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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
December 8, 19418 de diciembre de 1941 · Detroit, Mich · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Detroit evening times

SourceFuente: Detroit evening times · Detroit, Mich · December 8, 19418 de diciembre de 1941
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn88063294/1941-12-08/ed-1/?sp=3

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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SummaryResumen

The *Detroit Evening Times* reported on Latin American reactions following the outbreak of hostilities between Japan and the United States. In Ciudad Trujillo, the Dominican Congress was summoned into special session, and President Troncoso called an emergency cabinet meeting. Other regional governments, including Argentina and Brazil, recognized the grave significance of the conflict and prepared their defense postures.

El *Detroit Evening Times* reseñó las repercusiones en América Latina tras romperse las hostilidades bélicas entre Japón y los Estados Unidos. En Ciudad Trujillo se convocó una legislatura extraordinaria del Congreso de la República, en tanto que el presidente Troncoso citó a sus ministros a una junta de urgencia de gabinete. Otros gobiernos hemisféricos, como Argentina y Brasil, aquilataron la extrema gravedad de la coyuntura y dispusieron aprestos para reforzar su aparato defensivo.

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The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

(INS» A state of emergency was

declared, troops placed on a 24-

hour alert basis and anti-aircraft

guns manned.

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 9

INSi Declining to anticipate

the attitude of his government.

President Ramon S Ca*tillo *aid

he recognized the "grave signifi

cance" for the Americas of Japan's

action.

CIUDAD TRUJILLO. D. R

Dec 8. »INSi The dominican

congress was railed into special

session and President Troncoso

summoned his rahinet.

RIO DF JANEIRO. Dee. 8

(INSI Brazilian officials refused

to commit themselves on this

country'a attitude, but predicted a

German and Italian declaration of

war on the United States within

24 hours.

Rabbit Hunter Shot

FLINT. Dec 8. Elbert Lester

Mann. 18. of 2212 Fa*t Lake road.

Clio, was :n Hurley Hospital today

with a .22 calibre bullet wound in

hi« hark, accidentally infliried hy

a companion while the pair were

hunting rabbits about three

fourths of a mile from the Mann

home.

be exen easier. The distance be

tween Guam and Pearl Harbor

i® about 3,800 nautical miles.

Taking the a\crane speed of the

American warships at 15 knots

an hour, it would take nine da>s

from Pearl Harbor to Guam,

while the Japanese warships

leaxing Toknsuka at the same

time would arrixe in Guam fixe

days ahead of the American fleet.

"In this interval the island

xxould tie raptured and placed

under the same conditions as

the Philippines.

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Detroit evening times. (1941). Detroit, Mich, 1941-12-08. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn88063294/1941-12-08/ed-1/?sp=3

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Detroit evening times, 1941-12-08.

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