British Cruiser Engages German Raider in South Atlantic
London reports a long range battle in the South Atlantic about 700 miles northeast of Montevideo. HM S Carnarvon Castle suffered slight damage with casualties. the German raider disguised as a merchant ship fled. Details remain scarce as authorities confirm action occurred far from the neutrality zone.
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London
Carnarvon Castle
Admiralty
South Atlantic
Montevideo
Uruguay
Graf Spee
Britain
H.M.S. Carnarvon Castle
H. N. M. Hardy
D.S.C
R.N
Another Vessel May Be Chasing Fleeing Raider
Montevideo Uruguay December 6 The British merchant cruiser Carnarvon Castle damaged in a battle with a German raider was expected to reach the harbor next Monday likely seeking repairs The Uruguayan government has granted entry Informed sources place the battle about 1000 miles northeast of Montevideo in the American neutrality belt Naval sources think the cruiser broke off when the raider outdistanced her and a second warship may be taking up the pursuit
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Carnarvon Castle
Carnarvon Castle Halts Brazilian Coastal Steamer
Reports from Buenos Aires state the British cruiser Carnarvon Castle intercepted a Brazilian coastal steamer off shore near Victoria Brazil on November 30. The ship removed 22 Germans from the Brazilian vessel and protests have been filed in London. Other British cruisers Queen of Bermuda and Alcantara were in the South Atlantic following recent engagements.
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Buenos Aires
South Atlantic
Carnavon Castle
Victoria
Brazil
Carnarvon Castle
Stape
London
Bermuda
Hull says no information on alleged battle in South Atlantic
Secretary Hull indicated the state department had not received any details about a reported clash between British and German armed ships in the South Atlantic yesterday. It was not known if the battle occurred within the Pan American neutrality belt patrolled by American ships.
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Hull
Washington
State Department
South Atlantic
Italy Shakes Up Army Command with Badoglio Out
Rome announces the resignation of Marshal Pietro Badoglio as chief of the Italian general staff. Gen. Ugo Cavallero, veteran of Libyan and World War I campaigns, succeeds him after a long career including East Africa command and key actions at the Piave and Vittorio Veneto.
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Italy
Badoglio
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Ugo” Cavallero
East
Africa
Hindenburg
Cavallero
Army
High Command
Piave
Caporetto
Vittorio Veneto
East Africa
Bomb attack on Portsmouth base kills and damages homes
German bombers hit the Portsmouth naval base in a three hour raid killing several and destroying private property. Many residents were left homeless as fires and collapses trapped some in a cinema balcony and amid damaged homes. Nurses helped fight blazes and evacuate patients while air raid services contained most fires.
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Portsmouth
England
Nazi Hostility to U S Increasing Rapidly
Princeton researchers report German radio broadcasts show growing anxiety and hostility toward the United States due to American aid to Britain. Harold Graves Jr's study notes Germany now devotes similar air time to pro US propaganda as to undermining British morale, with November criticisms of America nine times higher than a year earlier.
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Princeton
N. J
United States
Great Britain
Princeton University
Harold N. Graves, Jr
School of Public and International Affairs
School
Germany
America
Reich
Hitler Congratulates Finland on 28th Independence Anniversary
Adolf Hitler sent Finland a telegram of congratulations on the 28th anniversary of independence from Russia. The message was dispatched from Berlin and marks a ceremonial gesture in diplomatic relations.
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Hitler
Finland
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Big Six directors pledge aid to defense through intramural play
Athletic directors of the Big Six sign a resolution to aid the nation's defense by intramural and competitive games and by PE class lessons. They assign Knox Henry to indoor track duties in Kansas City March 1, plan outdoor track in Nebraska May 23-24, and shift sport titles to percentage-based team standings. A banquet closes the conclave with talks by L M Jones and Red Grange. Paul Christman earns the Missouri Valley area MVP trophy.
