Churchill faces Commons push for war cabinet shakeup
Prime Minister Winston Churchill returned to England after talks with President Roosevelt and King, poised to address Parliament on the United Nations war effort and to execute a major reshuffle of the war cabinet and high command amid the Far East crisis. He flew back from Bermuda and landed at Plymouth to start urgent political maneuvers.
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London
Winston Churchill
England
Roosevelt
Washington
Far East
House of Commons
United Nations
William Lyon MacKenzie King
Ottawa
Bermuda
Churchill
Plymouth
Tears Fall In Hollywood For Beloved Star Carole
Hollywood mourns Carole Lombard after her death in a fiery plane crash. Clark Gable, her husband, waited at Los Angeles airport and then rushed to Las Vegas after hearing the news. The loss shocks peers, with Lombard described as universally beloved and a powerful glamor figure.
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Hollywood
Carole Lombard
Jean Harlow
Clark Gable
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Peters
Otto Winkler
Indianapolis
Gable
San Fernando Valley
Army fliers on liner aid recovery at Table Rock
In Las Vegas on January 17 rescue crews including fifteen U S Army ferry command personnel scaled Table Rock mountain to recover Carole Lombard and twenty one others from a TWA crash. Clark Gable arrived by private plane hoping for news as the operation continued.
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Table Rock Mountain
Carole Lombard
TWA
United States Army Ferry Command
Miss Lombard
Clark Gable
Gable
Los Angeles
Art Cheney
Western Air Express
Ships and Planes Clash in Bitter Malaya Battle
British Far Eastern command reports heavy air attacks on Japanese ships and barges, with ground combat on the Muar river in western Malaya near Gemas. Japanese gains on the river's south bank are noted as Australian and British forces halt further advance. 150 civilian casualties from air raids on Singapore are cited.
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Far Eastern Command
Muar
Malaya
Gemas
Malacca
Malayan
Imperial
Churchill visit yields joint planning for Axis war effort
The White House said Churchill’s London visit produced a complete understanding of joint planning for present and future military and naval operations among Axis enemies. The cross Atlantic flight was aboard a flying boat. Churchill was accompanied by Beaverbrook Pound Portal Wilson, Cripps successor Kerr, and Hartley named India commander in chief. The India post reshapes a new eastern defense setup with Wavell and Morris in key roles.
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Washington
White House
Winston Churchill
London
China
Horace Seymour
Secrtary
Foreign Office
India
India Office
Alan Fleming Hartley
Archibald Wavell
United Nations
Far East
E. L. Morris
Hartley
Wavell
Knudsen Takes New Arms Post in World War II Effort
President Roosevelt named William S. Knudsen a lieutenant general to direct war production while Donald H. Nelson assumed the chairmanship of the War Production Board. Secretary Stimson praised Knudsen as a master of production, and Gen Marshall said his experience would speed up guns and equipment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
William S. Knudsen
Donald H. Nelson
War Production Board
Knudsen
Stimson
George C. Marshall
Army
General Motors
America
Regal Orders Sent to First Reservists
Ohio's first army reservists Friday received orders directing them to report for duty. They are to report to draft boards for transportation and meal tickets, then to reception centers for equipment before heading to former stations. Most will draw gear at Ft. Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis two days after notification, and be back in uniform by February.
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Ohio
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Army
Dickason heads Boy Scout area in Canton meeting
Donald E. Dickason of Wooster was elected president of the McKinley area council of the Boy Scouts of America for the third year. Loyal E. Leavenworth was reelected counsel vice president. Eight area vice presidents were named, and three representatives to the national council chosen.
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Donald E. Dickason
Wooster
McKinley Area
Boy Scouts of America
Canton Art Institute
Dickason
Florida
Loyal E. Leavenworth
Canton
C. J. Parker
William P. English
George M. Deaver
A. S. Koenreich
Claude Neiswander
Rev. J. E. Henderson
Dover
Harold Webner
Orrville
T. H. Findley
New Philadelphia
E. R. Romig
Alliance
Ray Croskey
Carrollton
British attack takes Halfaya in Libya surrender
Cairo January 17 British forces report the halfaya garrison in eastern Libya surrendered after two weeks of relentless land sea and air bombardment. First official figures say about 5500 enemy troops were captured along with guns and war materiel as El Agheila remains the next front in the region and supplies for Rommel's Africa corps are accelerated.
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United Press
Cairo
Halfaya
Hellfire
Egypt-Libya
Halfaya Pass
Libya
el Agheila
Tripolitania
Middle East
Solumn
Transvaal
Royal Air Force
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Carole Lombard Spurs Record Defense Bond Sales
A treasury spokesman credited Carole Lombard with launching a series of rallies from Hollywood to Indianapolis to promote defense stamps and bonds. The effort yielded $2,000,000 in bonds sold, marking the largest recorded sales to date.
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Washington
Treasury
Carole Lombard
Miss Lombard
Hollywood
Indianapolis
Lloyd George Turns 79 With Farm Canteen Plan
David Lloyd George, wartime prime minister, marks 79 by opening a permanent canteen on his farm to provide workers with hot lunches. The event underscores his care for laborers and his ongoing public visibility in London.
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Lloyd George
London
David Lloyd George
Britain
Neighbors Want U S Pledge For Ample War Help
Rio de Janeiro January 17 reports say neighbors condition aid to Argentina Chile Paraguay on a firm defense and economic aid schedule from the United States. Peru is mentioned to a lesser extent as the emergency conference of American foreign ministers weighs regional needs.
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United Press
Rio DE Janeiro
United States
Argentina
Chile
Paraguay
Peru
Western Hemisphere to push axis severance at Rio meeting
Chairman Connally predicts a blanket vote to sever all diplomatic ties with Germany Italy and Japan to mark a war declaration while Argentine and Chilean officials discuss non belligerent measures. Chile seeks dock and rail upgrades and a large long term loan to bolster defense and Latin American exports.
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Washington
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rio de Janeiro
Germany
Italy
Japan
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Chile
South American
US Fleet Sinks Several Submarines In Pacific Patrol
United States fleet reports sinking a number of Japanese submarines in the Pacific war zone. Details withheld to avoid aiding the enemy, with emphasis on vigilance and extended operations far from base. Secretary Knox notes the navy will strike when ready, as Rio confrontation looms.
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Pacific War Zone
Japan
Midway
Johnston
Palmyra Islands
Hawaiian Islands
America
mid-Atlantic
United States Naval
Pacific
Knox
mid-Pacific
New Philippine drive launched as MacArthur views fierce Japanese assault
Washington reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces resist a heavy Japanese attack on the right flank of the northern Batan peninsula. American and Filipino troops are outnumbered but stubbornly contest the advance as Japanese infantry artillery and air power press along the Hermosa area to push toward the eastern Bataan coastal road and Mariveles.
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Douglas MacArthur
Batan
War Department
MacArthur
Hermosa
Mariveles
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Paul Mallon
Walter Lippmann
Tokyo claims army within fifty miles of Singapore
Tokyo broadcasts assert Japanese invasion forces broke through Australian lines in Batu Panat, 50 miles northwest of Singapore, threatening Britain's 400 million dollar stronghold as a major battle grows in Malayan jungles north west. U S and Filipino defenders retreat toward Manila and Corregidor as batteries are abandoned. Singapore reports foothold on the Muar river’s south bank, 90 miles north of Johore strait.
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Tokyo
Japan
Corregidor Island
Singapore
Muar
Johore Strait
Singapore Island
Malayan
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