Vengeance on Japan Drives U S Legislators Action
Washington dispatch reports U S lawmakers vow grim retaliation for Japan’s attack on the Philippines and Manila. Senators Norris and others condemn barbaric methods as Secretary Hull denounces the strike and pledges response. Manila’s fall shifts strategic hub to Luzon as Philippine defenses collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
United States
Japan
Manila
Norris
Nebraska
Atria
Igh
Notic
Ate Hull
Philippines
China
Ianile
Luzon
Archipelago
Mandla
Maureen O Hara to Wed Monday in Mississippi
Actress Maureen O Hara will wed Will Price at St Mary of the Pines near Chatawa Mississippi. Rev John McNamara will officiate with only immediate Price family members present. The couple will be entertained at the bride’s parents home in McComb before traveling to New Orleans for their honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maureen O'Hara
Pan
Will Price
McComb
John McNamara
Alph
Nsus Catholic Church
St. Mary of the
Rice
K. G
Motor Orleans
Interpreting The War News By Kirke L Simpson
War column notes few bright spots in the Pacific three weeks after a major strike but highlights gains in Singapore defense and delaying actions by American Filipino forces at Luzon. Highlights include Hong Kong loss, Formosa base protection, and Japanese fleet focus near Luzon Formosa area as Allied plans mature in Washington.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Japan
China Sea
Singapore
Liizon
Philippines
Washington
Laizon
Gengias MacArthur
Far East
Hongkong
Suwon
Formosa
Luzon
Guam
Wake
Chima Sea
Sulu Sea
Voting to Use Defense Bonds in Louisiana Legislature
Iaton Rouge report says 39 representatives and 19 senators signaled willingness to use 100000 of free funds and 25000 of police receipt funds to buy 125000 dollars in United 5s defense bonds. Governor Sam Jones noted only 50,000 bonds can be bought per year and majority consent is needed by year end. he expects no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iaton Rouge
Sam Jones
Finland Ships Seized by U S in Wartime Action
The United States took formal possession of 16 merchant ships owned by Finland as part of wartime fleet buildup. The seizure follows similar actions against Danish and Italian vessels, amid Emory S. Land’s Maritime Commission update predicting accelerated ship production and a target of about 13.5 million deadweight tons delivered in 1942–43 despite current shortages for national defense.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Maritime Commission
Emory S. Land
America
Land
Russian sweep against Nazis advances in Europe
Russian forces push into Likhvin and areas west of Tula and Orel as they press the southern German front near Moscow. British sources say a Crimea counterattack may be under way, with fighting in Donets and Kalinin sectors. A German claim says four Russian transports were sunk.
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Preas
Likhvin
Oka River
Tula
Novosil
Orel
Tim
Kursk
Moscow
Crimea
Donets
Leningrad
Rudolf Schmidt
Adolf Hitler
NBC
France
New York
CBS
Radio Incommu
Kalinin
Kaluga
London
Strait of Kerch
Sea of Azov
Black Sea
Australia Will Rely Upon U S War Effort
Prime Minister John Curtin in the Melbourne Herald declares Australia will not view the Pacific war as a sidelight to Europe and will rely on the United States. He states Australia looks to America, maintains Britain’s invasion risk, and vows to shape a plan with the U S as keystone to hold out until the tide turns.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Australia
John Curtin
Melbourne Herald Today
Pacific
Europe
United States
America
Britain
Allies Face Question Of Where To Strike Hardest
Washington dispatch analyzes the Allied command issue in World War II with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill at the center. The piece argues against a single commander for multiple theaters and favors strategic blocks while leaving on the spot commanders to fill in details. Continued on page fifth.
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Philippines
Malaya
Russia
Africa
Churchill
Filipinos Refuse Japan's Call for Cooperation in Crisis
Baton Rouge report details the seventh death among the Louisiana Senate's "round robin" signers, former Senator F. Delahoussaye of New Iberia, killed in a Schriever area automobile crash. The octet of the fifteen signers who once backed impeachment against Huey P. Long has dwindled, with several others dead in cars, while eight remain, including Jules G. Fisher.
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Baton Rouge
F. Delahoussaye
New Iberia
Schriever
State Senate
State Capitol
House of Representatives
Huey P. Long
J. L. Anderson
Grant
E. B. Robenson
Union Parish
P. H. Gilbert
Assumption
B. H. Ducros
St. Bernard
Homer Barousse
St. Landry
T. C. Wingate
Vernon
Jules G. Fisher
Jefferson
Senate
Hugo Dore
First Circuit Court of Appeals
Fred W. Oser
Orleans Criminal
W. C. Boone
Homer
Long Machine
Shreeport
Henry D. Arcade
Opelousas
T. A. McConnell
New Orleans
R. B. Knott
Ruston
Hutton Named Burma Officer Commanding Burma
London dispatch reports Lieutenant General T J Hutton chief of the general staff in India has been appointed officer commanding in Burma placing defense leadership under General Sir Archibald P Wavell. Hutton replaces Lieutenant General D K McLeod as Burma GOC while Far East command also reshuffled with Sir Henry Pownall succeeding Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
T. J. Hutton
India
Burma
Archibald P. Wavell
Hutton
D. K. McLeod
Sir Henry Pownall
Far East
Robert Brooke-Popham
Manila Declares City Open Conditionally After Bombing
Manila residents report Japanese bombing of undefended areas as fire consumes the city core. Tokyo radio offers to concede Manila as an open city if Filipino forces halt resistance and remove military camps, a proposition met with scorn by locals defending the islands.
