Allies Mass In Burma for CounterDrive Toward Singapore
Allied planners consider a large flanking move from the Malay Peninsula toward Singapore to neutralize Indo China bases aiding Japan. General Wavell cautions that the situation may worsen before any tide turns as Rangoon reports air battles with Japanese forces. American volunteers in the International Air Force guard the Burma Road while the U S Navy contests Tokyo on Cavite and Olongapo actions. Roosevelt, Churchill, and top allied leaders confer as U S production pledges flood into arms orders. Beaverbrook may stay in Washington to address production issues.
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Payroll Deduction Buy Of Defense Bonds Extended Statewide
New York January 5 The payroll deduction plan for defense bonds and stamps is extended to all state firms employing 100 or more. State Administrator Nevil Ford says 1500 New York City companies with 25 or more workers already participate, with employers deducting weekly until bonds are funded.
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Nevil Ford
United States Treasury
Savings Bonds
Stevens Institute Enrolls Women in Engineering Courses
Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken will begin February 2 a 12 week emergency program for women to train as draftsmen inspectors supervisors and engine testers. Tuition free under the U.S. Office of Education defense training. Classes cover eight hours daily five and a half days a week with sections of about 25 women and a projected cap of 125.
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N. J
Stevens Institute of Technology
Harvey M. Davis
Defense Training
United States Office of Education
Contractor killed in gravel collapse near Jamestown
Francis W. Johnson a 32 year old Lakewood trucking contractor was crushed to death when an undermined bank collapsed at a gravel pit just outside Jamestown. A frozen earth clod on a 20 foot embankment struck him against a truck as firemen recovered the body. He died of internal injuries.
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Francis W. Johnson
Lakewood
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War Today Continues On Pacific Front Amid Resource Strains
The piece argues the war's length hinges on holding the East Indies and delaying Japan's advance toward Singapore. It notes Allied efforts in the Philippines and Burma, the need to move equipment globally, and rising Allied air power as crucial to eventual air supremacy over the Far East.
Seven-Year Prison Term Sought for Tire Theft
Union City New Jersey Jan 5 The state Senate elect Herbert J Pasarne proposed a bill to punish automobile tire theft with seven years in prison as nationwide tire rationing begins. He said the act is especially cruel when a driver cannot obtain a replacement.
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Herbert J. Pasrne
Schenectady Prepares for Tonight's 12 Minute Blackout
Schenectady officials announce a citywide blackout to be timed between 8 and 10 o clock for twelve minutes. Gov. Herbert H. Lehman and Maj. Gen. John F. O''Ryan will observe. Defense Council urges full civilian cooperation amid last minute appeals.
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John F. O'’Ryan
Roosevelt to wear Churchill style air raid siren suit
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt announced that President Roosevelt will wear an air raid siren suit similar to Churchill's in London. She will not wear one herself, joking she would not look good in it.
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Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Churchill
British Hold In Malay Front As Japanese Press Back
British forces report heavy Japanese casualties in a counteroffensive and guard Perak and Malacca Strait approaches. Night air raids on Singapore by 24 Japanese planes caused light damage and casualties, while Western Malaya coastal landings were repelled. Chinese troops joining British Burma forces raise speculation of a new Allied thrust against Japan.
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Malacca Strait
Sandusky Sunday Edition to End After Jan 18
The Sandusky Register-Star-News will discontinue its Sunday edition after January 18 and continue as a daily evening paper. Publisher Dudley A. White cited an average under 600 inches of advertising weekly and higher wartime production costs. White has been called to active Navy duty.
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Manila Rule Of Japs Seem To Harass Many Aliens
Gen Douglas MacArthur reported Japan discriminates against German and Italian nationals and Spaniards, even as they ally with Japan. Japanese bombers hit Corregidor with limited success, four of 21 planes shot down. Allied forces withdraw north of Manila as Japanese ground operations move in Pampanga province. Axis claims of a Pacific fleet battle lack confirmation. Roosevelt urged humane treatment of enemy aliens.
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Japs Draining Oil From Sarawak Wells, Dutch Leader Says
Lieut. Gen. Hein Ter Poorten said the NEI Air Force would bomb Japanese ships trying to siphon oil from Sarawak wells in British Borneo. He noted small amounts drained despite British destruction reports and urged US and UK supply and aircraft reinforcement for the Indies defense.
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Reporter Fends Off Robber In Hollywood Clash
Police reporter Jack Cravens of a Los Angeles newspaper confronted a gunman in Hollywood. He wrestled the suspect when the thief tried to take Cravens' wrist watch, disarming him and causing the youth to be booked on robbery suspicion.
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Chinese Trap Wipes Out Jap Crack Corps in Changsha Defense
A blow by blow account describes Japanese forces reaching Changsha and facing encirclement by Chinese troops. Heavy fighting, dwindling supplies, and failed retreat led to the collapse of a major Japanese drive with thousands of casualties and Chinese counterattacks surrounding multiple divisions.
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Laoto
Liuyang
Boston Globe Raises Morning Paper Price
The Boston Globe increases its morning edition price to cents starting today while the Evening Globe price remains at 2 cents.
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Boston
Evening Globe
Nightly Strolls Of Kitty Halted Daring Blackout
San Francisco reports that blackout fears alter pets routines with the SPCA advising owners to keep cats and dogs inside at night amid wartime danger. Other notices include Sam Wong offering a $1000 vase to the first American pilot who bombs Tokyo, and a Philadelphia Byberry Gardens housing project renamed over concerns.
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Roosevelt
Wong
Officers at Pearl Harbor Praise Spirit of Seamen
Honolulu reporters relay praise from commanding officers of ships at Pearl Harbor citing steadfast bravery under fire during the December raid. Captains hail cool leadership, trained response, and selfless acts by sailors, pilots, and crew across battleships cruisers destroyers and air units.
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