Navy crash kills crew as plane fails to clear ridge
In California a navy transport plane carrying ten aboard crashes near White Mountain. The craft struck 20 feet below a ridge during poor weather, exploding and burning. All aboard died. four survivors from a Texas miss have parachuted to safety previously. An official inquiry is opened with Army and Navy personnel aiding in the rescue and recovery.
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Ban Diego
Calif
Rai
BPH
Naval
Here
Red & Ballet
Simpson Ranch
White Mountain
Sragi
San Diego
Army
Bluejackets
Naval Air Station
Pansacola
Joseph Henry Gowan
David Everett Ferguson
Stephen Bland Cooke
Victor
Gaulin
James Cyril Fleming
Board of
Frank Becke Jr
L. J. Hughes
Neff
and &. M. Perry
Texas
Marvin Magee
Frank Richard Naylor
Rans
Port Dane
Pilots Inspect Bomber Recovered From Lake
In Corpus Christi January a US Navy crew retrieved a 13-ton bomber brought down in a shallow lake. Pilot and co-pilot, Murray Hanson and Rob Clark, prepared the craft for potential takeoff. Refinishing and repairs were underway as they sought to resume flight toward Pensacola.
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Jan
Leuk
Murray Hanson
Eysige
Rob
Clark
U.S. N
Base
AL Corpus
Edinburg
Lake Bry
Ant
Iyke
Pensarglt
Fin
Admiralty Admits British Ships Sunk in War Losses
The Admiralty announced that the British naval trawler Menny More and the drifter Harvest Gleaner were sunk by enemy action. Details say the losses occurred as part of ongoing hostilities near London and beyond, with official confirmations issued last night.
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Admiralty
London, Gan, &—Uns
Market News Agency Names New Chief
Glen L. Bilison arrived to head the Fereral State Market News Agency replacing Lance Hooks who moves to Chicago radio and press market news. Bilison comes from Bloux Gley Iowa where he led the market news agency and earlier worked for the Department of Agriculture since 1929. He travels with his wife and son Gorcon and will reside at 513 Larner Street.
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Lance Hooks
Fereral
Glen L. Bilison
Hooks
Chicago Fire
San Antonio
Bilison
Bloux Gley
Iowa
Ignd
United States Department Ogriculture
Subsidized Marriage Experiment Picks 100 Japanese Couples
One hundred young Japanese couples are chosen to receive loans from the welfare ministry to encourage early marriages and larger families. Each couple gets 10 to 100 dollars. no interest while the wife is pregnant within six months. The principal is reduced by 20 percent for each child born.
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Tokyo
Jerger
Welfare Ministry
Soviet Balkans Envoy Talks Spark Moscow Meeting
Budapest reports Russia summons ministers from Bulgaria Yugoslavia Romania and Hungary to Moscow for Krim-Tif talks on Germany's growing Balkan military moves. Observers see the step as signaling Moscow’s concern over Germany’s troop buildup and regional alignments near Romania Hungary and Bulgaria.
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Budapest
Russia
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Rumania
Hungary
Moscow
Germany
Balkans
Berlin
Belgrade
Romania
Balkan
Bodak
Ue Rue
Manluy
Demube
Aly
Fuge
Slavis
Beware Epidemic Colds and Home Remedies Advised
An old health advisory urges caution during colds with simple steps: rest, fluids, outdoor exercise, and avoiding drafts. It promotes Vicks VapoRub and Vaporub products for nasal relief, chest warming, and vapors, warning to seek a physician if symptoms worsen.
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Vicki VapoRub
Peu
Daylight Raid Stages on London Amid Air Attacks
German raiders launched a daylight assault on London following a prior night fire bomb attack. Six bombs fell in a suburb during the second alert with no serious damage. two killed in a business building strike. Fires damaged homes and streets as gunfire sounded in the sky. The government said the raid was not on a heavy scale and ended before midnight. Other raids were reported over Liverpool and parts of England with few casualties. British bombers hit German-occupied territory across the channel.
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London
Alarma Tan
Buakness
Aetla
Wamtn
Liverpool
East Midlands
England
West England
Avonmouth
Channel
Air Ministry
Norway
Brest
France
Hamburg
Italian Fliers Raid Air Base at Malta
Rome reports Italian planes bombed a British air base on Malta yesterday. A Fascist naval scout plane was attacked by two British craft with claims of a shoot down and a subsequent retreat, while other details remain unclear amid garbled text and partial lines.
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Malta
Rome
Jon
Mediterranean
Figh Command
Skylight burglars raid drugstore and Montello market
A skylight burglar blew open a safe at Summers drug store 2922 San Pedro Avenue and robbed about 425 dollars in cash and checks. The safe door and top were blown off. 84 dollars in cash and all checks were recovered outside. Police suspect nitroglycerin, two safe holes were drilled, and merchandise mostly untouched.
