Powerful Nazi Push Forces Allies From Belgium In Weeklong Analysis
The column reports a German assault driving Allied forces from Belgium after King Leopold III ordered Belgian troops to lay down arms. It describes Nazi momentum, air attacks disrupting supply lines, and British French retreat toward the English Channel as Berlin contemplates strikes on Paris or Britain.
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Leopold III
Adolf Hitler
Belgium
Flanders
France
English Channel
Strait of Dover
England
Somme
Aisne
Berlin
Channel
British Isles
Paris
Leche on trial as mail defraud charges surface
Eleven months after resigning Louisiana governor Richard W. Leche faces trial on alleged mail fraud tied to a truck deal that allegedly netted him and two others about 113000. Walter Connolly, noted actor, dies at his Hollywood home. Roosevelt outlines defense drive and tax idea to fund arms, with a presidential commission and industry leaders named to coordinate production and labor efforts.
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Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
Huey FP. Long
Walter Connelly
Hollywood
America
William Henry Bisbee
Seaversity
Nicholas Murray
Good Neighbors To the South And North In 1940 News
The article reviews mixed views on Leon Trotsky in Mexico with a harsh note from some Mexicans, reports a Panama plot to influence the 1940 election, and notes Moore McCormack Lines starting new Atlantic and Pacific routes. It also mentions a U.S. trade downturn, a Canada posting for Jay P. Moffat, and social work concerns at a Grand Rapids convention. Five deaths in a Mojave bomber crash. Civil Aviation predicts 50 000 pilots trained without loss of safety. Chicago milk strike ends in a wage dispute truce. Bank assets reach an all time high of 35 736 857 000 with higher deposits. The U S civil service commission declines to certify workers in some federal agencies.
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Leon Trotsky
Mexico
Trotsky
Joseph Stalin
Panama
U. S
Moore-McCormack Lines
North
South America
Atlantic
Pacific
Albert W. Moore
Commerce Department
Army
Mojave
Calif
Desert
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Chicago
U. S. Comptroller of the Currency
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
U. S. Civil Service Commission
National Defense Drive Faces Washington Political Strife
Washington columnist William Brackart cautions that the national defense push is being stained by politics and racketeering, with Roosevelt Hoover clashes, war-time propaganda, and calls for vast new spending. He notes cost estimates for 50 000 planes at about ten billion dollars and questions how to fund defense bonds and taxes while preserving unity.
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Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Paris
London
Wester Hemisphere
Johnson
Congress
Leopold
Army
Navy
Civil Service Commission
Lauriston Taylor Directs Corona Cap Assembly At Bureau
Lauriston Taylor of the U S Bureau of Standards directs placing the corona cap on the world’s largest x ray machine in Washington D C. The device can generate rays up to 1 500 000 volts and will set a standard for hospitals and cancer clinics nationwide.
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Lauriston Taylor
U. S. Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Washington, D. C
Defense and Politics Amid Defense Drive Stirring Up Debate
William Bruckart warns that ongoing political bickering could harm the military program as the nation pursues stronger defense. He calls leaders to drop selfish interests and focus on securing America.
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William Bruckart
America
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