Supreme Court Criticizes Political Influence and Loyalty
The piece laments the Supreme Court's drift from independence, arguing presidents and Congress have politicized appointments. It cites recent cases on religious salute and constitutional interpretation, noting several justices lack deep legal experience and instead follow political currents. It warns that public confidence in the tribunal is eroded by partisan shifts.
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Tojo speech mocked as lies by Western observers
The author criticizes Hideki Tojo’s Diet address as false, listing inflated Japanese claims of war success. He argues Allied losses loom smaller than stated, notes food shortages, and asserts Western nations know the truth while Japan stiffens, then claims Allied strength can escalate if needed.
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Burma
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New Zealand
Australia
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Housing Anniversary Reflects Ten Years of Public Housing
The ten year mark for public housing in the United States highlights progress in slum clearance and new modern buildings. Financing concerns remain. war time expenditures and lack of income restrictions on wartime dwellings raise questions about long term benefits and economic feasibility. Public housing could boost civilization or cause insolvency if mismanaged.
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United States
The NYA and Roosevelt Politics in Wartime Policy
The text criticizes the National Youth Administration as a political tool of the Roosevelt administration. It argues the NYA served as education during the Depression, asserts the economy has improved, and contends youth needs are met by military and war industry service. It claims President seeks $60 million for NYA salaries while Congress caps funding at $3 million for obligations.
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Czechoslovakia
Eduardo Villasenor
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ORPA
Close NYA Permanently Says President and Congress
The president vows to end the National Youth Administration as the draft ends, calling it an Old Folks Fund for the president’s allies while Congress shows intent to think and act beyond rubber stamping.
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Congress
National Youth Administration
Congress Should Decide on Food Policy Rollback Option
The editorial argues Congress must determine food policy and subsidies rather than the Roosevelt administration. It criticizes the push for a food czar and supports rolling back prices via subsidies, warning the plan risks economic stability and urging Congress to decide, referencing British and Canadian price controls and broader war-time policies.
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The Gimme Epidemic Stimulates Home Front Panic
In this Washington Star commentary, the author decries a social fever labeled the gimme epidemic that undermines morale at home. He links it to strikes inflation and hoarding behaviors driven by ration fear, noting Congress factions and OPA as fragile victims of widespread panic. The piece warns the illness could corrode morals if unchecked.
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OPA
Canada
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Howe
Praise for USO and reader notes on city services
Letters praise the USO for aiding service members and urge support. A resident complains about tin can collection delays and garbage pickup, urging better service. A query asks about USO salaries. editors note volunteers in canteens and point to USO Headquarters for salary details.
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Air power strategy fuels delay in European invasion plan
Washington strategists favor all out air bombing to win the war but public doubt grows over the huge responsibility. Questions linger on whether bombing first would delay land invasions, destroy key bases, or prevent progress in the South Pacific while air power lacks enough planes and fuel to finish its campaign by mid 1944.
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von Tirpitz
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Italy
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Henderson Field
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Sardinia
Crete
Roosevelt fights to protect SEC amid Wall Street drive
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports renewed congressional hearings aimed at weakening the Securities and Exchange Commission. Key figure Paul Frum, tied to the National Association of Security Dealers, sits with the House committee, prompting SEC objections and a rare public protest by Chairman Purcell. The push is led by investment bankers and middlemen, with Ottawa cynicism on Canadian absenteeism.
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Clarence Lea
California
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Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
National Association of Security Dealers
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Interstate Commerce Committee
Ganson Purcell
Lea
Purcell
Investment Bankers Association
Annexation dispute over Jackson Hole lands sparks national debate
In Wyoming, Fair Enough Chicago, i-President Roose velt and Harold Ickes are accused of annexing 221,610 acres near Jackson Hole, linking it to a national monument plan after Congress rejected proposals. Indignation grows in Cheyenne as the attorney general sues, while Rep. Barrett pushes a bill to reclaim presidential proclamation authority.
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Cheyenne
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House Committee On Public Lands
How to Compare Words and Correct Forms
A compact note explains degrees of comparison for adjectives and adverbs. It lists examples like swift swifter swiftest and explains irregulars such as bad worse worst and little less least. Readers are invited to request an EOMPARISERS pamphlet by mail.
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