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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
2
A letter or column argues against animal cruelty for profit in movie production. It urges boycotts of thrill scenes and advocates humane scripting, suggesting better plots and scenery over violent climaxes. The piece cites Collier’s Weekly and calls for public accountability.
German air raids struck Birmingham area and nearby Midlands towns with incendiaries and bombs overnight Britain repelled two Me 109 attempts toward London with fighters while a RAF cannon plane claimed a Messerschmitt victory Four enemy aircraft were destroyed and London endured a 14 hour air raid alert as softer targets suffered minor damage and casualties were light
British desert forces reportedly seized over 20 000 Italian prisoners in Egypt with 8 000 to 14 000 more threatened as fighting continued near Sidi Barrani and Baria. Mussolini’s regime acknowledged ongoing North African operations and Greek advances pressed along the Albanian coast amid Italian counterattacks.
Soviet guards report one dead and two wounded after a border clash with intruders as detachments halt the band with reinforcements. The incident location and date were not disclosed.
Washington December 12 The army plans a new enlistment drive in January to fill about 51 000 three year Petroits for the expanding air corps and auxiliary units Only men enlisting for the regular three year hitch will be assigned to the air arm under present plans Selective service troops will receive a year’s training in real technical branches The regular army’s strength is about 393 505 officers disclosed despite slackening recruiting as selective service training nears The army had 23 641 three year enlistments in November compared with 43 638 in October
British forces push west from Sidi Barrani on the northwestern Egyptian coast after seizing the seaport and large stocks of Italian war matériel. Eyewitness reports say 10 000 to 21 000 Italian troops including three generals were captured along with equipment as units retreated toward Libya.
British casualties at Gallipoli exceeded 700000 as Bulgarian forces attacked Porka but lost 61 men. British repelled Turkish attacks at Kul-kl-Amara amid ongoing Mediterranean actions. Editorial note credits Virginia Gayda demanding colonies for Italy. German liner Bremen escorted by warplanes reached a German port after eluding British warships.
In Los Angeles on December 12 a navy bomber engine and pilot Rudolph B Lechner aged 37 plummeted during a 12 000 foot dive at over 250 miles an hour. The body was recovered after a 30 foot burial in a crater while investigators and Douglas Aircraft workers searched the wreckage. The cause remained undetermined with authorities citing a possible blackout.
Exiled Albanian king Zog arrives in Turkey to organize an Albanian army to resist Greek and Italian pressures. He travels with his American wife Countess Geraldine Apponyi and their infant son, fleeing Albania in April 1939 after Mussolini’s Italian invasion.
French Indo China air forces carried out three raids into Thailand near Lakhon and Sakon Nakhon, dropping three tons of bombs on Undernaly and Sakonlaxon airports, causing large fires. Bangkok says Thailand is ready to hold further attacks if France agrees to frontier definition.
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