Life in Blitzed London Demands Multitasking Leaders
Milo M. Thompson describes the hotelier and community leader who must juggle roles as proprietor, builder, referee, confessor, transport wizard, advocate, and captain. He runs shelter operations for employees during raids, arranging heating, lighting, laundry, sanitation, and tea supply amid unreliable water and power. Underground shelters are pressed into service to protect workers.
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New York
Blitzkrieg
London
Press Association
Armour Looms as New Envoy to Great Britain
Washington December 17 Nor man Armour veteran diplomat and U S ambassador to Argentina is eyed for the vacant post of ambassador to Britain with no London envoy since Lord Lothian died. President Roosevelt may name Armour to replace Joseph P Kennedy who resigned November 6.
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Washington
Norman Armour
United States
Argentina
Great Britain
Marquess of Lothian
Roosevelt
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Armour
England
Japan
Russia
Buenos Aires
Kennedy
Florida
Lord Lothian
State Department
National Defense Commission
London Post
British Forces Sweep West of Bardia to Encircle Libyan Base
British armored units push west of Bar dia across the desert from Salum to Fort Capuzzo in a bid to encircle the Italian base in Libya after routing Italian forces from Salum. The battle shifts to Bardia where Italian troops regroup, with British reports of destroyed Italian trucks tractors and tanks and ongoing concerns about Italian resistance and supply lines.
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Salam
Egypt
Bardia
Libya
Salum
Fort Capuzzo
Common Belief About Eyes False, Experiments Show
A study by Dr Frederick K Berrien at Yale University shows about 75 percent of ordinary people steady their gaze when lying. In a controlled test involving guilty and innocent subjects, eye movement during a one minute silent interval revealed deception more often than standard questioning.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Hamilton
N. Y
Frederick K. Berrien
Algeio University
Army to build new post southeast of Leesville Louisiana
Major C E Morrison announced a heavily armored Panzer division style post will be built seven miles southeast of Leesville with 1000 officers and 11500 enlisted on a 2700 acre camp and a 30000 acre artillery range nearby. The project may cost about 25000000 dollars with training at Camp Beauregard and area camps.
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Deridder
United States Army
Leesville
C. E. Morrison
Morrison
War Department
Louisiana
C. F. Harrold
Washington
Hickser
Fullerton
Camp Beauregard
Alexandria
Pickering
Cecil R. Middleton
Jean King
Major Morrison
Guards Will Hold Review On Friday At Camp Beauregard
The 22nd division of Michigan and Wisconsin national guards will be reviewed at Camp Beauregard in Alexandria at 9 30 a m Friday. Major General Irving A Fish of Milwaukee will command in the reviewing stand with several distinguished guests expected to attend. The event marks the division assembly and march past a general for the second time this year and since 1919.
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Alexandria
Michigan and
Wisconsin National Guardsmen
Camp Beauregard
Dierdorf
Germany
John J. Pershing
A. FE. F
Irving A. Fish
Milwaukee
U. S. Highway 165
Camp Beauregarde
127Th Infantry
Cold air lingers with frost forecast for South and Midwest
The Weather Bureau reports continued deep freeze with frost in the southern sugar and trucking region. Cold high near 32 tonight under fair to partly cloudy skies followed by increasing clouds Wednesday. Northeast winds along the coast. Arkansas sees warmer but unsettled weather with more clouds. Snow and sleet storms shift east as rain persists along the Atlantic.
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Twin Cities
United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Mercury
Civil Aeronautics
Selman Field
Arkansas
Louisiana
Ewesseavarees Saaes
Bam
Csuseepssaee Cavapa
Oee
Associated Press
East
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
British and Greek Troops Press in North Africa and Albania
British and Greek forces press the North Africa drive as Mannheim faces a seven hour RAF assault. Wavell’s desert army pushes toward Bardia while two more Libyan forts fall and Salum is captured. Greek counter attacks in Albania total seven.
