Sinclair and Cranborne Proposed for U.S. Post
By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
Suggested as Amb to U S
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December 20, 1940
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Civic Virtue to Go at Last; $23,000 'Carfare' Voted
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Estimate Bd votes Civic Virtue statue removal funds
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CHURCHILL WARNS ANEW ON INVASION; Tells Commons Winter Offers Nazis a Chance--Italy Lacks Heart for Fight, He Says
By Raymond Daniell Special Cable To the New York Times
Churchill calls Brit losses disquieting, Commons
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600 ITALIANS TAKEN IN GREEK ADVANCE; Weather Fails to Halt Drive in Tepeleni-Klisura Sector-- R.A.F. Bombs Valona Docks
By A.c. Sedgwick By Telephone To the New York Times
Athens radio repts Ital losses in Ostravitza heavy
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Earth Tremor Is Felt in the New York Area, Also in New England and Eastern Canada
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N Y, New Eng and eastern Canada shaken
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Historical Events
1940Captain America Comics #1, containing the first appearance of the superhero Captain America, is published.[†]
Captain America Comics is a comic book series featuring the superhero character Captain America. The series was originally published by Timely Comics from 1941 to 1950, with a brief revival by Atlas Comics in 1954.