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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1941
Page
5
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor and Declares War on U S and Britain
Radio reports timed at 12 05 pm CST tell of Japan starting the war with a bombing of Honolulu and Pearl Harbor and later declaring war on the United States and Great Britain. Initial Japanese actions include strikes on Pearl Harbor Hickam Field Wake Island and Bangkok with invasions of Malaya and the Philippines.
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Japan
United States
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Great Britain
Washington
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Indo-China
Thailand
Burma Road
Americas
Pacific
Patterson
U.S. Navy
Congress
War
Navy
Mixed World News Snapshots Highlight Tense Time
Tokyo cautions readiness as Axis forces reportedly plan to invade Thailand while Britain eyes prelude actions. In Cleveland the first rivetless welded tank M-4 is slated for month’s rollout. Chicago welcomes the Sun newspaper from Marshall Field III. Meriones bomber salvage and a key UMWA CIO arbitration award lift union shop in captive mines.
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London
Meriones
United Mine Workers of America
CIO
Rome Admits Revolt Amid War Sabotage Claims
Rome admitted a large fifth column sabotaging the war effort since the conflict began. Sixty leaders had been arrested and tried, with at least one assassination plot thwarted. Britain and Russia were accused of sponsoring the group centered in Trieste, responsible for blowing up munitions factories. Among the seized items were 450 pounds of explosives, 149 grenades, 75 incendiary bombs, two machine guns, 65 revolvers, and thousands of rounds.
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Mussolini
Rome
Britain
Russia
Trieste
Stefani
Italy
British Far East Fleet Marks Naval Build Up
The arrival of the 35,000 ton Prince of Wales led a British Far East fleet into Singapore amid Washington reports of U S naval launches exceeding one ship per day in November. Churchill announced Britain would draft 3 million men and conscript women, raise the age of compulsory service, and deploy 16 to 51 year olds with limited combat roles for women. Washington debated aid to Russia, citing ship shortages and friction with Britain over aid flow plus doubts Russia could handle 350,000 tons monthly at Archangel and the ice unloading risks. Some optimists praised Russian resolve, others doubted the promise’s feasibility.
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Far East
Singapore
Washington
Britain
Tom Thumb” Phillips
Indiana
Cleveland
Churchill
Atlantic
U. S
House of Commons
Uniformed Services
Russia
United States
Archangel
Silence on sinking of U boats explained by policy
Washington analyzes why the United States and Britain withhold public notices of submarine sinkings. Charles Michelson cites strategic suspense and nerve warfare as advantages, while discussing how defense taxation, small shops, and subcontracting affect the broader defense program and funding.
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U. S
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Washington
Charles Michelson
Mr. Michelson
Reich
United States
Little Fellows
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Senator Davis
Corporation
London Hotel Confidences Spark Family Medical Plan
Jacqueline Anthony faces a hospital ward dilemma as her father Vince Anthony needs surgery. She contemplates cashing bonds to fund his care, fearing failure to support him and seeking Dr Erasmus Kennedy’s assessment. A bank visit reveals nine thousand dollars in bonds. she vows to cover costs and secure his condition while weighing long term remedies.
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Jacqueline
Vince
Skipper
Miss Anthony
Erasmus Kennedy
South Side
Dr. Kennedy
Larry
Joan
Jacquelin
Second National
Larry Cutter
Bond Department
Baynear
Mr. Potter
Mr. Anthony
Life and romance tangled in medical and legal entanglements
In this fragment, Jacqueline navigates a problematic marriage contract that allows her to live as before for six months, and contemplates payments for hospital charges. She visits Vince, who worries about his rent and his experiments, hoping money will soon flow from a big break while planning a future move.
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Twitch
Vince
Jacqueline
Elder Street
Skipper
Detective Staples Questions Guestnamed Cutter
Lieutenant Staples visits Jacqueline at her office and hints at a guest named Cutter who previously left $10,000 in U S bonds as surety. Jacqueline recalls her father’s illness after that period, sparking a sudden sense of danger as the case seems linked to past events.
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Jacqueline
Staples
Cutter
Mystery of Cutter returns to town sparks police probe
In a tense office scene Jacqueline learns Larry's past ties to a controversial inventor, John Cutter, who faced fraud charges and possible foul play. A lieutenant reveals Cutter's backstory and a current sighting of the son, who registered today. Jacqueline wrestles with loyalty to Larry as police watch him.
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Cutter
Jacqueline
Staples
John Cutter
Larry
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Feterel
International
Tokyo
Chicago
Sun
Marshall Field III
Libya
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