Allied Troops Quit Norway As Italy Dominates Spotlight
Roger Shaw argues Allied forces left Norway after heavy German air attacks while attention shifts to Italy. Italy's air power and submarine fleet, plus Franco-British moves in the Mediterranean, shape strategic options. Roosevelt's envoy to Rome sought to keep Mussolini out of the war amid French pressure and changing naval routes.
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Nomination notes amid Dewey drift and third-term talk
A chaotic national primary scene features Tom Dewey faltering in the West and losing delegates. Massachusetts voters back unpledged delegates. Florida shifts to stop-Dewey. Elliott Roosevelt hints at no third term. rumors swirl about LaGuardia and a Farley Garner ticket. Roosevelt denial of fatigue contrasts with political tension. The president's mother suffers food poisoning en route to the World's Fair.
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Labor and politics mix at Potomac gathering
A Potomac meeting reveals study of the National Labor Relations Board with probes into Harry Bridges and the big steel case. General Arnold cites lessons from Europe while Chamber members urge war readiness and a pay-as-you-go defense.
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Roosevelt Western Trip Becomes Campaign Issue
Washington columnist notes European war policy will shape the 1940 national campaign. Roosevelt plans a June Pacific coast trip highlighting conservation and national parks while foreign policy and possible end runs aroundWar policies stir Republican strategy ahead of Philadelphia convention.
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Around the House Ideas for the Kitchen and Home
A household column offers tips to use stove tops as hotplates, dry towels to prevent mildew, keep cleaning tissues handy, and teach all ages to wipe razors or lipstick. It suggests tomato soup in gravies for flavor, warming roast beef, and pantry storage guidance. A rubber band improves jar lids and emery on ladder steps prevents slips.
NAMES in the news and a Newark divorce case
Alfred Duff Cooper once England's secretary of war and navy denounces German leaders as a money making murderers. His wife Lady Diana Manners, a famed star, is noted. Knut Hamsun criticizes England. In Newark, Allan MacFee finalizes a divorce after six years of moving 27 times. grounds desertion.
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Clarence Hathaway Convicted in Criminal Libel Trial
Clarence Hathaway editor of New York Daily Worker was found guilty of criminal libel after a three week trial. He faces up to a year in prison, sharing the same fate as party chief Earl Browder who ran afoul of phoney passports, and Fritz Kuhn of the Americo Nazi group. Hathaway, 46, is younger than Browder.
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Daily Worker
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Fritz Kuhn
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Browder
Call the G men Kidnaping Notes
Sam Church head of the Carnegie Institute declares a million dollar reward for Adolf Hitler s kidnapping by end of May. Pacific New Yorkers react with surprise while some Allied supporters counter offer to kidnap Churchill or Chamberlain. The piece notes 7 200 Americans killed in car crashes in early 1940.
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Carnegie Institute
Sam Church
Roosevelt Trip Aims to Shape Nation’s News Cycle
William Bruckart, Washington correspondent, views President Roosevelt's planned nationwide swing during the Republican national convention as a move to steal headlines. He says the trip would offer a prime chance to explain the administration's foreign policy to the country.
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William Bruckart
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Constipation Relief with Pepsin Laxative-Senna
An advertising note for Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin claims relief from constipation and stomach discomfort. It promotes Pepsin to digest undigested food and laxative action to stimulate bowels, touting pleasant taste for children and availability at druggists.
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Bex Dr. Caldwell
Drudgery and Mind Treasures in Fuller’s Thought
Margaret Fuller remarks that drudgery is essential to reveal the treasures of the mind, likening mental work to sowing and reaping in the earth. Her reflection emphasizes discipline, labor, and growth as paths to intellectual reward.
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