Japs Plotted War On U S A Year Ago
Tokyo reports a year old letter from Admiral Yamamoto indicating plans to dictate peace in Washington. Domei and Yomiuri cite strategic aims including a Borneo landing, Guam occupation, and raids on the Philippines and Malaya as World War II tensions rise.
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U. S
Tokio
Japan
Dome
Isoroku Ote
The
Yomiuri
Yamamoto
London
United States
Quam
Philippines
Hawaii
San Francisco
White House
Washington
Hull
Roosevelt
Congress
America
Harbor
Borneo
Imperial Headquarters
Guam
George J McMillin
Dr McCullough to Report for Immediate Exam in Carlisle
Dr Thomas L McCullough roentgenologist at Somerset Community Hospital was ordered by the Third Corps Area to report for examination at Carlisle. A former Woodville mental hospital psychiatrist now serving in the reserve, he would be ready for active duty when called. He served as lieutenant colonel in World War I and entered active service soon after the U.S. entered the war.
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Thomas L. McCullough
Carlisle
McCullough
United States
Germany
State of Siege Declared Across Argentina
Buenos Aires Dec. 16 The Argentine cabinet declared a state of siege nationwide effective immediately to halt seditious propaganda and meet international promises. Acting President Ramon Castillo pledged to stamp out axis propaganda as Argentina recognizes the United States as a non belligerent, suspending constitutional guarantees including habeas corpus, press freedom, and privacy of papers and correspondence.
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Buenos Aires
Ramon Castillo
Argentina
United States
Castillo
Warmer Weather Melts Ice Snow in Somerset County
High temperatures and a sunny day eased the first winter onslaught in Somerset county as janitors and snow crews paused. Crews had battled ice and snow over the weekend to keep highways safe, with the warm spell drying and clearing roads.
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Somerset County
Malaya and Penang Hang In Balance
The fate of northwestern Malaya and Penang hung in the balance as British forces fought Japanese forward thrusts along the Muda river Kedah border. British counter thrusts used motorized units and artillery while defense of Penang approached on a concentric perimeter plan. Contact with the enemy remained close on the Kedah front with no additional Japanese advances reported northeast of Penang.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Singapore
Malaya
Penang
Muda
Kedah
Indian Ocean
Wellesley Province
Kelantan
Woman Slays Jap Pilot on Niihau Island
A Honolulu report says a Japanese pilot, forced to land near Niihau on December 7, was killed six days later by a native Hawaiian woman who attacked after her husband, his ally, was shot. The incident, in Niihau’s woods, ends a six day phase of hospitality toward the pilot.
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Honolulu
Pauai Island
Pearl Harbor
Wio
Kauai
Niihau
Manila
Express Wage Boost Retroactive
President Roosevelt's fact finding commission ruled the 45 cent minimum wage for 42 000 railway express company employees from Dec 1 would be retroactive to Sept 1, but denied a union demand that a 10 cent per hour raise apply to special work with bonuses.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Railway Express Company
Powers For President Voted by House in War Powers
The House approved extraordinary wartime powers for President Roosevelt, granting control over more than 7 billion dollars of alien property and censorship authority over foreign communications in the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Notice to Car Owners in Somerset Borough No Overnight Parking
Vehicle owners are instructed not to leave cars on borough streets overnight to aid snow removal. Noncompliance will incur a fine under Ordinance No. 571. H. Everett Musser, Burgess.
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Somerset Borough
General Assembly
H. Everett Musser
Four Reserve Ensigns Survive Pearl Harbor Destroyer Action
Secretary Knox recounts that four naval reserve ensigns were the only surviving officers on a destroyer during the Pearl Harbor attack. They bravely engaged the enemy, operating the ship under fire like veterans. Navy men and even families aided in hospital efforts as ships and communications held under bombardment.
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Eecretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Hawaii
U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Downes
Cassin
Shaw
Arizona
Utah
Knox
Washington
Naval Reserve
Rear Harbor
Aivine
Cntiren
Navy
Che Adack
Naroor
Married Men May Enlist in United States Army
Voluntary enlistments are open to married men whose dependents are well supported. Enlistments in the regular army are discontinued. Enlistments last for the duration of the war and six months after. Major General Henry C. Pratt, commanding general of the third corps area in Baltimore, announced the policy.
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Army of the United States
Regular Army
Henry C. Pratt
Third Corps
Baltimore
Maryland
Army of the United
Hong Kong peril as Japanese drive threatens Singapore
An informed source warns of a serious threat to Singapore from a Japanese northern Malaya drive aided by Britain's naval shortfalls. British and Indian troops fight to slow a mechanized penetration into Kedah while Singapore remains vulnerable though still distant. Hong Kong endures heavy bombardment as Tokyo reports gains. British naval losses and questions over fighter support spark debate in Parliament.
