Vichy Policy Remains Neutral Toward United States
Vichy notes on recent French developments show Germany Japan alignment has not altered France's stance toward the United States. A neutralist vote emerged from the weekly council of ministers with officials lamenting Nazi Jewish persecutions and their effects on Franco-German collaboration.
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Paul Ghali
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Vichy
Germany
Japan
Pacific
France
United States
L. Figace
Council of Ministers
UN Ous
Paris
Hein- Sek Sole
Mos
Pierre Pucheu
Dan Tose Lequerica
Marshal Petain
America
Spain
British Call For Inquiry In Far East
London dispatch reports British defense of Malaya and Singapore deteriorating after loss of naval superiority. Desperate efforts to reinforce Singapore expected. Hong Kong base now hard to defend. Concerns over Japanese advances, sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, and questions about British command and air defense resurface in Parliament. Also notes Oswego stationery to carry Remember Pearl Harbor after Jan 1 1942.
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Chicago
Bariy News
London
Malaya
Singapore
Hong Kong
Brittain
Pacific
Great Britain
Kota Bahru
Robert Brooke-Popham
Royal Air Force
Concentrated rations and morale in military history talk
Dr. Logan Clendening recalls Spanish American War era concentrated rations and their effects on morale. He notes shortages, the plea for compact sustenance, and the challenge of filling meals with vitamins, while recounting anecdotes of soldiers lamenting nourishment and a depot strike delaying procurement.
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Pride's Own Regiment
Chicago
Can
First Aid to the Ailing House Notes Chimney Drafts
Expert tips address chimney draft loss from a smokepipe and soot buildup. Advice covers limiting pipe insertion, creosote risks, and cleaning steps to restore draw and fire safety.
Submarine Yard Workers to Work Sunday for Nation
Twelve thousand men at the Portsmouth Navy Yard will substitute their day of rest next Sunday, reporting for work without pay to contribute a gift to the national defense. The plan, the first of its kind at this yard, was accepted by Rear Admiral John D. Wanwright after meetings with workers.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy
Navy Yard
John D. Wainwright
Metropolitan to Evacuate Some Art Treasures
The Metropolitan Museum of Art will evacuate some irreplaceable works, sending the most treasured items out of the urban area while keeping the bulk of the collection in its own galleries with special safeguards.
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Metropolitan
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Three More Dismissed In Communism Case
The New York Board of Higher Education dismissed three City College clerks Louis Lerman Herd Wolfson and Murray Smolar on charges tied to the Rapp-Coudert hearings. The total of teachers and administrative staff dismissed in connection with Communist charges rose to 12.
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New York
Board of Higher Education
City College
Louis Lerman
Hilherd Wolfson
Murray Smolar
China Attacks Japanese Flank Near Canton and Hong Kong
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek announced intensified Chinese attacks to aid Hong Kong defenders. The communique says Chinese forces harass the Japanese flank near Canton along the Hong Kong railway, strike at Hanchow Bay, and recapture strategic points. The Chungking radio notes attacks also rearward and that Japanese landings west of Amoy were frustrated with heavy Japanese casualties. The government spokesman says China seeks a united anti Axis command and sent proposals to Washington, warning the next two months are crucial to deny Japan bases and resources.
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Chungking
China
Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Canton
Hanchow Bay
Amoy
Washington
Japan
Allied Navy Losses Used to Boost German Morale
German press uses reports of American and British naval losses as propaganda to lift morale as news of the Russian advance dwindles. A Fremdenblatt writer frames Christmas poems for President Roosevelt, signaling intensified morale efforts.
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David M. Nichol
Chicago Daily News
Bern
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Roosevelt
Propaganda Appeals and Wartime Rhetoric in Nazi News
The article cites Goebbels urging Germans not to buy Christmas presents as consumer goods vanish. It notes an alleged destruction of three battleships and anti British lines urging silence, with verses targeting Churchill and Britannia.
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Churchill
Joseph “Goebbels
Yale Cuts Course To 3 Full Years
Yale University will operate year round with summer vacations eliminated to allow students to complete degrees in three years. President Charles Seymour announced the wartime plan in New Haven Connecticut.
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Yale
New Haven, Conn
Dee
INS
Yale University
Charles Seymour
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