The Troy Record Publisher and staff credits
Publication data from The Troy Record lists David B Plum as publisher and Dwight Marvin as editor. It details ownership by The Troy Record Company and officers Betts York and Marvin, with contact via Troy 6100 and a private branch exchange linking departments. Subscription terms show prices for daily and mailed delivery within New York and Vermont regions, plus rates for out of area and June 1945 circulation figures.
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Stay at Home The Fourth A wartime plea to delay travel
The article urges Americans to skip Fourth of July journeys despite national holiday plans. It notes soldiers on two day leaves prefer staying near camps and home, warning crowded trains will hinder service members. It argues patriotism and common sense favor staying home to ease travel strain and support troops.
Justice With Mercy In Commuting Max Stephan’s Death
A wartime opinion argues President Roosevelt’s clemency in converting Max Stephan’s death sentence to life imprisonment. It praises mercy for a German-born American who aided an escaped prisoner while condemning Nazi brutality and espionage. Stephan’s crime is characterized as spontaneous aid to a prisoner, not planned treason.
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The passage discusses safeguarding a dangerous individual for safekeeping, noting some would prefer death to imprisonment. It suggests a possible future freedom for Max Stephan if life remains and international harmony improves after the war.
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Rendova Island Joinholds the Pacific Drive Toward Tokyo
The article details U S forces seizing Rendova in the Solomon Islands and using it to pressure Munda on New Georgia, signaling a broader plan to push toward Bougainville and Rabaul. It frames Rendova as a preliminary thrust enabling a larger Pacific campaign and counters claims the United States ignores the theater.
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Solomon Islands
Australia
New Georgia
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Guadalcanal
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Taxes Go From End-Year to Pay Envelope
The article describes a shift to pay as you go income taxes starting July 1, with employers withholding twenty percent from wages to cover tax obligations. It argues this change eases end-of-year payments, questions thrifty habits, and urges acceptance of the new system while noting expected protests from a few traditionalists.
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President's Veto Power and War Costs Debate
The article argues the President may veto any bill he dislikes, risking higher war costs and reduced national freedom. Congress, it contends, seeks to curb presidential power, aiming to act for the country over party loyalty, while some cling to tradition and self-interest.
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President fights subsidies and Congress clash over policy
The piece criticizes the President for overstepping into legislative duties, urging Congress to act with honesty and sacrifice. It argues the President bungled inflation, clings to subsidies as a supposed remedy, and notes Congress favored reform but failed to override a veto. It laments crass ignorance of business factors and political self-interest. The writer questions ongoing political strategy.
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Radar makes unseen dangers visible in modern warfare
The article traces radar from ancient notions to a pivotal 1941 British disclosure of radiolocater use, noting its role in warning of air raids and guiding intercepts. It argues radar, “an invisible searchlight,” will transform civilian life, aiding travel, navigation, and safety at sea and in foggy skies, reinforcing knowledge as power.
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New York Times
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Lisbon
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United Nations roster listed by U N status count
A Minneapolis Star Journal column notes the State Department issued on June 22 an official roster of 32 United Nations members. The list includes the United States United Kingdom USSR China Australia Belgium Canada Costa Rica Cuba Czechoslovakia Dominican Republic El Salvador Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras India Luxembourg the Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Norway Panama Holland South Africa Yugoslavia Mexico the Philippines Ethiopia Iraq Brazil and Bolivia. The first 26 are charter members. later entrants rose to independence.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain
Northern Ireland
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China
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
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el Salvador
Greece
Guatemala
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Honduras
India
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Netherlands
New Zealand
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Norway
Panama
Holland
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Yugoslavia
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Philippines
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Neutrality in war pages echoed by Irish and Turkish debates
A letter to The Record argues for maintaining neutrality in wartime. It compares Britain and Ireland under threat, cites Turkey and Eire policy, and notes Ireland's 700 year struggle under English rule. The writer, Richard G. Phelan of 2219 Sixteenth Street Roy, Md, urges anonymous publication but signs the piece.
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Radio Pronunciation Question on Evening and Business
In San Francisco a query asks for authority behind a three syllable pronunciation of EVENING and BUSINESS. The answer: these nouns are not three syllable words and should be pronounced with two and two syllables respectively as standard speech indicates.
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Invasion Strategy Faces Ground Role Beyond Air Power
The piece argues air power cannot win the war alone and stresses the need for ground and sea operations in the Pacific and Europe. It notes the Munda landings as a turn to surface action and urges balanced use of air reconnaissance and bombardment with sustained ground offensives to seize key air bases. It also discusses Churchill’s invasion timing and the broader strategic impact of shipping, manpower, and Allied offensives.
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Hold the price line riles Chester Davis in Roosevelts clash
Washington-White House notes say the President, resolute on keeping prices down, moved to dismiss Chester Davis for refusing to back the cost of living program. Davis’s farm ties and Capitol Hill ties to Smith and O Neal sparked a broader Cabinet rift. Roosevelt’s push faces opposition from food processors and party leaders as he returns to liberal aims.
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War policy debate on essential work and authority
The writer questions who truly has power over essential war work policy, noting McNutt Byrnes and the President wield authority from Congress while unsure of the exact allocation. He recalls last winter’s non essential occupation list including lavatory workers and contrasts rapid developments with unclear law. The piece shifts to self deprecation and sports metaphors about scoring assists.
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People Want Truth In Troublesome Sports Reports
The narrator recalls the challenge of accurately reporting football plays and fumbles amid chaotic scenes. He describes assigning blame in rundowns, the difficulty of assigning the correct players, and the public’s demand for precise, verifiable facts even in momentary, improvised sports journalism. The piece ends noting the ongoing struggle for clarity in such rapid, confusing events.
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