Eisenhower Presses War Crimes Probe and Punishment
General Eisenhower signals dissatisfaction with the lack of procedure against German war criminals. He urges UN War Crimes Commission investigations at Buchenwald and Belsen camps and calls for swift trials led by the Big Three. He criticizes State Department inaction and argues for immediate justice against leaders like Hitler and Himmler.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Commission
Lord Wright
England
Buchenwald
Belsen
Dachen
War Crimes Commission
United States
Herbert Pell
State Department
Bir
Peli
Siate
Germany
Hitler
Himmler
Goebbels
Goering
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
End of German War Dawn Amid Berlin Street Sights
An Allied overview as Soviet advances into Berlin press toward the Reich’s end. The caption notes the collapse of the Wehrmacht and SS, banners on streets, and the grim fate of a once proud nation, with mixed sentiment on joy and sorrow at a people’s ruin.
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Hitler
Germany
Berlin
United Nations
Russia
Reich
Wehrmacht
Europe
Happy Chandler Selected as Baseball Czar to Lead Post Landis
The article notes Kentucky Senator Albert B. Chandler is named czar of professional baseball, replacing Landis. It contrasts Chandler’s fit and temperament with Landis, notes unclear powers, and references differing circumstances facing the new leader. It mentions public esteem already high for the sport and hints at political implications for Chandler.
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Big League Baseball
Kentucky
Albert B
Chandler
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
Happy
Foremen Union Issue Signals Labor Clash at Packard
The NLRB orders a bargaining election for foremen and supervisory workers at Packard Automobile, challenging the idea they act for management. The piece weighs whether a new foremen’s union will remain independent of CIO or AFL and cautions about possible control by large labor bodies.
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Packard Automobile Company
NLRB
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Lee Pressman
Foremen's unions and the Wagner Act tensions discussed
The passage argues against allowing shop foremen to affiliate with production unions, warning it would create a separate federation. It cites top executives who rose from production jobs and notes Congress should act to keep supervisory employees outside the Wagner Act, else labor disturbances may rise as leaders seek higher roles.
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Congress
NLRB
Packard
Petain Trial Looms as France Prepares for Verdict
The aging Marshal Petain returns to France to face treason charges in absentia as France opens his trial on Monday, the same day as his birthday. The case could reveal details of the Vichy regime and France's wartime surrender, with U S scrutiny and broader reflections on collaboration and justice. The note also comments on Massachusetts pay debates and a food scarcity joke amid wartime strains.
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Henri Philippe Petain
France
Switzerland
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Reich
Petain
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Marshal
Verdun
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United States
French Africa
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Laval
Dent
Germany
Hart on Pacific islands ownership and trusteeships
A Rochester Times-Union commentary quotes Senator Hart opposing international trusteeships for conquered Pacific islands. He argues such moves merely spread costs while the United States bears responsibility for natives near intact economies. He favors direct administration and warns many islands are too small to reach American living standards. He supports finding administrators willing to let islanders live as islanders, noting Okinawa may need medical cleanup.
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Rochester
America
Marshalls
Carolines
Pacific
Socrates
James Wadsworth
Okinawa
Letters and queries in The Record columns raise notes
Anonymous readers seek privacy in published letters and rights to keep names out. Shirlies Anne Pokeda asks about old song lyrics The Blue Bells of Scotland and a Troy alum asks where to find back issues of the Alumni News.
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Rex. C. BR Pat Office of Writers of Communications
Record Newspapers
Record
Scotland
the Record
Mary
Shirlie Anne
Troy
P. L Alumni News
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Rensselaer Polytechnic. Institute Alumni News
Correct answer to fraction problem and china history note
The problem % & 4b equals 1 in fractions. Inquiries confirm genuine Haviland china bears the same mark. The letter notes a music book of 180 songs and asks about Camp Patrick Henry. the editor confirms only one Camp Patrick Henry exists, in Virginia.
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China
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Limoges
France
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the Record
International aims bind Polish question to Allied conference
The piece argues that European events and the United Nations Conference are intertwined as Allied actions echo in politics. It notes secret talks in Washington among Truman Stettinius Eden and Molotov and suggests Washington will press to fulfill Yalta while Moscow worries about US concessions. It warns distrust remains between Moscow and Washington and cites Roosevelt’s last days and postwar Polish policy as sources of suspicion.
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San Francisco
Europe
Truman
Stettinus
Anthony Eden
Mototey
Berlin
Ber
Moscow
Washington
United States
Japan
Washington rushes back hard peace stance after Roosevelt push
Drew Pearson outlines how Roosevelt aligned with the Treasury against a soft peace for Germany. State and War Departments briefly shifted to support leaving German factories, arguing for UN approval and economic stability. Russians distrust Washington posturing amid Cliveden ties as war plans and surveys loom.
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War Department
State Department
Cgenmany
Russia
Tong
Roosevelte
Witte
Will Clayton
State
War Departments
Roosevelt
Germany
Repara- Goss Commission
United States
Great Britain
Clayton
War
U. S State Department
Poland
San Francisco
Cliveden
England
Churchil
Prussia’s Delusion and Postwar German Governance
Raymond Moley argues German resistance pockets expose Prussian myths and blame Prussia for past authoritarian failures. He urges Allies to establish a legal, inclusive national government in Germany, drawn from non Prussian groups, to curb Nazism and prevent Prussian dominance.
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Steiniss
Prussia
Frederick William IV
Great Bismarck
Norway
Denmark
Schleswig-Holstein
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Bavaria
Yugoslavia
Italy
Ras
Germany
Weaver
Waziem
Critics Criticize Russia Book as Weary Realism
Westbrook Pegler argues New York reviewers unfairly attack Bill White’s Russia book while praising works that spotlight America’s flaws. He claims reviewers bias against virtuous aspects of the United States, denigrating national institutions and culture.
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Wwe White
Russia
Mh Group
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Congress
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