Romance of Paolo and Francesca in art across ages
Callier notes the Thirteenth century love tale inspired extensive culture. Opera by Debussy, symphonic poem by Tchaikovsky, Dante and Leigh Hunt poems, Dore Watts Rossetti Cabanel paintings, and plays by D Annunzio Pellico Echegaray Macteriinck reflect its enduring fame.
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Food shipments with lend lease aid bolster Britain war effort
The article notes that besides arms and ships, food relief is crucial as American ships carry concentrated dehydrated rations to Britain. It details seven week lend lease food purchases including cheese soy beans dried eggs and canned goods and explains the shift from bulk grain to compact foods to fit space alongside armaments. It also mentions freezing funds related to China and a separate note on bootleg gasoline and political commentary.
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Congress Debates Three Major Bills in Historic Session
Three significant measures tax reform draft extension and price fixing faced rapid House and Senate action. The tax bill would tax couples filing jointly and divvy revenue between income and corporate taxes. The draft extension passed 45 30 in the Senate and moves toward prolonging 24 years of service for draftees National Guard and reserve officers. The price fixing and draft industry bills drew opposition over potential threats to press and speech freedoms with fears of government seizure of industries.
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British See Far East Squeeze Play in Japan Attitude
British observers view Japan's stance toward Thailand as a strategic squeeze. Nazi forces claim major gains against the Reds. Mussolini's son dies in a plane crash amid wartime upheaval.
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Death of Musach’s Son in Italian Air Crash
Report from South America says Bruno Musach, Benito Mussolini’s second son, aged 22, died in an air crash during a plane test near a Chilean airfield. He served as Captain of Avia ton and saw action in three wars including Ethiopia, the Spanish Civil War, and the current conflict.
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Germans claim large prison tally amid Soviet front retreat
The German high command released four communiques claiming 819009 prisoners taken and vast casualties as their forces pressed the central Smolensk to Kiev line. Soviet reports denied the advances, noting mobile fighting along a 350 mile front and many prisoners, including young soldiers and older reservists, being captured.
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Brazil Azores question in Western defense plan
The dispatch notes a debate over Brazil taking over the Azores islands, a matter Berlin charged as needful for Western hemisphere defense. Washington denied the claim but gave the issue notable prominence in its long range defense planning.
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Anoresa Islands
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Early Bird Hero Receives First Award at VFW En Campment
Jack Early famed as the Irish Traveler and the first veteran to reach the national VFW encampment scene in Philadelphia is honored at convention headquarters for his long journey from Tousavelle Kentucky hitchhiking to attend.
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Hosiery Shortage Sparks War Time Fashion Shift Iconic Cotton Stockings Rise
Wartime shortages push American women toward cotton stockings as silk hosiery industries pivot to cotton. Reports note government research, new fabric lines, and mixed public reception while odds on the war’s end and bombing fears reflect broader anxieties. Also details espionage and executions of two German spies captured near Edinburgh.
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Heavy Allied Bombing Over German Cities Reported
Reports from Berlin indicate intensified air raids with strong winds and storms hampering repairs. Bombers allegedly faced severe weather as they targeted Mannheim Frankfurt and Karlsruhe amid wartime conditions.
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