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Advertising : 36 wordsThe fall of Manila appears imminent says America Associated Press. The latest advices showed Japanese were overwhelmingly advancing from the north and south. Other reports indicated that a furious battle was ...
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Article : 256 wordsThe Middle East in 1941 has seen the complete destruction of three Italian armies totalling 650,000 men, also a complete German force, totalling 47,000, which was the elite of the German army. ...
Article : 78 wordsA traveller from Greece informed the Allied authorities that the Germans are busy building airports in Greece and ...
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Article : 61 wordsConfidence that Singapore would be held was expressed by Mr. Churchill at a Press conference to-day. He praised defenders of the Philippines and said he thought the Japanese were in for some surprises before that fight ended. ...
Article : 389 wordsTo-night's British communique says that on the Perak front enemy pressure was slight but our patrols were active. Offensive action was taken against the enemy with good results, whenever encountered. ...
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Article : 49 wordsThe newspaper "Pravda" sharply criticises the conduct of the campaign in the Philippines, especially the tactics in Manila, saying, "Petain's tactics were used to defend Manila. Failure to transform the city into a Tobruk, Leningrad or Moscow, constitues ...
Article : 253 wordsPresident Roosevelt, at a Press conference today, said that finished war products might go to Russia, China or ...
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Article : 95 wordsSpeaking in the Japanese language Senator Thomas, in a broadcast to Japan, said "the little[?] temporary advances your forces ...
Article : 80 wordsThe chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States (Mr. Connally) during a discussion on the war situation, said that the ...
Article : 76 wordsMADRID, Thursday.—General Franco has liberbated 3000 political prisoners[?] ...
Article : 12 wordsLONDON, Thursday.—A communique announced that Thailand had been declared enemy territory. ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Fri 2 Jan 1942, Page 1
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