Greatest Nazi air raid history claims threaten Britain
Weekly News Analysis reports 1 000 Nazi bombers engaging Britain in what was called the greatest mass air raid in history. Germany and Britain trade claims of success as London and Croydon airport face heavy bombing while Mussolini launches a Somaliland blitz across the Suez lifeline with 250 000 Italian troops in harsh desert heat and scarce relief.
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U. S
Wales
Scotland
Great Britain
Berlin
London
England
Midlands
Thames
Croydon
Europe
Germany
Thames Valley
Mussolini
Africa
British Somaliland
Suez Canal
India
Somaliland
Government asks aliens to answer 15 questions and fingerprint
Questionnaires in Italian German Russian Polish Spanish and Yiddish will be distributed to aliens living in the United States. All must answer 15 questions by December 26 and natives or naturalized residents will be fingerprinted. six months is the target for completing records under Earl G Harrison.
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United States
Francis Biddle
Bund
Communist Party
Earl G. Harrison
Dismissal Of 429 Work Relievers Quoted In WPA Headlines
Commissioner F C Harrington announced 429 work relief workers who refused affidavits denying Nazi Bund or Communist party membership have been discharged. President Roosevelt names Bon Homme Richard for the new navy carrier. Farley resigns as postmaster general to head Coca Cola Export. Wheeler proposal for a national conscription referendum stalls in Washington.
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WPA
F. C. Harrington
Nazi Bund
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Bon Homme Richard
John Paul Jones
United States Navy
James A. Farley
Coca Cola Export Company
New York Yankees
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Washington
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Visit Bermuda
The duke and duchess arrived in Bermuda on route to the former king’s new post as governor of the Bahamas. Social protocol saw the island’s leading matrons’ wives set a precedent as Mrs. Hastings Brooke and Lady Kennedy Purvis curtsied to the duke while the duchess received a friendly nod and no curtsy.
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Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Bermuda
Bahamas
Hastings Brooke
Denis Kirwan Brooke
Kennedy Purvis
Names in the News: Prominent Figures Weigh Entanglements
George Bernard Shaw mocks meatless rations while Herbert Hoover promotes Belgium and France aid if embargo lifts. Rear Admiral Ghormley eyes a London observer seat, a milestone in peacetime. Manuel Quezon gains virtual dictator powers, controlling wages and prices. Lady Byng arrives as a refugee amid German bombing fatigue.
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George Bernard Shaw
Herbert Hoover
Belgium
France
Robert L. Ghormley
London
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
National Assembly
Lady Byng
United States
Building Plans to Speed U S Arsenal Production
The national defense drive pushes 24 hour operation across U S arsenals and yards as contracts for arms, ammunition, and ships flood in. Production chief William Knudsen says planes could reach 18 000 a year by next January, but War Secretary Stimson warns only 33 of 4 000 planned fighters have been contracted and guardsmen lack gear.
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American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
National Association of Broadcasters
ASCAP
Broadcast Music, Inc
EMI
Irving Berlin
George Gershwin
Jerome Kern
Victor Herbert
Cole Porter
U. S.S
Navy Yards
Office of
The
National Defense Commission
William Knudsen
NDC
Stimson
Congress
Arthur V. Davis
Aluminum Corporation of America
Justice Department
Davis
Department
Germany
Grand Jury
New York
Missing car found in police station smash
Mrs Alice Cornelius of Glen Head New York parked her car on a hill and went shopping. She returned to find the car missing and walked to the police station at the street foot. Inside she found a wall wrecked furniture overturned a stove toppled and the automobile halfway to the chief's desk.
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Alice Cornelius
Glen Head
N. Y
British Will Trade Island for Destroyers Says Column
Washington notes discuss a proposed British offer: destroyers in exchange for island possessions and U S base access in the Western Hemisphere. The plan, raised to Roosevelt aides, is supported by cabinet members but faces presidential hesitancy.
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Washington
D. C
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Willkie interview and 1936 campaign contrasts
A Colorado Springs visit with Willkie highlights his appeal through personal contact and the need to clarify party platforms. The piece contrasts Willkie with Roosevelt and Landon, notes Hoover speeches as Hooverism, and surveys pilot training and Civil Aeronautics efforts amid wartime aviation concerns.
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Colorado Springs
Rockies
Pike's Peak
Willkie
Mary Pickford
Mary
Mr Landon
West Middlesex
Mr. Landon
Landon
Col. Frank Knox
Ogden Mills
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Knox and Mills
Alfred Landon
Mr. Willkie
Farley Leaves Politics for Baseball Role With Yankees
Jim Farley, long time National Democratic chairman, retires to head the New York Yankees. He hopes a simpler field will suit him, while James M Cox backs the baseball deal in Miami and hints at broader winter attractions.
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MR. Farley
Jim Farley
New York Yankees
Jim
Haverstraw Nine
Big Jim
James M Cox
Farley
Miami
Yanks
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Western Newspaper Union
Atou
General de Gaulle
Wendell L. Willkie
Des Moines
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
White House
Patricia Wynn-Williams
Chicago
Psychological Corporation
Henry C. Link
U S. Rubber
Lord & Taylor
Gimbels Department Store
Fortune
P. C
Capitol Hill
Carter Glass
Albert H. Lesche
Senate
Hugh S. Johnson
United Pentures
WN Servict
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Army
L Phillips
Cox
Big Jim Farley
DiMaggio
John
Kid
Bull
John Bull
Stewart Cole Clark
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