Invasion Threat Deepens Around Manila and Atimonan
Heavy fighting rages as Japanese land near Atimonan on Luzon and press north toward Manila. U S and Filipino troops resist while authorities consider declaring Manila an open city. Aircraft and ground battles continue across Batangas, Damortis, Lingayen, and surrounding areas as transports unload and bridges are destroyed to delay advances.
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Singapore
Rangoon
Burma
Manta
Manila
Atimonan
Luzon
U. S. Army
Fort McKinley
Axis and Russian Fronts See Heavy Fighting Across North Africa
Axis troops near Bengasi and Barce press defense as British vanguards cut off retreating Germans and take prisoners, while Mussolini reports strong British motorized forces hindering Italian movements. Soviet forces regain ground on Moscow front and push German lines back toward Orel as Russians claim gains around Tula and Leningrad. Western Allied chatter features Pacific offensive plans by Churchill and mobilization calls from Russia and China, with Palmyra and Johnston Islands shelled but undamaged.
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Benina
Bengasi
Barce
Mussolini
London
Moscow
Leningrad
Heinz Guderians
Orel
Tula
Red’ Army
Gorbachevo
Hitler
Lake
Ladoga
Red Army
Wake Island seizure expected as radio links severed
Wake Island reports say radio communications with the isolated outpost were cut, and a statement notes that the capture of the island is probable. The announcement adds that Marines are involved as events unfold in the Pacific theater.
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Wake Island
far-Pacific
Allied Talks Signal Naval Role in Anglo American Strategy
Prime Minister Churchill warned a German naval surrender to be a hostile act as Allied leaders mold a Pacific offensive strategy. Roosevelt and Churchill, with the new Anglo American war council, discussed naval matters, Singapore defense, and coordinated action in the southwest Pacific while monitoring a potential new German push in the med and Britain.
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France
Vichy
Churchill
Russia
Mediterranean
Britain
Europe
Far East
George
Dga
Foreign Relations Committee
Philippines
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Roosevelt
White House
Singapore
Southwest Pacific
Royal Navy
Armed Services
U.S
Governor Miles Undergoes Emergency Operation
Governor John E. Miles is described as in satisfactory condition after an emergency operation to remove an intestinal obstruction. He suffered obstructive peritonitis with small bowel obstruction and adhesions from past illness. Surgeons led by Dr. J W Hannett performed the operation with local anesthesia as Miles remained restfully conscious during the procedure.
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Hannett
Miles
Albuquerque
N. M
John E. Miles
Santa Fe
Eugene Fiske
Presbyterian Hospital
J. W. Hannett
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Survivors Reach Hawaii After Lahaina Sinking
Thirty survivors of the Matson freighter Lahaina reach Spreckelsville Maui in a 20 foot lifeboat after nine and a half days at sea. Two died aboard, two leaped overboard, one died after landfall. The 5646 ton ship was shelled and sunk 800 miles from Ahukini Kauai by a submarine firing from 2000 and 300 yards.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Spreckelsville
Maui Island
Matson
Ahukini
Kauai Island
Hanso Matthiesen
Lahaina
Secret War Talk Ends With Satisfied Comment
Secretary of War Stimson said the outcome was satisfactory after remarks about the secretive matter. The brief statement underscored military officials’ cautious approach while confirming the conclusion reached by top leadership.
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Ence
Stimson
Darkening Picturepremacy of sea air and land in the islands
Amid a darkening outlook the navy department conceded that the capture of Wake Island would involve its U S garrison and the strategic implications for sea air and land control in the Pacific theater during the war.
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Navy Department
Wake Island
U. S
British Gains At Hongkong Reported In Counter Thrusts
British defenders in Hongkong reported local successes against Japanese forces in the southern area. Civilians and British officers aided the defense from isolated positions as repeated Japanese attacks were repulsed. Chinese sources claimed momentum toward the colony's mainland outskirts, but Chungking dispatches said operations were small and unlikely to alter the outcome.
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London
Hongkong
Crown Colony
China
Canton-Kowloon
Third Landing On Luzon Seems To Be Prospect
Washington reports enemy troop ships appeared off Batangas in southern Luzon near Manila with a heavy force landed at Atimonan southeast of Manila. The communique notes about 40 transports debarked troops as Japan aims to split American defenses.
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Manila
Atimonan
Batangas
Douglas MacArthur
Damortis
Gulf of Lingayen
United States
Far East
Luzon
Washington
War Department
Luzon Island
Lamon Bay
Philippine
Atimanan
Rumors of Nazi Moves Across Iberia and Turkey
Reports from Spain and Turkey about a potential Nazi pressure campaign in the Mediterranean swirl with speculation of Germany nerves warfare. Observers note air raids on Malta and possible Axis plans to seize control of the sea lane, while troops and equipment mass on the Span ish border and through occupied France.
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Spain
Turkey
Mediterranean
Germany
Iberian Peninsula
Petain
Darlan
Iberian
Malta
Axis
Libya
Bern
Switzerland
France
Istanbul
Brake And Lights Stickers Due January First
State police reminded drivers that new brake and light stickers are due by January 1. The notice emphasizes compliance and conduct during the upcoming enforcement period.
Marriage Licenses for Cross Plains and Roswell Couples
Tom Bryant of Cross Plains Texas and Catherine O. Puckett of Kansas City Missouri obtained a marriage license. Glenwood Bretz of Roswell New Mexico and Eva Lee Powell of Roswell were also issued licenses.
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Tom Bryant
Cross Plains
Texas
Catherine O. Puckett
Kansas City
Glenwood Bretz
Eva Lee Powell
Roswell
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