Strategy in the Pacific War from Nimitz
The piece argues Admiral Nimitz advocates moving forces across the Pacific and establishing bases in China to sever Japan’s access to Manchuria and Chinese resources. It notes the need for air bases in China and that mainland Asia, including Manchuria, Indo China, Malaya and Burma, supplies Japan, making a rapid Pacific-only victory unlikely.
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Japan
United States Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
Pacific
China
Manchuria
Asia
Indo-China
Malaya
Siam
Burma
Soldiers Die For Union Dues
A British editorial condemns Matthew Smith head of the Mechanics Educational Society for blocking war production in Detroit and Cleveland over a jurisdictional dispute with the CIO. Smith refuses U S citizenship, defies the National War Labor Board, and calls war work expendable, threatening a nationwide strike to force dues.
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Mechanics Educational Society
Matthew Smith
Detroit
Cleveland
Cigion
Crimosigan
U. A
America
Man Smith
England
United States
Washington
Canada
Russia
Germany
Smith
Conant Warns AI Shock Returns to Postwar Education
Harvard president James B. Conant outlines risks as colleges face a postwar era with heavy federal funding for veterans. He warns against central government control and favors state administration to preserve local authority and prevent nationalization of education. He stresses careful crafting of veteran education laws to avoid restricting cross state study and provincialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Conant
Harvard University
Conant
Britain's Candidate For President
American voters should note Britain’s overt interest in the U S presidential race as Churchill praises Roosevelt while Brits hint at a Dewey challenge. The piece argues this foreign meddling risks tensions and unsettles American voters amid wartime diplomacy.
New Warning To Finland Over War Involvement
The United States issues another warning to Finland that continued alliance with Germany could invite severe peace terms. The piece argues the U S will not intervene on Finland’s behalf and notes Russia will press for safety boundaries around Leningrad. It questions Finland’s wartime alliance and reflects on broader war dynamics.
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Dewey
America
Mackinac Island
Winston Churchill
Harvard University
Britain
Mr. Churchill
United States
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Finland
Germany
Great Britain
Russia
Hitler
Willkie Breaks Conventions With Open Presidential Bid
The Baltimore Sun notes Wendell Willkie defies orthodox politicking by openly campaigning across the country for the Republican nomination. He rejects smoke screen rhetoric and declares his desire to seek the nomination, challenging the expectation that a candidate must wait for the party to draft him.
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Willkie
Baltimore Sun
Mr. Willkie
Ccs
Community Letters Stir Debate On Religion And Budget
Readers sign and publish to maintain anonymity while proving good faith in The Record letters. A Troy reader defends the Pope against a Russian accusation as unity and faith are debated amid American support for Russia. Another writer blasts Governor Dewey’s budget as costly to education and the poor, urging specifics on cuts and hospital funding.
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Record
America
Russia
John Prezio
Troy
Dewey
Stengel pleads for safety amid league wide hunt
Anxious Casey Stengel crashes a New York room seeking refuge from a phalanx of ball club pursuers. He warns the public that scouts and officials chase aging players, citing Hoyt, Pennock, Faber, Mack, Simmons and others, while recounting grim war era fates. He fears extraditions and conspiracies as he recalls old rivals and a fearsome hotel scene.
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New York
Casey Stengel
Mr. Stengel
Herb Pennock
Waite Hoyt
Giants
Rickey
Brooklyn
Ruth
Walter Johnson
Connie Mack
Mr. Stenzel
Ping Bodie
California
O'Doug
Cincinnati
Red Faber
Cleveland
al Simmons
Browns
Cracker Schalk
Cubs
Louisiana Campaigns Echo Huey Long Echoes and Morrison Millionaire
Louisiana politics heats up as Earl Long is poised for lieutenant governor and James Morrison pursues a kingfish role amid long shadow politics. The piece also reports on a mysterious $200000 backing, links to lobbyist William Baldwin Shearer, and notes Aleutian isolation and soldiers' morale.
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Sam Jones
Pappy O'Daniel
Texas
Jimmy
Hollywood
Earl Long
Davis
William Morgan
Huey
Kingfish
Huey Long
Morgan
Louisiana
James Morrison
Saturday Evening Post
Jimmy Morrison
Washington
Standard Oil
Ishhy
Heidelberg
Baton Rouge
Morrison
William Baldwin Shearer
Big
Geneva
Shearer
Coolidge
Hoover
Bethlehem
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Brown-Boveri
United States
England
Senate
Scotland Yard
North
Proper Adjective Use in Adverbs in English
Handbook excerpt argues that safe should be an adjective when describing a subject’s condition. It contrasts correct forms like the planes returned safe with incorrect safely usage in media. It also advertises a 1944 pronunciation test offered by Frank Colby.
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Washington
Merriam-Webster’s
Churchill
London
Seizure of the Marshall Islands Under Tight Secrecy
Months of planning under utmost secrecy culminated in a successful Marshall Islands seizure. The combined army and navy used land air and sea power in what may be the first example of onnian warfare. The Navy’s bombardment was intense and devastating in the small area, leaving Japanese troops dazed and many prisoners almost insane with fright.
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Washington
Marshall Islands
United States Navy
Marshalls
Gilberts
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Democratic National Committee
English New Papers
Church of England
Guadalcanal
Tommy Manville
Joe Goebbels
Denys Wertman
Mr. Green
New York State
Miller
Whitman
Marie Patterson
Fair
Westbrook Pegler
Gramp
Sioux Falls
Rocky Mount
Africa
Sarge
Tris Speaker
Tris
Burt Whitman
Boston
Burt
Red Sox
Phillies
Clark Griffith
The
Merry
Drew Pearson
Aleutian Islands
U. S
Aleutians
Handbook OF Practical English
Frank Colby
David Lawrence
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