British Envoy Talks Finances With Morgenthau
Sir Frederick Phillips undersecretary of the British treasury met with Secretary Morgenthau to present a balance sheet of Britain resources and war supply costs. He stressed talks covered facts only and anticipated further studies before another meeting on Monday. Senator Nye warned against any loans to Britain, asserting such aid could pull the U.S. into war.
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Washington
Frederick Phillips
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
United Tes
Sir Frederick
Frederick
Joan
West Indian
Phillip
Lord Lothian
Lothian
Britain
The
Nye
RND
Merle Cochran
Capitol Hill
Congress
Italian Communique Fails To Comment On Result Of Fighting
Rome reports Greek attacks on the Italian left wing in Albania with reinforcements from Greece. Italian counterattacks and heavy bombardment target Greek lines while Arezzo and Venezia divisions excel. In North Africa, Italians say they repelled a British patrol near Sidi Barrani with bombs at Tobruk and area. Two killed in Tobruk raid.
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Rome
Albania
Greece
Arr
Arezzo
Venezia
Sidi Barrani
Tobruk
Libya
Salam
High Command
Badoglio Is Replaced as Greeks Advance on Front
Rome reports the resignation of Marshal Pietro Badoglio as chief of the Italian general staff. General Ugo Cavallero takes command, amid Greek advances on the Albanian front and Badoglio’s reduced prominence in Mussolini's regime.
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Badoglio
Porto Edda
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Ugo Cavallero
East
Africa
Athens
Mussolini
Roberto Farinacci
Regime Fascista
Greece
Italy
Edda Clano
Benita Mussolini
More Mills Closed In Seattle Lumber Strike
Pickets added 2,000 workers to 8,000 idle in the northwest lumber strike as six Seattle mills were closed for alleged hot lumber diversion. Four more mills were to close soon amid widespread shutdowns across Washington. The AFL union had contracts at the closed mills including Bissell, Seattle Export, Elliot Bay, Ply wood division, Seattle Cedar, Stimson, and Standard Lumber Co.
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Seattle
U.P
Northwest
Washington
AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers’ Union
Bissell Lumber Co
Seattle Export Lumber Co
Elliot Bay Lumber Co
Plywood Division
Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Co
Stimson Mill Co
Standard Lumber Co
Drop A Bomb On Mount Vesuvius Idea In London Air Raid
Londoners in shelters discuss a possible Royal Air Corps raid on Naples to drop 500 pound bombs into Mount Vesuvius. The aim is to trigger eruptions to disrupt the city, though no one knows the outcome and residents fear the consequences.
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London
U.P
Vesuvius
Naples
Royal Air Corps
American embassy clerk detained by German secret police in Paris
Elizabeth Deegan, an American embassy receptionist in Paris, has been detained at Cherche Midi prison since December 1. The U S State Department says it is concerned and investigating, with German authorities offering no direct word on the arrest.
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Washington
Paris
State Department
Elizabeth Deegan
Cherchi Midi
France
Department of State
Deegan
Bombers Hit Portsmouth Civilian Targets in Night Raid
German bombers attacked Portsmouth in waves for three hours last night damaging private property and leaving many homeless. Casualties were reported as yet undetermined but expected to be fewer than feared. Rescue workers searched debris as anti aircraft barrages fought the raid, while civilians sought shelter in schools and public buildings.
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Portsmouth
England
Britain
Non Political Registrar urged by Tucson contractors meeting
Contractors pressed Gov Elect Osborn to remove politics from selecting the registrar of contractors and deputies. Osborn declined to comment on reappointing or firing H C Sparks and William Roberts. They warned the office has been used for political patronage in the past and urged a true merit system.
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Sidney P. Osborn
Tucson
Osborn
H. C. Sparks
William
Scrap) Roberts
German Raider Flees Battle With British
The 20122 ton British merchant cruiser Carnarvon Castle engaged a fast German raider disguised as a merchant ship in the South Atlantic about 700 miles northeast of Montevideo. The Carnarvon Castle suffered slight damage and some casualties but could not close for a death blow as the German vessel fled at high speed. The fight occurred near the South American coast within or near a safety zone.
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Sidney J. Williams
London
U.P
Britain
Carnarvon Castle
South Atlantic Ocean
Admiralty
Montevideo
Uruguay
Graf Spee
Brazil
North
South Atlantic
National Guard Units Thought Transferred
Rep Wesley E Disney said the War Department ordered the transfer of the 45th division Oklahoma National Guard from Fort Sill to a site near Abilene Texas. The unit includes Arizona Colorado and New Mexico troops. Disney protested to Gen George C Marshall calling it discrimination against Oklahoma.
