Roosevelt Plans Vast US Aid to Britain Under New Defense Scheme
President Roosevelt outlined a broad program to back Britain with at least 2.5 billion dollars in tanks planes and munitions through a lend or lease arrangement with repayment in kind after the war He expected Congress to act early in 1941 to authorize funding and borrow from the treasury while noting details would be worked out with London The plan aims to speed up defense production and keep the United States out of direct war while aiding Britain in its war effort with a potential for increased national debt.
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Washington
Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
England
Congress
Minton
D-Ind
Treasury
London
Bases in Latin America Move Toward Construction
Washington reports actual work has started on selecting and surveying air and naval bases across South and Central America. The inter-American bases will be loan financed and remain property of the respective nations with no leases or sovereignty changes. Details like locations are kept secret and decisions involve regional military authorities with US officials.
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Washington
South
Central America
Europe
Asia
United States
Great Britain
Greeks claim Klisura capture in Albania amid coastal flare
Frontier dispatches say Greek troops entered Klisura at 9 30 am after an artillery barrage and a battle with Bersaglieri and tanks, with Greek casualties about 50 dead and 90 wounded and Italian losses heavy. Reports also claim captures on the coast near Valona and Palasa as British forces break through Bardia's perimeter toward Tobruk and Derna.
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Struga
Jugoslav
U.P
Frontier
Klisura
Albania
Berat
Athens
Greek War Ministry
Bersaglieri
Valona
Palasa
Irrigation to be doubled say Murdock in Tempe
U S Rep John R Murdock told a conference at Arizona State Teachers College in Tempe that Arizona's irrigated area could double in twenty years due to the Colorado river water. He cited the Gila project in Yuma county expected to water over 150000 acres and urged reclamation projects be part of national defense.
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Tempe
U. S
John R. Murdock
Arizona
Colorado River
Arizona State Teachers College
Gila
Yuma County
Murdock
Britain Needs Big Amount Of War Supplies
A Washington official estimated at least 2.5 billion dollars in war supplies would be needed under any lend lease plan to support Britain. He noted Britain already has orders totaling 2 billion under cash and carry, with 2 to 3 billion more needed postwar to rehabilitate the country.
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Washington
Great Britain
Britain
Roosevelt
Britain Says Army Must Strike Deep to Win War
London reports a ministry statement declaring Britain cannot win until the army has struck deep into Axis countries. It says about 2,000,000 in the army and 1,000,000 in the home guard, with no season for invasion and a need to keep substantial mobile forces ready to crush any invaders.
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London
Great Britain
Ministry of Information
Germany
Italy
Britain
Production Of Planes To Hit Peak In 1941
American factories aim to produce 1,500 to 1,700 war planes monthly, about 18,000 to 20,000 annually, over the next seven months. Knudsen notes production trails schedule by 30 percent while industry cites limited engines, tools, and personnel. The calendar year will see just over 5,000 military aircraft built, with engine shortages delaying mass output until 1941.
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Devon Francis A. P
New York
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Washington
Defense Commission
Knudsen
England
Roosevelt vetoes Walter Logan bill expanding court over agencies
President Roosevelt vetoed the Walter Logan bill that would enlarge court authority over federal administrative agencies. He warned the measure would cause chaos and endless litigation at a critical time, arguing action matters more than argument.
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House
Roosevelt
Walter-Logan
U.P
Walter Logan
Congress
Robert H. Jackson
Senate
Moore Named Highway Patrol Chief for New Term
Governor-elect Osborn appoints Horace Moore of Phoenix as superintendent of the Arizona highway patrol with Orville L. Smith of Yuma as his assistant. Both served under former Gov Moeur. Moore to succeed W. A. Allen. Moore vows to deliver good public service and cites 22 years in Phoenix and Northwestern traffic institute training.
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Phoenix
Sidney P. Osborn
Horace Moore
Osborn
Orville L. Smith
Yuma
Moore
B. B. Moeur
Smith
W. A. Allen
Arizona
Texas
Northwestern University
Traffic Institute
Inter
Laval Position Is Mystery In French Crisis
In Vichy on December 18 Laval's ally Fernand de Brinon was said to have gained reinforced powers amid the crisis. Pierre Laval, ousted vice premier and foreign minister, arrived in Paris as a private citizen after talks with Otto Abetz to explain Laval's dismissal.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Fernand de Brinon
Pierre Laval
Paris
Ralyn Heinzen
U.P
Otto Abetz
Marshal Philippe Petain
Abetz
Adolf Hitler
Chateau Laval
Chateldon
Klisura in Flames as Greeks Claim Attack
Greek forces report Klisura, an Italian held stronghold in the south, is burning in a revealed attack. Details indicate Greek forces struck the Italian position and captured the area, with confirmation pending on the page 16 coverage.
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Klisura
Athens
Greece
Italy Claims Pressure Loss On New Front
British troops in Libya have eased their assault on Graziani's force under steady Italian bombardment. The Italian high command said a British cruiser hit by two torpedoes from Italian planes sank afterward. Colonel Aramu, an Atlantic flyer with Italo Balbo, is reported missing in a bombing plane lost in North Africa.
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Rome
Libya
Rodolfo Graziani
Bardia
High Command
Aramu
Atlantic
Italo Balbo
Hull Sees Britain's Spring Crisis Over War Supplies
Secretary Hull warns Britain could face a life or death crisis next spring unless American war aid deliveries rise significantly. Beaverbrook says Germany plans invasion of England by land and air before spring, with Hitler aiming a colossal air assault. Both sides rush to prepare amid heavy bombing as weather may accelerate events.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hull
Britain
Germany
Hitler
England
Fuehrer
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook
British Surprise and Kill 50 Men on Kenya Line
British empire forces attacking El Uak on the Kenya Ethiopia frontier killed 50 Italian troops and captured 75. Gold Coast and South African troops with AFVs and artillery led the assault, aided by the South African Air Force dropping 214 tons of bombs. At least three field guns and multiple machine guns were seized along with military stores.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Italy
Kenya-Ethiopia
el Uak
Gold Coast
el Auk
British Forces Rout Italians in Libyan Offensive Push
From Libyan front lines Edward Kennedy reports the British entered the tenth day of offensive action as Italian forces in Egypt retreat and reinforcements strike toward Bardia. British success rests on surprise, thorough planning, and superior close-quarters fighting.
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Edward Kennedy
Egypt
Bardia
Italy
Nibeiwa
Sae
British Return To Attacks In Germany
The Royal Air Force conducted industrial target raids at Mannheim on the Rhine and bombed German held channel ports and airdromes in Germany. Attacks continued despite bad weather though Britain reported a quiet night with no new reports.
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London
Royal Air Force
Mannheim
Germany
Rhine
Air Ministry
Britain
Ministry of Home Security
British raid drives Italians toward Derna in Libya
British RAF reports Italian troops retreating toward Derna after heavy bombing and machine-gun attacks. Observers note isolation of Bardia and a ten day western desert drive by Britain's Army of the Nile, with further raids on El Wak and Derna airfields amid poor weather.
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Cairo
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Derna
Libya
R.A.F
Bardia
Tobruk
Western Desert
Italy
Libyan
Britain
Army of
Kenya
Ethiopia
Richard Austen Butler
House of Commons
Two Tankers Attacked by Submarines Near Hebrides
Two large tankers reported submarine attacks about 350 miles northwest of the Hebrides. Dutch tanker Pendrecht said she was torpedoed and sought help, followed by Norwegian tanker Dalfonn reporting an attack and a suspicious Dutch-flagged tanker nearby.
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Hebrides
Pendrecht
MacKay
Dalfonn
Daltonn
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