Plan to wipe every German from Russia
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army shifting from defense of Moscow Leningrad and the Caucasus to an offensive aimed at annihilating German forces on Russian soil. Pravda claims heavy Soviet losses for Hitler while asserting major German defeats near Moscow and encirclement attempts at Leningrad, with gains in tanks planes and artillery destroyed.
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Caucasus
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Communist Party
Adolf Hitler
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Germany
War Fronts Shift as Allied Forces Rally in Far East
AP report details Japanese high command warning of protracted war with lurid air and submarine threats while British admit ground losses in Malaya and defense of Singapore. US and Japan clash for air superiority over the Philippines as bombers strike troopships and Manila. Kowloon withdrawal acknowledged in Hong Kong. Dutch and American actions sink or damage 15 Japanese troop and supply ships. Malaya jungle fighting intensifies and Japanese claim advances in Philippines and Malaya. Pravda cites Red Army victory as it seeks destruction of German forces on Russian soil. Petain condemns German orders to execute Jewish Communists. Axis divisions blocked by Greece amid Crete raids. Serb patriots elevated in exile government. Rome reports losses of cruisers and torpedo hits in the Mediterranean.
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Philippines
Hongkong
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Moscow
Pravda
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Petain
France
Greece
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Malaye
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South China Sea
Manila
Japan
Indo-China
East Indies
Thomas J. Hari
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Tokyo
Legaspi
Vigan
Aperri
SILL OF RIGHTS 150 YEARS OLD
Americans commemorated the anniversary of the adoption of the bill of rights with President Roosevelt broadcasting a rights program between 10 and 11 Eastern. The ceremony on the steps of the sub-treasury wing in New York marked the original site of the first capitol. Virginia and New York governors spoke as the state ratifications completed the bill. George Mason opposed it, and the Library of Congress displayed the July 1788 journal. Vice-President Wallace planned to wreath Mason’s tomb at Gunston Hall. Daughters of the American Revolution held special commemorations. Roosevelt’s proclamation praised the enduring value of the rights while noting their loss elsewhere.
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Wil Networks
Virginia
George Mason
Library of Congress
Journal of the of Representatives
Wallace
Mason
Gunston
Fairfax County
Daughters of the American Elation
British Admit Jap Gains in Kedah Section
Singapore December 15 A British communique acknowledged Japanese gains in Kedah Northern Malaya amid heavy fighting in South Kedah and jungle confusion. It noted battles on Kelantan’s west flank and the Japanese use of armor in the southern push while BBC dispatches placed English Scottish and Indian troops along a defense line two miles south of the Thai frontier with ongoing fighting on Thai soil.
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Kedah
Mansya
Malay Peninsula
Kelantan
Penang
Malayan
Ipoh
BBC
Thailand
Soldier Kills Woman Passenger in Los Angeles
An 18-year-old private from Divide Montana was jailed on suspicion of murder after firing at a motorist who did not halt near the municipal airport. Mrs Adele Brandel 52 a prominent local social figure was killed. The soldier said he fired into the air claiming he thought he fired at the vehicle. The incident follows blue light covering during blackout scares and an army appeal for civilian aid to spot guards and stop at barriers.
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Army
Eugene J. Tuttle
Divide
Mont
Adele Brande
Walter Hunter
Tuttle
65Th Field Artillery
Joseph Stillwell
California
Ten Japanese Ships Sunk Five Damaged
United States bombers and Dutch submarines struck hard in the South China Sea over the weekend, sinking 19 Japanese transports or supply ships and badly damaging five more. Philippine and Wake Midway defenses held, while Dutch and American forces targeted Japanese troop transports and shipping in Malay waters and the South China Sea, signaling a decisive Pacific battle front shift.
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Washington
United States
South China Sea
Japan
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China Sea
Air Force
Formosa
China
Takao
Aguinaldo Rejects Japanese Plot to Lead Filipinos
Manila reports General Emilio Aguinaldo, 63, denounced Japanese efforts to enlist Filipinos to rise against the United States with him as leader. He said such insinuations are unfounded and remains at his Cavite area home as global tensions rise.
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Emilio Aguinaldo
United States
America
Tokyo
Aguinaldo
Insurrecto
Cavite
William Hislop Dies of Wounds in Japan Battle
Mrs. Ed Hislop of West Monroe received word that her son Sergeant William Hislop 25 of the 23rd bombing squadron died from injuries in the Pearl Harbor attack. He had been wounded earlier and news of his death came from the war department Sunday night. He is the second Twin Cities government service member to die since U S involvement, following Ensign Walter S Savage Jr of Monroe. Hislop enlisted in 1936, served two years at Panama, reenlisted in 1939, and was stationed at Hickam Field Hawaii. He leaves four brothers and one sister, all in West Monroe except John at Camp Polk.