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Kansas City
Big Six
George Veenker
Iowa State
Gwinn Henry
Kansas Athletic
Nebraska
Kansas State
L. M. Jones
Harold
Red) Grange
Illinois
KU Athletic Officials Attend Big Six Meeting
Kansas City hosts Big Six coaches athletic directors and faculty representatives meeting with attendees Gwinn Henry athletic director and head coach Dr W W Davis Vic Hart Harry Lansing Bill Replogle and Earl Falkenstein. Dr F C Allen to attend basketball coaches meeting tomorrow.
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K. U
Kansas City
Big Six
Gwinn Henry
W. W. Davis
Vic Hart
Harry Lansing
Bill Replogle
Earl Falkenstien
Athletic Association
F. C. Allen
Kansas Man Sentenced on Federal Liquor Charge
Federal District Judge Richard J. Hopkins sentenced Antone James Bresnick a 42 year old Crawford county man to three months in Wyandotte county jail on one count of violating federal liquor laws. Bresnick had pled guilty at Fort Scott and received probated and suspended sentences on two other counts.
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Kansas City
Kan
Richard J. Hopkins
Antone James Bresnick
Crawford County
Wyandotte County
Bresnick
Fort Scott
Embassy protest over Detention of Mrs Deegan in Paris
United States embassy in Paris protests German detention of Elizabeth Deegan a former receptionist at the Paris embassy. She was detained after a German escort to Cherche Midi prison and held for questioning on charges of aiding British officers to escape. Deegan, 40, a native of Asheville North Carolina, had worked at the embassy since June 16 1936.
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Washington
State Department
Elizabeth Deegan
Paris
Cherche Midi
Fu Shee Tae
Liccrm
Biltmore
N. C
United States
North Carolina
Peter C. Pritchard
Secret Police
Deegan
Vichy
France
Asheville
Greeks Advance in Albania Seizing Bases and Prisoners
Greek troops reported to have occupied Argirocastro and Porto Edda in southern Albania after heavy fighting, with more than 1,000 Italian prisoners taken. Greek forces also advanced from Premet toward Klisoura as fighting continued along the central Albanian front. A destroyed Italian destroyer was found in Porto Edda.
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Bitolj
Yugoslavia
Argirocastro
Albania
Athens
Porto Edda
Premet
Klisoura
Lykursi
Vyroni
Newspaper Circulation Rises to New All Time High in 1940
Editor and Publisher reports 1940 newspaper circulation set to break records with a 4.77 percent rise in daily papers and a 3.16 percent rise in Sunday papers. The survey covers 95 morning papers, 186 evening papers, and 128 Sunday papers with totals over 11 million, 12 million, and 22 million respectively.
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New York
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Ickes
Roosevelt
Early Settlers Gather for Annual Banquet and Elections
The Shawnee County Early Settlers association met for its annual banquet and officer elections. Oscar Swayze was elected president, succeeding J. L. Heberling who presided at the dinner. Roy Boast became vice-president and Florence Eckert was reelected secretary-treasurer. Virgil Hill delivered greetings from Gov. Payne Ratner.
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Shawnee
Payne Ratner
Injuries in Accident Fatal Manhattan Man Dies on Highway Job
Injuries suffered Wednesday in a construction accident proved fatal to Guy Robe 35 superintendent on a construction job on highway 160 west of Medicine Lodge.
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Manhattan
Guy Robe
Highway 160
Medicine Lodge
Ride the BUS to the parade. No parking worries.
Bus advertisement urges riders to use bus transportation to attend a parade with no parking concerns mentioned. The brief promotes public transit as a convenient alternative for attendees.
