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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1939

Page

5

Defense budgets shift as war warns Europe signals rise

War news from Europe prompts adjustments in U S defense budgets for next year. Germans show bomber strength and torpedo success, reshaping views on defensive and offensive uses of long range bombers and naval threats. Roosevelt Ickes Johnson TVA power struggle noted with REA and public ownership debates. Utilities ordered generators will boost defense capacity by 1 6 million kws.

Washington U. S Europe Poland North Sea Royal Oak Hitler Herbert Hoover Col. Lindbergh Mr. Hoover Hull Japan Norris Tennessee Valley Authority Ickes TVA Johnson Power Defense Committee

Polish Regular Troops Fight Germans and Bolsheviks

In Paris the Polish embassy said regular Polish army units still resist German and Russian forces. It rejected German claims of armed bands, noting Polish detachments fight in Suwalki regions and the Carpathians while regular formations hold against Bolshevik forces in the Polesia swamps and wooded Bailoweiza heights.

Paris Reichswehr Suwalki Carpathians Polesia Bailoweiza

Heat Hits Black Horses Harder Than Other Colors

A report notes that black horses suffer heat more than horses of any other color, highlighting color effects on thermoregulation and performance in hot conditions.

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