Japs Strike Deep in Malaya Near Kuala Lumpur
British jungle troops withdraw south of the Slim River as Japanese forces press from the north and threaten Kuala Lumpur. Tokyo broadcasts claim a push toward Singapore with Ma laya facing a solid front retreat. British losses include airfields, with forces moving to the front lines 60 miles north of Kuala Lumpur.
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Singapore
Slim River
Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
Bernam River
Pirals
Bnd Belangor
Tokyo
London
Kuala Luanpur
Kuala Selangor
Gremn
Finns Deny Peace Rumors Amid War Developments
Widespread rumors of Finland withdrawing from the war against the Soviet Union were denied by official spokesmen. No offensive operations were reported recently as the Finnish high command defended against a Soviet winter offensive. The Red Army reportedly killed over 1100 on the front, while German allies moved to southern winter defenses.
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Frnland
Fuusia
Stockholm
Helsinki
Moscow
Russia
Sweden
Red Army
Finland
Regular Shampoo Dandruff Remedy Advised
A Chicago almanac notes a New York writer Lars Mattox Miller advised using regular shampoo for simple dandruff in February issue of the magazine Hypnea. The guidance emphasizes that regular shampoo will not cause wildness and offers a practical remedy.
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New York
Career Men Work Together For U.S. Cause
Washington dispatch profiles Walter Reuther and Lieut. Col. A Robert Ginsburgh as they travel to survey U S defense production options for repurposing automobile machine tools. They visit Mack Truck New Brunswick Empire Ordnance Philadelphia Ameringa Car Berwick Oldsmobile finding best defense uses to aid war effort.
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Jan. B
Walter B. Reuter
Robert Ginsburgh
Harvard
America
Reuther
General Motors Division
Bulema
Ginsburgh
Lois Johnson
Army
Ginsburgh New
Robert P. Patterson
Mack Truck Company
New Brunswick
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Empire Ordnance Plant
Philadelphia
Ue Ameringa Car and Foundry Comigany
Berwick
Oldsmobile
A. CG. Sparky
Detroit
Walter Reuther
Caronel Ginsburgh
Gineburgh
Jad
Pield Artillery School
Army Industrial Roller
Louisville University
University of Missouri School of Journaltime
Marvard Low Iweb
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A. F. of &, Brewery Workers Union
Wheeling
W. Va
Intergent
Heather
Wayne University
Reuther and Ginsburgh Careers Span War to Auto Industry
The piece traces Reuther and Ginsburgh from early apprenticeship in the auto trade to global service. Reuther endured fatigue from seven years of steady work, traveled Europe and Russia, and faced a Dies committee inquiry after a Russian sojourn. Ginsburgh served in coast artillery field artillery and the Judge Advocate General's office, with postings from Manila to Hanoi.
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Ginsburgh
Reuter
Victor
England
Europe
Russia
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Orient
Gineburgh
Judge Advocate General's Office
General Staff
Thilon
San Juan
Manila
Verdun
Vladivostok
Hanoi
Harvard
Elite Gangsters Plan to Loot Philippines War News
An American war correspondent reports on the Japanese special service section in Manila and Shanghai during early Japanese advances in China. The unit profits from opium, extortion, and piracy, with licenses, taxes, and kidnappings financing the occupation, as Chinese cities fall under SSS control.
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Lloyd Lahrbas
Llowd Lehrtas
Washington
Inpaciny
SSS
Manila
China
Littrmy
Unifom
Shanghai
U.S. Treasury
Hs Shanghai
Maedame Ghiang Kai-Shek
Jans Nid
Nanking
SEIS
Sharghat
SHS
Mollywood Bor-Ba-Bo
jPlower
British Warn Nazi Crack-Up is Remote
A London report claims Britain sees no imminent German collapse despite setbacks. It says Hitler faces command reshuffles and that German officers fear a coup, with machine gun nests manned by Hitler bodyguard units and rising casualties from Russia and Allied advances.
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London
UNS
Amia
Gurunday
Toxtay
Jossas
kUied
Hitler
London Daily Express
Nagi
Rey Points
Heiligg
Estapa
Walther von Brauchitsch
Asperlin
Free French Use Largest Submarine Surcoif in St Pierre Action
Free French sources report the 2860 ton submarine Surcoif, the world’s largest, with three corvettes, occupied St Pierre et Miquelon on December 24 under orders from Don Charles de Gaulle. Vice Admiral Emile Museller said the craft, carrying a deck aircraft, was used to execute secret orders to seize the French islands south of Newfoundland. He cited discussions with local officials and the U S minister to Ottawa before De Gaulle’s orders intervened.
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St. Pierre Et Miguelon
Surcoif
St. Pierre and
Juelon
Emile Museller
Canndid
United States
Ot- Hawa
de Gaulle
Three Airmen Die in Crash at Langley Show
Three airmen were killed and four injured when a B-18 bomber plunged into the sea near Langley Field during a show. The dead include Sgt Har dy EL Decker from New Milford and Pvt Jang B from Shinnnon, with officers and crewmen rescued or evacuated to Newport News.
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Vaydall
S—1
Dames
BE. P. Hampton
Cail Te
Russell
Robert W. Wert
Tid
William EL Mckleley
Newport Ne
Cold Weather Halts Scrap Metal Collections
Industrial salvage circles report cold weather cutting scrap metal collections essential to steel production. Smaller plants rely on steady flows, but the shortage persists as thiots curb gathering. Detroit and Youngstown plants plan to shut open hearth furnaces this week due to lack of supply. A separate dispatch notes French volunteers leaving Versailles for a training extension against Russia.
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Sylvage Ciretes
Girat Lakes Steel Corporation
Detroit
National Steel Corporation
Sharon Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Ohio
Auistriet
Ting
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