G O P shirks responsibility in Congress
In Washington the Democrats hold 216 seats while Republicans have 212, a tight split that limits clear policy direction. The piece argues Republicans avoid commitments to appeal to all groups, keeping power in check and avoiding responsibility for legislative acts. It discusses implications for responsible government and comparisons to parliamentary systems.
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Ashington
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Canada
Australia
War Ends and Taxation as a Colonial Thread Explored
Robert Quillen argues no part of America should resemble a colony after war. He traces how sovereignty, taxation, and trade created dependence from the South to the West, with money and credit linking regions to Britain. The piece muses on industry, labor, and the social currents that could shape a postwar nation.
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America
England
London
New York
New England
West
Wall Street
Ind
Switzerland
Inner Fortitude in Daily Life and War News
George Matthew Adams counsels that inner fortitude or self reliance sustains individuals in public life, business, hospitals, and war. He argues our fate and progress hinge on an inward courage of heart, a spiritual balance wheel guiding every brave deed and independent thought.
Out of the Past Reformer Quote
A brief quotable line from C Simmons urges true reformers to oppose evil and diligently pursue placing good in its stead.
War ends stir questions on fair return for labor and tools
Dr Everett Case, president Colgate U, warns the postwar period will test how products are distributed and profits ensured for workers and capital. The Times of London notes mixed Allied success against the Atlantic Wall and questions the overall impact of the coastal defenses.
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Everett Case
Colgate U
Times of London
Atlantic Wall
Spangler Fights Do Not Deter GOP Convention Harmony
Paul Mallen reports the GOP aims to preserve harmony at the national convention despite moves to oust Spangler as chairman. Dewey likely to name a campaign manager. Taft, Vandenberg, Bricker figures guide platform and postwar cooperation plans amid factional tensions.
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Ashington
G.O.P
Spangler
France
Mackinac
Dewey
National
Sen
Robert Taft
Borah
Republican Party
Alao
Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
Brickerman
Blood Donor Service Links Americans to Allied War Effort
Marquis W. Childs extols Red Cross blood donation as a vital home-front effort. Donor centers operate with weekly quotas of about 100,900 to 110,000 pints, aiming for steady, return donors across the nation. The program emphasizes plasma transfusion, volunteer involvement, and a historic racial separation policy, justified as deference to military needs.
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Atlantic
Red Cross
Army
Navy
Armed Services
America
Military Intelligence Move on D-Day Sparks Disarray
The D-Day move of G2 offices in the Pentagon caused chaos as telephones were torn out and staff scrambled, while Allied invasion plans remained secret. Roosevelt’s crackdown on Eire diplomats also tied to Cherbourg route, with Irish Sea movement shaping early war logistics and timing.
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Irish Sea
Eire
Yasmosan
War Department
Pentagon
English Channel
Roosevelt
The
Cherbour Peninsula
U. S
Pomear
Productive Ability Is Answer to Postwar Economic Problems
Wendell Willkie argues postwar demobilization requires a cooperative, enterprise driven solution. He warns state control abroad and rising unemployment at home, urging targeted government countercyclical measures, capital incentives, anti monopoly safeguards, and reaffirmation of private initiative to guide production and employment after victory.
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Europe
Russia
France
Great Britain
Mind Questions From Wiggam On Marriage And Leadership
Dr. A E Wiggam explores marriage dynamics and leadership through questions and brief answers. He cites sociologists Bur ess and Cottrell on parental disapproval and marital happiness, notes human fight instinct in wartime, discusses solitary leadership, and touches on shared desires across humans and animals with brain-cell correlations.
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Hessy
Helen Hall Jennings
Eisenhower
By Bugs Baer Bet He'll Be Quiet Next Time
Cartoonish column critiques army discipline using a bombshell affair as a cautionary lesson about talking too much. The piece mocks military codes and warns that one scandal can deter others for a year.
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