England Warned On War Aid As US Debates Loans
Treasury head Morgenthau told a House committee that Britain cannot commit to more U S war material purchases unless financial aid is extended. He implied Congress must modify the Johnson Act to permit loans or credits, and cautioned debt limits may need raising to 60 000 000 000 or 65 000 000 000. Secretary Hull urged speed in defense production amid looming British needs.
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Washington
Morgenthau
House Appropriations Committee
Frederick Phillips
Treasury
England
United States
Congress
Britain
Treasury Secretary
Treasury-Post Office Appropriations
Department
Great Britain
Hull
National Association of Manufacturers
William S. Knudsen
Defense
Roosevelt
Jones
British Carry Out Raids On German Bases
British bombers attacked Mannheim area aircraft factories dye plants and a U boat base at Bordeaux plus six merchantmen off the French coast in a seven hour raid. Fires and explosions reported at Ludwigshafen Neckarstadt Stever Heilbronn and other targets.
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London
Mannheim
Germany
Bordeaux
France
Air Ministry
Upper Rhine
Ludwigshaven
Neckarstadt
Stever
Heilbronn
Neckar
Air Ministry News Service
U S Move To Train Doctors For New Army
The War department authorized 584 056 dollars to build quarters for reserve officers and 750 enlisted men at Walter Reed General hospital. Reserve officers will study surgery and general medical practice while enlisted personnel receive training as laboratory X ray dental technicians ward masters and ward nurses.
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Washington
War Department
Walter Reed General Hospital
Laval Joins Talk With Nazi Envoy
United Kingdom air and home security ministries report 4 588 civilians killed and 6 202 injured in German air raids in November. Attacks targeted Coventry Birmingham Bristol Southampton Portsmouth with 2 289 men 1 806 women and 493 children among the dead. Injured include 3 493 men 2 251 women and 458 children.
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London
Air and Home Security Ministries
United Kingdom
Coventry
Birmingham
Bristol
Southhampton
Portsmouth
Home Security
Truman Proposed For Judgeship Of Pinal
The Pinal county board of supervisors asked Governor Jones to appoint W. C. Truman as judge of the Pinal county superior court to replace Ernest W. McFarland who resigns December 31 after being elected U. S. senator. Truman, a former state senator from Pinal, is deemed fully qualified.
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Phoenix
Pinal
Superior Court
Truman
Pinal County
Laval Reenters Vichy Talks With Petain and Abetz
Pierre Laval the ousted vice premier and foreign minister rejoined discussions in Vichy today. He reportedly returned at the request of German ambassador Otto Abetz for talks with Chief of State Marshal Petain and Abetz in Bern reports.
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Vichy
Pierre Laval
Marshal Petain
Otto Abetz
Bern
Switzerland
Laval
Abetz
Laval Returns to Vichy for Lunch Talk with Abetz and Petain
In Bern on December 17 1940 Pierre Laval reappeared in Vichy for a lunch table talk with Otto Abetz and Philippe Petain. The meeting followed Laval's expulsion from the French cabinet and guards at the hour. Observers fear a possible German move in France while diplomats say Abetz only sought Laval's account before reporting to Hitler. Petain remained cool in the discussions.
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Abetz
France
Vichy
Laval
Hitler
Petain
Tucson Hails Streamliner First Arrival
Southern Pacific Arizona Limited arrives in Tucson and Phoenix with Gov. R. T. Jones aboard. The maiden trip from Chicago took 37 hours five minutes, cutting 10 hours from prior schedules and attracting about 1000 Tucsonians despite threatening skies.
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Southern
Arizona
Tucson
Phoenix
Southern Pacific
Arizona Limited
Gov. R. T. Jones
Chicago
Invasion Talk Surfaces as Britain Warns of Spring Assault
Lord Beaverbrook says Germany may invade Britain before spring by land sea or air. He notes new Whirlwind fighter aiding daylight air control and praises U S planes like P-40. He predicts 26 000 Allied aircraft from the United States in 1942 and a 3 000 per month output plan.
