Holding Up Big Three Meeting Explained By Lawrence
David Lawrence weighs why a Churchill Roosevelt Stalin conference remains stalled. He flags questions over Poland, future talks, and whether Moscow or domestic politics block a high level summit. The piece views American hesitations and Russia Britain tensions as central to the delay.
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People Over Dogs Says Dear Louise and More
A Dear Louise column by Robert Quillen blends a dog bite tale with social observations. The writer argues people matter more than pets after recounting a mailman risk and a neighbor’s loose dogs. He urges stricter action against dangerous dogs and notes broad political and wartime sentiments.
Vision guides great deeds from Edison to Ford
Today's Talk argues vision is the core of achievement, citing Edison, Pasteur, Fulton and others who pursued one idea to triumph. It praises Frances Willard and Henry Ford as emblematic visionaries, noting skeptics who doubted their plans but were proven wrong. The piece cites Proverbs to claim where there is no vision, the people perish.
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Out of the Past Franklin quote on thrift and wealth
A pithy aphorism attributes wealth wisdom to Franklin noting that spending less than you earn is the philosopher's stone. The saying ties thrift to financial mastery, framing prudent expense as transformative.
New Use for Spam in War Bond Drive
Arthur Baer notes witty spin on wartime rationing with Spam as incentive while bemoaning butcher shop closures and high pork demand. He recalls past generosity to a cat, laments holiday slowdowns, and mentions a gizzard riot amid shortages. The piece blends humor with consumer strains.
Groundwork for Transition Period Laid by 78th Congress
In 1944 the 78th Congress enacted key postwar measures including industrial reconversion, war contract settlements, and surplus property disposal. It passed the GI Bill of Rights, muster-out pay, and major public works programs totaling about $3 billion. It rejected Murray Kilgore travel and unemployment plans, while extending price and wage controls and the Second War Powers Act. Domestic policy support is expected to grow in 79th Congress.
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Bonomi Letter to F.R. Hits Harsh Armistice
Drew Pearson reports Premier Bonomi sent Roosevelt a 100 page letter detailing Italian grievances against Britain. Armistice terms imposed by Britain would cede Pantelleria to Britain and strip Trieste into an international port, with Piedmont also proposed for France. British control limits Italian forces and disarms partisans, while Moscow recognition of Badoglio government remains unresolved.
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Badoglio
Tokyo’s Fire Vulnerability Shapes Japanese Fear and Plans
Raymond Moley analyzes Tokyo’s reconstruction after 1923 to 1941, noting limited funds forced wide firebreak avenues amid inflammable housing. He cites Japanese fears of air raids, emphasis on fireproof apartments, and the belief that superstition underpins both courage and terror as Tokyo steels itself for war.
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Kyushu
Far East
Pearl Harbor
Graying hair and aging wisdom from Dr Brady’s advice
A newspaper column blends medical musings on aging with notes from Dr. Brady about graying hair signaling involution and arterial changes, urging nutrition and sun exposure to prevent premature decline. It includes brief Q and A on iodine use, meat curing agents, and hospital policies about husbands in delivery rooms.
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Eben E. Rexford
Osler
Noah Webster
Juan Ponce de Leo
Air Force Rehabilitation Is on the Right Track
Air Force chief Gen H H Arnold champions planned convalescence to restore physical and mental casualties. Under Col Howard Rusk and Maj Gen David N W Grant, patients move toward normal life without regimentation, with 82 percent returning to air force duties and 18 percent rejoining civilian roles. Navy and British plans inform U S efforts in a program saving millions of man hours.
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