Jap Subs Take Toll Of Ships Off West Coast
Reports from Eureka and San Francisco describe multiple Japanese submarine attacks off California. The tanker Emidio was torpedoed with survivors missing and wounded, while the H. M. Storey escaped behind a smoke screen after a deck gun exchange. Details include 31 survivors led by Captain C. A. Farrow, with five wounded and five missing, amid attacks near Cape Mendocino and Monterey.
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San Francisco
UPI
H. M. Storey
Point Arguello
Los Angeles
U.S
California
Storey
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast
Emidio
Cape Mendocino
Hammond Lumter Company
Samoa
San Diego
Navy Department
Matson
Lahaina
Hawaii
Eureka
Coast Guard
C. A. Farrow
Long Beach
American And Filipino Armies Hold Luzon Offensive
U S and Filipino forces resist a Japanese assault on Luzon as 80 000 to 100 000 troops six to eight divisions press a landing in Lingayen Gulf near Agoo. The clash continues near Davao Mindanao with a strong fleet escort protecting the invasion effort.
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Washington
Department
Luzon
Philippines
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
Agoo
Davao
Mindano
Mani i
J. Philippine
Nvar
Mindanao
Mrs. McFarland Improves After Child's Death
Washington dispatch reports Mrs. Ernest W. McFarland wife of Arizona's junior senator is much improved after a critical condition following the birth of a child that died. The tragedy follows a prior report of the birth and death, marking a solemn sequence in the senator's family.
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Washington
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Reds Break German Lines Near Maloyaroslavets
London dispatch reports Soviet forces breached fortified German positions and pushed wedges four miles into enemy lines near Maloyaroslavets about seventy miles southwest of Moscow. German reinforcements were redirected as Spain's Blue Legion is recalled to Madrid.
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London
Maloyaroslavets
Moscow
Red Army
Ka- Inga
Russia
Spain
Blue Legion
Madrid
British Stab Far Into Axis Libyan Lines
Cairo reports a British mechanized column long lost in Libyan sands now blocks a German Italian retreat toward Tripoli. A front line patrol 150 miles inside Tripolitania struck an Axis garrison, claiming a major victory with significant air losses inflicted on the enemy.
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Cairo
U.R
Cyrenaican
Tripoli
Egypt
Britain
Libya
Tripolitania
el Agheila
Gulf of Sirte
Cirenaica
al Ablar
Bengali
Cirene
Appolonia
Derna
Africa
RAF destroys Japanese planes on ground in Burma report
RAF strikes eastern Thailand air base destroying grounded planes and fuel reserves. Japanese aircraft were described as machine gunners from tree top altitude with no survivors, while all British planes returned unscathed.
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Rangoon
Burma
RAF
Thailand
New Nazi Move Seen As Hitler Takes Helm
A wartime dispatch reports a shift in Nazi command as Adolf Hitler consolidates power and signals new strategic moves amid escalating invasions. The article notes elevated leadership changes and wider aggressive policy.
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Hitler
Hitler fires Von Brauchitsch and broadens war aims
The report notes Adolf Hitler axing Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch and assuming direct command, prompting speculation on renewed German campaigns in Russia Spain North Africa or the Middle East. Claims of Allied naval losses and Spanish pressure surface as Madrid hosts hidden talks.
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Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Fuehrer
Germany
Russia
Europe
Spain
Gibraltar
French
West Africa
Middle East
Turkey
Britain
Atlantic
Moscow
London
Hitler
North Africa
Madrid
Libya
Dakar
MacArthur
Philippines
Marshal von Brauchitsch
Supreme Court Allows Employer to Express Views on Labor Policy
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 0 decision, held that the Wagner Act does not bar an employer from stating its views on labor policies. The ruling returns Virginia Electric and Power Company case to the labor board for redetermination, criticizing the board’s finding of a company dominated union as ambiguously supported. The opinion urges the board to clarify the issues.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Murphy
Labor Board
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Knox Says 14 Axis Submarines Sunk by U S Navy
Secretary Knox reported United States naval forces have damaged or sunk at least 14 German submarines and several Japanese subs in the Atlantic and Pacific. He cited credible claims of kills during three months of patrols and noted threats to Allied shipping off both coasts.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Knox
California
Navy
President Roosevelt Begins War Planning Talks With Allies
President Roosevelt conducted preliminary talks with envoys from the Soviet Union China and the Netherlands and met with British ambassador Lord Halifax. The White House described the discussions as very preliminary and aimed at coordinating a unity of action against the Axis.
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Washington
Netherlands
United States
Roosevelt
Axis
Maxim Litvinoff
Hu Shih
A. Loudon
Lord Halifax
White House
Britain
Russia
China
Stephen Early
New Draft Act Signed By FDR To Speed War
President Roosevelt signed a bill enlarging the selective service plan as the Senate heard calls to halt volunteers and rely on the draft to create a 6,000,000 manpower war machine. The act requires 18 to 64 register and 20 to 44 for active service, with Navy and Marine requests for drafting. senators urged rapid expansion to a two Ocean War.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Hill
Stimson
Navy
Congress
Pepper
D-Fla
Senate Military Committee
Gurney
R-S.d
Philippines Stand Under Japanese Landings In Luzon
In Lingayen Gulf area about 100 miles northwest of Manila, Japanese forces land in strength to seize Luzon as MacArthur’s troops defend. Hitler assumes supreme command, signaling crisis in Europe. Mixed news from Philippines tallies progress and peril with reinforcements looming.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Philippines
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
Luzon
MacArthur
Pacific
Lingayen Landing Under Fire As Japanese Assault Rebuffed
American and Filipino fighters repelled a mass Japanese landing near Lingayen Gulf as 80 transports unloaded off the Lingayen gateway to Manila. Far Eastern command reports heavy fighting with tanks and shore defences holding the coast 100 miles northwest of Manila.
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Manila
Lingayen
Far Eastern Command
Philippine
Lingayen Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Army
Far East
MacArthur
Luzon
Vigan
Agao
Philippines
Troops Guard Welders Strike at California Defense Plants
U P reports in San Francisco that four Bay Area defense plants are protected by troops and armored cars to prevent a welders strike from halting ship and armament production. Hundreds of soldiers stand at Richmond and Alameda yards with armed vehicles, as AFL welders dispute jurisdiction and a soundtruck incites a brief disturbance.
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San Francisco
U.P
San Francisco Bay Area
Yord-California
Richmond Shipbuilding Corp
Richmond
Pacific Bridge Co
Alameda
Western Pipe, and Steel
AFL
Todd-California
Hong Kong Defenses Report Hold Despite Japanese Assaults
British forces in Hong Kong were described as being held by late Sunday despite furious daytime assaults. The colonial office cited a message from Governor Sir Mark Young noting continued enemy activity but resistance remained. The report framed Japanese advances as near completion, with fighting shifting to street and guerrilla actions as defense lines wavered.
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London
Hongkong
Colonial Office
Mark Young
Ms.t
Singapore
Damel
Tokyo
Defense Bonds and Stamps Called for War Support
The Tucson Daily Citizen urges Americans to back the war effort by buying defense bonds and stamps. Bonds cost as little as $18.75 and stamps from 10 cents, available at banks, post offices, and some retail stores, with a call for regular purchases.
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Japan
Tucson Daily Citizen
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National Defense
Tucson
Cal
Cur Ren
Far
U.S. Asiatic
Colin P. Kelly
Douglas A. MacArthur
Assur
Associated Press
Bulletin
ABCD
FDR
By Clark Lee
Guard
Domei
Main
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