Long War Forecast As FDR Signals Soviet Aid Plans
Weekly analysis notes Roosevelt’s Lincoln parallel and hints at hard war ahead. It discusses U S Britain aiding the Soviet Union, forecasts long fighting through 1943, and expects spring 1942 aid to Russia for a renewed eastern front campaign.
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FDR
U. S
Britain
Vladivostok
Roosevelt
Lincoln
South
McClellan
Chicago
East Front
United States
Russia
Damage in Hamburg Echoes London Bombardment
A returning neutral diplomat described early Royal Air Force raids in Germany, noting Hamburg mirrors London in destruction. He cited ruined blocks, disrupted rail, smashed docks and shipyards, and theaters in ruins, with Monckebergstrasse blocked through days.
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Germany
Royal Air Force
London
Hamburg
Bremen
Monckebergstrasse
Australia and Britain press Japan over war tensions
Prime Minister Menzies accuses Japan of creating Far East tension while Britain and the United States seek a firm, cautious path. The piece notes warnings about Vladivostok as a possible flashpoint and details Allied plans to aid Russia, including Pan American Airways ferrying fighters. It also covers Detroit streetcar strikes disrupting 400,000 workers and Mayor Jeffries's rebuke to unions.
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Australia
Robert Menzies
Japan
Far East
Orient
Russia
America
Britain
China
Indochina
London
Vladivostok
Storm Center
Siberian
United States
Nippon
Menzies
Suez
Africa
Pan-American Airways
Pan-American
South America
Near-East
Demands for High Tariffs at Close of War
National Affairs column argues high tariffs may follow a long war as millions of soldiers and defense workers seek jobs. It warns of pressure to shield domestic industry and reduce foreign competition, referencing Fordney McCumber and Labor unions. Also notes Britain plans to train 50,000 aircraft crews annually and the combined U.S. and allied training reaching 90,000 crew members by early 1942.
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U.S
Britain
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Washington
Cordell Hull
Hull
United States
Roosevelt
Navy
Russia
Congress
British Empire
Canada
U. S
Adolf Hitler
Army
C.P.T
Hitler
Marshal
Goering
Family in Low Mood Years in Covington Fire Scene
In Covington Laura Maguire, wife of editor and mayor Mike Maguire, is mother to four. Alec Maguire and Myra Boone flirt amid a fire outbreak on Kirby Street where Joey Wilkins, a crippled boy, is saved by his father Pete Knight after a raid of flames engulfs dilapidated flats. Pete perishes as the floor collapses, freeing Joey.
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Laura Maguire
Mike Maguire
Covington
Tom
Mary Etta
Alec
Alec Maguire
Myra
Porterville
Natalie
Buffalo
Myra Boone
Laura
Kirby Street
Mike
Pete Knight
Chief
Lou
Pete
Joey
Bess Wilkins
Sonny
Father
Lou Knight
No-Man’s Land
Night Fire and a Neighbor's Burden
Alec carries Lou Knight from the burning houses to his mother Laura along Kirby Street. Lou mourns her father and Alec’s care. Laura confronts jealousy and concern as Alec shelters the girl, while Connie Mays revels in the blaze and Shirley recoils in anger.
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Shirley
Jaird
Connie Mays
Lance Ferguson
Connie
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McCuuren
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Ma Newsum
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Ritchie Graham
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France
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