F D R Plans Eight War Strategy Conferences
President Roosevelt set eight major war strategy conferences for the day and invited Churchill to six. The meetings include American army chiefs and representatives from all American republics and Axis-aligned nations. A 1 p.m. EST session with Soviet Ambassador Litvinoff and Harry Hopkins is on the schedule. Lend Lease officials believe broad Allied strategy for 1943 is taking shape.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Norway
Belgium
Denmark
Litvinoff
Harry Hopkins
United States
Great Britain
Hoonah Water System Under Construction
A Civilian Conservation Corps crew of five is building a municipal water system for Hoonah under the Admiralty Division of the Forest Service. Foreman Horace Blood of Juneau leads the project, expected to occupy the entire winter season.
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Hoonah
Civilian Conservation Corps
Forest Service Admiralty Division
Horace ‘Blood
Juneau
Battleship Debate Splits Navy Expansion Plans
Washington House Naval Affairs Committee challenges the value of expanding the two ocean navy amid material shortages. Rear Admiral Samuel Robinson, chief of the Bureau of Ships, faces tough questions on the battleship’s worth and the high cost of new vessels, including an estimated 85 million dollar aircraft carrier. He defends needs and notes stronger armor plate, while deferring policy judgments.
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Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Samuel Robinson
Bureau of Ships
Robinson
United States
Japanese navy declares control as war losses tallied
Minister Shigetar o Shimada told Japan's Diet that the navy sunk nine British destroyers and damaged four in Hongkong, with British and American losses totaling many ships. He claimed air and sea control over four oceans and cited 338 American planes destroyed in the Philippines, bringing total Allied air losses to 803.
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Tokyo
Shigetaro Shimada
Hongkong
Shimada
Philippines
New British Chief Named in Far East
Lieut. Gen. Sir Henry Pownall has assumed command of British forces in the Far East succeeding Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke Popham. He has just arrived in Singapore, age 53, one of Britain's youngest generals.
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London
Henry Pownall
Far East
Robert Brooke Popham
Henry
Singapore
Britain
Bombs Hit Ancient Religions in Manila’s Walled City
In Manila the ancient walled city burned as waves of Japanese bombers dropped fire bombs. By evening the blaze confined to about six blocks with about 50 dead and many wounded. Direct hits were reported on two 3,000 ton freighters in Manila harbor.
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RE. P. Cronin
Associated Press
Manila
Dutch Planes Sink Another Enemy Vessel Off Kuching
A Dutch bomber squadron claims the largest Japanese ship in the concentration off Kuching Sarawak has been sunk by direct hits. A lighter was also sunk. Dutch planes now account for 16 ships sunk and five damaged since the war began. About 20,700,000 books were borrowed from Canadian public libraries in 193%.
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Batavia
Kuching
Sarawak
East Indies
Instructions For Blackout Are Outlined
Juneau prepares for a 7 pm blackout as a dress rehearsal for war with a 12 signal and a 15 minute window. Defense Chief Frank Metcalf urges residents to lower blackout shades immediately at the signal and ensure no light escapes. After securing the blackout, residents should read a paper and wait for the all clear from the fire horn before lights are restored.
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Juneau
Frank Metcalf
Metcalf
No New Tires For Nation's Auto Drivers
Washington December 27 reports the nation's average motorists and travelers will be barred from buying new automobile tires under the new tire rationing program. The piece notes rural residents depend on tires and gas buggies, while horse breeding farms anticipate brisk business as tread wears thin. It mentions a possible restriction on iron for horseshoes.
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Washington
Teachers Go On Winter Vacation Near Bering Sea
Mr and Mrs Stanley R Stanbery teachers at the Office of Indian Affairs school at Tanunak on the Bering Sea head south for a three month winter vacation after keeping the school open through the season. Arthur Pryor band master conducted his first band at age 21 in Denver.
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Juneau
Stanley R. Stanbery
Office of Indian Affairs
Tanunak
Bering Sea
Stanberys
Arthur Pryor
Denver
Nazi Bombers Sink Russian Troop Ships
Berlin reports a German high command bulletin stating Nazi bombers sunk four Soviet troop transports and damaged five more in the Kerch Strait as Red Army attempts to relieve Kerch and threaten Sebastopol. Soviet claims say 20,000 Germans killed in six days at the outer siege lines.
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Berlin
Russia
Crimean
Kerch
Sebastopol
High Command
Futrrew
Black Sea
Snow Drives Deer Along Cross Bound and Idaho Inlet
Heavy snows along Cross Bound and Idaho Inlet have driven hundreds of deer to tide level. Harold Smith of the Forest Service Admiralty Division reports deer abundant on the northwest side of Point Adolphus during a recent visit. Deer seem in fair condition though future weather may threaten. Around Flynn Cove deer numbers are high but snow lighter and forage more available. Only a small portion of Argentine land is cultivated yet agriculture and pastoral products dominate exports. Buy defense stamps.
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Cross Bound
Idaho Inlet
Harold Smith
Forest Service Admiralty Division
Smith
Point Adolphus
Flynn Cove
Hull scores Nippon for Manila star
Secretary Cordell Hull condemned Japan for bombing Manila calling its methods barbaric and inhumane, likening them to Hitler’s brutal tactics in Europe. He cited Japan’s warfare since China invasion and echoed wartime criticism from Senator Burton Wheeler who urged retaliation against Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Japan
Manila
Hitler
Europe
Hull
China
Burton K. Wheeler
Tokyo
Kobe
Japanese raid devastates Manila in night attack
Japanese two motor bombers hit Manila during a night raid leaving fires across the city. Reports say ships in the harbor were struck and enemy reinforcements moved toward Lingayen Gulf and Atimonan amid heavy fighting. Witnesses describe fires lighting the sky and immense casualties as the 330 year old Santo Domingo Church is saturated by flames.
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Associated Press
Manila
Philippine
War Department
Lingayen Gulf
Atimonan
Protex
Bert Silen
NBC
America
Pearl Harbor
Santo Domingo
Japs Within 83 Miles of Manila City
A Manila bulletin reported Japanese forces moving about 33 miles from their landing at Damortis have reached roughly 83 miles north of Manila and entered Moncada. Other dispatches claimed they captured Paniqui, five miles south of there.
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Manila City
Washington
Manila
Damortis
Moncada
Paniqui
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Curtiss-Wright
Buffalo
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Germany
Irving W. Swanson
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Peaker
Sam Rayburn
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Manila Star
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