Nazi Troop Detachments Enter Spain and New Sub Warfare Threats
Edward C. Wayne reports on Nazi troop detachments advancing into Spain and Hitler’s warning of new submarine warfare. The piece notes U S shifts in defense priorities, focusing on aluminum and tools as part of broader measures, with editorial opinion attributed to the columnist.
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Spain
Hitler
U. S
Balkans
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Italy
Africa
Mediterranean
Santander
War News Grows More Turbulent on Two Fronts
March opens amid rising global tension as Hitler appears to plan multi-front moves including Greece Gibraltar Africa and the South Pacific. Japan pressure tightens while Britain braces for intensified air raids and a shifting empire economy. Lease lend battle stays bitter with a fragile Senate majority for passage and promises of postwar Britain reforms from Bevin and Churchill.
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Japan
Strem
England
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British Isles
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Gibraltar
Africa
Maine
Suez
South Pacific
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Thun
Mey Gate
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Singapore
Dutch East Indies
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Genex
Congress
General Marshall
Germany
Ribitzer
Nye Boldby
Reynolds
Nye
East
Mayfair
British
Churchill
Ernest Bevin
Defense Growth and Housing Plans Highlight 1940s U.S. Defense Efforts
Hillman Seid reports 37,200,000 workers in non agricultural industries, up 2,200,600 since May, the largest rise in similar periods. Perkins notes defense plants run six days weekly in many facilities. Carmody says army and navy will assign and rent defense homes for armed forces and essential defense workers families, with rents tied to income.
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OPM
Hillman Seid
Perkins
FWA
Carmody
Army
Navy
Willkie's Break With GOP Shapes 1944 Outlook
The piece argues Willkie is out of step with Republican leaders over aiding Britain and Lease-Lend. It weighs how future public sentiment might shift if Britain falls, the war lasts, or peace terms disappoint, noting Roosevelt-Wheeler dynamics and possible 1944 political outcomes.
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Wendell L. Je
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Foreign Relai Committee
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Congress
Willkie
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Republican National Committee
House
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Burton K. Wheeler
Republican House
Joe. Marin
Predict More Public Ownership of Electricity
An observer forecasts rising government ownership of electricity, predicting 40 percent of systems could be government run in the coming years. The piece notes steam power as a growing supplement to hydro projects and discusses fiscal advantages that favor public control over private utilities.
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TVA
Supreme Court
Private Purkey Sends Family War News From Camp
A wartime letter from Oscar Purkey describes mail delays, dining halls, hostesses, and entertainment at a camp. He jokes about weaponry, rationing, and morale while sharing updates on colleagues, including boss Gita Bisby, and hints at future postings and promotions amid a broader war context.
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Washington
China
Greece
United States
Navy
Tam Gate Ting
Gita Bisby
Production and public opinion in wartime America
A survey of how production fuels national wealth and labor's share, the Committee on Public Information's role, and wartime issues from Navy costs to defense profiteering. It contrasts patriotism with politics in locating ships, camps, and defense goods to maximize output and votes.
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America
Los Angeles
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