Baron Von Killinger and Pal Joey in a Wartime Panorama
A syndicated feature traces Baron Manfred Von Killinger’s Nazi intrigue and Goebbels Russia tactics as possible leverage before Romania. It profiles John O'Hara rising from a Pottsville start to Pal Joey fame, and notes William F. Carey’s public service and canal era achievements.
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Europe
Hitler
Romania
Herr Goebbels
Russia
Balkans
Stalin
Red Russia
Baron von Killinger
Defense Budget Tops Seventeen Billion in 1942 Plan
The weekly analysis notes a 1942 budget of 17.485 billion dollars, with over 10 billion for defense and calls for higher taxes. It highlights Roosevelt's push for rapid defense, the fight against appeasement, and warnings about secret dictatorial forces. It also covers British and ANZAC actions in North Africa and notes Italy’s military setbacks at Bardia.
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Roosevelt
Congress
England
America
U. S
Britain Reverses Blockade Policy For Food Shipments
American pressure on London leads to a partial reversal of Britain's blockade. Some food will be sent to Spain, unoccupied France, and Finland while the British fear shipments may reach German hands in occupied territories. U S negotiators pressed for months to reverse the order.
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London
Spain
France
Finland
U. S
Europe
Germany
History of Count Von Luckner and Pacific raiders
The piece recounts Count Felix von Luckner and his raiders sinking ships in wartime seas, the fate and accusations about his later audiences, and broader wartime topics. It notes American neutrality acts, possible selective drafts, and a push for youth training, plus TVA pay increases and Hopkins’ London mission in wartime context.
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Pacific
Count Felix von Luckner
Count von Luckner
Ireland
United States
Atlantic
Washington
London
Britain seeks U S help over Eire bases in talks
The British oppose Irish naval base terms but press the United States to persuade or pressure Ireland into handing over bases. Informal signals show Irish officials, led by Robert Brennan, increasingly doubt British plans, while recent German bombing shifts Irish public opinion toward potential U S mediation.
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State Department
United States
New England
Britain
Ireland
British Foreign Office
Washington
Robert Brennan
Eire
U. S
Silent gaps in President's state of the union prompt inflation warning
The piece notes the presidents speech avoided pledges of short of war while urging all out arms production. It warns about Federal Reserve anti inflation measures and calls for limits on bank credit and gold holdings to prevent runaway inflation that could burden the nation amid large debts. The writer emphasizes the high stakes in the trillions of dollars involved.
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Washington, D. C
Harry Hopkins
Federal Reserve
Roosevelt
Names in the News Judge Madden Court Nomination
Judge J Warren Madden, first National Labor Board chair, faced intense criticism in Congress as Roosevelt sought Senate approval for his U.S. Court of Claims appointment. Enemies remained displeased, but confirmation eventually followed. Mrs Martin J Weller, famed lion tamer once called the lady of the lions, died in St Louis at 75 after leaving the profession post World’s Fair. Shirley Temple, retired at 11, has returned to Hollywood studios.
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England
Bardia
Martin J. Weller
St. Louis
Shirley Temple
Hollywood Studios
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Down Under
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Hugh S. Johnson
United Features Why Service
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