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December 22, 1940

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Headlines from December 22, 1940

CHEER TO BE SPREAD ON VAST SCALE HERE; Christmas Spirit, Shown by Groups and Individuals, Is Gaining Momentum

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1940 a Remarkable Year In Sports, Review Shows

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KNUDSEN URGES U.S. 'ROLL UP SLEEVES' FOR DEFENSE TASK; Crisis Cannot Be Terminated by Appeasement, He Says, Asking 'Maximum Effort' THIS MUST BE 'CEASELESS' Roosevelt Puts 15 More Items Under Export Curbs--Earlier License Lists 'Perfected'

By Charles Hurd Special To the New York Times

L Henderson announces plans for scrap and pig iron industry confs after steel industry conf finds prices may have to be raised unless raw materials prices are kept at current levels

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NAZIS SEE WAR STEP; Spokesman Accuses U.S. of 'Moral Aggression' and 'Pinpricks' RECALL OF 3 AIDES ASKED Hull Agrees to Remove Paris Embassy Officials Charged With Helping British

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German Foreign Office charges plea may incite U S to warlike acts against Axis

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NAZIS FAIL TO SWAY U.S. POLICY OF HELP; Public Favor for British Aid as Defense Measure Seen --Fish Approves

By Harold B. Hinton Special To the New York Times

Repr Fish holds Bundists, spies and agitators are worst enemies of Germany in U S

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Notable Births

1940Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (died 2009)^[†]

Luis Francisco Cuéllar Carvajal was a Colombian politician, serving as Mayor of Morelia, Governor of the Caquetá Department from 2008 to 2009, and Deputy Governor of Caqueta from 2000 to 2003. He is known for being kidnapped and murdered by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, and for being kidnapped and held for ransom four times.

1940Mike Molloy, English journalist, author, and illustrator^[†]

Michael Molloy is a British author and former newspaper editor and cartoonist. He's also an accomplished painter, exhibiting in galleries across the UK and the South of France, and remains drawn to art as a deep creative passion.

Notable Deaths

1940Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (born 1903)^[†]

Nathanael West was an American writer and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries.

Historical Events

1940World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army.^[†]

Himarë is a municipality and region in Vlorë County, southern Albania. The municipality has a total area of 571.94 km2 (220.83 sq mi) and consists of the administrative units of Himarë, Horë-Vranisht and Lukovë. It lies between the Ceraunian Mountains and the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast and is part of the Albanian Riviera. The traditionally perceived borders of the Himarë region gradually shrank during the Ottoman period, being reduced to the town of Himarë and the villages of the coastline, generally including only Palasë, Dhërmi, Pilur, Kudhës, Vuno, Iljas and Qeparo.