Press Now Subject to Voluntary Censorship and News Ban
Washington agencies unite to bar publication of wartime information that could aid Japan and the enemy. Navy censorship tightens on troop movements ship routes and casualty details with orders to clear before release and to erase ship names.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Pacific
Europe
Navy
Federal
Jesse Jones
Army
War Department
Hawaii
Philippines
Germany
Italy
Finland
Berlin
Rome
Helsinki
Tokyo
Arthur J. Hep
Fragments Hint at Press Delay in Policy Push
The readable fragments suggest the press would recognize a pending policy push and would readily implement the associated request once acknowledged. The text hints at media awareness and potential rapid adoption of the request once the plan is clear.
West Coast Radio Stations Shut Down
West Coast radio stations in Los Angeles San Diego and Santa Barbara were ordered shut down again on Wednesday. The action targets multiple outlets as authorities enforce a broadcast suspension across major coastal markets.
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Los Angeles
INS
San Diego
Santa Barbara
FCC rules mute stations brief resume timing
Federal Communications Commission guidance left stations uncertain about when to resume broadcasts. It was assumed listeners would receive one minute of air time at stated intervals, as occurred Monday.
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Federal Communications Commission
Beetle Lives Entire Life on Red Pepper Diet
The saw toothed grain beetle can complete its entire life cycle feeding solely on red pepper.
Mexico Pledges Army and Navy Aid to United States
President Manuel Avila Camacho pledged Mexican army and navy support to the United States in the war with Japan. He said Mexico would fight through factory and agricultural production rather than trenches, and that Mexican forces would cooperate if needed while avoiding a formal war declaration.
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U. S
United States Army
Camp Roberts
Los Angeles
Japan
United States
Pacific Ocean
West Coast
Burn
Navy
Bureau of Public Relations
Honolulu
Manila
Hepburn
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Mexico
Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
National Palace
Camacho
Filipino Found After False Alarm Near Des Moines Bridge
Two squad cars responded to a flurried report about a Japanese man asking the way to a big bridge. Police located a naturalized Filipino walking toward a tavern near the Sixth Avenue Bridge spanning the Des Moines River.
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Des Moines
Sixth Avenue
Des Moines River
Eleven Men Walk Out To Enlist At Factory Follow Roosevelt Address
In Brockton Massachusetts production halted at the Bow Moccasin Shoe plant as 11 workers leave after Roosevelt's speech. Owner William A Bows recalls enlisting in 1917 and supports the action.
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Boss
Brockton
Mass
Bows Moccasin Shoe Company
Roosevelt
William A. Bows
Bows
Imperial Valley Canal Closes to Tourist Traffic
The Imperial Irrigation District announced that no more tourists may visit the canal system. The $38,000,000 all American irrigation canal supplies water to the entire Imperial Valley and will be restricted as a precaution.
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EL Centro
Calif
Ins
Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Valley
Visitors flocked to Hawaii National Park in 1940
A record shows 287 810 visitors used the park in 1940 traveling in 85 490 private automobiles.
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Hawaii National Park
Lindbergh Speaking Engagement Cancelled in Boston
CBS reports the America First committee cancelled Charles A. Lindberghs address scheduled for Boston on December 12. The move follows the committee's decision to postpone all major rallies due to the war, as conveyed by America First officials in Chicago.
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New York
INS
Columbia Broadcasting System
America First Committee
Charles A. Lindbergh
Boston
CBS
America First
Chicago
Willkie Talk Cancelled Broadcast Omission Shocks NBC
NBC announced on Tuesday that Wendell L. Willkie’s scheduled speech from St Louis at 8 p.m. CST Wednesday was cancelled with no reason given. The abrupt change leaves observers awaiting new information from the campaign.
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New York
NBC
Wendell L. Willkie
St. Louis
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