Jap Premier Konoye Assumes Full Responsibility for China War
Tokyo reports quote Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoye acknowledging sole responsibility for the China incident. He cites billions of yen spent and 19,080 officers and men sacrificed, apologizing to the emperor and people while pledging to remain in office while his majesty's confidence lasts. He also says fighting services are blameless and the problem has no solution yet.
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Tokyo
Fumimaro Konoye
China
House of Representatives
Japan
Asahis
Asahis Stenographic Record
Konoyes
Konowe
House of Peers
Konoye
Willkie Seeks Audience With King During London Visit
Wendell L. Willkie toured bomb ravaged London meeting Montagu Norman at the Bank of England and visiting the House of Commons wearing a steel helmet. He planned further meetings with King George VI and British notables including Attlee Hinsley and Beaverbrook as crowds cheered his arrival.
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London
Wendell L. Willkie
House of Commons
Daily Worker
Communist Party
United States
Willkie
Commons
Bank of England
Wendell L Willkie
Buckingham Palace
George VI
Privy Seal
Clement Attlee
Arthur Greenwood
Arthur Cardinal Hinsley
Westminster
Kingsley Wood
Lord Beaverbrook
Increase in Rats Blamed on War Conference Claim
Montfort Hull of the Louisiana State University agricultural extension faculty told the third annual pest control conference that the European war has driven a rising U S rat population. He noted red squill, a toxic base used in extermination, comes from the Mediterranean and is now unavailable due to war, contributing to the increase.
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Baton Rouge
Montfort Hull
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Faculty
United States
Hull
Mediterranean
France's Chief Authorized To Punish Former Premiers
Howard O Hunter acting WPA commissioner outlined a total defense program to provide work for about 1,060,000 jobless. He spoke after a conference with WPA administrators from 13 southern states and urged options from civil and military airports to public health labs and drainage projects to absorb unemployment by 1941. He warned Hitler uses forced labor and pledged to present detailed suggestions upon return to Washington.
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Hitler
Washington
United States
Hunter
State officers may be jurors under dual officeholding rules
Baton Rouge January 28 A attorney general opinion says state officers or employees may serve as jurors and receive usual fees without violating dual officeholding laws. Welfare Department staff may sit on grand or petit juries while employed, as jury duty is a civic obligation unless excused by a judge. The opinion responds to a query from Welfare Director W. S. Terry.
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Baton Rouge
A. M. Suthon
Department of Public Welfare
W. S. Terry
Far-Reaching Decree Grants Petain Power Over Past Misdeeds
In Vichy France the decree appoints Joseph Barthelemy as justice minister replacing Raphael Alibert and signals cabinet reshuffles. It also grants Marshal Petain authority to prosecute past and present officials, enabling retroactive actions against former premiers and other officials awaiting trials for wartime charges. Ministers must pledge allegiance to Petain.
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Vichy
France
Raphael Alibert
Joseph Barthelemy
Barthelemy
Paris Law School
Rene Belin
Jacques Chevalier
Belin
Philippe Petain
Petain
Supreme Court
Best Air Force Seen for U S by General Brandt
Brigadier General J C Brandt, commander at Randolph Field, asserts the United States will soon have the best air force in the world. He notes training remains steady despite a plane shortage and that new planes arrive daily. Expansion includes boosting pilots to 12 000 yearly and opening 12 civilian air training schools. He and officers visited Delgade ground training school for plane mechanics to inspect student enrollment.
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New Orleans
Jan
J. C. Brandt
America
United States
Randolph Field
Texas
Assebly
Brandt
Delgado
Army Steamer Kvichak Aground Near Sisters Rocks
The United States Army transport Kvichak ran aground on Sisters rocks near Prince Rupert after departing Seattle for Alaska relief work. All 23 passengers and part of the crew abandoned ship but were believed to be ashore. one lifeboat reportedly capsized as waves battered the vessel. The coast guard cutter Nemaha was dispatched, but rough seas delayed rescue.
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Victoria
B.C
Jan
Kvichak
Sisters Rocks
Prince Rupert
Alaska
Seattle
United States Coast Guard
Nemaha
Region Six Wins WPA Safety Award in New Orleans
WPA region 6 covering Louisiana and Mississippi earned the November bronze trophy for safety. C B Braun accepted the award at a southern states WPA administrators meeting, noting 24 fatal accidents over 11 months in 1940 and a safety gain of 99.11 percent. The report tallies 14,534,000 man hours per fatality and 21.15 disabling injuries per 1,000 hours.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
C. B. Braun
WPA
New York
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Alabama
Region 6
London Air Raid Alarms Mark Willkie Baptism of Fire
London endured its first air raid alarm since last Thursday as Republican candidate Wendell Willkie, awaiting a meeting with King George, left St. Paul’s Cathedral after inspecting bomb damage. RAF bombers attacked Naples and Catania while Mussolini’s regime boasted gains in Africa and Greece amid Allied pressure.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Mussolini
Africa
Greece
Naples
Italy
Catania
Sicily
Mediterranean
High Command
Cirenaica
Libya
Derna
East Africa
Kenya
I Duce
Galeazzo Ciano
Orleans Airport To Operate Again
New Orleans announces Wedell Williams airport will restart major operations in February with about 60 000 dollars in improvements. The facility, taken over by New Orleans Air College Inc, will serve national defense training and pilot education. It preserves the field of Jimmy Wedell and Harry Williams, fronts a broader city aviation expansion.
