Nazis Flee as Russian Armies Move Near Rostov
Associated Press reports massive Red Army gains on the Donets Basin front with 4000 square miles recaptured and hundreds of villages wrested from retreating German forces. In the north, Soviet dispatches note a new Nazi onslaught northeast of Moscow and a breakthrough below Klin. The Donets front reaches the Mius River as Timoshenko’s forces push toward Maruspol while Taganrog and Rostov remain contested.
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Ukraine
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Donets River
Moscow
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Klin
Dimitrov
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Sea of Azov
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Maruspol
Murray lectures CIO staff on loyalty after reelection
Washington dispatch reports CIO president Phil Murray consolidates power after unanimous reelection. He convenes top staff including Allan Haywood John T Jones Lee Pressman and J Raymond Bell and warns of disloyalty, insisting loyalty or departure, as he vows to govern in practice as well as in name.
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Washington
Phil Murray
CIO
John L. Lewis
John L
Murray
Allan Haywood
Lewis
John T. Jones
Lewis Leutenant
Lee Pressman
J. Raymond Bell
Giant Navy plane Mars catches fire in Baltimore
Det. 5-Mers, the 70 ton Glenn Martin flying boat for the United States Navy, caught fire late this afternoon and went aground while taxied for water tests. Witnesses reported zigzagging before flames burst from a motor near the pilot’s cabin, the propeller flew off, and a hole formed in the cabin as one engine burned out.
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Baltimore
Mers
Glenn Martin Company
United States Navy
Japanese Ambassador Miura Ordered Home From Mexico City
December 5 Japanese Ambassador Yoshiaki Miura is recalled to Tokyo to confer on the actual situation in Mexico amid the Pacific crisis. His return will depend on circumstances and government directives. Many Japanese residents prepare to depart and sell Mexican holdings.
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Mexico City
Yoshiaki Miura
Mexico
Miura
Steamer Alaska Due 7 Tonight Delayed to Evening Arrival
A radiogram from the ship discharging cans at Taku Harbor reports the Steamer Alaska will arrive at 7 o'clock this evening instead of the earlier scheduled time. Horate O. Adams received the update at 3:30 this afternoon.
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Alaska
Horate O. Adams
Taku Harbor
Larger Army will Boost Draft Rate
Washington reports a predicted rise in Selective Service inductions as the Army announces plans to expand land and air forces by about 2,000,000 personnel after the holidays. Officials expect draft boards to supply more recruits than in recent months while efforts press to accelerate three year enlistments in the Army Air Corps and related branches.
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Washington
Army
Army Air Corps
German Major Wounded In Paris Cyclist Attack
A German major was seriously wounded by two pistol shots fired by a cyclist on Rue de Seine in the Latin Quarter Paris. The assailant pedaled away and escaped capture as anti Nazi attacks flared anew.
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Vichy
Rue de Seine
Paris
Stock Quotations From New York on December 5
Alaska Juneau mine closed at 2 with others trading mixed. American Can 175 percent, Bethlehem Steel 58 74, Commonwealth and Southern 7 30, Curtiss Wright 814, International Harvester 46, Kennecott 33 percent, New York Central 94, Northern Pacific 8 percent, United States Steel 52, Pound at 4.04 dollars.
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Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Bethlehem Steel
Commonwealth and Southern
Curtiss Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
New York Central
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Pound
Dow Jones Averages Reported for Industrials Rails and Utilities
The latest Dow Jones figures show industrials at 115.99, rails at 27.20, and utilities at 15.97. This brief market snapshot lists the three index areas with their current levels.
British beat off Axis in North Africa south of Tobruk
British forces repelled three Axis assaults on Elduda near Tobruk during a fierce battle in Libya. Gambut, a British supply base 40 miles east of Tobruk, was lost and recaptured by Axis troops. New Zealand troops mopped up along the Egyptian Libyan frontier, routing remnants of the German Italian column.
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Associated Press
Britain
North Africa
Elduda
Tobruk
Gamut
London
Cunningham
Libya
New Zealand
Australia Prepares War Plans Amid Defense Meeting
Australia’s War Cabinet, in Melbourne, outlined a plan to create an elaborate mechanism for rapid mobilization by service chiefs if war comes to the Pacific. The broadcast noted changes in ship, plane, and troop dispositions and home-front adjustments, including defense against a possible blockade.
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Melbourne
Australia
Australian War Cabinet
Melbourne Herald
Pacific
Interior fur ring in court case looms in Alaska
Federal action in Fairbanks targets an alleged fur ring the Alaska Game Commission says has operated for years to sell beaver pelts beyond the 10 skin bag limit. Webster H. Ransom of the Fish and Wildlife Service arrived with 170 beaver skins seized as evidence. Star witnesses will include 17 native children aged two to eight who filed affidavits.
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Federal District Court
Fairbanks
Frank Dufresne
Webster H. Ransom
Seattle
Fish and Wildlife Service
Star
Dufresne
Uncle Sam Bears Trap for Forgetful Debtors in GAO
Capital Talk outlines the General Accounting Office debt-collection division nicknamed the bear trap. It employs ten clerks to pursue more than 300,000 debtors totaling over 1.65 billion dollars. Monthly additions reach about 5,000 with settlements around 600, boosting federal revenue by up to a million annually. The piece also notes Axis sailors interned separately due to interethnic tensions and hints at unnamed government security actions led by Paul V. McNutt.
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Uncle Sam
General Accounting Office
GAO
National Defense
Sam
United States
Company Denies Alaska Juneau Mine Closure Rumors
General Superintendent J A Williams says rumors of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Company closing are unfounded. He notes labor shortages and rising costs pressuring operations but the firm plans to continue, seeking qualified miners and public cooperation in Juneau and Douglas.
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Alaska Juneau
J. A. Williams
Juneau
Williams
Juneau and
Douglas
Collapse of Bridge Kills Men in Hartford Connecticut
Hartford, Conn. Dec. 5 At least three men were killed nine teen more injured and an undetermined number missing when a 1 900 000 Connecticut River Bridge section collapsed between Hartford and East Hartford. The fall hurled workers about ninety feet into the river with many injured.
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Hartford
Conn
East Hartford
Japanese Troops in Indo China Under Joint Defense Pact
Special envoys report Japan informs President Roosevelt that troops in French Indo China are there under a Japan Vichy treaty for joint defense against China. The State Department released the reply to why Japan massed forces, asserting troop numbers stay within pact limits.
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Bulletin
Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Vichy
Indo-China
State Department
Japanese Envoys Reply Delay Keeps Public Detail Hidden
Washington dispatch reports Japan’s Envoys took 26 minutes to deliver the government’s reply to FDR’s question about massing troops in French Indo China. Nomura declined to discuss future conferences, saying the nation remains open to talks, while Saburo Kurusu offered no definite details and refused further comment.
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Washington
Japan
State Department
Roosevelt
Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Japanese Nationals Summoned in Pacific Repatriation Drive
December 5 report notes rapid repatriation of Japanese nationals from Pacific strategic areas amid worsening US relations and a new skirmish with Russia on the Manchoukuo frontier. Emperor Hirohito summoned army officials to Imperial Headquarters to meet General Sugiyama, Chief of the General Staff, to discuss matters in his jurisdiction.
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Pacific
United States
Manchoukuo
Hirohito
Imperial Headquarters
Sugiyama
Hirohito Alas
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