Paris Falls as German Troops Enter City in World War II
Premier Reynaud pleads for U S air support as Bullitt confirms Paris occupation. Britain rushes fighters across the channel while the Axis outnumbers the Allies in planes. Ford promises 1000 planes daily for defense. U S tax measures edges forward for defense funding.
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Reynaud
France
Roosevelt
Paris
Bullitt
Britain
Channel
U. S
England
Germany
Italy
Rome-Berlin
Germany’s War Industry Outpaces Manpower Mobilization
In a machine age war world, Nazi factories are said to be turning out mechanical instruments of war as Germany makes swift thrusts into enemy territory while France and England are described as idly watching the mobilization shift from manpower to industrial resources.
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Germany
United States
President's Defense Commission
Detroit
Henry Ford
War Department
Ford
Italy
France
England
Mussolini
Governors actions and royal moves amid wartime upheaval
Michigan Governor removes Wayne County Sheriff Thomas C. Wilcox over a vice payoffs accusation. King Haakon VI of Norway departs for England with government. Former Louisiana Governor Richard Leche sentenced to 10 years for mail fraud. Dutch Princess Juliana and children seek refuge in Canada. Supreme Court Justice McReynolds cautions on wartime security amid German threat. Senator Lundeen accuses Roosevelt of accelerating toward war through military procurement.
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Loren Dickinson
Michigan
Thomas C. Wilcox
Wayne
Detroit
Norway
Haakon VI
England
Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
Canada
Juliana
Netherlands
Dominion
Kentucky
Supreme Court
McReynolds
Adolf Willer
Ernest Lundeen
F. L
Minn
Roosevelt
Republicans Face Tough Task in Selecting 1940 Candidate
Opening their national convention in Philadelphia the Republican party must pick a presidential candidate who can match Democratic experience in foreign affairs. The foreign policy challenge dominates the 1940 campaign, with war or peace as the key issue shaping the parties' choices. Domestic business shows signs of recovery aided by defense spending, while steel production nears capacity on rising orders from foreign and domestic buyers.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
Democratic Party
U. S
Federal Reserve Board
Harry L. Hopkins
Uncle Sam
Europe
Movies-In-The-Slot Rumors Sweep Hollywood Nickelodeon Idea
Hollywood reports spark talk of slot machines in taverns to play three minute movies with snacks and drinks. Promoters, stars, and producers react, forecasting big returns while critics warn it could cheapen cinema and harm legitimate theaters.
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Hollywood
Record Reserve Agriculture Signals Higher Grain Stocks
The Department of Agriculture reports ever normal granary reserve supplies at record levels totaling about one billion dollars held by the Commodity Credit Corporation. Cotton, corn, wheat and tobacco lead, with loans authorized on 1940 crops set around 64 cents per bushel for wheat, 35 cents for rye, 30 cents for barley, and 9 cents per pound for cotton. Some fear European wartime disruptions may push the Americas to export more food, though the outcome is uncertain and farmers risk the gamble on extra trade.
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Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Americas
A M A Plans Low Cost Statewide Medical Care System
The American Medical Association moves toward public rollout of statewide medical care options with low monthly prepayments and plans to aid the indigent. Over 14 states already developing such plans, with opposition to compulsory health insurance cited by leaders.
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American Medical Association
New York
A. M. A. House of Delegates
LaGuardia in War Cabinet Talk and Civic Parody
The piece jokes about Fiorello LaGuardia joining Roosevelt's emergency cabinet and imagining him in multiple roles while also lampooning wartime headlines and cultural trends. It notes playful lines about an armored baby carriage and shifts to a quiz about American history featuring Jimmy Durante.
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Laguardia
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
America
Germany
Delaware
George Washington Bridge
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy
Metabolic rate in southerners lower than textbooks claim
A physician notes southern winters induce relaxation and slower pulse, while Dr A G Eaton reports metabolic rates in Louisiana adults run about 10 percent slower than North based standards. Warmer climates reduce heat stress and fatigue, making life more comfortable and easing the body's heat regulation.
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James W. Barton
Western Newspaper Union
South
North
A. G. Eaton
New Orleans
Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
Louisiana State University
Excitement Chief Cause of Insomnia
A study of sleep among 50 women recovered from minor disturbances shows sleep duration varied from six to eight hours with age diet and temperament lacking influence. Nervous excitement from visits relatives or holidays disrupts sleep. lack of sleep does not cause insanity. Practical tips include a good bed a quiet room and relaxed posture.
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Louis J. Karnosh
Cleveland
Journal of the American Medical Association
Auction of Mrs Minton’s junk ends in unexpected union
In a village auction Mrs Minton withdraws a pewter candlestick lot to spite Callie Dacre. Callie bids bravely on select pieces to stand up for fairness, wins a warming pan and chair, and earns a reconciled gift of the candlesticks from Minton. The scene ends with Callie’s red roadster departing in a festive farewell.
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Minton
Callie Dacre
Callie
Sarah Minton
Dacre
Mildred
Bull Nuttall
Mrs. Minton
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