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R. P. Cronin, Jr
Manila
Coital
Tokyo
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
CBS
Douglas MacArthur
Davies Opposes Soviet War With Japan Now Says Stalin Purges Weakened USSR
Joseph E. Davies former US ambassador to Russia says the Soviet Union should not enter the Far Eastern war now to avoid a pincers move by Germany and Japan. He claims Stalin purges in 1937 1938 thwarted a broad conspiracy with Japan and Germany and notes his dispatches urged democracies to unite Axis opponents. Davies comments come as his book Mission to Moscow is released with Sumner Welles approval.
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New York
Joseph E. Davies
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
Davies
Stalin
Red Army
Moscow
Heis
Sumner Welles
Allied Leaders Outline War Strategy for 1943
Washington dispatch reports Roosevelt and Churchill briefing allied powers on a coordinated Anglo American plan. The conference covered grand war aims, industrial production emphasis, and a projected general offensive in 1943 to press Axis powers.
Dutch urge new striking power in East Indies offensive
Batavia dispatch reports Dutch authorities urged the United States to reinforce striking power for an offensive in the East Indies. Dutch bombers, mostly American-made, claimed six to seven hits on a Japanese concentration off Kuching, sinking a cruiser and two destroyers and damaging two cruisers and a seaplane tender. Official counts show three Japanese warships and 13 other ships sunk, with at least five more damaged. Continued on Sixth Page.
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Associated Press
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
East Indies
United States
Kuching
Sarawak
Borneo
World News Briefs Foretold War Moves Across Europe Asia
News Of World summarizes battle fronts and diplomacy. Japanese forces close on Manila while U S destroyers suffer minor damage. Allied leaders Roosevelt and Churchill conclude talks on grand strategy. Russian and Yugoslav advances reported. Free French defend St Pierre and Miquelon as Axis moves loom.
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Associated Press
Manila
Hull
Navy Department
United States
Far East
United States West Coast
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Churchill
Canada
Malaya
Singapore
Moscow
Kalinin
Kaluga
Crimea
Serbia
North
Africa
London
Tripoli
St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Newfoundland
Britain
Tire Rationing Rules Explained For Public Use
Washington dispatch explains the tire rationing program with January 5 start for new automobile truck and motorcycle tires tubes and casings. Seven eligibility groups cover essential public health safety and freight transport, average motorists barred except for certain professionals, and options for conserving tires or using used retreaded recapped tires.
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Washington
Red Cross War Fund Quota Oversubscribed in Ouachita Parish
Chapter Chairman E. C. Gibson announced the Ouachita parish Red Cross war fund total reached 27,645.93 by Saturday noon, surpassing the quota by 7,645.93. He praised the large, unprecedented response from individuals and firms, showing readiness to support democracy and the American way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quachita Parish
Red Cross War Fund
E. C. Gibson
Gibson
Ouachita Parish
Manila raid ends with treasury loot burned in car
Manila December 27 Major Generaleros Reyes of the Philippine army took 65,000 pesos from the treasury for army use and placed it in his car minutes before bombs began. The treasury building was struck the car burned and the money left in it charred.
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Manila
Generoso Reyes
Philippine Army
Treasury Building
Treasury
Open City Manila Cited Under Hague Convention
Washington reports a Hague convention clause outlawing bombardment of undefended towns. Japan signed Article 25 which bans attacking undefended Manila. Navy announces Manila declared open city and that forces have complied with the convention’s stipulations.
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Washington
Japan
Manila
Manila residents scorn Japanese call to “open city”
In bombed Manila residents rejected Japan's demand to declare the capital open and halt resistance. Meanwhile, Manila received word that reinforcements were dispatched to aid outnumbered Filipino and American defenders.
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Manila
Philippine
Roosevelt says Allies Strengthened by Weeks of Talks
President Roosevelt stated that the United States and its allies have been immeasurably strengthened by this week's conferences with Prime Minister Churchill and other nations. He noted progress toward marshalling all military and economic resources of the world front against the axis and said the British American war council meeting was postponed to tomorrow morning.
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Richard L. Turner
Washington
United States
Britain
America
Roosevelt
Churchill
Associated Press
White House
Mr. Churchi
Congress
Far East
Great Britain
Stephen Early
British-American War Council
Minden Mayor Declines District Attorney Offer
Minden mayor Floyd D. Culbertson, 33, declined Governor Sam H. Jones’s offer to appoint him district attorney for the 26th judicial district, which includes Bossier and Webster parishes. He cited duties as mayor and local housing and utility projects tied to a nearby shell-loading plant, and said he will seek election to the post after the emergency ends.
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Minden
Floyd D. Culbertson
Sam H. Jones
26Th Judicial District
Bossier
Webster Parishes
Robert F. Kennon
Circuit Court of Appeals
Culbertson
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