Campaign of Peace Rumors Before Bristling Blitzkrieg
Weekly analysis by Roger Shaw notes a Democratic convention where Roosevelt is nominated for a third term and Henry Wallace chosen as VP. Willkie counters Smear tactics while stressing investor protection. the piece links foreign policy fears to utilities and the party's unity ahead of the 1940 election.
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United States
Chicago
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Wendell Willkie
Insull
Willkie
Bankhead
Colorado Springs
Wendell
Henry A. Wallace
William Allen White
Hitler
World News Sketches From Global Leaders And Elections
A roundup notes King Zog of Albania planning a US visit with his crown prince and queen, Allyn Jennings taking over at the Bronx Zoo, and Pope Pius aiding Petain’s government. It covers political figures from Laval to Petain, Tulip-era rumors, and Batista’s Cuban victory with Camacho and Almazán contesting Mexico’s vote.
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Albania
Skander
Geraldine
United States
St Helena
Laval
Oswald Lewis
England
America
West Indian Islands
Lewis
Fulgencio Batista
Grau San Martin
Batista
San Martin
Camacho
Almazan
Cardenas
Bombed Palestine and Europe in the war drumbeat
Italian planes bombed Haifa and raided Greek waters while naval skirmishes filled Mare Nostrum. The piece notes Palestine’s oil pipeline links to Iraq, Franco’s Spain and Latin America, and political shifts from Chile to the Philippines as global tensions rise ahead of 1945.
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Palestine
Mediterranean
Haifa
John Bull
Iraq
Flannigan
Grecian
Mare Nostrum
Generalissimo Franco
Mexico
Chile
Spain
Popular Front
Santiago
Valparaiso
Franco
Latin America
Senor Franco
Herr Hitler
Pedro Aguirre
Franco Hitler
Compulsory Military Training Debate Pushes Campaign
Washington columnist WILLIAM BRUCKART analyzes the Roosevelt universal training proposal. He warns against rushing to legislate without army readiness, cites political appointments, and cautions it could undermine morale and lead toward dictatorship.
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Manuel Quezon
Philippine Islands
Asia
Senor Quezon
Nippon
Tokyo
Yonai
Prince Konoye
Princeton
Samuel
Military training policy and potential political impact
The article argues that building a national policy demands extensive consideration and warns that compulsory training could lower army morale. It notes that history links forced civilian training with dictatorship and suggests Knox and Stimson are used as political leverage. It recalls how wartime events influenced Roosevelt’s stance months earlier.
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Europe
Roosevelt
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Col
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Henry L. Stimson
War Departments
Harry Woodring
Claude Swanson
War Department
Charles Edison
Mr. Swanson
New Jersey
Mr. Roosevelt
Colonel Knox
Mr. Stimson
Willkie
Stimson
Kansas City
West Virginia
Knox and
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National Press Bldg
Washington, D. C
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