Congress Aims To Limit WLB Power
The House Committee questions the War Labor Board authority over maintenance of membership in unions. It urges Congress to define WLB powers and limit its reach, arguing that forcing union membership as a job condition is unconstitutional and undemocratic. The report contrasts government by law with board discretion and notes broader wartime policy criticisms.
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House Committee
War Labor Board
WLB
Department of Justice
Congressional Committee
Congress
President's charge on soldiers vote bill ends in political theatre
The article condemns President Roosevelt’s label of the soldiers vote bill as fraud as a grandstand tactic for his and his party’s electoral interests. It argues for constitutional state voter qualifications with limited federal voting machinery for armed forces and calls for an end to partisan bickering over the issue.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Poland must resolve minority inclusion to avoid future trouble
The text argues that minority inclusion in Poland risks future conflict, noting Polish suffering in past crises. It asserts a basis for a solution benefiting all and urges Russia to aid stability without arrogance or coercive tactics.
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Poland
Russia
Morale Hit as War Material Fraud Returns Light Penalties
A Providence court jailed Anaconda Wire & Cable Co and five employees for faking tests on defective war materials sold to the United States and allies. The company faced a $10,000 fine while several defendants received 18 months to probation. Judges suspended prison terms if fines were paid, prompting renewed criticism of wartime penalties and the harm to soldiers’ lives.
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Anaconda Wire & Cable Co
United States
Providence
R. I
Pawtucket
Marion, Ind
Northern Indian District
Poles and Russians Face Boundary Drift Dilemma
The editorial notes Moscow’s firm stance on western borders and the need for U S British facilitation to resolve the Polish boundary issue. It urges early settlement via arbitration or Curzon Line parameters to avoid long term distrust and pave a stable postwar order.
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Russia
London
Moscow
United States
Stalin
Great Britain
Civilian authority and pardon in Hawaiian martial law case
The piece debates whether civilian or military power prevailed in the Richardson pardon episode in Hawaii. It notes arrests after Pearl Harbor, a habeas corpus clash with Judge Metzger, a fine reduced on challenge, and the President's unconditional pardon without clarifying suspension limits for future guidance.
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Robert C. Richardson, Jr
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Delbert E. Metzger
Honolulu
Richardson
Metzger
Justice Department
Ickes
Lincoln
Taney
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russia’s War Runners Keep Pushing Amid Strain
The piece notes Russia’s reserve strength and endurance, highlighting supply and transport prowess and a large population possibly near 180 million. It argues recruits were moved east and factories stripped of skilled workers as German forces advanced, with no sign of Slowing until victory. It also anticipates Allied pressure from sea, land, and air.
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Russia
Rochester Times-Union
Soviet Union
Red Army
Teheran
War of Words in World War II Propaganda Battle
A Minneapolis Star Journal piece notes how words act as weapons in wartime. It highlights underground presses, leaflets dropped by planes, radio programs in 26 languages, and phonograph discs carrying American messages to occupied nations, all aiding Allied resolve.
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Minneapolis Star Journal
Allied Force Headquarters
Office of War Information
Poland
Greece
France
Norway
Belgium
Denmark
Netherlands
America
Readers seek anonymity in The Record letters
A 1944 letter page explains writers may sign for anonymity to publish in The Record. Letters debate wartime points about meat rations and defense workers, plus local concerns on sledding sites in Troy and North Troy.
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Record
Tax laws strain marriage unity and family support
A Westbrook Pegler essay critiques federal tax rules that treat marriage as not a unit, limiting a husband’s endowment to his wife and imposing strict accounting on expenditures. It contrasts federal policy with community property states and notes long-standing views on family allowances, estate limits, and inheritance taxation amid economic shifts.
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New York
Treasury
Congress
Denver
Roscoe Fleming
Arizona
Back Stage Rivalry Over Roosevelt Ticket Amid Jackson Day Dinner
The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes a clash between Speaker Sam Rayburn and Vice President Wallace over a possible Roosevelt fourth term ticket. Wallace's brief speech sparked tension with Rayburn and Northern Democrats, while Midwest insurgents led by James Quigley saw a bid for removing Claude Wickard. Governor Kerr of Oklahoma defused the revolt, backing unity behind the President and Casey for Vice Chairman.
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Sam Rayburn
Henry Wallace
Washington
Wallace
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Sam
Frank Walker
Jackson
Lincoln
Wilson
Claude Qui
Allen
Quigley
Claude Wickard
White House
Jim Barnes
Barnes
Mayflower
Judge Quigley
Nebraska
Elmer Benson
Minnesota
Oliver Quayle
Farcley
National Committee
Quayle
New York
Jim Farley
Jim
Democratic National Committee
James Quigley
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Wendell Willkie
Eugene Casey
Midwetern
Hannegan
Gene Casey
Casey
Thomas R. King
Wisconsin
Quighey
Roosevelt Campaign Speech Urges Soldier Voting Law
President Roosevelt delivers a wartime speech overseas urging Congress to pass a law removing all restrictions on soldier voting. He uses Commander-in-Chief to express troops’ wishes, a precedent challenged as unprecedented and potentially broadening executive reach. Continued on page twenty one.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Strogpn
Ili
The Coin Corner on coin design changes and public myths
Design changes in coinage generate public interest and false rumors about rarity. Most new issues circulate slowly as collectors hoard first editions and rumors about engravers or mint marks spread, but many so called rarities become common over time. Next Friday: the motto in God We Trust.
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Monticello
Lyathe
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Lansingburg
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North End
la Salle Field
Jan
Hopkins
Briggs
Willkie
Pake Twenty-one
Fair
Westbrook Pegler
Pegler
The
Merry
Drew Pearson
T.eon Henderson
Hague
Jersey City
Ed Kelly
Chicago
Tom Ferry
George Allen
Charles F French
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