Prince of Wales and Repulse Sunk Off Malaya
British confirmation reports the loss of the battleship Prince of Wales and the battle cruiser Repulse after engagements with Japanese forces off Malaya. Churchill cited Japanese claims of air attack sinking both ships with minimal detail available and noted forthcoming war situation remarks.
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Prince of Wales
Malaya
Edward W. Beattie
London
Great Britain
Royal Navy
Far East
United States
Hawaii
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Singapore
Mersing
Pacific
J. C. Leach
Adm
Tom Phil
British Force Rejoin Tobruk Garrison At El Adem
Cairo.Tobruk garrison forces rejoined British troops at El Adem in the Libyan desert. The communique said Axis advances have accelerated under pressure from Allied forces. British forces recaptured Gambut about 40 miles east of Tobruk while eastward road communications were established. German and Italian units remained on Tobruk's western perimeter.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
el Adem
Gambut
Havens Sought Here For 5000 Coast Children
A survey seeks 1000 to 5000 children to shelter from Pacific coast bomb threats. Mrs. Imogene Myrland, WPA nurseries head, and A. B. Sieh, welfare secretary, lead the effort with county defense and welfare workers. Registration for host homes runs daily at the county welfare office and Elks Club with extended hours to 8 p.m. Officials note possible CCC camp use and potential federal funding, with most refugees expected to pay their way though some indigents will require aid.
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Havens
Pacific Coast
Imogene Myrland
WPA
Charles Darnell
Pima County Civilian Defense Council
A. B. Sieh
Welfare Board
Los Angeles Defense Council
Myrland
County Defense Council
County Welfare Board
North Court Street
Elks Club
Sich
Elis Club
Camps
Sieh
CCC
Commodity Administration
Arizona
Darnell
Hull Proposes Pan America Ministers Conference
Secretary of State Hull urged a conference of foreign ministers from American nations to meet in Rio de Janeiro in the first week of January 1942. The proposal follows Havana 1940 resolution 15 and aims to discuss the western hemisphere facing a new war menace.
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Washington
Hull
Rilo de Janeiro
Brazil
Western Hemisphere
State Department
The
Pan American Union
Leo S. Rose
Rio de Janeiro
Havana
President Places U. S. In Informal War With All Axis
President Franklin D Roosevelt outlined a state of informal war with the Axis powers and urged rapid action on a 16 hour seven day work week across five industries while William Knudsen announced boosting heavy four engine bomber production to 1000 a month. He warned that Pearl Harbor and other attacks may foreshadow larger battles as Congress debated responses and the president urged restraint on rumors and readiness for losses.
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Washington
William
Knudsen
OPM
Roosevelt
War Department
Russians Rout Nazis Retake Important City
Moscow dispatch reports Red army recaptured Olets east of Orel after routing two German infantry divisions and inflicting about 12,000 German casualties. Soviet communique also says gains in the south, if confirmed, plus strikes at Tikhvin, Kalinin, and Tula as Moscow claims several villages retaken and enemy losses mounting.
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Moscow
Red Army
Olets
Qlets
Orel
Tikhvin
Leningrad
Kalinin
Tula
Petrov
Red Star
Crimean
Sevastopol
Moscow Radio
Speeds Laws To Keep All In Service
Washington December 10 The United States moves to maximize manpower by retaining all fighting forces for the duration and dispatching selectees anywhere. A Senate action on similar measures is anticipated. Congress sent a naval enlistments freeze bill to the President for six months beyond the war. Hershey notes reclassification of deferments is under review and may include those with dependents. May hints at possible lower age.
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Washington
United States
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Senate
Congress
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Yuma Rejects City Utility Purchase Bid
In Yuma on December 10 taxpayers voted 580 yes to a municipal bond issue and 448 against, with 667 registered voters. The measure would have allowed the city to purchase the Arizona Edison electric plant.
