Britain weighs air force led invasion defense plan
London reports Sir Archibald Sinclair outlined a new offensive defense concept forming experimental units to strike on the continent while debates over RAF and Army roles continue. Prime Minister Churchill warned the debate could move to a secret, confidence vote phase amid Greece Crete and Mediterranean losses.
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London
Archibald House of Coning
Sineair
Bald
Sinclair
R.A.F
Col
Arthur Evans
RUA
George M. Garro-Jones
Churchill
Oac Ie
Cen Ee
Army
RAF
Saga Fielde
Greece
Crete
Notalaya
Archibald
Iat
Thei
Air Ministry
East Indies War Council Notes on Air War Standards
Fragmented report describes a war council in the East Indies discussing air war standards and airfield threat assessments. Some readable names appear to refer to officials or locations, but the text is largely garbled with missing words.
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East Indies War Council
United Nations
Besalo
Duted East Indies
I. Wasell
Britain
Admiral Thomas
Hart. Cox
X. Kavebenie
Map
George T. Brett
Alps
Steft
Actor Recalls Quigley Peanut moment at Penn
Los Angeles January 22 report recalls Bill Quigley Del Mar track boss discussing football. A spectator tossed peanuts to Quigley as he sat on the bench before a Penn game prompting the coach to send him and the bag to the showers, a scene recounted by Jove Cunningham, longtime Philadelphia sports writer now an actor.
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Scribe
Quigley
Pen
Los Angeles
Bill Quigley
del Mar
Pennsylvan
Jove Cunningham
Philadelphia
Quighty
Quig
Faster Time To Be Known As Standard Time Debate
The article explains proposed four time zones for the United States with a fifth for Alaska, and notes daylight saving debates from 1918 to 1919. It covers ICC views on standard time, railroads shaping zones, and moves to advance clocks by one hour to conserve electric power.
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United States
Alaska
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
ICC
Commission
Idaho
Texas
Oklahoma
Naw
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Standard of
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Gaede
AON
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Jay Cobbs
Coats
Jaycobbs
S. Salina * St
New York
Fred F. Osborne
Optometrist
Salina
East Jefferson
Auburn
Fulton
Oswego
Utica
Ithaca
Sou
Herald-Journal
Burlington Club
Wells & Coverly
Rochester
Hickey Freeman
America
Manhattan
S. Salina St
Moyons
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