Greeks pressing Italians in Albania as Chimara falls closer
Greek fronts report Italian forces evacuating Chimara on the Albanian coast while Greeks push along a 100 mile front toward Valona bay. Greek advances threaten key strongholds near Tepelini and Klisura as winter battles unfold with Italian counter moves repulsed in snowbound ranges.
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Athens
U.P
Chimara
Valona
Pogradec
Valona Bay
Elbasan
Klisura
Tepelini
Adriatic
Albania
U S Embassy Clerk Freed by Germans in France
Mrs Elizabeth Deegan United States embassy receptionist in Paris was freed by German authorities after more than a week in custody on charges of aiding a British officer to escape Nazi occupied France She is 40 and from Asheville North Carolina
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Vichy
France
Elizabeth Deegan
United States
Paris
Deegan
Asheville
N. C
French Clash Ends Rebel Bid in Indo China Saigon
French authorities said they smashed a native Communist revolt in Indo China and broke up plans to seize arms for a march on Saigon. About 1 000 natives were arrested as officials promised a complete cleanup of rebel leaders once protected under France's Popular Front government.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Popular Front
France
Army mobilizes regular reserve in 28 739 men order
The War Department ordered the mobilization of 28 739 regular army reserve corps members by February 15. Those without dependents or in key civilian roles will be discharged. mobilized members serve four-year terms, with pay of 2 dollars monthly and 3 dollars monthly per month served, upon active duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
War Department
Regular Army Reserve Corps
Department
Reserve
Congress
Fire Destroys Defense Plant in Hoboken
Fire swept the Condenser Service and Engineering Corp plant in Hoboken early today causing a loss of up to 1 million dollars per company officials. One man, night watchman George Jacobs of Jersey City, was killed while attempting to obtain papers inside the office.
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Hoboken
N. J
Condenser Service and Engineering Corp
National Defense
George Jacobs
Jersey City
Jacobs
Loaf Anderson
North Bergen
H. C. Evens
John F. Gilday
Rumania Oil Fire Halts Traffic On Major Line
Rumania’s second large oil field fire in six days stopped all railroad traffic on the Bucharest to Germany Poland and Russia trunk line. Officials said the line would be closed for several days due to a bridge fire caused by an overpressurized pipeline. A Standard Oil subsidiary operates nearby at Teleajean.
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Bucharest
Rumania
U.P
Germany
Poland
Russia
Constanza
Black Sea
Danube
Teleajean
Alagureasca
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil
Ploesti
Two Plans Offer Aid To Britain In War Effort
Washington officials report two approaches for assisting Britain with naval escorts for supply ships and selling foreign flag cargo vessels to Britain. Both require congressional action and possible neutrality law amendments before implementation.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Caribbean
British Isles
Great Britain
Denmark
State Department
Lord Lothian
American Farm Bureau Association
Baltimore
Lothian
Britain
Goldwater Holds Big Lead in Arizona Amateur Golf
Bob Goldwater, former Southwestern title holder and pre-tournament favorite, leads Gray Madison by 7 holes at the halfway point in the 36-hole semi finals of the Arizona Amateur in Phoenix. Jack Trimble is six up on Kim Bannister, with a probable Goldwater Trimble final. Semi-finalists all hail from Phoenix as wind and fast greens challenge play.
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Phoenix
Bob Goldwater
Southwestern
Gray Madison
Arizona
Jack Trimble
Kim Bannister
Goldwater
Phoenix Country Club
FDR and Duke of Windsor Plan Caribbean Bases
President Roosevelt and the Duke of Windsor agreed on Caribbean out posts as stepping stones for U S defense. Roosevelt said far offshore bases reduce risk and named Newfoundland Bermuda Bahamas as key locations. They discussed protecting the Panama Canal during an 11 day tour aboard the U S S Tuscaloosa with destroyers present off Eleuthera.
