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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1945
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR from The Troy Record shows pension notices and financial details with numerous garbled names and figures. Reads like a listing of payouts, advances, and dues with references to executives and suppliers, but specifics are obscured by errors.
A political critique argues Aubrey Williams is unsuitable for a key administration post. It cites his alleged left-leaning views, past NYA spending, and ties to WPA politics, urging rejection of him as head of federal electrification and warning of risks to taxpayers.
The French public and government feel left out as Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin discuss postwar Europe. Paris fears German threats and heavy war debts, urging a united approach to redraw the European map. Richard Law says decisions must involve all powers, not just the Big Three.
The text argues France should have a strong voice in pending military and political decisions. It warns that excluding France could trigger a powerful undercurrent of resentment among 40 million Frenchmen, undermining future European and global stability.
The piece argues that heavy taxation stifles investment and monopoly growth, hindering new enterprises. It cites Henry Ford’s capital-raising example and warns the New Deal tax regime dampens incentives, urging a practical tax program focused on business expansion and job creation.
The article traces U S education trends from 1920s to 1940s noting no growth in elementary pupil counts from 1939 and a tripling rise in high school enrollments. It highlights fallen grade school numbers since 1928 and discusses shifting family sizes from colonial times to 1940, with high school education moving from luxury to common.
The piece notes only a minority entered high school historically but now high school to grade school ratios rise to one to three. It discusses college enrollment, retention from high school to college, and the growing view that education is essential. Parents increasingly demand higher schooling for the next generation.
The article argues the Big Three must craft permanent terms for Germany after World War II including occupation details demilitarization and war crime accountability. It emphasizes building a durable world peace framework under Dumbar ton Oaks and warns against delaying decisions as troops fight on.
A GI lifts a 6 month old baby from his father during the Manila reoccupation, then salutes before returning the child. The moment, compared to civil war verse, aims to show the enduring humanity of American soldiers amid the war’s brutality.
A collection of reader inquiries to The Record with editor responses. Topics include anonymity for letters, Dick Whittington legend accuracy, destroyer Barton loss, ration book handling, WPB contract areas, and draft classifications with answers and guidance.
The piece argues that French officials and media attack the United States after Harry Hopkins left Paris, while de Gaulle seeks a Franco American understanding. It warns that US, Britain, and Russia must act as military partners and that France will be consulted in future international conferences rather than immediate territorial decisions.
Drew Pearson notes Roosevelt must persuade Stalin and Churchill to back broad peaceful plans including Dumbarton Oaks, as tensions rise over postwar governance. The Big Three agenda includes war on Japan, Poland and Lithuania, punishment of war crimes, postwar trade, and Dumbarton Oaks veto issues. The stakes are peace or renewed conflict.
The column mocks Mr. Ickes and the New Deal with a rambling critique of avarice and covetousness. It references Harold Ickes, Franklin Roosevelt, and de Gaulle era politics, then pivots to a digressive tale of a taxi lawsuit and a New Mexico court ruling.
Essay outlines the etymology of alcohol from Arabic ablith to kohl powder and its drift into a term for a volatile liquid, noting Spanish usage. It also explains how the Irish potato got its name, tracing its introduction by colonists from America, its rise as a staple, and a potato blight in 1846 1946 and subsequent emigration patterns.
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