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Ethiopians kill 40 in attack on Italians alleged to be in their territory; Ital force retreats as water supply is diverted; natives in Ital Somaliland reptd revolting because of seizure of women by Italians; Ethiopian troops move toward northern frontier; map
Exec com of Communist Internatl recommends confiscation of ch property to feed hungry
Small shopkeeper jailed as govt answer to complaints about rising prices
Unidentified girl found on roadside, Woodbridge
London Daily Herald repts Brit Admiralty's provisional program for 1942 has been communicated to Amer, French, German, Ital and Japanese naval authorities; paper calls program discreditable to govt
1935Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor (died 2019)[†]
Peter Schreier was a German tenor in opera, concert and lied, and a conductor. He was regarded as one of the leading lyric tenors of the 20th century.