The Archive · 1940

German Ship Strikes Mine

Oslo, Jan. 2.

The German ship Johannschute, 8,000 tons, early today struck a mine off the coast of Norway, and is at present floating badly damaged off the coast near Roervick. The crew of 36 and two Norwegian pilots were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Dronningsmund, and have been landed at Trondheim.—Havas.

The players in Howard Hawks' letest Columbia production, "His Girl Friday," which is streamlined for speed, maintain a pace between 175 and 250 words a minute. Sound experts maintain that the romantic comedy drama, ce-starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell with Ralph Bellamy, is the fastest film on record,

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