Roosevelt and New Deal Feud Ties Tammany to Fourth Term
The article details a strategy to rally support for a fourth term by aligning with Tammany Hall and the Albany clique, demanding James A. Farley's ouster as New York state chairman. It notes internal White House feuds with Randolph E. Paul and TVA head Lilienthal, and a broader push to protect and empower allied officials while criticizing opponents. It also covers Allied air tactics in Europe and the rescue of the Doolittle crew, plus a dramatic first-person account of surviving behind enemy lines in occupied Europe.
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Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Tammany
O'Connell
Albany
James A. Farley
New York State
Jim
Alfred E. Smith
Randolph E. Paul
The
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committees
Harry Slattery
Rural Electrification Administration
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
White House
Lilienthal
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
TVA
Interstate Commerce Commission
Paris
United Nations
Turkey
Spain
France
Uncle Sam
Moscow
War Department
Holland
Belgium
Hitler
Europe
China bound drive dominates Pacific war plan
A Washington dispatch outlines a shift in focus from Truk to China as the next strategic base. It notes the logistical scale of sustaining a large force in China, allied air activity near Hong Kong and Hainan, and movements in Burma with Ledo road work. The piece argues island hopping rather than frontal battles and predicts future targets including the Philippines while stressing overall Allied sea air and land pressure.
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Th .E. Boone
Japan
China
Pacific
Hong Kong
Hainan
Chekiang
Burma
Akyad
Indian Ocean
Asiatic
Jap High Command
Chinal Wihien
Tojo
Philippines
Amboina
New Guinea
Tokyo
Hongkong
Russia
Truk
Gilberts
Marshalls
Pearl Harbor
Democratic Defenders Reject GOP Attacks on Foreign Policy
Democrats push back at Republican criticism stressing a defined foreign policy under Hull and Connally. Connally says diplomacy supports winning the war first, while Tunnell blasts isolationists, warning they aid totalitarian foes. State Department efforts toward a US backed internationalization plan are under congressional review.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Hull
Senator Tunnel
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
America
Baltimore
Tunnel
Europe
J State Department
United States
Russia
Great Britain
China
Moscow
Congress
Mann Act tale and memory of a reform era
Damon Runyon reflects on the Mann Act’s history and legacy, noting its origins with James Mann and its role in curbing white slavery. The piece recalls Chicago and other cities, the chevaliers d amour network, and public interest shifts from sensational sex cases to wartime battles, ending with a vignette about a man using alienists in a trial and a quip about Army shoe sizes.
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James Mann
Chicago
France
Belgium
New Orleans
Denver
San Franscisco
Deniver
The
Chevaliers D'Amour
Knights of Love
Rocky Mountain West
United States
Charley Chaplin
Los Angeles
Utah
Chaplin
Soares
Three Injured When Wind Flings House Onto Tracks
In Jackson Mississippi a wind storm toppled the Mullins family farm home onto Illinois Central Railroad tracks. Mr Mullins Mrs Mullins and their five year old son were treated for cuts and bruises after being pulled from the wreckage at supper. A ce train smashed the house moments later.
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Jackson, Miss
Thomas Mullins
Illinois Central Railroad
Mullins
Jackson
Riddle Expects Draft Call In Three Weeks
Columbus Ga March 27 Elmer Riddle Cincinnati pitcher who has just passed his army physical at Ft McPherson Ga says he has not yet decided if he will report to the Reds or remain here until called into service in three weeks Riddle won 21 games and lost 11 last season for Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Elmer Riddle
Cincinnati
Ft. McPherson
Utah Cagers Back In New York For Title
The University of Utah basketball team, after three transcontinental trips this season, returns to New York to face Dartmouth for the CAA title following a 40-31 win over Iowa State in Kansas City for the western NCAA crown.
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New York
University of Utah
Utes
Kansas City
Iowa State
Dartmouth
Election of N Y Delegates Tomorrow
New York will elect tomorrow un instructed district delegates to the Democratic and Republican national conventions. The delegations are expected to be strongly pro-Roosevelt for the Democrats and pro-Dewey for the Republicans, affecting the presidential nominations.
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New York
Roosevelt
Dewey
47 owned season Rel Answer to Saturday puzzle
The fragment hints at a Harvester style query referencing a solved Saturday puzzle. It mentions ownership or season relation and a refrain of misfortune. No clear individuals, organizations, or places are identifiable to anchor a full event.
Wallace Sees Need For Minority Groups
Vice President Henry A. Wallace urged minority groups to help shape the nation’s destiny in a Greek-American observance in Boston on March 27. He pledged continued support for advancing minority rights and inclusion.
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Wallace
Boston
Henry A. Wallac Spekaing
Burlington Mills CIO Vote Questioned by NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board ordered parties in the Burlington Mills Corporation case to show cause by April 5 why five disputed ballots in a bargaining election should not be void. The company contends seven void ballots were actually proper, with final results 311 to 310 in favor of the Textile Workers Union of America at the Burlington North Carolina plant.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board Today
Burlington Mills Corporation and Textile Workers Union of America
C. I
TWUA
Burlington, N. C
Word kakistocracy coined to describe R E A politics
In a March 27 report from Washington Rep. Lyle H. Boren of Oklahoma used the term kakistocracy meaning government by the worst men to describe public feeling toward the Rural Electrification Administration. The term, derived from Greek, suggests criticism of the agency and its leadership.
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Krakistocracy
Washington
INS
Ress
Lyle H. Boren
Okla
Mass Execution Report Rumors Reach Naples on Rome Incident
Dispatch from Naples cites rumors that 300 Italians were executed by German forces in Rome. Names mentioned include Mario Emanuele Orlando, former premier, and Mario Badoglio son of Pietro Badoglio, with unclear details and dates.
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Rome
Naples
Mario Emanuele Orlando
Mario Badoglio
Mier
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Orlando
Union City Man’s Draft Case Tangles Tavern Visit
Union City report details a man described as a Union Mage who faced legal questions after visiting a new model tavern. The bartender, a Dundee, Scotland born employee, admitted years in the country and involvement with an unnamed soccer team. FBI detainment followed for draft registration issues. the man was later released after agreeing to register as an alien.
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Union City
N. J
INS
Ceavantl
Dundee
Scotland
FBI
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