Germans Hope 1944 Election Might Erode Unconditional Surrender
An Ankara sourced United Press dispatch notes Nazi hopes that the 1944 U.S. presidential race could trim Roosevelt’s unconditional surrender policy. It cites German officials believing a new president could ease war terms if heavy Pacific casualties shift public opinion. The piece stresses the flood of foreign policy into a domestic campaign and calls for Republican unity on continuity of Roosevelt Hull policies.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Ankara
Turkey
United Press
Franz von Papen
Hitler
Berlin
von Papen
U.P
U.P. Dispatch
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Williie
Roosevelt- Hull
Roosevelt-Hull
Train Good Kids In Democracy And Citizenship
Robert Quillen argues schools must teach democracy and civic duties in a free society. Citizens must show responsibility, cooperation, courage, self discipline, informed voting, and sportsmanship, with home learning supplemented by active participation in government to inspire virtuous citizens.
Book of War Letters A vivid soldier's view of World War I
Front Line Letters edited by Harry Maule collects nearly a hundred service members voices from the war. The letters cover parachute jumps, barbed wire, torpedoed ships, jungle combat, and air raids with humor and frank detail. Many writers died, yet their letters honor home and country.
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Harry Maule
America
Guadalcanal
Tunisia
England
Egypt
Hall 7 Halts Justice Awaited for All Things Past
Quote attributed to Austin O'Malley appears in a fragmentary line about inevitability of justice. The text references hall seven and a universal claim on waiting for justice across past events.
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Austin O'Malley
Midway
Hawaiian Islands
What They Say Rooting Out Evil
Sealed quotes from Lt. Col Albert Warbler and Maj Gen Holland M Smith praise Allied advances in the Pacific. They note Japan’s chain of island bases from Java to the Solomons is severed, with American forces breaking off the eastern end in the Solomons and capturing Tarawa in 76 hours.
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Japan
Java
Solomons
Albert Warbler
Army
Holland M.smith
Tarawa
Toa
Taxpayers Hit Again by Removal of Exemptions
Paul Mallon argues Congress and Senate Finance moved to raise taxes on individuals through removing two exemptions and halting the earned income credit. He contends no plan for new tax sources exists and the public is misled by inflation propaganda while the war toll remains on the average taxpayer. The piece cites a large rise in taxation since Pearl Harbor and criticizes political courage on tax reform.
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House Committee
Senate Finance
Pearl Harbor
Treasury
House
Senate
Which commander fits best for Western Europe invasion
In a war of western Europe invasion the choice between Eisenhower and Marshall hinges on who combines experience energy and authority. Palmer notes Eisenhower proved tactful and effective in North Africa while Marshall is the tactical genius and army builder, with both sides shaping Anglo-American relations.
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Washington
Western
Europe
Gen
Eisenhower
Gen. Marshall
Roosevelt
Churchill
North Africa
Alexander
Montgomery
Sicilian
Italy
Clark
Marshall
France
Salerno
Post War View on Army Oil Project Scrutiny
Raymond Clapper argues a post mortem on wartime spending is needed. He urges Lt Gen Brehon Somervell explain the $134.6 million Western Canada Canal oil project, noting urgency and peril of 1942 wartime decisions while warning against over harsh judgments.
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Truman Committee
Army
Canada
Navy
Brehon B. Somervell
Pearl Harbor
Somervell
East Texas
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Economic Reversals and Cutbacks for 1944
Analyst Merryle S. Rukeyser argues for planned cutbacks and shift to civilian production as 1944 begins. He warns of unemployment risk during wartime to peacetime transition, urging government action, labor and management cooperation, and avoidance of overproduction in munitions.
Slap Happy Jeep Ride Ends With Self Inflicted Smack
The narrator recalls a comic tale of a jeep ride with a general. He misidentifies the driver amid bumps and swerves and ends up slapping his own face when the vehicle hits a jolt, joking about wartime bravado.
Sneeze curtain reduces infections in naval sickbays
Dr Wm Brady discusses outbreaks of respiratory illness in corpsmen aboard ships and praises a sneeze curtain of muslin around bunks as effective. He notes droplets from coughing or sneezing spread germs to nearby patients and urges use of barriers in sickbays and wards.
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Clifford PP. McCullough
Usnr. Medical Corps
U. S. N. Med
McCullough
Poetry Truth Surpasses Science In Wiggam Q A
Dr. Albert E Wiggam argues poetry holds deeper truth than science through Billy Phelps anecdote about poets vs scientists. He also discusses praise as a driver of human achievement and offers reading speed guidance for comprehension and meaning.
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William Lyon
Billy
Phelps
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