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January 25, 1941

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Notable Births

1941Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (died 2015)^[†]

Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. was an American professional stock car racing driver and commentator. Over the course of his 33-year racing career, he won 19 races in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the 1980 Daytona 500. Known by the nickname "Gentle Giant", Baker was noted for his prowess at NASCAR's superspeedways, Daytona and Talladega, at which he won a combined six races. After his racing career, he worked as a broadcaster and co-hosted a number of radio shows on Sirius XM.

Historical Events

1941Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu.^[†]

Pope Pius XII was the head of the Catholic Church, Primate of Italy, and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death on 9 October 1958. He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name "Pius".

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Headlines from January 25, 1941

U.S. Envoy's Home Invaded In Fighting in Bucharest

By the Associated Press

Legation and staff unharmed in Bucharest riots

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1 1/2-INCH SHOW HERE HAMPERS TRAFFIC; 2,500 DIGGERS BUSY; Storm Moves In From Texas, Bringing Drifts and Sleet to Wide Area in East MOST PLANES GROUNDED Air-Defense Test Is Cut Short -- No Major Mishaps in City Despite Street Hazards 1 1/2-INCH SNOW HERE HAMPERS TRAFFIC

By Unknown Author

Snow removal

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CARGO SHIP FUND VOTED BY HOUSE; $350,000,000 Bill Is Passed With a Closed-Shop Ban Left Out for Separate Action CARGO SHIP FUND VOTED BY HOUSE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Repr Doughton offers bill for small savings bonds and stamps

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HORIA SIVA HUNTED; Troops Search for Iron Guard Chief and Other Leaders of Revolt ANTONESCU IS IN CONTROL Scores of Jews Are Reported Slain -- Death Toll in 4-Day Rising Is Put at 4,000 HORIA SIMA HUNTED IN RUMANIAN RISING

By the Associated Press

Sima accused as riot leader by Antonescu; troop search ordered; death toll rises; German aid reptd by Antonescu

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Castle Says Aid Bill Makes Roosevelt Britain's Master; Holds He Would Be Democracies' Dictator in War -- House Committee Republicans Boycott Closed Military Session CASTLE DENOUNCES AID-BRITAIN BILL

By Harold B. Hintonspecial To the New York Times

W R Castle testifies power would make Roosevelt world mil dictator, House com hearing; com Repubs refuse to attend closed hearing for testimony by Marshall, Adm Stark and Maj Gen Brett; illus; officers fail to appear; Marshall writes Fish; lr text; Roosevelt silent on proposed changes; Austin favors Cong check on aid to any warring nation

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BREAKS PRECEDENT; Trip Made to Annapolis as H.M.S. George V Sails Up Chesapeake THEN BACK TO WASHINGTON Envoy Calls on Us for Quick and Generous Help if Nazi Power Is to Be Broken PRESIDENT GOES TO MEET HALIFAX

By Frank L. Kluckhohnspecial To the New York Times

arrives off Annapolis on HMS King George V; Pres Roosevelt breaks precedent by going out to meet him on yacht and returning with him to Wash ; Halifax gives statement to press on aid from U S and ultimate Brit victory; conf with Roosevelt on yacht; Brit Foreign Office announces arrival; departure details; illus of arrival and greetings; text of Halifax statement; Brit sailors cheer press boat stalled near battleship

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NEW BILL REFORMS AGENCY PROCEDURE; ACHESON REPORTS; FOR SPECIAL CORPS New Office of 'Hearing Commissioner' Urged for Judging Cases TO COORDINATE PRACTICES But Wouldn't Let 'Prosecutors' Decide -- Present Law Held Ample on Court Review NEW BILL REFORMS AGENCY PROCEDURE

By Turner Catledgespecial To the New York Times

As chmn of com on administrative agencies procedure, submits rept to Cong

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RELES LOAN RACKET IS EXPOSED BY AMEN; Profits of Murder Gangsters' $1,000,000 Usury Held to Have Gone to Police RELES LOAN RACKET IS EXPOSED BY AMEN

By Unknown Author

A Reles loan racket exposed in indictment obtained by Amen involving policemen for accepting racket-protection money

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Nazis Set Death Penalty For Wartime Profiteers

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Germany sets penalty for wartime profiteers

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BRITISH ARMY GOES FARTHER INTO LIBYA; Graziani Is Reported Bombed Out of His Base -- Italians Periled in East Africa BRITISH ARMY GOES FARTHER INTO LIBYA

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Brit move westward in Libya; RAF bombs Derna and Apollonia airport; Tobruk prisoners estimated; Graziani flight from Cirene hdqrs reptd; Bomba occupation by Brit reptd; Australian casualties in Tobruk reptd low; Itals rept Tobruk fighting continues; map

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Soloists Lose Court Fight to Block Petrillo; A.F.L. Held Proper Tribunal for Unions' War; SOLOISTS LOSE SUIT TO BLOCK PETRILLO

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N Y Appellate Ct dismisses Musical Artists Guild-Amer Musicians Fed suit over instrumentalists; holds it is labor case

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By Telephone To the New York Times

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