Soviet Army Massing in Odessa Area
Reports from Budapest and Sofia claim the Soviet government has declared a siege in the Odessa region and is concentrating large reinforcements along the Black Sea. Balkan observers fear German plans to invade Salonika in February, with aerial drops from Romanian bases to strike the Greek port.
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Budapest
Seige
Odessa
Binex Sea
Balkan
Germany
Romania
Sofia
Britain
Salonika
Ruemania
Mlack Sea
Danube
Pruth River
Rumania
Russia
Black Sea
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Boris
Ivan Popoff
Hungary
America
Bucharest
Vivian Leigh and Laurence Olivier Sail for England
Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh announced plans to enlist and sail from Jersey City to London aboard the Excambion after passport visas were issued. Leigh said she must be in London now as air raids intensify, while Olivier vowed to join fighting forces for the duration. Suzanne Holman remains in Canada with Leigh.
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Itrios
London
Laurence Olivier
Vivian Leigh
Jersey City
England
Excambion
State Department
Olivier
Miss Leigh
Suzanne
Capt
Leigh Holman
Canada
I Am Witness Paid $1000 for Ascension Belief
Mrs. Maude Hill of Chicago testified in the mail fraud case against Mrs. Ballard and nine others that she gave $1,000 to the Ballards over the belief in bodily ascension by the I Am movement. Ballard, cofounder of the group, died a year earlier.
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Ascension
Los Angeles
Maude Hill
Chicago
Guy Ballard
I Am
Mrs. Hill
Ballard
Queen of Light
Denial of Thyswen Arrest Report From Cannes
Paris officials denied abroad reports that industrialist Fritz Thyswen had been arrested in Cannes. The Interior Ministry and the Surete Nationale stated no arrest occurred.
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Deny Thyssen
Vichy
Interior Ministry
Surete Nationale Today
Reing
Fritz Thyswen
Cannes
New Budget May Climb to 18 Billions
Washington reports a dual budget for 1912 totaling about 18 billion with defense near 10 billion and regular operations around 7 billion. Officials foresee a sharp split between military and non military spending and note production bottlenecks may cap defense outlay.
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Washington
UPV
Congress
Rooosevelt
Britain
Budget Bureau
Defense Commission
Manufacturers Set Up Liaison Group On Defense Problems
The National Association of Manufacturers forms special sub committees to study defense priorities prices production and to liaison with government agencies. William Porter Witherow named chairman of the national defense and industrial mobilization committee. Mass production experts will join to aid the government and people. Dickens Home Bombed near London by German bombs damages the childhood residence at Chatham.
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New York
Ational Association of Manufacturers
William Porter Witherow
Pittsbugh Steel
Blaw-Knox Co
N.A.M
Dickens
London
Charles Dickens
Chatham
Thames Estuary
Two Crewmembers Lost As Tanker Charles Pratt Sinks
Only two American crewmen were lost when the Standard Oil tanker Charles Pratt sank off Africa last Saturday. Captain E R Blomauisz revealed the ship was lost on the 21st and the rest of the crew were rescued. Duffy of Bayonne New Jersey and Dougherty of Philadelphia were the missing men. The U S Maritime Commission asked London agents for full details.
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New York
Charles Pratt
Africa
E.R. Blomauisz
Arthur Duffy
Wiper
Patrick Dougherty
Duffy
Bayonne
N. J
Dougherty
Philadelphia
United States Maritime Commission
London
Europe war outlook as Channel invasion looms over Britain
A wartime briefing analyzes Nazi plans for a Channel assault, warning that blitzkrieg alone cannot prevent heavy German losses. It notes frequent occupation frictions, fraternization risks, and the need for higher fighting plans to breach British sea and air defenses.
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Channel
Hitler
England
Flanders
France
Elan
London
Trout eggs shipped to Puerto Rico from Powder Mills park
Forty thousand brown trout eggs packed in ice will be shipped January 14 from the Powder Mills county park hatchery Rochester to Puerto Rico to stock streams there where fish are scarce. Bass sunfish and bullheads already thrive in Puerto Rican waters.
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Rochester
Powder Mills County Park
Puerto Rico
Watertown Sergeant to Retire After 34 Years of Service
Sergt. Michael J. ONeill of the Watertown police department will retire on New Year’s Eve at age 68 after 34 years of service, making him the oldest member in tenure in the department.
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Watertown
Michael J.o'neil
Mrs Jessica McC Weis to Lead Republican Women’s Club
Rochester report notes Mrs Jessica McC Weis of this city will assume the presidency of the National Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs next Tuesday, signaling her leadership role in the organization.
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Rochester
Jessica
Imcc. Weis
National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
Broad citizenship training program for new U S citizens
The Justice Department, under Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, plans a broad citizenship training drive for aliens after naturalization. Led by Alien Registration Director Earl G. Harrison, the program includes radio public speaking and pamphlets, plus a solemn induction ceremony to mark final citizenship. Harrison aims to present concrete plans within two weeks for Jackson's approval.
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Washington
Dec. US
INS
Justice Department
Robert H. Jackson
Earl G. Harrison
United States
Harrison
Jackson
Automobiles Lead U S Industry In 1939 Census Rankings
Washington reports the census of manufacturers places motor vehicles at the top with 4 039 930 733 dollars in output followed by steel and meat packing. Other large sectors include petroleum refining bread and bakery products cigars smelting and refining metals and paper. 1941 expected to shift as the airplane industry rises.
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U. S
Washington
Sylvia Ageloff Returns Home From Mexico Prison
Sylvia Ageloff, the Brooklyn social worker linked to the Trotsky murder case, arrived home nervously four months after leaving a Mexican hospital ward. She rushed into her father Samuel Ageloff’s arms and then to the home of friends near Newark before returning to Brooklyn. Her sister Hilda said Sylvia is very upset and eager to be with family. Ageloff hinted at seeking compensation from the Mexican government for her incarceration.
