27 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1940
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne analyzes how Germany deploys its air force to dominate Britain, the lag in U S labor peace, and the fate of draft evaders amid wartime pressures. The column reflects the analyst's views, not the newspaper.
The fourth German air army trains for a potential cross channel strike on Midlands cities like Coventry and Southampton while Britain tallies its wartime air defenses. Axis diplomacy pursues a Balkan flanking plan involving Bulgaria and Turkey, with pressure from Russia on Turkey and a possible Gibraltar strike. In New York, eight Union Theological Seminary students face imprisonment for refusing to register under the selective service act, as CIO and AFL hold diverging union unity talks ahead of Roosevelt’s labor agenda.
U S Ambassador Joseph C Grew receives an approving nod from the Japanese emperor at a Tokyo banquet marking 26 centuries of the empire In his speech Grew expressed hope that Japan would increasingly contribute to the well being of mankind The emperor signaled strong approval
Gordon Canfield of New Jersey will replace the late Rep. George N. Segar in Congress. Herbert Bonner of North Carolina will fill the seat of Lindsay C. Warren, who resigned to become U.S. Comptroller General.
Chairman Dies reports a secret session exposing German and Italian groups in the United States. He alleges a quiet German campaign to fund arms build up and appeasement influence, seeks a million dollars for further probes, while Army Navy intelligence and the FBI question the approach as harmful and repetitive of past efforts.
Vice President elect Henry A. Wallace spoke Spanish during a Southwest campaign stop and attended the inauguration of Mexico's Gen Avila Camacho as representative of Roosevelt. It marks a new post election duty under the Good Neighbor policy. Mexico later announced US air and naval bases on its east coast. A separate item notes exile orchid plants from England and US army changes emphasizing small unit tactics. Samuel Hansen, a German Reichsbank agent, was found guilty of contempt in Los Angeles for refusing to answer questions, claiming oath conflicts and threats from a Gestapo agent.
Dies committee warns government to guard against sabotage in defense plants on the West coast. Los Angeles deemed the main danger spot with 2500 Nazi and Communist sympathizers on a Bund mailing list, 800 of whom work in key defense industries such as airplanes, shipyards, oil refineries and auto plants.
A dialogue stresses unity after a heated election with Willkie viewed favorably by some, Roosevelt by others, and a call for brotherhood. A policeman intervenes as two men clash, while a lighter piece notes Army training camps emphasize recreation, hostesses, and morale building to avoid a concentration camp vibe.
A jumble of trivia asks which object is an oblate spheroid between the earth and a baseball and ponders a set of varied questions about authors, philosophy, historical figures, translations, and footwear.
A compact teaser lists eight items: the earth with polar flattening, Aeschylus, a $5 million sum, Socrates, a biblical quote about a man, heated spiced wine, a garment extending to the vamp throat, and the vessel named Speedwell.
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