Russia to Resume Five Year Plans After War End
Henry Cassidy reports from the United States on Soviet postwar plans. Soviet authorities contemplate resuming a five year program to repair and build heavy industry, following the end of hostilities. Experts note prior plans accelerated industrialization and reconstruction, with cities like Stalingrad and Leningrad transitioning from wartime to peacetime priorities.
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Russia
New York
Soah
Amy
Germany
Red Army
Boriet Union
Stalingrad
Sonia
Tireetar
Leningrad
Seu
Axis War Prisoners in U S Total 226 416
War Department data show 226 416 Axis prisoners of war in the United States on August 1. Most are employed, with assignments from farming to luging.
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U. 8 S
Washington
War Department
United States
War era union pressure and a beating case discussed
A fragment discusses alleged coercion by union members over war production and a court case in Akron. It mentions De Lorenzo and Hillman, a 30 day sentence, a 3500 fine, and claims of intimidation of Reymond Elliott by tire-builders, including a violent assault near an outer gate and parking lot.
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Tern
Hillmans
de Lorenzo
Hillman
Biddle
Biddie
Union i of
SteNuli
Akron
Eliot
Elliott
Major Trimmed Down to Size by British Woman
London report recounts an incident aboard a Great Western first class compartment near Paddington. An ATS member confronts a British major about class privilege, prompting a sharp exchange and the major’s embarrassment as a deflated officer.
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London
INL
Paddington
Great Western Railroad
Engsik
ATS
Cegular Army
Let's Do Nothing on Prosperity Is Just Around the Corner
A partisan GOP production in Troy, Aug 9, 1944, mocks Roosevelt era action while criticizing the GOP Old Guard and Wall Street. The piece features GOP candidates delivering gestures to bolster a non advanced program, arguing for continued inaction to solve national problems.
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Roosevelt
G. O. P. Old Guard
Wall Street
Troy
Defends Service Mother Editor Letter to The Record
A reader criticizes wartime classifications and deferments, arguing unfairness toward mothers and service families. The writer condemns preferential treatment, praises civilian defense workers, and questions pay, benefits, and the burden on mothers, urging fairer policies during the war.
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the Record
Troy
Auge. S
Local Residents Return From Florida and Buffalo Trip
Dips Mrs. Charles D Boughton has returned from Florida. Mr and Mrs John Cohn of Hast Greenbush recently visited Mr and Mrs Edward Palmer. Mr and Mrs Olstead spent weeks on Pike's Pond. Cummings returned bowie after time with grandparents Mr and Mrs William Herman in Taborton. Mrs Edward Palmer Mrs Jesse Haley and Mrs Emma Atwater returned from Buffalo after attending the American Legion Conference.
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Charles D. Boughton
Florida
John Cohn
Bank Bandit Slicker Horan Sought Nationally by FBI
James Joseph Horan, a 5 foot 9 inch Troy native known as Slicker, is named by FBI special agent J. B. Wilcox as a former iron worker and gangster with a record of homicide grand larceny and highway robbery. He is linked to the 1933 First National Bank of Stratford robbery and the 1941 Stroudsburg National Bank heist. He has eluded authorities for years, with family funerals and Troy ties noted, and is described with tattoos and physical features.
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James Joseph
Slicker
Horan
Troy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. B. Wilcox
Iegherge
Dhe Arga
Tia
FLBOL
United States
Deven
Soonth
Ezpet
Mr. Wilcox
KBE
First National Bank of
Sufield
Conn
Alan
First Stroudsburg National Bank
Stroudsburg
FLBL
New York
Boston
Trojens
Dewey Attacks Bretton Woods Plan as International Altruism
GOP lawmaker Dewey derided the 44-nation Bretton Woods agreement as international altruism that could cost the United States billions. He urged Congress to favor a separate national credit system, expanding the export import bank with one billion dollars, arguing the U S should act selfishly to protect jobs for returning soldiers and limit losses.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
Bretton Woods
I Dewey
United States
Congress
Mote Party
Dewey
America
Treasury
Hreiton Woods
Monetary Fund
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Ron
Chinese Mass Attack Aimed at Tengchung City Hold
Chinese forces press western Yunnan offensive targeting Tengchung, with Maj. Gen. Claire Li Chennault’s unit aiding. Preparations continue to retake Lungling and pressure Sungshun garrison while heavy fighting rages near Hengyang on the Hunan front, amid costly engagements.
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Tengchung
Yunnan
Claire Li Chennault
Hth
Alig Forte
Lungling
Burma
Sungshun
Hunan
Wure
Hengyang
Japanese Claims Push Near Beogwang in Southeast
A Tokyo broadcast cited by the Associated Press says Japanese troops have driven Chinese forces from Beogwang area ten miles southeast. The communique claims Chinese forces withdrew and that Japanese units are preparing the next stage of operations.
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Toya Radio
Associated Press
Beogwang
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