Valtin figure Krebs granted conditional pardon in California
Governor Olson grants conditional pardon to Krebs alias Val 80 Gh who faced past charges tied to Communist and Nazi affiliations. The text portrays him as an international agent who sought American citizenship after decades of orbiting both ideologies and betraying allies, with the pardon allowing his citizenship bid to proceed.
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China Declares War on Japan Germany and Italy
CHINA enters war against Japan and the Axis powers with Foreign Minister Quo Tai-Chi announcing a willingness to sacrifice to join the United States and Britain in defeating Japan. Churchill declares Britain will declare war and notes Thailand and China will receive support. Chiang Kai-shek is assured of allied backing.
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Germany
Italy
Quo Tai-Chi
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Britain
London
Dee
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Washington
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House of Commons
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Thailand
Chiang Ka-shek
Free
Britain says Jap troops routed in Malaya action
A British communique reported Japanese warcraft and troops driven from two north Java positions near the Thailand border. It noted Japanese landings at Sabak and Patani in the Malay Border region, with heavy machine-gun fire on beaches and reefed areas, as British fliers described.
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APORE
Dec
Java
Thailand
Patani
Malaya
Civil service act upheld in full by Louisiana judge
Judge Charles A. Holcombe sustained the 1840 Louisiana civil service act as constitutional, upholding Governor Sam H. Jones reform plan. The ruling found no conflict with federal or state constitutions and affirmed the creation of separate civil service systems in Louisiana and New Orleans following the November ratification amendment.
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Sam H. Jones
O. Dolancks
Torney K. K. Kennedy
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J.udge Holcombe
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New Orne Rouge
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Patient Hull Furious Over Japan's Raids
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State and foreign envoys reacting to a Japanese attack on Hawaii. The piece portrays Admiral Hull’s frustration and the White House dispatch conveying anger over American blood spilled on Hawaiian soil. The narrative implies further hostilities and consequences.
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HULL
Japan
Washington
Dec
Cordell Hull
United States
White House
Hawaii
Claiborne Troops Placed on Guard in Louisiana
The 133rd Infantry regiment from Camp Claiborne, about 1,800 men under Colonel J. C. Rowe, heads to guard defense plants and critical installations across Louisiana. Gov Sam Jones announced the deployment at 3 a.m. Troopers also guard bridges power centers and other vital points statewide.
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133Rd Infantry
Mth Infantry
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
Sam Jones
Claiborne
J. C. Rowe
New Orleans
Agriculture Department Estimates 1941 Cotton Crop
The Agriculture Department today estimated the 1941 cotton crop at 10,976,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
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Washington, Dec
Agriculture Department
Tojo Warns of Long War With United States
Berlin December 8 Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo reportedly warned the nation a long war with the United States lies ahead and the fate of the empire hangs in the balance. He placed responsibility on the United States in a Dome dispatch.
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Dome
Audacious Japanese Pearl Harbor Strike Examined by Experts
Naval experts in Washington weigh a single lightning blow aimed to wreck the U S fleet at its main base west of San Diego. The attack, seen as a potential grand strategy, follows scattered reports from the latest battle area as analysts comb through incomplete evidence.
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Central Pacific
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
Army guards cities in Monroe area from Camp Claiborne
Soldiers from Camp Claiborne Louisiana moved into Monroe early Monday morning in army vehicles and placed guards on all public utilities bridges manufacturing plants and railroad shops in Monroe West Monroe and surrounding area The 126th Infantry Third Battalion consists of a rifle company headquarters battalion detachment medical detachment and machine gun unit Continued on further page
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United States Moves Swiftly for Total War
United States readiness rises after Japan attack as measures aim at full war effort. May of Kentucky predicts quick action to delete draft deferment for those 28 to 35. Navy districts would automatically cancel deferments under war conditions.
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Navy
Germany Lets Roosevelt Bear War Blame
Berlin reports a Wilhelmstrasse spokesman accused President Roosevelt of being the father of war and said the curse of the world rests on him while commenting on the Far Eastern war. He refused to discuss the aggressor and noted little doubt about the blame.
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Dec
Wilhelmstrasse
Roosevelt
Germany
United States
War Declared: United States Vows Full Mobilization Against Japan
The joint congressional resolution proclaims a state of war between the United States and the imperial government of Japan. It authorizes the president to employ all naval and military forces and government resources to fight and achieve a successful termination of the conflict.
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Dec
Congress
Japan
United States
United States of America
Senate
House of Representatives
United
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War Declared On Japan After Pearl Harbor Attack
Congress votes a full war declaration against Japan after President Roosevelt cites Japan's surprise attack on Hawaii with two U S battleships sunk and about 3000 dead or wounded. House and Senate pass, lone dissent by Jeannette Rankin. مزید flags and mobilization follow nationwide.
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House
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Italy
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Japan Declares Pearl Harbor War Time Message
President Roosevelt delivers the war message to Congress detailing Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. The address notes the United States was at peace with Japan and seeking peace in the Pacific when the bombing began. The message mentions the ambassador delivering a formal reply to a recent American note.
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Pearl Harbor
United States Army
Manila
Pasig
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Pacific
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
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United States
Japan Claims Naval Supremacy After First Air-Naval Offensive
Tokyo reports from official and unofficial sources claim the destruction of four American battleships and an aircraft carrier and damage to four battleships and six cruisers. The Japanese say these losses represent the principal results of the initial air-naval offensive.
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Associated Press
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Pacific
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