Eight Parleys Are Scheduled By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt plans eight major war strategy conferences inviting Churchill to six. Meetings will include American Army chiefs and representatives from all anti Axis nations and Western Hemisphere allies with discussions spanning Nor way Belgium Denmark and other occupied areas. Proceedings in White House rooms cover American problems, diplomacy with South and Central American republics, the Soviet ambassador Litvinoff, lend lease chief Hopkins, and Dominion chiefs ahead of later sessions with Lord Halifax and King. The day closes with a 9:30 session including all other power allies at war with the Axis.
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Harry L. Hopkins
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MacKenzie King
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Churchill phones to Mrs McFarland in hospital
Washington December 27. Mrs Ernest W McFarland wife of the Arizona senator unable to hear Winston Churchill’s address due to illness received a personal call from the British prime minister. As Churchill left the capitol he met Senator McFarland who noted her disappointment and Churchill then phoned her at the hospital.
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War Bond Drive Urges Regular Citizen Support
The Tucson Daily Citizen urges Americans to fund the war effort by buying defense bonds and stamps. Bonds cost up to 18.75 dollars and stamps start at 10 cents. Purchase options include banks post offices and some retail stores.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Coast Believes All Enemy Subs Accounted For
SAN FRANCISCO Dec 27 Navy says Pacific coastal waters were quiet with speculation that Army and Navy air forces may have sunk Japanese submarines that attacked nine ships between Dec 18 and Dec 28. Navy patrols and warships remain vigilant and 12th district reports no submarine activity in four days. Sacramento blackout noted.
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British Japs Fight Bitterly On Perak Line
British empire and Japanese forces slam into a ferocious battle along the Perak river line north of Singapore. Fresh tropical troops reinforce exhausted units as fighting intensifies and Japanese reinforcements arrive. Immediate Japanese goal appears to be Port Swettenham 125 miles south down the coast. Food control measures in Singapore move to ensure steady supplies and prevent a Penang shortage, with emergency distribution set to key points.
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Russia Hurls Nazis Back In Volkhovo Area
Moscow reports say Red Army forces tightening the siege of Leningrad killed more than 6,000 Germans and recaptured 32 villages in a drive on the Volkhovo sector near the main Moscow rail line. Previous reports claim the Oka river line was breached and Naratominsk was retaken on the Kaluga railway.
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Open City Manila Bombing Draws Hull and Wheeler Fire
Secretary of State Hull condemned Japan’s bombing of Manila as barbaric and on par with Hitler’s methods. Senator Wheeler, a sharp critic, urged harsher action, lamenting the lack of bombs to strike Tokyo and other Japanese cities.
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Kobe
Tires rationing widens to include medical and public safety vehicles
The Office of Price Administration announced new tire purchase eligibility starting January 6 for doctors surgeons visiting nurses veterinarians school bus operators and drivers of vehicles essential to public health and safety. Most ordinary motorists face continued shortages and must rely on existing supplies or forego new tires.
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U.R
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Leonid Henderson
British Catch Main Axis in Retreat South of Bengazi
Cairo Dec 27 British forces pursuing retreating Axis to Tripolitania have intercepted the main enemy body about 106 miles south of Bengazi. The positions are being shelled. A large enemy munitions dump has been captured as prisoners are brought in from the field. Rain hampers advance as British columns move toward Tripolitania.
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Walter Collins
Cairo
Tripolitania
Bengazi
Middle East
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Columbia Broadcasting System
Africa
Vessels Acquired by U S Finland
The Maritime Commission at noon today formally took over 16 Finnish owned merchant ships tied up in U S ports since Britain declared war on Finland. The seizure followed the ship requisitioning law enacted last fall. Many of the seized ships are Danish and Italian.
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Maritime, Commission
United States
Great Britain
Finland
Impatience Is Churchill Warns Against Complacency
Fred Vander schmidt summarizes Winston Churchill's congressional speech urging Americans to reject sandland complacency and rash impatience. He notes Churchill’s lessons from England’s near danger, Dunkirk and the need to stay vigilant against defeatist mood while allies’ warnings guide U.S. resolve.
Manila Bombers Ravage Historic City In Open-Front War
Japanese air assault on Manila racks the walled city with bombs across Intramuros and port areas. Fire, casualties, and widespread destruction hit Santo Domingo, Santa Rosa college, and the cathedral as residents endure a grim assault while calls grow for renewed resistance.
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Santo Tomas Medical College
Philippine Appeals Court
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Intendencia
Santo Pomingo
Dutch Fliers Sink Another Japanese Ship
Batavia reports Dutch army bombers off Kuching Sarawak sank the largest Japanese ship with direct hits. A lighter was also sunk after six or seven bombs burst, signaling continued Dutch pressure and potential for a broader offensive with more warships and planes.
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Netherlands’ East Indies
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Sarawak
Borneé
Tokyo
Netherlands Indies
Earthquake Shakes Lisbon in the Afternoon
A violent earthquake struck Lisbon this afternoon, sending frightened residents into the streets. The epicenter was believed to be outside Lisbon, somewhere in the Iberian Peninsula.
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