Plan to channel union fees to treasury as windfall
A wartime column urges American Federation of Labor unions to donate job initiation and other fees collected from workers to the treasury. The author alleges unions profited through control stations and fees, proposing a gift of amounts from nineteen to three hundred dollars per worker and noting some unions have become very wealthy.
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Ray Clapper
Defense
Vincent F. Cal
Sec
Defense Savings
Treasury
Coi
Becuse
British forces drive 70 miles west of Tobruk in Libya battle
Allied dispatches from Cairo report British desert armies encircling remaining German tank units in Libya. Imperial troops outflanked axis divisions beyond Gazala and penetrated center axis defenses as fighting raged west of Tobruk. Hitler command claims heavy defensive battles and Axis advances.
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Associated Press
Britain
North Africa
Tobruk
Cairo
Libya
Middle East
Gazala
London
L. C M. S. Avery
India
Adolf Hitler
Earl Harbor Death Toll Fixed at 2897 in Pearl Harbor Attack
Initial reports from Army and Navy accounts list 2897 killed and 879 missing or wounded from the December 7 Pearl Harbor raid. Unofficial tallies add 49 civilian deaths with civilian wounded figures unclear. Battleship Arizona, Oklahoma and multiple destroyers, cruisers, and support ships are cited among losses and damages.
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Ashington
Army
Navy
Armed Services
Pear
Fire at convalescent home claims eight lives
In Enectady New York fire at a convalescent home killed eight residents aged 68 and older and left ten others unable to escape in 20 degree weather. Lena Smith, operator, blamed a patient turning in bed for the blaze which caused about 20000 dollars in damage.
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Enectady
N. Y
Lena Smith
Rat Electric Company
Schenecy
Campaign to raise Red Cross funds gains momentum in Ouachita
Ouachita parish races toward a $20,000 goal in two days with 306 workers engaged. M. C. McDonald heads the central committee and Walter W. Kellogg directs the drive as twin cities mayors back the effort. Proclamations urge public generosity to uphold democratic institutions during wartime. E. C. Gibson notes unprecedented volunteer participation and stresses broad-based giving across incomes. Continues on Twelfth Page.
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Quachita Parish
Red Cross
M. C. McDonald
Central Committee
Walter W. Kellogg
Twin Cities
E. C Gibson
Ouachita Parish
F D R Urges Draft Age Be Lowered To 19
President Roosevelt urged lowering the draft minimum from 21 to 19 in letters to Vice President Wallace and party leaders. A Senate panel debates broadening registration to 18 through 44 and extending liability to 18 through 64, while critics warn of extending the age range and the pool size for 19 to 21 year olds. The debate notes Army interest in accelerating younger recruits, with estimates of 1.4 million potential 19–21 volunteers versus 400,000 from older groups. Continued on Twelfth Page.
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Ashington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Senate
Barkley
McNary
Senate Military Committee
War Department
House Military Committee
Army
Reynolds
North Carolina
Johnson
Dem
Deadline Set For Good Fellows Letters This Saturday
A flood of aid letters has reached Good Fellows, prompting a deadline of Saturday, December 26, to prevent backlog. Requests must be received by mail before then, as post-holiday case handling is limited. A mother pleads for Santa to visit her four children, noting her husband is unemployed.
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Good Fellows
Santa
Ship Expansion Bill Passed By House
The House unanimously approved and sent to the Senate legislation to authorize construction of an additional 19 000 tons of naval fighting ships. Chairman Vinson defended the plan noting it excludes battleships while critics pressed on why battleships are needed after air attacks. Vinson asserted the U S must have all types of ships and aircraft for strategy.
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Washington
House
Senate
Vinson
Georgia
House Naval Committee
Johnson
Oklahoma
United States
Welch recalls shooting down four planes at Pearl Harbor
22-year-old Lieu tenant George Welch of Wilmington Del described in an army approved interview how he shot down four Japanese aircraft during the December 7 attack. He said he landed with three bullet holes in his ship, one behind the pilot seat, and recalled the chaotic air battle as Jap planes filled the sky over Wahiawa.
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Honolulu
George Welch
Wilmington
Del
Hawaii
Welch
Army
Philippine
Wahiawa
Control of Air Will Win Pacific War Says Yarnell
Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, former Asiatic fleet commander, says the United States will win the Pacific war through air control, though it may take two to four years. He warned that whichever side dominates the air will lead, and predicted a desperate struggle before U.S. air superiority is achieved.
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Seattle
Harry E. Yarnell
United States
Gains on Nipponese in sinking ships
Washington reports the second week of war shows the United States edging toward parity in fleet losses. The Navy acknowledges sinking the Arizona destroyers Cassin Shaw and Downes the Utah and the Oglala and capturing Wake while losing Wake in Chinese waters–a total of seven. U S forces claim sinking a Kongo class battleship one light cruiser one destroyer two submarines and capturing a third submarine for six. Including transports sunk four ships the Nipponese tally stands at ten versus nine for the United States. The Japanese torpedoed an army transport and seized the liner President Harrison sent to assist lumber operations.
