War Time Income Figures Questioned In Editorial
The Office of War Information reports a rise in per capita income from 47.92 in July 1940 to 85.03 in April 1948, but the editorial argues averages are fictitious and unreliable. It notes unemployment and nonworking recipients skew the figure and price increases likely outpace real gains for most workers.
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Office of War Information
Washington
Stimson
Ickes
Australian union leaders urged restraint after wartime strikes
The Cur tin government fears voter anger over four wartime strikes could cost the forthcoming general election. Labor officials are told to avoid non-pricking strikes for months, suggesting unions may back the administration over war production, an interpretation the writer hopes is unwarranted.
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John Curtin
Australia
Lea
Belgian Congo
Ethiopia
Congo
Jacques LeClerc
Lake Chad
Leo
Empire State Building
Wallace Jones feud grows as secret RFC funds eyed
Private economic clash tied to Wallace Perkins Rosenthal drafts shows Wallace pressuring Jesse Jones RFC to fund vast purchases of strategic materials. Senate inquiries probe stockpiles and motives, while Jones and Wallace deny public fault in a long, unresolved confrontation.
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Jesse Jones
RFC
Jones
Mallon
FDR
Milo Perkins
Perkins
Morris Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Senate Banking Committee
Byrd Committee
Shrugham
Nevada
Axis
Spain
Ickes
Patterson and
Forrestal
Jeffers
White House
Chester Davis
Congress
Trembling in a Terrace Night Reveals Treacherous Will
Ann confronts Jerry Lane on Terrence House terrace as a burning will core remains flared in the hearth. She discovers his tampering with the will and his dishonesty in love, realizing he has deceived her and others. Her world collapses and she faces turmoil.
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Jerry Lane
Tilda
Terrence House
Jerry
Grand Gussie
The Paper Dances on the Gold of His Buttons
A tense scene unfolds as a woman confronts a man about a burned paper and a stolen past. Accusations fly, emotions surge from hysteria to denial, and the moment ends with her collapse into his arms. Interwoven quotes from wartime figures frame the mood.
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Jerry
Bickering in Official Family and War Governance
Walter Lippmann argues that domestic bickering, Congress, and press discord threaten wartime unity. He urges rededication, a national service act, a comprehensive tax and savings bill, and a strong food administration, with younger leaders empowered to energize governance.
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Algiers
Associated Press
Lippmann
SIGHTSEEING ON THE BELGIAN CONGO
Ernie Pyle details a week in Leopoldville in the Belgian Congo, noting a modern city with 50 000 residents, shipyards, parks, a zoo, and thriving commerce. He contrasts the tropical image with a cooler climate, describes military ties to World War II efforts, and recalls Belgian hospitality toward American troops while observing local life and transport.
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Ernie Pyle
North Africa
Belgian Congo
Congo
Mississippi
Pasadena
Leo
Elizabethville
Washington
Fish TT Puzzler Answers Across and Down
A crossword style clue list titled today s puzzle begins with Across and Down entries from 1 to 56. Clues include color musical drama railroad it is colored with ochre and other mixed terms with several abbreviations and symbol notations.
The Japanese Air Force as Seen by a Redbook Writer
Robert Lewis Taylor in Redbook Magazine sketches the Japanese flyer’s physique and training, contrasts Japan’s air power with U S and Marine pilots, and notes their long training, mechanical gaps, and brutal tactics including tortures and sadism toward prisoners while highlighting their unpredictable, nuisance value in combat.
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Robert Lewis Taylor
Redbook Magazine
Guadalcanal
China
Shanghai
Quotations on pride deceit and virtue from religious and literary voices
A compilation of personal reflections and biblical verses concerns pride deception and moral guidance. Notable lines include Isaiah 47 10 Jeremiah 17 9 Goethe and La Fontaine on wisdom and knavery. The passages contrast self view and ethical behavior with spiritual teachings.
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Goethe
la Fontaine
God
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