Espionage Threat in Hawaiian Japanese Community
A wartime report alleges Japanese Americans in Hawaii formed a large fifth column aiding spies in multiple sectors. It cites loyalty claims, coordinated networks under Japanese consular and naval intelligence, and movements around Pearl Harbor prior to the December 7 attack.
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Hawaiian Islands
Islands
Territorial Guard
Army
Navy
Manchuria
North China
Honolulu
Hawaiian
Pearl Harbor
Taxes on war profits debated by Ways and Means chair
Chairman Robert L. Coughton discusses tax restrictions aimed at preventing "war millionaires" and notes current personal tax limits. He cites World War I excess profits at eight percent above $6,000 and corporate rates from 35 to 60 percent. Some advisers favor raising the levy to 75 percent and changing computation to widen corporate bearing.
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Robert L. Coughton
House Ways and Menns Committee
CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE CLUES
Readable crossword clues mix across and down entries with various lengths and definitions plus a Cryptoquote quotation at the end. The page ends with a syndicated cryptogram statement and a prior quote as Yesterday's Cryptoquote.
Bombings Target Manila Churches and Cathedrals in Open City
The article details Japanese air raids on Manila destroying churches shrines and the Immaculate Conception Cathedral and other religious institutions. General MacArthur calls the attacks a violation of international law and US forces threaten retaliatory action.
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Manila
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
United States Army
Far East
Manila Returns Fire After Japanese Raid
The piece describes a Japanese raid on a fortress with four gaps, unknown damage, and leaflet drops praising Rizal. Manila saw no further bombings though alerts sounded. observers report Japanese landings at Mawan on Christmas with heavy losses for Japanese forces as Filipino soldiers repelled waves and retreated only after reinforcements overwhelmed them.
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Manila Bay
Japan
Wake Island
Wake
Corregidor Island
Jose Rizal
Rizal
Manila
Pasig
Mauban
Wacker
Red Cross Drive Funds Reported for Tucson Chapter
Elmer Present, general chairman, reports $25,322 raised toward a local goal of $30,000 for the Tucson Red Cross drive. He notes $300 was raised yesterday by the Grey Ladies and urges further effort to reach the amount needed as part of a national campaign exceeding $50 million.
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Tucson
Elmer
Sand
Pacific Reinforcements Reach Philippines and Australia Links
The article weighs how soon American reinforcements could reach Manila after Pearl Harbor and explores travel routes across the Pacific. It notes Darwin and northern Australia as strengthened bases, with Sydney and Brisbane offering docking space and airfields. Roosevelt pledges strong defense and offensive planning with Churchill.
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Manila
Pearl ‘Harbor
Pacific
Philippines
Australia
Sydney
Brisbane
Darwin
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Far - East
Roosevelt
Churchill
Commonwealth
Uruguay Urges Harsh Sentences for German Plotters
Uruguay long prison terms demanded for eight German subjects arrested last year for plotting to overthrow the government. Argentinian leader Arnulfo Furdmann faced 17 years while others received shorter terms. Defense opens as defendants, jailed 18 months, begin trial noting that only the final word from justice remains to prove laws are no myth in Uruguay.
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Luis Alberto Ponza
Arnulfo Furdmann
Lable
Uruguay
Arrests in Rio Grande do Sul Nazi network
A Norte from Porto Alegre reports three towns Santo Angelo Novo Hamburgo and Cruz Alta in Rio Grande do Sul state saw arrests of individuals connected with Nazism. The state education secretariat confiscated more than 100,000 German language Bibles grammars and readers stamped Never forget your German heart.
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Rio’ DE Janeiro
U.P
A’ Norte
Porto Alegre
Rio’ Grande
Cruz Alta
Churchill Speech Exults Britain’s Resolve in War
In a rousing address to Londoners and allies, Churchill rails at Germany Japan and Italy, vows no compromise, praises Roosevelt, and pledges continued sacrifice. He notes Britain’s renewed strength, the Soviet push, and Allied unity to win the war for future generations.
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Churchill
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Hitler
Poland
Rotterdam
France
Africa
Italy
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England
British Empire
United States
Japan
Bordeaux
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
North
Inside View on German Collapse and Pacific Strategy
A wartime voir dire notes that Germany might crumble from within, shortening Allied tasks in the Pacific. The speaker argues internal dissension could hasten the Reich’s fall and pave the way to crushing Japan and pursuing lasting peace.
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Germany
Third Reich
Pacific
Japan
Final Rommel battle looming in Cyrenaica
In North Africa, German and Italian troops fight for the last base as British radio reports a closing push. The main German force is pinched between the sea and hills east of Agedabia, with advances from the south noted yesterday.
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North Africa
New
Agedabia
Divorce threat ends as Ginger returns to Palm Beach
Ginger and Tony find a way to avoid divorce as a police escort speeds them to Miami. They reveal a plan to confront Tony's father and secure Ginger a job, while Daniel Smock and Desdemona recover the Bonkeer diamond. Casanova the cat and Gertrude vanish, the Little Casino yacht appears, and a final humor note arrives with a Spirit of St Louis theft news.
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Tony
Taylor
Martin
Georgia
Miami
Washington Square
Porte-Cochere
Ocean Drive
Club Caribbean
Ronny
Ronny Rockaby
Mr. Smock
Miss Love
Ima
Desdemona
Daniel Smock
Casanova
Gertrude
Tye
Anthony
Palm Beach
Dad
Mr. Briggs
East Coast Canal
Lake
Daniel
The
Evergreens
Japanese raids on Singapore area limp into night
Allied reports say Japanese bombers attacked Singapore outskirts targeting military objectives near the city. Anti aircraft fire and searchlights lit the night as raids continued with light beams and heavy barrages. British forces held Ipoh line with heavy losses for the invaders in Perak while strikes on Kuantan caused no damage.
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Singapore
Perak
Ipoh
Kuantan
Russian Front War Reports: Soviet Gains and Sabotage
Soviet and British reports say Russian regiments burned wagons and destroyed bridges while paratroops behind German lines blew bridges and wiped out hundreds of German soldiers. Izvestia notes 106 villages recaptured in six days as Germans retreat northwest of Moscow.
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Moscow
Izvestla
Kalinin
Pravda
Leningrad
Crimea
Union
Funeral plans for Tucson resident Michael Roszik
Michael Roszik age 42 of Tucson died Saturday in a local hospital after living in the United States 26 years. He worked 15 years for Bell Telephone in Chicago. Survived by nephew Edwin J. Penkel of Los Angeles. Remains will be shipped to Phoenix tonight for cremation by Tiedje Funeral Home.
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Michael Roszik
Tucson
Austria-Hungary
Bell’. Telephone Company
Chicago
Edwin J. Penkel
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Mexico to urge mining firms on miners health
Authorities in Mexico press mining companies to improve health conditions for workers. Officials announce policy measures aimed at reducing hazards and boosting safety standards in mines.
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Mexico
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