Italy approves record 542 million military budget for 1940 41
Rome reports Italy will spend 10 846 000 000 lire about 542 million dollars on armed forces for the coming year, up about 75 million from the current budget. The deficit for 1940 41 totals around 6 billion lire.
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Italy
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Elgrade
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Hungary
Algaria
Romania
Ugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Labor Board bans union at Palmetto Mills in Rock Hill
The Labor Board ordered Jac Eiberg Hosiery Mills Inc to refuse recognition of the United Rock Hill Hosiary Employes Union as the workers’ representative. The company was also told to stop discouraging union membership and to reinstate four employees fired for union activity.
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Washington
Jan
Jaceiberg Hosiery Mills, Inc
Rockill
D. C
United Rock Hill Hosty Employes Union
Itsmployees
American Federation Hosiery Workers
CIO
Ftnion
Rock Hill Union
Thempany
Borah Dies at 74 after Isolationist Career in Senate
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho died in his sleep at 8 45 p.m. EST at age 74 after a long career as an isolationist. His wife Mary kept vigil. funeral plans were announced as the Senate prepared arrangements.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate
Mary
Little Borah
Borah
League of Nations
World Court
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Long Days Bright Nights Promote r More And Heavier Soviet Air Raids
Helsinki dispatch from January twenty reports daylight lengthening raises anxiety as bombers arrive at dawn. In a basement hotel shelter travelers improvise privacy, while others prepare, knit, or read during air raids.
Senate Budget Slashes New Defense Funds Again
The Senate Appropriations Committee cut about 12.8 million dollars from President Roosevelt's defense budget, sending a 251.8 million emergency bill to the Senate. Navy and army funds were trimmed by 7.875 million and 4.7 million respectively with Coast Guard reduced by 213,664. The action follows House cuts in an omnibus spending measure, while FBI anti spy staffing remains intact.
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Senate
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Russell D-Ga
Agriculture Department
Adams
D-Cole
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Navy
FBI
Naval
Finland Could Halt Soviet Advance With Backing From Allies
London reports British and French experts believe Finland can hold off Soviet Russia with 30,000 more troops 200 planes and allied equipment by May. They cite Finnish tactical skill in northern Finland and foresee March or April Russian pressure easing as spring thaws.
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Finland
Russia
Europe
Great Britain
France
Karelian
Sub Zero Weather Claims 112 Lives Across Nation
Winter’s brutal cold snapped across the eastern United States with at least 112 deaths in a week. Frigid temps reached central Florida, greenville Maine reported 20 degrees below zero, and many southern cities saw record lows. The Midwest began warming while ice-choked rivers and stranded oyster boats marked the freeze’s impact.
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Pope Pius XII urges policy for peace amid obstacles
In a letter delivered to President Roosevelt, Pope Pius XII said immediate peace chances were reduced to a slight probability by stubborn obstacles. He urged friends of peace to grasp the seriousness and that cessation of war depends on a change in the opposing forces. Archbishop Cicognani presented the letter at the White House as Myron C. Taylor’s peace mission continued.
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Washington
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Friends of Peace
Rome
White House
Cicognani
Myron C. Taylor
Dewey Calls for Release of Private Industry to Secure U S
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey told a Women’s National Republican clubs luncheon in New York that only by unleashing American private industry can the country become secure from abroad and home distress. He said Democratic and Republican leaders are determined the U S should not enter the European war.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
United States
Swedish Airmen Destroy Six Russian Planes
Stockholm reports Swedish volunteer airmen, aiding Finnish forces, destroyed at least six Russian aircraft. Two Swedish planes were shot down in a collision, killing two officers and one noncommissioned officer. A wounded NCO returned to Finnish lines.
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Stockholm
Finland
Russians Repulsed on Ladoga and Isthmus Battles
Helsinki reports strong Russian attacks flung back on the Karelian Isthmus and north of Lake Ladoga. Finnish communique cites land gains by Finland, while Russian air raids hit Turku and other towns causing four Helsinki air raid alarms. Continuous fighting persisted above Lake Ladoga as Red Army attempts to retake positions were beaten off.
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Turku
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Bombers Fly Over Helsinki In Bombing Raids
Russian planes swept over Helsinki and southern Finland in a series of raids. The capital issued four air alarms but no bombs were reported on the city. 51 planes were counted over a northern city, with distant rumble felt in Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Finland
Leaf prices slip slightly in mid-Atlantic tobacco market
Leaf prices in the middle flue-cured belt trend slightly below last week's. Virginia fire-cured rates ease on heavy leaf while thin leaf and lugs hold. Buyers favored good and fair quality lots as wrappers and higher grades offered in larger numbers. Weekly gross sales reach 2,413,147 pounds at $11.40 per hundred. year to date 11,325,580 pounds at $11.10.
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Raleigh
U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service
State Department of Agriculture
Virginia Bie Ae
Marketing Service
Virginia Markets Division
Virginia
Scandinavian Solidarity Cited as Norway Denmark Stand Firm
Norway and Denmark voiced readiness to defend independence in a show of Nordic unity. Danish lower house unanimously affirmed neutrality and independence, echoed by Norway’s prime minister. Swedish aid to Finland reported with substantial private contributions and industry support.
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Per Albin Hansson
Thovald Stauning
Johan Nygaardsvold
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Berlingske Tidende
Finland
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