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...first comment on the election which swept many New deal stalwarts into the discard and raised the Republican party to a place of power in both the House and Senate. Mr. Roosevelt said at his press conference, however, that he sees no threat to a continuation of liberal government nor does he envisage a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats arising to circumvent...
...nature thiamin appears abundantly in egg yolks, lean pork, crude molasses, peas and peanuts. It is found most abundantly in the germs of ripe grain. Millers discard such "hearts of wheat" to make white flour, causing Dr. Williams to cry: "Man commits a crime against nature when he eats the starch from the seed and throws away the mechanism necessary for the metabolism of that starch...
...success for the French-Italian conversations because in "the war in Spain, we are on opposite sides of the barricades." Before agreement could be reached Italy demanded, it was reported: 1) that France close her borders to Leftist supplies* and thus probably permit a Franco victory; 2) that France discard her military alliance with the Soviet Union. Possibly for bargaining purposes, he was also said to have asked that Italians in the French African protectorate of Tunisia be given special privileges and that France pledge not to conscript native troops for her armies. Further conversations between Italian Foreign Minister Count...
With events at this crucial stage, Prime Minister Chamberlain moved quickly to save the Franco-Italian agreement from complete discard and to save his own Italian pact from collapse. In Rome British Ambassador Lord Perth called on Foreign Minister Ciano, urged him to continue the talks. In London, the Earl of Plymouth was instructed to call the moribund Committee on Non-intervention into session this week. There Britain will propose that France close her Pyrenees frontier to supplies for a 30-day period, while the committee reaches an agreement on the withdrawal of foreign fighters from both sides. Last week...
...thing this constant uproar proved was that physical science is still lusty, ready to discard old theories if they get in the way of others newer and more useful...