Britain poised to strike Italian base at Bardia amid delays
British forces press a Mediterranean aerial campaign as Bardia remains contested. An official communique says a night raid smashed the Libyan garrison position but no full land sea and air assault has begun. Derna Temimi and Geraia were also targeted, with four Italian planes destroyed.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Bardia
Tidaya
Meg
Western Desert
Tobruk
Ask
Gardia
R.A. F
Derna
Libye
Temimi
Geraia
Pert
London
Bardis
Bulgaria Benigns Before German Army Massing in Balkans
Dispatches from Belgrade report Bulgaria appears supine as a large German force concentrates along the Romanian border. Premier Philot travels to Vienna for talks while pro Nazi ministers steer government. Observers say King Boris may allow passage for German troops to avoid invasion, keeping Bulgaria from becoming a battlefield.
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Belgrade
Yugalevs
Bulgaria
Vienna
Jeaders
Carcles
Sogdan Philot
Adolf Hitler
Balkans
New Voter Registration Begins in Louisiana
New Orleans reports the start of four year voter registration under reform legislation. About 200 people queued at opening in New Orleans while older practices like monthly publications and four year cycles remain. The previous cap of 165000 registrations dated to 1940 registrar records. The new process mails certificates after application and ends separate books for men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Sam Jones
Longest Congress Ends as New Session Opens
The 76th Congress ends after a long session with defense and fiscal issues in focus. Senate leaders plan a 11 am start tomorrow as the new Congress begins amid debates over Madden confirmation and broader government costs.
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National Defense
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
J Werren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
Court of Claims
Taft
Ohio
Seventy Sixth Congress
Army Reserve Nurses Sought for Duty in Hospitals
The War Department reports an urgent need for registered nurses to join the army reserve. An estimated 1,491 more nurses will be placed on active duty in January, with large quotas planned for February and March as hospitals open nationwide. By June 1841 the reserve aims to have 4,019 nurses on extended active duty. Nurses must be single, 21 to 40, graduates of approved schools, registered, and U.S. citizens. Initial pay is 70 dollars monthly plus maintenance. Stations include Camp Peay Tennessee 120 Fort Bragg 313 Camp Robinson Arkansas 60 Camp Shelby Mississippi 135 Camp Beauregard Louisiana 135. general hospitals in Atlanta Charleston New Orleans to open early March with staffs listed.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Army Nurse Corps Reserve
Camp Peay
Tenn
Fort Bregg
Camp Robinson
Ark
Camp Shelby
Miss
Camp Beauregard
Atlanta
Charleston
S. C
New Orleans
Death toll tops 200 in violent New Year holiday
More than 200 deaths from violence marked the nation’s entry into 1941. Traffic accidents accounted for most fatalities, with few on New Year’s Eve and most occurring the following day.
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Associated Preas
Man Declares Estate To Public Welfare In Oil Trust
Clarence Schock aged 75 of Mount Joy Pennsylvania creates a trust making his oil company the sole owner with earnings to be directed to the public, declaring the estate should go to the general welfare.
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Clarence Schock
Mount Joy
Congressmen Favor Changes In Money Laws
Congressional reaction to a broad monetary reform plan by the Federal Reserve officials was favorable. Leaders like Senator King and Senator Adams supported removing presidential powers over the dollar and repealing greenback legislation while Representative Crawford urged passage to curb inflation. The proposal, backed by Fed chair Marriner Eccles and bank presidents, seeks to balance the federal budget and stabilize the economy without a White House endorsement.
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Washington
Jan
Federel Reserve
King
Utah
Damocles
Adams
Colorado
Crawford
House Banking Committee
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Leuchlin Currie
Federal Reserve
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Advisory Council
Federal Reserve System
New Orleans Banks End Year With Record Deposits
Five local clearing house banks report an all time high in deposits at 311 million dollars. Loans and discounts reach 8.32 million, deposits up over June 1940, and direct U S government obligations stand at 83.18 million. Banks involved include American Bank and Trust, Hibernia National Bank, National Bank, and Whitney National Savings Bank.
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New Orleans
Jan
United States
American Bank and Trust Company
Hibernia National Bank
Whitney Navid Savings Bank
Army Plans Big New War Armament Request to Congress
The army moves to seek about 3.0 billion dollars from the new Congress to boost armament production. It would fund 3600 bombing planes, guns tanks and materiel for 2 million troops, and build additional munitions plants to serve 4 million in an emergency. standby plants mirror Britain's prewar shadow plants.
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Washington
Congress
Britain
Germany
Army
Roosevelt
Navy
Navy Plans Larger Air Pilot Training Program
Washington January 2 The navy air service pursues a new expansion of its pilot training before current efforts finish to build a larger pool of fliers. The plan raises monthly trainee entries to 1000 by 1941 with about 75 percent expected to earn navy wings after a seven month course.
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Washington
Navy Air Service
Naval Air Training Centers
Navy
Parish Food Stamp Plans Completed In Ouachita Parish
The Federal Surplus Marketing Administration food stamp program will begin in Ouachita Parish around February 1. A memorandum of understanding was signed by George W. Pipes and forwarded to Dallas. official designation will follow. The plan is financed by contracts with Monroe and West Monroe.
