Opposition To British Help Grows Swiftly
Washington officials report mounting senatorial opposition to Roosevelt aid to Britain as lawmakers push for genuine neutrality. Senators McCarran and Johnson urge stopgap measures while Vandenberg calls for authentic peace terms and restraint on belligerent support. The White House notes a large telegram urging action against the axis.
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Europe
Roosevelt
McCarran
D-New
Senate
Johnson
Senator Vandenberg
R-Mich
Noso
Holt
D-W Va
Clark
D-Mo
Adams
D-Cole
Raider Shelled Nauru by Japanese Flag, Island Bombarded
Melbourne dispatch reports a sea raider under a Japanese name and flag heavily shelled Nauru, a 5400 acre guano island near the equator, shortly after daybreak. British sources offered few details but noted a German raider active in the Pacific. No casualties were reported.
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Melbourne
Australia
Nauru
Robert G. Menzies
Equator
London
Menzies
Pacific
Almazan to Leave for Chile Soon
Mexico City reports say defeated presidential candidate General Juan Almazan will depart for Chile soon to take up indefinite residence likely in Valparaiso. He has not answered a PRMN statement accusing him of selling out followers issued last night. Almazan renounced his claims on returning November 26 from the United States.
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Mexico City
Juan Almazan
Chile
Valparaiso
Almazan
PRMN
United States
Woolworth Store At Bisbee Destroyed By Morning Fire
The F. W. Woolworth store in Bisbee was gutted by a morning fire of undetermined origin starting in the basement. Loss of stock is about 10000 dollars with the building valued around 75000 dollars. The first floor and basement remain in use while upper floors are condemned. Firefighters from Bisbee Lowell and Warren battled the blaze, mild injuries reported among responders as hundreds watched.
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Bisbee
Lowell
Warren
Phelps Dodge Mercantile
London Bombed Ends Christmas Truce in Battle of London
London endured a heavy air raid with incendiaries and explosives ending the unofficial Christmas truce. British raids targeted Lorient in France and invasion ports in Brittany while a German fighter was shot down at sea.
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Strait of
Dover
Air Ministry
RAF
Lorient
France
Brittany
Bordeaux
Britain
Sheppey
Press Association
Ministry of Information
Coast Guard Crew Rescued After Gale Lashed Sea Near Fort Bragg
Ten Coast Guardsmen who ventured out from Point Arena Christmas Eve to aid a storm damaged freighter were rescued after 36 hours at sea. Two injured, all exhausted, crew members received warmth and shelter as they were towed to safety by cutters Shawnee and Ariadne.
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San Francisco
Coast
Cecil M. Thomas
Ralph A. Warren
Ronald Hieber
Fierce Battle Report in Klisura Pass Albania
Reports from the Greek Italian war say a heavy, snowbound clash rages in the Klisura sector with Greeks driving new positions and capturing Italian prisoners. Front lines stretch north toward Berat as Italian resistance stiffens and Greek artillery presses the offensive.
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Athens
Klisura
Albania
Berat
Klisura Pass
Seach
Arizona Tax Research Unit reports 1941 42 budget requests
The Arizona Tax Research association informed the 15th legislature that state departments and institutions seek 9 067 621 52 for the 1941 42 biennium, up 2 310 827 28 from the current period. The analysis, sent to lawmakers, notes a 34.2 percent rise vs 1939 40. Law compliance warnings accompany the summary.
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Phoenix
Arizona Tax Research Association
Initial Garrison Sent To New Base
Roosevelt confirms CIO plan to use auto industry for 500 pursuit planes daily is under review by the new defense board. Reuther and Murray proposed the plan, with Knudsen Hillman Stimson Knox to study feasibility and implementation for national defense.
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Washington
UPR
Roosevelt
CIO
Supreme Defense Board
Walter P. Reuther
United Automotive Workers of America
Reuther
Philip Murray
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Henry L. Stimson
Navy
Frank Knox
Stimson
U. S
Christmas Phone Traffic Breaks Volume Records
New York December 27 1941 Long distance calls on Christmas Day at AT and T broke records with over 160000 calls. The increase over last year reached 25 percent turning Christmas into the busiest holiday for long distance service. Overseas calls and those to South America also surpassed pre war levels.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
South America
Mussolini Orders Defense of Bardia Despite Losses
Cairo dispatch reports Premier Mussolini ordered a determined defense of Bardia Libya and preparations to fortify Tobruk as British pressure rises. An Italian officer said Graziani received urgent orders to defend the port. British fronts held steady with ongoing bombardment and reinforcements reported across the Libyan border. Arizona draft plans note 961 men to be inducted January 3 after deferments were dropped.
