Commander-in-Chief Role Examined Amid Election Debate
David Lawrence analyzes the wartime command structure, arguing Roosevelt acts as commander-in-chief with few true understudies. He identifies Admiral Leahy as closest to deputy, while Byrnes and Wallace lack actual war-operational experience. The piece weighs succession scenarios for Dewey, Roosevelt, Wallace, and Truman.
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YY Asagpor
Roosevelt
Wallace
Latin America
China
Russia
James F. Byrnes
White House
Mr. Byrnes
CIO
Byrnes
Gen. Marshall
Admiral King
Arnold
Admiral Leahy
France
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
Dewey
King
Gen. Arnold
Casablanca
Quebec
Cairo
Teheran
Poise and conscience shape fear and peace of mind
Robert Quillen reflects on how imagination and conscience sow guilt and unease in man, contrasting with calm wilderness behavior. He argues poise comes from a conscience free of offense, citing social shames and the need to live in the present, amid wartime and political allusions.
Supremacy in Nature and a Vision of World Peace
George Matthew Adams argues that natural laws govern rivalries among wildlife and humankind. He urges harmony through universal understanding, free nationalities, and love and justice, citing the Sermon on the Mount as the ideal world peace template.
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Weskawenaak
Margarite
Hemisphere
Europe
Out of the Past Man Mythic Earth Tree Concept
Henry George describes an Out of the Past Man as an animal plus something else a mythic earth tree with roots in the ground and branches that may bloom in the heavens the idea blends creature and cosmic growth into a single image.
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Henry George
What They Say Assurance to the Poles
Moscow statement says the Red army advance is dictated only by military considerations. Soviet Russia does not intend to meddle with the Polish administration and social structure.
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Moscow
Red Army
Soviet Russia
Dictators face limits of public opinion, even in totalitarian regimes
By Merryle S. Rukeyser the piece argues that dictatorial power rests on the illusion of consent. It notes Nazi propaganda flaws and Mussolini’s fall as warnings that public opinion remains the ultimate sanction, even amid fear and censorship. The UN countermeasures and Allied propaganda are cited as checks on Teutonic ambitions. The author favors open dialogue in democracy as practical and productive.
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Herr Goebbels
United Nations
U. S
Germany
Reich
Fuehrer
Frantic Bosses Move Wallace Backers at Democratic Convention
Drew Pearson recounts how Roosevelt era bosses pressed to nominate Truman after public letter backing Douglas and later kept Wallace hopeful. A last minute adjournment, backroom deals, and whispered orders from the White House shifted delegates to Truman, with Barkley and Ickes central to the maneuvering and Casey orchestrating Maine’s switch.
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Kelly
Illinois
Scott Lucas
Ickes
Wallace
Bob Hannegan
Sam Jackson
Sen. Barkley
Barkley
Roosevelt
Ed Pauley
Pauley
Standard Oil
California
Oscar Ewing
The
Aluminum Corporation
Truman
White House
Gene Casey
Maryland
Maine
Casey
Henry Wallace
Himmler Emerges as Most Powerful Nazi Figure Says Henderson
James Thrasher quotes Sir Neville Henderson on Heinrich Himmler, noting his rapid rise, control over Gestapo and SS, and the expansion of his power within Germany. The account highlights Himmler's brutal methods, surveillance network, and plans for postwar resistance.
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Neville Henderson
Britain
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Nazi Germany
Himmler
Hell
Goering
Munich
Gestapo
Schutz Staffel
Big Four to Meet at Dumbarton Oaks for World Organization Plan
Early August in Washington the Britain Russia China and United States will confer at Dumbarton Oaks on a world organization plan. Under secretary Edward Stettinius Jr will lead the U S side with Sir Alexander Cadogan and Maxim Litvinov possible Russian representative and H H Kung possibly China’s delegate. Secretary Cordell Hull will oversee the talks as reporters may attend the first day and a daily bulletin will follow.
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Ashington
Washington
Britain
Russia
China
United States
Dumbarton Oaks
Robert Woods Bliss
Georgetown
Edward R. Stettinius
Sir Alexander Cadogan
Foreign Office
Cadogan
Anthony Eden
Eden
Moscow
Maxim Litvinov
Litvinov
H. H. Kung
Soong
Chungking
Kung
Bretton Woods
Cordell Hull
Stettinius
Dumbarton Airs
World Organization
United Nations
Big Four
Mikolajczyk
More Gray Hairs for Adolf by Bugs Baer
Comedy column notes that two enemies in Germany are fighting, predicting shifting fortunes and a forthcoming statue of Schicklegruber. The writer jokes about a Prussian officer grabbing a dock wall, a missed perfect chance, and imminent swift changes in the German scene.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Adolf
Adenoids and Stupidity in School Children Debate
Dr Brady questions the rush to remove tonsils and adenoids for “adenoid facies” in unhappy schoolchildren. He argues pupils suffer under oxygen deprivation and hearing loss, and that many boys and girls retain normal IQs with proper non surgical care. He blames medical staff and parents for unnecessary operations.
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Forsooth
Maggie
van Leyden
Ferdinand I
Spain
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al Smith
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