Truman’s late talk judged as satisfactory by editors
The editors describe President Truman’s remarks as a satisfactory talk not a grand speech. They note no secret wartime agreements, confirm Japan’s likely surrender and Russia’s entry, and praise the openness on atomic policy though acknowledging unmet hopes.
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United States
Pacific
Russia
Teheran
Jissimo Stalin
Japan
China
England
Canada
Failing to Plan for Peace After War Ends
A reflection on the slow pace of postwar planning across government, industry, and local authorities. The piece warns of economic chaos if demobilization and employment programs are not prepared, urging action from national leaders to the smallest communities.
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Truman
Inflation Claim Sparks Bitter Critique of Bureau
An unsigned 1941 editorial denounces the Bureau of Labor Statistics for claiming a 29 percent rise in the cost of living since 1939, arguing dollars lost value and reduced quality. It questions income growth, criticizes price controls, and mocks predictions of future anti inflation efforts.
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Department of Labor
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Roosevelt
Bernie Barc
OPA
Dies Committee Record Counted Among Scarce Capitol Publications
Washington notes a seven volume report of the Dies committee on un American activities, titled Congressional Records IX. A thousand copies were printed and distributed to a few congressmen and agencies. The index lists over 23 000 individuals, including several House members. Rep Rankin calls it a good starting point for the new committee's investigations.
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Jack Stinnett
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Dies Committee On UN
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The
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Permanent
House Committee On un-American Activities
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Rankin
D-Miss
Dies Committee
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Hollywood Inquiry in Limbo Under House Control
Rep Wood faces delays as Hart blocks action on the Hollywood inquiry. The investigation, ordered at Rankin's suggestion, awaits congressional holiday adjournment with Wood's allies hoping for action once sessions resume. Hart opposed the probe and did not attend the meeting where it was ordered.
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Hollywood
Rep
Wood
D-Ga
Hart
D-N.j
Rankin
Comence
Ickes Memo Behind Truman Ticket Talk Reveals Conflict
Harold Ickes pressed for a pre-convention memo naming vice presidential candidates in 1944. The paper proposed Bill Douglas first and hinted Harold Truman, while Roosevelt privately suggested Douglas and Truman. The incident exposed cabinet tensions and political maneuvering around FDRs wartime ticket plans.
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Harold L. Ickes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
F.D.R
Senate
WEST_F.D.R
Douglas
Sir. Roosevelt
Truman
Robert FE. Hannegan
Misourian
Kelly
Hague
New Jersey
Flynn
New York
Wallace
Harold
Bradley to face 15 million veterans’ care challenge
By Ray Tucker, the article notes General Bradley will lead a vast veterans department as a stop gap strike force. It contrasts wartime relief efforts with postwar claims and estimates 15,000,000 servicemen and mobilized women in the current conflict. The piece warns of congressional and White House inertia in fixing the department.
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Bradley
Frank Hines
Congress
White House
Veterans’ Organizations
General Bradley
Lana Turner
James Cain
Behind the News Washington on reconversion muddle
The Mead committee exposed limited gains as Truman's team struggles with reconversion. Bureaucratic clashes among departments slow plans while the army maintains strong output. labor unrest and CIO pressure threaten a broader shift. John W. Snyder faces a nest of economic and political barriers shaping policy.
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Mead Committee
Truman
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Potsdam
Ickes
CIO
Fellon Geessumers
John W. Snyder
Schwellenbach
Labor Board
Union
Economic reality beyond unions and inflation
The author argues wages and prices diverge under union power and OPA controls, with 15 million in unions and 45 million outside. Prices rise while wage gains cost overall living, and reconversion must restore competition and quality to curb inflation through persistent, balanced policy.
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OPA
Straigh
Mead
Earl Carroll's Hollywood theatre era and glamour headlines
Walter Winchell reports on Earl Carroll, a Pittsburgh born impresario in Hollywood running a 1200 seat theatre that blends wine and theatre. The column notes Carroll's seven year run, lavish parties, and global reach plus gossip on Greta Garbo, Lana Turner, Greer Garson, and other film stars and projects.
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Pittsburgh
Manhattan
Hollywood
New York
Chicago
Earl of Carroll
Studio strikes spark claims of infighting and shifting loyalties
A chaotic dispute across the film industry sees unions with autonomy resisting pressure while many groups drift toward independence. The 21 week standstill costs millions in wages and sparks injunctions and lawsuits as actors writers and others juggle roles and rumors.
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