Illness Fatal For English Diplomatic Leader Lord Lothian
Lord Lothian British ambassador died at 2 a m in the embassy after a relapse from a uremic infection. He had pleaded for American aid to keep Britain from falling, arguing the war outcome depended on U.S. support for planes munitions ships and finances. Neville Butler carried his Baltimore appeal after a public appearance was canceled.
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Washington
Lord Lothian
England
Germany
Neville Butler
Lothian
Baltimore
Britain
United States
Marquess of Lothian
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
U. S
London
Great Britain
Grain Terminals To Be Built
Grain terminals to be built to avert storage shortages and demurrage losses. The Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association authorized a million dollars for new facilities, including a 3,000,000-bushel elevator at Duluth or Superior and a 1,000,000-bushel unit at Shelby Montana. ByLaws amended adding two Dakotas members. Loriks Emil and Ol son elected. Re-elected directors Kathan Brady Hanson Lind.
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Paul
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
Duluth
Superior
Shelby
Mont
Dakotas
Emil Loriks
Huron
S. D
Ole L. Olson
Buxton
N. D
E. Kathan
Brady
Victor Hanson
Herman
Minn
Alex Lind
Williston
Four Burned In Bomb Explosion In Riverview Cafe
Four men were burned or injured when an express package bomb exploded at the Riverview Cafe on South Robert Street about 10:35 am. The blast shattered two plate glass windows. three men suffered severe burns and one was treated for injuries at the scene. Victims are Alex Kluka Peter Jacks Ben Gordon and Francis Patrin. Kluka and Jacks were hospitalized at Ancker Hospital. The package purportedly arrived from American Express Co with a Minneapolis address.
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ST. Paul
Dee
Riverview Cafe
South Robert Street
Alex Kluka
Peter Jacks
Ben Gordon
Francis Patrin
Kluka
Jacks
Ancker Hospital
Gordon
Patrin
Express
American Express Co
Minneapolis
Kiuka
Four British Ships In Convoy Reported Sunk By Germans
Berlin reports a German submarine located a British convoy and sank four ships totaling about 30,000 tons. A dive bomber is said to have sunk a 2,000-ton vessel near Clacton on Sea with two direct hits, and a tanker en route to the Thames was reportedly bombed and sunk. A 1,500-ton ship was damaged and left sinking according to DNG.
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Berlin
DNB
Clacton-on-Sea
Thames
DNG
Britain aid hush and congressional consent clash 1941
Treasury secretary Morgenthau said no loan to Britain without explicit congressional approval while amid London pleas for aid. He and loan administrator Jess H. Jones stressed compliance with the Johnson Act. Ambassador Lothian urged U.S. help to keep Britain from falling as German submarine threats loom.
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Morgenthau
Treasury
Great Britain
Jess H. Jones
Federal Loan
Congress
Johnson
California
Frederick Phillips
Roosevelt
United States
Caribbean
British Isles
Lord Lothian
American Farm Bureau Federation
Baltimore
Snacce
Britain
Lothian
Royal Navy
U. S
Pacific
Gibraltar
Cape Town
Suez
Singapore
Australia
Hawaii
Panama
Austin
Vermont
London and Midlands Hit by Sporadic Nazi Raids
German air raids on London and the Birmingham area caused fires and structural damage to churches, schools, theaters, and homes. London endured a 14 hour air raid alert while Midlands defenses and anti aircraft barrages intensified as rescue crews pulled victims from debris.
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London
Birmingham
Midlands
Capita
Air Ministry
RAF
Mannheim Main Target In RAF Night Raids
RAF bombers attacked Mannheim Germany targeting a power station and inland port. Fires raged after the raid as planes returned home. The operation also hit docks at Calais Boulogne and Etaples, with one aircraft reported lost.
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Royal Air Force
Mannheim
Germany
Toain
Air Ministry
Calais
Boulogne
Etaples
A Oroups Air Ministry
Lutherans Favor Sending Food To Invaded Nations
The American Lutheran conference executive committee urged aid for civilians in Europe invaded nations. It adopted a resolution asking presidents and leaders of church groups within the conference to help open channels for food and supplies amid looming famine. L. M. Stavig of Northfield, Minn., secretary, said the body includes the American Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Free Church, the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, the United Danish Church and the Augustana Synod.
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Chicago
American Lutheran Conference
Europe
Yugoslavia and Hungary sign pact of eternal friendship
Belgrade reports Hungary and Yugoslavia concluding a pact of eternal friendship. They agreed to consult on questions of mutual interest and strengthen ties in politics, economy, and culture to benefit the Danube Basin. The communique says frontier revision was not discussed. Hungary is aligned with the Axis. Yugoslavia is not.
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Yugoslavia
Hungary
Belgrade
Danube
Tokyo
Narcotics Act violators sentenced in Vermillion case
Sioux Falls dispatch reports Bert Mins and James Lucas, transients arrested on Harrison charges in Vermillion, found guilty of violating the Narcotics Act. Judge A. Lee Wyman sentenced them to five years in the penitentiary at Wentworth, Kansas, for trafficking narcotic prescriptions.
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Sioux Falls
Bert ‘Mins
James Lucas
Vermillion
Harrison
Wenworth
Kaw
A. Lee Wyman
Three Italian Divisions Trapped In Libyan Noose
British desert troops held more than 20 000 Italian prisoners in the day old battle of Egypt with 8 000 to 14 000 more reportedly in danger of capture. Churchill hailed a possible three Italian divisions caught in the trap as Fascia biased Rome officials warned of morale problems. Sidi Barrani and nearby targets were reduced to ruins as British forces pressed the offensive.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
London
Fascista
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Italy
Alaza
Bardia
Ann
Sidi Barrani
Libya
Mediterranean Sea
Washington
Lord Lothian
United States
U. S
Britain
Reuters
Cairo
RAF
Moscow
Red Army
Athens
Durazzo
Tirana
Albanis
Italiens
Roy
Rodolfo Graziani
Henry Maitland
Bzynt
Anthony Eden
Con- Seeby
Alexantera
Suexr Canal
Definite Troop Counts in Egypt and North Africa Vary
The Associated Press notes estimates of fighting men in western Egypt and Italian troops in North Africa vary by source. No official figures were released by either side. Virginia Gayda claimed 30 000 British reinforcements plus 260 000 there. Churchill indicated thousands more moved into Egypt to defend Suez. Estimates at times put British strength in Egypt up to 500 000. Italians often believed around 260 600, with about 80 000 British troops reported to have marched to Egypt from Sidi Barrani.
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Egypt
Britain
Near East
John Bull
North
Africa
Virginia Gayda
Churchill
Suez
Sidi Barrani
Dutch Destroyer Seizes Nazi Ship Near Tampico
The Dutch destroyer Van Kinsbergen seized the 6,031-ton German freighter Rhein after it left Tampico, Mexico, off Cuba. German crew reportedly scuttled the ship as British and Dutch forces closed in, with a prior attempt by Rhein’s consorts Idarwald Phrygia and others to escape. The Orinoco was halted by engine trouble before departure.
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Tampico
Washington
van Kinsbher- Hen
Mexico
van Kinsbergen
Cuba
Netherlands
Tampico Harbor
Duke Finds Time For Physical Check Found To Be Okay
In HOME BEACH Florida on December 12 1939 the Duke of Windsor aged 46 underwent a medical examination and was reported in excellent health. He planned to remain near the Duchess as her tooth extraction recovery continued and postponed return to Nassau via steamer due to her condition.
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Home Beach
Fla
Duke of Windsor
Pine
Nassau
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