Postwar Education Push Shapes Rensselaer Plan
The piece details a postwar push toward an educated world with expanded Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute facilities. It notes 23 acres purchased, a master plan, new engineering courses, and space expansion to keep RPIs leadership among technical schools amid looming competition. It also references Allied unity and wartime morale as context for broader world order goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advesdyment Service
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Engineering
Troy
R. P.I
Outlook Was Grimmer in 1918 Yet Hope Persists
The article contrasts the 1918 German offensive with today noting Ludendorff’s spring drive caused massive Allied strain but eventual exhaustion led to victory. It argues the current push in Belgium Luxembourg, though serious, cannot match 1918’s threat and may shorten the war. It also discusses poll taxes, race, and Southern attitudes toward reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Luxembourg
Europe
France
Russia
Ludendorff
Arras
Noyan
Lui Sng
SSG
Ludendorf
Berlin
Brealey
Marshal von Rundstedt
Luxembacan
When Censorship Confuses Western Front News
SHAEF debates censorship as correspondents protest limits on wartime reporting. Critics argue excessive secrecy fuels confusion and home front complacency while Germans may already know more about secret weapons. Spurs calls for fuller, timely updates to the American and British public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaef—Supreme Headquarters
Aled Expeditionary Force
Western Front
Drew Middleton
New York Times
George Lyons
SHAEF
Office of War Information
Hell and
Fifty Acres
Harold Smith
Rockefellers
Ed Steteinius
Hall
Stettinius
Dight
Aspidistra Giants
Suse Corde Hn
Fean East
Benjamin Franklin Gites
U.S. Army
State Department
UXERA
FEA
Cairo
AH US
Gites
Army Hospital
UNRRA
Mos
Giles
Washington
Army
U.S
B-3
Hannegan
Kate
Nazi Counter Offensive Aims to Weaken Allied Home Fronts
Observers in London report a broad consensus that the current Nazi counteroffensive is designed to discourage and dishearten the Allied home fronts and to undermine General Allied morale.
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London
Okla newspaper man voices support for voting rights in the South
In Atlanta this week a Oklahoma newspaper man, a Negro, said removal of voting restrictions would not lead to black domination but that the Negro would join whites in democracy. Speakers denounced poll taxes and laws intended to suppress black voting across eight southern states.
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Alabama
Arkan- Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Jakes Tess
Virginia
Troy
de Thoersen
South
Atlanta
Oklahoma
Isolationism must not derail wartime unity across nations
The piece argues that working with other nations to prevent war is vital, contrasting past isolationist rhetoric with the current global conflict. It cites lawmakers and events from the 1940s, warns that domestic voices opposing allied unity threaten victory, and calls for sustained cooperation among the United States Russia Britain and allies.
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Wne
United States
Hitler
Berlin
Europe
Wheeler
Montana
Clark
Missouri
Fish
New York
Pearl Harbor
Nye
Russia
Britain
Voice
Greece Struggle Told In Letter From S. Greek Citizen
A letter from S. Greek citizen Sick Gianapoulos of Troy condemns British intervention in Greece and supports the Greek National Liberation Front seeks democracy and independence. He calls the Axis victory over Greece a tragedy for all and urges U.S. support to preserve Allied unity and fight fascism.
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State Department
Britain
Athens
National Liberation Front of
Greece
EAM
United Nations
Gianapoulos
Troy
Defends President in Dec 19 1942 Letter
Ly Kelly of Waterford answers E J Bailey defending the President against criticism. The writer argues fatigue is natural, questions profanity use, and urges humility and sportsmanship after the election.
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E. J. Bailey
God
Jesus
E. J. Batley
Ly Kelly
Waterford
Atlantic Charter Indifference and World Policy Reflections
Washington essay cites indifference to European events as a factor in past and potential future conflicts. It discusses the Atlantic Charter principles, Polish and Stalin disputes, and public opinion. The piece quotes Dr. Henry P. Van Dusen on crucifixion by indifference and warns against protecting vested interests over moral duty.
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Churchill
Marshall Stalin
Great Britain
United States
Henry P. van Dusen
Union Theological Seminary of New York
Jesua
Christ
Jesus
Hien
jJesus
Ceiling price clash roils cattle trade and pork later
Washington notes a renewed push to set ceiling prices on live cattle tying OPA to feed costs and slaughter prices. Packer profits, farm receipts, and Army demand spark a dispute with Bowles Vinson and Jones pressing for a live cattle ceiling amid slashed margins.
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Washington
New York
New Jersey
OPA
Chester Bowles
Vinson
Jones
Siost Ajent
Saints
Dongs Ane
Stelevizer Vinson
Ham Fish
Nelson Rockefeller
Estate tax forms overwhelm heirs with complexity
Fair Enough Westbrook Pegler critiques the estate tax system noting Form No. 705 and Regulations 103 span dozens of pages of legal boilerplate. He laments the need for accountants and lawyers to compute owed taxes, arguing the law shuns clarity and threatens financial security for survivors, especially widows, as continued on page thirteen.
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New York
Treasury Départment
Pronunciation and spelling Q&A from readers
A compilation of reader questions on pronunciation and spelling, including whether "alright" or "all right" is correct, how to pronounce armada, and details on falangist and gladiolus plurals. It also notes a news story about a seaman, and a pamphlet offer for state nicknames and origins.
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Honaton
Allright
Savannah
L. Lem
Ansvier
France
Spain
Hendersonvile
H. M. DL
J. W. Bi
Meriden
J. J. Johnston
Gorama
Frank Corby
Tor
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Dttack
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Reynolds
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Jessie Sumner
Stalin
Roosevelt
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Bran
Uint
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Record
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Atlantic Charter
Atlantic
Great
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Merry
Drew Pearson
Fair
Westbrook Pegler
King Features
Nation of
Ciienis
Misa Marguerite Ra- Walt
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Federal Bar Association
Texas Bart
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