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Tulsa
Okla
Wesley E. Disney
War Department
45Th
Oklahoma National Guard
Fort Sill
Abilene
Tex
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Oklahoma
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Alcatraz Fog Bound With Guards Tense
In San Francisco on December 6, Warden James A. Johnston and guards waited on fog bound Alcatraz for a weather break to ease watch over 300 inmates. Two days and a night of heavy fog kept convicts in their cells amid fears of escape or violence following a prisoner killing and a strike.
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San Francisco
James A. Johnston
Alcatraz Island
Italian Chief Badoglio resigns from army
Marshal Pietro Badoglio commander in chief of Italian forces resigns his post. The move signals a major morale and political break in Italy as observers note his monarchist stance and estrangement from Mussolini after Ethiopia.
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Pietro Badoglio
Ethiopia
Hindenburg
Italy
Badoglio
Greece
Fascist Party
Rome
Mussolini
Greeks Menacing Central Albania Drive Near Elbasan
Frontline reports say Greek mountain troops pushed to within 13 miles of Elbasan central Albania to sever retreat routes of Italian forces. A detachment occupied Sopot and advanced toward Fusabu halit, with other units moving toward Iskimar along the Tomorica valley to strike along the Devoli.
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Sopot
Elbasan
Fusabuhalit
Mali Spatit
Gorimara
Shkumbi
Albania
Opara
Iskimar
Tomorica
Devoli
Badoglio Ouster Seen as Rift Between Mussolini and Italy
Italian General Staff chief Marshal Badoglio resigns amid reported disagreements with Mussolini over policy and Germany's position. The move, linked to tensions over Greece and Italy's wartime leadership, signals a deeper split rather than a direct tie to Albania defeats. Selection of Cavallero as successor noted.
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J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Marshal Badoglio
Signor Mussolini
Italy
Il Duce
Hitler
Badoglio
Porto Edda
Albania
Marshal Petain
France
Rome
Mussolini
Greece
Germany
Great Britain
Fucher
Fuehrer
Cavallero
Death Penalty Decreed By Gen Antonescu In Romania
Gen Ion Antonescu decreed a drum head court martial for Romanians who rebel against the army with quick execution after conviction. Judgment within 24 hours and sentence within 10 hours, no appeal. Government also bans display of flags on automobiles to hinder Iron Guard emblems. Refugees report Romania in chaos as factions clash and troops concentrate near the frontier.
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Maros
Iron Guard
Romania
Antonescu
Guard
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Stra
Liquor Dealers Reelect Douglas Man President
Frances Ames of Douglas was reelected president of the Arizona Retail Liquor Dealers association at the end of a two day convention in the city. Harry Wright of Tucson was named vice president. Fred Lane oversaw the convention program. the next convention site was not announced.
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Frances Ames
Douglas
Arizona Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Schlitz Brewing Company
la Jolla
South Sixth Avenue
Harry Wright
Tucson
Fred Lane
Association For
Pima County
Greeks Capture Argirocastro in Albania. 1000 Prisoners Taken
Greek troops swept into Argirocastro Albania around noon after heavy fighting and seized the former Italian base in southwestern Albania. Dispatches from the Yugoslav border report more than 1 000 prisoners and significant war materiel including cannons and machine guns captured.
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Bitolj
Yugoslavia
Argirocastro
Albania
Greeks Take Porto Edda as Drive Toward Elbasan Advances
Greek troops occupy the key Fascist port of Porto Edda and push toward Elbasan in central Albania. Italian retreat remains orderly while Greek and British air forces target columns along the coast and inland. A force reports 500 prisoners near Kam heights as another column advances toward Elbasan, about 20 to 35 miles away.
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Athens
Greece
U.P
Porto Edda
Elbasan
Albania
Airorce
Tirana
Kam Heights
Pogradec
Disapproval Meets 101 Club Transfer Near Country Club
Pima County supervisors urged disapproval of moving the 101 Club to the old Country Club site on Broadway near Country Club. The panel cannot grant or deny the transfer but will send its stance to the state liquor control department. About fifty residents from El Encanto Colonia Solana and Terra de Concini protested the transfer as Sid Price seeks renewal of his license.
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Pima County
101 Club
East Broadway
Old Country Club Buil
Broadway
Board of Supervisors
State Liquor Control Department
el Encanto
Colonia Solona
Terra de Concini
Sid Price
Lcense
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Bedi
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Treasury Department
Fanno
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Duce
Struga
Mokra Range
Lake
Ochrida
Gen. Antonescu
Rumania
Douglas Man
Tucson Daily Citizen
D. Albrecht Martin
State Theater
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