[Homer_J_Simpson]

Tax Rise Proposal at Albany Stirs Storm of Protest – 2-3
Lehman Says 4 Taxes Could Support State – 3
The International Situation – 3
Fierce Red Drives Repulsed by Finns; 19 Die in Air Raid – 4-5
Four of Six Killed in Crash Of B-18 Bomber in California – 6
5th British Destroyer Sunk; Crew, 175 or More, All Lost – 7-8
Shipping Reprisal Debated in Tokyo – 8-9
Merchant Ships Sunk in War – 8
Rio de Janeiro Group Asks Advice on Scope – 10
Germans Want U.S. to Dump Allied Mail – 10
5 Quit Ellis Island; Last of Reich Crew – 10
State-Aided Birth Control Clinic Opened, First Subsidized Project in New York* - 11-12
House Group Trims 2 Appropriations – 12
Fishers Island Corp. Files Bankrupt Plea – 13
Incidents in European Conflict – 13
Bennett Protests I.C.C. Rate Order – 13

* Frederick Osborn, Research Associate in Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History, pointed out that “planned parenthood” was the “true aspiration of the movement for birth control” and that “a drastic reduction in the expense of children is necessary to bring about planned parenthood.”

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/jan40/f24jan40.htm

Finn defenses hold Red Army
Wednesday, January 24, 1940 www.onwar.com

Finnish machine gun emplacementThe Winter War... There is fierce fighting reported northeast of Lake Ladoga. Finnish forces defeat the attacking Soviet forces.

In Madrid... The Spanish council of ministers passes a law banning Freemasonry throughout Spain.

From London... With recurrent reports of an imminent invasion by Germany, Chamberlain reassures Belgium of Britain’s pledge to assist the Belgians if they are attacked.

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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/24.htm

January 24th, 1940
UNITED KINGDOM: RAF Bomber Command: Reconnaissance of N-W Germany for naval targets; one aircraft lost.

RAF Fighter Command: Shetlands; bombs dropped on land and aimed at cargo vessel, by unknown number of enemy aircraft. Enemy escaped in low cloud.

With recurrent reports of an imminent invasion by Germany, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reassures Belgium of Britain’s pledge to assist the Belgians if they are attacked. (Jack McKillop)

Destroyers HMS Ledbury and Milne laid down.

Corvette HMS Gladiolus launched. (Dave Shirlaw)

SPAIN: Madrid: The Spanish council of ministers passes a law banning Freemasonry throughout Spain.

CANADA: Flower-class corvettes HMCS Amherst, Sackville, Moncton, Levis, Shawinigan and Lunenburg ordered. (Dave Shirlaw)

ATLANTIC OCEAN:
SS Alsacien sunk by U-44 at 39.01N, 09.54W - Grid CG 5552.

SS Bisp sunk by U-23 at 60.47N, 04.34W - Grid AN 1115. (Dave Shirlaw)

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[Woodman]

Did you read the article on the Birth Control movement and Planned Parenthood? It’s an interesting lookback at how we go to where we are today.