Calculating machine by Harvard professor and IBM engineers praised
The Jayman reports on a new calculating machine designed by a Harvard professor and built by IBM engineers. It handles advanced math problems, including calculus integrals and differential equations, far faster than human computation, with abilities like multiplying 93 digit and 23 digit numbers in six seconds.
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International Business Machines Corporation
Humar
Blaise
Pascal
Msto End
Robinson Crusoe Theme Revisited Through Wartime Survival
Chief Radioman George R. Tweed of Portland, Oregon, evaded Japanese forces on Guam for more than two and a half years after December 1941. The piece notes how fiction's island castaways have given way to real life danger and praises Tweed's endurance and eventual rescue.
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Pacific
Ziso
George R. Tweed
Portland
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Tweed
Guam
His Majesty the Mikado
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Robinson Crusoe
Back to School Drive Aims to Rebuild War-Era Enrollments
Federal officials led by Paul McNutt urge high school students to return this fall, labeling school as the D-Day for a better world. Officials warn wartime job lure has reduced secondary enrollments by about a million nationwide, urging parental and agency support for teens to stay in school and prepare for tomorrow.
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Paul ¥. McNutt
McNutt
John W. Studebaker
Katherine Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
Troy
Siste
Sored
Hever
Studebaker
Youth of America
Policy Foresight Urges Action Against Global Competition
A fragment urges the U S administration and Congress to stop dithering and outline clear commercial policy responses to Argentine Spanish and Addie East influences. It praises Britain for energy and unity and questions U S readiness during a world crisis.
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Argentina
Spain
Addie East
Congress
Prophetic Bombings Signal Expanding Allied Campaign
The piece notes increasing air and sea bombardments against Japan and notes bomber activity in the Philippines, with future invasions implied. It discusses reconquest challenges in the Philippines, guerrilla factors, and parallels to European campaigns, including Normandy and German resistance.
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Philippines
Davo
New Guinea
Philippine
Japan
Aguinaldo
Luzon
Mindanao
Our Foreign Trade Policy and Postwar Shipping Dilemmas
A Washington observer notes no overarching U.S. foreign trade policy amid 100 planning committees. Negotiations on Lend-Lease with Britain stall over Article 7 while Britain seeks continued aid postwar. Questions loom about merchant marine, air transport, rubber, and exports as America aims to boost foreign sales and counter British postwar plans.
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Congress
Europe
London
NAM News
Germany
Japan
World Reconfirmettion Bank
Malaya
India
Current Comment On War Tire Shortages And Labor
The Rochester Times Union excerpts Russel Porter on New York Times findings of war tire strains and labor unrest. It cites low Army tire stocks, union fears of postwar limits, long work weeks in durable goods, and government job referrals while criticizing leadership travel abroad and minority tensions amid patriotic labor.
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Air Corps
Russel Porter
New York Times
Paris
United Rubber Workers Union
Department of Labor
Rubber Union
England
France
Readers vent on strikes and politics in The Record
Letters condemn the Philadelphia transport strike and race politics, defend the COLO union, and critique editorial bias. Citizens from Waterford Troy and beyond rail at election rhetoric. A reader recounts animal cruelty concerns and police inaction, hinting at continued discussion on Page Ten.
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Siggke
Helals
Bresioe
James Hammer
Waterford
Roosevelt Hawaii trip sparks debate over campaign use
The editorial questions President Roosevelt's Hawaii visit as a possible campaign maneuver hidden as a military inspection. It argues the trip mixed politics with military matters, criticizes advisers, and weighs the legality of Roosev elt addressing troops while running for president.
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Roosevelt
Pacific
United States
Dewey
Hawaii
Ming
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Nimitz
Marshall
King
Judge Rosenman
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United States Navy
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War and politics swirl as Baruch eyes Dewey shift
Washington dispatches describe Bernie Baruch weighing a Dewey bid while his allies push wartime gains and political influence. The piece notes veterans’ furlough complaints and a plan by General Marshall to elevate rest and rehabilitation for returning troops.
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Gant
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Dewey
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War Plants Corporation
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Lmnber Division
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U. S. Navy
Philip Boyd
Fred G. Sherrill
Army, Navy and Maritime ‘Commission
J. E. Holman
Lumber Division
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WPB Lumber
WPB
Huntington Taylor
Mangowke Commission
Union and politics touch wartime troops and strikes
Long critique of wartime political messaging to troops, union strikes and employer roles. Discusses President, Hawaii trip, transport strikes, and the CIO. Questions fair treatment in labor disputes and the ethics of employer support for unions amid alleged Communist influence.
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