Russia vows to smash Hitler in Europe at home front
Soviet ambassador Maxim Litvinov said Moscow would focus on destroying Hitler on the home front, while hinting at possible open front against Japan. He framed Axis powers as international gangsters and noted Russia weighs a Far East move as Britain, the Netherlands, and China voiced support for the Allied cause.
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Washington
Soviet
Russia
Hitler
Maxim Litvinov
United States
Germany
Japan
Italy
State Department
George VI
Great Britain
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Litvinov
Red Army
British Empire
Roosevelt
Chiang
Pacific
New York Broker Faces Prison for Stabbing Teen
Isaac Brown, 41, a New York City insurance broker, could receive up to 25 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder and assault in the stabbing of Matilda Leboyer, 17, a business school graduate. Prosecutors allege Brown persuaded Leboyer to go to Mount Vernon for an illegal operation. Brown was photographed leaving White Plains county courthouse.
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Isaac Brown
New York City
Matilda Leboyer
Brown
Mount Vernon
N. Y
White Plains
Cadet Class 42 B Graduates at Randolph Field
Aviation Cadets of Class 42 B complete a ten week course at Randolph Field Texas in a farewell salute as they prepare for advanced flying schools and eventual Wings and Second Lieutenant commissions in the Air Corps Reserve. They will then report to Air Force Combat Command units or training centers as flight instructors.
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Randolph Field
Texas
West Point
Army Air Corps
Randolph
Air Corps Reserve
Air Force Combat Command
Sidelights on the News on the Jefferson movement in the West
A reflective piece discusses the Jefferson movement seeking a forty-ninth state from parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon. It notes historic petitions in Texas and New Mexico, cites Robert Mullane and the Roswell gathering, and argues divisions would force legislative action by Oregon and California while praising West Texas political influence.
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Santa FE
Jefferson
California
Oregon
Union
Dakotas
Jeffersonians
Texas
New Mexico
Congress
Pecos Valley
el Paso
Lubbock
A. A. Jones
W. H. Mullane
Carlsbad Current Argus
Roswell
Mullane
West Texas
West Side
West
U S Moving War Declarations Expand Across Axis Pact
U S ministers report Bulgaria declared war under the tripartite pact, joining Britain. Roosevelt's war councils meet to discuss Pacific and Atlantic issues. Senate conferees pass a 10.5 billion war bill and a potential 40 million man draft. Weather bureau halts forecasts aiding the enemy. Porter's chemical warfare service orders air raid protection training on the West Coast.
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Hungary
U.S
Bulgaria
George H. Earl
State Department
Britain
Pacific
United States
Adolf Hitler
Mediterranean
West African
South America
War Councils
Roosevelt
War Council
Atlantic
Cordell Hull
Henry L. Stimson
James V. Forrestal
Senate
House
Congressional Committee
United States Weather Bureau
Wiliam S. Porter
Chemical Warfare Service
British Forces Advance on Egypt Libya Front and North Africa Bombardments
British press reports from the Egypt Libya frontier indicate continued activity. South African troops cleared three defended localities northwest of Solum. The Royal Air Force attacked Ax is motor transport and troops west of Gazala near Bir Hacheim and northwest of Tmimi. The RAF Middle East Command said British planes bombed Sicily and southern Italy on Friday and scored direct hits on an airport.
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Egypt-Libya
Solum
Royal Air Force
Gazala
Bir Hacheim
Tmimi
RAF
Middle East
Sicily
Italy
War bulletins from Tokyo and Yangtze front reported
Radio Tokyo acknowledged some damage to Japanese naval forces at Wake Island and troops moving from Hankow and Ichang on the Yangtze. The reports aired at CBS short wave listening post. Eleanor Roosevelt warned Americans to stay calm and prepare for civilian protection against potential poison gas attacks nationwide.
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New York
Radio Tokyo Tonight
Wake Island
Hankow
Ichang
Yangtze River
Columbia Broadcasting System
Tacoma
Wash
Eleanor Roosevelt
National Civilian Defense Office
China
RAF Wide Air Raids Strike Sicily Greece and Libya
British forces extended operations attacking Comiso and Augusta in Sicily, Patras in Greece, and Tripoli in Libya. Eight RAF aircraft were lost, four German planes shot down, and three enemy planes destroyed on the ground.
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Comiso
RAF
Augusta
Sicily
Patras
Greece
Tripoli
Libya
British air raid hits French oil stores and ships
London dispatch reports daytime and nighttime bombing by British planes on the French coast and a Dutch coast target. Docks at Brest and Dunkirk were struck, an oil refinery at Donges attacked, large fuel tanks set ablaze, and one coastal command aircraft missing after patrols over France and Holland.
