Governor Dewey budget plan signals postwar fund and cautious finances
The 1944 budget proposals presented by Governor Dewey emphasize wartime elasticity, a $148,006,000 postwar reconstruction fund, and a $17,600,000 operating surplus with higher revenues. He trims 1943-44 appropriations, fills war vacancies instead of layoffs, and directs aid to distressed cities via mortgage and utility taxes while warning against political excess in medical reform debates.
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Dewey
Smith
Roosevelt
Lehman
Commonwealth
A Fatal Step Backward Against the Wagner-Murray-Dingell Bill
The piece argues the act would centralize medical control in Washington via the Surgeon General. It warns of hiring, specialty designation, patient caps, and hospital approvals all subject to one administrator and a self-appointed advisory council. It contends such political power would depress medical standards and stifle initiative.
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Ozarks
New York
Wagner-Murray-Dingell
American Medical Association
Washington
United States Public Health Service
Wiliam Beveridge
Great Britain
United States
Carroll Parran
Lungseon
Robert Sherwood
OWI
Ed Stettinius
State Department
Alexander Hohenlohe
Potomac River
Paul Kite
Belvoir
Peggy
Tony Biddle
Allied Split Hitler's Only Hope
The piece notes Hitler's eleventh anniversary speech urging belief in Nazi resilience while two major Allied bombing raids over Frankfurt and Brunswick shake German morale. It warns the Nazi effort to split the United Nations as dangerous, calls for destroying those forces, and emphasizes grim consequences for Germany and the world if victory is not achieved.
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Frankfurt
Bruns- Wick
Reich
der Fuehrer
Germany
Britain
America
Soviet
Russia
Europe
United Nations
Invasion Forces Reported Against Marshall Islands
Tokyo reports a powerful American attack against the Japanese held Marshall Islands with fighting underway. Carrier task forces bombarded Kwajalien Roy and Motoelap Wotje as American ships shell positions. Officials warn against jumping to conclusions until US sources confirm.
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Tokyo
Marshall Islands
United States
Kwajalein
Roy Islands
Motoelap
Wotje Atolls
Marshalls
Marshall Group
Pacific
A vow to stop Japan from footholds in Pacific islands
The speaker recalls the Marshall Islands history under German and Japanese rule, noting Japan’s breach of a League mandate and fortifications that expanded its Pacific domain. He argues to prevent any future foothold and regrets the past missteps, urging determination to avoid repetition.
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Tokyo
Philippines
Marshalls
League of Nations
Japan
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Vermont Fights Federal West River Dam Plan in Newfane
Vermont resists a federal hydroelectric flood control project on the West River near Newfane arguing government entry and land seizure lack state consent. The piece notes Roosevelt’s shifting views on interstate compacts and urges cooperative federal action for flood control with minimized land loss and shared costs.
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Vermont
West River
Newfane
Willis
Connecticut River
Roosevelt
New England
Connecticut
Cross
Farm Wage Controls Embrace War Time Needs
Providence Bulletin reports the War Food Administration moves to control farm wages as wartime necessity. Wage levels have risen over 26 percent in a year, driven by competition with industrial plants and expanded food production amid worker shortages. Authorities warn without strict enforcement the program could hinder wartime food goals this year, signaling a new high in government intervention in rural economy.
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Farm Wages
Providence Bulletin
War Food Administration
WFA
War Labor Board
Pulse of the People anonymous letters policy
The Record Newspapers will publish unsigned letters only at their discretion while signed communications will be printed to show good faith. Readers may request anonymity by asking not to publish their name, but The Record cannot guarantee publication if not signed.
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Record
the Record
Times Record
Pacific
Troy
V-Mail questions and Thanksgiving date in 1944
Reader asks if V mail requires air mail stamps and explains six cent rate for half ounce. Thanksgiving falls on Nov 23, the fourth Thursday due to five Thursdays that November. Letters discuss scrap drives and local discrimination reports in Troy, Cambridge, and Schaghticoke with civic concerns for wartime morale and equal rights.
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V-Mail
Schaghticoke
Air-Mae
Editor the Record
Congress
Bailey Manages Taxing Power for Unions Speech
Westbrook Pegler quotes Sen Joseph W Bailey of North Carolina praising a clause that requires unions to file informational income tax returns. Bailey argues unions wield taxing power over workers, warns government jeopardy if unchecked, and recalls past wartime logistics to illustrate risks of labor influence. He even suggests applying the provision to unions alone, cautioning against abuse of power.
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New York
Senate
Joseph W. Bailey
North Carolina
Bailey
Labor Organizations of America
Senator Bailey
Deadlock predicted at GOP convention with Bricker Taft bloc
Washington insiders forecast a convention deadlock among Dewey Taft Willkie blocs with Bricker gaining Southern delegates. Bricker Taft maneuvering is said to lock in Southern support, while Willkie Dewey clash blocks reconciliation. Harold Burton eyed as potential compromise candidate amid strategic maneuvers.
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Willkie
Dewey
Bricker
Taft
Jimmy Reynolds
Republican National Committee
Reynolds
Bricker- Taft
Harold Burton
Ohio
Cleveland
Hidden War Moves Shape Public View of Espionage
Washington notes that quiet political steps behind the scenes influence war success more than dramatic actions. It recalls two years of enemy access to U S information via Buenos Aires and points to the need to block espionage links with Axis capitals and even neutral cities like Madrid and Lisbon. The piece stresses that censorship cannot curb all code systems used for war data.
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Washington
United States
Buenos Aires
Berlin
Tokyo
Argentina
Madrid
Lisbon
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