Philippine drive advances near Aparri on Luzon
Manila dispatch reports unofficial yet reliable recapture of the Aparri region as Philippine forces push the Japanese back to the coast. In Washington, navy says Wake Island repelled four enemy air attacks in 48 hours and sank a Japanese light cruiser and destroyer.
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Philippine Coast
Manila
Philppine
Aparri
Washington
Dee
Navy
Wake Island
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Stimson
Haruna
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Far East
Pearl Harbor
Wake
Pan American Airways
Navy Department
Army
Iligan
War Bonds Drive Urges Public Support On Defense
The Tucson Daily Citizen urges Americans to buy defense bonds or stamps to support the war effort. Bonds start at 18.75 dollars and stamps from 10 cents, purchasable at banks post offices and many stores. The message emphasizes regular, ongoing purchases based on information up to noon December 11.
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Japan
Tucson Daily Citizen
Bisbee Mines Begin Seven Day Week In War Drive
New York December 11 Louis S Cates president of Phelps Dodge Corp announced compliance with President Roosevelt s call for a seven day work week in defense industries The company will extend the existing six day week at its Bisbee Arizona mines and the United Verde property In Arizona The extra day is expected to boost production by about 1000 tons of copper per month
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New York
Roosevelt
Defense Industries
Louis $. Cates
Phelps Dodge Corp
Cates
Bisbee
Ariz
United Verde
Churchill says U S and Britain fight for life in war frame
Prime Minister Churchill told the British House of Commons that Britain, America, Russia and China are fighting for their lives against the Axis. He warned of tough times ahead and unity with the United States, saying they would rather perish than be conquered and would defend themselves with vigor.
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Edward W. Beattie
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Italy
United States
British Empire
America
Russia
China
Japan
Axis
Churchill
Netherlands
U. S
Fire Destroys Los Ranchos Perkins Guest Ranch
Smoke and flames swept Los Ranchos Perkins guest ranch in Catalinas, consuming the servants quarters, pump house, and two garages. The loss is pegged at 4500 dollars to owner Leroy Perkins. Fire started about 1 30 p m and burned out within a half hour. A 2000 gallon water tank collapsed, interrupting water supply. telephone and electrical service were also disrupted. Perkins said he could not determine a definite cause. The buildings were insured. the ranch lacks local fire protection.
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Los Ranchos Perkins
Leroy C. Perkins
Perkins
H. C. Torrea
Hitler declares war on United States in Reichstag address
Berlin December 11 Adolf Hitler in a historic Reichstag speech declared war on the United States and announced a new military pact with Germany Italy and Japan to fight the United States and Britain. The note delivered to the American chargé d’affaires stated Germany severs diplomatic relations with the United States and blames President Roosevelt for the breach.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
United States
Reichstag
Germany
Italy
Japan
Britain
Fuehrer
Hitler
George L. Brandt
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hugh R. Wilsoff
Reich
United States of America
Roosvelt
Rome
Mussolini
Palazzio Veneta
Roosevelt
War expands as Axis nations join fight against US
Mussolini proclaims Italy and Germany declare war on the United States uniting with Japan in a global struggle. In Washington, selective service chief Hershey outlines plans to broaden registration to include women and a wide civilian defense mobilization. He cites about 20 million could serve in some capacity and 1 million ready with relaxed standards.
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Washington
United States
Louis B. Hersheyr
Selective Service
Army
Gen. Hershey
Congress
Armed Services
Hershey
Eyewitness Tells Dramatic Naval Battle Story
Eyewitness Cecil Brown, CBS correspondent in Singapore aboard the Repulse, reports the British battle cruiser went down after a fierce Japanese attack in the South China Sea near Malaya. He describes the sinking alongside the Prince of Wales and notes aircraft were shot down. official figures say over 2,000 of the 3,000 aboard the two ships were saved.
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New York
South China Sea
Taranto
Italy
Cecil Brown
Columbia Broadcasting System
Singapore
Brown
Malaya
Prince of Wales
Brown J
Tom. Phillips
Leach
William ‘Tennant
Late War Bulletins From Across the World Dec 11
Secretary Hull says the Soviet Union will stand with liberty loving people against the common menace as Russia is at war with Germany and Italy but not Japan. The Budapest radio reports Hungarian passports sent to U.S. diplomats and the Hungarian minister recalled. Dutch East Indies airbase raid by Australian bombers near Palau islands. Civilian supply director Henderson announces sharp cuts in automobile production for December and January. Admiral Phillips and Captain Leach missing from sinking ship. Tennant and Bell safe. Tokyo official says German Italian war declarations join Japan’s rise toward a new world order.
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Washington
Hull
Soviet Union
Russia
Germany
Italy
Japan
United ‘States
U.P
Leon Henderson
Tokyo
Shigenori Togo
United States
Roosevelt signs war resolutions with Germany and Italy
President Roosevelt signed congressional war resolutions declaring war against Germany and Italy, moving the United States into full involvement in World War II. The German resolution passed 88 to 0 in the Senate and 293 to 0 in the House, with Jeanette Rankin voting present on both, while Italy’s resolution cleared 90 to 0 in the Senate and 399 to 0 in the House. The measures followed Germany and Italy declaring war on the United States, and a separate vote lifted restrictions on sending citizen-soldiers abroad. The White House and state department records reflect rapid passage and unified congressional action.
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U.P
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
United States
Tokyo
Rome-Berlin
Congress
House
Senate
State Department
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Central America
Canaries
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Azores
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Vichy -France
Martinique
West Indies
Bearn
France
Sam Rayburn
Henry A. Wallace
White House
Japan
Jeannette Rankin
Mont
Miss ‘Rankin
Miss Rankin
Atlantic Seaboard
America
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Fom Philips
John — Leach
W. G. Tennant
Repulse
L. H. Bell
By Lyle Wilson
Liberty
Congress of the United States
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