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Associated Press
Britain
Libya
North Africa
Mannheim
Albania
London
Archibald P. Wavell
British Empire
Bardia
Mediterranean Sea
Italy
Cairo
Musaid Sidi Omar
Sheffertan
Salum
Morgenthau cites British limits on US war-material purchases
Secretary Morgenthau told the House appropriations committee that Sir Frederick Phillips said England cannot commit to more war material buys in the United States unless financial aid is extended. Morgenthau reiterated that the United States cannot extend loans or credits unless Congress changes the Johnson Act. He implied that any revision rests with Congress.
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Washington
Morgenthau
House Appropriations Committee
Frederick Phillips
Treasury
England
United States
Congress
Rotary Club of Monroe donates to Good Fellows fund
The Rotary Club of Monroe sent a $176.25 check to the Good Fellows fund as the appeals deadline nears Wednesday. The letter from club president C A Prophit explains the amount comes from last Thursday's Christmas charity program, with funds designated for children. Investigations will be conducted by the Salvation Army, and the West Monroe Welfare League urges others to follow suit.
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Rotary Club of
Monroe
Good Fellows
Good Fellows Fund
Salvation Army
Rotarians
C. A. Prophit
No Foreign War Committee Formed in Iowa Boosts Opposition
Verne Marshall, editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, announces the No Foreign War Committee to oppose direct U S involvement in the war. O K Armstrong of Springfield and Robert A Lancaster of New York are named director and treasurer. Marshall cites the Morris of public opinion in Iowa and notes the influence of the William Allen White Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies in shaping antiwar sentiment.
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New York
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Marshall
O. K. Armstrong
Springfield
Robert A. Lancaster
New York Investment Bank
Iowa
William Allen White
America
Laval Taken to Vichy After Abetz Dinner
Laval, ousted Vichy vice premier and foreign minister, was escorted to Vichy at the request of German ambassador Abetz. He dined with Abetz and Petain, the first sighting there since his removal last Friday night. Diplomats say Abetz may want Laval’s account before reporting to Hitler.
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Bern
Switzerland
Laval
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Otto Abetz
Abetz
Petain
Hitler
War Bills and Food Hoarding Threats Reach World News
London reports Sir Kingsley Wood defending a bill to insure British property against air raid damage with high nation wide sums. Rome announces death penalties for food hoarders as Fascist leaders pledge strict control of rationing and prices.
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London
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Rome
British report links Communists to shelter covert agents
London dispatch says a Scotland Yard report to the Home Office alleges Communists posted agents in underground shelters to undermine morale. It claims several Communists obtained shelter marshal roles and distributed hundreds of anti government leaflets. A Dutch citizen was executed at Pentonville prison as a spy.
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London
Scotland Yard
Home Office
The
Netherlands
Pentonville Prison
Wreck Kills 11 as Downtown Apartment Block Blasts Open
In Cincinnati a pre dawn explosion destroyed a three story building housing shops and apartments. Eleven people died and twelve were injured with two missing as twelve children were among the victims. Coroner said a baby born to Mrs Lillian Schnetzer perished in the wreck. The blast rattled windows blocks away and left scattered bricks and dust.
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Cincinnati
Frank Coppock
Lillian Schnetzer
Joe Hughes
Hughes
Mine Explosion Traps Workers Near Beckley West Virginia
Five injured miners were brought from Raleigh Coal and Coke No 4 mine after an explosion trapped unknown numbers inside. Rescue teams from Kilsythe and Glen White aided ambulances to Beckley hospital. Officials feared fatalities as operations extended under Beckley and near US Highway 21.
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Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh Coal and Coke Corporation
Beckley Hospital
C. M. Meadows
Kilsythe
Glen White
Bluefield
Black Knight Country Club
West Virginia
Officials Issue Warning In Handling Of Fireworks
Fire inspector L. J. Hunnicutt cautions against improper use of fireworks as dangerous and potentially deadly. Chief Frank J. Roddy urges supervision to prevent injuries and fires in homes and businesses in the Twin Cities.
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L. J. Hunnicutt
Hinnicutt
Frank J. Roddy
Twin Cities
Roddy
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