Flu Epidemic in California Shows Signs of Subsiding
California health authorities reported hopeful indications that the mild influenza outbreak is subsiding. While many schools closed and gatherings were postponed, accurate statewide case counts were unavailable, with records listing 1 765 statewide cases and 1 516 in Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
California
Health Department
Bertram Brown
Los Angeles
Brown
Increase in Red Cross Roll Call Funds in Douglas County
Red Cross workers in Douglas County report 3684.18 raised to date, 167 more than last year, with final totals expected to rise to 400 500. Lawrence contributions total 3282.81 vs 2856.24 last year, city business district 1235.10 up from 1207.60, residential gifts 1174.85 up from 834.35, Kan University 702.61 up about 50, and teachers 107.25 vs 93. County wide results suggest most districts will surpass prior year totals.
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Red Cross
Douglas County
Harold G. Barr
Lawrence
George Docking
Dolph Simons
Haskell Institute
E. Russell Carter
E. C. Buehler
Kansas University
Ira E. Hunt
Rotarians and Wives Attend Ottawa Meeting Talk by Williams
Twenty seven Lawrence Rotarians and their wives joined about 250 Rotarians from ten cities at an Ottawa Rotary gathering on Wednesday night. Jeff H. Williams of Chickasha Oklahoma spoke, a Rotary International director. Lawrence participants included Neal M. Wherry and others, with Dorothy Allen and Winifred Hill performing vocal numbers.
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Lawrence
Rotary
Ottawa
Jeff H. Williams
Chickasha
Okla
Rotary International
Neal M. Wherry
Gene Glahn
H. B. Ober
A. B. Weaver
K. U. School of Fine Arts
Lawrence Allen
Ottawa Club
Winifred Hill
Parade Crowd Told To Stay On Sidewalks This Night
Traffic officers urge parade watchers to remain on sidewalks to improve views and reduce accidents. With many horses in the parade, parents should keep children off the street center to prevent mishaps. Soviet Russia signs trade pact with Slovakia in Moscow on December 6.
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Slovakia
Moscow
Russia
Germam
Republ
Lily Pons Becomes American Citizen
American citizen Lily Pons, the opera singer from New Haven Connecticut, calls the achievement “very proud and very happy” as formal naturalization completes.
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Lily Pons
Citizen
New New Haven
Conn
Stock Market Index Holds At 43.8 Average
The market index for 60 stocks stands at 43.8 yesterday. No change from the prior reading as the broader market shows mixed activity and steady performance across sectors.
Santa Parade Tonight Draws Lawrencians to South Park
Tonight the Santa parade steps off at 7 30 from Sixth and Massachusetts to South Park. The event features floats bands riders and 142 children with pets. After the parade cars are asked to stay off Massachusetts for children's safety.
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Santa
Lawrence
Sixth
Massachusetts
South Park
Congressman Rees Warns of Bureaucratic Power Growth
Representative Rees condemns expanded authority of independent boards and commissions. He cites Logan-Walter bill provisions for court review of agency rules, warns against a fourth branch controlling law and democracy.
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Washington
Rees
R-Kan
Congress
White House
High School Football Boys To Dine In Cafeteria Tonight
Thirty four players plus two managers, coaches, and guests will dine in the high school cafeteria at 5 30 this evening. Supt Dean will speak briefly and Principal Wherry will attend. The student body also voted in the Topeka Capital All Star poll with over 750 ballots. the selections include Ed Dodson Pat Green Carl Hird Junius Penny Kenneth Sperry and Gordon Stucker.
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Clifford D. Dean
Neal M. Wherry
Ed Dodson
Pat Green
Carl Hird
Junius Penny
Kenneth Sperry
Gordon Stucker
Army Bomber Becomes Civilian Passenger Flight History
A U.S. Army bomber carrying civilian passenger Senora Carlos Davila left Mitchell Field at 1 30 p m bound for Santiago Chile. It marked the first time a military plane carried a civilian or woman to a foreign country with Maj Hilbert W Wittkop commanding and midcourse stops planned in Miami Panama City and Lima before reaching Santiago.
