Education and Labor Policy Cue in Wartime Context
A regional editorial argues for continued schooling as girls lose wartime work rights and unemployment risk rises. It praises union drives for teen back-to-school enrollment, urges education to shape informed voters, and notes future work pace and leisure. Doubts about youth job surplus fuel calls for broader citizen education.
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Lapor
Predec Perkins
A. F. of L
I. O
United States
Lfe
America
Rumi Opposes Murray Bill and Examines Economic Hopes
Rumi, inventor of a pawns method, critiques the Murray bill as flawed and potentially unworkable. He argues for higher living standards and jobs for all but cautions that national income and pump priming-like spending must align with reality. The piece reflects on Roosevelt era lessons and current unemployment figures amid wartime aftermath.
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Beardsley
Rumi
Roosevelt
Debates Over Employment Bill Stirring Postwar Policy
The column discusses postwar employment, predicting 11 million service members returning, and up to 6 million may reject work. It critiques Murray’s employment bill as pump priming, urging genuine stimulus, cautioning against unworkable plans and calling for radical reform to avoid harming the economy.
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Ramil
Goa
Rumi
Truman Honeymoon Fades as Partisan Rifts Emerge
A veteran observer notes the wartime unity fading as domestic debate returns. President Truman must navigate political pressures, appointments, and bipartisan scrutiny while building a lasting record benefiting the nation.
No Bulgarian Election Called Off By Opposition Abroad
The Bulgarian election planned for yesterday was cancelled due to opposition in Great Britain and the United States. It is expected to be held later under safeguards against unfairness. Big Three secrecy leaves uncertainty about decisions at Yalta and Potsdam, but reports suggest defeated countries may choose their own government and leaders.
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United States
Galahad
Truman
Vandenberg
Camdr_ Stassen
Senate
Great Britain
Atalla
Potsdam
Germany
Russia
Balkans
Stalin
Poland
Yugoslavia
Britain
America
Bulgaria
Asia
Japan
Manchuria
China
Korea
Gan
Russia Britain and America Face Russian Balkan Diplomacy
The article argues that Russia dominates Balkans politics while Allies demand free elections and broadening governments under Soviet influence. It cites Poland Bulgaria Romania and Yugoslavia as examples where Moscow limits participation and imposes puppet actions, urging unity among Britain and the United States to secure genuine self determination.
Public Ownership and Operation Debate on Utilities and Railways
The article argues for and against public ownership, citing WWI rail nationalization costs and WWII outcomes. It claims public control reduced efficiency then improved during mixed ownership, contrasting with private enterprise. It critiques tax losses and waste, noting railroads’ debt and later easing of transition back, and ends with forecasts of consumer goods like electric fans.
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Bank of England
McAdoo
Gambling Alleged Editor Presses for Action in Saratoga County
A lettered appeal outlines repeated gambling violations in Saratoga County and cities like Saratoga Springs. The author recounts meetings with Gov Dewey's counsel and District Attorney Days, noting raids and investigations found by local officials and residents, while asserting ongoing illegal activity despite official denials.
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Saratoga County
Ctizens
League
Stere
Dewey
Charles D. Breiter
Gayrnor Dewey
Breitel
Saratoga ‘County
Saraoga County
Eee Hathorme
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga
Tere Ward
Anc
Kimdiy
Cooperne
Saratege Springs
Pronunciation Guide for Common English Word Forms
This reader note explains why words like secretive and strenuous are pronounced with stress on specific syllables. It covers se cretes actions, the correct syllable emphasis for strenu ous, and how viz derives from videlicet meaning namely to wit. It ends with an offer for a pamphlet on letter etiquette.
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Sas
Skeat
University of Cambridge
Frank Colby
Veterans seek postwar planning not cash handouts
Sergeant Max Novack argues veterans want real jobs and social plans, not bonuses or special privileges. He notes the need for education, housing, and better international understanding to avoid a repeat of past war-era neglect and to ensure a stable transition to civilian life.
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Mote
Drew Pearson
Max Novack
YANK
Amy Weekly
Sgt
Max
D- Novack
ANK
New York
Evyer
Gia
G. Tt
Congress
Capitol Hill
al G
America
Theeteren
Dumbarton Oaks
United Nations Security Council
Jobe
Tain
G.i.s
G.I
White House
Asia as the central Far East dilemma after Japan
The article recounts B W Fleisher urging Americans to view Asia as the core issue, not Japan alone. It notes Asia’s 1.15 billion people, various independence movements in India, China’s factions, and competing claims over Hong Kong, Indo China, and the Dutch East Indies. It discusses Japan’s surrender, potential economic decline, possible shifts toward U S-Chinese cooperation, and British-Far East tensions over Hong Kong.
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Washington
America
Japan
Far East
B. W. Fleisher
Yokyo
Asia
South
Europe
Russia
India
Boking
China
Hong Kong
Rastia
Indo-China
Dutch East Indies
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