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U. S. Tuscaloosa
Roosevelt
Charleston
S. C
Duke of Windsor
Caribbean
U. S
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Bahamas
Puerto Rico
Windward
Leeward
Gibraltar
United States
Miami
Panama Canal
Three
Americas
Duke
The
Mr. Roosevelt
Mayrant
Trippe
Eleuthera
Laval Ousted In French Shake-Up
In Vichy on December 14, Marshal Petain ousted Pierre Laval from the government and cut communications with the outside world. Pierre Etienne-Flandin became foreign minister, Marcel Peyrouton named interior minister and “strong man.” New protection groups formed as Laval’s resignation aimed to unify France and ease relations with Germany.
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Robert Okin
Vichy
France
Philippe Petain
Pierre Laval
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Petain
Laval
Pierre Etienne-Flandin
Marcel Peyrouton
Verdun
Peyrouton
Groupe de Protection
Flandin
No Defeat In Africa Says Italian Source
The Italian high command claims no British victory in Egypt with counter attacks lightening pressure on the western drive. Virginio Gayda says the desert battle is ongoing and Greece and Egypt are mere episodes in Italy's broader war. The Rome radio vows no peace offer. Allied losses include six Gloster fighters shot down with Italians suffering minimal losses. In Albania Italian counter attacks repel Greek advances near the Usum river with heavy Greek losses. The communique notes an Italian submarine sinking a 12,000-ton British convoy steamer on December 5.
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Associated Press
Rome
Egypt
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
Gayda
Greece
Italy
Albania
Usum River
Atlantic
Fascist Axis Wobble Deepens After Egyptian Defeat
DeWitt MacKenzie reports the Italian setback in western Egypt signals a widening breach in the Berlin Rome axis. Graziani’s invasion force is smashed with heavy losses, while Germany and Italy contemplate a potential Mussolini Hitler meeting as British air and desert forces press onward.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Germany
Egypt
Marshal Graziani
Libya
Italian Lines Strafed While Bout Continues
In Cairo reports British sources say Italian columns moved toward Tobruk from Sollum while not confirming a Libyan retreat from Bardia. RAF bombings hit Salum and Derna, with raids on Bardia and Gazala as British forces press the offensive in Egypt and Libya.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Sollum
Tobruk
Bardia
Salum
Capuzzo
Libya
Derna
RAF
Gubbi
Gambut
Tmimi
Bomba
Gazala
Tobruk-Bardia
Rodolfo Graziani
Hamburgs Port Wrecked by RAF Bombs in Wide raids
London dispatch reports Hamburg is nearly unrecognizable after more than 60 British air raids. The air ministry noted raids on Kiel Bremen Holland docks and air fields and a submarine base at Lorient with further strikes dispersing Germanys rail network and attacking the Dortmund Ems Canal.
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London
U.P
Hamburg
Air Ministry
Kiel
Bremen
Holland
Bordeaux
France
Berlin
Germany
Royal Air Force
Lorient
Dortmund-Ems
Italy Seeks Evacuation Amid Ethiopian Unrest
Italy, facing mounting native unrest in Ethiopia, especially among Gojjam tribes, seeks to evacuate women and children. Rome worries about British blockade hindering any refugee movement while Mussolini keeps troops in Ethiopia, hampering possible actions in Sudan or Kenya. Haile Selassie is said to be organizing further revolt as rebel activity continues.
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Frederick Kuh
London
Iitaly
Ethiopia
Lake Tsana
Italy
Africa
Mussolini
Sudan
Kenya
Eae Ee Haile Selassie
Udan
Red Sea
Liner Western Prince Torpedoed Near Ireland
The British liner Western Prince, carrying 60 passengers and a heavy cargo including bombing planes, reported torpedo damage about 400 miles northwest of Ireland. The signal was picked up by Mackay radio via Portpatrick at 2 02 a m EST. Among those aboard was Canadian minister C D Howe. The ship had left December 6 and was due at an English port the next day.
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New York
Ireland
Mackay Radio
Portpatrick
Scotland
Furness, Withy and Company
C. D. Howe
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United Press
Tripoli
Tepelini-Klisura
U.S
Army
Fdr
Windsor
By Douglas B.ecornell
Hitler
Axis
Mtch
Irish
Tucson Daily Citizen
E. R. Tipton
East Adams
State Theater
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