British Naval Guns Beat Off Seven Hour Nazi Air Attack
Larry Allen reports from aboard a British cruiser off Libya that a squadron of British warships repelled seven hours of Axis air and submarine attack. Dive bombers, torpedo planes, and a submarine bombarded the line, with heavy shelling and anti aircraft fire as planes repeatedly attacked the cruiser and nearby destroyers from morning until nightfall.
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Larry Allen
Associated Press
Libya
Sea War Reporter Injured in Egypt Rescue
Larry Allen, Associated Press reporter long abroad covering British fleet actions in the Mediterranean, was injured in Cairo and hospitalized in Alexandria. He suffered facial and body bruises after a 45 minute water ordeal during which he swallowed oil and water.
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Larry Allen
Associated Press
New York
Cairo
Egypt
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Mc Sweeney to Speak at Millersburg Red Cross Mass Meeting
Former U S Representative John Mc Sweeney of Wooster will address a Red Cross mass meeting in Millersburg school auditorium Friday night. H H Allison, chairman of war relief, will preside.
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M’sweeney
Millersburg
VU. S
John Mc Sweeney
Wooster
Red Cross
H. H. Allison
War Relief
Girls Protest Sergeants Rights At Dances
Mount Holyoke students urged government action on military etiquette at dances to prevent sergeants from cutting in on privates. A two day conference reported strong dissent over rules that block privates from dancing with higher ranking soldiers, sparking complaints about etiquette and romance.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mount Holyoke College
Mark McCluskey
Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services
McCluskey
Holyoke
Detroit milk trucks guarded in strike
The Michigan Milk Producers Association moved trucks to Detroit as United Dairy Farmers declared a milk strike in the metro area. UDF squads aimed to deter non striking dairymen from shipping milk. A nine member arbitration board will hear testimony and rule Saturday. producers agree to abide by the decision. The association seeks a price rise from 2.69 to 3 per hundredweight for class 1 bottled milk.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Michigan Milk Producers Association
United Dairy Farmers
UDF
Producers Association
Clothing weights differ between genders in winter
In the United States during winter, women's clothing averages about 2.6 pounds, while men's clothing weighs around 8.3 pounds. The data highlights a notable difference in typical winter attire weight between genders.
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United States
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