Fan’s Stand On British Aid Sought in Senate Details
Washington reports say the Republican side pressed President Roosevelt for a formal statement on whether the United States plans to lend Great Britain more naval power beyond the 9 destroyers already transferred. Representative Edith Nourse Rogers led the inquiry, citing fears the aid may extend beyond the destroyers to ships bases and additional naval or military equipment.
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Great Britain
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Foreign Affairs Committee
England
United States
Naval
French Refute Chinese Report on Indo China Policy
Chinese sources circulated a report denied by French authorities that the governor general of French Indo China privately sought support from the United States and Britain against Japan if the French regime at Vichy fell. American authorities in Hong Kong said they had no information on the subject.
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Indo-China
Japan
Vichy
French Warships Depart Gibraltar for Atlantic Route
British naval authorities reported last night that three French cruisers and three destroyers had passed Gibraltar westbound into the Atlantic. The destroyers were Liaudacieux Le Malin and Le Fantasque and the cruisers Georges Leygues Montcalm and Giol-Tt. Destination of the ships was not disclosed.
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Britfa
Atlantis
Liaudacieux
le Malin
le Fantesque
Giol- Tt
Montcalm
Georges Leygues
Italy as Axis Weak Link in World War II Analysis
In a column, the writer argues Italy is the axis's most vulnerable link, noting air power alone cannot pierce distant defenses without sea control. He asserts Germany also cannot invade England or America without strong sea power. The piece urges prompt defensive measures without sacrificing liberties to ensure national safety.
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Germany
England
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Gress
Pan
Ameries
Hungarian Army Completes Occupation Of Northern Transylvania
In Transylvania Hungarian troops secure control as Romanian forces withdraw. Scattered disturbances and exchanges of fire are reported while arches depicting Hitler Mussolini and Horthy are torn down. Public buildings are reportedly stripped as a Romanian commission heads to Budapest to discuss the axis-dictated award restoring roughly half of Transylvania.
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Cluj
Hungary
Jean
Transylvania
Confederate Vet Dies at 93 in Dallas Home
Confederate veteran and early educator H. Parsons of Dallas died at age 93 after a heart attack suffered Thursday evening. He was a prominent figure in the region and longtime educator in the area.
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H. 8. Parsons
Cexes
Princess Helen Returns Home to Romania as Queen Mother
Princess Helen of Greece began her return to Romania to serve as queen mother again after ten years in exile with her ex-husband Carol. She left Florence by train at 11:38 am en route to Bucharest, accompanied by sister Irene and Madame Helen Catargi, with a stop in Venice to meet Prince Nicolas. Irene would travel only as far as Venice, while Helen planned to keep her Florence villa for possible visits.
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Weather Summary and Temperatures Across Cities
Regional weather notes with temperature readings for Abilene Albuquerque and many cities. Includes humidity, precipitation, daylight times, and cloud cover. Lists conditions in multiple locations with highs, lows, and summaries of rainfall and visibility.
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Minn
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Fort Worth
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Huron
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Pia
Dutch Vessel Nieuw Amsterdam Leaves New York
The 36,287-ton Holland America flagship Nieuw Amsterdam departed New York harbor bound for an undisclosed port likely to become a troopship for Britain. Chartered by the British Ministry of Shipping, the ship had a maiden voyage to America just over two years ago and carried no cargo or passengers. The vessel still flew the Dutch flag. New Caledonia was formerly British Columbia in this report.
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Nieuw Amstersdam
New York
America
Amer
Netherlands
Nantes Fined by Nazi Occupiers for Telephone Cut
Vichy dispatch reports Nantes fined 6,000,000 francs by German authorities for cutting a telephone line used by officials. The occupation costs include a 69,000,000,000 franc special bank account and a total occupation levy of about 400,000,000 francs. The city had earlier been fined 2,000,000 francs for a similar incident last month.
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Vichy
France
P-1
Nantes
Petain
Germany
Albania may press for Greek lands in future assembly
Tirana reports Albania will convene its assembly soon to consider territorial demands on Greece. Officials say the debate will cover Albanian minorities abroad and likely request the whole Greek province of Chlasiuri and part of Janina. Meanwhile a home in Sabinal burned yesterday.
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INS
Greece
Clasuri
Janiva
War Recap Remembered From Twenty Five Years Ago
A clipped wartime summary notes a French bomber sortie near Prevae, a German push on the Polish front reaching Lwow and Warsaw, and Britain halting neutral ships at sea to seize contraband bound for Germany. It recalls the one-year-old conflict and the looming battle of Britain as events shift on the eastern front.
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Lwow
Warsaw
Germany
Iron Guards Hold Parade in Bucharest Memory Tribute
Iron Guardists flooded Bucharest in a memory parade for Com mali Codreanu a key party leader martyred last November 1938 during an escape attempt authorities did not halt the orderly demonstration in the capital as Gen Ion Antonescu decrees were read through the crowd
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Ion Antonescu
Comeliu Codreanu
Codresnu
New Player Cliff Danielson Debuts in Dr Kildare Goes Home
Cliff Danielson, once spotted by a waiter as street talent, makes his screen debut in Dr Kildare Goes Home, marking a notable breakthrough for the new actor amid the film’s shift to a homely, medical drama setting.
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