London Air Raid Alarm Follows Brief German Flights
German planes appeared over England on a scouting mission. London endured its first pre-dawn alert in over 46 hours as anti-aircraft fire repelled two raiders. An East Anglia town was bombed, damaging a house and injuring several, with casualties reported. Royal Air Force chased a lone Messerschmitt 1065 off the southeast coast.
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Sam Houston Camp to Elect Officers
Sam Houston Camp No 55 Woodmen of the World plans an officers election at 7 pm Thursday with secretary John Wahl noting honor guests Farrar Newberry and R B Miller. Speakers include FE Henry, PF Findlay, Daly as manager, and XN Dessmann. Medina Log Rolling delegates will take charge after addresses from Barper Bianco Burnet Kenedy Pleasanton Corpus Christi Stockdale Waelder Gonzales and Edinburg.
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Kennedy praised as US ally amid wartime strain
The piece defends Ambassador Kennedy against hostile London press attacks. It emphasizes his high standing in the United States, his loyal service in multiple roles including head of the merchant marine and Securities Exchange Commission, and the strong, enduring alliance between England and America despite wartime tensions.
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British Position Held Precarious in wartime reports
Berlin dispatches quote German sources saying British claims of successes in Egypt and Greece are exaggerated. They argue Albania proves only a temporary setback and note prisoners taken are a small fraction of British losses in the Western campaign last summer. Axis course remains unaffected by these episodes.
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Police Draft Policy Debate Spurs City and State Talks
Washington and New York prepare for a three day conference as officials study deferring police and firemen from compulsory military training. Mayor LaGuardia and select service director Clarence Dykstra report a mutual understanding and clarified issues aiding redemption of municipal workers from service requirements.
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Iron exports expanded under new defense controls
A presidential proclamation issued at the White House sets December 30 as the start date for export licenses on iron ore pig iron tin ferros alloys and 76 semi finished and finished steel products. Licenses will be issued to Britain and Western Hemisphere nations for defense needs and prewar export levels. Japan has been a major importer of these materials.
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Japanese news agency cites U S export policy shift
A Tokyo broadcast routed through New York cites the United States extending export licensing on iron ore pig iron and certain steel products as a new economic measure aimed at Japan. The report notes newspapers flagged Nomura’s ambassadorial appointment in Washington but sees no change in U S stance.
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Britain Advances 2 Vice Admirals in Admiralty Shuffle
London dispatch reports Vice Admiral William Whitworth named second in command of the Home Fleet while Acting Vice Admiral Henry D. Pritt-Wippell takes the helm as second in command of the Mediterranean fleet. Also noted is the death of Dr. C. W. Saleeby at age 62, a World War steel telemet campaign leader.
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War Roundup Br Rels Report On Desert Fighting Near Siij Barrani
A roundup cites British forays around Siij Barrani in Western Egypt as highly successful yet unconfirmed claims that a large Italian division may have been cut off. Mussolini’s command cites Italian reverses amid violent fighting. Naval losses and damages alleged by Rome contrast with Berlin’s view of Axis steadiness. Albanian front reverses also reported as Italian forces retreat near Chi Mata. London reports a brief early morning air raid warning with minor bombing on a northeast coast district.
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Rickenbacker Sees U3 Peril in New York Address
Brigadier General Edward V. Rickenbacker, famed World War I ace, warned the current generation enjoys liberties they may not keep if World War II widens. He said a British capitulation would force the U S to become a vast military power to guard free shores. Roosevelt’s message stressed protecting freedoms that uphold democracy.
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Beer, New Orleans sportsman and broker, dies at 81
Beer, a prominent New Orleans sportsman and broker, died Tuesday night in New Orleans. The family, based in San Antonio, reported the death.
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Josefa Resumes Duties as Consular Officials Return
Omar Jascie resumes duties as Mexican consul general after attending the presidential inauguration in Mexico City. Tigier Alvares Acests, consul attaché, had been acting consul general.
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Chrysler Workers To Get Bonus
DETROIT December 1. About 60,000 Chrysler workers across 11 plants will share more than 2.5 million dollars in a pre Christmas bonus and receive a two cent per hour wage raise. The bonus totals four dollars per employee before Christmas and follows late night talks between the United Automobile Workers and company officials.
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Author Sees Anarchy In Europe In War Outlook
Noted author and international affairs student La throp Stoddard said at the San Perro Playhouse that if the European war overshoots bounds it could bring anarchic barbarism. He cited Nazi aims to seize territory, the pragmatism of Germans, the fanaticism of Hitler, and Germanys controlled economy with prices up 6 percent since the war began.
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Refugee Ship Sinks Near Haifa With Dozen Dead
In the House of Commons undersecretary A Butler said the Patrin, a Jewish refugee ship, sank near Haifa Palestine on November 25. Fifty five known deaths and 190 missing were cited, with 25 injured previously reported.
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