New Force Will Fight In Crete And Greece
Allied reports indicate Crete knife-wielding irregulars push toward the Greek front as Italy faces renewed pressure. Athens says important moves are in development with advances continuing on all fronts. British air raids hit Valona and Trajan port targets in southwestern Albania and disrupted shipping and munitions facilities despite Tiglian air resistance.
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Roosevelt considers Martinique visit on Caribbean cruise
A plan to land at Martinique was discussed in Roosevelt’s two hour session with Admiral Leahy. The decision to debark or receive the French governor aboard the Tuscaloosa remains unsettled. The secret itinerary hinges on developing events and diplomatic developments. The piece also notes a separate Mexico City incident involving Count Roberti and a $2,000,000 sum tied to the Italian Legation.
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Roosevelt
Martinique
Orden Hammond
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Mexico
Count Roberti
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Mexico City
Countess Roberti
Mary Stevens Hammond
Ogden Hammond
New Orleans
J. Edgar Hoover
Count Roberts
Beige
Miami
Caribbean
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Fe, M. Watson
Ross T. McIntyre
Secret Service
Morrison Suggests New Plan
British Home Secretary Herbert Morrison outlines a postwar world with an international police air force to deter aggression. He rejects peace under Nazi domination but says Europe could be enriched by economic unity if Germany offers convincing promises.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Hitler
Morrison
Germany
Europe
Dive Bomber Crashes in California Test Flight
In Los Angeles a Douglas dive bomber dived from 12 000 feet and struck the ground at 350 miles per hour killing test pilot Rudy Lechner. The crash occurred late yesterday during a test dive from 300 feet. Frank Carmody, a former Juneau basketball player, met friends in port before returning to his Army duties in Anchorage.
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Rudy Lechner- Lechner
Frank Carmody
Juneau
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Anchorage
Army
States
Big Loan Believed in Offing
Secretary of Commerce Jesse F. Jones and RFC chair indicated that a decision on aid to Great Britain waits for President Roosevelt to return to Washington. Jones said Congressional approval could not be decided while the Administration is away on a Caribbean cruise. He also announced loans of 60 million dollars to Argentina and 7.5 million to Uruguay for general purchases of U.S. merchandise.
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Jesse F. Jones
RFC
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Jones
Congress
Caribbean
Argentina
Uruguay
United States
Boast of ship war claimed as Italy reports naval losses
Rome authorities assert Fascist armed forces sunk 87 British warships and 33 merchant ships through December 10 with 56 British warships and 41 merchant vessels damaged. They compare these losses to 21 Italian naval craft sunk and four damaged. Eagles are found worldwide except polar regions.
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Associated Press
Italy
Rome
Destroyers for Canada Road Deal Suggested in Washington
U S Representative Joe Bates of Kentucky urged the State Department to begin negotiations to lease United States destroyers to Canada in exchange for road rights to Canada and Alaska. Hull was asked to pursue a deal under which destroyers would escort convoys and be returned to the United States after the war.
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Dec
Joe B. Bates
Kentucky
United States
Canada
Alaska
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Cordell Hull
Bates
Canaro
Government Bond Sale Is Announced
Washington December 11 The Treasury Department announced it placed on sale today a 500 million issue of 3 percent National Decease notes maturing in five years The issue aligns with Secretary Morgen Thau's policy that tax exempt bonds are for “slacker money” but these bonds are subject to federal taxation for the first time in history
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Nazis Defend Axis Course Despite British Episodes
Berlin dispatch reports authorized Nazis dismissing recent British episodes as exaggerated. They claim the Axis path remains absolutely uninfluenced, citing Greek actions against Italy and British containment of Italian forces in the Sidi Barrani area.
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Sidi Barrani
Iron embargo hits Nippon as US extends export control
New York dispatch reports the Domei agency in Tokyo called the US move to license iron ore pig iron and certain steel products a new economic measure aimed at Japan. The piece notes editorial reaction and discusses Admiral Nomura’s posting to Washington and its unclear impact on US-Japan tensions.
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Domei Japanese
Tokyo
United States
Japan
Nomura
Washington
Qouk
Uptio States
Statehood for Hawaii Faces Delay Amid Opposition
Washington December 11. In the 77th Congress steps will be taken to grant statehood to Hawaii. Supporters say Hawaii should join as the 49th state, citing sugar, pineapple, and tourism as compelling figures, while many lawmakers fear opposition or apathy. The military may oppose timing. Continued on Page Seven.
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Hawaii
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Uncle Sam
Longshore Union Approves New Working Agreement
The San Francisco local CIO Longshoremen's Union voted three to one to accept a new labor pact including an arbitration clause. The agreement runs to September 30, 1942 with semi annual wage reviews and follows the Portland Oregon local's approval.
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Cal
CIO Longshoremen's
Porthland
Oregon
British food problem as bad as in 17 days
London December 11 R. F.Hudson minister of agriculture warned to Farmers Club that Britain faces a food crisis as severe as the 1917 war period. He said the navy faces a tougher counter blockade and urged farmers to boost home production.
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Hudson
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Holemans Welcome First Child In Anchorage
Mr and Mrs B R Holeman of Anchorage celebrate the birth of a son their first child. Holeman once an engineer with Nabesna Mining Company and now with the CAB in Anchorage. Henry Larson of Sitka has been fined 50 dollars for killing a deer out of season.
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B. R. Holeman
Anchorage
Holeman
Nabesna Mining Company
CAB
Henry Larson
Sitka
British claims capture of Sidi Barrani in Western Egypt
British advices report a three day battle in the western Egyptian desert yielding the Italian held town of Sidi Barrani 70 miles from the Libyan frontier. More than 6 000 Italian soldiers taken prisoner along with three Italian Generals and large quantities of war material. Also says about 2 000 Italians captured and 4 000 prisoners in two days.
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Sidi Barrani
Associated Press
Great Britain
Stuart
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Sid Barrani
Egypt
Sur
Bottling Up Fascist Forces Near Sidi Barrani
Late afternoon advices from Rome report fierce fighting in the Sidi Barrani area. Gen. Maletti died at the head of Libyan battalions in one engagement as Italian forces were described as bottled up by the British within a triangle from Sidi Barrani to Maktila and Nibeiwa. British Gen. Henry Wilson, 59, credited with a 75 mile dash that disrupted Italian lines.
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