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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1941
Page
8
Peter Edson outlines the state of U S defense policy with emphasis on budget decisions, administrative bottlenecks, and potential implications for military readiness. He weighs political debates, funding pressures, and upcoming strategic reviews.
The piece cites Collier's Magazine editorials opposing the FCC plan to break NBC into one network. It argues licensing powers threaten speech and business, urges Congress to curb regulators, and notes Army golf course obstruction amid federal office moves.
In Washington the debate over modernizing defense pits old line military leaders against younger critics who favor air and mechanized forces. The piece surveys mounting calls to accelerate production, equip 1.4 million trained troops, and balance Army and Navy needs with Office of Production Management oversight amid wartime strain.
Washington reports on the U S S Relief a floating medical center that accompanies the fleet. The ship houses operating rooms laboratories X ray eye ear nose throat wards and physiotherapy cubicles with capacity for 500 to 600 patients. Navy nurses enjoy duty aboard and many romances begin on the aft deck while patients rest below.
Anne and Blaze Sherwood endure hunger and danger after a betrayed escape. Mackey lies dead, an eagle guards the dunes, while Anne faces loneliness and dwindling hope in a arid camp. Sherwood returns weary revealing no easy escape as their voyage unfolds toward an uncertain dawn.
A Minnesota farmer inherits a large fortune enabling plans to farm more extensively. The article notes this wealth changes his prospects and mentions broader discussions about freedom of the seas in the era, referencing figures F D R and Hitler.
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