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William Hislop
23Rd
Pearl Harbor
War Department
Twin Cities
United States
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Monroe
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Crosley School
United States Army
First Coast Artillery
Panama
Hickam Field
Hawaii
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Lester
Edward
James
John Hislop
Mary Ellen Hislop
Camp Polk
Navy Secretary Knox Returns From Hawaii Visit
Secretary Knox, fresh from inspecting Hawaiian defenses and damage from Japanese attack, spent two hours with President Roosevelt and said he will give reporters a detailed report at a 3 p.m. press conference EST.
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Washington
Knox
Roosevelt
Lend-Lease Aid Reaches 1.202 Billion in Aid
President Roosevelt announced that lend-lease aid to 33 allies reached 1.202 billion dollars through November 30, with exports worth 595 million by December 1. The report notes rapid increases since March and that Congress has appropriated about 13 billion for lend-lease.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
Congress
Britain
Russia
China
F D R Raps Japan Barbaric Aggression in Congress
President Roosevelt’s congressional message recalls the December 7 1941 events and outlines a historical review of U S policy toward the Pacific. It notes prior treaties with Siam and China, Perry’s 1853 arrival, and Japan’s opening to the world as it cites documents and correspondence attached to the history.
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Japan
United States
Pacific
Siam
Caleb Cushing
China
Commodore Perry
Campaign To Raise 20000 For War Relief In Ouachita Parish
A mobilization for a $20000 war relief drive in Ouachita parish begins with over 500 volunteers. M C McDonald chairs the central committee, W W Kellogg directs the campaign. A Monday hotel meeting plans campaign details for business leaders and employers. Tuesday 8 am at Hotel Frances gathers volunteers. Walter Kellogg and Charles Titche lead the planning session. The women of the Twin Cities are noted as continuing on Seventh Page.
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M. C. McDonald
Central Committee
W. W. Kellogg
Virginia Ballroom
Clifford Strauss
Hotel Frances
Walter Kellogg
Charles Titche
Twin Cities
Ailing 9 Year Old Pleads for Help on Christmas Day
A widowed mother and her ailing son rely on Good Fellows as Christmas draws near. The boy, bedridden by illness, asks for basic needs like clothing and food rather than toys, highlighting poverty and the family’s inability to afford essentials. The appeal urges readers to send any contributions to support the duo.
Roosevelt declares war in defense of national existence
President Roosevelt told Congress that Japan’s Pacific aggression culminated in a surprise attack, declaring the United States now at war in self defense to preserve national existence, law, and peaceful order. He framed the Axis powers’ expansion as a planned pattern from Manchuria onward.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Japan
Pacific
United States
Manchuria
Germany
Italy
House Group Okays Navy Expansion Bill
The House naval affairs committee approved a plan to expand the United States two ocean navy by 150000 tons after reducing the proposed increase from 900000 tons. The bill leaves ship types to the president and navy, excludes battleships, and would have ships laid down in 1942 while facilities would not require expansion.
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Washington
United States
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Navy Department
Vinson
Georgia
Samuel Robinson
Bureau of Ships
Axis Divisions Stranded in Greece Fight Guerrillas
London dispatch says 24 axis divisions immobilized in Greece amid guerrilla resistance. Greek government in exile reports 326,900 Italian, three German, five Bulgarian troops tied up, plus Nazi plates. famine and starvation blamed on German efforts to subdue Greece with scarce food. Daily deaths reach about 450 as Greeks survive on under 250 calories a day.
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London
Greece
France condemns German order to execute 100 Jews
France denounces an occupation order by German authorities to shoot 100 alleged Jewish Communists and anarchists in occupied France, calling the plan an unwarranted reprisal and noting the large number provokes deep unease among Frenchmen. The Germans claim the action is in response to recent attacks on occupation troops. In the same regions, Yugoslavia and Greece, hundreds of thousands face upheaval.
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Associated Press
France
Moron sought in assault slaying of Chicago mother
Chicago police hunted today for a youth about 18 amid the slaying of Mrs Bergit Kyvik a 43 year old mother of twins Audriana and Curtis John found battered in a vacant north side lot. Her skull was fractured by a brick and she lived six to eight hours after the assault.
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Chicago
Bergit Kyvik
Thousands of Nipponese Sent To Death In Vast War Push
Allied air and naval counter offensive target Japanese troop convoys bound for the Philippines and Malaya. U S and Dutch forces sink transports while damaging others. British retreat from Kowloon near Hongkong as Japanese pressure grows. Hongkong defenses falter under bombardment with renewed Japanese artillery. Chinese forces report attacks north of the colony and clashes in Tamshuil as Luzon sees continued enemy activity.
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Hongkong Island
Come
Chung King
Canton
Hongkong
Tamshuil
Manila
Luzon
Tri-State buses operate again after arbitration
Shreveport La Dec 1 Operations of buses of the Tri State Transit company were resumed yesterday in its nine state area after an arbitration agreement was signed here between the company and local union representatives. Drivers from local 1127 of the Amalgamated Association had walked out December 5 over a proposed wage scale and will operate the buses while an arbitration committee of company union and federal conciliation service works out the dispute.
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Tri-State Transit Company
Federal Labor Conciliation Service
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