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London
Malaya
Britain
Singapore
Hong Kong
Kedah
Kota Bharu
United States
Tokio
Manila
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
G. Ward Price
Daily Mail
Japan
Chungking
China
Canton- Hong Kong
Prince of Wales
Malayea
House
Russia
Mexico President seeks approval for foreign troops access
President Manuel Avila Camacho asked Congress to approve measures allowing foreign troops and naval aircraft to operate in Mexican territory and waters. The move fulfills a pledge to cooperate with the United States after Washington already permitted Mexican troop movement across U S soil toward Lower California defenses.
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Mexico City
Manuel Tvila Camacho
United States
Mexico
U. S
Lower
California
Russians rout six German divisions reclaim Kalinin position
Moscow reports a major Soviet victory as Red Army troops rout six German divisions totaling about 90,000 men and recapture Kalinin 90 miles northwest. The operation also includes Klin recapture and mass Nazi losses, with pursuers driving remnants westward.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kalinin
Here
Russia
Klin
Strauss
Puting
Volovo
Tula
Puskievich
Maslemnikev
Kal- Yin
Red sweep in Russia drives major offensive across Karelia
Reports from Moscow and Stockholm describe a broad Soviet offensive pushing through German and Finnish lines from the Moscow front toward Karelia. Russian forces claim heavy losses for German units around Klin, with large captures of tanks, guns, trucks, and ammunition as they drive toward Leningrad and Kalinin.
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London
Moscow
Karelia
Lake Inega
Leningrad
Stockholm
Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Neva
BBC
New York
NBC
Kalinin
Klin
Tula
Yasnaya Polyana
Dedilova and
Bogoroditsky
44Th
Miner Antoni Kocjmous jailed for drunkenness and disorderly conduct
Antoni Kocjmous a 56 year old Hill miner was arrested Monday night on drunkenness and disorderly conduct charges. He faced a Tuesday morning hearing before Squire C J Harrison Jr of Somerset and was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail for failure to pay fines and costs.
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Kocjmous
Antoni Kocjmous
The
Hill
Squire C. J. Harrison, Jr
Somerset
First Air Raid Drill in Pittsburgh Schools
Students at Forbes Street School crouched in corridors and basements during an air raid drill. They sang God Bless America as the first drill in Pittsburgh schools, marking a quiet start to civil defense precautions.
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Pittsburgh
Forbes Street
America
Pitts
Japs Bomb Two Hawaiian Islands in Renewed War Effort
Japanese warships bombarded Johnston Island and Maui in a renewed theater battle. American naval forces respond from Pearl Harbor area as Johnston and Maui suffer slight damage and Kahului port on Maui comes under submarine shelling. Wake and Midway remain under attack with Wake experiencing two additional bombing runs.
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Associated Press
Johnston
Maui
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Oahu
Kahului
Wake
Midway
British Eighth Army presses four axis divisions near Gazala
Cairo dispatch reports the Imperial Eighth Army destroying parts of three German and one Italian divisions 15 miles southwest of Gazala. A wide flanking push reached Halegh El Olebam 30 miles west of Gazala, with 300 tons of Axis ammunition destroyed deep inside Libya and 1,100 prisoners taken as Gazala remained held along the coast.
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Cairo
Eighth
Libya
Gazala
Alem Hamza
Erwin Rommel
Halegh el Olebam
Pase
Werna
London
L. C. M. S. Amery
India
Fierce Naval Battle Off Libya Reported by British Ships
A British cruiser task force with destroyers repelled a seven hour coordinated assault by Nazi high level bombers dive bombers and torpedo planes off the Libyan coast. The action occurred amid heavy shelling and continued attacks as Royal Navy ships pressed the defense. The dispatch notes the correspondent Larry Allen was injured during the voyage and reports widespread aerial attacks over the Mediterranean front.
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Larry Allen
Associated Press
New York
Libya
Libyan
No New Efforts
Manila dispatch reports Japanese land combat restive after a brief standstill on Luzon as air raids strike Olongapo and Legaspi. Washington says air activity is minor with four Japanese fighters down and American bombers damaging a transport. Filipino volunteers surge toward a defense force, evacuations spread, and Ganap leader Mantile confesses plots aiding Japan. A bomb over Manila causes no casualties.
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R. P. Cronin
Manila
Luzon
Olongapo Naval Base
Manila Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Vigan
Aparri
Legaspi
War Department
Washington
Legaspi Ha
Filippino
Frent
Philippine Defense Forces
United States Army Command
Philippine Scouts
United States Army
Army
Constabulary
Philippine Secret Service
Ramon Mantile
Philipines
Somerset Weather Report Missing Data
Daily weather bulletin notes temperature from 5 30 p m Monday to 5 30 p m Tuesday with missing maximum and minimum figures and references to prior year values. Observer David Grove is listed as the U S Weather Observer for Somerset.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
Weather Outlook for Mid-Atlantic States Wednesday
Eastern Pennsylvania sees mostly cloudy skies with a push to cooler winds on Wednesday. Maryland expects cloudy mild conditions Wednesday with a slight drop by night. West Virginia reports mainly cloudy with a small chill in the far north. Western Pennsylvania notes cloudy skies and a bit colder day.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
H. Everett Musser, Burgess
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Peril
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Business Men’‘s Division C. of
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Philadelphia
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