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Washington
Newfoundland
Panama Canal
Hemisphere
Guataay
Great Britain
Phoenix
A. M. Tuathill
State Selective Service
Arizona
Army
Fort Sill
Oklo
Cairo
U.P
Benito Mussolini
Bardia
Libya
Tobruk
Rodolfo Graziani
North Africa
Mussolini
Royal Air Force
Graziani
FDR Seeks Ten Billion Defense Budget for Next Year
President Roosevelt expects a defense budget near 10 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year as he contemplates the annual state of the union message. Defense spending aims to accelerate under the current preparedness program with monthly increases and a projected yearly total around 835 million per month by June.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harold D. Smith
Smith
White House
Congress
Morgenthau
Treasury
Defense
Petain Reassures Hitler Via Darlan Letter
In Bern, December 27, Navy Minister Jean Darlan, on a two day trip, delivered a letter from Chief of State Petain to Adolf Hitler in German-occupied France north of Paris. The note reportedly reassures continued French German cooperation and explains Laval’s ouster from the cabinet. Laval previously held key posts including foreign minister and negot iator in chief with Germany.
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Bern
Switzerland
Navy
Jean Darlan
Vichy
Adolf Hitler
France
Paris
Petain
Pierre Laval
Laval
Germany
Darlan
Hitler
Berlin
French
Germany massing troops by Danube amid Balkan rumors
Reports from Budapest say German troops concentrated near the Danube on the Romanian Yugoslav frontier with unconfirmed notes of Romanian minister Grigore Gafencu being recalled. Rail and troop movements cite up to 12 trains daily, with more expected, and Danube traffic to resume as oil and war supplies move in both directions.
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Rumania
Hungary
Ismail
Red Army
Suliia
St. George
Moldavian
Siretui
Ploesti
Dobruja
Bulgaria
Budapest
Danube
Moscow
Grigore Gafencu
Bucharest
Negotin
Romania
Germany
Cotton Picker Held for Slaying in Buckeye Camp
In Buckeye on December 27 a coroner's jury identified Fred Williams, 48, a cotton picker, as the slayer of Walter Burton Strickland, 30, in a camp altercation over a dice game. Strickland was shot Monday. Frank Williams, 44, Fred's brother, was stabbed in the face and body.
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Buckeye
Fred Williams
Walter Burton Strickland
Strickland
Here
Frank Williams
Hitler Moves To Forestall Russians By Mackenzie
DeWitt Mackenzie argues Hitler floods Romania with troops to block a Russian move before invading Britain. He says Luftwaffe needs all air power for the British assault and Russia looms as the sole potential outside interference as Germany concentrates in Romania and faces Bolshevik forces. The article notes long standing hostility between Germany and Russia despite brief cooperation.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Herr Hitler
Rumania
England
Fuehrer
Britain
Fall of Bardia Hinges on Wavell Signal
Cairo dispatches report the fall of the Libyan port of Bardia awaiting Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell’s go ahead as British planes and heavy guns batter about 20,000 encircled Italian troops. Royal Air Force raids target Italian air bases to deter harassment while Allied forces press for a decisive assault.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Bardia
Archibald P. Wavell
Sir Archibald
North Africa
Royal Air Force
Former German Steel Manufacturer Held in France
Fritz Thyssen, once a German steel and armaments magnate, detained by French police in Cannes after losing German citizenship last February. He had resided there for months as Germany seized his vast holdings when he left the Reich on November 15, 1939, with no charges disclosed but a pending status decision.
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Cannes
France
Fritz Thyssen
Germany
Reich
All-American Canal Bids Advertised in Denver
The federal reclamation bureau in Denver advertised bids for materials for the All-American Canal system. Bids to be opened January 17 include structural steel for a Southern Pacific railroad bridge over the Coachella canal at the All-American project junction of Nevada, Arizona and California.
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Denver
Federal Reclamation Bureau
Southern Pacific
Coachella Canal
Boulder Canyon
Nevada
Arizona
California
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