Greeks Reach Lin as they Press Toward Elbasani Front
Greek patrols entered Lin near Lake Ohrid on the road to Elbasani as rains and snow slow fighting on the Albanian front. Greeks report advances along the Adriatic coast north of Chimara while Italian strongholds suffer from cold and supply shortages. Corfu bombardment by Italian planes killed 15 and wounded 30, with gifts previously dropped by British fliers.
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Bitolj
Yugoslavia
Lin
Ochrida
Pogradetz
Elbasani
Tirana
Athens
Adriatic
Chimara
Tepeleni
Klisura
Bersaglieri
Corfu
High Command
Royal Air Force
Italy
Drinos River
Logara
Vaiona
Army Officers Study War Tactics in Britain
The Army sent 26 high ranking officers to Great Britain since July to gather data on weapons and modern warfare techniques. Five generals, six colonels, ten majors, and five captains from nearly every branch have brief assignments, returning with available information for U.S. posts.
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Washington
Great Britain
Britain
Thurman Named Aide To Maricopa Attorney
Thurman, former Santa Cruz county attorney and superior court judge, was named deputy Maricopa county attorney by County Attorney Richard Harless. He will replace James Walsh, who becomes secretary to Ernest W. McFarland when he takes a U.S. Senate seat. Thurman has practiced law in Phoenix two years.
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Phoenix
RE. R. Thurman
Santa Cruz
Maricopa
Richard Harless
Thurman
James Walsh
Ernest W. McFarland
United States
Ten Coast Guard Members Missing After Rescue Attempt
San Francisco December 26 Coast Guard units search the stormy Pacific for 10 guardsmen missing since aiding the schooner Stanwood 130 miles northwest of the Golden Gate. More than 100 men scour sea and air as amphibian planes join cutters Ariadne Shawnee and Shoshone.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Pacific
The
Golden Gate
Coast
Point Arena
Dean Frohman, Noted U S Stage Producer, Dies in New York
Daniel Frohman, 89, dean of American stage producers, died in Leroy Sanitarium from complications after a fall. Inactive in recent years, he kept a studio at Lyceum Theater and founded the Daniel Frohman Stock Company in 1885, shaping generations of stars.
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New York
Daniel Frohman
Leroy Sanitarium
Frohman
American Theater
Lyceum Theater
Charles Frohman+e
Lusitania
Sandusky
Ohio
West
Lyceum
Star Factory
Maude Adams
E. H. Sothern
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Alison Skipworth
Edith Wynne
Margaret Illing
President Urged to Define U S Policy in War Effort
More than 150 prominent Americans including editors lawyers actors educators and religious and labor leaders urge President Roosevelt to declare it the settled policy to defeat the axis powers They ask him to tell the truth about war materials and Allied strength and warn that Britain must stay strong to keep the world at bay with the nation’s support and resolve.
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Washington
Dec
White House
Roosevelt
Britain
Hamilton Fish Armstrong
Foreign Affairs
Herbert Agar
Louisville Courier Journal
William M. Agar
Columbia University
Frank Altschul
New York
Henry Breckenridge
John Stewart Bryan
College of William and Mary
Lewis W. Douglas
Arizona
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New Deal
Douglas Fairbanks
Germans Fine French City For Interference
Vichy France December 26. German authorities fined a city in occupied France one million francs for interference after a single strand of German army telephone wire was cut. French authorities could not identify the culprit, so the municipality faced the punishment.
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Vichy
France
Roosevelt plans Sunday radio address on war aid to Britain
President Roosevelt will speak at 9 30 p.m. Sunday on radio networks about the emergency and aid to Great Britain while avoiding specific war material details. He will also draft the state of the union and year budget as Defense Council orders are prepared. White House Secretary Early notes no personal appearance planned and no new ambassador talk.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Great Britain
White House
Stephen T. Early
Defense Council
Supreme Defense Council
Early
Defense Administration
United States
U. S
Col
William J
Wild Bill
Siege of Bardia Intensifies With Ring of 250 Cannons
British artillery encircles Bardia with at least 250 cannon ranging from light to heavy naval rifles. The bombardment continues through Christmas as infantry skirmishes occur in no man’s land. Middle East Command notes no Libya changes and a Kassala raid with casualties and a prisoner.
