Free Competition in Foreign Trade Ends If Britain Falls
Walter Lippmann argues that Britain’s fall would force Europe Asia and Africa into military socialist regimes. He warns American industry would lose private rights, wages, and contracts as governments monopolize trade and production and the US must defend its independence with economic protection.
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Preparedness Sets Business Pace Says L G Elliott
Chicago Marching toward higher production as April gains continue. Steel leads with capacity rising to 88 percent from 60. Domestic buying and foreign orders lift activity. textiles and building sectors show strength. farm income up 10 percent in five months. Demand sustains employment and industry resilience amid war effects.
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LaSalle Extension University
Chicago
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Costly bridge duty kept open at night across Fort Point channel
The War Department requires Boston to maintain night drawbridge service on three Fort Point channel bridges at a cost to the city of 2200 dollars per shift. In the first eight months of 1999 only five vessels passed during those hours, with payroll expenses totaling 11348 dollars. The city’s petition to close bridges from 10 pm to 6 am was denied.
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Divining Rods Questioned by Mining Officials
Mining officials say most scientists attribute underground water amid streams to the dowser’s observations of geology rather than rod power. They note electrical prospecting devices like seismographs and torsion balances require trained operators and are complex. Claims for divining and mineral rods are often extravagant and unsubstantiated.
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