British Greek Army Hold Line Against Nazi Push
Editor notes Britons and Greeks battle Nazis in Thrace Macedonia and Thessalian plain as Athens faces limited bombing. Churchill warns, Korizis dies amid turmoil. King George II forms a military cabinet. Roosevelt cites danger to national defense and pledges to raise public awareness of Europe war.
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Pericles
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Thessalian
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Poland
Warsaw
Low Countries
Churchill
Alexandros Korizis
Greece
Korizis
George II
Kostas Kotzias
Roosevelt
Convoying Debate and Yugoslav Resistance Stir Public Opinion
Senator Tobey’s claim of U S convoying aid to Britain faced denials by Hull and Stark as Nye Wheeler and isolationists pressed antiwar sentiment. Gallup showed 27 percent favor overseas navy or air force, 17 percent army. Yugoslav resistance drew mixed views, seen as brave but puzzling amid wider war strategy.
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Senator Tobey
New Hampshire
United States
Britain
Atlantic
Hull
Admiral Stark
Tobey
Nye
Wheeler
Gallup
Army Training Strains as War Demands Rise
Army experts warned training raw civilians into modern warfare would exceed a year as numbers surpass 1 200 000 with 27 infantry divisions. Delays in equipment and gaps in modern warfare instruction drew criticism while draft age debates continued and Britain faced German raids that damaged London and Belfast.
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America
Army Journal
War Department
Cavalry Journal
Census Bureau
Life in New Army Camps From the Old to the New
A travelogue from Fort Belvoir compares the old 1917 to today’s engineer corps camps. It notes modern amenities, recreation, and the shift toward routine army life while stressing no loss of civilian ties. It also discusses bread enrichment, vitamins, and a Canadian publicity drive by Schuyler Terry.
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Fort Belvoir
Mount Vernon
Belvoir
Omar Khayyam
Engineer Corps
Post Exchange
Sam
Federal Security Administrator
Food and Drug Administration
Department of Agriculture
Contreras resigns as president of Venezuela
In Caracas, President Contreras steps down voluntarily, the first leader to do so in 40 years. He succeeds the late General Gomez. an election will determine his successor, while he continues to act as president during the interim.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Contreras
General Gomez
Farm and Homilies on Army Ski Troops Camouflage Tale
The piece notes many young men joining ski troops as summer nears and recalls a pale ski trooper who hid so well in winter maneuvers that comrades could not locate him until snow melted. It cites Washington figures that 1940 saw a major crime every 21 seconds, a robbery every 10 minutes, a burglary every 10 minutes, and a larceny every 35 seconds, with minor crimes far higher, implying the offense program's persistence.
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Federal Department of Justice
Washington
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