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February 12, 1938

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NAZIS GIVE UP PLAN TO COMB THE ARMY; BRITAIN IS ASSAILED; Proposal for Mixed Control Boards of Officers and Party Members Is Dropped DISORDERS AGAIN DENIED Foreign Office Organ Scores London for Broadcasting Reports Damaging Reich POLISH JEWS ARE BLAMED Army's Feeling of Trust in New High Command Grows, but It Pursues Watchful Waiting Reorganization Proceeding Restlessness Held Inevitable NAZIS GIVE UP PLAN TO COMB THE ARMY Watchful Waiting by Army Offers to Finance Inquiry Hand Seen Behind Rumors Annoyance Held Unjustified Danzig Confiscates 14 Papers

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

London scored for injurious repts; officials deny disorders; reorganization proceeds; army-Nazi investigating comms dropped; Danzig confiscates newspapers for false repts

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Judy Blume

1938Judy Blume, American author and educator[†]

Judith Blume is an American writer of children's, young adult, and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 26 novels. Among her best-known works are Superfudge (1980), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (1970), Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (1972), Deenie (1973), Blubber (1974) and Double Fudge (2002). Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.