Britain to Relax Blockade for Unoccupied Areas Only
Britain agrees to allow clothing and food for children to pass blockade into unoccupied France under American Red Cross supervision. Vichy reports serious food shortage in Paris. steps to ease shipment from unoccupied areas. Britain also to permit Red Cross wheat to Spain and condensed milk to unoccupied France. Finland may receive food later.
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ONDON
C.P
Roosevelt
France
Red Cross
ministry of economic warfare
VICHY
Paris
WASHINGTON
Spain
United States
Britain
Finland
Tobruk Defenders Hold Precarious Position Amid Scarce Supplies
British forces massed near Tobruk as food and water run low for the defenders, with remaining Italian resistance limited to small patrols. Gen Bergonzoli reportedly escaped Bardia, as Wavell’s mechanized attack pins Tobruk. 600 or fewer Allied casualties reported in the Bardia capture.
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Tobruk
Bardia
PAOD
Lord Woolton warns nation Eat British keep imports down
Lisbon reports unconfirmed word that the 5,029-m ton British steamship Shakespeare was sunk by a submarine near Sal Island in the Cape Verdes. Survivors, some wounded, reached Sal Island as the Portuguese sloop Goncalves Zarco departed Sao Vicente to aid the crew.
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LISBON
Shakespear
Sal Island
Cape Verdes
Goncalves Zarco
Sao Vicente
Cape Verde Islands
Left Hand Corner Conquest Tied to Mongol Tactics in Hitler War
Harold Lamb argues in Infantry Journal that Hitler’s invasions mimic Genghis Khan’s blitzkrieg method. He cites five preparatory steps including espionage intimidation sabotage deception and surprise and notes Mongols kept operations hidden until plans were clear.
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Genghis Khan
Asia
Europe
Harold Lamb
Lamb
Infantry Journal
Hitler
Danube Valley
ADOLF HITLER
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Meat Ration Cut As War Diversions Persist
London dispatch reports Britain's meat ration lowered to one shilling two pence from one shilling six pence amid ship diversions for war. Lord Woolton urges Britons to eat home produced food and hints further short notice changes. potential ban on multiple dishes per meal in catering houses.
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LONDON
C.P
Lord Woolton
Britain
ministry of food
Libya
Bardia
Navy Casualty List Reports Four More War Losses
The 23rd Royal Canadian Navy casualty list since the war began announces four deaths. Three victims are from the west coast and one from Nova Scotia, bringing total naval casualties to 285.
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OTTAWA
naval service headquarters
Royal Canadian Navy
west coast
Nova Scotia
Blue Pencil Fighter Plane Named for Postal Censorship Staff
London dispatch reports a new fighter plane to be funded by donations from employees of the postal and telegraph censorship department of the ministry of information. The aircraft will carry the name Blue Pencil to honor the staff.
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LONDON
postal and telegraph censorship department
ministry of information
Blue
Roosevelt seeks 17.5 billion defense budget in peace time
President Roosevelt asks Congress for 17,485,528,049 dollars for a peace time budget amid a world at war and big defence prep costs. He assigns 10.8 billion to national defence, forecasts a 9.21 billion deficit, and a public debt around 58.37 billion by June 30, 1942. No aid funds for Britain, Greece, or China are included in this package.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
congress
Britain
Greece
China
treasury
senate
house
Insurance Scheme Soon
OTTAWA January 8 A government order pushes rapid organization of the unemployment insurance commission with payments to the fund planned by July 1. Arthur Mac Namara of Winnipeg heads administration while Dr Joseph Sirois of Quebec is ill. the plan covers 4,500,000 workers earning under $2,000 annually, funded by employer, employee and government contributions.
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OTTAWA
unemployment insurance commission
Arthur MacNamara
Winnipeg
Joseph Sirois
Quebec
Baden-Powell Dies at 83 in Kenya Colony
Lord Baden-Powell founder of the Boy Scout movement died at his Nyeri home in Kenya Colony at age 83 after years of fragile health. A former British soldier, he established Scouting in 1910 to promote citizenship and international understanding, and had lived in Nyeri since 1937. The last reported public reply he gave friends: Ive had a long innings.
