Manila Falls to Japanese Forces After Last Stand
The Manila defense collapsed as dive bombers and tanks overwhelmed American lines. U S and Philippine troops withdrew with installations destroyed, while Tokyo broadcasts signaled uncertainty about Allied strategy and air attacks planned for the New Year.
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Luzon
Philippines
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Kamchatka
Japan
Siberia
Aleutian Islands
Russians Back in Crimea as Kerch Feodosia Landings Drive Germans
The southern front recaptured Kerch and Feodosia amid heavy German pressure on other sectors. Stalin urged a fast pursuit while Sevastopol held, and Moscow hoped eastward successes would ease pressure there. A separate account describes a daring British Commando raid on Rommel's HQ, killing several aides and wiping out staff. An army recall orders troops aged over 28 to report by January 31 as conscription expands. The government arranged to buy most of Cuba's cane crop to stabilize 1942 sugar prices amid Philippine shortfalls.
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Kerch
Feodosya
Caucasus
Black Sea
Stalin
Crimea
Sevastopol
Moscow
North Africa Front
Rommel
Keyes
Third Corps
United States
Defense Supplies Corporation
Philippines
Dutch Steal Show in Pacific War Air and Sea Raids
Dutch airmen and submarine crews continued to steal the show in the Pacific, using American planes to strike Japanese tankers and troop transports. Submarines sank four ships off the east coast of Thailand, while a Dutch naval raid near the central provinces yielded seizures and captures of Japanese personnel. Lieutenant George S. Welch, hero of Pearl Harbor, vowed to be ready for another fight as Hawaiian reinforcements arrive.
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Pacific
North Borneo
N.E.I
Hein Ters Poorten
America
South Pacific
Batavia
Thailand
Singapore
Air
British Tanks Smash Rommel Siege Near Agedabia
British forces destroyed 22 German tanks and disabled 20 more as nearly 100 British and American tanks repelled a Rommel sortie. The action near Agedabia, about 100 miles south of Benghazi, signaled Rommel’s retreat being cut off.
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Rommel
North Africa
Agedabia
Bengali
Syracuse professor links Churchill oratory to lack of Latin and Greek
A Syracuse University professor suggests Churchill's gift for speech comes from his boyhood neglect of Latin and Greek. The Catholic head on St Pierre and Miquelon formally objects to the Free French occupation despite a 98 to 2 percent local vote in favor.
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Detroit
Syracuse University
Churchill
St. Pierre
Islands
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Struck by Lightning, Farmer Feels Better
Salina Kansas reports Henry Walte was struck by lightning then unconscious for days and blind for a week. He says after recovery his health improved and he harvested better this summer despite the ordeal.
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Farmer
Salina, Kan
Henry Walte
Wreckage Found of Plane Lost in Newfoundland Flight
The weathered wreckage of a tiny plane discovered in Newfoundland reveals the fate of Thomas H. Smith of Clarksburg West Virginia who vanished two years earlier on a trans Atlantic attempt from Old Orchard Beach Maine. A note left by Smith indicates he planned to seek civilization after the crash and that search efforts would cover distant seas and rugged land between his starting point and goal Slyne Head. Royal Canadian Air Force fliers photographed the plane and confirmed the wing marking while US authorities identified it as Smiths, with US Army Air Corps members later reaching the wreckage and finding the note.
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ST. John’s
Newfoundland
Thomas H. Smith
Clarksburg
W. Va
Smith
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Harvey S. Smith
W Va
United States Authoriities
United States Army Air Corps
Proper Care of Furnace Ideas To Cut Coal Bill
Washington bureau reports proper furnace maintenance could trim America’s coal bill by over 150 million dollars annually. Ten tips emphasize fuel type and size, keeping fuel bed hot, controlling air flow, shaking ashes gently, avoiding pokers, clearing ash pits, and keeping heating surfaces and flues clean.
Brothers Rescue Sinks In Brook Drain Tale
In New Castle Pennsylvania 11 year old David McClure was swept into a brook drain while playing with his 14 year old brother Robert. Robert braved the water and freed David who was pulled through the tile and carried to Jameson Memorial hospital where he recovered after oxygen treatment.
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New Castle
Harlansburg
David McClure
J. Park McClure
Pittsburgh
Robert
David
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Fire Rifle Only Once Says Sportsmen's Guide
WILLIMANTIC CONN. Deer visits Bill Early's garden by the river. He fires a single warning shot with a .22 rifle to stop a hunter from shooting the deer. The warning shot drives the animal away and keeps it safe.
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Sportsmen’s Guide
Willimantic. Conn
Bill Early
Early
Farmers urged to raise cream quality for war effort
Clark County farmers are urged to join the National Cream Quality Program to cut waste and raise cream quality. H C Darger warns unfit cream causes big losses and outlines simple on farm practices and sanitation to preserve butterfat.
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Clark County
H. C. Darger
Chicago
Darger
Illinois
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