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Show i HIGHLIGHTS in week's new, RELIEF: Because 13 midwestern states suffered a record-breaking cold wave in December, the Office of Price Administration ordered a 10 per cent increase in fuel oil rations ra-tions for that area. QUAKE : About 1,000 persons were killed with many more injured in an earthquake that destroyed the town of Erbaa, Turkey. Population of the town was 5,000. CUT: Draftees who apply for furloughs fur-loughs immediately after induction will only have seven days respite instead of ten under a new plan announced an-nounced by army officials. Originally Original-ly they were given two weeks, later ten days to clean up their civilian affairs. . MEDAL: Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, commander of the U. S. air task force in China, has received his first American decoration the Distinguished Service Medal. The medal was pinned on Chennault by Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, chief of the Allied staff in China. ! SHORTAGE: Because imports from South America are dropping off due to the shipping situation there is developing a real shortage of castor oil, says the War Production Produc-tion board. But children need not cheer because the oil used in the medicinal . purpose category will probably continue to be exempt from any allocation plan. Supplies likely will be sufficient OVERCHARGE: San Diego's (Calif.) first suit for violation of price ceilings resulted in the fining of two merchants $77 for a four-cent overcharge on a half pound of bacon. THUMBS: Women defense workers work-ers who hitch-hike to and from work are doing the correct thing and needn't worry about the etiquette of the procedure, according to a statement state-ment by Emily Post. RESERVES: Swedish government officials have announced that they are calling up "certain elements" of the army for additional training In the interest of preparedness. |