The Hovering Hawk Over Postwar Peace Efforts
A columnist likens hawks to international tensions at San Francisco and in Europe. Poland and Poland's government, the Lublin setup, and Russia's veto power are debated as Britain and the United States seek unity and concessions for lasting peace.
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San Francisco
Poland
Marshal Stalie
Yalta
Russia
Stalin
Lublin
United States
Britain
America
Demobilize the Bureaucrats Says Byrd Committee
Senator Byrd's Congressional panel notes 3,372,710 civilian federal employees as of February 1, with earlier counts at 3,275,000 and total government civilian workers at 6,503,000. The piece argues nonessential staff inflate costs, urges rapid demobilization, and cites wartime efficiency as a goal aligned with President Truman's stance on economy.
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Harry F. Byrd
Congressional Committee On
Bureau of the Cenius
Byra
Washington
Nnn-Essen Hal
Byrd
Tru- Tan
School of Free Ang Easy Speaters
Missouri
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Army
Navy
Where is Hitler Now The World’s Greatest Mystery
The article weighs possible refuges for Hitler as Allied forces advance on Berlin Berchtesgaden and other German regions. It examines Berchtesgaden retreat risk and speculates on alternatives Denmark Norway China Indo China Korea or remote sanctuaries while noting price on his head and likely end.
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Hitler
Bertin
Berchtes
Gaden
Berlin
Germany
Hutte
Bette
Howard
Berchtesgaden
Italy
Bight
Escane
Denmark
Norway
Arctic
Orient
Japan
China
Indo-China
Korea
Manchuria
Price
Truman Opens San Francisco Conference With Call For Peace Power
President Truman addressed delegates to the San Francisco Conference urging unity and a world organization for enforcing peace. He warned that past weakness invites war and urged open, equal participation, with the charter backed by armed force if needed. He praised openness and democratic participation, noting Dumbarton Oaks groundwork and broad study by forty six nations.
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Truman
San Francisco
Tolligrence
Wond- Tow Wilson
Dumbarton Oaks
Origina
League of Nation
Wilson
Charter Comeback Urges Senate Ratification With Amendments
The speaker argued the charter was largely improvised and imperfect yet urged the United States Senate to ratify it with reservations or amendments. He claimed San Francisco would then deliver a superior product acceptable worldwide.
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United States Senate
San. Francisco
Butler retirement at Columbia marks era end steady growth
Dr. Butler, eighty three, will relinquish Columbia's leadership next October after guiding the university from a small campus in Morningside Heights to one of the world's largest. He will live in the President's House on Morningside Drive as a younger successor is named, while invited dignitaries continue to visit. The piece also weighs in on war bonds and current global expectations with sharp, era-tinged commentary.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Franklin Roosevelt
Harvard
Thomas E. Dewer
Columbia
Morningside Heights
Columbia College
Br. Butler
Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Mi
Parrish Art Museum
Southampton
Sorbonne
Goettingen
Oxford
Butler
Morningside Drive
Great
Wiren
New York
Werewolves threaten endless war across Europe
The German Werewolves boast of fighting to the death in Netherlands Baltic ports Denmark Norway Bavaria Austria and even the North Pole. Analysts note a large pocket threat but warn that isolated German units lack supply and will crumble under Allied air land and sea power, making extended fighting unlikely.
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Washington Star
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Netherlands
Baltic
North Sea
Denmark
Norway
Bavaria
Austria
North Pole
Europe
Ruhr
Stalingrads
Austrian Alps
Letters and questions from The Record readers
A collection of reader opinions and inquiries to The Record, including requests for anonymity in letters, appeals for aid to quell domestic needs, and a Q&A on flag etiquette. The page also features reader views on Pacific War policy and military deployment implications.
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Pat Ofuce
Record
Truman Talks To Shape Postwar Western Alliance
In Washington President Truman pursued a frank, public discourse with Foreign Minister Molotov to realign U S Soviet ties. Officials elsewhere urged direct cooperation among the United States Britain and Russia to keep Poland Bulgaria and Romania within a united inter allied economic and political framework.
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San Francisco
Truman
Washington
Morotov
Yalta
Fugsia
United States
Uust
Moscow
Poland
Bulgaria
Romania
Russia
Great Britain
Vasty
America
United Nations
Council
Stalin
Molotov
End of the War Tools Old Lessons From Past Conflicts
Raymond Moley argues war may end with a convergence of sea power and air power, stressing the continued value of battleships and traditional arms while noting new weapons and tactics. He cites German and Allied plans, Helpless to end swiftly, and predicts enduring naval strength and a blend of arms for future conflicts.
Public Letter to Senator La Follette on Labor Racketeering
A letter from Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler to Senator Robert M. La Follette questions efforts to curb labor union racketeering. The writer accuses unions of coercion and graft, cites investigations, and criticizes Senate inaction on a racketeering bill. The note references private spies and the Department of Justice and hints at continuation on another page.
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Francisco
Robert‘ M. la Foltette
United States Senate
Washington, D.C
Senate
John Edgar Bas
Sacie
Audi
House of Representatives
Don’t Take My Word for It and Language Shifts
A fragment discusses origins of common words from gossip to family terms. It traces gossip to godsib and kin to Latin roots, noting evolving forms like huswife to hus, wife from wif, and man from a generic human meaning. The piece promotes a pamphlet by Frank Colby offering language myths and a free copy request.
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Hollywood
Lusbandi
Atuncum
Patra
Frank Colby
Coin Counterfeit History and Varied Counterstamps
The article discusses rare coin counterstamps used on Spanish dollars and US cents by Caribbean islands such as Tortola Dominica St Nevis St Kitts Montserrat Crab Island Trinidad Curacao and other locales. It notes varied shapes and designs that transformed large coins into smaller denominations and highlights apparent value shifts for collectors. It also includes reader questions about lend lease reparations and currency history touching on 1863 currency acts and fractional currency varieties.
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West Indies
Tortola
Dominica
St. Nevis
St Kitts
Montserrat
Crab Island
Trinidad
Curacao
Marie
Wien
United States
Germany
Truman
IMC
TMC
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