Weekly News Analysis on Nazi Break Through and U S Policy Debate
The piece surveys Allied war updates with Nazi claims of a breakthrough against Soviet lines, U S policy battles in Washington over Knox Reynolds and selective service, and debates on naval incidents, Icelandic occupation, and shifts in Britain and Vichy positions amid fighting near Leningrad Kiev and Smolensk.
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Lord Halifax
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Washington, D. C
Britain
England
Peru and Ecuador Move Toward Mediation on Border
Reports from Quito indicate Ecuador is willing to arbitrate the border dispute with Peru. Buenos Aires says Peru also favors mediation. Sumner Welles proposes both nations withdraw forces to 15 miles from the frontier, doubling that distance between troops.
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Ecuador
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Brazil
Argentina
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Army life humor and a Bermuda murder mystery
The piece notes soldiers at several camps making light of punishments by hiking and fashion shows and includes a wash of wartime gossip from Olympia. It reports Bermuda’s first murder mystery prompting FBI aid, bloodhounds and a large reward, with London debates over RAF plane supply and American bomber deliveries to Britain.
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England
Britain
Blooded stock nation redefines America's livestock reserve
BAUKHAGE notes America now houses the world’s finest blooded livestock, importing Jersey and Guernsey stock and British horses before the war. The United States becomes a major exporter of cattle, horses, sheep, and poultry, with Holsteins leading milk production and a growing catalog of national breeds.
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Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
Europe
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Jersey
Guernsey
English Channel
England
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France
Belgium
Western Hemisphere
Benjamin Franklin
CBS Resumes Berlin Broadcasts After Nazi Protests
Berlin resumes CBS broadcasts after Nazi protests over Elmer Davis remarks about P. G. Wodehouse. German authorities warned there would be no policy change, though Wodehouse had been interned and later released for air use.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
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Smoky Exhaust Crackdown Hits Washington Motormen
Fifty two D C motorists were arrested for smoky exhausts as Secretary Ickes launches a gasoline conservation campaign. In Washington motorists were warned to adjust their cars or face license suspensions as an enforcement step.
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D. C
Ickes
National Capital
Call for Men Echoes in Britain and U.S. Debate
British voices urge American men to serve in wartime while public leaders weigh silencing such appeals. Proponents argue the U S Army needs manpower and that officers favor domestic needs over external calls.
Beard Growth Facts From a Daily Shave
The text states that the average man produces about 12 500 beard bristles on the cheek chin and upper lip. Each bristle grows roughly 0.5 millimeters per day. Combined, this yields about thirty feet of beard length produced by a man daily.
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