Nazi-Russ Thrust Into Balkans Sparks European Tension
The piece describes Nazi moves in Norway and Denmark, with Oslo protesting, Copenhagen seized, and German troop landings near Oslo. It notes 20,000 Nazis landed in Oslo and British and French leaders reacting as allied navies confront the threat to the Low Countries.
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Balkans
Europe
Reich
Kingdom of
Norway
Britain
Norwegian
Oslo
Germany
Copenhagen
Bergen
Narvik
Trondheim
Hamar
Oslofjord
Skagerrak
Echoes U S and the War Handling Norway
United States diplomats assess wartime moves in Norway and Scandinavia. Mrs J Borden Harriman, the second female envoy, signals war news while Denmark Norway and Sweden face Nazi pressure. Britain and Russia react to the Danube and Balkans tensions amid Allied caution. Sweden orders mobilization and strict blackouts as the region braces for further aggression.
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Norway
J. Borden Harriman
U. S
Great Britain
Denmark
Department of Agriculture
State Department
Scandinavia
Sweden
Warren Lee Pierson
Russia
Moscow
Hitler
Roosevelt shapes neutrality moves and wartime finance
Back from a Hyde Park holiday President Roosevelt acts to tighten neutrality and safeguard assets. He extends the ban on U S shipping to Norway Sweden and Arctic ports, freezes Danish Norwegian balances, and authorizes foreign sale of new warplanes. Congress weighs debt limits Alaska defenses and Wrangell Island sovereignty amid looming European conflict. Senator Taft critiques provisions and the president vetoes the Starnes alien deportation bill.
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Hyde Park
Franklin Roosevelt
State Department
U. S
Norway
Wilhelm Morgenstierne
Denmark
Henrik de Kauffmann
Sweden
Russia
Finland
Morgenstierne
Kaufftmann
Germany
Scandinavia
North Carolina
Bob Reynolds
Congress
Colorado
Adams
Treasury
Ohio
Taft
Wagner-Lea
Roosevelt
Starnes
Norman Thomas and Maynard Krueger Enter Socialist Ticket
Fourth Try politics report on Norman Thomas seeking the 1940 presidency with running mate Maynard C. Krueger. The pair unveil a two point platform isolationism and socialization of major U S industries, backed by a $100000 campaign fund. Also notes Illinois politics drama with Lieut Gov Stelle, Dewey gains, and Roosevelt delegate wins including Nebraska’s upset over Sen Burke.
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Washington
University of Chicago
Maynard C. Krueger
Krueger
Thomas
U. S
Llinois
John Steile
Kelly-Nash
Horner
Henry Horner
Stelle
Samuel L. Nudelman
Harry Hershey
Machine
Ilinois
Nebraska
Tom Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Edward R. Burke
Wheat Outlook Dims as 29 Percent of Seeded Acreage Abandoned
A U S agriculture forecast shows about 29 percent of 45 014 000 acres seeded last fall abandoned due to drought and poor conditions. Total winter wheat output estimated at 426 215 000, lowest since 1933, with a spring crop of 200 000 000 and carryover near 300 000 000. In Mexico talks on oil lands, Hull sent a sharp note to Castillo Najera after repeated negotiations failures.
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Europe
U. S
Agriculture Department
Sam
Mexico
Cordell Hull
Castillo Najera
State Department
Supreme Court Upholds NLRB in Little Steel Case
Republic Steel faced a labor board order demanding reinstatement of about 5,000 C. S. O. strikers with more than 5 million dollars in back pay. The Third Circuit upheld the NLRB ruling, and this month the U.S. Supreme Court again sustained the Board’s decision in the Little Steel strike dispute.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
NLRB
U. S. Supreme Court
Founding Fathers Shaped Presidential Term History
A historical survey traces how the fledgling United States debated term length for the president from the seven year idea to four year terms and eventual re elections no limit, with multiple congresses proposing single terms or prohibitions on third terms across eras from Washington through the 1920s. The piece notes key figures such as Randolph Pinckney Hamilton and La Follette, and highlights shifts in support for tenure limits.
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Democratic Party
Hall
United States
Founding Fathers
Philadelphia
New Republic
Edmund Randolph
Virginia
Charles Pinckney
South Carolina
Alexander Hamilton
Senate
House
Congress
Jackson
van Buren
Andrew Johnson
Grant
William M. Springer
Ilinois
Washington
Hayes
Springer
Grover Cleveland
House Committee On the Judiciary
Calvin Coolidge
Beck
Wisconsin
LaFollette
Fairchild
New York
la Follette
Union
Tanks Replace Horse Troops on Battlefield
An early 20th century overview recounts the evolution and use of armored tanks in warfare. It covers tank design from light to heavy models, armament, speed, and roles in offensive突破s, as well as tank tactics, barriers, and the dangers faced by tank crews under fire.
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Aris
Somme
Germany
Poland
France
Switzerland
Wind boosts U S exports to Latin America in six months
The commerce department reports a 48 percent rise in U S exports to Latin America in the first half of Europe’s war. Mexico and Argentina show the strongest gains at 55.7 and 54 percent respectively. Du Pont announces a rayon cord tire claiming vastly higher durability and tensile strength than cotton and steel, and Braniff Airways seeks approval to extend routes east from Kansas City to Washington.
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Commerce Department
U. S
Latin America
Europe
Mexico
Argentina
du Pont
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Neville Chamberlain
Commons
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Winston Churchill
House of Commons
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Joseph Goebbels
Danube
Romania
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Jugoslavia
Bulgaria
Rumania
White House
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North Pacific
Wrangell Island
Alaska
Norman Thomas
Thomas and Krueger
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Hamilton
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Kansas City
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