Word: florida
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...action, talking endlessly with the wily Japanese envoys, straining every one of his tough but ancient fibers to postpone a day that he knew must inevitably come. The campaign wore out 70-year-old Mr. Hull. Weakened by colds and grippe, nerve-shot, the Secretary of State went to Florida in February, to rest...
...From a Florida prisoner...
There were still too many sinkings. The Navy announced this week that twelve merchant ships were sunk last week. That brought the announced total of ships sunk in the Atlantic since Pearl Harbor to 150. Furthermore, a destroyer was lost off Florida-the 1920 four-piper Sturtevant...
...Atlantic Coast from Maine to the tip of Florida, starting this week, will turn a blank, darkened face to the sea. The Army announced that shore lights, which have silhouetted many a ship for a submarine's kill, must be dimmed or blacked-out totally. The new Army order will hit amusement parks, boardwalk merchants, seasiders, but the real sufferers will be the real residents of coastal cities, who must grope in darkness for the duration...
WASHINGTON -- An "Underwater explosion" sank the old World war destroyer Sturtevant off the Atlantic coast off Florida during the past 24 hours, but most of the crew reached port safely, the Navy announced today. Loss of life was small...