Italy Admits Retreat In Egypt Front Amid Heavy Losses
Rome acknowledged desert troops pulled back to Sidi Barrani as British armored divisions pressed in from the southeast. Italian commander Maletti was killed, and heavy casualties were reported on both sides while British ships and air power attacked coastal positions. Greek reports said Italians fell back along the coast toward Chimara with snow hindering operations as RAF bombers struck Valona.
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Chimara
Porto Edda
Valona
London
Cairo
Egypt
Western Desert
Sidi Barrani
Rodolfo Graziani
J. E. B. Stuart
Royal Air Force
Navy
Maktila
Nibeiwa
Royal Navy
Reuters British
Aden
Addis Ababa- Jibati
Rome
Maletti
Italy
Athens
Argirocastro
Pogradetz
Elbasani
Albania
Greece
Delvino
British Raids Touch East Anglia and Channel Coast
A German plane dropped two bombs on an East Anglian town, killing one and injuring several. Eight Messerschmitt 109s appeared off the southeast coast, but RAF fighters drove them off as reports of raids across England and on Frinton-On-Sea emerged.
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RAF
England
Associated Press
Berlin
Canterbury
Folkestone
Frinton-On-Sea
High Command
Frinton
Harwich
English
English Channel
Dover
Germany
Eifel
Reich
Cretes
Athens
Crete
Greece
Ireland
London
J. M. Andrews
Northern Ireland
King George
Churchill
Herbert Morrison
Andrews
Britain
Nazi World Plans Revealed in Walther Darre Speech
Life magazine discloses a May 1940 speech by Dr. Walther Darre, German minister of food and agriculture, outlining plans to destroy France, crush Britain, confiscate non-German property for a German aristocracy with slaves, and compel the United States to capitulate.
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Walther Darre
Life Magazine
France
England
America
United States
Germany
Roswell Chamber Film Highlights Local Progress
The Roswell Chamber of Commerce presents a film chronicling the city’s history and milestones such as the first regular air service landing. Officers and committee members are pictured, with remarks from President Ross L. Malone Jr. and visits from notable out-of-town guests. The program covers livestock feeding, Christmas lighting, timber conservation, new industries, and aeronautics aiming to place Roswell in the national defense program and secure airport improvements.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Woman’s Club
D. N. Pope
Bobbie Johnson
LeRoy Thompson
Ross L. Malone, Jr
Col
Thomas Boles
Sam Horne
Victor Minter
Carlsbad
Charles Morgan
Emory Carper
Hollis Watson
Arba Green
Artesia
E. C. Jackson
W. D. Stafford
Lake Arthur
Frank Wortman
L. Parker
F. L. Mehlhop
C. N. Moore
E. O. Moore
Malone
Oldham Moore
Agriculture Committee
Moore
Pecos Valley
Chaves
Eddy
Rolla Hinkle
Timber Conservation
J. D. Shinkle
George Jewett
Tim
Ber
Lincoln National Forest
Shinkle
Jewett
Ned Revelle
New Industries
B. V. Ellzey
Industries Committee
Ellzey
Aeronautics
Aeronautics Committee
United States
Claude Simpson
Pete Anderson
Clovis Chamber of Commerce, Express
Britain refuses lift of blockade on non German lands
In foreign policy notes, Britain defends blocking German dominated areas and rejects lifting the blockade. Lothian cites Nazi control and risks to war effort while offering aid routes for medical supplies. Hudson warns Britain faces a grim food situation similar to 1917 and urges farm production, with increased female labor.
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New York
Hoover
National Committee On
Finland
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Poland
Lothian
House of Commons
Germany
France
London
Britain
Hudson
Farmers’ Club
Armed Services
Con
B B Wilson Speaks at the Advertising Club
Is The Customer Always Right was the subject of an interesting talk today by B B Wilson. The five minute talk was given by Joe Snipes on the building and loan business.
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Advertising Club
B. B. Wilson
Joe Snipes
British labor leader envisions postwar reform after Hitler attacks
Morrison, a labor leader in the government, replied to Hitler by urging nations to sacrifice some independence and unite for citizens' welfare. He argued tariffs and arms races are evil, calling for positive paths to a better life and a postwar order where class privilege and monopolies are reformed for the public good. The postwar era may be perilous, he warned, but can be moved forward orderly and constructively.
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Morrison
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Japan denounces US export controls on steel and ore
Tokyo broadcast via Domei says US extension of export licensing to iron ore and steel products is a new economic measure aimed at Japan. Nomura’s ambassadorial appointment in Washington does not lessen US tension, per Japanese newspapers.
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Tokyo
Domei
Hanoi
Indo- China
Indo-China
Thailand
Siam
Amsterdam
Berlin
Wilhelmina
Holland
Japan
New York
United States
Kichisaburo Nomura
Washington
Initiation In Unions Too High Says Mrs. F. D. R.
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt told a House migration committee that union initiation fees should be adjustable to allow entry for those lacking funds. She cited a Maryland case where a worker couldn’t join an electrical union due to a $300 fee. She urged local union leaders to explain practices and warned about education gaps among migrant children.
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Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Gay
House Committee On Migration
Fort George G. Meade
AFL
CIO
Mrs. Roosevelt
California
Florida
Florida Everglades
Duchess of Windsor Undergoes Major Dental Surgery
The Duchess of Windsor rested in a Miami hospital after a major dental operation that was unexpectedly serious. The Duke postponed plans to return to Nassau.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Duchess of Windsor
Nassau
Card of Thanks from the Barnett Family and kin
The Barnett family expresses deep gratitude for loving kindness deeds sympathy and flowers received. Named are Mrs Levi Barnett Mr Cecil Barnett and family Mr Bernice Barnett and family Mr Basil Barnett and family Mr Jess Medlin and Mr Glynn Kennoll and family plus Vencil Barnett.
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Levi Barnett
Cecil Barnett
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Paye One
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