Morgenthau Says Loans to Britain Require Congress Consent
Treasury secretary Morgenthau told reporters that any aid to Great Britain must have congressional approval. He noted no loan would proceed without Congress and discussed potential loopholes in the Johnson Act.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Great Britain
Jesse H. Jones
Federal
Congress
Jones
Seon Morgenthau
Johnson
R.-Calif
Caribbean
Britain
United States
British Isles
Lord Lothian
American Farm Bureau Federation
Baltimore
Aga
Arizona To Share In Airport Funds
Arizona news notes a weather storm with rain and snow across the state affecting cotton picking in the Gila valley and water flow on the Gila river. Washington reports a $40 million airport program to fund landing fields nationwide, with conditions on local contributions and maintenance.
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Arizona
Associated Press
McNary
White Mountain
Salt River Valley
Safford
Co. A. Firth
Gila
Gila Valley
Trapped Divisions in Egyptian Thrust Report
Dispatches say three divisions are trapped as mechanized forces push toward the coast. The report notes Italian use of Valona as a landing port has ceased due to heavy bombing by British and Greek air forces.
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Athens
U.P
Italy
Valona
Albania
Committees Named by New AEA Chief
Phoenix December report lists Arizona Education Association standing committee chairs under President Dr. Robert J. Hannelly. Chairs include Credentials Walter Maxwell. American democracy Dr. T. J. Tormey. elections Lafe Nelson. legislative J. J. Clark. necrology C Louise Boehringer. permanent school fund W. S. Barnes. radio J. N. Smelser. research Don Sheldon. resolutions Ruth Adams. retirement Alex Frazier. taxation E. M. Andres. tenure James I. Stewart. programs Lloyd Alliott.
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Phoenix
Arizona Education Association
Robert J. Hannelly
Walter Maxwell
American Democracy
T. J. Tormey
Flagstaff
Lafe Nelson
Safford
J. J. Clark
C. Louise Boehringer
Permanent School Fund
W. S. Barnes
Tucson
J. N. Smelser
Don Sheldon
Prescott
Ruth Adams
Alex Frazier
E. M. Andres
James I. Stewart
Lloyd Alliott
Midlands Bombardment Stresses Britain Amid Night Raids
Nazi warplanes hit the midlands and London areas with high explosives and incendiaries. Birmingham, Liverpool, and other towns faced heavy air raids while fires were fought and shelters used. Casualties were not thought heavy despite extensive damage to churches schools theaters and homes.
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Associated Press
London
Midlands
Liverpool
Birmingham
RAF
Tucson Moves Toward Municipal Airport Plan
The Civil Aeronautics Authority approved a program for 158000 to develop a new municipal civil airport south of town on a 260 acre state land tract near the Nogales highway. City Manager George Seeley and Chamber of Commerce Secretary C Edgar Goyette spoke in Los Angeles with CAA officials seeking a total of 393000, though the final development scope remains uncertain and no hangars or lights are included.
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Tucson
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Nogales Highway
George Seeley
Chamber of Commerce
C. Edgar Goyette
Los Angeles
CAA
Seeley
Goyette
Lord Lothian Dies Suddenly At Washington
The Marquess of Lothian British ambassador to the United States died in Washington at 2 a.m. after a brief illness aged 58. He helped negotiate American aid and led British purchases of U.S. planes and munitions. News followed his planned Baltimore Farm Bureau speech.
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Lord Lothian
United States
Washington
U.P2
Marquess of Lothian
American Farm Bureau Federation
Baltimore
Germany
N. M. Butler
Ronald Lindsay
Lothian
Cordell Hull
George T. Summerlin
State Department
Ray Atherton
James Clement Dunn
Roosevelt
Italian Troops Still Fall Back On Coastal Front
Athens dispatch reports Italian forces continuing to retreat along the coast toward Porto Paler as World War II front line activity persists. The report notes ongoing withdrawals and references further details on page 14.
