13 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
1
International tensions rise as Russia criticizes Bulgaria for allowing Nazi troops to enter, signaling broader postwar alignments. Turkey seals the Dardanelles amid looming Mediterranean crisis. editor’s note reflects cautious opinion in the Western Newspaper Union dispatch.
England faces a strategic dilemma as Nazi advances in the Balkans Africa and Spain strain resources. Eden travels to Turkey to seek accord and secure the Dardanelles, a crucial link for Mediterranean access and a pressure point for axis powers.
The Bulgars officially joined the Rome Berlin Axis for the duration after a dramatic pact signed by Bogdan Philoff and Von Ribbentrop. Britain warned of embassy withdrawal, Nazi control grew in Sofia, and Bulgaria’s autonomy ended as German troops asserted influence. The article also notes Dies committee reemerging to accuse Peace Mobilization of Communist ties and cites cotton as an air raid shelter material.
Amid tensions, King George travels from England to greet American Ambassador John G. Winant at a railway station between London and Bristol, with Conant and Cohen present. Winant expresses relief at the visit as press notes discuss Italy's wartime alignment and Germany's actions.
Washington report on the Fort Morgan Colorado crash finds pilot Charles G. Pierce deliberately flew into the hangar and himself. Pierce, badly hurt, is quoted saying he intended to wreck ship hangar and himself and that he regretted not doing a better job.
An air corps altitude school opened at Wright Field Dayton Ohio to train officers in high altitude flight with oxygen equipment. The Fright Field Aero Medical Research Laboratory conducts the course and demonstrates new masks and oxygen distribution. An electrically heated suit weighing seven pounds provides warmth for stratosphere missions for pursuit pilots.
Dr Virgil Jordon of the national industrial conference board says socialism is here to stay in the United States and may resemble Norman Thomas style. He questions wealth division plans and urges production driven by those who make it, warning against government controlled business as a universal rule.
The home gardener is urged to play a key role in national defense by expanding vegetable plots and using two methods to maximize yield. Companion cropping mixes fast growers like radish and lettuce between slower crops such as tomatoes and cabbage. Succession planting repeats major crops at regular intervals for a steady harvest through the season.
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