Four Allied Destroyers Attack Italian Fleet Night Battle
Aboard the Netherlands destroyer Isaac Sweers in the Central Mediterranean, four Allied destroyers chase and attack Italian cruisers and torpedo boats under a moonless sky. The first cruiser bursts into flames, the second appears crippled, and one torpedo boat is blown apart as the Dutch ship presses the assault at high speed. The battle ends with at least two Italian vessels damaged or sinking while the Allied flotilla sustains no hits.
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Netherlands
Isaac Sweers
Mediteranean
Cairo
London
Charles II
Legion
Pantelleria
Tunsia
Malta
Isaac Sweets
NYA Building Ruling Announced For Ohio
Atty. Gen. Herbert ruled that local school boards may own NYA vocational education buildings for defense if they finance at least 15 percent of the cost, with NYA rental and shared operating costs. municipal and county bodies may not contribute toward such war training facilities.
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International News Service
Columbus
NYA
Gen
Herbert
State Department of Education
Atty
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
Convicts Seek Death by Own Action Squadron
Thirteen inmates at San Quentin prison including twelve lifers sent a petition to President Roosevelt requesting to form a "death by own action squadron" to serve the country as "human torpedoes." Warden Clinton Duffy said he mailed the plea to the President.
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International News Service
San Quentin Prison
Calif
Roosevelt
Clinton Duffy
Reds announce plot for Italian revolt
The Soviet embassy in London says militants from Italian anti fascists and Communists formed a secret committee of action to overthrow Mussolini and seek a separate peace. It recalls recent sabotage and an assassination attempt in Italy and notes members include socialists and a justice and liberty movement.
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Associated Press
London
Committee of Action
Mussolini
Italy
Trieste
Italian Socialist Party
Justice and Liberty” Movement
England
U.S.S.R
Milk Income Climb For Farmers In 1941 Nine Months
Farm cash income from milk in the first nine months of 1941 reached 1.385 billion dollars, up 22 percent from the same period in 1940, according to the Milk Industry Foundation. September cash milk income totaled 162 million dollars, 34 percent higher than September 1940.
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Milk Industry Foundation
Foundation
Louisville soldiers to get Yule checks
Community efforts in Nimishillen Two committee raise 600 for Christmas gifts to about 65 Louisville area service members. Each recipient will receive 10 dollars with church lodge and club support and checks mailed today. No one seeks glory, organizers say, as townsfolk share Christmas spirit.
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Louisville
Nimishillen Two Committee
Uncle Sam
St. Louis
Deed Reveals Col. Hanna Transferred Lot to Tailor
An old Wabash deed shows Col. Hugh Hanna, founder of the city, once transferred title to lot 52 to his tailor to settle a $200 bill. The lot now houses the First National Bank, a highly valuable city property.
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Wabash
Ind
Hugh Hanna
First National Bank
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