War to Peace Production: Troy Area Faces Reconversion
A lengthy discussion of postwar reconversion dangers and opportunities in the Troy Area highlights textile, metal, and service sectors needing raw materials and space. Local leaders, led by Chamber president Mr. McCochrane, anticipate thousands more jobs, while national solutions are required to sustain demand after the wartime peak.
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Arsenal
Buss
Troy
Coboes
Trev
McCochrane
Chamber of Commerce
Meyer's
Go-Betweens: Patrick Hurley as Unsung Diplomatic Mediator
A profile of Major General Patrick J. Hurley, US ambassador to China, highlighting his role as a skilled go-between. The piece credits his war record and civilian diplomacy, note his work with Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong, and the value of honesty and understanding in mediating between conflicting parties.
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Patrick J. Hurley
China
Hoover
Roosevelt
United Siates
Hurley
Soviet Union
Near
Chiang
Mao
Yenan
Chungking
United States
Hartey
Wartime draft debate loyal to continuance after war
Opinion from American Legion representatives urges extending Selective Service into the reconstruction period. The piece argues continuation is needed to rotate out current four term service members and restock civilian work with new inductees while opposing peacetime conscription as a broader policy.
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Hws
Europe
Orient
Germany
Japan
American Legion
Truman
Iin
Army
United States
Reform tax talk mirrors self interest in Congress
The piece notes that tax reform proposals are shaped by personal gain, with lawmakers and interest groups pushing for changes that best suit their own finances. It cites realty tax advocates, road builders, high earners, and liquor manufacturers as examples, drawing a parallel to past influencing tactics.
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Washington
Tax Reform And Jobs: Paths To Lower Taxes
The piece argues for cutting excess profit and travel taxes including railroads and Pullman taxes, claiming tax reform first creates jobs by expanding industry. It suggests reducing burdens to a sustainable level could boost wages and reduce deficits, with further steps like adjusting income tax as prosperity returns.
Occupation Begins As Japan Surrenders in History Making Event
General MacArthur prepares to receive Japan's surrender aboard the Missouri in Sagami Bay, a milestone ending fifty years of aggression. The ceremony, attended by Allied officials, signals the start of a peaceful reconstruction as Pearl Harbor's memory is set aside. The war effort culminates with Japan's defeat and a new era for Asia and the world.
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U. S.A
de Ean
Japan
General MacArthur
Sagami Bay
Tokyo
Great Britain
China
Russia
Pearl Harbor
Orient
Missouri
Far East
Germany
America
Midway
Guadalcanal
Philippines
Tarawa
United Nations
Current Comment Adventure In Thinking In This Welter Of News
In this era of cut backs and cancellations we must recall the core fact that democracy with a republican form can endure. The Nazi threat showed a super race claim, yet Allied effort prevailed. Without mass production of planes tanks and food, the outcome might have been different. Lincoln’s Civil War reflection speaks to enduring nations and the proposition that all men are created equal.
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Gettysburg
Lincoln
Pulse of the People letters and editorial notes on anonymity
The Record Newspapers discuss letting writers sign or withhold names to publish letters while preserving good faith. They note edits and possible shortening, and readers suggest reporting black market activity to price boards in Watertiet and at Hotel Troy.
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Rep A. & Bat. Ofnee
Record
Watertiet
War Price and Rationing Board
Broadway
Troy
Hotel
Opinion: End of lend lease shows misjudged timing
The piece argues the United States ended lend lease abruptly before Japan’s surrender and without a workable transition plan. It warns Britain cannot rely on U S aid forever, notes looming agricultural subsidies and domestic costs, and calls for a gradual tapering to let both nations adjust. It urges a joint US Britain approach to avoid harming world peace and stability.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Lendiltase
Hetting
Japan
Europe
Congress
Britain
America
Congress Doubliesa
Asia
Imsons
Cum laude and its Latin pronunciation explained
A newspaper note explains the Latin phrase cum laude meaning with praise, its customary English pronunciation kum TAH-dee, and three grade forms magnum cum laude insigne magna cum laude and summa cum laude with guidance about continental usage in church contexts and American practice.
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America
Democracy and republic in danger across unions and nations
Westbrook Pegler argues democracy is an overworked term and contrasts it with republic as the genuine American form of government. He cites minority rights, union abuses, and historical limits, warning that majority rule can become autocratic and corrupt, with examples from labor disputes and political power.
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New York
Ernest Kevin
France
Union Treasuries
United States
Governing Council
George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bevin
Republic of the United States
King Fontares
Sean
Swope on British trend toward socialization and labor
Fenner editor of the New York World Herbert Bayard Swope argues the Conservative defeat in England signals a shift toward socialization in monopolies and mining but not toward communism. He predicts limited radical movement and greater British diplomacy with a possible move to cartelization and protectionism under a broader labor government.
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United States
Drew Pearson
Herbert Bayard
Swope
Fenner
New York World
New York
England
Bank of England
Lloyd George Kovergmest
Britain
Russa
Con Mies
Jast House
Akmout
India
Euter
Heveridge
Attlee
Churchill
Fevin
Morrison
Laver
Ramsay MacDonald
America
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