Weekly News Analysis: Nazi Attack Pushes Allies From Belgium
The piece analyzes a powerful Nazi offensive driving Allied forces out of Belgium. It discusses German tactics, disrupted Allied communications, and the shifting strategic choices facing Hitler, with Britain and France braced for potential air or ground strikes as Germany consolidates gains.
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France
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Berlin
Roosevelt Emphasizes Defense Drive Behind Tax Handoff
President Roosevelt pushes a Western Hemisphere defense buildup and unity in a nationwide address. Debate grows over funding as a 4 percent tax rise is proposed to cover a billion dollar program, with a presidential commission coordinating production and resources across industry, agriculture, and transport networks.
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Neighbors discuss Trotsky and regional political tensions
The article notes mixed views in Mexico on Leon Trotsky living in exile, amid guarded security and local ambivalence. It also reports a Panama plot accusation aimed at delaying that country’s 1940 election, plus new Moore McCormack shipping routes signaling trade rebound.
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New Defense Program Shifts Focus in Washington
William Bruckart reports a political clash as New Dealers resist defense shifts while urging continued social reforms. An army navy study probes wage rules and production limits amid wartime uncertainty. The Walsh Healy board pushes a 52 1/2 cent minimum wage in the electrical industry, despite wartime needs. Congress may delay labor-hour rule changes if emergency mobilization is required.
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Europe's War and the fate of New Deal ideals
The essay argues Europe’s war could end many theoretical ideals of the New Deal as practical defense leadership rises. It notes profit pressures, cabinet shakeups, and strains between Roosevelt and business, urging trusted leadership and unity in defense management. It highlights clashes within the administration over secretary roles and wartime policy.
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U S Arms Shipments and G O P Strain Dominate News
Washington reports the War Department finds many American tools shipped to Japan slowing U S defense production and a looming embargo on steel and machine tools to Japan. Roosevelt seeks emergency powers as GOP factions blast the cabinet and fear Nazi air raids near Maine prompt political maneuvering.
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Names in the News Highlight Who’s Who Sketches
Eleven months after resigning from Louisiana politics Richard Lethe and Huey Taig face charges of defrauding a trucking venture. Walter Conn belly, famed actor, stars in Who’s Who in America sketches noting 31 752 entries. Oldest is Brig Gen William Henry Bisbee, youngest is Shirley Temple, with Columbia University president Nicholas Murray Butler among the notable sketches.
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Shirley Temple
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Lauriston Taylor Oversees Corona Coil On Giant X Ray Machine
Lauriston Taylor of the U S Bureau of Standards directs the placement of the corona coil atop the world s largest X ray machine. The device, capable of producing up to 1 500 000 volts, was assembled in the Bureau s high voltage lab in Washington DC. Its use will set a standard for similar machines in hospitals and cancer clinics nationwide.
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War Hysteria Shapes Washington Reform Ranks
In official Washington chatter amid war hysteria, reformers gain favor as practical businessmen replace politicians seen as hindrances to the president’s willing defense program. William Brochart notes shifts toward speeding up military build up and broad national effort.
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William Brochart
America
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