Parachute Battalion Draws Volunteers at Fort Benning
The 501st Parachute Battalion at Fort Benning trains more than 400 volunteers including 15 officers and 422 enlisted men who must meet strict criteria. They learn to fold chutes, perform drills, and prepare for drops from a 330 foot tower as they push toward becoming a new elite arm of the U. S. Army.
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Churchill Now Must Remedy Very Mistakes He Foretold
NEA Service staff correspondent reports Churchill facing the consequences of warnings about a German air threat. Britain’s ports in Ireland remain under Irish neutrality as De Valera’s government rejects returning naval bases. Ireland weighs neutrality against potential Nazi aggression, with some fearing Britain’s fall could invite Hitler to spare Ireland if kept out of the fight.
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Economy Move Continues in Budget Hearing Notes
Senator Eugene Baker of Newport questions listening in on the budget debate as Mr Page defends increases. Page cites work level changes since 10 to 12 years ago. Representative-elect Smith notes a Department budget rise from 23000 in 1985 to 36500. The committee asks for itemized maintenance funds and all department heads in the request. Roznell proposes Deputy Comptroller Sims report all fund transfers by department.
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Newport
Page
Smith
J. Forest Roznell
Little Rock
J. Bryan Sims
Britain U S relations hinge on war needs and assets
Analysts debate funding Britain and leveraging assets as a way to secure raw materials and industrial capacity. Some favor collateral or loans to Britain, others push for security bases and military aid, shaping postwar economic ties and potential creditor role for the United States depending on war outcomes.
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Power Plant Built Underground in Swiss Alps
A major European power plant is being constructed underground in the Bernse Alps near Innertkirchen Switzerland to shield it from potential future shelling. The project aims to protect critical infrastructure by situating the facility beneath the Alpine terrain, reducing visibility and vulnerability.
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Innertkirchen
Harrison in Hollywood My Miranda in Movimento
NEA correspondent notes Carmen Miranda in Hollywood uses dance and movement in performances. Interpreter Z Yaconelli explains English idioms. Born in Portugal, she rose from convent singing to Shubert contract and films like Road to Rio. Castings hint at upcoming Latin-influenced projects with Orson Welles. Milton Berle jokes about Hollywood traffic law.
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Carmen Miranda
Inn Town
Miranda
Los Estados
Ugain
New York
Lee Shubert
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Rio
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Maria da Carma da
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Dis
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Binz
Shubert
U.S
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Dolores del Rio
Mexico City
Orson Welles
Caesar Romero
iGisco
Laurence Olivier
England
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Vivien Leigh
Jimmy Cagjney
Milton Berle
Hollywood Boulevard
RAF Bombs Mannheim as Part of Axis Links Attack
British reports say three straight nights of RAF raids on Mannheim, a southwestern German industrial and communications hub, aimed to sever links between Germany and Italy. The strikes tied to an Italian targets offensive including Milan factory, Genoa decks, and a northern Italian airfield, with 20,000 prisoners cited in London dispatches.
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Mantein
Germany
Tacly
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Milan
Genoa
Mannheim
London
British forces in desert take 30000 Italian prisoners
Prime Minister Anthony Eden said on Thursday that British forces in the western desert captured about 30,000 Italian prisoners up to December 16, with a casualty figure of around 1,000 killed wounded or missing. The Balkan front saw Romanian reports of Libyan battles near the port of Bardı as Fascist forces attacked British mechanized units. In Albania, due to high command announcements, warships shelled Greek positions near Lukovia and air raids targeted Greek concentrations around Argirocastro Margoni and Katonia with northern front artillery activity. London reported air raid sirens on a quiet night after several days with virtually no falling bombs in Britain.
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Thony Eden
Western Desert
Ttallin High Command
Bardi
High Command
Lukovia
Porto Edda
Argirocastro
Margoni
Katonia
Albanah
Frst Class Tail Output Rises in New York During Christmas
Boosted during the Christmas period each year, there is a forty percent rise in the quantity of first class tail originating in New York City, attributed largely to Christmas crisis conditions.
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New York City
Vanishing Lake Konstanz Refill Rate Quoted
In Konstanz Switzerland the Rhine and other streams refill Lake Karlstanz which spans 214 square miles. The system reports sediment and stone accumulate at about 4,000,000 cubic feet annually, shaping the lake’s size over time.
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Konstanz
Switzerland
Karlstanz
Family Affair at East Eureka School
In Hutchinson Kansas a small grade school lists 34 students but records only five distinct surnames on the roll of East Eureka grade school.
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Kas
East Eureka
Kiss Cited as Shortage Hits Mistletoe in Dublin
Irish Christmas tradition faces disruption as wartime shortages reduce mistletoe supply. Citizens cope with limited festive kisses as markets note scarcities and officials urge calm.
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Dublin
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