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On Thurs. 19 Mar 1942 British censorship on caricatures, obituaries, and.....

1942-03-19

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British censorship on caricatures, obituaries, and football scores led to widespread complaint; Home Secretary Morrison threatened Daily Mirror with shut down order unless the newspaper obeyed the censorship laws.

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