccolo
Albert Kesselring
La Tribuna
Mediterranean front
Albania
CHANNEL AREA
channel
Two Long Range Recon Seaplanes For Britain Ready
Elizabeth City North Carolina January 2 Two long range reconnaissance seaplanes capable of carrying two bombardiers each and built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation San Diego were assembled for a non stop flight to British territory A party of 13 aboard the planes reported two more would arrive today and two tomorrow A six plane squadron will depart tomorrow for an unannounced destination American crews will fly to Britain and return via commercial airways
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ELIZABETH CITY
N. C
Great Britain
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego
Calif
British
United States
commercial airways
Aboriginal law killings mystery in Daly River district
The incident centers on Jessie a Mullik Mullik Brinkin Brinkin woman speared to death near Brown Creek Daly River area. Mullik boys Benjamin and Johnnie faced Darwin police court charged with murder amid totem law explanations and tribal feuds as locals recount the death in pidgin English.
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Australia
Northern Territory
Jessie
Daly River
Brinkin Brinkin
Mullik
Benjamin
Johnnie
Darwin
Harry
Recruiting For Armored Brigade To Begin Shortly
Calgary dispatch reports general recruiting for the First Armored Brigade of the Canadian Army will start soon under Maj. W. A. deGraves. Specialists are already being recruited and most new men are expected from the Ammunition Supply Co. RCASC Res and Fourth Petrol Park Co. Res in Edmonton. At full strength the unit will field more than 350 officers and other ranks.
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CALGARY
W. A. deGraves
D.S.Q
Ammunition Supply Co
R.C.AS.C
Ireland Hints At Coming Food Shortage
Dublin January 2 Agriculture Minister James Ryan warned the food position in Eire is growing more serious. He said supplies of imported food may be cut off entirely within a short period and urged that all essential foodstuffs be produced at home to survive the dangers ahead.
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EIRE
DUBLIN
James Ryan
Tax on free board for defense employers set
Ottawa Jan 2. Employers must assign a reasonable value to free board lodging rent fuel and living facilities provided to employees for the national defense tax the income tax branch of the national revenue department announced today.
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OTTAWA
national defence tax
national revenue department
Airplane Crash Reported In Iola Scene
A miniature airplane wreckage was found after a crash in Iola Kansas. A reporter arrived first at the scene followed by a lawyer an undertaker and two patrol cars.
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IOLA
Kas
poicemen
Bulgaria Fears Nazi Move as Balkans Stage Is Set
Bulgaria appears supine as German forces mass on the Romanian border and Premier Bogdan Philoff heads to Vienna for talks with Hitler’s circle. Observers say Bulgaria may be pressed into a Balkan drive, with the government briefly in the hands of a pro Nazi interior minister.
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J. REILLY O’SULLIVAN
Associated Press
BELGRADE
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Vienna
Bogdan Philoff
Hitler
Balkans
Flames Light London After Raid Renewal
Hundreds of German incendiary bombs hit London as Nazi raid tactics resumed after the Christmas lull. Major landmarks were damaged or threatened while fire brigades and volunteers fought fires. Night fighters from the R A F finally broke up the raid as flames spread along the Thames side.
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London
R.A.F
Alligator Spotted on Raleigh Highway by Wardens
State forest wardens in Greenwamp district report a 12 foot alligator sunning in the middle of a Raleigh area highway. Officers secured the animal and notified wildlife authorities. Residents are advised to avoid the area until removal teams arrive.
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RALEIGH
N.C
Greenwamp
Blairmore Man Named in King's Honors List
London dispatch reports Blairmore area in the New Year honors, praising Cmdr. Edmond Rollo Mainguy for skill in an anti submarine attack near the Harvester, Cmdr. Harry George de Wolf for saving 857 survivors from the Arandora Star, and recognizing Sgt. Anthony Condy and L corporal Albert Groves with Military Medal of the Order of the British Empire for evacuation duties during France’s collapse.
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LONDON
E.A.F
Edmond Rollo Mainguy
Royal Canadian Navy
H.M
Harvester
Harry George de Wolf
Cmdr
de Wolf
Canada
France
Anthony Condy
Springhill
N.S
L.-Cpl
Albert Groves
Orilla
Ont
Alberta government aims to curb the next low mood
Provincial Treasurer Low told a Social Credit meeting at Two Hills that the Dominion allows industrialists to set prices while farmers have no privilege. He said the government is working to prevent another low mood and urged bipartisan cooperation after the election.
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TWO HILLS
Dominion
Low
Social Credit
Alberta
Panama Constitution Denies Citizenship to Some Newborns
Panama’s new constitution effective today bars citizenship for 70 000 to 90 000 people born after November 3 1903 to parents of African or Asian descent, retroactively excluding those with non Spanish language origins.
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PANAMA
Greeks Capture Over 1000 Heights in War Progress
Athens report of January 2 states Greek war statisticians report more than 1000 heights seized since October 28 in the Greek Italian war. The gains include hills to mountains, with steady advance though many confrontations were not spectacular.
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ATHENS
Greeks Turn Back Italian Tank Assault at Klisuta
Greek forces repelled a tank assault along the coastal road to Valona and captured an elaborate fortification line outside Klisuta. An official spokesman said the defence works including machine-gun nests and field guns fell before the Greek advance in the Klisura sector, with heavy guns captured.
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MAX HARRELSON
Associated Press
ATHENS
A.P
Klisuta
Valona
Klisura
Memorial Stones Moved After Haweswater Rise
In Penrith England memorial stones for two drowned lads were relocated to higher ground as Haweswater reservoir level rose to expand Manchester water supply.
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PENRITH
Eng
Haweswater
Manchester
Britain Denies Knowledge Of French Fleet Moves
London reports well informed circles saying French warships have left ports for Casablanca and Dakar in Africa. Officials maintain Britain knows nothing of the maneuvers. Observers think Germans may know, as armistice terms would be violated without Nazi consent. There are tips that Petain authorized officers to take “vacations” in North Africa and ships already sailed from Toulon.
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LONDON
C.P
France
Casablanca
Dakar
Africa
Wiesbaden
Lisbon
Stalin declares Soviet Russia ready for every eventuality
London January 2 The Daily Mail reported Stalin broadcast in which the Soviet leader said Russia is ready for every eventuality and in a state of total mobilization. The report had not been confirmed by other sources at the time.
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LONDON
C.P
The
Daily Mail
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Baby survives bomb blast in Bristol ruin
A four month old baby was rescued from the wreckage of a southwest Bristol shop twenty five hours after a bombing. The child suffered only hunger and minor abrasions.
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BRISTOL
Eng
RAF bombs Bremen in major 314-hour attack
Royal Air Force planes dropped 20000 incendiaries and high explosives on Bremen in a long night raid. Bomber formations were seen 120 miles away as fires lit the city. London also faced an air raid warning after a quiet day. J W Cornett named Vancouver mayor at city hall. US war department announces 61000000 in engines contracts with Studebaker and Buick GM. Britain says four new plane types in production Manchester and Sterling bombers Whirlwind and Tornado fighters highlighted by Lord Beaverbrook.
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BREMEN
LONDON
Royal Air Force
air ministry
BRITAIN
C.P
Lord Beaverbrook
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