Hap Arnold Pioneer Flyer and War Leader
Major General Henry H. Arnold, chief of the Army Air Corps, arrived in England as official war observer. A Wrights pupil, he trained at Dayton and College Park, won the Mackay Trophy, pioneered military aviation radio use, and led bomber flights to Alaska. He advocates massive air power and rapid production.
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Alaska
Greece Falls as German Blitz Overwhelms Greek Defenses
The report outlines German advances in Greece and Yugoslavia, noting the quick collapse of Greek resistance after nine days of combat. King George II fled to Crete while British forces faced a difficult withdrawal. observers doubt Greek defense and question the overall cost of the campaign for Nazi supply lines.
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Tax hike eyed to fund defense as house committee backs plan
A near unanimous house committee favored President Roosevelt’s 3.5 billion tax plan to finance defense. Opposition warned of higher sur taxes on all brackets and lifting taxes for childless and lower earners, with impact on insurers and banks. Treasury estimates project about one billion dollars annual revenue.
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Strikes and Prices in War Era Battles and Shifts
The article notes an uptick in prices with lingering strike tensions despite Roosevelt's appeal to renegotiate between southern and northern coal operators. It covers Allied naval actions in North Africa, British moves around Tobruk and Bardia, and the shifting command in Africa. It also reports on Japanese resistance in China, Dutch East Indies tensions, textile price scrutiny, and naval health screening tech.
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Java
OPM
Donald Nelson
Nelson
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Henderson
Eleanor Roosevelt Reflects on Rural Electrification Efforts
Eleanor Roosevelt writes on the rural electrification program's impact on farmers and households in expanding opportunity and easing daily life. She describes meetings in Washington with workers and dignitaries, visits to North Carolina, Grand Hyde Park notes, and her reading on resisting Hitlerism.
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Balkan warfare costs hit Germans Greeks and British
Editor notes readers face higher taxes as nations endure heavy losses in fierce Balkan fighting. United States citizens await increased levies to fund national defense amid the war's broad toll on Allies and neutrals alike.
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U. S
Clemenceau Family Arrives in New York City
Mrs. Pierre B Clemenceau wife of Georges Clemenceau's son and her son Paul are pictured leaving La Guardia field after arriving by Clipper plane from Lisbon They display a tiny American flag as they arrive in the United States seeking a new haven
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la Guardia Field
Lisbon
Clemenceau
New Haven
Magnesium use in Nazi aircraft signals production strain
U S experts examining a captured Messerschmitt find Nazis use only 1 to 200 pounds of magnesium per plane, far less than U S planes which use 400-500 pounds. The study suggests German magnesium output lags wartime needs, while U S and Britain rush new plants to raise supply toward 50 to 75 million pounds.
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