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New Orleans
Wedell- Williams
Wegell-Williams
New Orleans Air College, Inc
Edna Gardner Kidd
Raymond Lee Kidd
Duncan Stewart
Louisiana
Jimmy Wedell
Harry P. Williams
Jefferson Parish
1M Safety Record Juniors Hit Milestone
Report shows accidents this year at 45 with 7 personal injuries and no deaths. This compares to 32 accidents, 4 injuries, and zero deaths at the same point last year.
Distress Calls From Empress of Australia Mystery
British liner Empress of Australia reported torpedoed and shelled by a submarine about 200 miles off West Africa. The 21 833 ton troop transport sent terse messages to Tropical Radio detailing damage and lifeboat deployment as position clues appeared.
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Miami
Fla
Jan
West African
SSS
DE Gfsb
Empress of Australia
Dakar
Deckawash Tropical
Tropical Said
Junior Chamber Keeps Traffic Safety Drive Amid Rising Accidents
The Junior Chamber of Commerce says Safety Week is a success and will expand with a 79 member safety eye committee. Violators will receive courteous letters. the program targets stop signs red lights and speeding. Last week there were 15 accidents, three injuries, three speeding arrests, six for stopping violations, and 116 minor infractions.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
West Monroe
Junior Chamber
George D. Holland
Chamber
Holland
W. M. Harper
Louisiana Casualty and Surety Rating Commission
Ouachita Parish
Mercury Here Hits Near Freezing Mark
The temperature in Monroe dropped near the freezing point last night in one of the coldest nights this winter. A low reading of 32.8 degrees at 1:30 a.m. was reported by the weather bureau at Selman Field, with continued near-freezing temperatures through the morning.
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Mercury
Monroe
Weather Bureau
Selman Field
Noun
Chamber of Commerce plans big crowd for annual meet
The Chamber of Commerce and wives will attend the annual membership banquet at Hotel Frances at 7 p.m. Thursday. J. W. Warren will preside, with Dr. Gus W. Dyer of Vanderbilt University as featured speaker on international economic issues. The program includes a stereoptical film review of 1940 activities, portraits of 216 Monroe and West Monroe businessmen, and a church invocation with a vocal solo.
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Hotel Frances
J. W. Warren
Gus W. Dyer
Vanderbilt University
Dyer
Monroe
C. C. Boardman
Warren
West Monroe
A. M. Freeman
First Methodist Church
Dallas Goss
Northeast Junior College
Junior Chamber of Commerce
L. E. Mathis
Durwood Griffin
Travis Oliver
Wesley Shafto
Ray Updegraff
Vernon Adkins
C. P. Brogan
Irvin Hodge
A. S. Tidwell, Jr
George Weaks, Jr
Peanut Costs Life Of Child In Louisiana Incident
Charles Howard aged 14 months died after two failed attempts to remove an unshelled peanut from his bronchial tubes. He was on his porch when a dog startled him, knocking him off the porch and causing the peanut to lodge in his windpipe. He died at Charity Hospital in Shreveport after the emergency. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Oak Grove
Charles Howard
Loyce Howard
Charity Hospital
Shreveport
Million Dollar Check Error Explained
Treasury officials said a girl examiner allowed a one million dollar error on a government check to pass. Andrew Paananen of Carver Massachusetts received a check for 1 000 015 25 as AAA payment and returned it. Officials blamed an electric check machine that mixed 1 100 000 with 15 15.
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Washington
Jan
Treasury
Andrew Paananen
Carver
Mass
Paananen
Morgenthau urges British aid to avert flight of war orders
Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate committee that Britain has exhausted its dollar exchange and that orders for 2,000 fighter aircraft are blocked. He warned Britain Greece and China cannot continue fighting without swift passage of the aid measure, citing Knudsen’s report of available plant capacity.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Britain
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London
William
Great Britain
Greece
China
Congress
Lamont Urges Solid Support for Roosevelt
Thomas W. Lamont urged New York merchants to back Roosevelt while opposing premature entry into war. He called for amendments to aid Britain and supported a civilian coordinator to speed defense production and a national shipping administrator to push naval and cargo vessel construction.
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New York
Jan
Thomas W. Lamont
England
Hitler
America
Lamont
Britain
Guard for Home Defense Sought
Jackson Miss January 28 The executive committee of the Mississippi department American Legion voted to send questionnaires to veterans to aid in forming a home defense group. Major General Thomas J Grayson head of state military urged help to organize a home guard for the national guard. Veterans will be asked their vacations and qualifications for emergency service.
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U. S
Associated Press
King George
St. Paul's Ca
Orleans
C. OF C
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Roosevelt
Merchants’ Aseeration
On York
NBC Blue
J. P. Morgan and Company, Inc
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