Russia Enters War With Japan Shapes Postwar Peace
Editorial argues Russia’s entry into the war against Japan affects Asia and Europe, noting Soviet forces on the Siberian border and their impact on wartime dynamics. It urges a three power cooperation among the United States, Britain, and Russia to avert further global conflict and secure peace.
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Russia
Asia
Great Britain
Europe
United States
China
Japan
Siberian
Truman
Soviet Russia
Machine politics in North Carolina and Virginia examined
Analyzed political machines in the region, noting Byrd and Gardner factions in Virginia and North Carolina. Discusses leaders, voter susceptibility, and the mix of reform vs entrenched influence, highlighting cross party ties and occasional shifts in loyalty.
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William M. Tuck
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Virginia
Byrd
Arolina
Shelly
Max Gardner
Jor Byrd
R Gardner
North Carolina
Vir
Boss Hague
New Jer
Kelly
Chicago
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City council names Ingram public safety director and fire chief
The editorial praises Eli Ingram for becoming director of public safety and fire chief, with Police Chief Lowdermilk to work alongside him to fix police department issues. It credits City Manager Roy Braden and Councilman Amos Kearns for the initiative, while humorously noting a prior call for council action.
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Eli Ingram
Lowdermilk
Ingram
Amos Kearns
Gity
Roy Braden
Kearns
Inflation and war spending shape postwar prices
In Washington a columnist explains inflation as abundant money with scarce goods. He links rising prices to wartime spending, noting increased currency and deposits while government purchases absorb much of the output and many people hold more money than available goods.
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Max Hall
Jack Stinnett
Washington
Inflation fears ease after V J day
The article notes citizenry holds excess money as munitions cutbacks and war end threaten inflation. Officials warn savings may stay high and merchandise scarce for a year or so after V J day, delaying demand but eventually prompting a surge in spending.
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United Ee
Japan
Washington
Winchell on Broadway Turns to Harvard Anecdotes
Walter Winchell is away this month with guest Charles A. Wagner presenting curious Harvard lore. He narrates John Harvard’s overlooked origins, 260 donated books, early Yale-esque language rules, a Shakespeare theft, and odd campus pranks including fake lectures and a forged endowment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
Jal Harvard
John Harvard
James Be Duke
Controversy Over Public Morals Draws Soldier Letter
A private first class from Scott Field writes that secular education breeds dangerous realism and calls for timeless values from figures like Hillel Confucius and Christ. He argues comparing modern morals to Washington or the Quakers is like night and day without common standards.
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Philadelphia
Scottfield
Ilinois
Hillel
Confucius
Christ
George Washington
Moral rigidities and freedoms in American education debated
A reader questions the spread of censored information and the loss of moral certainties in schools. He argues ten commandments and constitutional rights remain firm guides, despite claims of shifting morals, urging vigilance to teach core values to youth.
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Congress
Potsdam Plan Draws Quiet Senate Caution and Polish Grants
The Potsdam agreement assigns Poland’s reparations to the Soviet Union, shaping Germany’s postwar economy as a tripartite, de industrialized system. Critics see limited American influence, while Truman faces vast tasks amid Greece and Greek-Spanish tensions. Attlee’s Greece stance contrasts with Churchill policy.
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Germany
Russia
United Sates
Truman
Greece
Spain
Attlee
Churchill
Spain and Greece in UN talks amid postwar power play
The report surveys Western plans on Spain and Greece as UN membership and influence battles unfold. It notes Spain’s exclusion over Axis ties, possible revolution, and potential shifting blocs favoring Russia, with Greece as a key ally and Stalin’s influence highlighted in London negotiations.
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Spain
Churchill
Greece
Stalin
United Nations
Argentina
U. N
Russia
Franco
London
U.N
Mr. Roosevelt
Yalta
Ukraine
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