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Summers Drug
San Pedro Avenue
Miller
Eiptove
Eho
A. Joseph
Monterello
Fredericksburg
Frank Eng
Eng
Jap Aggression In East Denied
Hongkong dispatch reports Admiral Jean Decoux denying Japanese plans in Bougain and Cam Ranh Bay. France asserts it will keep control of both sites and denies Japanese demands for exclusive railway use from Haiphong to Langson.
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Hongkong
Jean Decoux
Feeneh
Indo-China
Buigon
Gamranh Bay
Japan
Saigon
Louis Reynaud
G Eneratire
Noth
Decoux
Haiphong
Hanoi
Langyon
Reynaud
Indo- China
China
Burma
London Bombed Again as Fires Rage Across City
German sources report strong night raids on London with explosions and fires in the heart of the city. Attacks targeted factories, airports, and vital industries. ships were attacked near English harbors and a large merchant ship was said to be sinking.
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Berlin
London
Thnity
Mull
Darlington
Lincoln
Germany
PNS
Chelmsford
Colchester
Igh
Army Will Draft Homing Pigeons in National Emergency
New York January 4 The army plans to conscript homing pigeons for military communications if needed Maj John K Shawron said the Signal corps has begun registering the birds to prevent their use by fifth columnists in a national emergency
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Army
New York
John K. Shawron
Signal Corps
Mexico City
United States
Washington
Ministry of National Defense
Mexico
Police Save Girl From Gas Fumes at City Home
Police revived 22 year old Katherine Kelly after she collapsed from gas fumes in a room at 1344 Mosth Sabians Street. Authorities reported she was overcome but regained consciousness with medical aid.
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Mosth Sabians Street
Katierine Kelly
Italian General Bergon Order From Bardia Wreckage
In Bardia Libya British troops recovered a copy of an Italian order of the day by General Annibale Bergonzoli. The document speaks of a victorious Italian army trampling the enemy standard and marching toward the Nie yal region, believed tied to a September 14 border action into Egypt.
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Bardia
Libya
Annibale Bergon
Gol
Bagels
Hell- Istic Pass
Egypt
Britain Launches King George V Class Battle Ship
London reports the Duke of York, last of Britain's new 36 000 ton King George V class, was launched last Friday seven months ahead of schedule. Unclear if commissioned yet. Britain is building four slightly larger battleships of 40 000 tons.
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London
Jan
British Captives Seize Rome Ship in Red Sea Patrol
British forces aboard an Australian destroyer intercepted an Italian 100 ton schooner off Tobruk Lib ya on December 29. The crew, including 16 Italian crewmen, were confined below deck as British troops seized the craft and towed it to Tobruk, with 16 British captives reported aboard.
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Eoyntton
Tobruk
Libya
Draft Quizzes and Draft Call Details in Bexar County
Leon Walthall, clerk of the combined Bexar County draft, stated 6930 questionnaires have been sent since the last call. Three hundred volunteers were chosen from those sent, with Board No 1 receiving 85 questionnaires and 262 sent to another board, as the next draft call looms around January 13.
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Gene Bourd
Walthall
Leahy Begins Work in Vichy France
Admiral William J. Leahy arrives in Vichy as the United States ambassador to France and starts official duties. He meets Foreign Minister Flandin to present credentials and seek a meeting with Marshal Petain. Petain is expected to receive him at Sevigne Pavillles with formal ceremonies planned for Wednesday. A police guard greeted Leahy on arrival amid a southern France storm.
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Vichy
France
Jon
William J. Leal
Chantellery
Pierre-Boletine Flandin
Marshal Philippe Petain
Petain
Reahy
Sevigne I Pavillles
Leahy
Greeks Halt Italian Push With Strong Albanian Defenses
Reports from the coast describe Greek counter moves slowing Italian advances in western Albania near Valona. Greek air activity and machine gun fire supported a stubborn Greek defense as Italian troops, fresh from Italy, press to improve positions and weather aided operations.
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Athens
Jats
Umea
Valona
Tacapé
Albania
Italy
Clstmara
Tiny Italian Front Quieted by British Forces
Report from British high command claims eastern Libyan strongholds have fallen into Allied hands after stiff Italian resistance. London says air and naval strikes damaged Italian positions in Libya and at bases along the Red Sea coast, while British ships shelled targets in Italian East Africa and Somalia as operations continued.
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Rome
Inn
Bardin
Ix Iby
Stranehol
Libya
Bommlland
Taiian
Afri¢a
Mg Command
Sotaniii
Mid
Erttica
Italian High Command Reports Greek Losses In Albanian Front
Italian news agency Stefani says Greek forces suffer heavy losses while Greek units retreat in the Albanian mountains. The report claims Greek troops have strong equipment and ski uniforms, with thousands of Greek corpses buried by priests. Italian losses are noted as high officer casualty rate.
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Romb
Talim High Command
Lov
Rhetani
Bruiah
Italy
Stefani
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