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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
2
Edward C. Wayne analyzes U S Senate action on the lease lend bill and notes the British aid plan moving forward while the Nazi spring offensive accelerates with Balkansas as a focal point in the war front.
The U S Senate approved the lease lend measure by 60 to 31 after a sharp dispute between Democrats and Republicans. The bill allows swift aid to Britain with safeguards against dictatorial powers. Observers foresee massive arming and transfers to Britain as the Nazi threat grows in the Balkans and Greece.
Washington and Rome exchange measures as Mussolini bars US consulates in Naples and Palermo and confines American embassy staff. Cordell Hull retaliates by closing Italian consulates in Detroit and Newark and restricting Italian military and naval attaches. The move prompts wary amusement in the United States.
Eyewitness reports describe a deadly Luftwaffe night raid on London with a targeted night club hit. Civilians clustered along a street were killed and wounded, band leaders and dancers among the casualties as bombs struck near a cafe and a club, leaving a scene of destruction and fear.
A hitchhiking farmer rides in a truck with an empty coffin. Two companions sit beside the coffin unaware a third passenger is inside. The truck stops and one passenger dies instantly. In Washington new rules require hot dog packaging to list ingredients by prominence. Kentucky rules declare a bowling pin boy an employee while a golf caddy is a contractor and exempt from wage laws.
Article reviews two defense labor proposals to avert strikes, noting the need for capable leaders over new schemes. It contrasts Knudsen and Patterson plans with historical Taft, and catalogs the chaotic state of current labor boards. It also assesses Winston Churchill's wartime conduct and writings as prescient yet imperfect, highlighting missteps and strategic insights.
Mexico City Foreign Minister Padilla calls for proud defense of a great cause. Washington figure Harriet Elliott argues American women likely cannot emulate England by sacrificing household aluminum to support the war effort.
Washington talk centers on government censorship and the National Emergency Council head Lowell Mellett. He says no plan exists to curb press or radio, and proposes efficient information bureaus rather than a central propaganda drive.
Washington reporters sought total aircraft output but defense offices hid figures. A single reporter obtained the totals at a cocktail party and published them with the full breakdown, withholding details to spare a source.
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