No Easy Road on the Black Sea Peace Conference
Editorial weighs the Black Sea conference aims to defeat a common enemy and forge a lasting world order. It questions the feasibility of political and economic foundations without a strong spiritual underpinning and notes tensions among Britain, Russia, and the United States over spheres of influence.
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Black Sea
Germany
Black Sea Conference
Churchill
Joe
Russia
Britain
Presit
Prinles
Wallaces Fight to Split RFC from Commerce Secretary
The Senate passes the George bill to break the combined office of Commerce Secretary and head of the RFC. Lawmakers demand limits on RFC discretionary lending cited as a $40 billion power. Debates hinge on safeguards to prevent personal or political use while confirming Wallace as Commerce Secretary remains under consideration.
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High Point Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Mer
Robert L. Thompson
Enterprise
Associated Press
High Point
N. C
Wallace
Commerce
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
George
RFC
Henry Wallace
Byrd
Congress
Jesse Jones
Jones
Senator Bailey
Commerce Committee
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Jones
Christian Science Monitor
Russian Troops Near London On War Maps
A wartime note claims General Zhukov's Russian troops are shown closer to London than to Moscow on maps and mentions supporters in both cities.
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Zhukov
London
England
Moscow
Feeler on Capitol Pay Bills Draws Mixed Reaction
Proposal to raise superior court judges pay via untaxed oral expense accounts draws hesitation from lawmakers. A non lawyer opposed it but favored auditing actual expenses. Attache notes many bills from the attorney department seem unconstitutional and hints at ways to push constitutional change.
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Supreme Court Ges
Attorney ‘S Department
Easier to change constitution than statutes says Lynn Nisbet
The discussion argues constitutional change is simpler than altering statutes, noting past effects like poll tax repeal and reforms in juror pay and school board organization. It cites A J Maxwell and urges a balanced tax policy, warning against both sweeping cuts and lavish spending, with emphasis on stable revenue sources.
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School Board
A. J. Maxwell
State Department of Tax Research
Pit and the Pendulum Voices on Veterans Aid and Religion
Claude Sealey of the United States Employment Service notes rising demands for information and help as veterans return home and predicts further increases. Lyn Hazelbaker laments shrinking church influence and urges preaching about Christ. The speaker also cites the defeat of a proposed taxicab company regulation bill in the Legislature.
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Claude Sealey
United States Employment Service
Sealey
Lyn Hazelbaker
Local opinions on war home front and community actions
Residents discuss taxicab regulation, wartime home front sacrifices, and returning service members. Quotes cover city efforts to regulate taxis, hospital staffing, and hospitality plans for Marines, plus reflections on Bible literacy and youth issues.
War psychology and germ warfare fears amid Pacific fighting
A Santo Tomas survivor explains civilians sufferings signal wartime progress for Tokyo. Military psychologists study incidents to predict foe behavior. A navigator recalls being beaten for exhaustion. Japan claims new weapons and mobilized scientists amid fears of bacteriological attack in Asia.
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Santo Tomas
Manila
Tokyo
Nippon
Saipan
Luzon
Orient
Newson
New York
Germ warfare threat and U S countermeasures warned
Albert Leman outlines potential Japanese plans to unleash bubonic plague in China or in invaded territories. He claims the United States has secret countermeasures and disinfectants to protect troops and retaliate, doubting the Germans or Japanese would deploy germs or gas as a final act.
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China
Nippon
United States
MacArthur defeats Japan and shifts Pacific odds after Manila
The article argues that Japan has lost prestige in Asia after Manila and that General MacArthur’s success shifts balance in the Pacific. It notes Japan’s declining ability to defend the Philippines, questions future Japanese political moves, and suggests potential U.S. coastal raids on Fukien and Kuangtung coasts with possible beach landings.
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MacArthur
Asia
Manila
Japan
Philippines
United States
Formosa
Fukien
Kuangtung
China
Hongkong
MacArthur’s Manila Appearance Signals Japan War Crisis
By George Sokolsky argues Japanese leaders seek a political face to survive defeat. He notes MacArthur’s Manila entry as a decisive touchstone, predicting possible liberal cabinet moves or negotiations as Japan’s military path falters. He contrasts Canton and Wai Chow's histories with current wartime stakes.
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Japan
Shigemitsu
Great Britain
United States
MacArthur
Manila
Tokyo
Snapshots of Bigshots on Broadway
A collage of biographical curiosities on famous figures from Edgar Allan Poe to Einstein. It notes Poe earning ten bucks for The Raven after a decade of work, Marconi at 27 inventing radio, Gandhi’s wealth and poverty, and Barnum’s rise from failure to fortune. The piece mixes anecdotes about Gershwin, Newton, Beethoven, Chopin, Johnson, and others, framed as quick portraits of ambition and oddities.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Grand Concourse
Bronx
New York
Notable literary figures and their eccentricities
A compact survey recounts Lord Byron's fiery temper and impulsive acts including burning a watch and firing a pistol at his wife. It mentions Schiller's icy feet at work, Coleridge's memory limits after opiate use, Dante's early Beatrice sonnet, Richelieu imagining himself a horse, and Beau Brummel dying in poverty in an asylum.
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Lord Byron
Venice
Schiller
Coleridge
Dante
Beatrice
Richelieu
Beau Brummel
Prince of Wales
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