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  2. TOBRUK REACHED

    British mechanised forces, advancing swiftly westwards in Libya, were stated yesterday to have made contact with the outer defences of Tobruk, 70 miles beyond Bardia, which had yielded only two days previously. ...

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  3. ALBANIAN FRONT.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—Neither improved weather conditions nor the arrival of Italian reinforcements have halted the Greek advance, according to a Greek ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 176 words
  4. UNITED STATES OPINION.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—An analysis of the reaction to the President's message to Congress indicates that Congress will probably approve of the plan to lend ...

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  5. MORE AMERICAN AID

    In his message to the new Congress which met in Washington on Monday President Roosevelt made a powerful declaration unequivocally ranging the United States on the side of the democracies fighting for freedom against the tyranny of the the dictatorships. He said ...

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  6. BALKAN INTRIGUES.

    LONDON. Jan, 7.—Despite insistent German attempts to draw her into closer military collaboration, Russia keeps well in the background. German sources in ...

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  7. VALONA RAIDED AGAIN.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—An R.A.F. communique reports that another big raid was carried out on Valona, the main Italian supply port in Albania, in bad ...

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  8. PLANES FOR GREECE.

    WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.—It is learnt that an undetermined number of planes being built for the United States Army will be released to Greece for cash. It is ...

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  9. THE WAR AT SEA.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—British and Allied merchant shipping losses during the week ended December 30 were the lightest for many weeks. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  10. R.A.F.'S TARGETS.

    CAIRO, Jan. 7.—The Royal Air Force is continuing relentlessly its task of pounding Italian bases in Libya. An R.A.F. communique issued ...

    Article : 188 words
  11. A FORTNIGHT'S SCORE.

    LONDON, Jan. 6.—The Air Ministry, reviewing R.A.F. operations in Libya between December 22 and January 5, says that 30 enemy planes were destroyed in ...

    Article : 112 words
  12. AMERICAN DEFENCE.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Mr. C. Vinson (chairman of the House of Representatives Naval Affairs Committee) today introduced a Bill to authorise the ...

    Article : 130 words
  13. ITALIAN VERSION.

    LONDON. Jan. 7.—Italy has at last admitted that Bardia has fallen into British hands. The High Command in today's ...

    Article : 149 words
  14. DUEL WITH U-BOAT.

    LONDON, Jan. 6.—A gallant action in which a British cargo vessel, crippled with boiler trouble, successfully engaged an attacking German submarine and left ...

    Article : 260 words
  15. IN BATTERED BARDIA

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—The tumult and the shouting have died at Bardia, and the British and Imperial forces, except those advancing towards Tobruk, are busy at ...

    Article : 650 words
  16. "THE FORCES OF FREEDOM."

    OTTAWA, Jan. 7.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King), commenting on President Roosevelt's speech last night, said that it could be viewed as the most ...

    Article : 68 words
  17. MOSCOW DENIES REPORT.

    MOSCOW, Jan. 6.—The Tass newsagency denies a report that the Soviet Minister in Bukarest has been recalled. ...

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  18. AXIS REACTION.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—Berlin and Rome used their usual censorship powers over the publication of President Roosevelt's speech. Berlin morning papers did not ...

    Article : 178 words
  19. NAZI PENETRATION IN ITALY.

    LONDON, Jan. 6.—Indicating that Germans apart from pilots are in Italy, the Berlin "Illustrierte Nachtausgabe" has published a photograph of Admiral ...

    Article : 49 words
  20. GERMAN COMMENT.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—The German Press is playing down the fall of Bardia, mostly printing only the Italian communiques, with sparse comment. The Rome ...

    Article : 155 words
  21. THE JOHNSON ACT.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—Mr. Andrew May, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, today introduced a Bill for the ...

    Article : 49 words
  22. BERLIN CLAIMS A SINKING.

    LONDON, Jan. 6.—The Berlin radio tonight claimed that a U-boat had torpedoed the British freighter Duquesa (8,651 tons), laden with .a cargo of ...

    Article : 36 words
  23. DOVER SNOWSTORM.

    LONDON, Jan. 6.—A snowstorm raged over the Straits of Dover this afternoon. Snow was still falling heavily tonight with an icy north-easterly wind. ...

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  24. AXIS PROPAGANDA'S TASK.

    LONDON, Jan. 6.—The Axis Press and radio are now busily engaged in belittling the importance of Bardia, upon which only a few days ago they were ...

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  25. IN THE BALKANS.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—Diplomatic quarters in Bukarest express the opinion that President Roosevelt's speech was so close to a declaration of war that the United ...

    Article : 143 words
  26. SUPPLIES FOR GERMANY.

    MEXICO CITY, Jan. 7.—Responsible American business men say that Germany is obtaining United States raw materials, mostly metals, which are ...

    Article : 69 words
  27. A.I.F. CASUALTIES.

    MELBOURNE. Jan. 7.—Army Head-quarters in Melbourne stated today that there was no delay whatever between the official receipt in Australia of casualty ...

    Article : 240 words
  28. COLD IN EUROPE.

    LONDON, Jan. 7.—The Lyons Meteorological observatory reports that December in France was the coldest for 40 years. Madrid has almost no telephonic ...

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  29. "WHAT WE EXPECTED."

    TOKIO, Jan. 7.—Tokio officials said that President Roosevelt s message was "about what we expected." Otherwise, they declined to comment. ...

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  30. THE PRESIDENCY.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—At a joint session of the Congress today Mr. Roosevelt was formally re-elected President of the United States. He will take the oath ...

    Article : 36 words
  31. GERMAN-SOVIET TRADE.

    LONDON. Jan. 7.—The official Berlin newsagency states that the German-Soviet trade pact that was supposed to expire at the end of 1940 has been ...

    Article : 37 words
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