Crete Invasion Sinks Hood as War Woes Grow
Edward C. Wayne Sinkine argues British courage falters in Crete air and sea battles as German invasion tests Britain. He notes Hood’s sinking shatters Allied morale, German naval forays into Atlantic and Arctic zones, and American aid debates. He contrasts aerial and sea fighting, citing German bombers and British defenses, with casualty and convoy claims from both sides.
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United States
Britain
Ermans
Crete
Pisiniy
North Sea
Atlantic
Greenland
H. M.S. Hood
Jutland
Horace Hood
Josi
Janse
Bom
Fez
Hom
Eiz Bess
Bismarck
Bette
Isis Br
Fom
Iceland
U. S
Sika
Lend
Briish
Turid Teles
Warshins
Royal Air Force
Grewer
Alevendria
Cyprus
Candia
Mealemi
Defense policy quotes spark debate on neutrality act
War Secretary Stimson warned the Neutrality Act could drag the U S into trouble by limiting freedom of the seas while Britain must receive supplies for resistance. Secretary Hull proposed postwar cooperation in international trade without discrimination.
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Stimson
U. S
Britain
Full
Great Britain
Mr. Hull
LaGuardia Heads Civilian Defense Office Plan
President Roosevelt created the Office of Civilian Defense and appointed Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia to lead. He announced a three division organization covering public safety engineering and shelter and food supplies.
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Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York
LaGuardia
Strikes Threaten Defense Output As Labor Rifts Widen
The article reports intensified labor strife impacting defense production, highlighting coal mine and shipyard pressure, South’s coal shortage, and a looming North American Aviation walkout. It notes CACO and Ford tensions, rising plane assembly bottlenecks, and Dies Committee claims linking the Nazi Bund to subversive activity, with 25,000 active members and 100,000 sympathizers.
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Case Mediation Board
Ford Company
NLRB
Lewis
South
Kendser
OPM
Ellman
America
Messrs. Knudsen and
Hillmen
Dies
Bund
Bund Fuehrer
Kunze
Ther
Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Unclear King Target Attack Report From Albania
Unverified lines claim shots rang out at a King in Albania with an arrest of a Greek-sounding suspect. The wording appears garbled and references a Malian communique and revenge motives tied to a country’s defeat.
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Albania
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Ted
Kaved
High Wages and Crop Loans Threaten Cost of Living
Washington readers confront rising wages and defense spending. The piece argues wage peaks and higher crop loan rates fuel inflation, risking price controls and a shift toward scarcity. It notes political dynamics, moral suasion limits, and possible new measures to curb consumer costs.
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Washington
Treasury
Areaul
Leon Henderson
Price Czar
Congress
Defense Induses
Postwar peace plans and Hull's program echo in letters
A first-person reflection on pacifist marches near the White House, mixed reviews from acquaintances, and a sketch of Hull’s postwar peace program. The narrative weighs hopes for democratic order against fears of totalitarianism and echoes debates from Wilsonian 14 points.
Briefs in Washington Desk Dialect and Exchanges
Inside Washington, Bankhune notes a lively back and forth between Joseph Chiang the Chinese correspondent and Mitsui Kata the Japanese correspondent. The exchange centers on training and a mechanical breach noted during the cotel. details remain fragmentary and oblique.
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Washington
Joseph Chiang
Mitsui Kata
Hate
Chiang
Pattern No. SAM Destined in Eye Wisest In Co
Pattern No SAM described with a size 34 and 93 misread 33 years old. The note mentions an attractive pattern and asks to send four or ten tet. The text appears distorted and unclear.
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Sam
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