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Washington
Japan
United States Army
Navy
United States Navy
Arizona
Cassin
Shaw
Downes
Utah
Pearl Harbor
Wake
Army
United States
President Harrison
East West football game moves to New Orleans
Andy Kerr of Colgate announces the annual East West game will be played January 3, 1942 in Tulane Stadium New Orleans instead of San Francisco January 1. Proceeds go to Shrine hospitals in San Francisco and Shreveport. Kerr cites climate and Sugar Bowl cooperation. The San Francisco Shrine will manage the event.
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Chicago
Andy Kerr
Colgate University
New Orleans
San Francisco
Kerr
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Dudley de Groot
University of Rochester
Tulane University
San Francisco Shrine Group
Shrine Hospital For Crippled Children
Shreveport
San Francisco Shrine
Fordham
Missouri
Reds Report 3 Nazi Divisions Destroyed Near Moscow
A Moscow dispatch states more than three German divisions were smashed with over 13 000 killed or wounded as the Reds recaptured Klin and nearby points. Motorized units were routed, with trophies including 122 tanks and 80 guns. Typhus also hampers German invaders as sub-zero conditions persist.
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Moscow
Red Army
Klin
Tula
Western Front
14Th
Fuerst
Mth
von Werkstein
Krause
Bern
Switzerland
Civilian Army Aids U S War
United States civilians form a nationwide watch against surprise air raids. A vast civilian corps girds the coasts like a wide safety belt, ready day or night to warn of enemy bombers. You can join without gun, uniform, or training.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Poland
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
World War II update from London and Tokyo fronts
England and Australia hint Russia may join Pacific battles while Japan stalls assaults on the Philippines. U S fleets pursue the Japanese navy after Pearl Harbor. Sea-borne troops reach British Borneo coast and Malaya advances threaten Singapore. Hong Kong may fall. In North Africa British forces encircle remaining German tanks as Libyan fighting tightens. Russians reclaim Klin and towns near Moscow with 14,000 German losses reported.
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England
Australia
Russia
Pacific
Japan
Philippines
Manila
United States
Pearl Harbor
Borneo
British Malaya
Singapore
Hongkong
Tobruk
Cairo
North Africa
Klin
Tula
Moscow
Knox Reports On Attack At Pearl Harbor
Washington reports the navy pursuing the Japanese fleet after Pearl Harbor. Admiral Kimmel and Hart command two forces seeking enemy dispositions while Wake and Midway defenders remain in focus. Senators urge relief for Marines as Knox details the attack's bloody Sunday.
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Washington
United States Battle Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Husband E. Kimmel
Hawaii
Thomas C. Hart
South China Sea
Navy
Wake
Midway
Knox
Remember Pearl Harbor Heroes Who Fought Through Peril
Washington recalls a battleship captain mortally wounded by shrapnel who stayed at his post on the bridge, a rookie who fired a machine gun to halt a torpedo plane, sailors swimming through burning oil to reach outbound destroyers, and a lone gunner who kept firing after others fell. Navy Secretary Knox calls it the gravest hour of peril, detailing heroism and sacrifice as part of the Navy’s Pearl Harbor story.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Knox
Enemy's Luzon Drive Slows as Forces Reposition
London reports German radio quotes Tokyo claiming Japanese, having invaded parts of Hongkong island, press advances in the Philippines slow on Luzon. U S bombers severely damage a Japanese transport off Legaspi near Manila while fighters are shot down. Britain, Australia seek coordinated war plans with Russia as Pacific battle shifts.
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London
Tokyo
Hongkong Island
Associated Press
Japan
Luezon Island
Philippines
Legaspi
Manila
War Department
Luzon Island
Borneo
Malaya
Hongkong
Briain
Far East
Singapore
Malay Peninsula
Mikado
Russia
Clement R. Attlee
Privy Seal
Britain
United States
Canberra
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
Hoover urges price control for wartime needs
Former President Herbert Hoover asked Congress to give the President broad power to impose wartime price and commodity controls. He told the Senate banking committee that war changes necessities and outlined a 14 point program to boost production and widen controls for national mobilization.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Roosevelt
Hoover
Senate Banking Committee
Leon Henderson
Defense
House
Alien German Baronet Detained by FBI in Los Angeles
FBI agents arrested Ernest Frelich de Meyer, 27, identified as an alien German baron, on charges of impersonating an army officer and suspicion of espionage. He was found wearing US army attire near harbor defenses, and his Hollywood apartment contained army navy and marine uniforms, a shortwave broadcasting set, and what appeared to be coast defense data.
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Los Angeles
Ernest Frelich de Meyer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Army
Fb.i
de Meyer
United States Army
Harbor
Hollywood
Navy
Marine Corps
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