Newspaper Rights and Subscription Rates Amid 1943 Circulation
The article lists Associated Press rights and public ton rights for dispatches, plus subscription pricing by region and period. It notes a daily May 1943 circulation average of 40,454 net paid and declares membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Membehe
Associated Pres Toe Asociates
Al-Iews
Cartier
Albany
Henegelaet
Saratoga
Washington
New York State
Bennington County
Vermont
Apore
Audit Bureau of
Attu Is American Again Attu Strip Reclaimed From Japan
The United States recaptured Attu, ending Japanese occupation. The island’s small size belied strategic value as a flank to Kiska and a step toward pressuring Tokyo. The piece argues the war aim is to clear Arctic routes and open a path toward Japan, with naval and air power breaking Japanese resistance.
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Rensselaer County
Kiska
Army
Navy
Arctic Islands
Japan
Kuriles
Toyko
Attu
Guadalcanal
Australia
Orient
Pacific
Jane
Shoulder to Shoulder in War Factories Amid Rising Strikes
A wartime opinion piece notes 50,000 strikers in Akron and 25,000 in Detroit affecting gas mask and tank production. It warns the no-strike pledge weakens as workers picket plants across the nation while leaders claim spontaneity. The article emphasizes unity in face of enemy and calls out labor defiance.
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Akron
Ohio
Detroit
Pearl Harbor
United States Army
United States
United Nations
Tunisia
Hitler
Arsenal Grows as War Demands Spur Expansion at Watervliet
The Watervliet Arsenal expands with new shops and equipment ready by mid July as war production surges. Officials note employment will rise in weeks while peacetime decline follows, and stress that preparedness will prevent delays in future campaigns.
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Watervliet
United States
War Department
Jilly 1
Waterviiet
America
Russia
Britain
China
Washington
Watervliet Arsenal
France Free At Last as De Gaulle and Giraud Unite
The piece lauds France as a free nation and denounces Laval and Nazi collaborators. It recalls French resistance in colonies and homeland, with De Gaulle and Giraud finally meeting in Alexandria, uniting against oppression despite method differences.
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France
Laval
Napoleon
de Gaulle
United Nations
Giraud
Alexandria
DeGaulle
France must unite anti Nazi factions for a Free France
The article argues that leftists and communists within the leadership undermine France by aiding Nazis and spies. It calls for uniting anti Nazi factions under strong leadership, noting a recent surrender of the Alexandria fleet as a step toward unity. It warns that only a united Free France can help drive autocracies back and deter conquest.
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Bia
France
Giraud
Rank
Fle
Britain
Russia
United States
Europe
Germany
Italy
Too Few or Too Many Law Students in 1940s Debate
Enrollment of law students has dropped 80 percent and Dean Young B. Smith of Columbia Law School calls for military selection of servicemen to be trained for government legal posts. He warns of a vanishing supply of young lawyers and suggests selective closures of lower-rated law schools. Public sentiment favors fewer lawyers and higher standards, with mixed views on long-term impact. The piece also notes humorless Tojo, French loyalties, a rubber check, and a speculative look at 1944 silk stocking vote.
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Dean Young B. Smith
Columbia University Law School
Dean Smith
New York State Bar Association
Council of Education
American Bar Association
House votes to abolish poll taxes in federal elections
Current Comment argues the House passed its anti-poll tax measure 265 to 110 to end the payment requirement for voting in seven southern states. It notes the bill goes to a Senate likely to resist, cites 10.9 million voters disenfranchised, and links poll taxes to minority representation and weakened democracy, urging Congress to act during wartime to secure voting rights.
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House
Senate
Congress
Political Stage Today: Why Roosevelt chose Byrnes for mobilization
David Lawrence argues Roosevelt picked Jimmy Byrnes to direct war mobilization not for business or engineering skill but for mastery of government. The piece compares Byrnes to Baruch, notes Byrnes’s South Carolina roots and long service, and emphasizes coordinating the vast wartime production effort for efficiency and unity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jimmy Stymes
Wilson
War Industries Board
Bernard M. Baruch
Mr. Baruch
The Coin Corner Coin Collecting News Letter
The Coin Corner discusses coin collecting, noting varied interests from completing sets to finding rarities. It urges readers to share coin interests, promises updates on new issues, and warns about new steel and sine 1843 cents resembling dimes while cautioning they may turn black when new.
Monticello and Jefferson Origins in a Short Note
Monticello stands on a Blue Ridge peak near Charlottesville Virginia three miles southeast Jefferson designed it as a symmetrical tasteful residence Shadwell burned in 1770 Monticello is a historic shrine Jefferson nickel features his likeness and a bas relief Italian name meaning little mountain The article also traces origin of phrase behind the eight ball and promotes Phobia pamphlet by Frank Colby
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Jefferson
United States
Monticello
Little Mountain
Frank Colby
Pulse of the People dog licensing question
A North Troy reader explains letting a dog run or bark after complaints about unlicensed dogs destroying lawns. Other letters in the Pulse note barking issues. The writer asks whether to let the dog run or bark, and the answer suggests licensing the dog.
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes Yamamoto’s early ties to Americans
Drew Pearson recounts Yamamoto’s youthful friendships with U.S. officers, including Glassford and Sebree, and a Tokyo Mapleleaf Club ruse that tested cordial relations. The piece contrasts his later view of the U.S. with his former American allies, ending with a reference to the Battle of Macassar Strait and shifting loyalties. It then shifts to a Radcliffe aide’s appeal over the Rum Plan to protect widows and orphans, followed by a hotel lounge quip about a widows question.
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Washington
Yamamoto
White House
Japan
Nomura
Fdr
Roosevelt
Togo
U. S
Uriel Sebree
Tokyo
William Glassford
Dakar
Annapolis
Admiral Sebree
Admiral Yamamoto
Jap Naval Academy
Glassford
Yokohama
Mapleleaf Club
Sebree
Maple Leaf Club
Admiral Togo
Leutenant
Macassar Straits
Maryland
George Radcliffe
Bertha Joseph
Congress
Miss Joseph
Mayflower Hotel
Democracy in Army Careers and Public Life Reflected
A wartime column surveys a poster by the War Department and profiles Malcolm G Dobbs a liberal activist and former Youth Congress member who was expelled from Aviation Cadet School. It notes his diverse background preaching at a Unitarian church and later postings while questioning democracy in the U S Army and referencing national figures.
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War Department
Malcolm G Dobbs
Aviation Cadet School
Dobbs
Council of
Young Southerners
Youth Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Almon Cotten
Houston
Texas
Arthur V. Rice
D. A
Seventh Army Corps
Birmingham
Ala
Army Air Corps
Ethan Allen
Union Theological Seminary
Shenango Depot
Pennsylvania
U. S
Interpreting The War News on the Battle of the Atlantic
The piece argues that the Allies are winning the Atlantic war against the U boats though no final victory is assured. It cites ship production by the United States, ongoing losses, and improving Allied naval and air action as evidence of a favorable trend despite inevitable setbacks.
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Atlantic
Hitler
Germany
Lovette
Navy
United States
Mitler
Berlin
the Atlantic
High Command
South
Voelkischer Reobachter
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