Call for Prison Camps for Anti American Militants
The piece argues that in the war effort certain native or naturalized Americans and foreign nationals linked to anti American bands and Italian fascist groups should be imprisoned. It describes these groups as traitors who spread panic, share information with the enemy, and rally around Hitler and Mussolini, portraying their camps as cells of Hitlerism.
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Unite States
Nazi Germany
Italy
Itler
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
United States
Hitler
Soviet Drive Against Nazis Gains Momentum
Soviet forces report advances at Mozhaisk and Staritsa with Kaluga and Kalinin area gains. The Red Army claims recapture of Staritsa and Kaluga while approaching Mozhaisk as German positions hold. In North Africa, British HQ says Bardia retaken and 1000 German and Italian prisoners freed amid Rommel’s retreat. Weather hampers operations. German claims counter on Fifth Page.
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Associated Press
Russia
Mozhaisk
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Stockholm
Fuehrer
Smolensk
Red Army Command
Staritsa
Volga
Kaluga
Kalinin
Volga River
Azev
Red Army
Middle East
Bardia
Erwin Rommel
Agedabia
Wintry Blast Descends Upon Cities Friday
A sudden 41 degree drop from 65 to 24 degrees left Twin Cities facing the coldest morning of the winter. Residents sought warm apparel as welfare agencies aided the unprepared amid a sharp, unseasonable cold snap.
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Civil Aeronautics Communication Station
Selman Field
Twin Cities
Sat
Anti Strike Legislation Proposed in Capitol Hall Debate
Renewed demands for anti strike legislation emerged on Capitol Hill as lawmakers push for union registration and regulation. Senator Ball urges federal protection of workers in defense plants and fair union elections, while Senator Connally seeks government takeover of strike bound wartime plants with wage boards. Senator George signals impending action despite leadership hesitations.
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Washington
Capitol Hall
Senator Ball
Minnesota
Congress
Ball
Connally
Texas
Senate
George
Georgia
Joint Pact of War Signed by Anti Axis Nations
Ambassadors and ministers from anti axis nations gathered at the state department to sign a solidarity pact pledging no separate peace. Germany and Italy signed, with Dutch Norwegian Luxembourg Belgian and nine Latin American states present. Panamanian envoy Jaen Guardia noted anticipated 26 or 27 signatures.
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Washington
State Department
Jaen Guardia
Guardia
Japan
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Adolph A. Berle, Jr
Panama
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Wavell May Direct Allies in Pacific War
Canberra reports Australia may back appointing General Archibald Wavell as commander in chief of Allied land forces in the Pacific. Curtin confirmed assent to a draft allied agreement, with possible later changes, implying Wavell’s naming in the accord.
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London
Reuters
Canberra
John Curtin
Australia
Archibald P. Wavell
Wavell
Libya
India
Curtin
Military Supplies Taken Away Before Capture Of Manila
Washington reports Manila and Cavite fell to Japanese forces after evacuation of military and naval supplies and equipment. The open city status led to removal of all troops and most installations, while Cavite ships and stores were removed or destroyed. The Navy kept hospital staff to tend the wounded. Japanese advance reached Manila by 3 p.m. local time. The Philippines housed more than $25 million in naval property and supplies as of June.
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Washington
Manila
Cavite
War and Navy Departments
War Department
Philippines
United States
Navy
Naval Hospital
Prison Deaths Blamed on Faulty Set-Up at Bridgewater
Bridgewater state prison farm deaths on New Year by two inmates sparked by facility flaws. District Attorney Dewing notes guards should be armed with concealed clubs while gun rights remain debated. Victims Landry Weston and Murphy, aged 64, 63, and 48, died from blows as inmates wielded hammers and a bootjack. Inmates Millard and Sheppard identified as offenders.
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Bridgewater
Mass
Bridgewater State Prison Farm
Edmund R. Dewing
the Farm Hospital
George Landry
Whitman
Franklin L. Weston
Howard W. Murphy
Taunton
James E. Warren
Donald Millard
Nashua
N. H
Joseph Sheppard
Worcester
Sugar Bowl party routed by blaze in New Orleans
A Sugar Bowl visit group led by Romney Wheeler of Atlanta Southern sports editor of the Associated Press and Mrs Wheeler were awakened by smoke and flames at the Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity house where they were staying. Police said an oil burner leak in the basement started the fire. The building and contents were damaged about 3300 dollars but guests were saved.
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New Orleans
Romney Wheeler
Atlanta
Southern
Associated Press
Bodil Rosing Dies at 64 Actress and Monte Blue's Mother-in-Law
Hollywood obituary notes the death of Bodil Rosing a 64 year old character actress and mother in law of actor Monte Blue. She died yesterday leaving a legacy in early film and stage roles.
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Hollywood
Bodil Rosing
Monte Blue
42 657 Enlist in First Two Weeks of War
Washington reports 42 657 new army recruits in the first two weeks of fighting with Japan. Colonel Harold N. Gilbert estimates the total for the month may reach 50,000 as May 1917 saw 39,589 enlistments. Standards remain strict with height age and weight requirements.
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Washington
United States Army
Harold N. Gilbert
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Gilbert
Holiday Toll Falls Hundreds Short of Year’s End
A nationwide survey reports 265 people died in New Year holiday incidents including 171 auto accidents, drownings, falls, shootings, and other violent causes. The tally notes a bomber crash in New York area and other lethal events across several states, with Crawfordsville reporting no fatalities on 1941 and 1942 hopes dashed.
