On the Line Continues Reflections After Pearl Harbor
The narrator hails United States resolve in war after Dunkirk France Oran and U-boat battles. He recalls Edward Grey’s remark on American power and notes Comdr Mitsuo Fuchida’s early signaling before the Pearl Harbor raid. The piece links history to the moment of survival and war entry.
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United States
Japan
Dunkirk
France
Oran
England
Britain
Commonwealth of Nations
Empire
Edward Grey
Mitsuo Fuchida
John Toland
Saverb
Random House
Pearl and Hickam
Pearl Harbor
Ostrich Feathers and Gifts End in Practical Holiday Swap
A Christmas shopping tale ends with a department store misfire. A silk rhinestone evening dress is unavailable so a rare ostrich feather house robe is bought. The salesman reveals two were stocked, he bought the other for his wife. The wife cries with joy, then returns the item for a hair dryer and dishes in February.
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Picasso
Winchells NYC appearance and Broadway rumors headline
December 6 marks May Be New York debut for Winchell at the Persian Room as rumors spread that the Bway Limited will vanish that day. A draft law rights guide by a Black barrister draws attention. Critics tease Raquel Welch in Bedazzled and tease industry gossip from The Press Box.
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Nyc
Plahzah Pennsy RR
Bway Limited
Raquel Welch
Juke Box History Topic at Vigo County History Museum
Vigo County Historical Society members hear the history of the music box at the December 21 meeting. Mrs. Dorothy J Clark discusses early 1900s Odeons to modern mechanical music, with period rooms, a Christmas tree, and a display of farm tools and primitives. The event starts at 7 30 p m at the museum in Terre Haute.
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History Museum
Vigo County Historical Society
Dorothy J.clark
The
Historical Museum
Odeons
Clark
Ithe Regina
Capital Music Boxes
Germany
Sandairs
Seum
Samuel M. Haas
Guy Stantz
McMullen
North
Terre Haute
Broadway Squad first traffic unit in NYPD history
Budapest AP report notes Hungary ranks third in global divorce rates behind the United States and Romania for the first ten months. The Broadway Squad of New York City, formed in 1860, became the department's first unit with special traffic regulation functions.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
Romania
MTI
Broadway Squad
New York City
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Combined Fleet
Yamamoto
Mr. Boyle
Winchell
Paris
PERMA
Londontown
Meis
Coat
Plaza North
Orlon Chanel
PLAZA
Terre Haoute
Meis Bros. Co
Wabash
Ind
Isté
Olor
Indiana
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