Russia Opens Southern Front Assault Amid Mius River Reach
Moscow reports Red Army advance troops reach the Mius river in South Russia as Russian bombers strike 1,500 German trucks massed for a pontoon crossing. German dispatches note record cold on the Moscow front. A Moscow broadcast relayed by BBC says German artillery shelled Moscow, with Russian batteries reportedly silenced.
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Moscow
Red Army
Mius
Russia
Germany
Moscow Radio
Berlin
New York
BBC
CBS
Crimean
Taganrog
Mariupol
Kerch
Crimea
Caucasus
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Russians Reach Mius River Threatening German Holds in Crimea
Russian cavalry and tanks crossed toward the Mius river as German forces retreated from the area around Taganrog. Pravda reported mass captures and heavy booty, with 90 towns taken in one day and a unit gaining 34 tanks and 50 field guns in three days.
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London
Mius
Matvyeev Kurgan
Taganrog
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Russia
Moscow
Pravda
Terrorists Strike in Paris Amid German Targets
Three more terrorist attacks reported in Paris within 24 hours include a German major shot, a volley toward Germans at Issy gate with no injuries, and a bomb at Boulevard Blanqui in the 14th arrondissement. German authorities threatened stern measures and imposed a 6:30 p.m. curfew in affected districts.
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Vichy
U.2
Paris
Issy
Blanqui
Petain Agrees To African Base Use
Washington reports Nogales Arizona could gain an auxiliary airport costing 269,642 dollars under the Civil Aeronautics Administration expansion plan in the 1942 defense bill. The Nogales site on the Arizona Mexico border would require land and highway re routing as part of the 50 million dollar airport program.
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Washington
Nogales
Ariz
Arizona
Civil Aeronautics Administration
House Appropriations Committee
CAA
Arizona-Mexico
Patagonia
Axis Attacks In Libya Termed Failure
Cairo reports three separate Axis assaults on Ed Duda near Tobruk were repulsed with heavy casualties. The RAF supported with bombing and strafing as 20 Axis tanks were destroyed and 13 Axis planes were shot down. Over 1,000 Axis prisoners, many Germans, are en route to Cairo camps.
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Libya
Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Tobruk
Ed 'Duda
Duda
RAF
Nile Valley
Stimson Attacks Secret Army Plans Publication
Secretary of War Stimson denounced as lacking loyalty the Chicago Tribune publication of supposed secret Army plans for a European expeditionary force. He said the documents were unfinished production studies by the general staff and not an authorized government program. He warned the public release could aid enemies and harm national defense.
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Washington
Stimson
Europe
Chicago Tribune
the Tribune
Petain Aims to Let Axis Use French North Africa Bases
United Press reports from Russian and British sources say Marshal Petain agreed to allow Germany to use Tunis and nearby bases in French North Africa for war against Britain. Goering sought to break the blockade and aid moves from Sicily, but Petain reportedly refused to open the Bizerte base and kept fleet defense as priority.
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United Press
Henri Philippe Petain
Germany
France
Great Britain
Turkey
Petain
Hermann Goering
Tunisia
Italian
Libya
Tass
Tunis
Italy
Sicily
Mediterranean
London
Europe
Goering
Atlantic
Africa
Refuses
Bizerte
Adolf Hitler
Tax Evasion Talk Opens Arizona Assessor Meet
The semi annual meet of county assessors in Arizona opened with a bang when D C O Neil state tax commissioner broke a door glass entering the justice court auditorium. He joked the act but urged prosecutors for fraud cases and to sharpen assessments. R H Martin welcomed the group and urged action against evaders as discussions on merchant and cattlemen tax evasion began.
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County Assessors of
Arizona
D. C. O'Neil
Justice Court
Treasury
O'Neil
Fort Huachuca Expansion Bids Scheduled
Bids for the 11.59 million Fort Huachuca expansion to house 12 000 more soldiers are set to be called early next week. Washington officials arrive to inspect plans and site as Florence base prospects are reviewed. The expansion funding was recommended by the House Appropriations Committee in the third supplemental deficiency bill.
