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% ITherefore. I have given orders to demobilize all those units of the French army who, against the orders of the French Government, had been instigated by their officers to active resistance against Germany.Rainbow ClubOpens Sunday7Rainbow Corner, newest and largest of American Red Cross clubs in London,withformally opens tomorrow night witn a special entertainment and radio program presenting American and British stars of the stage and screen and soldier talent. Rainbow Corner is on Shaftesbury Avenue, just off Piccadilly Circus.Vivien Leigh, Diana Wynyard, Mimi Jordan, and other film actresses will present sketches on a half-hour show from6.30 to 7 PM United States.to be broadcast to theThe American soldier glee club which presented several numbers at the Thanksgiving Day service at Westminster Abbey will sing under the direction of Cpl. Heinz Arnold, Patchogue, N.Y. Skits and sketches written by M/Sgt. BillCarey, Chicago, HI., and St. Sgt. Larry Roemer, Brooklyn, N.Y., will be included in the program.Jack Martin, San Francisco, Calif., a Canadian Army private and former radio announcer, will act as master ofceremonies. The program will open withHarvey D. Gibson, Red Cross commissioner in Great Britain, making a tour of the club with an enlisted man.One of the features of the show will be the introduction of a new song, “ Rainbow Corner.” sung by Pvt. Don Lapard,Flint, Mich.The program is to be broadcast on the NBC network and later by the BBC for British listeners.Rainbow' CornerbriefCross clubRedis the largest in the British Isles, serving 6,400 meals and snacks a day. It has not dormitory facilities but is a general meeting-place and news center for American service men on leave in London.Part of the club has been open for twoweeks. Later, a grand ballroom, formerly part of the Monico Restaurant, will beaviatolescenchanclt;ment.considsmallan aciwithoiknow.The* T’* •I unisiday nlt;Bizerttutingpincerfor th at del the U Qult; AlliedtodaynorthttratioicoastmansTunisThenorthGermshortANtlin marri EplinjS. Cannoi 6 atbride'gagedhospiBio
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London Stars and Stripes

London, Middlesex, GB

Sat, Nov 28, 1942

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