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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
3
Washington officials say Roosevelt’s defense outlay for the coming year could hit about 10 billion dollars, roughly double the current year’s expenditures. Officials expect possible tax measures to cover deficits, with a total budget near 16 billion and a WWI scale deficit if taxes do not rise.
Madrid reports new funds to enlarge Vigo harbor as Arriba proclaims Spain aims to be a powerful Atlantic seapower protecting itself and Latin America. The Falangist paper says the plan will end Pan American deanism and cease listening to the foreigner.
Screen actress Ann Nagel announced her engagement to Ensign John Robinson of the U S Naval Reserve after a whirlwind courtship begun in San Pedro. They will marry after she returns from a trip to Java, with the ceremony planned once she is back.
Tokyo papers publish rumors that the United States will order citizens to leave the Far East by January 1 and halt U.S. ships calling at Japanese ports. The State Department already advised Americans to leave unless essential. Nichi Nichi notes the move viewed as intimidation by Japan. American vessels may gather at Yokohama to repatriate goods before month end.
London reports thousand clothing workers decided in the national interest to end their six day strike over a factory's refusal to dismiss Albert Lazenby after he was expelled from his union for alleged breaches of union discipline.
LISBON December 27 The trio Mrs Elizabeth Deegan Cecil Cross and Leigh Hunt staffers at the American embassy in Paris earlier barred from the German demanded teen fled to Lisbon and were en route to the United States authorities said they were traveling under protection today as the saga continued.
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