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Willkie scores New Deal maturity theory; lists unfinished jobs; stresses defense need for strong econ; text
Under-Sec Butler comments on Brit-U S talks on supply to Japan; Hull acknowledges talks
RAF bombs more than 20 objectives in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium find France; Essen Krupp works, Grevenbroich aluminum factory and Cologne oil depot are principal targets; Channel ports bombed; Germans minimize damage; raids made in bad weather
Roosevelt freezes funds in U S
leaves for Pa-Ohio; itinerary
1940Lucy Morgan, American newspaper reporter (died 2023)[†]
Lucy Ware Morgan was an American long-time reporter and editorialist at the Tampa Bay Times.
1940Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)[†]
Vito Volterra was an Italian mathematician and physicist, known for his contributions to mathematical biology and integral equations, being one of the founders of functional analysis.