Rewriting Hatch Act to balance union politics
The piece argues unions should not be forced to fund political choices they oppose. It favors amending the Hatch Act to require referendums for any union political action and to restrict use of initiation fees dues or assessments. Supporters would finance approved actions voluntarily, protecting minority members from funding campaigns they oppose.
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Political Action Committee
Willy Nilly
Dewey
Roosevelt
That Wavering Party Line on Badoglio and Soviet Ties
A commentary notes the shift in American Communist stance after Marshal Badoglio became premier of Italy and then was dropped. It asserts Soviet recognition shaped the Reds’ position, highlighting how U S leftists supported Badoglio to the eve of his ouster, then fell silent, illustrating dependency on the Soviet line.
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America
Marshal Badoglio
Ialy
Italy
Badoglio
Fort
United States
Delivering the Goods through lend-lease to Russia
Moscow reports that by April 30 the United States sent 5.857 billion dollars in arms, materials, food, and equipment on lend-lease, with 4.612 billion reaching the Soviet Union. Despite dangerous Murmansk routes and German raiders, 88 percent of aid got through, a feat attributed to merchant mariners and naval protection.
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Moscow
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Murmansk
Revoly Plot Could Shift Election To House
Senator Edson discusses a hypothetical southern drive to nullify the electoral college and force the 1944 presidential vote into the House. He notes constitutional legality but warns it could end the South’s poll tax power, rebalancing influence away from Southern states and reshaping party strength.
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South
Peter Edson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Electoral College
House of Representatives
Washington
The
United States
Roosevelt
Willkie
Texas
Ohio
Atlantic Wall Invasion: Early Normandy Landings Assessed
The piece reflects on initial Allied landings in Normandy and argues German resistance was stronger than thought but insufficient to stop the invasion. It notes the scale of the assault and suggests future readers will grasp the damage accomplished and the strategic patience behind the operation.
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Normandy
Channel
Putting It Briefly and Sardonically on War and Life
A collection of wry observations notes a stale lack of an icy duel between Hitler and de Gaulle, worries about Normandy themed works, and a New York 64 room apartment left unrented for two years. It links war costs to eight billion monthly, credits WPA limits, praises action over guidance, and records veterans entering industry at about 70,000 monthly while mules outrank horses in North Carolina farms.
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Hitler
de Gaulle
Normandy
New York
United States
Harry Hopkins
WPA
North Carolina
Chaco
Paraguay
Bolivia
Siberia
Russia
China
Manchuria
Japan
Europe
Honover
Mr. Stimson
France
Aties
Peace machinery and Kellogg pact in wartime reflections
Drew Pearson writes to a mother with sons in Normandy and the Aleutians, praising Kellogg’s dream of peace and Stimson’s efforts. He recalls Kellogg’s 1928 pact, the Manchurian crisis, and the isolationist forces that hindered disarmament, urging hope for a lasting peace despite past failures.
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Carson
Kellogg
Stimson
So They Say and War Time Reflections
Quotes from Servia Forces Lie Gen Breton B Somervell and Rep Sam Rayburn highlight wartime attitudes. American Automobile Association notes many workers drive for first time and expect car replacements. Calls for rehabilitation of ravaged nations and enduring peace with a hopeful outlook amid hardship.
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American Automobile Association
First Medal and Pages Quiz From Historic Q and A Exchange
A trivia set lists the first standard medal as the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1871. It notes prior medals were struck specifically. It asks Mexico’s population as 10,478,000 and describes Congress page attire as House pages wearing long trousers and Senate pages knickerbockers. It cites Yuan Shi Kai as China’s first president elected in 1912. It states science traces earth’s age to chemical analysis and atomic weights with estimates around 1.5 billion years.
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Congress
House
Senate
Supreme Court
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Factoids From History Of New York Taxis and More
A compact note recalls the first auto taxi in New York lawfully coursing Fifth Avenue in 1904. It also mentions a 1900 figure where silk stockings were worn by one woman out of two thousand. The White House grounds cover about 11 acres, and the Incas are credited with developing cocoa.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
White House
Washington
Humility Quote From Spurgeon Cited in Daily Thought
A brief devotional line urges humility by quoting Psalms 10 verse 12 and Spurgeon, reminding readers to make a tight estimate of one’s self and reflect on modesty.
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