Russia Reports Major Nazi Reversal Near Rostov and Moscow
Soviet forces push from Rostov toward the Sea of Azov as German rear guards retreat through villages. Russian cavalry breach defenses and advance 14 miles, while German HQ moves toward Mariupol. Berlin reports Germans see Moscow with field glasses amid a renewed push in the Donets basin.
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Moscow
Rostov
Red Army
Pravda
Develo
Red Donets
Sea of Azov
Red Banner
Taganrog
Mariupol
Ewald von Kleist
Nhen
CBS
Donets
Stalino
Joseph Grigg
Berlin
U.P
Germany
Juliani Earns 18 Days Salary From South Tucson
Phoenix reports the Arizona Supreme Court awarded Harry C. Juliani eighteen days salary for legal services to the disincorporated town of South Tucson. The ruling fixes pay at fifty dollars per month for work from January 1 to January 18 1938, covering services through incorporation date.
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Phoenix
Harry C. Juliani
State Supreme Court
South Tucson
Juliani
Pima County Superior Court
R. G. Darrow
Superior Court
Supreme Court
A. G. McAlister
Settlement Of Rails Dispute Doubtful
President Roosevelt's fact finding board pressed talks to avert a 350000 railway workers strike after a 23 hour session yielded no results. Chairman Morse warned progress seemed fragile, though some progress was noted. Five operating brotherhoods reportedly agreed to settlement terms, while 14 non operating groups did not sign.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wayne L. Morse
Morse
Fact Finding Board
Osborn Approves Adkins Parole For Kidnapping Case
Governor Osborn signed a parole after the board recommended commuting Clifford C. Adkins sentence to time served. Adkins 39 a former Pima county rancher was convicted in 1932 of kidnapping Gordon Sawyer a Tucson banker. He will be released immediately and must leave the state with initial travel to California.
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Phoenix
Osborn
Clifford C. Adkins
Tucson
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Adkins
Board of Pardons and Paroles
A. G. Walker
Walker
California
Pima County
Gordon Sawyer
Colorado Senator Adams Dies in Washington
Senator Adams aged 66 died shortly before 4 a m in Washington from a heart attack. A Pueblo Colo resident born in Del Norte in 1875 he entered the state senate in May 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by Samuel D Nicholson and served until December 1 1924.
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Washington
Adams
D-Codle
Wardman Park
Pueblo Colo
del Norte
Colo
Senate
Samuel D. Nicholson
Indo-China Troops Near Thai Border Amid Altered Frontline Tensions
Thai papers report Indo-China forces with air support maneuvering near the Thailand frontier under alien officers, with Washington talks between Japan and the United States shaping Thailand’s future. Prajamit notes maneuvers near Kapse as Sumanaphum claims neighbors have fixed the bayonet.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Prajamit
Washington
Kapse
Sumanaphum
Netherlands East Indies army air force mobilized at once
The Netherlands East Indies army air force was ordered mobilized today with all active and reserve air force members, radio operators, and engineers called up. Governor General A. W. L. Tjarda Van Starkenbrogh-Stachouwer issued a decree stating the force must be ready to fight on the front line.
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Batavia
U.P
Netherlands East Indies
Petain Meats Goering in Vichy Drive Toward Collaboration
Marshal Petain and Vice Premier Darlan met Reichsmarschall Goering in what observers termed a pivotal step toward Franco German collaboration. Reports from Vichy described a secret departure and a day of talks, with Hitler possibly present. Petain’s entourage noted the journey might signal a broader excursion into occupied France.
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Henri Philippe Petain
Reichmarshal
Wilhelm Goering
France
Paris
Vichy
Petain
Jean Francois Darlan
Goering
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Darlan
Occupied Zone
British Drive West in Libya Axis Battle Near Rezegh
British forces press westward beyond the hump of Libya as they clash with German tanks and infantry at Sidi Rezegh. Axis attacks to escape encirclement are repulsed while British units destroy many remaining Axis tanks and push toward the coast near the Gulf of Sirte.
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Cairo
Sidi Rezegh
Egypt
Libya
Rezegh
Italy
Mediterranean
Gulf of
Sirte
Agedabia
Tripoli
Blast in gas plant in Okmulgee kills one injures fifteen
A Phillips Petroleum refinery gas plant explosion killed James Hawk and injured fifteen workers. Flames rose over the plant and a large storage tank fire threatened further explosions as rescuers searched for more missing men and firemen fought to gain lines to the site.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Co
Leonard Davis
Carney Wise
James Hawk
Britain puts strategic areas on war basis in Far East
Unprecedented precautions against a new Japanese thrust were ordered across Hongkong to Singapore and Australia. British and American commands reported emergency steps, reinforcements to Burma and Olongapo, and Australia declared a war station as Hongkong troops took up war positions amid tensions near Indo China and Shanghai.
