Senate Debate on Social Security Taxes and Reserves
Senator Vandenberg argues against doubling the Social Security tax for employers and employees. He notes the old age reserve far exceeds projected five year outlays and warns higher taxes would harm 48 million workers and 2 million employers, urging continued tax levels and reserve limits.
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Vandenberg
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Senster Vandenberg
General Treasury
Social Security
Treasury
Mu Publii
20th Air Force and its long range bomber role outlined
The article explains the 20th Air Force as the long range bomber arm under General Arnold, detailing its unique Washington-directed commands, strategic aims to strike deep into enemy territory, and the evolving view of air power as a central component of national defense. It notes Tokyo operations and the sense of air forces acting with new independence.
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20Th Air Force
Geb. H. H. Arnold
Ava
Staf
Washinngton
Adain Independent Air Force
Tokyo
Independent Air Power in the Interwar and WWII Era
Between World War I and II agitation sought a separate air force independent from ground and naval commands. Prewar prejudice faded with World War II, and air power gained primacy. The result is a de facto independent air service with strong U S military capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviaton
United States
Veterans Preferential Civil Service Plan Gains Endorsement
A committee advises a five point veteran preference plan for civil service limited to original jobs and five year postwar expiry. It calls for qualified veteran certification by the Veterans Administration, ranking by augmented grades, and non veteran promotion when higher ranked. The aim is fair access without weakening public service.
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Executive Council
Civil Ser Assembly
Veterans’ Administration
Desperate Plight in China Warns of Prolonged War
The article details Japan’s advances cutting Chiang Kai-shek's control, weakening China after eight years of conflict. It warns of possible collapse without substantial aid and notes Japan’s overland advances from the Siberian north toward the Indo-Chinese border and disrupted Allied sea routes. It discusses expanding war duration in the Far East and the unlikely prospect of a direct amphibious strike on Japan's home islands.
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Ching
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Far East
Siberian
Zimpai
Pacifc
Japan
Iznore
Pacific
Questioning Allied Strategy in Asia War Effort
The passage questions how to dislodge Japanese control in Asia, noting distances and the need for bayonet action in China. It calls for more Allied help, asks about Mountbatten's Southeast Asia force, and questions why China remains a challenging theater with Allied delays.
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Europe
China
Bndine
Southeast Asia
Lewis Mountbatten
A Timely Plea For National Unity
Governor Bricker of Ohio urges Americans to unite across party lines for a secure, peaceful world order after the war. He warns against politics in war and stresses the need for allied cooperation and a stronger peace to prevent future global conflict.
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Johan W. Bricker
Ohio
America
Becky
Bricker
Victorian Heritage Lost in Britain During the Wars
The piece notes British decline in the twenties through the White Book claim that Britain has lost its Victorian heritage. It describes widespread impoverishment of landowners, a Louisville importer selling British silverware as relics, and a shift from sterling to devalued currency after World War I and World War II.
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Louisville Times
Britain
London Times
Louisville
Record Letters On Anonymity And Election Talk
A Troy newspaper column discusses anonymous reader submissions and the difficulty of publishing unsigned communications. It cites historical remarks on Henry Hughes and Woodrow Wilson, reflecting on election coverage and public discourse across decades.
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America
Evangeline
Zhenete
Roger BD
San Francisco
Cal
Woodrow Wilson
Roger D
Lapham
Charles Evens Hughes
Hughes
Senaia
Senator Johnson
Johnson
Roosevelt
Crac Wood Wilson
Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
United States
Hughkes
Troy
Mr. Wieson
Sidin
The Pearl Harbor Paradox and War Accountability
A Washington analysis argues Pearl Harbor reveals a paradox where no single entity was responsible yet all bore accountability. It traces diplomatic limits, command tensions, and missed dispersal of aircraft, noting messages between Washington and Pearl Harbor and the risk of counterfactual defense decisions.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Congress
United States
Japan
Army
New
Zdapad
Pearl Fiather
Navy
America
War Department
Contiquadt
Republicans discuss PAC strategy at first postwar caucus
In a closed session, GOP leaders and rank and file debated how to counter the Political Action Committee and to rebuild a strong party apparatus. Key speakers urged aligning with labor, studying PAC methods, and returning to common man outreach, while voices blamed losses on administration war weariness and internal divisions.
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Washington
House of Representatives
G.G. P
Political Action Committee
Bertrand Gearhart
California
United G. O. P
Joe Martin
Shartin
Cat Johnson
Winds
Bill Miter
Connecticut
Johnson
Pac
Repub. Neang
Hillman
Mitler
Kim
Miller
Reid Murray
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Ben Jensen
Iowa
Famedick
Ham” A
Glarence Brown
Onto
House
Brown
Weenie Bosses a New Baseball Democracy in Amusing Satire
A spoof by Westbrook Pegler describes a chaotic shift to collective bargaining in baseball led by Professor Weenie from Harvard and Boris Pantzo. It mocks pay equality, renaming runs as walks and home runs as contrived for workers, while players fear loss of fame and incentive.
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New York
Charlie Dissenai
Weenie
Harvard
Boris Pantzo
Saise
Scnith's
Wally Didden
Hot Springs
Weente
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