Troy Record typography and circulation notice 1932
The Troy Record announces editorial staff and Associated Press rights. It lists subscription rates for morning and evening editions, including in state and out of state mail options with yearly and monthly prices, and notes circulation audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Associated Press
Iocal
Troy
Fimes
Albany
Rensselaer
Saratoga
Washington
New York State
Bennington County
Vermont
Audit Bureau of Circu Aions
Soldier Vote Compromise Seen As Fair Federal State Balance
The Senate Elections Committee advances a compromise on service members voting by creating federal machinery while leaving states to decide voter qualifications and ballot validity. It rejects the prior Green Lucas approach and aims to count ballots from soldiers not registered or who paid no poll tax subject to state rules. The piece urges swift enactment and decries political theatrics.
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Senate Elections Committee
Senate
United States
Grandiose Postwar Highway Plan Faces Skepticism
The President's Interregional Highway Committee proposes a 34 000 mile federal state program costing about 750 million dollars annually for ten to twenty years. It would connect regions and 587 cities with modern interchanges and prefer large scale road building to meet rising traffic. Critics warn of financing doubts and pork barrel risks, noting postwar uncertainty.
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Congress
MacDonald
Pearl Harbor
Promotion of Free Enterprise as Key to Enduring Economy
The article argues that public works programs are needed in various areas but emphasizes that the main effort should promote free enterprise to secure a sound and enduring economy.
AP to Appeal Sherman Act Ruling Against Intrusion Claim
The Associated Press board directs counsel to appeal a district court ruling finding violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law. The text argues the AP does not monopolize news gathering or transmission and criticizes the court’s focus on by Laws affecting membership. The AP warns of injunctions and cites political pressures behind the suit while pledging continued efficient operation.
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Board of Directors
The
Associated Press
United States District
Press Association
Supreme Court
New York
Roosevelt
Marshall Field
Chicago Sun
Germans Explain Novgorod Retreat As Vacuum Strategy
A Berlin propaganda broadcast claims German forces evacuated Novgorod to break mass Soviet attacks by drawing them into a vacuum. The piece questions the logic, noting civilians struggle to understand how retreat equals victory, while casualties erode morale and fear of a doomed postwar future sustains support.
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Novgorod
Germany
Martin Hallensieben
Hitler
Berlin
Russia
Herr Hallensieben
Reich
Root
Pitkin Relax versus Dog-Turning Rest a Reader Note
A reader discusses Dr Walter Pitkin on relaxation and applies his ideas to office workers. The piece critiques methods like balancing an apple, headstands, and nonbodily rests, while asking for practical, lively ways to ease tension for thousands of deskbound employees amid wartime news.
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Walter Pitkin
Dr. Pitkin
Doc
Health on the Production Front aids small war plants
A booklet titled Health on the Production Front reports surveys by Dr. Victor G. Heiser showing 60 percent of U S war workers are in small plants with 500 or fewer employees. It urges worker and family diet education and plant health services including part time doctors, nurses, and in-plant cafeterias to reduce absenteeism and improve health.
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Victor G. Heiser
National Association of Manufacturers
Butter shortages spark reader plea and rail danger concerns
Letters from readers in January 1944 urge fair butter access for hospitals and homes while decrying oleo bias. A second writer denounces railroad wrecks, wireless-telephone inaction, and political obstruction, calling for concrete safety measures and worker rights.
Tax Protest Sparks Debate Over Taxes and Loyalty
Westbrook Pegler notes Henry Morgenthau defends taxes while Miss Vivien Kellems urges tax resistance. The piece argues tax laws are complex, unfair, and squeeze patriotic Americans amid wartime need, with warnings of enforcement against nonpayment.
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Miss Kellems
Morgenthau
Congress
Treasury
New Deal
Washington
Diplomatic brinkmanship over Pravda and British policy
Washington observers note Pravda editorials as Kremlin signals aimed at steering U S policy on Poland and a second front. The piece links Willkie’s stance to Russian rebukes and recounts Teheran era banter between Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt, highlighting the diplomat's view that Pravda items signal strategic moves rather than hard policy.
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Kremlin
Pravda
Communist Party
Stalin
Wendell Willkie
Russia
Willkie
Roosevelt
Hull
Moscow
Europe
Teheran
Churchill
Balkan
Washington
Marshal
Berlin
Russian front politics and press hints in wartime
The piece analyzes Stalin’s distrust of British war aims at Tehran and the motive to push a second front. It notes Pravda and Washington Star mentions, arguing Russians and British remain allied out of necessity. It criticizes Secretary Stimson and a War Department information guide as shaping troops’ views to favor Roosevelt.
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Stimson
Roosevelt
Fentagon
War Department
John L. Lewis
Slimson
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