Nelson Rockefeller Co ordinator of Western Hemisphere relations
Nelson Rockefeller, on track from coordinating art and commerce to heading Western Hemisphere cultural and commercial relations, taps John Hay Whitney to assist with motion picture details. His background includes a Lincoln School start, a Dartmouth senior year off, a Gandhi study wanderjahr, and leadership of Rockefeller Center while serving as a Museum of Modern Art trustee.
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King Boris of Bulgaria and the railway dream
The profile covers King Boris of Bulgaria as a ruler with limited power and a passion for trains. It notes his abdication era family ties, 1934 dictatorship, and failed alliances, plus his return to singing and a Metropolitan Opera contract amid Bulgaria’s economic and political shifts.
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War at Night Tactics Change Across Europe
A wartime column notes Britain’s air defense strengthening as German daylight raids decline and night bombing rises. It cites Churchill predicting Allied air supremacy by 1941 with American help, describes shifting German tactics, and covers Ukraine, China, Burma, and the Danube axis as Rome-Berlin-Tokyo alliances influence Balkan moves and potential targets from Suez to Asia Minor.
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Power: On the St Lawrence project and defense needs
The article surveys a possible U S Canada hydroelectric plan along the St Lawrence to boost defense power. It discusses water diversion to maintain Great Lakes levels, rail and shipping implications, and potential ports with cheaper electricity. It notes opposition from Gulf and Atlantic ports and transshipment interests.
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German morale high as British air raids intensify
U S observers say morale in Germany worsens under British bombing while land gains fail to ease civilian suffering in Berlin Dresden Leipzig Hamburg and Munich. American and Canadian aircrews bolster raids to break civilian resolve amid harsh winters.
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Writers Clash Over War Hysteria and Draft Moves
A Washington column surveys Clare Boothe and Dorothy Thompson amid war hysteria and a controversial Elliott Roosevelt draft resignation. It notes Echols' stance, calls the resignation a bluff, and reports Wheeler's price control probe and Knox's Far East defense push. It also mentions a Newfoundland base project and secret location.
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Engagement of GM executive's daughter to wounded ace
Martha Jane Mooney 24 daughter of a General Motors vice president went to England last spring to drive an ambulance. Her parents Mr and Mrs James V Mooney announce her engagement to Lieut John K McGlynn in hospital after he shot down 22 Nazi fliers.
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Children’s Toys Reflect Defense Era Preview in New York
Nick Tassalo, 6, views a toy display in New York as the season’s newest playthings mirror the national defense drive with guns tanks and toy soldiers featured among the previews for Christmas.
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