Manila Bombing Kills Dozens as Philippines Hold Line
Japanese air raid on Nichols field area in Manila leaves at least 75 dead and 300 wounded as 100 small residences and stores burn. Lingayen battle reportedly ends with Japanese troops wiped out while Tokyo admits losses and Wake Island fights on amid mixed reports from Batavia and Manila.
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Nichols Air Field
Nichols Field
Wake Island
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Philippines
Far East
Domei
Saigon
Indo-China
Hong Kong
Kowloon
Buenos Aires
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Army
Luzon
Lingayen
Hitler Turning To New Fields In Red Rout
Allied observers in London predicted a disastrous end to the invasion of Russia as Moscow announced a 750,000 strong German army defeated. Signs pointed to Hitler planning a new campaign via Bulgaria into Turkey and the Middle East with Britain rushing aerial reinforcements and Bulgaria declaring war on Britain and the United States.
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Bulgaria
Turkey
Middle East
Fuehrer
Britain
North Africa
United States
Germany
Black Sea
Europe
Roosevelt
U. S
Los Angeles Radio Stations Drop Off Air on Army Orders
Los Angeles stations halted broadcasting from 10:22 am to 11:27 am Pacific Time on unexplained Army orders. The fourth interceptor command had no statement, and the sheriff’s office reported no alert posted at the local air raid warning center.
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Los Angeles
P.S.T
Fourth Interceptor Command
Stimson urges expansion of draft to 10 million force
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson urged a vastly expanded draft law to build a 10 million man army. He spoke as the Army recruiting service sought 20 000 Air Corps volunteers aged 20 to 26 each month and 150 000 ground service volunteers aged 18 to 35. The bill would register all men 18 to 64 with 19 to 44 subject to service, signaling a win in World War II mobilization and commitment to victory.
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Washington
U.P
Henry L. Stimson
House Military Affairs Committee
Army Recruiting Service
Air Corps
Stimson
Andrew J. May
United States
Higher Rail Rates Asked Of Commission
The nation's railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to day for increased freight and passenger rates generating about 356 million dollars in extra yearly revenue. The request aims to cover higher operating costs from wage increases granted to employers. The plan calls for a ten percent rise in most passenger fares with an exception for military furlough travel rate.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary Knox On Way To Washington
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox arrived in San Diego from Hawaii and departed for Washington after a brief Pacific theater inspection. The 11th Naval District offered no details and Knox said he would not speak until meeting President Roosevelt in Washington.
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Galif
Frank Knox
Hawaiian Islands
Washington
11Th Naval District
Knox
Pacific
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Nazis to Execute Hundred in France
A Reuter dispatch from Vichy says German authorities in occupied France announced that 100 Jews and Communists would be shot. A fine of 1,000,000,000 francs ($20,000,000) was imposed on Jews in occupied territories for recent attacks on German troops.
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London
Reuters
Vichy
France
Italian Cruisers Sunk by British Dutch Destroyer Attack
In the Mediterranean a squadron of four destroyers engaged two Italian cruisers. One cruiser sunk, the other left burning, and a British submarine reportedly sunk another cruiser yesterday. The destroyers suffered no casualties or damage. They also sank a motor torpedo boat and heavily damaged another.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Bob Jones' Son to Attend Annapolis Naval Academy
Albert Claude Jones, son of former Gov and Mrs Bob Jones, has been appointed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis Md He was nominated by Senator Ernest W McFarland after passing re examinations in Washington
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Albert Claude Jones
Bob Jones
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Jones
U. S
Ernest W. McFarland
Washington, D
Japanese Are Common Enemy, Litvinoff Says
Russian Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff labeled Japan the common enemy at a Washington press conference. He said axis gangsters threaten Allied unity and that great powers will act in concert against aggression. He warned the Soviet will not let Hitler hibernate and vowed collective triumph.
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Washington
Maxim Litvinoff
Japan
America Girds For Fight On All Fronts In War Crisis
Washington reports national mobilization as Americans face extended war. Draft legislation aims to register 40 million males 18 to 65, with 10 million in service. production boosts and higher taxes promised. In the Pacific, Philippines resist and Wake and Midway hold. Dutch submarines claim 4,000 Japanese killed off Thailand and on Borneo, while mobilization proceeds in NEI.
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Ernest Barcella
Washington
U.P
United States
Lnes
Philippines
Pacific
Luzon
Manila
Wake
Midway
Far East
America
Atlantic
Congress
Far East Battle Harasses Nazis Fuels Luzon Assault News
The article reports an imminent Japanese push on Luzon Philippines with heavy sea forces near Zambales and fresh air battles over Manila. Japanese landings at Lingayen are reported wiped out, signaling a major Pacific Theater test for Allied defenses.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Luzon
Philippines
Manila
Cavite
Zambales
Japanese claim Arizona sunk in Hawaii air raid
Tokyo reports three U S battleships sunk in the Pearl Harbor attack. The Arizona is now claimed as sunk, joining Oklahoma and West Virginia. No independent verification given. Hong Kong's fall deemed imminent as Kowloon defenses crumble under sustained air attack.
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United States
Hawaii
U. S. S. Arizona
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Naval
Imperial Headquarters
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Hong Kong
Britain
Hongkong
Kowloon
Kow
Guam Isolates as Japanese Force Probing Invasion Likely
The Navy reports Guam cannot be reached by radio or cable and says invasion by Japanese forces is probable. Fewer than 400 naval personnel and 155 Marines were on Guam with repeated bombing and landings cited. Wake and Midway Islands continue to resist, per the 9 a.m. communique.
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Pacific
Guam
Raedio
Cable
Navy
Wake
Midway
Hawaii
Philippines
Navy Department
Defense Bonds and Stamps Drive War Support Drive
The Tucson Daily Citizen urges citizens to back the war effort by purchasing defense bonds and stamps. Bonds start at 18.75 dollars and stamps as low as 10 cents, available at banks and post offices, with stamps also sold in retail stores.
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Japan
Tucson Daily Citizen
Japanese plan for improvised air bases revealed in Philippines
The war department described Japan’s scheme as improvised air bases outside ground defenses after blasts at Cebu and Clark Field near Manila. The announcement followed reports of Pearl Harbor era withdrawals and indicated the enemy aimed to secure bases beyond the defended area.
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Japan
Philippines
War Department
Department
Cebu
Luzon
Clark Field
Manila
British advance in Libya continues toward Rommel near Ain El Gazala
British troops push westward in Libya as mobile columns sweep the desert to trap Axis forces south of Tobruk. A spokesman says more prisoners and material are captured and Rommel's forces east of Ain El Gazala are encircled. Ain El Gazala lies 40 miles west of Tobruk.
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Philippines
Fuehrer
Middle East
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Derna
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Gazala
London
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Libya
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