Senate convoy debate shifts power as Nye reveals losses
In committee, anti and pro convoy resolutions failed 13 to 10 showing growing non interventionist strength. Nye cited U S losses to Britain bound ships, while the President pursued a survey to boost air transports to ferry pilots. Reports show high pilot salaries and long waits for return, amid growing American production and a British request for mosquito torpedo boats with limited U S supply.
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Senate
Tobey
Nye
Britain
Congress
U. S
America
Knox
Britain's Greece Bill Faces Confidence Vote
Churchill presents the Greek aid bill in parliament detailing 60,000 British troops in Greece and 3,000 casualties. He cites 45,000 who escaped to fight elsewhere, 12,000 still missing, and notes German losses were lighter in proportion.
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Greece
France
Churchill
Commons
House
Crete
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt Opens Defense Savings Campaign With Bond Purchase
Washington President Roosevelt personally buys the first defense savings bond to launch the drive. Jesse Jones in New York says debt will reach 90 billions and that sacrifices will be required. London reports 128000 Belgian POWs and British bombers claim to have hit 42000 tons of Axis shipping. In Chungking James Roosevelt observes a Japanese air raid and plans to fly to North Africa to learn from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Jesse Jones
America
London
Germany
Chungking
China
James Roosevelt
Africa
Chiang Kai-shek
Russia at crossroads as 12000 German troops enter Finland
Moscow announced 12,000 German troops equipped with tanks and heavy artillery have moved into Finland by water with the stated aim to stay. The move follows Moscow restricting arms shipments and signals potential German advance toward the Black Sea, Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran, raising fears of a broader conflict.
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Russia
Moscow
Finland
Turkey
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Black Sea
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Churchil
Lindbergh and Roosevelt clash over war stance and loyalties
The piece recounts President Roosevelt's public quip labeling Lindbergh a copperhead over non intervention views. It notes Lindbergh resigning his air corps reserve commission and sending a letter to the President, amid allied and opposition reactions. Johnson’s failed reappointment deepens the dispute as Britain braces for a possible invasion.
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Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Roosevelt
Lindy
Air Corps Reserve
War Department
Hitler
der Fuehrer
Nye
Senate
Wheeler
Copperheads
Filer
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
New Dealer
NRA
Army
Private Papers of a Cub Reporter and Escapee Tales
Amunitive, satirical column recalls a Lisbon attache rebuff and a Nazi aviator who fled to Peru after a Canadian camp escape. The piece wryly notes bail forfeiture and government crackdowns, then lampoons the aviator’s Broadway misadventures and a comical double Mickey episode.
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Lisbon
Peru
Mickey
Notes from an Innocent Bystander on World Affairs
The column cites experts on Japan in the Pacific warning of British and U S sea power limiting Japan. Edgar Snow doubts Japanese seapower will engage, while James Young predicts Japanese military misstep. The piece also notes no Yank Giant broadcasts, criticizes Sen Reynolds, and discusses Lindbergh, de Seversky, and Grafton proposing terms with France.
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Far East
Japan
Upton Close
Macow
Pacific
Samson
Edgar Snow
U. S
James Young
Here
Gov’t
Stalin
Tokyo
Cholly McCarthy
Helen Hayes
the Times
Sen. Reynolds
N. C
Senate
Lindbergh
Britain
The
Herald Tribune
Major de Seversky
Samuel Grafton
France
Hitler
The Story Tellers and Films of the Era
A critique highlights Harper's piece on American business views toward Nazi Germany, noting banker T Graydon Up ton warns of Nazi influence and burglary by Hitler's backers. It also reviews "The Magic Lanterns" and "The Great American Broadcast" with praise for visual spectacle and entertainment value.
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Hitler
U. S
Harper
Spain
Gibraltar
Keystone Cops
Territorial Bases Warned as Key to National Defense
The House appropriations subcommittee report led by Rep. James Scrugham warns that centralizing all military air forces is essential. It criticizes dispersal of bases from Hawaii to Puerto Rico and calls for underground facilities and new independent air force control with cabinet rank. It notes navy resistance to civilian oversight and cites drafting boards delaying skilled labor for defense projects. It also highlights Lyndon Johnsons campaign pace and OPM staff activity.
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United States
Army
Navy
House Appropriations Subcommittee
James G. Scrugham
Nevada
Scrugham
Aeronautic Bureau
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Virgin Islands
Jamaica
Trinidad
War
Navy Departments
Navy Brass
Army Air Corps
Stimson
Propaganda Network Prompts U.S. Alarm and Alaska Highway Talk
A warning against Nazi material broadcast in America cites the German Information Library and its weekly Facts in Review. The piece notes widespread distribution via mail, hotels, camps, and public places, urging action to curb propaganda and prevent harm to American democracy. It also discusses Slim Williams and his Alaska highway idea, then shifts to remarks on draft age reform and past House leadership under Martin Madden.
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U. S
Hitler
German Library of Information
Germany
America
England
Congress
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Packard
Virginia
Newport News
Lyndon Johnson
Morris Sheppard
Texas
George Brooks
OPM
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Alask
Slim
National Defense
British Columbia
Canada
Slim” Williams
Fairbanks
Vancouver
Fraser River
Prince George
Hazelton
Rocky Mountains
Slim" Williams
House of Representatives
Martin B. Madden
Madden
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