Oil Shifts War Scene to Iraq as Atlantic Battles Persist
In weekly analysis Edward C. Wayne argues Middle East oil supplies reshape the war, moving focus toward Iraq, while defining the Atlantic front as the ongoing decisive phase. The column presents editorials from the Western Newspaper Union release.
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Middle East
Iraq
Atlantic
Strategic Drift in World War II Amid Near East Battles
The article surveys potential Axis moves on Suez via north Africa and the Middle East, weighing likelihoods of Suez and Alexandria falls, and Britain's Iraq landing. It notes Arab resistance, Mosul pipeline aims, and the risk of German oil targets, while considering Russia, Turkey, and the broader Atlantic war and possible U.S. entry.
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Suez
North Africa
Middle East
Iraq
British
Ministry of Information
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Salonika
Piraeus
Greece
Persian Gulf
Arabia
Trova
England
Germany
Africa
Tripoli
North African
Egypt
Russia
Persia
India
Finland
Bulgaria
Turkey
Balkan
Jugoslavia
Italy
Asia Minor
Axis
Atlantic
United States
British Isles
Washington
North America to Asia distance at Bering Strait
The narrowest point between North America and Asia is about 55 miles 88 kilometers across the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia. This route separates the continents and connects the Arctic Ocean with the Bering Sea.
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North America
Asia
Bering Strait
Quiz Answers From The Past
Answers include Fifty-six miles and a riddle about a swindler aided by three thimble cups and a pea ball. It references polar bear foot fur for traction and lists Salonika and a four pound mouse deer of Indo China, ending with Tin.
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Salonika
Indo- China
Little Herbert Solves a Currency Mix Up
A father returns home with five year old Herbert after finding a foreign coin in his change. At the grocer the coin is rejected as not United States money. The druggist confirms foreign origin and the child then reveals the coin came from the grocer who refused it.
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Herbert
United States
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