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Sylvia Ageloff
Trotsky
New York
Brooklyn
Leon Trotsky
Sylvia
Samuel Ageloff
Hilda
Newark
Frank Jackson
Jackson
Mexico
Ageloff
Base engineers arrive in Trinidad area for U.S. Army base
Port of Spain dispatch reports 26 Army engineers arriving tomorrow with work to start almost immediately on a United States Army base in the Trinidad area.
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Port of Spain
Army
United States Army
Trinidad
Reuther Urges Quick Action on Plane Production Plan
Walter Reuther calls for immediate adoption of the CIO backed plan to build 500 fighter planes daily in idle auto plants to aid Britain. He says six months suffice to swamp Nazi air power and urges Office of Production Management to study feasibility.
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Washington
Walter Reuther
Great Britain
Routher
General Motors
United Automobile Workers of America
Ageny
Office For Production Management
James M. Landis
Harvadr Law School
Securities and Exchange Commission
Defense
Reuther
Britain
Hitler
London
America
Detroit
England
Isle
Atlantic
Germany
Italy
Japan
Labor
Ford
Mrs Roosevelt urges year of service for all youths
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt urged a year of national service for every young person at the International Students Service conference in New Brunswick. She endorsed work camps as beneficial and warned against compulsory programs, noting Congress must approve any such plan. She acknowledged most people disagree with her view.
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Roosevelt
New Brunswick
N. J
Franklin D. Roosevelt
International Students Service Conference
New Jersey College For Women
Congress
100 Per Cent Rise in Pilots Noted in ’40
Washington reports a 100 percent rise in certified pilots in 1940 with 65,000 expected by year end and aircraft count up 36 percent to over 17,000 in service 12,829 a year ago. CAB notes shifts to heavier planes, growing airport construction funded by a $40 million appropriation, and 3,977 accidents including a 25 death liner crash near Lovettsville Virginia that killed Senator Lundeen.
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Washington
United States
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAB
Lovettsville
Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota
Last Minute Truce Hopes Between ASCAP and Radio
New York December 28 A possible last minute truce between ASCAP and radio firms could allow ASCAP music to be heard over the air while pending final settlement. John C Paine general manager notes negotiations may resume with public access to music if both sides show willingness. Broadcasters say any return must be strictly business and ASCAP must initiate next move.
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New York
ASCAP
John C. Paine
American Society of Composers and Publishers
NBC
CBS
U S Trains Officers in Nazi Tactics
Washington reports the Army and Marine Corps test assault methods used by Nazi forces at Fort Belvoir Virginia. Thirty eight officers from armor air corps and Marines study tactics to improve future engineer operations and train thousands of recruits at Belvoir and Rolla.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
France
Maginot Line
Fort Belvoir
Rolla
Armored Force
Air Corps
Marines
War Department
Armored Corps
Tool Man Denied Draft Deferment in Maryland
Dominick J. Falkenstein a 24 year old single tool-layout worker at the Glenn L. Martin aircraft plant in Baltimore was refused deferment by a local draft appeal board which ruled he was not essential to the defense industry in the first Maryland case of its kind.
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Baltimore
Dominick J. Falkenstein
Falkenstein
Glenn L. Martin
Maryland
Butter price pegged at wartime Canada levels
Ottawa reports effective December 28 the wholesale butter price is pegged to the levels that prevailed on December 12. The move, announced by wartime authorities, ties current wholesale pricing to recent figures to stabilize markets.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Children Shower Petain With Yule Letter Gifts
In Vichy on December 28, French children sent thousands of Christmas letters to Marshal Petain. Grounds floor rooms of the Chief of State's residence resembled a post office with about 2,000,000 letters stacked high. Letters from occupied and unoccupied zones featured drawings of homes farms and schools and even a Verdun scene praising Petain.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Petain
Chiang Kai-Shek Hosts U. S. Envoy and Officials at Dinner
United States Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson and other American officials were dinner guests of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek in Chungking. The event took place on December 28 as US-Chiang relations were highlighted in a formal reception.
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U. 8
Chungking
China
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hawaii Defense Push Expands 17 Air Bases Across Pacific
Hawaii delegate Samuel W. King reports 17 air bases in the Hawaiian area are advancing to form a protective barrier against Far East threats. Bases on Oahu and nearby islands extend nearly 2000 miles beyond Hawaii with major and minor sites planned or under construction on Maui Kauai Molokai Midway Wake Johnston and Palmyra.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Hawaiian
Far East
Samuel W. King
King
Hawaii
House
Naval Affairs
Pacific
Oahu
United States
Japan
iHickam Field
Maui
Kauai
Molokai
Hawaiian Group
Midway
Wake
Great Circle
Asia
Johnston
Palmyra Islands
South Pacific
U S Being Lured Into War Declares Kelland
Clarence Buddington Kelland, author, accuses America of being lured into foreign adventure by propaganda. Through no foreign war committee he warns that war wastes youth and resources and rejects risking lives for events overseas. He urges awakening to defend the nation’s first line of defense.
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New York
INS
Clarence Buddington Kelland
America
No Foreign War Committee
Kelland
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
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Otley Road
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Charles W. Kress
Edgar W. Cooper
Herbert Milligan
Joseph Clapham
Hugh J. Heffern
Fancher M. Hopkins
James T. Ivory
Grosvenor S. Farmer
Ieee
Hes
House of the Good,Samaritan
City Council Committee On Procedure
Department of Welfare
Rome
Franklin Field
G.O.P
Ao S
U.S
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Lfth
Radio
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Tool Man
Verdun
Petain
Imama
Papa
Prusela
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