Wake Battles Still Against Superior Force
Washington December 12. Senator Chatman Walsh introduced legislation for an eighty percent increase in Navy vessel strength, seeking a blanket addition of 900000 tons as debate on a war appropriation continued. Roosevelt predicted victory over the Axis and said Wake Island remained under American control despite Japanese pressure. The AFL reported captured naval workers on Midway and Guam, while postal cables indicated Midway remained in American hands. No Navy confirmation of Midway or Guam fall was available.
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Washington
E— Chatman Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Naval Committee
Senate
Walsh
Navy
Roosevelt
Axis
George VI
Great Britain
United States
Wake Island
American Federation of Labor
Building Trades Union
Midway
Guam
AFL
Postal Telegraph Cable Department
San Francisco
Midway Island
Sy John
M.hightower
Russia
Japan
Maxim Litvinoff
America
Britain
China
Malaya
Philippines
Tokyo
Italy
France
Defense bonds and stamps urged for war effort
The Tucson Daily Citizen urges Americans to support the government with regular purchases of defense bonds and stamps. Bonds start at 18.75 dollars and stamps as low as 10 cents, purchasable at banks post offices and many stores. King George cabled praise for allied efforts. reports say Japanese ships fled US forces in the Pacific after strong blows. A note hints at invasions and directs readers to WAKE on page 12.
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Japan
Tucson Daily Citizen
George
United States
Manila
Pacific
Fort Huachuca Bisbee Road Designated State Highway
Arizona state highway commission designated the 15 mile Bisbee to Fort Huachuca shortcut as a state highway to aid troop movements and supply hauling. Lt Henry W Bostrom and Gus Michaels cited a new cantonment at the fort costing over 11 million dollars and ongoing use of federal highway defense funds for improvements.
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Phoenix
State Highway Commission
Bisbee
Fort Huachuca
Henry W. Bostrom
Gus Michaels
Bisbee Chamber of Commerce
British Sweep Past Tobruk Destroy Nazis
British troops destroyed the German 361st Africa regiment of about 1200 men and surrounded Gazala after a two day sandstorm advance that pushed roughly 50 miles beyond Tobruk and penetrated into Libyan territory. Derna coastal bombardment by a British cruiser damaged Axis shipping and harbor facilities, with Gazala reported encircled and heavy enemy air response. Major General Neil Methuen Ritchie led the new drive as the campaign entered its 25th day.
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Cairo
Egypt
Africa Regiment
Gazala
Tobruk
Neil Methuen Ritchie
Alan Gordon Cunningham
Libya
No More Casualty Lists To Be Printed
President Roosevelt announced that the War and Navy departments will stop issuing casualty lists. Army and Navy will notify next of kin by telegram, and only today will casualty figures be released for newspaper use. He urged press groups not to compile their own casualty lists from notices to families.
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Washington
U.P
War and Navy Departments
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
French Ships Seized by U S in Ports Worldwide
U S officials announced that crews of all French vessels in American ports are being removed today. A coast guard contingent boarded the Normandie, valued at about 65 million dollars, and seized it for potential Navy use as an aircraft carrier. The 80 000 ton liner has been docked since the war began and was found to be convertible into a plane carrier.
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Washington
State Department
New York
Coast Guard
Normandie
United States “Navy
Navy
Registration Of All Between 18 And 65 To Be Asked In Bill
In Washington Speaker Rayburn said legislation would be introduced to register all men from 18 to 65 for military service. Hershey and War Secretary Stimson outlined a plan where men 18 to 65 would be asked to register, with 19 year olds trained a year before potential service. The bill, described as necessary to gauge national manpower, would be followed by committee hearings the next day.
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Washington
Rayburn
Shoe
The
Capitol
Stimson
Gener
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
J. Hershey
May
House Military Committee
War Department
Great Victory On Moscow Front Reported By Soviets
Moscow reports a sweeping winter victory with 86 000 German troops killed and 20 divisions overrun. Soviet communiqués claim key gains around Moscow including Rogachev Klin and recaptured Stalinogorsk Veney, with hundreds of tanks and thousands of vehicles destroyed. The advance continues as Allied talks on political collaboration loom.
