Let There Be Light and Parole Reform in Alabama
A 1945 Alabama issue discusses parole board decisions and broader postwar changes. It notes the board granted no paroles in a session, attributes the outcome to merit over political influence and a shrinking prison population, and previews forthcoming consumer and industrial innovations amid wartime scarcity ending. The column unfolds with religious quotes and economics oriented toward postwar optimism and technological marvels.
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Alabama
Livestock profits rise in Alabama amid diversification push
Alabama farmers see cattle and hog sales reach 43.2 million dollars last year, up from 29 million in 1942, aided by wartime prices and increased production. Experts urge expanding livestock to offset cotton and peanuts shifts, while national news notes Truman, the German issue, and wartime economics.
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Bureau
Alabama
Air lines and engineering glow in future industry talk
The article imagines advances in engineering and industry with a focus on air conditioning, glass window improvements, and durable materials. It suggests low-cost innovations and stresses the potential of new technologies to boost productivity and marvels in the sector, while noting concerns about wear, rust, and durability.
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Walter Abd Coud Itoua
Germany Restores Justice After Nazi Era In Berlin
The Berlin high court is reestablished with Chief Justice Segfried Lewenthal leading a judiciary vow to restore justice and law. Nazi war criminals transferred from Mondorf to Nuernberg will lose war prisoner status and be classified as civilians, signaling a shift in how they are treated by the legal system.
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Berlin
U.S. Court of Appeals
Germany
Nuernberg
Mondorf
Luxembourg
Stard
Atomic era notes and Truman Potsdam talks
A collage of World War II policy notes outlines Allied plans for a second front, Soviet entry into the war against Japan, and postwar troop needs. It cites Teheran and Potsdam agreements, Roosevelt’s role, Wallace’s push, and debate over peacetime conscription and Germany occupation. It also mentions public offices in Kansas City and Army size projections for 1946.
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France
Bad Phoee
Kensas
Germany
Washington
Mao
Japan
Normandy
Churchill
Stalin
FDR
Potsdam
Truman
Russia
Loum Lehman
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Utah
Von
Ivy Lee
Oak Ridge
Tear
John D. Rockefeller
Harald Jacobson
Jacobson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Tenessee
Washington State
Henry Wallace
Wallace
War Agency
Kansas City
Missouri
Federal Building
Lacki
Ragston
John Caskie Collet
United States
Army
G. I
War Department
Congress
Navy
Pacific
Army Brass Hat
Hershey
Dewey
Sen
U. S
Yalta
White House
This Afternoon by John Temple Graves
An analysis of postwar military policy urges downsizing and moving toward national guard ROTC training while preserving a small American occupation zone in Germany. The column contrasts congressional pay raises and staff inequities with calls for state control of employment services and warns against centralized power eroding democracy. Huntsville flagbearers Bolten and Bolden are set to receive the Medal of Honor.
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Italy
Germany
Truman
Senate
House
House Journal
Senate Journal
John Sparkman
Anne
Alice
Huntsville
Ala
Cecil Bushy Bolten
Paul Bolden
Naval
The
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Japan Defeat Signals End of Pacific War Struggle
The article describes Japan’s surrender signals amid Allied advances. It notes Tokyo’s hesitation to accept terms, the Mikado’s government facing collapse, and Allied plans to continue pressure including carrier power and dawn strikes across home islands while awaiting surrender communications.
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Japan
Tokyo
Jan Frgay
Mikedo
Bull Halsey
Congress faces new session amid postwar politics
A Republican majority in the old Senate blocked funding bills, prompting President Wilson to call a special session starting May 19, 1919. The scene underscores the clash between party strategy and government needs as the League of Nations debate loomed.
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Truman
Congress
Wilson
Senate
League of Nations
Red Army advances in Asia and Europe amid war news
Report covers Soviet offensives toward Manchuria and Mongolia, with forces moving against Japanese positions in northern China. Moscow says Marines seized Erashin and Yexi while Reds push across Mongolia, linking with broader strikes to weaken Japanese war capabilities.
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Mary Anera
Mongolia
Menchura
China
Manchuria
Kwantung
Russia
Assani
Thement
Tokyo
Moscow
Erashin
Yexi
Japan
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News of the World
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