Atomic Bomb reshapes war and peacetime hopes
The article discusses the atomic bomb's immense power shown in Japan, describing its destructive potential, secrecy around its development, and the unitary Allied effort behind the breakthrough. It notes Japan's imminent surrender threat if not capitulated and reflects on postwar peace and political shifts in Europe, including Franco’s Spain and possible monarchy restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jspen
Tvinz
Japan
Hiroshima
America
Potsdam
United States
Britain
Zain
Spain Without Franco Faces Foreign Pressure to Quit
The article notes Franco lacks international backing as Britain and the United States show limited sympathy and France dislikes him. It reports a Spanish military circle, urged by Potsdam denunciations, seeking to transfer power to the exiled claimant Prince Juan de Borbón in a plan calling for Franco surrender and “patriotic participation.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missolici
Hitler
Franco
Spain
Biz
United NewGons
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Cherchill
Ailice
France
United Nnions
Potsdam
Thonduan
Senators Clash Over Army Personnel Policy And War Needs
The debate centers on Army manpower levels for the Pacific. Taft and Johnson attack the War Department as proposing an army three times too large, urging early discharge of millions and prioritizing home-front needs. Their critique warns that haste could waste resources and endanger victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Johnson
War Department
Pacific
Senate
Army
America
Senator Johnson
Johinson
George C. Marshall
Middle West
Europe
Stimson
Ihar
Messrs. Tait and Johnson
Hiram Warren Johnson and the League of Nations era
A condensed portrait of Hiram Warren Johnson, highlighting his opposition to U S entry into World War I and his pivotal role against ratification of the League of Nations covenant in 1918. The piece notes his stance against Versailles terms as too harsh, and frames his long influence in American politics from 1914 onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram. Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Woodrow Wilson
Versailles
United States
Johnson and the neutrality act role in looming world wars
The passage discusses Johnson involvement in the neutrality act restricting aid to Allies unless paid, and in blocking credit to defaulting patrons. It notes his Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes on the United Nations Charter and suggests he helped pave the way for World War II, implying potential impact on World War III, and ponders posthumous recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Senate
Johnson
Mike
Mer
Mae
Religson
Devox
Hister
Nuremburg
Munich
Jobs Yes The American Way
Senator Wagner and allies press the Murray Patman full employment bill citing Britain’s Socialist Labor victory as a warning. Critics warn of government control and wartime era pump priming. They urge proving the plan can create jobs without nationalizing industry or expanding deficits.
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Wagner
Great Britain
Britain
George
Germany
Russia
Ktaly
Laski
Patman
Congress
WPA
PWA
Public views on manners music and timing in city life
A Paris gossip column notes the divide between respectable and disreputable women, mocks overblown city publicity, and links wartime hostilities to Japan. It jokes that instrument classification hinges on listener vocabulary and suggests soothing a baby to speed coal deliveries in a chute-adjacent room.
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Paris
Readers Letters and Sugar Shortage Ramble Through Troy
A trio of letters discuss preserving anonymity in newspaper polls, housing with children in Troy, and a Q&A about the U S Court of Claims chief justice. A long critique questions wartime sugar policy, stock depletion, and subsidies, arguing mismanagement and tax exemptions have worsened shortages and urging accountability.
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OPA
Postwar Senate foes urge action on full employment program
Democratic Senators at a private luncheon pressed for Federal action to secure full employment after World War II. Pepper and Kilgore introduced a 12 point plan, urging rapid legislation to avert economic crisis. McMahon and Radcliffe warned that unemployment could rise if war ends without new jobs, while Green urged bold economic policy amid shifting postwar prospects.
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Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Senate
Bamister
Truman
Tramar
Democratic Party
Troutte
Pepper
Flonda
Serators Kigere
Weat Vir- Hinta
Bilbo
Mississippi
Sen
Biber
Thomas
Utah
Jim
Jinx Mead
New York
Bowey
Maryland
Senator Radclife
Connecticut
Brien McMahon
Radcliffe
Pst
MecMahon
Pacffc
MeMshkoy
Rhode Island
Green
Green Bighty
Europe
Mead
Senate War Investigating Committee
Amy
Xavy
Iney
Army
Navy
Political Stage Today and the Pacific Command Structure
A Lawrence column discusses U S military command in the Pacific, noting Bechtelers speech criticizing top leaders and explaining the Joint Chiefs framework. It outlines Nimitz and MacArthur roles, three air commands on Okinawa, and planned unified coordination under top-level staff decisions.
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Washington
America
United States Army
Army Air Forces
James H. Bechtelé
Feria
Okinawa
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Doolittle
Pacific
Roosevelt
Trumps
Admiral Nimitz Ig
Japan
Guam
Army Air Forces Group
Twentieth Air Force Bomber Command
Army
Navy
Nimitz
China
Ryukyu Islands
Strategic Air Forces
Eisenhower
France
Marine Air Wing
Mae
Arthir
Russia
Far’ East
Europe
Attacks on American Aid to Britain and Europe
A Westbrook Pegler column argues Americans should resist funding British and European recovery. He claims U S taxpayers subsidize coal, food, and housing for others, denounces France and Britain, and criticizes figures like Ickes Laski Attlee and Frankfurter, ending with a note that the piece continues on page two.
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New York
Hitler
United States
Britain
George Spelvin
Farst
Truman
Neg Ben
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Harold Tekes
Tess Chal
France
Ickes
Wales
Petain
Jong Belowi
Minmay
Harold
Laski
Labor Party
Englih
Clement Attlee
Desid K. Nites
Boston
Roosevelt
White House
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Ivy League
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Record Newspapers
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Record
Glidieli Irritane
Lnce
Albany
Natural
Troy
Tre
U. SA
Cohoes
U. 3 Court of Claims
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U. S. Court of Claims
Rio
Waterstiel
U. S Court of Claims
Richard S. Whaley
South Carolina
Iit
Emergency Food Commission
Survat Action Corporation
Florida
Porto Rico
Johnsonville
Merry
Pearson
David Lawerence
Supreme Pacific
Fair
Westbrook Pegler
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