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Federal Surplus Marketing Administration
Ouachita Parish
Chamber of Commerce Office
Surplus Marketing Administration
George W. Pipes
Dallas
Tex
Secretary of Agriculture
Quachita Parish
Monroe
West Monroe
H. A. McDonald
Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Pipes
H. H. Benoit
Harry Williams
Avery
McDonald
Notable Lawmakers Leave Congress for Private Life
A dozen senators and about 70 House members end official duties as they return to private life. Names include Senator Ashurst planning a future in Arizona, Senator Minton considering a federal post but aiming to practice law at New Albany, and Senators Burke and King resuming law work. Representatives Dempsey joins the maritime commission, Horton returns to ranching, Cummings and Frazier go back to farming, and Holt plans writing and lecturing.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ashurst
Arizona
Minton
Indiana
Senate
New Albany
Ind
Burke
Nebraska
King
Utah
Omaha
Dempsey
New Mexico
Maritime Commission
Horton
Wyoming
Wendell Willkie
Cummings
Colorado
Frazier
North Dakota
Holt
West Virginia
Father and Two Toddlers Die in Baltimore Fire
John A. Healy 32 and his two daughters Kathleen 2 and Mary Elizabeth 4 suffocated in an early morning blaze in their Baltimore home. Healy’s wife 31 was rescued by her brother John Ellwood a firefighter who lived with the family. Ellwood broke his ankle leaping from a second story window and Mrs Healy suffered suspected fractures and burns during the rescue. Firemen recovered the bodies of Healy and the two children.
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Baltimore
John A. Healy
Louisiana 1941 License Plates Go On Sale At $3
Baton Rouge officials report brisk sales of the new $3 automobile license plates authorized by a November constitutional amendment. About 1,400 mail orders and 400 over the counter sales by noon at the Baton Rouge bureau, with delays for contract carrier, forest products and farm truck plates until after January 10 due to penitentiary fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Department of Revenue
Rufus Fontenot
State Penitentiary
Fontenot
Covington
Louisiana
Churchill Named Time Man of the Year for 1940
Time magazine selects Winston Churchill as the man of the year for 1940. The award follows Adolf Hitler in 1938 and Joseph Stalin in 1939, continuing the annual honor.
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Churchill
New York
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Time Magazine
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Rusma
lawmakers push higher social security aid for the aged
Senators Downey and Connally proposed reform to the social security act with a flat federal payment of 20 to 30 dollars for those over 60 or 65 and a shift to a two to one federal state match up to 15 to 40 50 dollars monthly. Democratic Leader Barkley said reforms could become a major issue as Congress opens and President Roosevelt prepares the state of the nation address.
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Senator Downey
California
White House
Connally
Texas
Barkley
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Jones Endorses Security Plans in State Aid Debate
Governor Sam Jones endorsed proposals to rationalize the old age assistance system and reiterated support for full federal financing of the $30 aid payments. He criticized plans for replacing the matching system with a flat $20 per case and urged adoption as a better method. The statement was issued from Hot Springs during his medical examination.
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Baton Rouge
Sam Jones
Washington
Hot Springs
Ark
Army and Navy General Hospital
British Bombers Hit Bremen and Northwest Germany
British bombers raided Northwest Germany killing five and damaging three factories and many houses. The attack targeted Bremen for hours in retaliation for London’s fire raid, while Rome reports said Nazi air power was bolstering Italy and RAF night raids were intensified against German ports and U boats. A German communique claimed ten enemy ships sunk in the Pacific. Neutral Ireland felt blasts near Dublin with several dead and injured.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
High Command
Bremen
London
Pacific
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Mediterranean
Rome Radio
Britain
Channel
British Press Association
Hitler
Eire
Ireland
Dublin
Curragh
Kildare
Irish Army
Terenure
A. F
London Air Ministry
Ostend
Brest
South Sea Isle
Rome
Albania
North Africa
Sta
Guardsmen Back After Holiday at Camp Beauregard
About 11 000 members of the 32nd division returned to training at Camp Beauregard after a 10 day Christmas break. 7000 troops went home, twelve special trains carried others back to Louisiana, and the division resumed intensive drills by tomorrow. Personal belongings looted during leave were recovered and stored. Some stayed behind for a camp Christmas program and two convoy trips to New Orleans.
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Alexandria
Camp Beauregard
Reclal
Michigan
Wisconsin
New Orleans
Captain Fulton Retires From Navy After 30 Years Service
Washington January 2 Captain Iain Garland Fulton renowned as a lead authority on lighter than air aircraft and head of the Bureau of Aeronautics airship section since 1926 retires today after more than three decades in the service Born at University Mississippi in May 1889 he lists QO as his permanent address.
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Fulton
Washington
Iain Garland Fulton
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
University
Miss
Naval Academy
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Rayburn
Army Reserve
Wm Tunne
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Poland
Turkey
Mediterranean Sea
Blitzkrieg
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Lithuania
Estonia
Latvia
Rumania
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Hungary
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Austria
Czechoslovakia
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Lem H. Jones
Ice
Fiat Federal
Jones
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