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Manila
U.P
South Seas
Great Britain
Hongkong
Singapore
Australia
Thomas C. Hart
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Army
Far East
Pacific
Prince of Wales
Capetown
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
London
Malay
Burma
Thailand
Indo-China
Olongapo Naval Base
U. S
Shanghai
Canberra
John Curtin
Japan
Flagstaff Player Fined For Hitting Referee
Robert Wing a 21 year old football player from Flagstaff was fined 10 for assaulting referee Arthur Mulvey after a November 15 game between Arizona State Teachers College Flagstaff and Tempe. Wing pleaded guilty with his coach Maurice Moulder present. Four players were ejected in the brawl and Dr Emil L Larson attended court.
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Tempe
Ariz
Robert Wing
Arizona State Teachers College
Flagstaff
Arthur Mulvey
Wing
Justice Court
Maurice Moulder
Mulvey
Emil L. Larson
University of Arizona
Chiang Appeal Is Factor In Stand
Editor H C Thompson reports important new information on Chiang Kai Shek's personal appeal to President Roosevelt and its influence on Japanese American talks in Washington. Thompson has covered the conferences from Tokyo and Washington, noting background and impact.
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H. C. Thompson
U. P
Tokyo
Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
Roosevelt
Chinese appeals test Western resolve in Burma road plea
Chiang Kai shek in telegrams to Roosevelt and Churchill warns that without pilots and planes to guard the Burma road China may seek a separate peace with Japan. He cites risks of a Japanese strike on Kunming and the burden of war as four years of fighting continue.
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Washington
Japan
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Chungking
United States
Britain
Burma
Chiang
Kunming
Yunnan-Fu
Japan Wavers On War Choice By Dewitt Mackenzie
Wide World War Analyst notes Japan seeks to delay conflict with the United States as German setbacks unfold. He cites Tokyo’s push to assess outcomes of the European war and suggests Nazi reverses influence Japan’s negotiations. The piece highlights Soviet advances near Rostov and the Black Sea region.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Japan
United States
Pacific
Tokyo
America
Britain
Germany
Nese
Washington
Hitler
Moscow
Libya
Fuehrer
Red Army
Rostov
Caucasus
Black Sea
Boice Objects To Withdrawal Of State Land
Frank Boice, Arizona cattleman and vice president of the American National Livestock Association, testifies before a senate subcommittee in Phoenix urging that open public lands be turned over to the state rather than managed from Washington. He says states should lease lands to cattle interests, aiming for eventual state ownership and stability in the industry. The hearing, led by Senator McCarran, invites criticism with assurances of no reprisals for honest opinions.
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Phoenix
Senate
Frank Boice
Arizona
Washington
Boice
America National Livestock Association
McCarran
D-Nev
RAF RENEWS DRIVE ON GERMAN CITIES
London reports the RAF dropped about 150 tons of bombs on Hamburg and attacked Emden, Bremerhaven, Wilhelmshaven, Kiel and Lubeck. Nineteen British planes were missing, while Germany acknowledged attacks and casualties. Mines were laid in Axis waters by British raiders.
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London
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
Emden
Bremerhaven
Wilhelmshaven
Kiel
Lubeck
Japanese Talks Stall As Crisis Deepens In Washington
Tokyo reports say Japanese government prepares for all eventualities as Nichi Nichi warns negotiations with the United States face difficulties amid renewed tensions. The paper notes earlier claims of continued discussions but indicates mounting obstacles.
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Tokyo
Washington
Nichi Nichi
Hull Confers One Hour With Japanese Envoys on Far East Crisis
Secretary of State Hull met with Japan's two envoys for one hour and five minutes as President Roosevelt returned to Washington to address Far Eastern tensions. The talks covered subordinate phases with no final commitment, while Tokyo suggested possible proposals to delay a showdown.
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Washington
U.P
Cordell Hull
Japan
Hull
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
White House
State Department
Saburo Kurusu
Kichisaburo Nomura
Hideki Tojo
United States
Far East
Kurusu
Nomura
Tojo
Mr. Roosevelt
Budget set for La Fiesta de los Vaqueros rodeo
Tucson Chamber of Commerce board approved a 23025 dollar budget for La Fiesta de los Vaqueros to be held February 20 to 22. Prizes rise to 5010 dollars while total expenditures highlight rodeo prizes 2500 dollars and parade 2250 dollars with 3800 dollars for capital improvement and 1000 dollars for insurance.
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Tucson Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Pioneer Hotel
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Associated Press
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Colorado
RAF
Mastery
Rezgeh
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