Republicans and Democrats Agree on Defense Program Survery
A Gallup Institute survey finds broad unity between party voters on defense and foreign policy with few partisan gaps. Republicans and Democrats largely concur on aiding Britain, taxes for defense, and conscription, though Republicans favor less federal control of defense industries.
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Congress
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United States
Willkie
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Taxi C ycles with Chauffeur Gain Dutch Fashion
Strict gasoline controls in the Netherlands push taxi drivers to use bicycles fitted with small carts and taxi meters. Horse drawn carriages remain rivals as demand grows after 9 PM. Gasoline stock drops from 200 million to about 26 million gallons since the German occupation. Physicians now use bicycles for calls and tandem setups with a chauffeur become fashionable. Calendar firm issues reversed 1941 calendars to avoid mirror glare.
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White Shadows Fade From Tahiti
Alfred C. Rowland reports Tahiti’s shift from Polynesian to European life after 1914 18 war ends. The American colony thins as ships depart and expatriates return home. Natives sustain diet on fish fruit taro and wild pig while bread remains sought after. Tahiti leans toward Free France and departs from Vichy influence as two plots are quashed. Copra and vanilla, once booming, fall under tariffs and wartime disruption.
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Tahiti
South Sea Islands
Honolulu
Taravao
Fallows DeGaulle Tahiti
General de Gaulle
United States
Odd But Science Windows Pulled Out By Bombs
The piece explains why windows blow outward when bombs explode outside. It notes a compression wave hits the glass first, driving particles into the room, followed by a suction force behind the wave.
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York
Jan
Nature
London
13 Foot Swordfish Hooked Off Oslo
A rare swordfish, possibly the largest in Norwegian waters, was landed in the Oslo fjord near this city. It measured 13 feet 4 inches from sword tip to tail and weighed about 440 pounds. The sword above extended 3 feet 3 inches.
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