Uruguay gives German freighter Tacoma 24 hrs to leave or be interned because of assistance to battleship Adm Graf Spee; Brit cruiser Achilles and 2 destroyers await leaving; believed ship will be scuttled; German residents bitter about Uruguay decision; protest is forecast if Allies sink ship in safety zone; no comment from Germany; illus of Tacoma

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1940Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian author and educator (born 1865)^[†]

Panuganti Lakshmi Narasimharaavu was one of the popular modern Telugu writers. He was born at Seetanagaram, Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh. After his education, he became a teacher in Peddapuram High School. Later he moved to Pithapuram as 'Asthana Kavi' for the Pithapuram Rajah's kingdom.

Headlines from January 1, 1940

Reich Looks to New Air Weapons, Holding Deadlock Is Temporary; Pursuit Ships Now Building Can Accompany Bombers on Raiding Flights--Machine Cannon Firing Explosive Shells a Factor

1940 Born in Wild Revelry; Good Year for Nation Seen; While Crowd Set at 1,250,000 Makes Merry in Times Square Churches Offer Prayers for War-Torn World

WIN MAJOR VICTORY; Vast War Booty Seized as Russians Flee in Two Defeats SOVIET WIDENS AIR RAIDS Civilians Victims, Hospital Hit in Dozen Bomb Attacks, Some at Undefended Points

REPUBLICAN FIGHT ON THE NEW DEAL LOOMS IN CONGRESS; Martin Says Party Will Back Roosevelt in Economies, but Predicts 6-Month Session DILEMMA FOR LAWMAKERS Deep Budget Slashes Reported In Favorite Items--Some Already Attacking These

URUGUAY FORCES NAZI SHIP TO LEAVE; British Lie in Wait as Tacoma Drops Anchor in the Outer Harbor at Montevideo

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