U S Observes 150th Birthday of Bill of Rights
Washington observes the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights with national programs led by the Office of Civilian Defense and Archibald MacLeish. The event, tied to Virginia ratification and the 1789 amendments, emphasizes freedoms and the contrast with totalitarian regimes.
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U. S
Washington
Europe
Asia
Office of
Civilian Defense
Archibald MacLeish
Librarian of
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
United States
Library of Congress
F. H. LaGuardia
Office of Civilian Defense
Defense Council
MacLeish
Virginia
Jefferson
Massachusetts
New York
George Mason
Gunston Fiall
George Washington
Occupation of Dutch Guiana strengthens defenses
New York. As U S troops begin the occupation with Netherlands in exile approval and cooperation from Brazil and Argentina, the move aims to fortify hemisphere defenses and protect bauxite mines along the Surinam river. It links to Ice land bases and British Guiana defense, amid concerns of Nazi influence and Vichy Africa shifts.
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New York
United States
Dutch Guiana
Netherlands
Brazil
Argentina
Surinam
Iceland
Britain
Natal
Paramaribo
Dakar
Lati
French Guiana
British Guiana
Martinique
Dutch East Indies
Pacific
West Indies
Panama Canal
Puerto Rico
Borinquen
Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
Bureau of Mines
Europe
South
America
Hitler
France
Hungary
Jugoslavia
Greece
Italy
Germany
John H. Walthall
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals Laboratory
Suriname
Atlantic
North Carolina
Iowa
South American
New Amsterdam
New York City
U. S
British Diplomacy and Washington Society Reflections
Washington society and British diplomacy are examined as tensions rise over the Litvinoff air ban and broader U S British relations. The piece contrasts embassy aloofness with real policy work and recounts a dinner exchange between Senator Wheeler and Undersecretary Forrestal amid neutrality debates. It also notes friction between German and Finnish troops and outlines steep government telecommunication costs.
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Litvinoff
U.S.A
Washington
Hull
State Department
Congress
White House
Britain
British Purchasing Commission
Viscount Halifax
Charles Peake
India
Calcutta
Keokuk
Washington Society
Senate
Roosevelt
Burt Wheeler
Navy
Forrestal
Wheeler
Wheeler-Rayburn
Holding Corporation
Europe
Rovaniiemi
Quiz Questions And Answers On Sports And Railroads
Five trivia items cover surfing as a sport with bathing suits, the Cascade tunnel in Washington at 7.79 miles, Suomi’s other name Finns, Russia as the country with the second most rail miles, and Joe Louis capturing the heavyweight title in 1937.
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Hemisphere
United States
Joe Louis
Cascade Tunnel
Washington
Russia
Christmas Trees Pay for College
Gene Hanson, a Cornell University sophomore and former 4-H member, funded part of his education by selling home-grown Christmas trees. Over three seasons his plantation yielded 456 dollars from tie sales, with an anticipated 75 dollars this December, aided by a local market and advertising such as a sandwich-man stunt at basketball games.
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Ithaca
N. Y
New York State
Cornell University
Gene Hanson
New York State College of Agriculture
Gene
Fortune Telling The Gypsy Circle Card Reading
A promotional teaser touts gypsy fortune telling with tea leaves dominoes and crystal gazing. It promises thrill packed readings as women pick cards from a blue eyed reader with the Queen of Hearts appearing on a client card.
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Queen of Hearts
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Butte
Gane Station
Lowell Mires
Townsend
McNeil Bros
Sace
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Ache Trading. CO
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