Four American Armies Move Toward Mock Front Lines
The War Department launches the largest peacetime maneuvers since World War I with 301 000 regular army national guard and reserve troops train ing toward imaginary fronts. Exercises extend to four army areas, lasting 21 days plus a final week of field training. The planned drills emphasize troop movement and peacetime equipment despite shortages. Northern New York already hosts 91 000 officers and men of the first army, while the Arizona national guard of 65 000 will assemble at Sabine River Alexandria area from August 4 to 24.
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Export system shows Japan largely unaffected by licensing
Government experts say 75 to 80 percent of Japan's scrap metal purchases in the United States escaped the new export licensing system. They note control could be extended quickly if defense needs require keeping metal at home, while aviation fuel restrictions already impact Japan and U S policy stresses defense over policy.
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Pittsburgh Railway Lost and Found Head Loses Two Bills
William Barbin, head of the Pittsburgh Railway company lost two twenty dollar bills yesterday and asks for any return of the money. He has previously recovered many lost items for passengers through the railway’s lost and found department.
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State by state Gallup Poll to shape 1940 campaign
The Tucson Daily Citizen previews next Monday's first state by state Gallup Poll report on the 1940 election. It will show Roose velt versus Willkie and leading party standings in New York Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Minnesota and California based on surveys of over 1 000 interviewees across 48 states. The reports begin a series of campaign surveys by the American Institute of Public Opinion with multiple newspapers supporting impartial findings.
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How Polls Are Conducted in Public Opinion Surveys
The American Institute of Public Opinion interviews a cross section of voters in each state. Since 1936 the Institute has tested its methods in 11 elections and on issues. Accuracy depends on who is interviewed and uses six controls to ensure representative samples.
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