The Second Front Debate and War Leadership
Analyzed is the Western Allies’ war effort with emphasis on Russia’s role and the value of a future second front. The piece argues Russia bears heavy fighting, while Allied actions in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and air and naval campaigns prize productive teamwork. Roosevelt’s dramatic leadership is praised as boosting morale and war effort.
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Europe
Stalin
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Russia
Germany
Kremlin
United States
Great Britain
Britain
America
Balkans
Drama and stagecraft in American public life
A discussion of how dramatic personality aids political success, citing Jefferson Jackson Lincoln and others. It notes leaders shaping public image through epitaphs, soldierly poses, and personal touches to win broad support, suggesting drama fuels public appeal.
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Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Jincoln
Atlantic Seaboard
William Jennings Biy
How Far Is It to Rome A View of the Italian Campaign
The piece notes Rome could be reached by Easter or soon after with Allied advances 78 miles from the Eternal City by December 13 and foresees the Po line by midsummer. It weighs slow progress, German delays, and attrition gains, arguing Italy may be tougher than hoped but still moving toward victory despite setbacks.
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Italy
Rome
Alps
United Nations
Camino-Maggiore
Cassino
Cassing
Narale
Hema
Mies
Germany
Traix
the Record
Darby
Atrier
Postwar GM Chief Sloan Champions Capacity Rise
Alfred P. Sloan of General Motors pledges the company will spend about half a billion dollars to boost productive capacity to meet postwar demand. He says the contribution supports free competitive enterprise as the cornerstone of American economy. Other industrial leaders share the optimistic outlook.
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Alfred FP. Sloan
General Motors Corporation
Concen
Mr. Sloan
Sloan
Postwar Prosperity Hangs On Business Readiness
Leaders urge a long view as war ends and peacetime reshaping begins, warning of a repeat 1929 style crash. The piece stresses dangers to free enterprise, calls for proactive private planning, and cautions against ceding control to others, citing lessons from the New Deal era.
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Sloan
Food Storage Shortages Threaten War Efforts
The article reports acute government food storage shortages as warehouses clog with government purchases for military needs. It notes the ODI asks the War Food Administration for relief, plans to expand New York freezer capacity, and warns of spoilage losses. It argues the government must move surplus now and lower ration points to aid civilian stockpiling.
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Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
War Food Administration
ODI
WFA
New York
CPA
American Institute of Food Distributors, Inc
Institute
Ford
Food Administration
OPA
Russians Capture Zhitomir and Zamenka End of Alphabet
Wartime dispatch notes rapid Soviet advances capturing Zhitomir and Zamenka while Allies bomb Berlin approach Rome and plan to finish with Tokyo.
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Zhitomir
Zamenka
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Public Letters From The Record 1943 Notes And Inquiries
A collection of reader letters and editor notes discussing anonymity in letters to The Record, date corrections, mothers allotment changes, nurse staffing issues, liability questions on funeral processions, service member travel, labor unions, and public sentiment during wartime. The letters reflect community views, requests for legal guidance, and defense of professional nurses amid staffing concerns.
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Two Congressional probes split costs and gains
The Washington Merry-Go-Round contrasts two investigations by Congress. D Alesandro, a Maryland Democrat, ran a costless inquiry into Washington health and living conditions, praised by Surgeon General Parran. McCarran of Nevada led a sprawling, costly probe across multiple states, boosting his political fortunes while draining taxpayers and government time.
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Congress
D’alesandro
Maryland
McCarran
Nevada
Alesandro
Senate
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House District of Columbia
U. S
Parran
D'Alesandro
Congressional
District of Columbia
Rran
Senator McCarran
Colorado
War Department
Ely
Elko
Wyoming
Utah
Arizona
Reno
Las Vegas
Tonopah
Greenwood Springs
Colo
Fallon
Salt Lake City
Denver
Phoenix
Albuquerque
Presidential commitments abroad during wartime
Political analysis notes that the President and Secretary of State have made formal agreements with other governments in wartime. These commitments rival treaties in bracing scope but lack Senate ratification due to war dynamics. The piece observes constitutional questions as war powers and postwar policies unfold beyond hostilities.
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David Lawrence
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Moscow
Cairo
Teheran
United States
Senate
Congress
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C. I. O. Committee For Political Action
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Raymond S. McKeough
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National Youth Administration
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