Aircraft Carriers Lead Way in Pacific War Aims
Washington notes that U S Navy carrier task forces have demonstrated the ability to operate near Japan without captured land bases. The piece argues movable air bases extended by carriers, supported by battleships and cruisers, enable island seizure and a faster path to Tokyo with combined air and sea power.
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Washington
United States Navy
Tokyo
Far East
Rabaul
Truk
Marshalls
Yokohama Bay
Formosa
Indo-China
America
Japan
Navy
China
Pacific
United States Army
Russia
Statesman or politician How to tell the difference
Robert Quillen contrasts two father figures and defines a statesman as one whose chief duty is to serve the country, while a politician seeks personal gain. He cites duty, morality, and public sacrifice as core traits guiding honest leadership.
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Louise
van Wyck Brooks
Dad
Out of the Past Quote on Hurry and Dispatch
The saying contrasts hurry and dispatch calling hurry a mark of a weak mind while dispatch signals strong action, attributed to Colton.
The Curse of Vacillation in Daily Life
George Matthew Adams writes on the mind destroying habit of vacillation and urges decisive action. He recalls The Old Grey Rat fable to show the peril of hesitation and notes Napoleon’s missed chances due to delay, stressing moving forward to test decisions.
End of the Trail as Described in Sarcastic War Commentary
The column jokes about Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini facing downfall. It quips about shackled fate and miscounts in wartime strategy with a sharp, satirical tone.
Roosevelt delegates go far to avoid Wilsons misstep in San Francisco
Jay Hayden notes President Roosevelt shifts toward a balanced eight member San Francisco delegation to the upcoming world peace conference. he highlights three orthodox republicans and barnard college dean virginia gildersleeve as a nonpartisan member, with sen. a. vandenberg and rep. ch arles a. Eaton shaping foreign policy. concerns target harold e stassen over payback to joseph n ball and dewey alignment, while vandenberg awaits formal invitation and stresses a council voting plan.
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London
Grover Cleveland
San Francisco
Virginia Gildersleeve
Barnard College
Len Vandenberg
Eaton
Vandenberg
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Dewey
Harold £. Stassen
Minnesota
William F. Halsey
International Council
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
United States
Russia
Britain
France
China
Dewey Signals 1948 Run In Washington Dialogue
Gov. Dewey in Washington stated he has no illusions about 1948 and hinted several war veterans may launch strong Republican campaigns. He stressed focusing on his New York governorship and limiting national statements, admitting a misstep in attacking the New Deal late in his campaign. In the Pacific, MacArthur discipline story surfaces amid jokes about Navy Marines. A correction notes Dawes’ RFC role and Pomerene’s succession. OPA price moves to coal stores spark broad political tension and prep for possible coal shutdown in April.
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Washington
Dewey
New York
Pacific
Gen. MacArthur
U. S. Navy
MacArthur
U. S. Marines
Navy
OPA
Coal Company
John G. Lewis
Koppers Company
Island Creek
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Yalta, Bretton Woods, and Soviet Economic Leverage
Raymond Moley argues the Yalta agreement advances American ideas and reshapes German disarmament while expanding Soviet access to Bretton Woods funds. He notes Russia gains from the world bank, seeks large loans, and that US assistance aims to secure world peace and postwar reconstruction. Time will reveal outcomes.
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Yalta
Russia
Germany
Stalin
Lublin
Poland
Yugoslavia
Curzonine
Great Britain
Bretton Woods
Congress
America
Britain
Europe
United States
Soviet Russia
Marshal Stalin
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
iodized salt cuts goiter in Grand Rapids study
Dr Brady notes iodized salt reduced goiter in an area once plagued by thyroid enlargement. He cites Grand Rapids health officials and a Chamber of Commerce report showing near elimination of goiter for years, while warning pamphlet text may overstate current conditions.
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Ohio
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapid Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Commerce
Europe needs rapid physical and economic reconstruction
Marquis W. Childs argues postwar Europe faces dire ruin from Aachen to Dresden and requires swift physical rebuilding alongside political reorientation. He warns Poland and Germany’s fate affect Europe’s economy and American prosperity, urging outside aid, relief, and a new world league to preserve peace.
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Europe
Germany
Poland
Holland
New League
Exploring Mind and Money in Wiggam Q&A
Dr. Albert E Wiggam discusses New Year resolutions noting women more often vow to save money than men. He argues education does not determine racial smarter ness, heredity can be overcome by habit, and people resist admitting mental imbalance, preferring blame on nerves or brain illness.
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Berlin
Cologne
Munich
Dues
Seldorf
Dresden
Germany
Guernica
Warsaw
Rotterdam
Europe
M. Jones
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Charles G. Dawes
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Jesse Jones
Pomerene
Pittsburgh
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OPA Food Section
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