Navy history shows China rebuilding from 6 ships to a carrier-less fleet
World War II era notes recount a Chinese Navy reduced to six ships after 1937 38 blockades. It details losses at Nanking Hankow and Yangtze, the shift to guerrilla warfare, and future hopes of raising 20 vessels from river bottoms and gifts from Britain the United States and France. It cites Comdr B C Ling noting postwar demobilization and a call for Japan's unused ships as partial repayment.
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China
Tze Shih
Summer Palace
Peiping
Japan
Britain
Germany
Yangtze River
Nanking
Midway
Hankow
Yangtze
Chungking
United States
France
Charles) Ling
Chen
Diet Debates Abdication and War Role of Hirohito
In Tokyo two questions threaten Japan's future. Diet member Isanji Tanaka pressed a minister on abdication of Hirohito, while discussions of his role in steering Japan toward war drew fresh attention. A retired general said Hirohito attended a secret palace conference and warned Japan might have to fight if situations did not improve.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
Isanji Tanaka
Diet
Joji Matsumoto
Kyodo
Tanaka
Prince Konoye
Matsumoto
Toshizo Nishio
Associated Press
Imperial Palace
Supreme War Council
Nishio
Pearl Harbor
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dies
Lord Lang, Cosmo G, former Archbishop of Canterbury, 81, collapsed at a London railway station and died at Royal Hospital, Richmond. He served 13 years as Canterbury and 20 as York, resigning March 31, 1942.
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London
Cosmo G
Lord Lang
Canterbury
Royal Hospital
Richmond
York
Kaltenbrunner To Return For Trial
Ernst M Kaltenbrunner former chief of the Nazi Security Police who suffered a brain hemorrhage on November 18 will be returned from the 116th U S Army Hospital to the Nuernberg prison dispensary late this week authorities said It may take about 30 days before he is strong enough to appear in court with other defendants.
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Mernberg
Ernst M Kaltenbrunner
International Military Tribunal
U. S. Army
Nuernberg
Poland Braces for Bitter Winter Amid Fuel Shortage
Warsaw reports a harsh winter as Poland struggles to move coal from Silesian mines by rail and port, with 15 percent of shipments lost en route. Prices soar to 6000 14000 Zlotys, workers earn about 40 cents an hour, and power plants risk outages causing candle light after 4 p m.
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Larry Allen
Warsaw
Poland
Europe
Baltic
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Silesian
Lodz
Gdynia
Gdansk
Bydgoszcy
Widow can seek discharge review unless court-martialed
The widow of a veteran may request a review of her husband’s discharge. She cannot if the veteran was discharged or dismissed by reason of a general court-martial sentence.
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M. C. BB
Storm Warnings Along Coast
A Pacific northwest storm moved inland while a new coastal storm formed off North Carolina. Weather warnings stretched from Cape Hatteras to Block Island. The southeast froze as snow and sleet fell in Nashville and Pensacola, with up to six inches in places. Oregon and Washington reported three deaths from falling trees and widespread damage as ships were rocked in Puget Sound.
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Pacific Northwest
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Block Island
R. I
Charleston
S. C
Pensacola
Fla
Tennessee
Nashville
Oregon
Washington
Puget Sound
Peroxide Treatment Eases Sore Fingertips in Workers
A medical note reports hydrogen peroxide applied to fingertips by paper bag factory workers reduced soreness from friction. Doctor Bates observed significant protection after dipping each fingertip in peroxide three times daily, though the exact mechanism remains unclear and further study is suggested.
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J. Vincent Bates
England
Bates
Father of Nine Signs Up Again
Washington nebraska November five. Sgt. Herman F. Myer, 50, a west point farmer and father of nine, said the Army recruitment program is powerful and that he signed up for another three years. He hopes to be stationed in Washington and his wife and three children would move with him if that happens. Six of his children have served. two were discharged recently.
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Washington
Nec
Herman F. Myer
West Point
Neb
Army
Meyr
Washireton
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