Merit Rating Comes to New York
New York enacts the Young-Demo bill establishing employer funded unemployment protection with rebates for stable industries. The measure shifts costs toward unstable firms while extending benefit duration and raises weekly payments, signaling a cautious, first step toward broader merit rating in the state. Governor Dewey signs amid debate over industrial justice.
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Esterday Fels-Gugina
New York
Dewey
Falk-Gugino ‘Ditt
Empire
Title Debate Over Style for Women in Congress
Congress debates terminology for female members amid wartime. Rep Neely proposes “lady” replacement with “gentlewoman” or “gentle lady” while many women prefer gentler terms. Article notes gender rank quirks and potential insults in title usage.
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James Branch Cabell
Congress
Matt Neely
West Virginia
Iedy
Milady
Gentle Ladies Question Gender Terms in Congress
A voice from Connecticut questions the use of gendered language in Congress. The speaker ponders if terms like gentlewoman or member are necessary and critiques the chivalry debate embedded in legislative discourse.
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Connecticut
Traffic in Troy Promoted by Governor Dewes Plan
A proposed Troy traffic plan sponsored by Senator Gilbert T. Seelve would shift half the funding to federal aid and ease city costs for connecting routes to state highways. The piece argues for expanded parking, better street planning, and integrated city development to reduce congestion and restore driving convenience for residents and workers.
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Dewes
Gilbert T. Seelve
Renssets
Saratoga
Fifteenth
Troy
The Soldier Seeks Freedom After War Dreams
The piece surveys a returning Allied soldier, Dr. C E M Joad, and his hope for a world resembling what he left. It argues personal freedom matters above safety offered by regimes, rejecting New Deal state planning and communism as incompatible with individual liberty.
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C. E. M. Joad
England
Tie
Mary
Fcrmula
Hei
Destroying Historic Americanism and Freedom
A speaker denounces globalists arguing 40 million service members and democratic nations cannot function on old freedoms. He warns against antiglobal schemes and ideological plans that twist logic. He calls for a second free world with security and more liberty, achievable only through honest statesmanship.
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United States
Race for Berlin as final Allied push nears victory
The article casts the Berlin advance as a historic steeplechase, noting Soviet, British, and American forces closing in after years of brutal conflict. It celebrates Allied perseverance, wonders if the Reich will enter Berlin at all, and praises those who fought from Normandy to France. It laments German defeat and lauds rescue of civilization.
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Montgomery
el Alamein
Moscow
Stalingrad
Hitler
England
Fght
Normandy
Lasi
Germany
Reich
France
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Tasi
New York
Current Comment on Groceries and Government Subsidies
A Rochester Times Union column argues taxpayers fund part of grocery prices via the Commodity Credit Corporation subsidy. It contends subsidies mask price control failures, claim inflation would rise without subsidies, and criticizes Washington planned economy and OPA policies. The piece predicts worse when subsidies end and calls subsidy withdrawal the real test.
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Rochester Times Union
United States Treasurs
Senate
White House
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
OPA
Washington
Pulse of the People at The Record Letters Page
Local readers discuss anonymity in letters to The Record Newspapers and urge signed submissions for publication. An unsigned note warns that the paper may not publish uncredited communications and editors reserve the right to edit and shorten letters.
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Pat Offee
Record
Charter of labor code sparks management disagreement
A proposed charter from Johnston Green and Murray stirs conflict among management leaders. Disputes over ratifying amendments to the Wagner Act and the scope of a code threaten consensus. Experts urge joint committees from management and labor to draft a principles charter and curb distrust.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Cheeaber of Commerce
United States
William Green
A. F. of
Philip Murray
C. I0
Johnston
Ira Mesher
National Association of Manufacturers
L Andi
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Ispor
Congress
Fabor
National, Labor Relations Board
Bar i
Iabor
API
Naval
National Labor Relations Board
Ourht
SF Meiers
Johnston, Green and & Tay
Labor
ALF
Chamber of Ferce
Asecion
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes postwar tug of power
In a column blending political rumor and policy, Drew Pearson discusses Spain’s relief aid, U.S. subsidies affecting small oil firms, and State Department figures. It mentions Franco, Lehman, Stettinius, Osmena, and reforms shaping postwar logistics and diplomacy.
Destruction in Germany unequalled by Allied assault
On a 1400 mile Western Front tour, the United Press reports the Ruhr valley aflame from end to end. Bombing and artillery reduced crossroad farms and cities to rubble as Allied forces close the trap around German resistance. Eisenhower’s units push to link with the Russians and press toward Berlin with plans to isolate key German cities.
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Germany
Ruhr Hocket
United Press
Ruhr
Hamm
Redount
Harry Butcher
U.S. NA
Washington, D. C
Hitler
England
Reich
Hermann Goering
Enright D. Eisenhower
Berlin
Americca
Wesel
Dudkirk
Lorient
Bordeaux
Cetral
Dont Take My Word For It Purdy Pronunciation Tale
A compact note argues over pronunciation of the word pretty and longevity. It traces origins from Middle English preti and Anglo-Saxon roots. The piece also discusses word rhymes with city pity and the influence of French, urging readers to consult authorities while promising a free pamphlet by mail.
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Frank Cot Jiby
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