Filipino Troops Help To Stem Reinforced Invaders And Four Towns Are Claimed Recaptured
Filipino forces resist reinforced invaders as four towns are claimed recaptured and Corregidor withstands a two hour Japanese bombing. Amid calls for retaliatory raids, Manila braces after two daylight alerts and hopes American bombing targets Tokyo. Local morale stays high despite damage to churches and schools as Roosevelt pledges aid.
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Frank Hewlett
Manila
U.P
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Gibraltar of the Philippines
United States
Tokyo
Roosevelt
FDR Promises Philippines Freedom and Protection
President Roosevelt pledged to the war scarred people of the Philippines that their freedom will be redeemed and independence established and protected. The United States stands behind that pledge with its resources in men and materiel. The Navy announced an intensive campaign against Japanese forces to aid the defense of the Philippine Islands amid delay in aid due to vast distances.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philippines
United States
United States Navy
Philippine Islands
Stephen Early
British Strike at Nazi Industries In Night Raids
British air forces carried out new night raids across western Germany to France targeting industrial districts along the Rhine and Emden. The Air Ministry said the strikes were conducted in force with favorable weather, marking the second series of raids over Nazi held Europe in as many nights. Seven British planes were reported missing as docks at Dunkerque and Dutch coast targets were also attacked, while coastal command planes hit enemy shipping and fighters attacked air bases in occupied France and Holland.
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London
Elmshaven
E Emden
Rhineland
Air Ministry
Germany
France
Europe
Dunkerque
Quisling
Admiralty
War Office
Britain
Arctic Circle
Bay of Biscay
Royal Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Defense Bonds and Stamps Urged for War Support
The Tucson Daily Citizen urges Americans to fund the war effort by buying defense bonds and stamps. Bonds start at $18.75 and stamps as low as 10 cents, purchasable at banks post offices and some retail stores. Buy regularly and contribute to defeating Japan.
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Japan
Tucson Daily Citizen
British raid two isles off Norway
Cairo dispatch reports British columns from the south engage the retreating Axis in Agedabia area, forcing some to west. Axis loss includes six tanks. RAF raids crippled isolated Axis units around Bardia and damaged vehicles on roads westward. Bengasi harbor fronts are wrecked after RAF actions preceding the city’s fall. Locals appear unconcerned.
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Cairo
Egypt
Agedabia
RAF
Bardia
Bengasi
Moscow Threat Removed by Red Army Drive Toward Mozhaisk
Moscow reports from December 29 state the Red Army has freed Moscow and Tula from danger as advances push German forces back. Russians threaten the Mozhaisk bulge, rout young German infantry in Kalinin, and claim 332 towns and villages reoccupied in 10 days.
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Moscow
Tula
Red Army
Mozhaisk
Kalinin
Soviet Information Bureau
Arizona Placed Under Radio Ban for Axis Aliens
Washington December 29 Attorney General Biddle extended to Arizona his order for surrender of radio transmitters short wave receivers and cameras by German Italian and Japanese aliens on the west coast Those in Arizona have until 11 p m tomorrow to surrender equipment to local police authorities The warning of forfeiture and possible internment in an army concentration camp for the war duration was reiterated Similar regulations were expected for other states and territories including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
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Washington
Francis Biddle
Arizona
California
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Biddle
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Ninth Corps
British raid on Norwegian coast wipes out garrisons
London dispatch reports British land sea and air forces conducting a dramatic raid on the Norwegian coast. Two German garrisons were destroyed along with nine ships and key installations. Ninety five Germans and nine Quislings were captured. The operation included sea landings on Vaagsee and Maaloy, a smoke screen, and long range bombing of a nearby airfield to stop rescue flights.
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Sidney J. Williams
London
U.P
Vaagsee
Bergen
Kristiansund
Maaloy
Japan Interferes With Radio Claims Bombing San Francisco
In a Pacific front escalation the Navy reported a powerful Japanese station disrupted American international broadcasts to claim the bombing of San Francisco. The Navy warned listeners to be wary of false reports and noted the station used the same wavelength as KGEI. Manila listeners heard the bogus report as KGEI broadcast to the Orient.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Navy
KGEI
General Electric
Manila
Orient
Golden Gate
Japan
Russia's Part In Strategy Is Held Assured
London dispatch reports that Russia will fully participate in the allied grand strategy, following Moscow talks between Foreign Secretary Eden and Premier Stalin. Walter Thurston and Col. Philip Faymonville joined the discussions and sent full reports to Washington for Roosevelt and Churchill. The talks concluded that Russia's role is assured, with details to be reported on later.
