Predict New Pact With Brazil To stave off Nazi entry
Joseph W. LaBine analyzes U S strategy to strengthen ties with Brazil and block Axis influence in South America as tensions rise in the war era. The column discusses diplomatic moves, economic cooperation, and the editor’s note clarifies opinion is personal.
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U. S
South America
Pan America Hair's Breadth and U S Brazil ties in 1940s era
A historical overview depicts U S concerns over Brazil during the early 1940s, noting German Italian and Japanese influence among immigrant communities, Brazil's coffee trade, and a potential U S Brazil military accord. It covers Marshall's Rio trip, emergency airfield access, and fears of Axis use of Brazil as a base, alongside later U S anti trust efforts led by Thurman Arnold targeting price fixing and labor collusion.
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Brazil
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Tokyo
Hitler
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Oswaldo Aranha
Washington
Pedro Aurelio Goes
Monteiro
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George C. Marshall
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Puerto Rico
Guatanamo
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Lisbon
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Arnold
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Russia and Britain move toward alliance amid Far East tension
A dated reflection on how Anglo Russian talks shape Europe and Asia, suggesting Britain gains leverage from a possible anti Japan pact, while Russia expands westward. contrasts with German push for a Japan alliance and critiques U.S. cotton price controls and subsidies, linking to broader global diplomacy.
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Quick historical Qs on science history and myths
Questions cover flash versus report in gunfire, immigrant versus emigrant, Abraham's plains location, meaning of prestidigitator, one word equilibrium, Mollie Pitcher biography, ambergris origin, Hanging Gardens builders, robot umpires, and German silver composition.
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The Flash and the Speed of Light
Immigrant enters, emigrant leaves, while Quebec frames a curious list of facts. A juggler or magician balances acts as a theme. The wife of a Revolutionary soldier replaced her husband at Monmouth’s cannon after his death. Ambergris traces to the spermaceti whale, and King Nebuchadnezzar is named. An electrically operated robot umpire, invented by John Oram of Dallas, is patented. An alloy of copper, zinc and nickel completes the set of topics.
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Advice for a Young Man: Six Practical Steps
The passage advises a young man without friends or influence to start by securing a position, then keep silent, observe, be faithful, make the employer feel indispensable, and finally be polite. It emphasizes self-restraint and diligence as routes to gain entry and trust.
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Argentina
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