Government junkyard of federal staff drains war effort
A reflective editorial condemns bloated federal payrolls and overstaffed bureaucracy. It argues three workers often substitute for two, wasting funds and stalling reform. It urges immediate postwar cleanup, a determined president, and a decisive ax to trim public employment and redirect talent to military needs.
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New York
Washington
House Makes Way For Pallace
The Troy Record argues the Senate should have rejected Wallace for the Department of Commerce as unfit. It urges House action to amend the George Bill to exclude the secretary from Export-Import Bank powers and to curb executive agency transfers. It warns against political horse sense backing Roosevelt’s choice of Wallace and notes the public interest in more safeguards.
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Meni
Wallace
REC
Troy Record
Senate
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
House
Secretary of Commerce
Export-Import Bank
Germans Massacres Revealed by Captured German Witnesses
Testimonies from captured Germans recount mass killings and cremations of Jews and others. Prisoners describe beyond belief cruelty in camps including forced graves, injections, and ovens. Eyewitness accounts detail executions, torture, and systemic dehumanization by SS and guards.
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Humen Cola
Times
Hareld
Irmiy
Sevezi
Bessarabia
Odessa
Rome
Jex
Roskin
Guizsed
J K
Uke
Gross Rosen
Obscene crimes condemned and pursued by nations
Denny denounces acts as produced by perverted minds and says evidence is being gathered. The article notes that the United States, Great Britain, and Russia will demand punishment for perpetrators, including both civilians and oil entities, and that justice will be pursued until served.
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Denny
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Featherbedding and The Tempest on Broadway
A broadside on Broadway musical The Tempest misattributes authorship to Shakespeare and says David Diamond composed the score. It cites James Petrillo union rules demanding a sixteen‑member orchestra for a musical, while Diamond’s incidental music was for twelve players, provoking charges of featherbedding and calls in Congress for reform.
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William Shakespeare
Rochester
David Diamond
W. Shakespeare
Jack Rosenberg
James Caesar Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Sr. Petrikie
Caliban
Petrillo
Improvements in Wealth Through Temporary Unemployment
The argument suggests that temporary job losses can generate greater wealth, framing Mere as a point in favor of ending practices tied to economic deceit rather than a debate on antisocial policies.
Critique of UNRRA Delays in Relief Effort
An editorial questions UNRRA’s slow relief work in liberated Western Europe and cites delays between UNRRA and Allied authorities. It urges U.S. Congress and British Parliament to investigate, suspend funding, and press for decisive action as hunger and cold toll on civilians. The piece ties aid efficiency to Allied nations’ honor and calls for urgent accountability.
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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Richard K. Law
House of Commons
lBst
France
Bezium
Europe
United States
Great Britain
America
United Nations
Britain
Congress
House Appropriations
Senate Finance Committees
Merit rating for New York unemployment insurance urged at Albany
Current Comment supports establishing merit rating in unemployment insurance this year at the state budget hearing in Albany. It notes 42 states have adopted it and argues New York and a few others should implement the plan to stabilize employment and save up to 50 million dollars yearly. The piece contends merit rating is constructive, nonpartisan, and necessary to maintain industrial competitiveness and protect workers.
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Citizens
Albany
New York
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Franco Is Alarmed
The Louisville Times notes Franco fears severing ties with Berlin may be misread as mood. It argues that trials of nation leaders by the United Nations may fade, but if Hitler deserves execution, Franco may deserve to die with him. The piece cautions against US supporters of Franco amid Spanish democracy advocates.
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Franco
Berlin
United Nations
Hitler
United States
Falange
Public Letters Call for Anonymity and Honest Civic Duty
Readers urge anonymity in letters to The Record while urging public service discipline. They rail at cigarette shortages and smoke in public spaces, demand stricter smoking bans in trains and buses, and criticize radio ads. The writer advocates coke delivery during a wartime emergency and urges self reliance, walking instead of driving, and snow shoveling to aid the city.
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Weil
Tax exemption query for serviceman earnings explained
The Record answers a reader about filing a joint return for a service member. It notes servicemen may claim earnings up to 1500 dollars as an exemption, with corporal earnings below that threshold, and directs calling Federal Income Tax in Albany for details. The page also mentions a local appeal to donate clothing for Europe.
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Albany
The Political Stage Today on Aircraft Carriers and Tokyo
Washington notes a shift in warfare as carrier forces reach Tokyo shores after campaigns in Rabari Tr i and the Marshalls. Admiral and strategist discussions emphasize carriers operating without land bases, supported by battleships cruisers and destroyers. The piece highlights air power from ships transforming naval warfare and the postwar outlook for American security.
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Washington
Labk
United States Navy
Tokyo
Nearsy Islands
Rabari
Tri
Marshalls
Yokohama Bay
Formosa
Indo-China
Moorabdie
Seven Seas
Japan
America
China
United States Army
Russia
Far East
Hospital Tug-Of-War Over Navy Bethesda Rates
The Washington Merry-Go-Round details a crowded Bethesda Maryland Navy hospital scene as elderly Congressmen seek medical care at high daily rates for private rooms with full services. It notes delayed care due to staff shortages, mentions Sen Clyde Reed and Miss Kelly aiding a senator, and contrasts bargain rates with political resentment toward Congress. It also previews Hull’s last treaty battles over the Mexican Waterway Pact, California lobbying to defeat ratification, and the water allotment dispute amid broader wartime logistics and regional politics.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
Bethesda, Md
Maryland
Seeauer Congressional
Abele
Clyde Reen
Kansas
Vesk
Clyde Elly
Tron
Kelly
Senter
Miss Hell
Miss Kelly
Len Barkley
Entucky
Naval Hospital
Hull
Senate
Cordell Hall
Colorado
Rio Grande
California
Shortridge
Dean
Coolidge
Colorado River
el Paso
Santa Fe
Salt Lake City
Calffornia
Nevada
Golden State
Mexico
State Department
California Imperial Valley Irrigation District
iCalifornia
Nate
Atuy
Ian Shortridge
London Times
Arast Henry Wallage
Plas
Iwo Jima Strategic Target Near Tokyo in WW2 Plot
Ralph H Heppard reports on Iwo Jima as a volcanic island of eight square miles with a crucial airfield. The invasion brings American ground forces within about 139 miles of Tokyo and places bases within 100 miles of Haha Jima and Chichi Jima, shaping Nippon’s defense and air power. The piece details geography, prior bombardment, and the island’s wartime role, including Suribachi Yama and local population traits.
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Ralph H. Heppa
Associated Fresh War
Iwo Jima
Japan
Tokyo
Bahamas
Florida
Washington, D.C
Iwo
Volcano Islands
Conquess
Nippon
United States
Formosa
Marianas
Haha Jima
Bonins
Pearl Harbor
Haha
Chichi Jima
South America
Suribachi
Strategic Air Force
Pacific Ocean Areas
Saipan
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