04 Feb 1939
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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 04, 1939
Page
1
At a press conference President Roosevelt defended U.S. policy of maintaining independence and warned against entangling alliances. He said American policy in Europe remains unchanged and accused newspapers of distorting the administration's aims.
A decree in Berlin orders the reorganisation of the German Air Force. The move aims to strengthen air power and consolidate command amid wartime shifts.
London stations and depots step up guards after blasts at Tottenham Court Road and Leicester Square. A flying squad finds seven bombs at Newington. Five loaded. Investigators suspect IRA links and search Irish quarters for two Spain-linked suspects.
London reports Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax stated Britain would not exclude Germany from world trade. He argued strong commercial and financial ties between Germany and Britain are essential, but warned trade is destroyed by armaments, waste of capital and labor, and fear of war.
A fire at a Rooty Hill residence caused damage to a house in Sydney. Two children, an 11 year old boy and an 8 year old girl, woke to smoke and escaped with their parents. The blaze started in curtains and papers in a sideboard, with about 33 stolen after entry through a back window.
In Sydney, prominent retailers report women wearing more wool than ever. They counter Premier Hepburn of Ontario who claimed that women wearing less wool would ruin the primary industry.
Accepted unless inspected authorities inform Ulster Government. Intensive inquiries prompt Scotland Yard to mobilise all resources to detect those responsible for the outrages.
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