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Vichy Govt reptd to have accepted Hitler's peace terms
J L Lewis sees Roosevelt policies leading to war; hails Willkie ss, text
auto industry leaders conf with Knudsen; agree to pool efforts in plane output; Knudsen comments; Wallace replies to Repubs on Roosevelt and preparedness
Willkie pledges indus expansion
H A Wallace recalls Roosevelt allocation of WPA funds in 1933
1940Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player and educator[†]
Eddie Henderson is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of pianist Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band, going on to lead his own electric/fusion groups through the decade. Henderson earned his medical degree and worked a parallel career as a psychiatrist and musician, turning back to acoustic jazz by the 1990s.
1940John Horgan, Irish academic and politician[†]
John S. Horgan is a former Labour Party politician, professor of journalism at Dublin City University and, from 2007 to 2014. the first Press Ombudsman in Ireland.