Brookings urges $2 billion federal budget cut plan
The Brookings Institution urged reducing non defense federal spending by 2.085 billion dollars without harming essential social services. It called for major cuts in agricultural and public welfare programs, shifting costs to state and local governments, and temporary halts on highway expenditures. The Byrd committee had proposed 1.131 billion in cuts last week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Brookings Institution
Defense
Congress
Sen
Byrd
Virginia
Dutch Fight Japanese Parachute Forc es on Sumatra
United Press reports Dutch defense forces battling to crush a Japanese parachute invasion on Sumatra as Medan airport comes under attack. Dutch and Australian bombs strike an enemy transport and a cruiser while 12 enemy planes are downed off Borneo. Casualties rise at Medan with 30 killed and 70 injured in an air raid. the capture of Medan would block western approaches to Singapore.
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United Press
Batava
Netherlands East Indies
Sumatra
Borneo
Medan
Singapore
KLM
Netherlands
Straits of Malacca
Penang
Robbery at Cleveland wedding of Canton resident scene
Four Detroit residents connected to a Cleveland wedding were robbed of 245 dollars and jewelry after attending a ceremony for Esther Krantz of Cleveland and Morris Burgan of Canton. Morris Dorn chased the robbers, provided the license number, and Cleveland police detained an East Side man at the registered address.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Esther Krantz
Morris Burgan
13Th St SE
Canton
Morris Dorn
Esther
Sylvia
Morris Schneider
Mr. Dorn
Fisher Body Plant To Remain Closed Indefinitely
Fisher Body division of General Motors will stay shut beyond the planned 18 day halt. About 3,000 workers were laid off as auto production curtailment ordered by the OPM. A Washington decision on passenger car production will determine when operations resume.
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Fisher’ Body Plant
International News Service
Cleveland
Fisher Body
General Motors Corp
OPM
Washington
Rent rooms ad invites immediate inquiries
Individuals seek rooms to rent and call for quick ad insertion in tomorrow's paper. The notice emphasizes private entrances, adults, no pets, and affordability. Call 5101 to reach an Want Ad-Taker who will place the ad promptly for fast results.
Help Redeem Freedom Defense Bond Appeal
United States pledges to free Philippines and support troops against Japan through defense stamps and bonds. Production wins the war. buy defense bonds and stamps at banks post offices stores or carriers to fund weapons and equipment. Sacrifice now with the nation to defeat Axis tyranny.
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United States
Philippines
Post Office
Savings and Loan Association
Wake Marines Hold Off Japanese With Four Planes
Honolulu dispatch describes 400 U S Marines on Wake Island fending off a large Japanese fleet for 14 days with four planes and a few guns. On December 22 enemy ships and transports closed in as two Marine planes were shot down, gunners and infantry fought, and radio messages indicated a Japanese landing.
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Nited Press
Honolulu
Navy
United States
Wake Island
Wake Island Defense Forges Ahead Amid Heavy Losses
Japanese attack yields massive losses at Wake Island with cruiser and destroyer sunk or disabled, transport damaged, and many planes destroyed. Navy notes a historic odds faced by American forces as aerial and fleet assaults unfold from Pearl Harbor onward. Observers cite land based and carrier planes used by Japan, with several Marine planes lost and defenders sustaining casualties.
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Wake Island
Pearl Harbor
Wake
Far Pacific
Navy
Alamo
Scranton Patrolman Carries Extensive Emergency Kit
In Scranton on December 29, motor cycle patrolman Ray Jeffers, hailed as highly equipped, is described as always ready to help with a collapsible stretcher, first aid supplies, 60 feet of rope, tear gas, a pistol, and more than 150 other items when on duty.
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Scranton
Ray Jeffers
Jeffers
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British War Relief Society of America
England
PARTY
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New York
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General Motors Acceptance Corporation
GMAC
Eneral Motors Acceptance Corporation
Broadway
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Buick
U. S
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Cadillac
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