Leaflet raids boost French resistance to German occupation
The United States and Royal Air Force drop 2,000,000 pamphlets in occupied France to spur French resistance and sabotage. Pamphlet No. 1 highlights fraternal ties and Liberty statues, while Pamphlet No. 2 emphasizes America's growing war production and victory symbols. Dassier quotes place counts of leaflets dropped across Paris and coastal towns with totals reaching into the hundreds of thousands.
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Merriman Smith
Washington
United States
France
Royal Air Force
White House
Stephen T. Early
America
APF
Paris
Bourges
Tack
Dijon
St. Malo
Brest
Cherbourg
Rennes
St. Nazaire
Guingamp-Lundeac
Roosevelt
Victory Book drive gains momentum across Amarillo stations
Readers report strong support for the Victory Book campaign for enlisted men. Amarillo Public Library, Amarillo College, Amarillo High School and multiple Furr Food Store locations serve as book drop points. Canberra reports aliens must register by February 10 under a defense plan.
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Army
Navy
Amarillo Public Library
Amarillo College
Washgton
Amarillo High School
Polk St
White and Kirk
Paramount Theater
Furr Food Store
E. 10Th St
Washington St
16Th Avenue
Georgia Street
Line Avenue
N. Fillmore
Canberra
Australia
Army Ministry
Curiosity Strikes Seattle Power Switch Triggers Outage
A cat prowled a 13,000 volt switchboard in Seattle causing a power disruption. The fault tripped a sector of the system and service was restored within an hour.
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Seattle
Lost nursery chair and dog search appeal in Borger notices
In Borger Texas Mrs Harry Argovitz seeks information about a dog matching a description and offers a liberal reward for its return. A nursery chair made of maple was lost from a moving truck about three weeks ago and is urgently needed.
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Boston
Rainbow Cafe
Fillmore St
Nellie Wood
Smokey
F. W. Honeycutt
Virginia St. Call
Harry Argovitz
Weatherly Street
Borger
Texas
Tack
New British Reconnaissance Corps Described as Unmatched
London reports the formation of a new tough reconnaissance corps in the British army. Each battalion will support infantry divisions with stealthy probes or decisive actions, armed with anti-tank artillery, 55 caliber rifles, grenades, mortars, tommyguns, light machine guns, and over 250 vehicles for speed and mobility.
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London
Scotland
Bundles for Congress campaign packs odd items nationwide
Spokane reporters cover theBundles for Congress stunt as nearly 15 000 bundles of used dental plates wooden legs crutches glass eyes and other odd items are packed for delivery to Washington. The campaign aims to poke fun at congressional pensions amid wartime tensions with trucks planned to tour Idaho Montana South Dakota and Nebraska.
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Congress
Victor Dallaire
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Spokane Athletic Roundtable
Roundtable
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
San Francisco
Venereal Diseases Drop in Navy Rates
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire reports a 7 percent drop in venereal disease cases in the Navy last year from 1940. Incomplete 1941 records show a syphilis incidence of 5.93 per 1000 men, with the admiral calling the decline satisfactory but insufficient.
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New York
Ross T. McIintire
Navy
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