Allied Troops Leave Norway Amid German Bombardment
Weekly analysis by Roger Shaw notes Allied troops debarking from Andalsnes and Namnos in the Trondheim area under heavy German air attack. Norwegian forces were poorly equipped, and British expeditionaries faced seasoned German veterans as equipment and morale suffered. Italy’s air power and submarine fleet loom large as Moscow accuses Rome of blackmail while a tactical reshuffle in the eastern Mediterranean is considered.
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Austria
Norway
London
Italy
Europe
Roosevelt
Rome
William Phillips
Mussolini
Moscow
Finland
Aegean Sea
Tunis
Sicily
France
U. S
Mediterrane
That 40 Election and Debates Over Third Term Plans
Report of 1940 election chatter with Dewey and Roosevelt variants. Notes Massachusetts primary undecided on unpledged delegate stance. Florida campaign against Dewey began. Roosevelt's third term prospects discussed. Groton Hull debate noted. Roosevelt's mother fell ill from food poisoning on way to the World's Fair and required local treatment.
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Tom Dewey
Manhattan
West
Massachusetts
Tommy
Florida
Elliot J. Roosevelt
Boss Green
U. S. of L
Boss Lewis
C. TO
Garner-Farley
Roosevelt
Rep. Tinkham
Hull
United States
Seeing Red Protectionconviction of Daily Worker editor
Clarence Hathaway editor of New York's Daily Worker was convicted of criminal libel after a three week trial. He faced a maximum penalty of a year in prison, like party chief Earl Browder who ran afoul of fake passports, and Fritz Kuhn of the Americo Nazi group. Hathaway, 46, is younger than Browder.
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Clarence Hathaway
New York
Daily Worker
Earl Browder
Fritz Kuhn
Sam
Hathaway
Browder
Potomac Pickings: Laboritis and Labor Board Inquiries
A Potomac column notes investigations by a Smith committee into the National Labor Relations Board. It mentions Harry Bridges, CIO steel history, Supreme Court rulings on Little Steel, and remarks from former VP Dawes. It also covers Chamber of Commerce war plans, Arnold on air defense, Philippine immigration quotas, Paget’s WWII retreat, Italian perspectives, and Harvard’s sun observatory plan.
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Dies
Algo
Smith ‘Committee
National ‘Labor Relations ‘Board
Smithsonians
Harry Bridges
Australia
International Longshoresman’s Union
Labor Board
Labor ‘Board
C. I
Supreme ‘Court
Little
Charlie Dawes
Chamber
America
De Mille Urges Young Men to Hollywood Challenge
Virginia Vale reports De Mille warns aspiring actors of Hollywood’s shortage of leading men. He cites difficulty casting North West Mounted Police with Gary Cooper and Robert Preston, urging talent to prove acting ability and finances before pursuing film careers.
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Hollywood
North West ‘Mounted Police
Madeleine Carroll
Paulette Goddard
Robert Preston
Preston
DeMille
Gary Cooper
Samuel Goldwyn
Cooper
Madeleine’ Carroll
Preston Fossier
Mr. de Mille
John Carradine
Duff Cooper and Lady Diana in wartime notoriety
Alfred Duff Cooper once England's secretary of war and navy labels German leaders a gang of money making murderers. His wife Lady Diana Manners, famed stage figure, is noted in the piece. In Newark a man named Allan Mac Fee wins divorce after claiming 27 moves in six years due to uncertain bus home. He cites his wife as moving man's friend. divorce granted on desertion.
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Alfred Duff Cooper
England
Navy
Duff Cooper
Diana Manners
America
Newark
N. J
Allan Mac Fee
Call the G Men Kidnaping Notes
The fragment mentions a presidential offer of a million dollar prize for kidnapping Adolf Hitler with the target to keep him alive and delivered by the end of May, amid New York chatter. It references Americans informed in the first months of 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
West Highland terrier drinks vitamin water for blooms
Basil Rathbone's dog drank a pan of vitamin solution meant for flowers and is expected to bloom soon. Actress Jean Hershall and Rosemary DeCamp will travel to New York in late May to broadcast Dr Christian there for three weeks.
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Basil Rathbone
Jean Hershall
Rosemary DeCamp
New York
Dr. Christian
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