Manila and Moscow Fronts Roil in War News
Reports from the Associated Press detail Japanese advances around Manila and the fall of key Russian rail hubs as Moscow braces for a possible crisis. Red armies claim gains near Mozhaisk and Staritsa while Axis pressures widen in North Africa and Libya with Rommel’s forces under strain and British counteractions increasing.
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Associated Press
Russia
Mozhaisk
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Stockholm
Fuehrer
Smolensk
Hitler
Mussolini
Rome
Il Duce
Il Piccolo
Red Army
Staritsa
Volga
Kaluga
Kalinin
Volga River
Rzev
Local Weather Readings and Temperature Intervals
Temperature readings at 3 hour intervals ending 11 30 a m show highest 52 and lowest 18 with normal highs 53 and lows 23 for the date. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 11 30 a m today is 0 and month to date and year to date totals are 0 with normal 0.02. Sunrise 7 02 Sunset 5 03 length of day 10 hrs.
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Tony
City of Roswell Sued Over 36500 Paying Assessments
Ed ward F Altman of Pueblo Colorado sues the City of Roswell for 36500 damages claiming failure to collect paying assessments and allowing them to become barred by the New Mexico statute of limitations. The case mirrors a similar Albuquerque test suit now before Judge Johnson with Roswell city attorney Ross L Marone Jr participating.
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Roswell
Edward F. Altman
Pueblo
Colorado
F. A. Catron
Santa Fe
Altman
New Mexico
New Mexico Supreme Court
Johnson
Albuquerque
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ross L. Marone, Jr
Call Made For First Aid Books
All residents with standard first aid textbooks are asked to loan them for a class starting next week. Borrowers should write name and address inside the cover and leave the books at the Chamber of Commerce by tomorrow night. Urgent need exists while new books arrive. All loans will be returned. The class will include many civilians from defense units needing first aid training.
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Chamber of Commerce
Twenty six nations pledge united fight against Axis
Washington reporters say twenty six nations of the new and old worlds have formally pledged to employ their full resources against the Axis powers and to enter into no separate armistice or peace, according to a White House announcement.
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Washington
Jan
White House
Considerable Help Said On The Way To Singapore
General Sir Henry R. Pownall, new commander in chief of British forces in the far east, said considerable help is on the way to Malaya as Japanese forces press toward Singapore. The Malay paper Kuala Lumpur cited his remarks to fight for every inch of ground on the Malay peninsula.
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Singapore
Henry R. Pownall
Far East
Malaya
Tin
Ipoh
Kuala Lumpur
Malay Peninsula
Kuantan
Lower Perak
Perak
Ban On Sales New Cars And Trucks In United States
Government orders mobilizing the American automobile industry halt civilian production. Sidney Hillman says full utilization of workers and machinery could shorten the war by months. Plans include pooling, engineering, and wartime contracts with labor management steering committees.
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United States
Washington
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Hillman
Alaska Urges Protection Against Air Attack
Alaska's delegate Anthony J. Dimond urges immediate strengthening of the Strategic Aleutian islands with planes and naval vessels to defend Alaska from potential Japanese air and submarine threats. He proposes leasing Komandor sky islands from Russia as a closer base for aerial operations and notes Guam's fate underscoring the need for heavy defensive buildup.
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Washington
Aleutian Islands
Pacific
Alaska
Congress
Anthony J. Dimond
Navy
Kodiak
Alaskan
Dimond
Asia
Russia
Komandorsky Islands
Aleutian Chain
Japan
Guam
1200 Americans Trapped In Hongkong As Jap Forces Strike
Chungking reports say about 1,200 United States nationals were trapped in Hongkong during Japan's conquest. Officials and rivals, including Addison Southard and Charles S Reid, were among the trapped. Aboard the last Chungking Hongkong flight was William Hunt. Florence Webb was killed by shell splinters and William Bailey is missing. 400 occidental, 600 Chinese, 200 Filipino origin among the Americans.
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Chungking
United States
Hongkong
Japan
Addison Southard
Charles S. Reid
Sandusky, C
Hanoi
Richard A. Grossendorf
Air
St. Louis
Missouri
Reynolds Condon
Berkeley
Calif
William Hunt
China
Here
Florence Webb
William Bailey
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vaughn F. Meisling
Associated Press
Weather Forecast for New Mexico and West Texas
New Mexico forecast calls for mostly cloudy Rio Grande valley and westward with intermittent snow over the continental divide this afternoon, then clearing and colder tonight. Other areas remain fair then cold. West Texas sees continued fair conditions in the Panhandle and south plains, with partly cloudy skies elsewhere this afternoon and tonight and cold conditions persisting.
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New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Continental Divide
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Part Of U. S. Fleet Join Dutch In The East Indies
Batavia, N. I., Jan 2. United States fleet units have joined the Dutch navy in defending the East Indies Archipelago. A Dutch communique said an American warship cooperating with the Netherlands navy was attacked by Japanese planes but sustained no serious damage. The same area saw Japanese aircraft attack two U S planes, while three Japanese planes bombed Sumatra’s east coast as part of ongoing terror campaigns.
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U. S
East Indies
Batavia
United States
Netherlands Navy
High Command
Sumatra
War and Navy Departments
Manila
War Department
The
Philippines
Navy
Cavite
Naval Hospital
Vast War Budget Sent To Printers Soon To Congress
The first United States war budget, a 1000 page book, went to the printers as President Roosevelt and budget director Harold D. Smith prepared the document for Congress next week. The plan projects about 50 billion dollars for the next year, with a total federal budget around 55 billion and a national debt possibly reaching 100 billion. December defense spending set a record, with 2.56 billion in outlays and 536 million in defense savings bonds sold, while six months of the current year showed a deficit of 7.39 billion.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Harold D. Smith
Congress
Treasury
Defense
Defense Savings
Washington Forces Placed In Defense Areas For Final Stand
American troops in defense zones prepared for a last stand as Japanese forces reportedly enter Manila at three this afternoon Manila time. Cavite Naval Base reportedly abandoned after goods removed, with Japanese claims that the end is near.
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Washington States
Manila
Cavite Naval Base
Washington
War Department
Manila Falls to Japanese Forces in World War II
Tokyo and Washington reports confirm Manila captured as Cavite naval base evacuated before advancing troops. MacArthur withdraws to Corregidor and Bataan while American Filipino troops fight north and south of Manila in a grim last stand. Casualties and defense moves cited amid shifting lines.
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Associated Press
Japan
Manila
U. S. Naval
Cavite
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor Island
Batan Peninsula
War Department
MacArthur
Philippine
Domei
Gen. MacArthur
Corregidor
Navy
Manila Bay
U. S
Javite
Washington
E. S&s
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Batan
Australia
Naval Base
Atimnonan
Mrs Anderson H Norton Publishes Alameda Rental Ad
Confidence Mrs Norton says Alameda Apartments rental ads in Record classifieds will handle leasing, easing her burden this morning.
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Anderson H. Norton
Alameda Apartments
Classified
Gratitude for Classified Warmth From Readers
A reader thanks Mrs Norton for the comforting tone of the classified section and expresses appreciation that the friendly approach makes people feel valued and welcomed.
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Classified
Mrs. Norton
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