World War II Deadlock and Shifting Alignments
A Washington overview notes allied and axis positions in Europe and the Russo Finnish conflict. German and British plans hinge on naval and air power while economic blockades and neutral reactions shape the war. Finland fights on with uncertainty as Sweden mediation surface tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
North Sea
Brussels
Berlin
Belgium
France
Finland
Leningrad
Lake Ladoga
Arctic
Helsinki
Mannerheim
Viipuri
Washington
Sweden
Queen Elizabeth Joins Largest Ships In New York Harbor
Britons dispatched the 85,000 ton Queen Elizabeth to New York after a secret maiden voyage from Clydebank Scotland. The Queen Mary 81,000 ton and Normandie 83,000 ton from France have waited in harbor since last Fall. the Bremen 51,000 ton hid in Murmansk before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Bremen
New York
Murmansk
Russia
Clydebank
Scotland
Hudson River
Britain
France
Conflicting Court Review on Flag Salute and Other 1940s Legal Notices
Mixed OCR fragments show a 1940s era legal and court-issues roundup. References include Gobitis flag salute case, Supreme Court review, Sherman Act medical practice ruling, labor and industry mentions, and scattered local notices on disasters, deaths, divorces, custody, and public matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Republic
William
Lillian Gobitis
Minersville
Philadelphia
William Clark
Supreme Court
Turkey’s Inonu Faces World War Choice Amid Rising Tensions
The piece profiles Ismet Inonu Turkey’s silent premier as mobilization climbs to about 500 000 and debate swirls whether Turkey will join any bloc. It notes his years with Ataturk his cautious diplomacy and questions if he dictates policy or simply plays a political hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Near East
Ismet Inonu
Kemal Ataturk
Inonu
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Mediterranean
Ataturk
Ismet
Constantinople
Istanbul
Anatolia
Republic
Europe
Kemal
Kema
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Bitain
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
America
Sumner Welles
England
Balkans
Scandinavia
Welles
Paris
West Wall
Low Countries
Rhine
English Channel
Sierd
Elderman
Department of Justice
American Medical Association
Cal Coopera
Eals
Shenand
Sea
Ance Co
U. S
North Atl
Snape
Nono
Dia Airport
Drv
Americat
Bobby
Big
Geor Wanpe
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