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Athens
U.P
Porto Paler
Landon Urges Full Help for British War Aid
Alf M. Landon, 1936 Republican presidential candidate, urged U S subsidy of British war purchases and said American labor should sacrifice the 40 hour week to defeat Adolf Hitler. He spoke at a Washington press conference ahead of the Gridiron dinner.
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Washington
Alf M. Landon
United States
Adolf Hitler
Landon
Real Trouble Awaiting Italians
DeWitt MacKenzie reports British victory at Sidi Barrani strains Mussolini’s empire aims. Thousands of Italian prisoners, looming supply shortages, and the retreat toward Libya threaten Roma's Libyan base. Graziani faces three potential handicaps: blocked lines of supply, low morale, and scarce resources.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Sidi Barrani
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Churchill
Libya
Greek Army Charges Bersaglieri At Lake Ohrida Front
A war correspondent reports from a trench in the Lake Ohrida valley watching Greek troops storm a hill to rout Italian Bersaglieri regiments. The battle features heavy shelling, Greek cavalry flanking, and close combat as artillery and infantry advance toward the Italian trenches.
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Nicholas Yoker
Pogradec
Athens
Albania
Lake Ochrida
No-Man's-Land
Italy
Bersaglieri
Koritza Highway
Crazed Fresno Mother Kills 3 Children at Night
In Fresno California a mother Lillian Edwards about 35 killed her three children Veryl Anne 9 Donald 6 and Susan 11 months by strangling them with bed clothing. Detectives say insanity motive and note she was recently released from a state institution. Christian the housekeeper found the bodies and Edwards was treated for a minor head wound.
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Fresno
Calif
Dan Lung
Fresno Police
Lillian Edwards
Veryl Anne
Donald
Susan
S. L. Heisinger, Jr
21 Millions Needed For Arizona Highways
Phoenix reports state engineer W. R. Hutchins told a service club that about 21 million dollars would be required to bring Arizona's federal aid highway system up to the highest standard. He noted the goal would take many years due to a current annual road building program of 4 million dollars and cited Arizona as one of six states not burdened by heavy highway debts, having built its system on a pay as you go basis.
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Phoenix
Arizona
W. R. Hutchins
State Highway Department
Hutchins
Italians Flee As Troops Withdraw From Libyan Desert
In Rome on December 12 the report says Marshal Rodolfo Graziani withdrew the Libyan camel corps and Libyan cavalry from the western desert battle and deployed 1,000 motorized units to slow the British advance.
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Rome
Rodolfo Graziani
Churchill cites large Italian trap in Egyptian desert
London reports Churchill told the commons that about three Italian divisions could be caught in the Egyptian desert as British forces claim over 20 000 prisoners and a Cairo communique notes tanks guns and equipment among the captured. The four day offensive pushed British mechanized units forward.
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Associated Press
London
Winston Churchill
Commons
Cairo
British report 20000 Italian prisoners in western desert
Cairo dispatch says British HQ estimates 20 000 Italian prisoners in the western desert as of tonight. Details of gains unavailable due to rapid troop movement. many tanks trucks and arms captured. Escaped Italians move west toward Libya under RAF and naval pressure, while feeding the prisoners presents an unexpected burden.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Western Desert
Sidi Barrani
Libya
Royal Air Force
Navy
Churchill hails early British momentum in North Africa
Churchill voices optimism over British pursuit of Italian forces retreating toward Sidi Barrani and Matruh. He notes 7000 Italian prisoners reaching Matruh and predicts possible destruction or capture of blackshirt units as RAF and navy support expand operations toward the coast and inland.
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Mediterranean
Sidi Barrani
Rodolfo Graziani
Churchill
Matruh
Alexandria
Royal Air Force
Remaining Guard Units Mobilized Between January and April
The War Department said remaining National Guard units would be mobilized between January 6 and April 1 under a revised tentative schedule with delays from one week to almost two months.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
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