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London
U.P
Russia
Moscow
Anthony Eden
Josef Stalin
Walter Thurston
United States
Eden
Stalin
Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Thurston
Kubyshev
Col
Philip Faymonville
Davis to Manage Morenci Mining
Douglas reports Phelps Dodge announces that Davis will become Morenci branch manager January 1. He has been assistant to the Morenci general manager and succeeds in leading the $35 million open pit copper mine planned to start production in January, a move announced by Harrison M Lavender, the company's general manager.
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Douglas
P—G. C. Davis
Morenci
Phelps Dodge Corporation
Davis
Harrison M. Lavender
Phelps Dodge
Churchill Arrives in Ottawa for Historic North American Visit
Prime Minister Winston Churchill reached Ottawa by special train from Washington to be greeted by Canadians, flashing a V for victory and lifting his hat amid cheers. He planned a major address to the Canadian people the following day, while Canadian PM W L Mackenzie King stood nearby in the snowy station.
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Ottawa
Ont
Winston Churchill
Washington
North America
Churchill
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
Long Fight Ahead as Jap Atrocities Rise
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes the grim Philippine position as Japanese landings in southern Luzon threaten Manila. He warns aid from the United States Navy is crucial, otherwise the islands may be temporarily lost, with General MacArthur’s army bearing the burden until help arrives. The piece links Tokyo’s brutality to Goebbels’s assertion that Axis powers will fight without sentiment.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Philippines
United States Navy
Philippine Islands
Luzon
Manila
MacArthur
Pacific
Goebbels
Germany
Italy
Japan
Japs Forced Back On Southern Front
U S submarines sank two enemy ships in the Far East and a destroyer suffered slight damage from Japanese planes. In the Philippines front, American and Filipino forces repulsed attacks near Tayabas and Batangas, holding strong positions along the Tiaong river as they defend Manila Bay approaches. The battle, described as among the campaign's bloodiest, featured American and Philippine troops under rugged conditions and significant enemy losses.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Far East
U.S
U.P
Philippines
United States Army
Batangas Province
Tayabas
Manila
Batangas
Corrigedor
Manila Bay
Tiaong
Candelaria
Atimonan
Mauban
Atimanan
Pressure Built Up By Invaders Reported In Luzon Fronts
General MacArthur said American and Philippines troops held off Japanese pressure north and south of Manila with no material change in front lines. Four towns in north Luzon were reportedly retaken, including Tayug, though United Press correspondents disputed bold victory claims and said defense forces held new lines after counterpressures.
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Manila
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Luzon
MacArthur
United States
Far East
Agno River
Taiong River
Afternon
Lingayen Gulf
Lamon Bay
Tayug
The
Manila Herald
North Luzon
United Press
United States-Philippines
Franz Weisblatt
Pampagna
Filipino Forces Hold Positions On River Lines
United States and Philippine forces on strong river lines along the Agno and Taiong rivers countered Japanese numerical superiority. Marines and Filipinos retreated to defend lines, engineers aided withdrawals, and anti tank gunners repelled a Japanese tactic with bright lights. Civilians evacuated as women and children moved possessions and a coffin carried a girl’s body beyond the front.
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U. S. Army
Luzon
U.P
United States
Agno River
Manila
Taiong River
Philippines
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Ipoh Falls To Japanese Forces In Malaya Advance
Singapore December 29 Japanese penetration south of Ipoh near the Perak river was officially admitted. Ipoh, a vital tin center linked by highway and railroad to Singapore, appears within Japanese grasp as fighting presses toward Kuatan, about 200 miles north of Singapore. British and Indian troops have been driven from Perak river positions.
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Singapore
U.P
Ipoh
Perak River
Tokyo
High Command
Malaya
Kuatan
Perak
Berlin
Earthquake Shakes Portland Oregon
PORTLAND Ore Dec 29 A short sharp earthquake broke windows and shook the city at about 11 35 am MST today The tremor lasted several seconds and rolled from east to west Residents across the city felt the shaking rattling dishes and windows but no damage was reported The telephone company said most circuits in the business district went out of order but it was unclear if due to the quake or call overload
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Portland
Ore
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Matt Mansfield
A. P. Martin
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Max Klinger
A. A. Sundin
E. D. Carmack
Neal Waugh
Wray Meyer
Jack Sakii Son
C. Edgar Goyette
Morenci Mining
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George Teodore
By Robert Crabb
George Teodoro
Southern Luzon
Tiaong River
By Franz Weisblatt
Harold Guard
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