Allied Troops Leave Norway as Spotlight Turns on Italy
Roger Shaw analyzes the Norway withdrawal by Allied forces amid German air strikes. He notes poorly armed Norwegian troops, inexperienced British units, and debates on who would have fared better under Norse operations. He cites U S Marines as better prepared for such land sea actions and outlines strategic shifts toward the Mediterranean and the Cape of Good Hope to dodge Italian forces.
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Norway
Italy
Austria
Czecho
Slovakia
Poland
England
Netherlands
Balkan
John Bull
Andalsnes
Namsos
Trondheim
London
U.S
Mediterranean
India
Imperial Lifelne
African Horn
Good Hope
Germany
Suez Canal
Cape of Good, Hope
Fost
Graf Spee
Narvik
Sweden
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
National Assembly of the Filpinos
Philippines
Giovanni Ansaldo
Count Ciano
Mussolini
Harvard
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
NAMES in the news and political chatter across circles
Alfred Duff Cooper and wife Lady Diana Manners feature in global affairs talk. Debates include Italy's air and submarine force, Mussolini, and American politics with Dewey, Roosevelt, LaGuardia, and third-term speculation. The Daily Worker editor Clarence Hathaway is convicted of criminal libel amid wider wartime discourse.
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Clarence Hathaway
New York
Daily Worker
Earl Browder
Fritz Kuhn
Sam
Laboritis and Smith Committees Probe Labor Board
The piece notes Dies and Smith committees probe the National Labor Relations Board. It claims the so called Smithsonians found Harry Bridges consulted with the board during actions. It mentions labor board members aided CIO in steel, cites Justice Black on Little Steel cases, and reports Chamber of Commerce warnings about government spenders and war prep. General Arnold discusses European air force lessons.
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Dies
Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Smithsonians
Harry Bridges
Australia
International Longshoresman’s Union
Labor Board
Supreme Court
Black
McReynolds
Stassen Advised to Tone Liberal and Attack New Deal
Washington reports Governor Harold Stassen was told by GOP leaders to craft a liberal tone in his keynote, stress New Deal failures on unemployment, and push isolationism. He should align with Glenn Frank’s moderate program while avoiding Old Guard strictures and softening on agriculture and relief.
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Stassen
Washington
Harold Stassen
Glenn Frank
AAA
WPA
U. S
James Cromwell
Canada
Joseph K. Taussig
Japan
Great “Peace Party
Jim Farley Eyes Yankees Buy in 1940 Campaign
Democratic National Committee chair Jim Farley and others are linked to a bid for the New York Yankees. Farley denies or downplays the report as he mulls a possible presidential run, while commentary imagines his political and baseball influence shaping national policy and a White House approach.
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Tom Dewey
Manhattan
West
Massachusetts
Tommy
Florida
Dewey
Elliott Roosevelt
Boss Green
A. F
Boss Lewis
Rep. Tinkham
Roosevelt
Hull
United States
Jim Farley
Farley
Democratic National Committee
New York Yanks
Jim
Haverstraw
N. Y
Dim
White House
Ickes
Frank Crosetti
Arty Hopkins
Charlie Ruffing
Madam Perkins
Bambino
Supreme Court
NLRB
Joe DiMaggio
Valentine
New York
Call the G Men Kidnapping Notes
Carnegie Institute president Sam Church called for a million dollar reward to kidnap Adolf Hitler by the end of May. Pacific New Yorkers reacted with surprise while Allied sympathizers counter offered rewards for Churchill or Chamberlain. Meanwhile 7,200 Americans died in car accidents in early 1940.
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Carnegie Institute
Sam Church
A Consistent Attitude on a Momentous Question
Senator Sorghum insists he has not changed his mind about going on the record on the subject. He says he will remain silent until his constituents deem it absolutely necessary.
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Senator Sorghum
Constipation Relief with Pepsin and Senna Laxative
An advertising notice promotes Caldwell's Laxative-Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a dual remedy for stomach discomfort and constipation. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested food and senna stimulates bowel movement, suitable for adults and children, and urges purchase at the drugstore.
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Caldwell
Eels and Hares Debate Rules of Pursuit
A cultural note states that one cannot hunt eels and hares at the same time, illustrating a paradoxical guideline about hunting practices and seasonal restrictions.
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Unter
Wotan
Algeria
FPR
W. Afriga
Libya
Phigeria
Gyi
Belgian Congo
S-Africa
U.S.S.R
Irkey
Irah
Arabia
Alfred Duff Cooper
Navy
Newark
N. J
Allan MacFee
Europe
Rome
William Phillips
Moscow
Finland
Aegean Sea
Tunis
Sicily
France
Rep
Tinkham
Potomac
U.S. Commerce Chamber
Farmer
Charlie Dawes
Chamber
America
U.S. Aviation
Arnold
U. S. Army Air Corps
General Arnold
American Legionnaires
Taussig
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Kennedy
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Court of St. James
Joe
Philly
Broadway Association of
G-Men
Vais de
Shrader
Dre Shrader
Shradec
Epetiansie
Shrader's
Syracuse
Seeaber
Bureau of Standards
AQ Business Organization
Pend
Voltaire
Pinkham
Finkham
Doan
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