Wisconsin primary signals shifting GOP winds amid Willkie critique
The Wisconsin primary exposes flaws in Willkie's campaign as delegates lean toward Dewey, reshaping the Republican contest. The piece notes Willkie's self-promotion and limited appeal, while Dewey's unpledged popularity grows despite no formal campaign. It calls for Wendell Willkie to reassess his strategy and focus beyond self-promotion.
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Wisconsin
Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Dewey
Wendell
Equal Rights and the Postwar Peacerole of the Great Powers
British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden warns that equal rights among nations does not guarantee equal voices at the postwar peace table. He argues stability hinges on a few great powers able to organize the peace and enforce order, with law and force shaped by voluntary cooperation among capable nations.
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Anthony Eden
United States
Family of Nations
Principle of collective security and great power influence
The text argues that without a united group of nations able to enforce order, a League of Nations would be merely a debating society and lead to renewed conflict. Those bearing the heaviest responsibility for maintaining order should shape the peace, while small nations must be given consideration but cannot be promised equal power at the negotiating table.
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League of Nations
Right to Work Upheld in Ford Union Case
The Ford Motor Company and United Automobile Workers clashed over union membership for two employees deemed to have worked too quickly. Judge Harry Shulman ruled upholding the workers’ right to higher output, warning against union slowdowns and stressing the individual right to a day’s work amid wartime labor pressures.
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Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers
Harry Shulman
Yale University
Shulman
On to Tokyo War Progress and Philippine Hopes
The report details massive Allied Pacific advances led by Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur. It notes captured Palau starts and broader by passes of key Japanese bases, with progress across the Solomons Gilberts Marshalls Carolines and Marianas toward Tokyo. The piece urges reclaiming the Philippines and freeing 50,000 Americans and Filipinos, including 22,000 U.S. service members, as a crucial step and psychological blow to Japan.
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Palau
Philippines
Knox
Pacific
Truk
Woleai
Yap
Hitler
Voelkisscher Beobachter
Nimitz
MacArthur
Solomons
New Guinea
New Britain
New Ireland
Gilberts
Marshalls
Carolines
Marianas
Tokyo
United States
Bataan
Corregidor
Chaplin Acquitted in Mann Act Case Admonitions
Judge J F T O Connor told jurors that interstate travel alone does not prove immoral purpose under the Mann Act. Conviction requires proof the trip aimed at carrying on an immoral relationship beyond reasonable doubt. He noted Congress used broad language to curb the white slave traffic and prostitution.
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Chaplin
J. F. T. O'Connor
Congress
United States
Prac
Chaplin acquittal prompts public doubt and calls for stricter wording
An Ohio judge weighs in after Chaplin's acquittal amid debates on federal anti vice statutes. The article notes sympathy for Congress while criticizing broad wording and the impact on public perception of Chaplin. It questions his status as a British subject and suggests Americans could fare without him. It ends with musings on longer courtships and marriages as social commentary.
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Congress
Charlie Chaplin
America
United States
Pacific Triphibian Offense Shatters Japanese Coral Network
Washington Star analyzes a Pacific campaign pattern targeting the Palaus with concurrent strikes on Truk and surrounding atolls. Navy and Army bombers immobilize bases, isolating Pacific outposts while Japan avoids decisive fleet battles. The strategy erodes the central Pacific network as Tokyo’s high command faces a dilemma.
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Washington Star
Pacific
Palaus
Carolines
Truk
Admiralty Islands
General MacArthur
Central Pacific
Japan
mid-Pacific
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Ocean
Sordid trials reflect public appetite for crime amid war
Newark columnist discusses Lonergan Rother and Chaplin cases on the East and West coasts, praising Judge Wallace's firmness while noting sensational evidence and public fatigue. Questions arise about why war years heighten interest in sordid crime and the societal urge to escape grim news abroad.
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Newark
United States
Lonergan
Wallace
Edward V. Broderick
Freschi
Rother
Chaplin
Europe
Pacific
Letters From The Record Readers On War And Postwar
Citizens from Cambridge Troy and surrounding areas write to The Record in March and April 1944. They urge supporting the war effort, discuss postwar voting by soldiers, praise Red Cross work, call for fair pay for street cleaners, and advocate merit-based advancement in police and fire departments. Several sign their remarks asAnonymous or with initials.
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Italy
Cambridge
the Record
Police and Firemen
Police and Fire Department
William H. Gibson
Troy
Dies Committee History and Internal Conflicts Explored
The Dies Committee began May 26, 1933, to probe subversive influence, including Nazism and Communism. It faced criticism for irregular methods while revealing evidence on Axis activities and sympathetic press coverage from New Deal journalism, amid internal debates over leadership and Jewish concerns.
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New York
Dies Committee
House of Representatives
New Deal Communist Organization
Washington
Dies
John McCormack
Massachusetts
New Deal
Samuel Dickstein
McCormack
Dickstein
Germany
Pearl Harbor
Bankhead
Mr. Dies
Hugo Black
Ku Klux Klan
Black
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
White House
State Department
Department of Justice
Diea
Hoover plots Dewey Warren ticket for 1940 comeback
Washington column details Herbert Hoover's rumored No 2 life ambition to return to power via a Dewey Warren Republican ticket. It notes his behind the scenes effort to align California and New York delegates, control fundraising figures, and place allies for a Chicago convention result. Also covered are Cox family payroll gains and a $2500 FCC lobbying check.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
Avacanen
United States
White House
Tom Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Warren
Hoover
Willkie
Chicago
Thea
Roosevelt
John
Mildred Cox
Misa Cox
Georgia
Clarence F. Lea
Cox
Congress
Post Office Department
Robin Cox
Donaldsonville
Grace Cox
Rosa Robinson
J. Chaney Robinson
House
Charles M. Cox
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Jim Hoggard
Camilla
Representative Cox
Hig Kin
FCC
Oregon
America
Davey
Republican Party
Roosevelt purge ends O'Connor grip in House clash
The Roosevelt campaign cites the defeat of Representative John J. O'Connor as the climactic moment in the purge, while noting White House aides may still face payroll surprises. The piece links Kennedy's payroll hire of O'Connor to a broader Senate and cabinet-era intrigue including Dies Committee investigations and Dewey-Willkie political maneuvering ahead of the 1944 convention.
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John J. O'Connor
House Rules Committee
George, Tydings
Cotton Ed” Smith
O'Connor
White House
O’connor
New York
Congressional
Martin J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Georgia
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Denys Wortman
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Second Avenue
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Drew Pearson
By David Lawrence
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Federal Communications Commission Investigating Committee
Mayflower Hotel
Gene Cox
Hhe
National Defense
Attorney General
Matthew FB. McGuire
Hull
Dean
New York State
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