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Show ! When the New Year Will Arrive Among U. S. Fighting Men the World Over j i aasfflscoi YSW BteftiiiiysSsL i 1 1 I mm urn mi Many churches of America, of all denominations, will keep their doon open Sunday and Monday in order that relative! and friendi of American fighting men and women throughout the world may offer New Year's prayers at the time their loved ones are welcoming In the New Tear, no matter where they will be. These services are in addition to regular watch night services. When 1945 reaches New York City In a blare of noise or a silence of prayer, it will already be early Monday evening Just east of Australia in the Chatham Islands. Meanwhile, at Honolulu the clock will register 6:30 p. m. Sunday. The New Year is born on the lonely Chatham islands, 414 miles southeast of New Zealand, and races westward at 1,000 miles an hour. About 200 shepherds and fishermen, augmented with troops in the Chatham group, will celebrate the New Year by ringing the church bell on Hanson island. The international date line, near these isles, was set by the British admiralty and runs near the 180th meridian of longitude. |