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London
Holland
Air Ministry
Brest
Dunkirk
Donges
St. Nazaire
France
Coastal Command
German radio questions Lexington sinking claim
The German radio, monitored by United Press, reported that Japanese imperial headquarters did not confirm the sinking of the U S aircraft carrier Lexington and that Japan now says it never asserted they sank the warship.
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New York
United Press Listening Post
U. S
Navy christens minesweeper YMS-22 in Greenport
Mrs. Margaret Lyle Crouter, mother of three, christened the new minesweeper YMS-22 as it slid down the ways at Greenport. Tearful but defiant, she vowed to serve aboard the vessel, offering to steer a ship and stand watch at its guns.
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Greenport
N. Y
Margaret Lyle Crouter
Explosion at Burlington ordnance plant claims multiple lives
Burlington Iowa officials said up to 15 people may have died in Friday’s explosion at the $50 million Burlington ordnance plant west of the city. Six workers were killed instantly and a seventh died later at a hospital, with five bodies identified.
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Burlington
Here
Censorship Halts Telegram Between U S and Mexico
A United Press report from San Francisco reveals censorship blocked a telegram sent to Mexico City because the message was in Spanish. The incident shows censorship narrowing cross border communications during the period.
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San Francisco
United States
Mexico
United Press
Mexico City
Chinese Forces Attack Hong Kong Area In Pacific War Push
Chinese air and land units strike Japanese positions around Hong Kong to ease pressure on the British fortress. The air force targets Canton bases and raids the Sanchao area near Macao as land forces press from Canton to Kowloon leased territory.
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Chungking
Hong Kong
Canton
Sanchao
Macao
Kowloon
Puerto Rico alarm. islandwide blackout after sighted planes
An air alarm rang across San Juan at 2 45 am after reports of unidentified planes offshore. the islandwide blackout lasted until dawn with no bombs reported. Separately in Washington a navy communique said U S airmen intercepted a Costa Rican gulf fishing vessel with seven Japanese crew and 10 000 gallons of diesel oil.
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San Juan
P. R
Puerto Rico
Washingzion
U. S
Gulf of Nicoya
Costa Rica
Paris Executions Reported by Vichy Broadcasts
A London broadcast quoted Edouard Benes urging Europe to strike. Vichy reports named General Otto Von Stuelpnagel ordering the execution of 100 Paris hostages described as Jews, communists and anarchists. Paris authorities also announced four Frenchmen executed for arms detention and a court sentenced 10 communists for forming a Renault plant cell. another bomber target at a Vichy synagogue was noted.
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Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
London
Europe
Vichy
Otto von Stuelpnagel
Paris
Stuelpnagel
Renault
British Hold In Far East Amid Heavy Actions
British and allies struck strong blows against Japan as Chinese forces attacked from the Canton Kowloon railroad. Dutch submarines sank four transports with 4,000 Japanese troops off southern Thailand. Singapore reports no northern Malaya change while Kedah sees a slight retirement. Indian and Scottish troops lead defense with air force support. eight Japanese planes were shot down as they repelled landings near Kota Bharu and Kuantan.
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Singapore
Britain
Japan
Canton-Kowloon
Thailand
Malaya
Patani
Kedah
Penang
Singora
Kota Bharu
Tokyo
Wake Island
Husband E. Kimmel
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Stefani
Kowloon
Japs Claim Now To Have Sunk The Warship Arizona
Tokyo officials claimed the U S battleship Arizona was sunk and that Japanese troops occupied Kowloon. They asserted heavy Allied losses in the week of war, including battleships sunk, carriers probably sunk, and air raids on Honolulu with 1,500 casualties. Thailand and French Indo China mobilizations were noted amid warnings of a long war. The liner Tatuta Maru, carrying evacuees, was reported safe in Yokohama waters.
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Tokyo
Comei
United Press
U. S
Arizona
Kowloon
China
Hong Kong
Pearl Harbor
Malaya
Hawaii
Honolulu
Frank Knox
Washington
Philippines
Japan
Far East
Thailand
Chiengrat
Hideki Tojo
United States
Yokohama
Greek guerrillas scuttle Italian ship and clashes widen
The Soviet information bureau reported Greek guerrillas sank an Italian vessel at Korfuk and described bloody clashes across Greece with Italian and German troops, especially in Macedonia and Thrace. Moscow said rebels behind Axis lines attacked gun positions, vehicles, rail links and bridges, while Axis troops ferried goods to Germany amid food depots looted by crowds in Piraeus.
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Soviet Information Bureau
Korfuk
Greece
Macedonia
Thrace
Radio Moscow
London
Moscow
Piraeus
Salonika
Germany
Russia
Rose Bowl Game Ban Sparks Civil Defense Debate
Pasadena authorities push to cancel Oregon State Duke Rose Bowl for civilian safety amid wartime defense needs. Reports note congestion on highways and crowd risks. Oregon State coach says to honor army orders if warranted, while Tournament of Roses weighs executive meeting to decide. Cotton Bowl not canceled, says Texas A&M Alabama game can proceed inland.
