Parliament Damaged by Nazi Bomb Near House of Commons
A German bomb hit the Parliament building in London causing extensive damage to the Cloisters east side and the Commons lobby. Several offices were destroyed and windows shattered while no casualties were reported.
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House of Commons
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Star Chamber
Vno
St. Stephen's Hall
Randolph Spencer Churchill
Winston Churchill
Commons
Parliament
House of Lords
St. Stephen's Porch
Em Wade
Two Slayers Receive Christmas Pardons From Governor
Governor Lehman ordered immediate releases for two murderers a robber and a receiver of stolen goods as Christmas clemency. Bhullar East Indian will be deported to India McGerty to Great Britain after serving 11 and 12 years respectively. Other felons freed include Galardi Schoonmaker and Oliveri with various robbery related sentences.
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Albany
Lehman
Harsion Bhullar
India
James McGerty
Great Britain
Bhullar
Queens County
McGerty
New York County
Attilo Galardi
Kings County
Henry D. Schoonmaker
Schenectady County
John Oliveri
25 Years He Flew Dies in Car Crash
Lieut. Commander Reginald D. Thomas U S N retired died from injuries in an automobile accident. He had 25 years of active flight service with no prior accidents. He was crushed when his stalled car, which he was pushing, swerved into another vehicle. He had been awarded the Herbert Schiff Memorial Trophy by President Coolidge in 1925 for air safety.
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Boston
Reginald D. Thomas
Thomas
President Coolidge
Herbert Schiff
Nine Killed In West Midlands Wedding Party Bombing
In a German raid on a West Midland town a bomb hit a public house hosting a bridal party killing nine members. Bride John Jones and Florence Jones were wounded, with relatives among the dead. The party sang as an accordion played.
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Mersey
East Midlands
England
West Midland
John
Florence Jones
German Bombers Hit British Industries and Aluminum Plant
Berlin reports a large Luftwaffe raid on Manchester and other cities, with direct hits on an aluminum works at Fort William in Scotland. The plant supplied a major share of Britain’s needs. a lone German bomber reached the target after a 450 mile flight, causing fires and partial building collapse amid heavy explosions.
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Berlin
Manchester
Fort William
Scotland
London
Bristol
Liverpool
Southampton
Portsmouth
Britain
Coventry
High Command
British Isles
Concentrated German Attack on Manchester Reported
The report notes a concentrated attack on Manchester and states that German air operations over Britain were limited on Sunday to armed reconnaissance.
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Sult
Manchester
Britain
Dead Dug From Ruins Of Bombed Manchester
German bombers hit Manchester in a night raid ripping through the industrial heart. Fires and casualties reported as rescue teams worked to free people trapped in shelters and at hotels as smoke lingered over the city.
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Manchester
England
Iity
Berlin
Reparations Demanded After Swiss RAF Bombing Protests
Swiss officials announce a strong protest to Britain over Royal Air Force raids on neutral Switzerland. Bombs near Zurich injure 11, with alarms in several cities for a second night. Bern identifies the planes as British and seeks full damages. A prior Basel bombing also attributed to Britain prompts a protest.
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Bern
Switzerland
London
Royal Air Force
Zurich
Basel
Birth Centenary of Fr. Nelson Baker Celebrated
In Lackawanna Buffalo and Lackawanna officials honored Rt. Rev. Nelson H. Baker founder of Father Bakers Homes of Charity shrine hospital and orphanage. The opening ceremonies drew estimated twenty thousand people as a two weeks’ celebration began for his birth centenary.
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Nelson H. Baker
Father Baker
Buffalo
British Air Raids Hit Italy and Axis Ports
RAF raids claimed to target vital northern Italian industries and key German dockyards. A 1,600 mile Alpine strike damaged Venice area facilities while attacks on Wilhelmshaven Lorient Brest and Rotterdam aimed to disrupt submarine and shipping activity.
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Brest
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Qosio
Bergen
Rotterdam
Flushing
Netherlands
Antwerp
Ostend
Belgium
Calais
Britain
Italy
England
United States
State reports 86 workers killed last month in New York
Eighty six men and women were killed last month in New York industries covered by the Workmen's Compensation Law, the lowest toll of the year. Falls caused 21 fatalities while vehicle mishaps with automobiles and two trains accounted for 17 deaths.
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Albany
New York
State Labor Department
Falls
Plans to aid England face Senate House hurdle
Debate over funding and legal maneuvers to aid Britain unfolds as lawmakers weigh using an appropriation rider to bypass committee blocks. Roosevelt actions include possible shipping restoration and a broader neutrality reinterpretation, with no final decision pending congressional consent.
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Taber
Roosevelt
Tith Congress
England
Congress
Ireland
Europe
Neurtraity
U. S
Britain
Royal Christmas Card Depicts Bomb Damage at Buckingham Palace
The royal card features King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on the exterior while an unseen photograph inside shows Their Majesties surveying bomb damage to Buckingham Palace. Queen Mother Mary’s card contrasts with a thatched cottage scene and the caption There'll always be an England.
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London
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
England
Dog Shoots Dog on Hoosier Hunter Story Goes Viral
Hoosier hunter Charles Goering recounts a hunting trip where two dogs followed him down a hill. A dog tripped the shotgun trigger, fatally wounding the first dog named Rockford amid a Christmas story from Cannelion Indiana.
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Cannelion
Ind
Charles Goering
Goering
College Student Recalls Gift Then Seeks Medical Help
Wanda Adams a Wayland College student was in her car when she remembered a Christmas gift left at a store. She exited to seek treatment for bruises at a hospital and recalled the car was on a hydraulic hoist at a service station.
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Wanda Adams
Wayland College
Charged Water Spreads In Portland District
Portland residents in the west side district awoke to charged water as a service station attendant mistakenly attached an air compressor hose to a city water pipe. Water engineer Sid Benedict traced the fault to the station, where the error occurred.
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Portland
Ore
West Side
Sid Benedict
Michigan State College President to Retire
Michigan Board of Agriculture announces the retirement of Dr Robert S Shaw effective July 1. John A Hannah, 38 and son in law to succeed him, will become president. Hannah has served as secretary of the Board since 1935 and led the International Baby Chick Association in the past. He was a federal coordinator for poultry codes in 1933.
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Michigan College
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan Board of Agriculture
Robert S. Shaw
Michigan State College
John A. Hannah
Hannah
Board of Agriculture
International
Two Die as Canadian National Freight Train Derails Near Hamilton
Two men were killed and a third injured when a Canadian National Railway freight train left its tracks near Hamilton Ontario about 15 miles from the city early today. Local authorities investigated the derailment and the cause was not yet known.
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Ont
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