Italian Prince Is Released From Ellis Island
Italian Prince Alessandro Torlonia was taken to Ellis Island by federal agents and released last night after the State Department ordered his release. He was allowed to fly to the United States three weeks earlier to visit his seriously ill mother on Park Avenue.
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New York
Prince Alessandro Torlonia
Italy
Ellis Island
State Department
Prince Torlonia
Park Avenue
B. & O. Wreck Disrupts Martinsburg Rail Line
Near Martinsburg West Virginia a broken rail caused the derailment of a 95 car eastbound coal train blocking two main tracks for hours. Crowds of workers with cranes cleared twisted rails and coal. Telegraph lines were damaged but restored and traffic resumed by afternoon.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New Hampshire Legion Calls Tobey to Support Civil Authority
The New Hampshire American Legion urged U S Senator Charles W Tobey to show undivided loyalty to the country by backing proper civil and other authorities in the current crisis. State Commander William J Johnson said the executive committee sent a telegram to Tobey criticizing his Pearl Harbor remarks as not free from sentiment.
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Portsmouth
N. H
New Hampshire
Department of the American Legion
U.S
Charles W. Tobey
William J. Johnson
Senate
Tobey
Pearl Nance
Legion
Hog Market Upswing Surges in Chicago Trading
Chicago reports a sharp rise in hog prices with light weight hogs leading gains of 15 to 25 cents. Top price reached 11.50 per hundredweight, a 15 cent advance from last weekend and a December high in 15 years. Office of Price Administration fats and oils ceilings cited as factor.
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Chicago
Office of Price
All U S Troops Complete Mortar Equipment
The army announced all troops are now equipped with mortars for close support. One type fires beyond 1500 yards and can be carried by a single man. another mortar doubles that range.
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Washington
Two Axis Ships Sunk in Mediterranean By Submarines
London reported the sinking of two large Axis supply and transport ships by British submarines in the Mediterranean. The action aimed to halt reinforcements to Africa as Axis forces head toward Tripoli and Tunisian frontier positions. A submarine also destroyed a German defended harbor ship and a tug near Candia Crete, while another 12,000 ton liner believed to be the Virgilio was sunk in convoy.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Africa
Libya
Tripoli
France
Tunisian
Candia
Crete
Virgilio
Blieved
Germans Plan Spring Offensive Near Moscow
The report suggests German forces aim for a spring strike 200 miles northwest of Moscow to widen the push into Russian territory. The wording implies renewed offensive activity in the eastern front.
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Li Spring
Moscow
Russia
Farmers urged to back farm defense program nationally
Dr. J L Maxton Virginia Tech economist argues a farm defense program is essential to meet rising consumer demand and avert wartime supply shortages. He cites strong current industry activity, growing exports, and the need to prevent inflation by speeding up production and reducing reliance on restricted imports.
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Blacksburg
J. L. Maxton
Virginia Tech
U. S
Great Britain
Maxton
United States
Russia
Sludge in Distillate Fuel Stalls Stock Buildups
Disposal and storage challenges hinder building distillate fuel oil stocks to meet demand peaks as sludge forms during storage, affecting supply planning and refinery operations.
Pleas of Guilty by Youths Heard in Loudoun Court
Two sixteen year old boys charged with murder of Ward Loveless in Virginia pleaded guilty and waived a jury trial. The youths Herbert Buck Porter of Maryland and Paul Bernard Hoback of West Virginia face trial February 7 before Circuit Judge J R H Alexander. They were arrested November 27 in Appalachia Virginia and held in Leesburg and Winchester jails awaiting trial.
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Leesburg
Ward Loveless
Washington, D. C
Loudoun County
Herbert Buck
Porter
Brentwood
Paul Bernard Hoback
Bluefield
W. Va
J. R. H. Alexander
Aubrey Weaver
Front Royal
General Assembly
Winchester
Hoback
Appalachia
Here
Hother
Willkie Says Hawaiian Damage Not Threaten U.S. War Effort
President Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie met at the White House for over an hour to discuss the Hawaii attack. Willkie described the damage as serious but not sufficient to impair America’s ability to defeat Japan and said he was not offered a government position.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Hawaii
América
Japan
Willkie
White House
America
United States
Supreme Court Rules on Coal Mining Price fixing Case
The Supreme Court held that a company obtaining coal from leased mines but operated under contract is subject to price fixing provisions of the federal bituminous coal act. Justice Reed delivered the 5 to 3 decision involving Seaboard Air Line Railway Company. Justice Roberts dissented. Jackson did not participate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Reed
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Justice Roberts
Stone
Byrnes
Jackson
Fourth Federal Circuit Court
Justice Department
Sailings Put Off by Government Order
Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish trans Atlantic company postponed all sailings of Spanish merchantmen for the Americas by government order. The move affects ships and schedules previously planned for imminent voyages.
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Madrid
Spanish trans-Atlantic Company
Americas
President Hull sees German reverses boost Allies on eastern front
Secretary of State Hull said the administration is encouraged by reports of German defeats on the eastern front. He indicated he might comment further soon. He noted little attention to Bulgaria and Romania declaring war by the United States and saw no reason to discuss it now.
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Washington
Hull
Bulgaria
Romania
United States
Germany
British Withdraw From Victoria Point Burma
The British army in Burma announced that due to pressure from Japanese forces their small garrison at Victoria Point has withdrawn. Demolitions were carried out as the troops retreated from the southern tip of Burma on the Malay peninsula.
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Rangoon
Burma
Victoria Point
Malay Peninsula
Special War Time Powers to Be Given President
Senate Judiciary Committee informally approved a bill granting President Roosevelt extraordinary war time powers. Chairman Van Nuys said a formal unanimous vote was expected and the measure would be sent to the Senate for passage. The bill includes a provision on control of communications without domestic censorship of newspapers or radio. Government bureaus would be empowered to facilitate war effort prosecutions.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
van Nuys
D.-Ind
Senate
Biddle
Presid
French Will Know How To React
Secretary of State Hull expressed confidence that the French people will know how to react to German reverses on the Russian front and repressive measures in occupied France. He said the French will meet their responsibilities in this present situation, a statement authorized for quotation at his press briefing in Washington.
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Washington
Hull
France
Vichy France
Arizona Admitted Sunk By Japs
Roosevelt disclosed a detailed report would be given at a 3 p.m. press conference. The article mentions an oral report and references the Hawaiian expedition, with emphasis on findings reviewed by the President.
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Arizona
Roosevelt Todo
Russia Sinks Ship in Black Sea Action
A port ship was reported sunk by a Russian naval unit in the Black Sea. Lieut Gen Leonid Govorov commanded Soviet defenses miles west of the capital at one time.
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Black Sea
Leonid Govorov
Ex-leader arrested for seditious talk in Los Angeles
Robert K. Noble former head of a pension movement faced charges after a speech before 200 in Los Angeles. He demanded presidential impeachment and blasted U S policy in Japan. Two others were detained.
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Robert K. Noble
Los Angeles
U. S
Japan
Libyan Campaign Sees Ritchie Lead New Desert Offensive
Maj. Gen. Neil M. Ritchie, 44, heads British forces in Libya succeeding Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham. His swift mechanized troops push a new offensive deeper into the Cyrenaican Desert.
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Neil M. Ritchie
Libya
Alan Cunningham
Ritchie
Cyrenaican
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