NMU Leader Seeks Government Seventy Papers Plan
National Maritime Union figure Joseph Curran proposes government takeover of working papers for seamen suspended by the NMU amid strikes. He argues government action would remove working rights from disciplined sailors where NMU contracts exist. The excerpt also notes wartime letters and a Marine Hospital diary account of hunger and battle conditions in the Solomon Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
NMU
Curran
Russia
Optimism over Europe war prospects questioned locally
The letter warns against over-optimism about quick Allied victory in Europe. It notes Sicily’s weak opposition and cautions that Italians are not Germans nor prepared to commit fully. It argues Allied gains are brighter than since Dunkirk but predicts no victory before 1944 at the earliest.
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Sicily
Europe
Dunkirk
1944
Pressure Method by Paul Mallon
Washington. The columnist argues Germany cannot win and that the Nazis will try delaying tactics to force peacetime pressures. It outlines Allied air superiority, heavy Hamburg bombardment, and the goal of pressing Germany until an internal break, with invasion plans hinging on Turkey or Italy decisions.
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Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Roosevelt-Churchill
Hamburg
Pantelleria
Britain
London
Russia
Poland
Dnieper
Balkans
Turkey
Gun mystery pulls Kraik family into deadly suspicion
In June on a lush countryside, Kathy and Mattison confront Gram Kraik over a missing gun. They link the weapon to Derek Grady's murder, noting a fired bullet and sleeping tablets, while Gram resists and hints at hidden truths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattison
Kathy
Middleton
Gram
Clint
Derek Grady
Evidence and Blackmail Tangle Reveals Grady’s Death Motive
In a tense confession scene Rene Ryerson uncovers that Clint Mattison watched the narrator hiding evidence and suspects a frame up. Mattison accuses the narrator of killing Grady to shield Kathy after discovering blackmail details.
We shall not forget Ireland and the struggle for liberty
A collection of quotations on liberty and practicality opens with Morrison and the Boston Rationing Board noting historic neutrality and routine life. A mystery tale fragment follows as the narrator recalls a murder inquiry and suspect Clint Mattison amid family tension and unresolved questions.
LANDLUBBERS GO TO SEA OFF SICILY
Navy correspondent Ernie Pyle profiles shipmates among landlubber sailors during the Sicily invasion. Electrician’s mate Joe Raymer, storekeeper Warren Ream, and chief petty officer Harvey Heredeen share backgrounds from Columbus California and Memphis, noting their prewar trades and adjustments to naval life while awaiting civilian futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Raymer
Burgess Ave
Columbus
Joe
Pillsbury Flour
Ohio
Navy
America
Mister Heredeen
States
O W I On That Sunday Afternoon
Walter Lipmann argues the O W I failed to provide a timely official stance on Fascist Italy after Mussolini's fall. He critiques civilian leadership for not shaping Europe policy, warns against waiting on generals, and notes the risk of an uncoordinated postwar settlement without a United Nations plan.
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
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Liberty
Dantine Critiques Hollywood Nazis as Script Errors and Realism
Helmut Dantine, star of Mrs Miniver and Edge of Darkness, ridicules Nazi portrayals in Hollywood scripts. He argues writers distort enemy truth and urges realism, citing his own concentration camp experience and a wish to see Germans depicted accurately without stump speeches. He describes his life from Vienna to Hollywood and his recent divorce from Gwen Anderle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmut Dantine
Hollywood
Greer Garson
Mrs. Miniver
Dantine
Canada
Lou Gehrig
England
Koenig
Nancy Coleman
Berlin
Wien
University of Vienna
Consular Academy
London
Hitler
Danti
Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
America
Los Angeles
Pasadena Community Playhouse
Gwen Ander
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Amarillo
Texas
Globe News Publishing Co
Gene Move
John McCarty
Walter Way- Marinener
U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Wagner
Solomon Islands
Paul Mallon
Washington
Germany
Rene Ryerson
Clint Mattison
Shaw
Grady
Mrs. Kraik
Eire
Herbert Morrison
Boston Rationing Board
Henry Ford
Katherine
Imogene
Connie
Derek
Judy
Ernie Pyle
Warren Ream
Paradise
Calif
Bullocks
Barker Bros
Rob
Ream
Harvey Heredeen
Memphis
Linde Air Products Co
Spike
Tanglewood Street
London Avenue
Deacon
O.W.I
By Walter Lippmann
Mussolini
Sdiers
Mr. Lippmann
Eisenhower
Algiers
House of Savoy
Shirer
Anne O’hare McCormick
State Department
Badoglio
Kingdom of
Hull
War Department
Marshall
France
United Nations
Peel
Tag
Friends
Make
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Doris
Duke
Fio
John
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