22 Nov 1940
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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1940
Page
1
Edward C. Wayne analyzes the defense of Greece as rough weather aids Greek forces against Italian invasion. He notes Kennedy urging U S aid to England and mentions a gathering of Soviet Nazi fascist diplomats.
Greek forces claimed a crushing defense against Italy's two front invasion with heavy storms aiding their push toward Koritza and Ioannina. Evzones led mountain warfare while rumors spread of thousands of Italians trapped or drowned. Separate dispatches credit Greece with halted mechanized advances along the Kalamas river and rising Athens enthusiasm. Meanwhile U S ambassador Kennedy warned Britain’s back is to the wall and democracy could fade. Chamberlain dies at 71. Diplomats debate a near triangle Axis plot as Russia debates Berlin talks and Balkan alignment. Turkey eyes possible move if Greece and Bulgaria shift.
A roundup of post election notes from across the nation. Salina Kansas reports a public burn of campaign literature as a unity gesture, while Tacoma Washington sees little turnout. The Civil Liberties Union offers defense for eight German American Bund members charged with anti Jewish speeches at Camp Nordland New Jersey. The Chinese devise a roof bamboo basket to catch bombs. A draftee in Washington DC dies after a rejection for ill health at Rock Creek Park bridge.
Harold L. Ickes attacked newspapers for barring polls while his own era saw Gallup Crossley News and Wall Street polls published before the election. After the vote observers assessed the accuracy of these straw votes and related surveys.
Ann Arbor reports Fakh ril Mosuf, a University of Michigan student on an indefinite scholarship, has learned from Syrian papers that he has been sentenced by the French Petain government to 15 years in prison for writings advocating independence and social reform in Syria. He indicated he would stay in the United States for now.
Defense officials fix new factory cost at 2 billion dollars as U S and Britain expand aircraft and munitions output. Roosevelt signals fifty fifty share of war materials. Also notes plane production goals, boom towns housing strain, and preparations for inauguration amid lumber shortages.
Officers at Fort Dix apply psychology tests to all men in the army to judge fitness for special duties. The questions probe reactions under stress as a general presence and under muddy road incidents. Professor Elmer Twitchell leads the test program with scenarios including driving a limousine with four ladies to the front.
Satirical scenes show men reacting to draft exams and guard duty with humor. A misread examiner mix ups papers, a talk of four girls blocks hitchhiking, and choices for witty responses. Election jokes about office seekers and a border parody close the collage.
A collage of notes notes on a tsuno kakushi bridal horn concealer in Japan, a novelist keeping a cemetery for his fictional killers near Oceanside, and a Peruvian Andes sun net monument across twin peaks.
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