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DeWitt
Pasadena
California
Forrester
Cal
Buc Forrester
Oregon State
John de Witt
Western Defense Command
C. Hal Reynolds
Oregon
Corvallis
Ore
Lon Stiner
Oregon State College
Duke University
Stiner
Dallas
Tex
Dan Rogers
Restrictions Lifted on Private Planes War Time Rule
After wartime limits, the ban on private planes is removed and owners may fly as usual, restoring normal aviation activity.
Partial blackout logged in Vallejo California tonight
Vallejo experienced a partial blackout from 9:12 to 9:39 p m with yellow at 8:55 and blue at 9:03 p m indicating unidentified planes ten minutes distant. No aircraft sightings reported in the Vallejo area during the alert and the all clear followed at 9:39 p m.
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Vallejo
Calif
Cal
Bermuda declares blackout in official proclamation
Hamilton Bermuda December 13 an official proclamation tonight ordered a blackout in Bermuda.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Manila Update and Moscow War Dispatches
A combined update notes the Philippine front as unchanged per a U S Far Eastern army communique while Moscow reports Soviet forces pushing Germans beyond the capital approaches after a major victory. Anglo American correspondents are back in Moscow after eight weeks, observing few signs of the wartime trials amid a major Russian defense stand.
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Manila
P. I
A. m
U. S. Far Eastern Army
Philippines
Moscow
Kuibyshey
Guam Still May Remain in American Hands
Radio Rome quoted a Japanese dispatch saying the Guam assault was in full swing but not claiming its capture. The NBC-quoted report notes a U S navy communique earlier that day conceding Guam probably lost, leaving Guam's status uncertain.
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New York
Pacific
Guam
Radio Rome
National Broadcasting Company
United States Navy
Confidence in Panama Canal security from Gen Andrews
Lieut Gen Frank M Andrews said there is no danger of a surprise attack on the Panama Canal and that no military activity has occurred in the area since Sunday. He reported morale is good at Caribbean army bases and mass evacuations are unnecessary. All requests for passage back to the United States have been met.
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Balboa
C. Z
Frank M. Andrews
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Andrews
United States
Hungarian Government Warns War With U.S. Imminent
The state department reported Hungary notified the American minister in Budapest that it considered war to exist between Hungary and the United States. Herbert C. Pell reported the development as a serious diplomatic notice framing a potential armed conflict between the two nations.
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Washington
State Department
Budapest
Herbert C. Pell
Hungary
United States
Panama Confiscates Japanese German Italian Property
Panama City government seizes all Japanese, German and Italian properties in Panama including many stores cafes and night clubs as part of wartime measures. The move targets businesses owned by enemy nationals and impacts commercial activity across the capital.
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Panama City
Panama
British air raid alarm signals in Rangoon Burma
The British Broadcasting Company announced Rangoon Burma had its first air raid alarms tonight. British fighter planes reportedly dispersed 27 Japanese bombers, and the broadcast was heard in New York by the National Broadcasting Company.
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New York
British Broadcasting Company
Rangoon
Burma
National Broadcasting Company
Wake Island clashes and Tokyo reports on naval losses
Japanese broadcasts claim Wake Island was attacked and that only minor Japanese damage occurred. They dispute U S statements of sinking ships, tallying alleged Allied losses and asserting greater Japanese success in the early Pacific war.
Complete Exams Of Two Classes On Last Saturday
Santa Fe December 4 There was a relaxed mood at Selective Headquarters after the completion of physical examinations for two Call No 19 classes reported Friday and Saturday The first screening reduced disqualifications through home town tests then a five doctor and checker team conducted full exams Seventy three men were examined the last day one more than the day before Those accepted will head to Fort Bliss January 5 for induction Call No 21 will involve 461 men with induction January 27 Roosevelt administration watches the ratios of rejections while New Mexico sees tighter screening The nationwide draft pushes toward 2 000 000 enlistments with higher volumes expected and ongoing verification of results
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Will Robinson
Santa FE
Fort Bliss
Roosevelt
New Mexico
Washington
Army Plane Flies High Over Roswell Saturday
An army advanced trainer aircraft flew high over Roswell on Saturday but did not land in the city.
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ARMY
Roswell
Natural Man Nightly Walks Barefoot Through Detroit
Russell Allen a 26-year-old Detroit man who goes barefoot on city streets says it is natural to be without shoes. He claims years of walking barefoot and eating unprocessed foods keep him healthy, noting he used to be sickly but now rarely falls ill.
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Russell Allen
Detroit
Allen
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