Weekly News Analysis on War Fronts and Political Shifts
Edward C. Wayne summarizes global war pressures with Greek resistance to Italy, British gains in Africa, Laval's dismissal in France, and Knudsen criticizing defense output. He notes unrest in Vichy and rumors around Petain and Laval, along with factory push for higher production and a longer work week to speed materiel.
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Knutisen
GS. Gael
Emudsen
Jhangatry
Geome
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UFS
Enniisen
Itea
Ainclearer
Baltovere’s New Bomber The Maris BP Test Flight
The week’s highlights report a new American medium bomber undergoing test fights, achieving 400 miles an hour speed and a 15 mile landing run. It’s described as a bomber’s dream with brakes that require more than two miles to stop against the wind. Washington seeks 5 million dollars for the lowest range yet offered, with 70,000 as a key item in the list.
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Maris BP
Meade Enoomb
O. K. Army
Atlantic
Sescons
Roosevelts Secret Naval Cruise and Royal Death Rumors
The text reports Roosevelt returning to the White House after a secrecy filled voyage aboard the USS Tuscaloosa, touring potential Antilles naval air bases, and a royal detour involving the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It notes Duchess Wallis’s dental operation, a Swedish friend’s yacht, and a covert air-sea sequence. It adds the death of Marquess of Lothian and editor tensions over large headlines amid war end predictions.
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Dias Cpeileny Seedah
Marquess of Lotian
Britain
United States
Washington
Lothian
Loethian
Eade
Parity payments face deep cuts in new budget
Washington reports parity payments are set for a dramatic reduction from 212 million to 50 million, with possible elimination amid a defense-filled budget. Rep. Hampton Fulmer backs an income certificate plan to replace parity loans, reshaping farm policy. Also notes booming Christmas expectations and labor, retail, and payroll forecasts. Willkie dominance and chairmanship succession disputes stir GOP politics as 1944 approaches.
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National Committee
Army Ambassadorship Sparks White House Gridlock
A jumble of wartime gossip notes a sore faced Admiral Leahy awaiting clear instructions for his Paris post, while FDR and Hull speak in generalities. Senators Wheeler Norris prepare probes into foreign links with US industry as the press frets over radio figures, Nazi propaganda, and Hollywood ties.
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FBI
Farm plan to reward imports with domestic crops
A candidate outlines an All Payment plan to replace import reliance by incentivizing farmers to grow beans and castor oil, expanding to other import items like vegetable oils, flax, hemp, wool, and sugar. The plan would fund farm and soil improvements, cut government costs, and boost farm income, with McMillen’s farming background and farming network backing the proposal.
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Castor Bean Oil, Beans Can Be Raised All Sections of the Up. Mr. McMillen
If Millen
Wheeler McMillen
Indiana
Ohio
New Jersey
Farmnal
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