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April 22, 1942

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Headlines from April 22, 1942

PRESIDENT ORDERS SUMMARY SEIZURE OF ENEMY PATENTS; He Declares First Thing Is to Win War and Nothing Will Stand in Way of That BARS RETURN FOREVER Action, Exceeding That of the Last Conflict, Extends to Rights Held Indirectly PRESIDENT MOVES TO SEIZE PATENTS

By John MacCormacspecial To the New York Times

Roosevelt orders Alien Property Custodian, L T Crowley, to seize all enemy-owned or controlled patents; bars return forever; Treas and Custodian action to date revd; Crowley office to work with Brit Controller of Trading with the Enemy; Roosevelt, Crowley and Wash comment

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U.S. TO JOIN R.A.F. IN BOMBING NAZIS; British Hear Flying Fortresses Will Soon Help in Raids on German Territory U.S. TO JOIN R.A.F. IN BOMBING NAZIS

By the Associated Press

U S heavy bombers to join RAF in raids on Continent

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Police Take Over Air Raid Wardens

By Unknown Author

police take over air-raid warden service; 6-wk training course for wardens to be required

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Bill Gives President Powers To Fix Prices, Conscript Men; American Legion Plan Would Authorize the Executive to Control U.S. Economy in War, Except for Tax Rights BILL WOULD RAISE PRESIDENT'S POWER

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Repr May offers Amer Legion-sponsored bill authorizing Pres to draft all man power

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'FOR GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY IN AERIAL COMBAT'; PRESIDENT HONORS, PROMOTES O'HARE Medal of Honor Is Awarded to Navy's One-Man Air Force for Japanese Attack WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY Citation Calls Deed 'One of Most Daring in History of Combat Aviation'

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Lieutenant Edward H. O'Hare, the naval flier who single-handed shot down five Japanese bombers and damaged another in combat action off the Gilbert Islands on Feb. 20, was presented with the Congressional Medal of Honor today by President Roosevelt.

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1942Giorgio Agamben, Italian philosopher and academic^[†]

Giorgio Agamben is an Italian philosopher best known for his work investigating the concepts of the state of exception, form-of-life and homo sacer. The concept of biopolitics informs many of his writings.

1942Mary Prior, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bristol^[†]

Alice Mary Prior served as Lord Lieutenant of Bristol from 2007 to 2017. She is currently the Pro-chancellor of University of Bristol and a trustee of the environmental fund Viridor Credits.

Headlines from April 22, 1942

PRESIDENT ORDERS SUMMARY SEIZURE OF ENEMY PATENTS; He Declares First Thing Is to Win War and Nothing Will Stand in Way of That BARS RETURN FOREVER Action, Exceeding That of the Last Conflict, Extends to Rights Held Indirectly PRESIDENT MOVES TO SEIZE PATENTS

U.S. TO JOIN R.A.F. IN BOMBING NAZIS; British Hear Flying Fortresses Will Soon Help in Raids on German Territory U.S. TO JOIN R.A.F. IN BOMBING NAZIS

Police Take Over Air Raid Wardens

Bill Gives President Powers To Fix Prices, Conscript Men; American Legion Plan Would Authorize the Executive to Control U.S. Economy in War, Except for Tax Rights BILL WOULD RAISE PRESIDENT'S POWER

'FOR GALLANTRY AND INTREPIDITY IN AERIAL COMBAT'; PRESIDENT HONORS, PROMOTES O'HARE Medal of Honor Is Awarded to Navy's One-Man Air Force for Japanese Attack WHITE HOUSE CEREMONY Citation Calls Deed 'One of Most Daring in History of Combat Aviation'

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