War Alarm On Pacific Coast As Japanese Recon Reported
Enemy warplanes reconnoiter over California and Panama sections while reports say Japanese forces are near the Aleutians and Bering Strait stirring alarms for the second day of the Pacific battle. Early this morning the alert order was issued to all Army and Navy stations along the coast from Alaska to California.
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Aleutians
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Navy
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Portland
Fort Lewis
Lewis Fires Loyalists After Labor War Campaign
John L. Lewis defied the government and pushed a closed shop to secure job security, while purging veteran United Mine Workers officials in District 50. He installed Kathryn Lewis and Oran Gassaway, then led a large-scale anti CIO drive, firing over 100 organizers amid the coke chemical and munitions industries.
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New York City Hits Two Air Raid Alarms in One Day
New York City and Long Island endured two air raid alerts within an hour near noon. Sirens sounded 1:25 pm and 2:05 pm, with an all clear after each, while schools sent home about one million children. General Herbert Dargue called the reports of approaching planes false and urged rehearsals for blackouts, not alarms.
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New York Defense Information Center
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London
Metropolis
Congress weighs court martial for Pacific defense chiefs
Washington report says Rep John Dingell will push for court martial proceedings against top Pacific command officers over the Hawaiian Islands incident. Names cited include Lieut Gen Walter Short, Maj Gen Hap Arnold, and Admiral Husband Kimmel. A second item notes 16 nations allied with the United States against Japan, listing England, Canada, Australia, Mexico and others.
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John Dingell
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Hawaiian Islands
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H. H. Arnold
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Husband Kimmell
Alfred L. Bulwinkle
North Carolina
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Japan
England
Holland
Free France
Dutch East Indies
Costa Rica
Canada
Haiti
el Salvador
Honduras
Dominican Republic
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Australia
New Zealand
Panama
Union of South Africa
Mexico
Colombia
British halt attacks but lose Kota Bharu airbase
Singapore reports British forces appear to have lost the Kota Bharu airbase in northern Malaya after a Japanese landing just inside the Thailand frontier. A later communique says Japanese advances near Kedah on the Thai border were checked, with seven Japanese tanks reportedly trapped and destroyed by a Punjabi motorized unit.
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Skagway Suffers First Citywide Blackout
Skagway Alaska observed its first blackout from 10:15 p.m. Monday to early yesterday, ordered by Sitka Naval Authorities. Home Guards under Captain J Hoyt staffed all stations through the night, ensuring full compliance.
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Golden Gate Area Twice Gets Alarms
A San Francisco blackout followed two air raid alarms early today with reports of flares over the city. The Army Interceptor Command offered no explanation for the alerts and said no information was available about the flares. The first warning appeared around 1 45 am with a subsequent alert at 2 15 am.
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Stock Quotations From Alaska Mines and Industrials
Closing quotations list Alaska Juneau mine at 2 American Can 71 Anaconda 23% Bethlehem Steel 544 Commonwealth and Southern 5/30 Curtiss Wright 7% International Harvester 43% Kennecott 31 New York 1 Northern Pacific 4% United States Steel 484/4 Pound 4.04 Dow Jones averages show industrials 109.28 tally 24.45 utilities 14.397 Tuesday.
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Two British Ships Sunk Off Malay Coast
The British Admiralty confirmed the loss of two major vessels off the Malay coast. The HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk within 21 minutes of each other by Japanese bombers north of Singapore, with heavy casualties reported.
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Tokyo
Dutch Join Aussies and Anzac Army in Far East War
Dutch bombers and fighting planes have joined British Australian and New Zealand air crews in pounding Japanese transports and land bases in southern Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. Dutch warships have engaged the invaders, aligning with British forces to oppose Japan's advance toward Singapore, with reports suggesting the battleship King George V may have been sunk by air attacks.
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Japanese Plane Reported Over Panama Coast Airspace
A Panama radio broadcast heard in New York reported a Japanese plane flying along the Panama coast but no bombs were dropped.
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OPM Plans Requisitioning To Secure War Materials
Office of Production Management has established machinery for prompt requisitioning of war materials from private owners. Defense bonds are encouraged to support national needs.
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Office of Production ‘Management
Army Officers Killed in Action in Japanese Hawaii Attack
War Department releases names of 37 U S Army officers killed in action during the Japanese attack on Hawaii. The official casualty list marks the first published roll of officers lost in the war.
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Washington
War Department
Hawa
Fifth Column Assists Japs in Air Raids
Manila report says Japanese warplanes raiding the area were aided by ground light signals marking sections, stated by an Army spokesman after the city endured its second air raid warning. The report also notes St John the Baptist as patron saint of Macao, a Portuguese island off South China.
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Coast Guard warns mariners on Alaska navigation aids
Coast Guard cautions that navigation aids may be moved or discontinued without notice and urges extreme caution in Alaskan waters. The order is effective immediately until further notice. Department of Commerce notes retailers stocking canned foods and groceries as defense measures. Buy Defense Stamps.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Coast Guard
Alaskan
Department of Commerce
Yanks Beat Off Attack Sink Ship Luzon Island Clash
United States Army and Navy forces repelled a Japanese assault on Luzon Island, the Philippines, with the War Department announcing the first official communique of the war. It notes aerial bombing hit six transport ships at Port Vigan, with direct hits on three and damage to others, marking an American victory.
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Philippines
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Navy
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Manila
All-Out War Effort Urged in Roosevelt Radio Address
President Roosevelt called for a total national mobilization to win the war and secure postwar peace. He urged cooperation from every person, warned of metal shortages, and said food could be purchased in normal quantities. He also urged no strikes and cautioned against unverified reports of Pearl Harbor damage.
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