Iron Mountain News Promotes Prison Labor For Free Press
The piece notes WMC regional directors in Chicago and Detroit sponsor a plan with Linwood I. Noyes to use about 1200 Allied prisoners to chop pulp wood and mill it into newsprint for the American press. The pact is pitched as a gesture for freedom of expression and the media.
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WMC
Chicago
Prosaic Justice
Detroit
William H. Spencer
Robert Goodwin
Linwood I. Noyes
Iron Mountain
Mich
News
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Avis
Free American Press
Cornell hires Russian history tutor for Army indoctrination
The university has brought in Dr Joshua Kunitz to teach Russian history to soldiers undergoing confidential training. The author argues Kunitz has been an active Communist, including editing the New Masses, and opposes forcing young Americans to study under him for service in wartime.
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Cornell University
Joshua Kunitz
Russia
United States
New Masses
American electricity industry boosts output during wartime
Since the German invasion of Poland, the American electricity sector increased output by 75 percent while capacity rose only 25 percent. Officials say wartime programs like TVA, Bonneville and Grand Coulee account for a small share of 63 million kilowatts, and civilian service remains uninterrupted without delays from the war effort, with private producers providing essential support.
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Poland
TVA
Bonneville
Grand Coulee
Hen lays three yolk egg in Vermont
A Vermont hen produced a rare three yolk egg measuring 0.61 inches with an apparent value implication noting ceiling price per dozen.
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Vermont
Third of a Boot by Paul Mallon
Washington reports the Allied landings in Italy have captured only a third of the peninsula with limited progress in November. German forces equal in troop numbers and terrain favors defense, and amphibious operations seem impractical. Weather, rivers, and rugged hills hinder moves as air superiority remains uncertain.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Italy
Adriatic
Rome
Fifth Army
Alife
Garigliano
Pescara
France
Probato
Gideon Planish Begins a College Year of Discontent
In 1921 professor Gideon Planish at Kinnikinick College laments Providence and his career while teaching a large freshman rhetoric class. He fixates on Teckla Schaum, longs for marriage, and speaks of Shakespearean ambition amid a bustling campus scene.
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Gid Planish
Kinnikinick College
Gideon Planish
Providence
Teckla Schaum
Senate
Teckla
Peony Jackson and the Professor in a Playhouse Scheme
A scene unfolds with Peony Jackson, an audacious Faribault student, pursuing an acting class and a part read with a college professor. Flirtation and power dynamics mingle as plans for a four annual plays emerge, with a late night soda meeting set at Postum's drug store pending.
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Peony
Lambda House
Weill
Postum
Peony Jackson
Foreign policy and common sense by Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Thompson argues that Willkie's Moscow controversy shows how US stance on Russia must be power based. She asserts real security comes from recognizing power structures, deterring in primary interests, negotiating secondary ones, and avoiding meddling where unable to enforce outcomes.
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Ness
Willkie
Moscow
America
Kremlin
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Britain
Poland
Munich
Europe
Africa
British Isles
France
Hitler
Trench Foot Bites Soldiers On Italian Front
War correspondent Ernie Pyle reports trench foot spreading among both sides in the Italian mountains. Wet cold conditions, prolonged boot wear, and improvised fixes like gas cap wraps threaten troops with dead tissue, sores, and possible amputation. Rock fragments and grenades shape brutal mountain fighting as soldiers dream of home.
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Ernie Pyle
Italy
Naples
Quotations and Scripture Reflections
The excerpt presents a pious reflection contrasting human search for praise with faith in a Redeemer who lives and will stand on the earth. It juxtaposes a classical quote from Rivarol with a biblical verse from Job 19:25.
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Redemer
Job
Navy aviation art exhibit honors wartime training
Seven American artists under Navy direction created 101 paintings documenting naval aviation from pre flight to battle at sea. Abbott Laboratories funded the gift, praised by Secretary Frank Knox, with works spanning training at Lakehurst and Norman, Okla., carrier operations, and Pacific combat scenes.
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United States Navy
Abbott Laboratories
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Norman
Oklo
Lawrence Beall Smith
Pacific
U. S. Navy
Robert Benney
J. F. McCain
Naval Aviation
Navy
Verses and Sayings on Faith Courage and Mercy
A collection of biblical quotes and classical maxims on trust in God, mercy, patience, and right conduct. It juxtaposes Isaiah Psalm and Proverbs lines with Shakespeare Bacon and Cicero reflections on virtue, anger, and responsibility.
Leaders Weigh Postwar Cooperation and Fiscal Responsibility
A set of quotes from Senators Nye and Tydings and Governor Saltonstall and Lieut. Gen. Cark stressing allied cooperation after war, peaceful aims, and the need for accountability in government spending. The remarks touch on the League of Nations, understanding between nations, and the distance to Rome as a metaphor for distant goals.
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League of Nations
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Congress
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Polk Street Professor and the Lion Taming Aunt Pearl
An East Texas memory recalls Aunt Pearl, a stern moralist, who subdued a circus lion with a lace parasol. She confronted the beast, pried it down its throat, and led it on a leash, earning imagined honors if medals existed then.
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Pearl
Texas
Au— Pearl
TODAY'S PUZZLER HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CLUES
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New York Times
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Ukraine
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Teschen
Rivarol
Uncle Sam
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Sweet Mercy
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Goyv
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Massachusetts
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Polk Street
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