Nazis Seize Czechoslovakia, March 18, 1939

Posted on March 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

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Hedda Hopper writes about a new type of producer-director unit at RKO making "Gunga Din."

British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain denounces Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s "lawless and sinister" destruction of Czechoslovakia … war fears send the stock market tumbling.

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William "The Fox" Hickman’s holdup partner is paroled from San Quentin. And not a single bit of art on the front page.

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A wave of Czech suicides is reported.

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Comics of yesteryear: "Big Chief Wahoo" and "Harold Teen." With "Dick Tracy" and "Li’l Abner." 		1939_0318_sports

Cubs beat Sox 10-2 at Wrigley Field. I love the old sports writing: The "Pale Hose" … swatsmiths … but "turkey-necked Cub third-baseman?"

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