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Boy Scouts of the world
San Francisco
Lord Baden-Powell
the
Boy Scouts
Nyeri
London
Nazi munitions train crash cripples key Hungarian line
The German munitions train crash near Berettyóújfalu damaged much of the town and wrecked tracks on the Pest-Pospokladanya-Nagyvarad line. Repairs will take weeks and censorship limited casualty details as authorities noted the route’s use for moving heavy troop reinforcements into Romania.
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BUDAPEST
Hungary
Romania
Berettyo Ujfalu
Rumania
Transylvania
Pospokladany
Fearful Germans in Czecho Slovakia say leaders lack trust
Dr. Eduard Benes, president of the Czecho-Slovak government in exile, told a national defence luncheon in London that Germans in Czecho-Slovakia are anxious about the future due to a lack of confidence in their leaders.
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LONDON
Eduard Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Italy Loses 500 Planes Since June 0
Italy has lost more than 500 planes since entering the war last June 10, with Allied air forces in the Mediterranean carrying the bulk of the losses. About 80 British planes were downed, while U.S. planes joined the Libyan offensive and contributed notably. Royal Air Force officials say American arrivals in Egypt are a trickle that should grow, and express high satisfaction with RAF performance in the desert war and in Greece, while warning the air struggle remains long.
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EDWARD KENNEDY
Associated Press
CAIRO
Italy
Britain
Mediterranean
United States
Libya
Royal Air Force
Egypt
Greece
Roosevelt creates four man Office of Production Management
President Roosevelt on January 8 established the four member Office of Production Management to speed war material output for the United States and Britain. William S. Knudsen of General Motors will be director general and Sidney Hillman of the CIO will be associate director general. They join Stimson and Knox as part of a joint leadership team empowered to take over non cooperative plants.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
office of
William S. Knudsen
forer
General Motors
Sidney Hillman
Congress of Industrial Organizations
advisory defence commission
Knudsen
Hillman
Henry Stimson
Frank Knox
war and Navy departments
Prisoner problem grows for British general in North Africa
Cairo January reports say Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell faces feeding housing and clothing more than 70 000 prisoners captured in the North Africa campaign. Prisoners arrive by sea and rail to Alexandria and Suez zone camps with Red Cross handling correspondence. Wounded Italians go to British hospitals and Libyans to Egyptian ones.
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CAIRO
Achibald P. Wavell
Italian North Africa
Bardia
green Nile
desert
Alexandria
western desert
Suez Canal zone
India
Egypt
Donovan Arrives in Cairo for Middle East War Briefing
Col William J Donovan arrived in Cairo by air from London on an undisclosed mission. He will report directly to the United States government on the situation and operations in the Middle Eastern war theatre and is staying at the British embassy.
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CAIRO
William J. Donovan
United States
London
Rumanians Feelant German Troops Suppressed by Ill Feeling
British minister in Bucharest reports evidence of widespread ill feeling against German troops in Romania. Edmonton set to host Independent MLA meeting. Alberta legislators seek house leader. Roosevelt requests 33.5 million dollars for 250-airport program. Camrose by election candidate selection to start. three nominees to appear. Two Germans removed from Japanese liner Tatuta Maru in San Francisco. Westminster Cathedral City Hall and Temple damaged in recent German air raids.
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RUMANIA
LONDON
C.P
Bucharest
Romania
British Broadcasting Corporation
M.L.A’S
EDMONTON
Alberta
A. Speakman
Red Deer
A. Davison
Calgary
D. M. Duggan
George MacLachlan
Pembina
U.S
WASHINGTON
A.P
Roosevelt
United States congress
S.C
CAMROSE
Social Credit party
D.C
J. Tucker
Morley Westlake
C. I. Sayers
Meeting Creek
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WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
CITY HALL
TEMPLE
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Geneva
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