Greece Triumphs In Battle With Italy And War News
Greek forces repelled Italian attack with heavy combat in the Pindus area and prisoners of war reported in large numbers. In Britain, Luftwaffe raids intensify with Coventry and London struck. Jervis Bay sacrifices to protect a convoy while naval heroism is celebrated. Diplomatic chatter centers on Molotov talks and vague German promises, with Kennedy and Bullitt figures in domestic debate.
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Greece
Koritza
Pindus Mountain
England
Deal
Metaxas
John Metaxas
Mussolini
Italy
Britain
Germany
London
Coventry
mid-Atlantic
Rangitiki
Jervis Bay
Berlin
Europe
Russia
India
Iran
Turkey
Japan
Asia
Kennedy
Bullitt
Boston
Globe
United States
Labor de tension rises as Green and Lewis clash over peace
In Atlantic City William Green signals a readiness for a peace with the CIO without Lewis as leader. John L. Lewis resigns amid calls for unity while Dies committee seeks a wide probe of alleged foreign subversives tied to recent industrial sabotage.
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American Federation of Labor
United States
William Green
Roosevelt
Lewis
John L. Lewis
Atlantic City
Four Nazi Vessels Sailed From Tampico with One Sunk
Reports say four Nazi ships left Tampico for European ports all heavily loaded. Only the Phrygia was heard from and it allegedly killed itself rather than surrender to British and Canadian warships. The others allegedly turned back or hid outside the harbor. British torpedoes at Taranto reportedly used 2009 pounds and planes dropped them low on the water. American evacuees from occupied France mention bribery gasoline theft and a black market for foreign exchange.
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Tampico
Mexico
Phrygia
Taranto
France
New England Shoe Manufacturers Association
Army
Defense Commission
Siam and Indo China at War Across Southeast Asia Front
War dispatch notes Siam declares war on Indo China widening regional conflict. U S credits Martinique purchases and food aid. Garand vs Johnson rifle debate continues. Duke of Windsor condemns Versailles pact blame to President Wilson in interview series.
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Siam
China
Vichy
Thailand
France
Japan
Asia
Philippines
United States
Martinique
Indies
U. S
Knudsen
Wilson
Wallace Seen as Right Hand to Roosevelt in Postwar Plans
The piece argues Wallace will act as White House liaison with Congress, foster Good Neighbor ties with Latin America, and steer the U S economy from armament to peace. It notes his potential active role, contrasting with prior veeps who hindered presidents.
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United States
Tom Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
Charles G. Dawes
Coolidge
Charley Curtis
Alice Longworth
Jack Garner
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
Congress
Latin America
Unity and dissent in a wartime camp scene
In a dialog filled with tension over unity Willkie and Roosevelt are debated as democracy and unity are pursued. A police interruption occurs as tensions rise. The piece blends conversation with camp life notes and a wartime entertainment plan.
Question pack from Ask Me Another general quiz
A set of eight trivia prompts covering geography history literature philosophy footwear and sailing. Questions include identifying Earth as an oblate spheroid the fate of a tragedian allegedly struck by a tortoise Washington estate value in current terms Xanthippe as Socrates wife Ecce Homo translation mulled wine blucher shoe and a Mayflower voyage that turned back.
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George Washington
Xanthippe
Pilate
America
Answers to five earth and literature prompts
The list includes items on earth's poles being flattened, Aeschylus, a $5,000,000 sum, Socrates, a Biblical verse phrase Behold the man John 19 3, heated and spiced wine, a design with quarters extending to the vamp throat, and the vessel Speedwell.
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Aeschylus
Socrates
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Donald Nelson
Sears, Roebuck Dynamo
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