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Yuma
Arizona Edison Electric
Late War Bulletins From Washington to Tokyo
Early Dec reports detail naval moves near New York and Ambrose channel, Midway Island in American hands, and a Los Angeles air raid mix up. France agrees with Italy on Tunisia base use and potential French fleet convoy duty. Tokyo says many Allied nationals detained in Japan. Hanoi Franco-Japanese accord to keep Pacific neutrality. Penang bombed by Japanese forces.
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Washington
New York
Harbor
Navy Department
Wordnod Tabs
Ambrose
Napa
Calif
Midway Island
Pacific
Los Angeles
Berne
Switzerland
U.R
France
Italy
Tunisia
Bizerte
Mediterranean
Jean Francois Darlan
Vichy
Galeazzo Clano
Trajedan
Turin
Tokyo
Home Ministry
Japan
Hanoi
Second Landing Is Effected By Japanese Force
Japanese bombers over Baguio were shot down by U S fliers, with crews parachuting and captured. Japanese troops reportedly landed at Aparri while other forces moved along Luzon north coast, threatening Vigan and Manila areas. U S Army and Navy claim to have repelled attacks along Luzon’s west coast and at Nichols Field Fort McKinley and Nielsen airport districts.
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Manila
Baguio
United States Army
Associated Press
Navy
Luzon
Philippines
War Department
Philippine Constabulary
Vigan
Nichols
Army
San Fernando
Washington
Far East
Malaya
Thailand
Alianza Fraternal Society Clean Slate Court Victory
Judge William G. Halk dissolved the Alianza Hispano Americana life insurance society in Tucson after two months of state investigations. The Arizona corporation commission had alleged improper methods and weak finances and sought court control of assets and business. Allegations cited lack of qualified officers and noncompliance with life insurance laws.
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Alianza ‘Hispano Americana
Tucson
William G. Halk
Arizona Corporation Commission
State Commission
Fratynal
Alianza
Japs Seek To Cut Naval Ratio
United Press War Desk reports Japan aims to reduce Allied naval strength in the Pacific by crippling U S fleet at Pearl Harbor and pressuring control of Midway Wake Guam and other islands. The loss of battleships off Malaya worsens Allied naval edge as Tokyo seeks oil rubber and tin to sustain a long war. See JAPS on Page 16.
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United States
Emparison
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Hawaii
Midway
Wake
Guam
Louis. F. Keemle
United’ Press War Desk
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
America
Philippines
Orient
Japan
Asia
Indies
Malaya
War bonds and stamps urged as defense drive
The Tucson Daily Citizen urges Americans to support the war effort with defense bonds and stamps bought regularly, with bonds as low as 18.75 dollars and stamps from 10 cents, available at banks post offices and some retail stores. Reports from Kota Bharu note British forces reorganizing after heavy fighting, and a US air and naval patrol repelled a Japanese landing attempt along the 75 mile San Fernando to Vigan stretch. A German broadcast claimed a great sea battle. no confirmation is given.
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Japan
Tucson Daily Citizen
Kota
Bharu
Thailand
Singapore
Kota Bharu
War Department
San Fernando
Vigan
U.S. Army
Express Workers Sign Agreement In Wage Rise Deal
Chicago December 10 1933 wage dispute affecting 42000 Railway Express Co employees ended as management and labor signed a settlement granting a 10 cent per hour raise. Wayne Lyman Morse chair of Roosevelt era fact finding announced the signing within hours of White House authorization. The union had threatened a strike to press demands.
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Chicago
Railway’ Express Company
Wayne Lyman. Morse
Roosevelt
White House
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U.S. Defense
California
Pan-America
U.S. Far Eastern
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Army
Thomas C. Hart
Husband BH. Kimmel
Joseph B. Poindexter
U. S
Lyle C. Wilson
United
Walnie
Pearl
Atlantic
Adolf Hitler
Moscow Front
House
Hershey
Penang
Hall
Insurance Society
Express
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