Springtime in Manhattan The City Awakens
A vivid montage captures Manhattan’s spring mood with rainy streets, sunlit river reflections, greened parks, and shoppers in Spring finery. Mentions of cinema reviews and wartime era culture blend with urban scenes including St Paul’s Cathedral, Harlem boulevards, and a farm inside a big city on Upper Tenth Avenue.
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Manhattan
St Paul's Cathedral
Hudson River
East River
Harlem
Upper Tenth Ave
Performance of U.S. Planes Driven by Advisory Committee
Washington report credits the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics with expanding US aviation research to outpace Nazi designs. It details NACA’s Langley Langley Field Cleveland and Moffett Field laboratories, staff increases, and collaborations with military and industry to test and improve aircraft through wind tunnels and full scale models.
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U. S
Advisory Committee For
Aeronautics
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Langley Field
Cleveland Laboratory
Moffett Field
Calif
Palo Alto
Europe
Army
Navy
United States Civil Service
Iast
Congress
Miltary, Naval and Cir Acronautical
Bureau of Standards
Weather Bureau
Smithsonian Institution
George W. Lewis
John F. Victory
America
United States
Germany
Ames Aeronautical Laboratory
Molfett Field
Arrerall Engine Research Laboratory
Seoante
Certan
Army Minteriel Command
Ames Laboratory
Naca Laboratories
Washington D C Story on Hull Jettinius London Mission
Close aides say Secretary Hull resents Undersecretary Ed Jettinius heading a London mission. five topics include dollar stabilization world bank commodities oil Near East and German boundaries. Bowman joins to discuss maps. Hull’s Florida trip and Welles rivals spark tension. House leaders push more harness for farm horses amid leather shortages and army releases 30,000 harness sets. Senator Tydings drops weekly radio series to avoid fairness charges. subsidy plan for low producing wells debated. Free French funds frozen harm De Gaulle and UNRRA funding. Mrs Roosevelt Latin American tour news coverage limited by war department.
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Washington
D. C
London
Hull
Ed Jettinius
Harry Hopkins
Churchill
Stellinius
World Bank
Wallace
Near East
United States
Britain
Germany
Teheran
Isaiah Bowman
Sieth
Aius
Bowman
Woodrow Wilson
Versailles
Europe
Florida
Sumner Welles
Rio
Rome
Berlin
Leatuer
Calvin Johnson
iMinois
War Department
War Production Board
Johnson
Jeffersonville
Ind
de Gaulle
U. S. Treasury
France
UNRRA
Jana
Recife
Mrs. Roosevelt
America
Paul McNutt
War Patterson
Bradley Dewey
WPB
Charles 5. Wilson
McNutt
Wilson
Wrigger Fish Trigger Fin Lets Wedge Hold Fast
The trigger fish features a special trick fin that can be rocked into position to prevent dislodgment when the fish wedges itself into a rocky crevice. The mechanism provides stability as the fish wedged into narrow crevices.
Praying Trees Bend Daily in Asia's Quiet Forests
In parts of Asia unusual trees bend toward the ground once every 24 hours as if praying. Scientists note rhythmic movements tied to light cycles while locals tell of mysterious, almost ceremonial behavior amid dense forests and quiet villages.
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Asia
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Donna Reed
Hedy Lamarr
Wm. Powell
Zaney
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Tollywood
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Fred Allen
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Yarrop
Ben Hecht
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Washington Correspondent
Hitler
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