France and Britain face Axis pressure as peace moves rise
Premier Reynaud resigns after four days of appeal to Roosevelt and Marshal Petain takes over to negotiate a peace with honor with Franco’s aid. Germany presses invasion as Paris falls open to the Swastika while Allies debate unified production and U.S. preparedness plans rise. Henry Ford pledges defense only output of up to 1000 planes daily within six months.
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Paris
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Germany
United States
Defense Commission
Detroit
Henry Ford
War Department
Ford
Fairchild's path from cameras to planes and Ford's big offer
In New York the aviation industry weighs Henry Ford's proposal to produce 1000 aircraft daily. Sherman M. Fairchild, head of Fairchild Engine and Airplane, says mass production is possible if money, materials and personnel are available. His family history reflects Yankee ingenuity from dial telephones to adding machines. Morganthau backs higher taxes to fund defense, while experts warn any rush needs careful review to ensure fair tax distribution.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Sherman M. Fairchild
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Fairchild
George Winthrop Fairchild
International Business Machines Corporation
Wanderjahr
Fairchild Aerial Surveys
New York
Igor Sigorsky
United States
Mexico
South America
Germany
Europe
Republican Convention Opens Amid Fateful Foreign Policy Stakes
The opening of the national Republican convention in Philadelphia frames a crucial choice of a presidential candidate who can rival Democratic experience in international affairs. Analysts say foreign policy, defense and the war mood will dominate the 1940 campaign, shaping domestic focus and party unity.
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Republican Party
Democratic Party
U. S
High Schools Turn Out Vocational Grads In NYC Center
New York City's Board of Education offers vocational training in an eleven story building at the garment center. Central High School of Needle Trades teaches trades from retail merchandising to hand made shoe manufacturing to both girls and boys preparing for commercial careers.
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New York City
Board of Education
Garment Center
Central High School of Needle Trades
Aftermath of World War II to Present Problems
Washington analyst William Bruckart warns of a coming global economic and political storm after World War II. He foresees renewed wars, pervasive hatred, and unavoidable taxes as the United States must fund defense, contend with industrial strain, and guard against militarized leadership while avoiding reckless armament.
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William Bruckart
National Press Bldg
Washington, D. C
Washington
Europe
Hitler
Dickinson Removes Wayne County Sheriff Over Payoff Charges
Loren Dickinson of Michigan removed Thomas C. Wilcox as sheriff of Wayne County after charges he accepted a cut in a vice and gambling payoff. Meanwhile, Princesse Juliana of the Netherlands and her two infants plan to live in Canada until the end of the dominion term.
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Michigan
Thomas C. Wilcox
Wayne
Detroit
Canada
Prinques Julianna
Netherlands
Hier
Dominion
Washington correspondent predicts postwar mood shift
William Bruckart foresees a low world mood in the new peace era. He notes that after previous wars a somber atmosphere followed, and he expects similar challenges as nations transition from war to peace.
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