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November 8, 1941

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1941Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress[โ€ ]

Nerys Hughes is a Welsh actress and narrator, known primarily for her television roles, including her parts in the BBC TV series The Liver Birds (1971-1978) and The District Nurse (1984-1987).

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Headlines from November 8, 1941

250 More Police in Harlem To Stamp Out Crime Wave; Patrols in Park Doubled by Valentine After 2-Hour Conference With Staff -- Priest Says Brooklyn Negro District Is Unsafe

By Unknown Author

Comr Valentine assigns 250 additional police to lower Harlem and upper Central Pk section; denies pks will be closed; cites similar condition cleared in Bklyn; Mgr J L Belford denies Bklyn situation is good; Rev Dr R Rogers supports Comr's statement; others comment; Acting Mayor Morris says condition should be handled by State legis as part of entire soc problem

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NAZIS FEEL BLOWS; Red Assaults Developing Into Offensive to Help Leningrad, British Say

By the Associated Press

U S State Dept reveals Aug 18 peace bid to Finland; text; Hull and Under-Sec Welles conf with Finnish Min Procope described; Finnish radio and press announce peace demands rejection; German reaction; USSR attacks in effort to reopen Moscow-Leningrad communications reptd; Germans admit Moscow drive stalled; London repts USSR air equality; USSR forces hold initiative, Volokolamsk sector; repel Germans, Mozhaisk area; map

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