Armistice Terms Spark Debate Across Allied Nations
Weekly News Analysis notes Britain denounces terms of the French armistice after France signs with Germany, ending the Battle of France. It traces the fallout including Britain’s stance, the war’s shifting alliances, and U.S. political reactions to Roosevelt’s leadership and cabinet shifts amid global tensions.
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Low Countries
France
Germany
Traty
Longan
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Rome
Paris
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Guy
Grestin
Serlin
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Republicans read Stimson and Knox out of the party
REPUBLICANA reports heated exchanges as Republicans condemn Stimson and Knox while Roosevelt accuses Philadelphia of elevating partisanship over national unity. The GOP counters call it totalitarianism and Knox quotes the President on a third term, with Roosevelt reportedly denying any coalition cabinet. News potboiling and shifting loyalties frame the day.
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Tait
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Farley
Garner
Garn
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Knox
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NAMES in the news and world figures in turmoil
The text notes anonymous sailors deserting an oil tanker bound for England near New Jersey, while Belgian premier Pierrot displaced King Leopold and sought refuge in France and Portugal. It mentions Alfred Dutt urging Czech revolt and U S ambassador Buckin facing Paris protests amid wartime strain and claims of a well fed embassy staff.
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Leopold
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Bill Builin
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Roosevelt Proposes Major Naval Build to Forge Two Ocean Fleet
Roosevelt urged Congress to fund a vast warship expansion creating a two ocean navy. He aimed to defend the Atlantic and Pacific simultaneously, arguing for a larger U S fleet while citizens debated diverting resources from European military efforts.
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Congress
America
Pacific
United States
Red Cross Finds War Prison Camps Largely Humane
International Red Cross officials inspected war prison camps in England France and Germany and deemed conditions decent and proper. The report notes a 10 to 1 ratio of Anglo French prisoners to Germans in Allied hands, with Polish workers in labor battalions and nearly a million letters handled between prisoners and relatives. It cites few atrocities in Norway Holland Belgium France but Poland reveals more troubling data involving Germans Poles and Russians.
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At Odds and Ends from America in brief items
Margaret Woodrow Wilson amid mystic sects. Harvard class oracle urges stay out of European wars. C I O leader John Lewis blames politicians for national mood. Bombs strike New York City near German and Communist HQs. Dewey moves quickly. Census shows New York’s population at 7.32 million, Queens up 20 percent. Tokyo second, London third.
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Echo
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War Reactions Across Allies and Axes in Battlefronts
Reactions varied as England and Germany bombed each other while Canada Australia and New Zealand reaffirmed loyalty. Canada imposed conscription within the dominion. Athlone arrived as governor general to tighten control over Canadians. South Africa debated peace with Germany amid Smuts Hertzug tensions. Soviet Russia tightened grip on Lithuania Latvia and Estonia as Estonia faced a workers uprising aided by the Red Army. Finland's future remained uncertain stirring American debate alongside Reynaud's fate.
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Germany
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Australia
New Zealand
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Hertzog
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Red Army
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Reynaud
National Affairs on senators votes and auto industry shift
Sidelights examine how 67 senators backed Roosevelt's ally aid plan and 18 opposed, noting shifts reflect constituents' views. Auto makers plan 1941 models despite war reports, with GM Ford and others involved in aircraft engine production, while skepticism fades as Ford pursues new planes.
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First Aid to the Ailing House by Roger Whitman
A reader questions heating insulation and a pipeless furnace, while experts advise on wall sheathing, humidity control, and heat options. Creaking floors and doors addressed with nails, humidity, and proper framing, plus roof removal and FHA loan guidance for remodels.
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FHA
Mod House
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Embroidered Picture Of Freedom's Lady Tribute Item
Embroidered picture titled Freedom s Lady towers over New York harbor with Miss Lib erty as a symbol of democratic America. Includes transfer Z3191 priced at 15 cents and about 17 by 2 inches. order form requested.
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