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New York
Roosevelt
Senora Carlos Davila
Chile
Mitchelfield
Santiago
United States Army
Hilbert W. Wittkop
Army Air Corps
Miami
Fla
Panama City
Lima
Peru
Monav
7th Corps Change Names New Omaha Commander
Washington Dec 6 Brig Gen George V Strong assgned to command the 7th corps area in Omaha Neb replacing Maj Gen Percy P Bishop who moves to San Francisco. Strong born Chicago educated at Michigan Military Academy and West Point earned DSM Purple Heart with oak leaf Legion of Honor for WWI service. He will take over Dec 15 Brig Gen Leonard T Gerow to succeed Strong as chief of the war plans division.
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Washington
George V. Strong
War Plans Division
Percy P. Bishop
7Th Corps
Omaha
Neb
War Department
Bishop
San Francisco
Strong
Chicago
Michigan Military Academy
West Point
Army
Cavalry
Leonard T. Gerow
Gerow
Mild Saturday in Kansas and wage dispute hits Seattle mills
In Topeka light winds and sunshine marked unseasonably mild weather with highs around 50 to 55 and no cold front in sight. In Seattle AFL Puget Sound lumber workers picket closures spread to 32 mills, leaving 11 000 to 12 000 workers idle across the region.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Ellis
Phillipsburg
Seattle
Afl-Puget Sound District Council of Lumber and
Puget Sound
Air Corps Suits Contract Awarded by War Dept
The War Department announced a $61,557 contract to H. D. Lee Mercantile Co. of Kansas City for Army Air Corps suits. Delivery date was not disclosed.
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Air Corps
Washington
H. D. Lee Mercantile Company
Kansas City
Army Air Corps
War Department
Stabilization Fund Seen as Secret Weapon for U S Economy
Washington officials described the $2 billion Stabilization Fund as America’s secret economic weapon. They cited $50 million in credits to China and Argentina last week and suggested further Latin American loans could follow to curb aggression threats and bolster US business ties. The fund arose from a January 31, 1984 devaluation windfall and operates by swapping dollars for yuan and pesos rather than lending cash.
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Washington
Treasury
America
Lubailleamian
China
Argentina
Taft
R.O
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
the Treasury
Conference gathers Kansas church related college leaders
Ten colleges attended the Kansas conference at the University of Kansas with Kansas Wesleyan University sending four staff members led by the president and deans. Dean Edwin Price and Dean Paul Lawson spoke on education topics while host Chancellor Malott attended and hosted luncheon. Out of town presidents and deans from McPherson, Ottawa, Bethany, Central, Bethel, Southwestern, Friends, Baker, Hesston and others joined in meetings and discussions on graduate preparation and liberal arts curriculum.
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Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina
Schwalm
Stouffer
McPherson
Andrew B. Martin
Ottawa University
Emil O. Deere
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Orville S. Walters
Central College
Ed G. Kaufman
Bethel College
Newton
T. Reese Marsh
South- Western College
Winfield
E. K. Morrow
Greeks Hammer at Italian Left Wing in Albania
Rome reports Greek forces strike the Italian left in Albania with reinforcements from other fronts. Italian troops counter attack as Fascist air force bombards Greek lines. Arezzo and Venezia divisions praised for their performance.
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Albania
Rome
Sidi Barrani
Tobruk
Libya
Selum
High Command
General Bishop Granted Transfer to San Francisco
Omaha December 6 Maj. Gen. P P Bishop commander of the seventh corps area has been notified by the war department that his request for a transfer has been granted effective December 15 He will report for duty in San Francisco to work under secretary of war instructions Unofficial reports suggest Gen George W Strong may succeed him in Washington
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Omaha
Neb
P. P. Bishop
Seventh Corps
War Department
San Francisco
Secretary of War
George W. Strong
War Plans Division
General Staff
Washington
Unseasonably warm Weather Forecast for Midwest States
Five day forecast from December 6 to December 10 shows temperatures well above freezing across Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma with little precipitation expected. Moderate rains likely in Missouri Oklahoma and eastern Kansas Sunday or Monday.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
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Kansas Conference of Church-Related Colleges
Seventh Corps Area Command
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