Willkie Secures G.O.P. Nomination at National Convention
From the Philadelphia convention the New York lawyer Wendell Willkie rises from anonymity to secure the Republican nomination after a six-ballot roll call. McNary chosen as running mate as the party adopts a peace preparedness platform opposing New Deal excesses and a third Roosevelt term.
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Wendell Willkie
New York
Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Roosevelt
General Johnson critiques France and democracy in war
Washington views turn on the collapse of French resistance. He argues the fall stems from political infighting and weak leadership, claims Germany leveraged fortifications differently, and warns democracies must have competent leaders to wage war effectively. Paris is judged in global context.
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Atlantic Sea
England
Soviet Union
Rumania
Bucharest
Carol
Bessarabia
Russia
Germany
Bucovina
Gaul
Caesar
Italy
Washington, D. C
Denmark
Maginot Line
Siegfried Line
Belgium
Reichstag
Hitler
Washington
Hopkins
Morgenthau
Perkins
Ickes
Paris
Richmond
Tamshackle
Vicksburg
Universal military training plan faces strong opposition
William Bruckart outlines opposition to Roosevelt's universal military training and to a proposed Western Hemisphere monopoly on surplus products. He warns against Hitler-inspired methods and notes bipartisan resistance, while predicting fierce congressional debate over both programs amid wartime fears and political maneuvering.
Hull orders Drexel to track exiled Polish government
Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced he ordered Anthony J. Drexel to follow the exiled Polish government from Bordeaux to London. Earl Browder lost another appeal as the Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his passport fraud conviction. Senator Key Pittman urged quick British naval action from the New World while London denied such plans are in motion.
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Anthony J. Drexel
U. S
Poland
Bordeaux
France
London
England
Earl Browder
Communist Party
United States
Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Key Pittman
New World
Canada
Roosevelt Proposals Spark Expectation of Political Storm
Washington correspondent William Bruckart predicts a real political storm over Roosevelt's universal military training plan and the administration’s plan for a government owned monopoly to control surplus products in the Western hemisphere. He likens the potential heat to the Supreme Court packing issue.
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Roosevelt
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South America
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Western Hemisphere
Europe
U. S
William Bruckart
Supreme Court
Cool Airy Outdoor Play Outfit Pattern No 8721
Summer ready pinafore dress trio with bonnet and panties for a child. Pattern 8721 covers sizes 2 to 6 years with gingham and chambray fabrics and a step-by-step sew chart.
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