Hand to Hand Battle Raging in Albania
Allied reports say Greek troops captured new positions in the north Albanian sector after fierce hand to hand fighting with Ninth Trajan Division. To the south Greeks pressed Haly's right wing toward Piqueras near Porto Adda as Mussolini faces domestic protests over cost of living amid Axis reverses.
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Adriatic Sea
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Rome
Lavita
Robert Farinacci
Fascist Party
Fascist Grand Council
Diplomatic crossroads in war as US weighs aid to Britain
Washington debates Roosevelt and the State Department seek to tip the balance to a British victory. The piece recalls defining moments from 1914 and 1940 showing how near misses shaped wars, noting Britain’s defenders and German plans, with further discussion expected on Page Four.
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Roosevelt
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State Department
England
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Paris
Britain
Royal Air Force
Hitler
New Deal Thorn Who Rose To Power Senator W F George
Senator Walter F George of Georgia rose from staunch foe of the New Deal to Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman. Since 1922 he has pursued a steady path, earning respect for aloof yet influential leadership. His career includes a selfless early act for Rebecca Felton and persistent re elections, despite party tensions.
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THORN
Sen. W. F. George
Tung, En
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George
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter P. George
Thomas E. Watson
Rebecca L. Felton
Congress
Felton
Whitehorse blaze destroys old hangar and plane shop
A large fire in Whitehorse destroyed the British Yukon Airways old hangar housing a machine shop and a Bellanca air cruiser. Estimated losses reach 100000 dollars. The crew was on duty but unharmed. An explosion started the fire. the neighboring new hangar with three planes was saved, preventing service interruption.
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Skagway
Alaska
British Yukon Airways
Whitehorse
Bellanca
Two Spies Executed In London
In London three hours before Hitler’s Berlin speech, German spies Jose Waldberg aged 25 and Karl Meier aged 24 were executed at Pentonville Prison. Convicted of using a secret radio transmitter to relay information to Nazi forces, they had advised invasion plans but later recanted amid warnings of coastal death traps.
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London
Hitler
Berlin
Pentonville
Jose Waldberg
Karl Meier
France
Windsor couple arrives in Miami for dental operation
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor landed on the yacht Southern Cross in Miami on December 10 and went to St Francis Hospital for a preliminary X-ray. A crowd blocked Biscayne Boulevard as reporters queried the royal pair who spoke of their status and plans, while the Duchess showed a chipped tooth. The Duke called himself an official of the government and avoided discussing the British war.
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Florida
Duchess of Windsor
Southern Cross
St. Francis Hospital
Biscayne Boulevard
Seattle Mills Reopen After Four Day Strike
Ten of Seattle's eleven lumber mills resumed operations today after a four day strike for higher wages. Picket lines were withdrawn after union leaders won court injunctions, allowing workers to return. More than 1,300 men were back at work in Seattle as mills reopened.
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Pacific Northwest
Ith Smills
Hitler Speech Vows Victory and Criticizes Capitalism
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler praising Germany as champion of labor and declaring inevitable victory. He attacked capitalism and democracy, mocked Britain, and spoke to munition workers and radio audiences in Nazi occupied Europe, with interruptions of cheers.
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New $58,000 Fisheries Laboratory Dedicated in Alaska
In Ketchikan Alaska a new fisheries laboratory costing 58 000 was dedicated as the second of four in the Fish and Wildlife Service program The project aims to develop fishery products from processing waste foster new fisheries and by products creating Alaska employment Governor Gruening and other officials attended noting scientific research as a vital national asset Scholarships for youths were announced but the plan remains incomplete.
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Alaska
Fish and Wildlife Service
Charles Jackson
Speaks
Ernest Gruening
A. J. Whitmore
Otttawa
Edward Allen
Seattle
Jackson
International Fisheries Commission
Territorial
Norman R. Walker
Harry McCain
Gruening
Europe
Cutter Rescues Boatmen After December Straits Ordeal
Three bearded boatmen stranded for twelve days at Whitestone Point after their trailer was wrecked on Thanksgiving Day were rescued by the cutter Halda. Brock Perry 57 Ed Jane 56 and Melvin Randle 74 endured heavy swells and chilled rain near Hoonah before the vessel pulled them from the beach. They salvaged a tarpaulin shelter water soaked flour potatoes canned food and tools from the wrecked gear. Perry sustained a broken rib and was battered during the surf rescue. (Continued on Page Eight)
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Whitestone Point
Halda
Duheart
Brock Perry
Ed Jane
Melvin Randle
Hoonah
Jones
Governor Gruening Seeks Fair Alaska Representation
In a talk before the Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce Gov Ernest Gruening condemned the current division of Alaska representation noting the Second Division has equal representation but half the population of the First Division He said Juneau has four Representatives while Ketchikan has none and suggested redistricting to create another Southeast Alaska district.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Ernest Gruening
Alaka
Alaska Forest Fire Control Needs Strengthened
Land Office Commissioner Fred W. Jobson warns Secretary Harr ol Lo Tekes that 250000 acres of Alaska land under Public Land Office care require fire protection. Alaska Fire Control Service ran an educational campaign but rising fires threaten serious losses unless protection is strengthened. The report notes increased fre hhards in Alaska and calls for action. The text also mentions the lyre bird as nearing extinction.
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Washington
Fred W. Jobson
Land Office
Secretary of Interior
Public Land Office
Alaska
Jotinwon Wiye
Alaska Fire Control Service
British in Action in Egypt Advances Near Sidi Barrani
British air forces claim 22 Italian planes shot down over western Egyptian desert as Prime Minister Churchill says British desert fighters have cut in behind Gen Gragiani's army, reaching the Mediterranean coast between Sidi Barrani and Bugibbuq. About 4,000 Italians captured in the westward drive. Ital ian reports claim limited clashes south of Sidi Barrani.
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London
Egyptian Desert Front
British Air Ministry
Associated Press
Ghurchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
Egypt
Gragiani
Sidi Barrani
Churchill
Mediterranean Sea
Bugibuq
Sybian-Eigyptian
Canadian destroyer Saguenay torpedoed in Atlantic
Naval Service headquarters reports the Canadian destroyer Saguenay was torpedoed while engaging a submarine in the eastern Atlantic. Twenty one sailors are missing and eighteen wounded. The ship reached port and will be repaired.
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Naval Service Headquarters
Saguenay
Atlantic
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