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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1940
Page
3
The article outlines Willkie's proposals including federal regulation of interstate utilities markets and banking, and a full extension of rural electrification. It also emphasizes tax policy based on ability to pay with the primary aim of raising revenue.
In yesterday’s air battles Britain claimed 141 Nazi planes down with 22 Allied ships lost while Germany reported 147 British aircraft destroyed and 36 German planes lost. Italians warned of a “little Dunkerque” on the Somali coast as battles rage across Europe and the Mediterranean. The British defense area expanded to cover the Isles as RAF bombed Calais Boulogne and targets across northern France amid heavy channel activity.
Rain confined to east of the Mississippi with general showers in the region from the Great Lakes to the Carolinas. Moderately heavy amounts in the lower Great Lakes. Cool air advancing from the west lowers temperatures north of the plains, while eastern states remain above 90. Cleve Hallenbeck.
A bomb threat targeted the Detroit Packard plant amid news the company planned to produce engine components for wartime air power. The plant reportedly aimed to build 9,000 engines, with 6,000 destined for Great Britain and 3,000 for the United States.
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