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London
U.P
Lord Beaverbrook
Germany
British Isles
Britain
Beaverbrook
United States
Hitler
Europe
RAF Joins In Durazzo Drive Aiding Greeks
Allied operations reported as RAF bombed Durazzo Albania's major port while Greek forces pressed seven counterattacks to break the last mountain defenses around Valona on the Adriatic. Greek high command said cold weather limited activity but gains continued in Pogradetz region and nearby hills.
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Raf
Durazzo Drive
Associated Press
Athens
Durazzo
Italy
Albania
Valona
Adriatic Sea
Argirorastro
Tepelini
Klisura
Pogradetz
Armour Seen As envoy to Great Britain
Norman Armour, ace career diplomat and U S ambassador to Argentina, is discussed as a likely successor to the British ambassador post in London after the Marquess of Lothian’s death. Born in England to American parents, Armour has held posts in Japan, Russia, and Europe.
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Norman Armour
U. S.S
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Washington
United States
Argentina
Marquess of Lothian
Roosevelt
London
Armour
England
Japan
Russia
Large British Drive To Begin Against Ethiopia
British military operations against Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland may start soon. The Press Association reports offensive patrolling by Australian troops on the northern Kenyan frontier near Ethiopia. Cairo headquarters note rains in northern Kenya have ceased, enabling offensives.
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London
U.P
Ethiopia
The
Press Association
Cairo
Kenya
Lyons Named City Attorney Amid Protest At Lyons Vote
City council votes to replace B G Thompson with John D Lyons Jr amid objections from William Stuart Nicholas and Fred D Lee who argue against the method. James Elliott Dunseath absent. Nicholas seeks delay and asks for open nominations. Lyons was proposed by William H Codd with W E Gambrell seconding.
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B. G. Thompson
John D. Lyons
Cusick and
Lyons
William Stuart Nicholas
Fred D. Lee
Lee
James Elliott Dunseath
Nicholas
William H. Codd
W. E. Gambrell
City Central Democratic
British drive to Libyan coast presses toward Bardia
British troops pushing from the Libyan side of the Egyptian border seek to consolidate their positions by advancing on the port of Bardia about 19 miles inside Libyan waters. A fall of Bardia would open easier landings from ships and improve supply options as forces prepare for further action in Libya.
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Libya
Mersa Matruh
Egypt
Cairo
Suez
Sollum
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Marshal Graziani
Third Spy Hanged in British Prison
London December 17 Charles Albert Van Den Kiemboom 26 a Netherlands subject was hanged at Pentonville prison as a German spy the third enemy agent executed in a week He and two others Jose Waldberg and Karo Meier were sentry agents with portable radio transmitters to report to Germany Meier born in Germany and Waldberg a native German were tried with Kiemboom all part of the same espionage ring in World War II.
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London
Charles Albert van den Kiemboom
Netherlands
Pentonville
Jose Waldberg
Karo Meier
Kiemboom
Germany
Waldberg
Meier
Takarumuka
Japan
Petain Defies Nazis With Bold Move Over Laval
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes Marshal Petain's firing of Vice-Premier Laval and refusal to let German troops pass French ports. The piece contemplates Abetz’s investigation, potential occupation of France, and Petain’s calculated risk as Hitler weighs a response.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Fuehrer
Hitler
France
Marshal Petain
Laval
French
Mussolini
Libya
Italian planes hit British cruiser off Libyan coast
Rome reports Italian torpedo planes struck a 6000 ton British cruiser near Bardia amid continuing Libyan desert fighting. The high command said air bombardments harried British forces despite bad weather as Albanian front activity continued and Sudan patrols reported.
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Rome
Bardia
Libyan
High Command
Albania
11Th Army
North Africa
Sudan
British forces push toward Bardia in Libyan campaign
British mechanized units launched a strike across the Libyan border toward the port of Bardia as three Italian forts fell to advancing troops. Salum and Capuzzo captured, aiding a westward drive toward Tobruk with air and naval bombardment and renewed patrols along the East African Kenya frontier.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bardia
Musaid
Sidi Omar
Sheffertan
Capuzzo
Kenya
East Africa
Royal Air Force
Middle East
Fort Capuzzo
Salum
Tobruk
Rodolfo Graziani
Libyan
Tripoli
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