Russian diplomat shakeup sparks U S Britain worry
Observers note the removal of Maxim Litvin and Ivan Maisky as ambassadors to the United States and England may be routine or a warning from Stalin. The reshuffle alarms allies, with questions about a potential rift among the Big Three and pressure for a new Western front, though some deem it a tactical move. Roosevelt and Churchill are said to have weighed the change if informed from Moscow.
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United States
Ivan Maisky
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Europe
Joseph Byerly
Route 1
High Point
Sunny Ainsworth
Tommy Manville
Tommy
Lorraine Manville Gould Dresselhuys
Sunny
Manville
Lorraine
Army discipline and wartime work rules clash
A discussion on the War Manpower Commission and Selective Service reveals conflicting views on the work or fight policy. General Hershey opposed discharging 38 to 45 year olds, urged reinduction of some in non vital work, and later claimed many fathers pre Pearl Harbor might fail the physical. Public sentiment favors duty and honor over punitive coercion.
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WMC
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Los Angeles
Army
Santa Fe
Hershey
Pearl Harbor
Americans Send Personal Gifts to Help War Effort
A World War II Treasury drive shows Americans donating beyond bonds and taxes. The piece highlights a girl with a penny, a rich donor of 25 000, descendants of pioneers, and diverse contributors including 70 cents from two privates. Over 20 000 donors have added 4 423 000 to the debt reduction effort amid wartime strain.
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Office of War Information
Mexico
Central
South America
Freedom to listen to opposing arguments in democracy
The Atlantic Charter does not guarantee this freedom yet America retains it. Even in war, American soldiers and sailors listened to German and Italian propaganda programs. Such openness shocks authoritarians and defines American character as good.
Tools Of War And The Spaghetti Solution
A Westinghouse engineer discovers that precision-tooled spaghetti can replace wires in electronic tube assembly for war communications. The spaghetti burns out after use, aiding quick removal, while Italian die makers prepare it on Italian machines. A columnist notes modern girls stay on their toes.
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Westinghouse
Sicily
High Point Voices on War Efforts and Postwar Plans
Community leaders and residents discuss need for math and science in the army, postwar planning, nursery schools for working mothers, and national morale. Governors, college presidents, and veterans share thoughts on victory, production, and the home front.
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Charles F. Carroll
High Point
North Africa
Postwar policy split shapes GOP at Mackinac talks
Washington reports show Republicans leaning to a limited international coop plan echoing the Vandenberg White resolution while House and Senate debates press for varying degrees of global cooperation. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin remain decisive, with Byrnes and Wheeler Bill dynamics shaping draft debates ahead of a late 1944 convention. The Willkie campaign vies to expand influence in New England and the Midwest as Dewey looms against a shifting GOP field.
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Mackinac Island
Willkie
Taft
League of Nations
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Hatch
Philadelphia
Byrnes
New York
Dewey
New England
Middle West
Thoughtful lines on charity and hospitality from old texts
A reflective note presents two historic quotes. The first speaks of welcoming the traveler rather than leaving strangers in the street. The second extols greatness of charity attributed to Thomas A Kempis, highlighting virtuous conduct and benevolence.
Ted Friend heads Susanville paper shift from Broadway glory
Ted Friend, longtime head of New York Mirror amusement and nightlife, leaves Broadway at daylight for Susanville California to take over the Lassen Advocate as owner and editor. He brings a vast network of celebrity contacts and faces a mountain town press era. The column teases his future guest piece a year hence and notes other society, entertainment and market items from New York.
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Jack Lait
Ted Friend
New York Mirror
Susanville
Calif
Lassen Advocate
Friend
Ted
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