Call for Defense Policy Council to Guide U S Security
David Lawrence argues America must replace guesswork with a formal defense policy. A joint chiefs council would coordinate military and foreign policy, assess commitments, and report to the President regularly to prevent surprise attacks and costly unpreparedness.
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Africa
Alaska
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Flying the Hump in a Stormy Skies Era
A memoir fragment follows a CNAC crew over the Himalayas from India to China. The narrator recalls risky early flights, solo and paired missions, and a tense dogfight with Japanese Zero fighters near Kunming.
Why Coddle Hirohito in World War II Strategy
The piece argues that bombing the Imperial Palace would not hasten victory and could backfire by turning Hirohito into a martyr. It urges letting the emperor face demonstrated impotence to shatter the Japanese myth of divine protection, thereby aiding the long term aim of destroying imperial power in Japan.
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Coddling Vindicated Saves American Prisoners in Germany
The International Red Cross reports that German officers under Hitler refused to execute Allied aviators, sparing 99 percent of American prisoners. The Swiss Red Cross notes that despite brutal treatment of political prisoners, humane wartime conduct aligned with the Geneva Convention and upheld a vestige of decency within the German army.
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Psychiatrists for Gov Custodians Proposed by Judge Frank
Judge Jerome Frank proposes periodic consultations with government psychiatrists for administrators to curb hidden drives and obsessions. He argues a psychiatric check could smooth operations, though critics fear it might unduly influence officials or backfire.
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Jerome Frank
Federal Bench
Psychagasts
Sie
Yosemite’s Giants Impress Delegates Amid Conference Haze
Peter Edson notes delegates at the United Nations conference retreat to Yosemite National Park to glimpse the giant sequoia, a 3,800 year old symbol amid debates on trusteeship and independence. The piece blends humor with musings on geopolitics, climate, and age, likening time in San Francisco to measuring tree rings and volcanic epochs.
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Silk stockings produced in Moscow factory spark 팬 appeal
A Moscow factory has started manufacturing women's high grade silk stockings. The development is depicted as likely to boost the appeal of communism among Americans, especially women, by offering fashionable luxury goods.
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Davis Hopes Senate Will Restore Funds
Washington, Elmer Davis, head of the Office of War Information, urged the Senate to reverse a $17 million House cut in OWI funds. He warned that House reductions could liquidate European and domestic facilities, leaving only Pacific bureaus.
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Elmer Davis
Senate
Office of War Informatum
Ten Years Ago Alumni Reunion and Local Social Notes
Ten years back Gordon B Gray helped arrange Ohio State University Law College alumni reunion in Columbus. Seventy couples attended Sans Souci Graduation Dance at K of P Hall with Anne Mae Keever and Dean McKinstry presenting a tap routine. Dr Sprague joined the medical field as John True Sprague earned his BD at University of Cincinnati. Foster B Cornwell, Athens native, graduated from Ohio State Law School. Twenty years ago John Bolin visited relatives then traveled to Washington DC. Southern Ohio Electric bought Athens Electric per H C Clark. Rev Brinley Abbott spoke at Ellis Lodge Flag Day ceremony. Mary Ford wed Orland Cullums in Huntington WV.
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Gordon B. Gray
Ohio State University
Columbus
Anne MaeKeever
Dean McKinstry
War Today Justice Jackson seeks new path for war crime trials
Justice Jackson argues for trying war criminals and even whole organizations such as the Nazi Party and Gestapo. He envisions an international tribunal rooted in equity to judge aggressors who shape future law, while acknowledging no current real court exists but urging a global court without veto power.
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Robert H. Jackson
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United States
International Tribune
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Corning Club Organizes and Scout Activities Highlight Week
The R W A 4 H Sewing Club met at Mrs. Vernon Fisher home with one new member and plans for the Farm project. Troop 35 Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts cleaned the cabin area near Drakes Farm. Dinner guests included Virgil Leffler Jane Hysell Al Dairymiple and others. Mrs. Thomas Curtis of Fairport Harbor visited Corning relatives while the Pinochle Club hosted by Leo Redkoshi gathered several couples. Mae Jones of Columbus visits with James Jones family near Oakfield.
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Radoski
Mae Jones
Columbus
Tir
James Jones
Oakfield
Prison Visit by MacArthur Tour at Palawan Prison
General Douglas MacArthur toured the Swahig penal colony on Palawan Island as part of his Philippines visit. The center housed those accused of collaboration with the Japanese under guard by U S troops. The day included a POW atrocity visit and the discovery of a tortured U S Marine and other prisoners from various work gangs.
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Phillippines
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Puerto Princesa
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Bodman
Poets Corner Verses by Rosamond Fox
This memorial verse laments a brother lost to war. Rosamond Fox remembers Joe, the fair haired child who did not grow to twenty one, and vows to serve both parents as son and daughter. Ohio U-1933.
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Daddy
Paix
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Tuppers Plains News Notes
Tuppers Plains notes report visits by Mrs. Wilma Pratt and two sons from Parkersburg and others from Canton and Vienna. Local residents undertake home projects including repairs by Bill Chapman on the Matlack property and J. W. Arbaugh painting his house and the post office. The 4-H Semper Partans met at Olive Orange High School with full attendance, and social visits continue among residents from Athens, Dayton, and Columbus.
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Akron
E. L. Newell
Parkersburg
C. E. Woode
M. J. Hopkins
Betty
Dayton
Stone
Vienna
William Fulton
Hazel
Helen Hoffman
Columbus
Semper Partans 4-H Club
Tuppers Plains
Olive Orange High School
Vietta Springer
Roy
J. M. Frost
Athens
Hilda Stiles
Torch Societies Hold Meeting Thursday
The Torch Baptist Women’s Societies met at Mrs. Icy Day’s home on Thursday afternoon with President Mrs. W. T. Crandall presiding. After a brief business session the group rolled bandages and cut quilt blocks while refreshments were served to listed members and guests. Ad journment set for the next meeting with Mrs. W. T. Crandall.
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Torch Baptist Women's Societies
Icy Day
W. T. Crandall
Olive Osborne
Cyrus Baker
W. L. Gray
Anna Connolly
Reuben Johnson
Seldon Johnson
Allie Webb
R. J. Runion
Cyrus Jones
Estel Ann Day
T. Crandall
Straitsville Personal and Social Notes
Straitsville social items report club meeting rescheduled to June 3 at Mrs. Jean Williams home. Local arrivals include Danny Daugherty returning from a year in Germany and welcomed by wife Katie in Columbus. Various visits, travels, and family news across Straitsville and nearby towns.
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Carnation Club
Jean Williams
Danny Daugherty
Germany
Katie
Columbus
Roy Meredith
Dick Meredith
John Miller
John Nelson
Scotty Nelson
Herman Brown
Kentucky
Henry
U. S
Boob Warner
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Nell Ross
Logan
Genevieve Hartman
Jane Ervin
New Lexington
Ethel Wade
Ward. W. Va
Myrtle Boyle
Ivy Dishan
Shawnee
David Jones
Marion Foster
Dale Thomas
Pocahontas Lodge No. 23
Armistice Sought to Preserve France Says Petain
Marshal Petain told a Paris commission that he demanded an armistice as the only way to save France. He argued it prevented Poland’s fate, saved hundreds of thousands of soldiers from captivity, kept a free zone, preserved French empire integrity, and aided Anglo-Saxon landing.
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