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Associated Press
Long Island
Virginia Air Field
Utah
Fort Worth
Tex
Massachusetts
Ohio
Tennessee
Crawfordsville
Ind
John Zachary
Warship Troops Attend New Year Services in Alexandria
In Alexandria Egypt Jan 1 the entire personnel aboard British Mediterranean fleet ships attended special New Year services. Fleet chaplains joined President Roosevelt's call for divine aid and a speedy Allied victory and peace. On the flagship Queen Elizabeth Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham and Commodore J H Edelstein exchanged New Year greetings with officers.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Roosevelt
Andrew Browne Cunningham
J. H. Edelstein
Mediterranean
New Auto Production Halted to Fuel War Effort
Washington reports a government order suspends all new passenger car and light truck production for civilian use nationwide. Factories will shift to military needs within weeks, with 450,000 vehicles currently in stock restricted to government, lend-lease, and essential civilian users until a rationing system begins by January 15 under Price Administrator supervision.
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Washington
United States
Liaison Committee Proposal Gains War Contact Support
Washington reports that a proposal to create a liaison committee between Congress and the executive branch to oversee war conduct gained some backing. Senators Vandenberg and George favored closer contact, while Taft warned of potential hindrance without presidential cooperation and Norris questioned the need to reveal secret military plans.
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Washington
Congress
Executive Department
Vandenberg
Michigan
George
Georgia
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Norris
Nebraska
World War II Battles Rally Across Asia and Europe
Japanese forces advance on Manila and Cavite as MacArthur’s fronts converge for a last stand. Chinese claim near Changsha as Hu Nan province battles rage. Russians announce recapture of Staritsa near the Volga and push toward Mozhaisk as Moscow fronts tighten. Hitler travels to Moscow to direct defense against retreat.
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Associated Press
Manila
Cavite
MacArthur
Hunan
Changsha
Staritsa
Moscow
Red Army
Mozhaisk
Adolf Hitler
Stockholm
London
War To Cause Miss America To Lose Shape
Washington reports rubber shortages threaten women’s undergarments and essentials in 1943 1944. Experts warn girdles corsets and other elastic goods will be exhausted as civil rubber production halts to support war needs.
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Washington
Jan
Pop
Pacific
OPM
Mass Japanese Raid Kills 1 000 In Rangoon
Rangoon Burma reports that the first mass air raid by Japanese forces killed about 1,000 people. A second attack caused negligible losses. Allied air losses were six planes and six fliers, while Japanese losses were about 40 aircraft and 49 airmen. Wreckage of 20 Japanese planes strewn around the city and environs.
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Rangoon
Burma
Battle of Annihilation Envelops Changsha Front
Chinese reports describe a shifting no quarter battle for Changsha as Japanese forces push across the Liuyang river and bomb the city core. Reinforcements reportedly bring up to 100000 troops while hand to hand fighting spreads to Kiangsi and Chekiang.
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Chungking
China
Changsha
Hunan
Silk Center
Liuyang
Hunan Province
Hengyang
Kiangsi
Shaohing
Chekiang
Philippines Falls to Japanese Forces Amid Manila Evacuation
Japanese forces entered Manila as Cavite naval base was evacuated and General MacArthur reputedly withdrew to Corregidor and Bataan for a last stand. U S and Filipino troops reported fierce fighting north and south of Manila with MacArthur executing a tactical retreat to shorten lines.
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Associated Press
Japan
Manila
Cavite
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor Island
Batan
War Department
MacArthur
Philippine
Domei
Corregidor
Navy
Manila Bay
Reds Plan Three New Plane Types
London dispatch notes the Moscow radio quoting Pravda on Soviet airplane plans for 1942. It calls for three new fighter types including a quick takeoff pursuit fighter a night fighter and a heavily armed fighter, alongside increased bomber production.
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London
Moscow Radio
Qu “E
Pravda
United States
War Department corrects Pearl Harbor death reports
The War Department advised Mrs. Kate Murphy that her son Cyril Murphy was erroneously reported killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7 and was alive and well. Another New Orleans mother, Mrs. Anna Blount Blanque, was told her son Private First Class John A. Blount Jr. had been killed in action.
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New Orleans
War Department Today
Kate Murphy
Cyril Murphy
Pearl Harbor
Anna Blount Blanque
John A. Blount, Jr
Roosevelt and Churchill Call for Divine Aid at New Year Service
In Washington on January 2, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill sought divine guidance as they map postwar strategy. The pair attended a prayers for forgiveness and peace at Old Christ Church in Alexandria, visited Mount Vernon, and placed a wreath on Washington’s tomb amid high level talks on Axis defeat.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Great Britain
George Washington
Canada
Old Christchurch
Alexandria
Edward Randolph Welles
Foremerly
Albany, N. Y
Christchurch
America
Mount Vernon
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
Lincoln Memorial
White House
Ottawa
American and Dutch naval units defend East Indies
U S fleet units have joined the Dutch navy in defending the East Indies archipelago. The Dutch high command reported that an American warship cooperating with the Netherlands navy was attacked by Japanese planes in the northern islands but sustained no serious damage.
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Batavia
United States
East Indies
Netherlands Navy
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