Allies Win Victory on Two Fronts in World War II
Allied forces claim North Africa is shattered and Soviet reports say German, Italian, and Romanian troops flee in chaos. Britain reports Axis retreat in Eastern Libya as Stalin likens retreating Germans to Napoleon's 1812 rout.
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Associated Press
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Britain
North Africa
Russia
Donets Basin
Libya
Stalin
Napoleon
Moscow
Havas
Diplomatic tensions cloud Hull talks before Pearl Harbor attack
In August 1941 a clash inside the State Department over Pacific diplomacy surfaced as experts warned that Japanese negotiations were a bluff to delay war. A memorandum from Far Eastern Branch officials urged no appeasement and targeted Secretary Hull, with names including Coville Jones Schuler Davies Fales and Tenney cited.
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United States
Prince Konoye
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Hongkong
Imperial Headquarters
John R. Davies
Herbert Fales
E. Paul Tenney
Shakeup in Hawaii Command With Kimmel Replaced
The Navy relieves Admiral Husband E. Kimmel as Commander-In-Chief Pacific Fleet and appoints Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as his successor in Hawaii. General Walter Short is replaced by Delos C. Kimmins as Hawaiian Department commander, and Major General Frederick L. Martin is swapped for Brig. Gen. Co. L. Tinker in the Hawaiian Air Forces.
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Pacific Fleet
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Hawaiian Department
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Frederick L. Martin
Hawaiian
Co. L. Tinker
Navy
Secretary of War
Stimson
Secretary of the Navy
Commons Told Allies Plan War Strategy
London December 18 Clement Attlee Lord Privy Seal told the House of Commons that talks are underway on Al Med war plans and arrangements with the Chinese high command are well advanced. Buy defense bonds.
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London
Clement Att- Tee
Privy Seal
House of Commons
Corregidor Sinking Near Manila Bay Claims 500
About 500 people are believed dead after the inter island passenger steamer Corregidor struck a mine off Manila Bay. The ship carried around 100 passengers, many survivors spent over five hours in the water. The vessel, formerly Tagadine, was once a seaplane carrier in historic battles.
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Corregidor
Manila Bay
Tagadine
Jutland
City Council to Meet Tomorrow Discuss Defense and Tunnels
The city council plans to meet at 8 p.m. in the council chambers to consider civilian defense impacts on municipal government. Potential agenda items include authorizing a tunnel from F1 and Seward Street through the hill into Evergreen Bowl and plans to remove surplus food supplies from waterfront warehouses.
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Jasuea
Seward Street
Evergreen Bowl
Draft will fill Army's new quotas
Secretary of War Stimson announced the War Department plans to expand the army to the greatest strength needed, using the Selective Service system only. Voluntary enlistments will be halted as the present rush subsides. An immediate increase of more than 150000 men was recommended in a bill on the President's desk. Interceptor command leaders were ordered to execute blackouts raid alarms clear signals and radio silence.
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Washington
Stimson
War Department
United States
Singapore Endangered by Jap Move
Japan's offensive across land sea and air presses a vast arc from Burma to Dutch New Guinea threatening Singapore. The attack jeopardizes northwestern British Malaya and may seal the fate of the island port as Kedah falls and Kedah Province connects to the coastal railway reaching Singapore.
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Malay
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Pellesley
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Air Plane Attacks Enemy U Boat in Pacific
Spokane Wash December 18 Maj Gen Harmon commander of the Second Air Force disclosed an attack on an enemy submarine by a plane based in the continental United States. Time place and nationality of the vessel were not disclosed in his letter of commendation to officers of the command.
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United States
Harmon
Second Air Force
Stock quotations from New York market report
Closing quotations list Alaska Juneau mine 1 per cent American Cart 35 Anaconda 26 Bethlehem Steel 39 Commonwealth and Southern 5 30 Curtiss Wright 81 International Harvester 45 Kennecott Wh New York Central 7 Northern Pacific 4 United States Steel 50 Pound 4.04 Dow Jones averages show industrials 108.41 rails 24.9 utilities 13.60.
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Timor Island Taken by Allied Forces
The Netherlands government announced that allied troops have occupied the Portuguese portion of Timor, a strategic station between Java and Australia. The move aims to safeguard the territory against Japanese aggression amid submarine warfare concerns.
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Portugese
Timor
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War Board Selection Under Way
London reports discussions are under way to establish a supreme allied war authority for direct high strategy against the Axis. The British Press Association says some quarters view Washington as the headquarters for the war authority.
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London
British Press Association
Association
Washington
War Authority
Eight air raid alarms installed around Frisco Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO Calif Dec 18 Eight huge air raid alarms have been installed with a six mile range and will be sounded soon so residents may become acquainted with the blasts.
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Frisco Bay Area
San Francisco
Calif
Christmas Packages Await Pickup at City Post Office
Post master Albert Wile urges box holders and recipients to call at the window and collect Christmas packages now. Space is limited and more mail will jam the post office if items are not claimed promptly.
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Albert Wile
Advance On Berlin Now Underway
Stockholm reports indicate the Nazi advance on Berlin has begun after German defeats on Moscow and other fronts. The Telegram notes no denial from Berlin about German retreats in disorder as the campaign progresses toward Christmas.
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Taeblatt Daily
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Major General Missing on Army Plane
The War Department reports Maj. Gen. Herbert Dargue commander of the First Air Force, is missing after a December 12 trans continental flight. Seven others were aboard including five officers and two enlisted men. The last report placed the plane near Palm Springs California, and it is believed to have crashed or forced down in that area.
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Washington
War Department
Herbert Dargue
First Air Force
Stimson
Palm Springs
Cal
Steel and tin shortages threaten Alaskan industry
Alaska faces a severe steel and tin shortage that could cripple canneries and mines, warned Jack Hellenthal to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. He urged a new committee to coordinate with federal and territorial officials to secure material and keep Alaska's plants operating during the war.
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Alaska
Juneau
Hellenthal
Chamber of Commerce
Rationing Auto Tires Announced
Washington announces start of tire rationing on January 4 after the current sales ban ends. Only sales to ration card holders or military orders will be allowed, with local boards issuing ration cards to those proving purchases are needed for medical, industrial efficiency, and civilian health.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Metncaln
Henderson
Draft age change clears House vote in wartime
The House of Representatives passed a bill requiring all men ages 18 to 65 to register for the draft and raised the maximum service age from 35 to 44. The measure did not adopt Roosevelt’s proposal to lower the age to 19 or a compromise to 20, as defense stamps drive continues.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Roosevelt
Japanese push in Vigan area. air raid alarms at Manila
US Far East Command reports Japanese forces pushed back in the Vigan region of northwestern Luzon after a battle south of Vigan. The same day Manila endured its first air raid alert in three days as twelve bombers and a few fighters passed high above the city with no casualties reported.
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Vigan
Luzon
United States Par Eastern Command
Hen Hag
Japanese lose five special sub boats in Pearl Harbor attack
Tokyo reports five 41 foot two man pocket submarines failed to return from the December 7 strike. One was captured and another destroyed. the navy also admits 29 planes lost and claims a U S carrier sunk but now believed to have escaped to port.
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Firemen Called to Special Meeting in Juneau
Members of the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department are summoned to a special meeting at 8 o clock tonight in the Fire Hall. Chief W W Mulvihill issued the call urging all members to attend.
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Juneau
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