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Fort Huachuca
Washington, D. C
Florence
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
Banker Pleads For Program Of Enlightenment
John F. Simms of Albuquerque urged public education on banking methods at the 57th Arizona Bankers Association convention opening in Phoenix. He warned of customer ignorance about notes drafts and checks and proposed banker led training programs via schools and universities to improve clientele. He contrasted reeducation with restraint on loans and noted potential foreclosures could mislead creditors into resale challenges.
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John F. Simms
Albuquerque
Supreme Court of New
Simms
New York State
North Carolina
Hardships Forecast From Huge Spending
Arizona leaders urged curbing government spending as World War II pressures rise. H H Autremont warned higher brackets would fall, calling for lower expenditures by government units. He noted tax bases for property, merchandise, cattle, and banks and cited rising state bills. The Arizona Tax Research Association aims to reduce spending and pressure officials to enforce tax laws.
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H. H. a&’Autremont
Tucson
Arizona Tax Research Association
America
United States
State Tax Commission
Tax Research Association
S. A. Spear
Society
d’Autremont
Pioneer Hotel
Australia Cancels Christmas Leaves for War Effort
Melbourne war cabinet cancels Christmas leaves for troops and authorizes long standing plans for cooperation with the United States and the Netherlands East Indies in case of a Pacific crisis. Cabinet moves from Canberra to Melbourne and meets twice to discuss the Pacific situation.
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Melbourne
U.P
War Cabinet
Australia
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Canberra
Armed Services
Defense Ministry
Nazis Use Tunisia as Opening Wedge in Africa
United Press reports suggest Germany seeks Vichy consent to use Tunisia as a base, potentially enabling broader African operations. Censorship and partial disclosures obscure details of Petain Goering talks, while Tunisian control would offer a strategic foothold if Libya falls and Sicily remains nearby.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press War Desk
Tunisia
Vichy
Africa
United States
Germany
Berlin
Marshals Petain
Goering
United Press
Europe
Algeria
West Africa
Dakar
Washington
Libya
Sicily
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
Japan's Indo China troop accord with Vichy stated
Tokyo and Vichy agreed to station garrisons in French Indo China and the current troop numbers align with that pact. The dispatch stresses the aim to offset Chinese forces in Yunnan and denies Thailand threat. Hull and Roosevelt will decide the next steps after reviewing the Japanese reply.
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Roosevelt
Vichy
Hori
China
Washington
Shanghai
Indo- China
Indo-China
Asahi
Britain
Japan
United States
Thailand
U.P
Tokyo
Cordell Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Yunnan
ABCD
Far East
Hull
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
France
Britain Wins Break With Finns Seen as Certain
Berlin dispatches report Finland Bulgaria Hungary and Rumania rejecting British ultimatums demanding ceasefire against the Soviet Union. London expects a formal declaration of war with Finland Hungary and Romania to reassure Russia of Britain’s alliance with the Soviet bloc as the ultimatum period expires.
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Berlin
U.P
Finland
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
Soviet Union
London
Great Britain
Russia
Germany
Romania
Britain
Japan Recalls Envoys From Mexico City Amid Tension
Japanese Minister Yoshiaki Miura and key members of the Tokyo legation are summoned home. Hitoshi Satoh and Col. Yossaka Nishi also ordered back, with families to accompany them. Miura seeks evacuation for 15 to 20 Japanese awaiting aid. Most Japanese in Mexico are farmers or fishermen with mining and oil holdings reportedly being liquidated.
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Mexico City
U.P
Yoshiaki Miura
Legation
Tokyo
Miura
Hitoshi Satoh
Yossaka Nishi
United States
Satoh
Manzanillo
Mexico
Giant flying boat Mars damaged by fire in test
The 70 ton Mars flying boat built for the U S Navy by Glenn L. Martin caught fire during water testing at Middle River near Baltimore. Witnesses said the aircraft zigzagged and flames erupted from a right motor. its propeller detached and a cabin hole formed. Firefighters from Essex aided the blaze as the vessel grounded amid damage to two motors.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin Company
U. S. Navy
Middle River
Essex
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