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Moscow
Russia
Rostov
Soviet Information Bureau
Moscow Radio
Stalinogorsk
Veney
Tula
Venev
Lilushenko
Rogachev
Klin
Pacific Coast Blacked Out In Air Raid Scare
Unidentified planes prompted a one hour blackout in San Diego and a 90 minute alert in Los Angeles. The Pacific Northwest also faced a long blackout while Monterey Peninsula and Santa Cruz counties evacuated beaches as a precaution. San Francisco endured a quiet night after repeated alarms. Radio interruptions aided raiders. civilian defense pushes for 100 percent perfect blackouts continue amid frequent drills and updated precautions.
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United Press
California
San Diego
Los Angeles
Pacific Northwest
Monterey Peninsula
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Pacific
Northwest
Es Angeles
Sabotage Hits Arizona First Time In War
Arizona reports its first sabotage damage as seven porcelain insulators on a 20 000 volt line near Lake Field were shattered by rifle fire. Guards were trebled near the Army base after the incident, blamed on deliberate sabotage with two possible perpetrators. Phoenix Civilian Defense notes heightened defense activities and a new system announced for defense duty.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Laike Field
Army
Phoenix Civilian Defense Committee
E. H. Coe
Central Arizona Light and Power Company
Cae
Defense
Warships Melt Into Darkness Amid Luzon Battle
Manila December reports say American forces repelled Japanese attacks on Luzon from multiple directions while heavy storms and driving rain aided defenders. Japanese ships reportedly escaped after a night engagement. air raids continued on Cavite and Clark Field with civilian casualties noted. A new landing near Legaspi was announced by Tokyo, as MacArthur reported 118 bombers in today’s attacks.
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U.S
Luzon
Manila
U.P
Philippine
Philippines
Associated Press
Pacific
Japan
War Department
Philippine Archipelago
Legaspi
Zambales
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Aparri
Vigan
Hawaii
West Coast
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Thomas G. Hart
Hart
Cavite
Admiral Hart
Luzon Island
Wake Island
Imperial Tokyo
Brains Behind Attack On U S Gen Sugiyama
The Japanese chief of staff Gen Sugiyama, aligned with the big army, helped push the country's costly war with China. As war minister he scorned liberalism and backed the 1938 fascistic national mobilization bill, while sabotaging liberal cabinets. Yet he is likely less influential inside the army than Gen Jiro Minami, head of the Minami Clique.
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Gen Sugiyama
Ching
Jiro Minami
World War Powers Proposed to Arm President
Congressional leaders plan a single wartime powers bill to grant President Roosevelt sweeping authority for all domestic and foreign war efforts against Japan Germany and Italy. The measure would mirror wartime grants given to Wilson and include powers to take over transportation and provide wartime legality to executive actions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
Germany
Italy
Wilson
Congress
Manila Position Dangerous By Dewitt Mackenzie
Manila analysis notes the Philippines in a precarious position as Japanese forces threaten Luzon from both north and south while reinforcements are anticipated. The piece cites General MacArthur’s resolve and praises Marines on Wake Island, and weighs Japan’s possible moves toward Singapore and the Soviet Union’s potential entry.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Manila
Luzon
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Wakea
Sirens Banned During Air Raid Warnings in Tucson
City leaders move to ban sirens except during air raid alarms. Manager Phil J Martin Jr. given dictatorial powers as Greater Tucson defense chief. County supervisors and South Tucson councilmen to mirror action by midnight. Chief Harold C Wheeler named deputy to act in Martin's absence. Davis Monthan base to announce enemy approaches. Martin to relay alerts to police for enforcement. Siren ban disregarded in ongoing air raid protocols.
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Tucson
Phil
J Martin, Jr
Pima
South Tucson
Walter
Ellis
Gladstone -MacKenzie
Martin
Municipal ‘Defense Board
Harold C
Wheeler
Davis-Monthan Air Base
New Tax Plan to be Drafted for War Revenue
Congressional leaders Doughton and George announced plans to draft legislation for several billion dollars in new war taxes after a luncheon with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau. They declined to predict a passage date, stressing careful, rapid preparation without reckless steps.
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Washington
R. L. Doughton
House
Ways’ and Means Committee
Walter‘ F. George
the. Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau,” Jr
Doughton
British Sub Hits Italian Cruiser in Central Mediterranean
The admiralty said a British submarine torpedoed and probably sank an Italian cruiser during an attack at dusk in the central Mediterranean. Three hits were claimed as heavily screened by destroyers. low visibility and rough seas hindered observation.
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London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
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