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Bardia
U.R
No Man’s Land
Middle East Command
Cairo
Libya
Sudan
Kassala
Barbia
Manhunt Ends as Convict Surrenders in Georgia
A five day manhunt across Georgia and Tennessee ended at Fulton county jail as Charles Coates, 28, an escaped life term convict, surrendered to a posse. He admitted shooting Patrol Corporal W. F. Black after a traffic stop near Ringgold, Georgia. A .38 revolver was found on his person.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Fulton County
Georgia Public Safety
Lon Sullivan
Charles Coates
W. F. Black
Ringgold
Black
Sullivan
Coates
Decatur
Tenn
Tennessee
Five Yule Traffic Deaths Bring State Fatalities To 219
Arizona's 1940 automobile accident toll rose to 219 today with five fatalities on Christmas Day. Mrs Helyn Kirkbride of Laguna Beach California died in a Prescott hospital from injuries suffered Christmas Eve when a car crashed into a parked truck north of Prescott. Her husband Joseph Kirkbride sustained serious injuries. Ronald L Wilson state highway patrolman said the truck had a blown tire. Demetrio Madrid 40 was found dead on a highway west of Chandler, likely struck by a car. Toribio Pedro Romero of Bisbee was killed when struck by a car south of Bisbee as the driver George Gorkovich said he was blinded by approaching lights. Porter Taylor 34 of Douglas was fatally injured when hit by a vehicle.
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Associated Press
Arizona
Helyn Kirkbride
Laguna Beach
Calif
Prescott
Joseph Kirkbride
Ronald L. Wilson
Kirkbride
Demetrio Madrid
Chandler
Madrid
Toribio Pedro Romero
Bisbee
I. V. Pruitt
George Gorkovich
Porter Taylor
Douglas
21 Year Draft Limit Seen Unwise by Officials
Washington officials argue a 21 year draft limit would be premature and worsen casualties if war came. They note the current law aims for ages 21 to 36 to maintain a large manpower pool and stress the European class system would disrupt business and raise fitness issues.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
United States
Nazi troop movements in Balkans draw cautious notes
United Press analyst J W T Mason reports Budapest rumors of 20 to 30 German divisions moving into Romania via Hungary but finds no solid evidence of new southeastern Europe conditions. He notes possible double Balkan diversion by Italy and discusses potential Greek, Turkish, and Libyan implications. The Italy peace commissioner rumor is unconfirmed.
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J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Budapest
Germany
Romania
Hungary
Europe
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Hitler
Balkans
Albania
Libya
Dardanelles
Suez
Channel Guard Doubled As Invasion Threat Seen
British guards along the Dover Strait were doubled and coast traffic halted as a Christmas truce held. Troops searched drivers and required IDs while bren guns and automatic weapons guarded the chalk cliffs. Berlin hinted at no invasion, but British circles saw no change in the channel threat.
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London
Channel
Strait of
Dover
Britain
British Isles
England
Nazi Move Speeds Up Romania War Material Output
Dispatches report Romania accelerating warplane and submarine production for Germany as 300000 German troops advance through Hungary toward the Balkans. Baron Von Killinger named Romanian governor, while allied talks seek Danube control as Soviet diplomats push for Soviet merger of Danube monitoring.
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Budha
Germany
Galati
Manfred von Killinger
Slovakia
Romania
Rumania
Gualeiter
Bucharest
Reich
Hamdulla
Tankover
Ankara
Balkan
Moscow
Lavrentiev
Prut
Danube
Relief Funds Cut Seen By Senators
Washington December 26 Several senators see relief spending shrinking as employment rises under the defense program Congress approved 975 million dollars for the WPA this year and may provide a supplemental appropriation to continue relief to July 1. Senator Adams notes one relief recipient replaced by three defense jobs while many on relief cannot be hired in defense plants. Senator Austin urges big cuts in non-defense spending but warns relief remains needed. Senator Herring comments on defense impact.
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Washington
Congress
WPA
Adams
D-Cole
Appropriations
Austin
R-Vi
Herring
Japan Fails To Make Progress With Russia Says Nichi Nichi
Tokyo dispatch notes Nichi Nichi saying Japan has made little headway toward rapprochement with Russia. The paper cites Russian misapprehension over Japan seeking favor for expansion southward and policy toward China and the United States. It notes hope for a swift conclusion to a new fishery treaty.
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Tokyo
U.P
Japan
Russia
Nichi Nichi
Yoshitsugu Tatekawa
Moscow
China
United States
Nichi
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