New York Iron Ore Deposits Face Survey Under Mead Plan
The writer urges immediate survey of New York State iron ore deposits to unlock undeveloped wealth. With ore from Port Henry and Adirondack sites, state and federal cooperation, private industry and the state geologist should lead drilling and diamond surveys to map deposits and spur regional prosperity.
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Pearl Harbor
New Yorks
Republic Steel Company
Burden Iron Works
Troy Furnace Company
Port Henry
Lyon Mountain
Adirondack
Troy_ s
James M. Mead
Iron Mises
State Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Chris A. Hartnagle
Civil Service Commission
State Museum
Carl BE. Guthe
Senator Meads
Dr Guthe
Senator Mead
New York State
Decentralize War-Era Federal Powers Says Texas
The article argues wartime centralization of powers in Washington must be rolled back. It cites Texas moves to return Employment Service to state control and warns against expanding federal grip on unemployment compensation and related agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Fis
Washington
Social Security Board
Mistaken Plea for Peace Terms Sparks Debate Across Clergy
Sixty prominent clergymen led by Arthur L. Swift Jr of Union Theological Seminary urge the United States to state peace terms with Japan. They denounce air raids as massacres and warn Japan would misinterpret any peace plea, amid President Truman’s stance on unconditional surrender and Cairo Conference outlines for postwar Japan.
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Arthur L. Swift, Jr
Union Theological Seminary of
New York
Japan
Truman
Hitler
Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kaishek
China
Orient
Art values and the dubious price of Goering's loot
The author questions the reliability of art value estimates from Nazi loot. Figures vary wildly from billions to modest sums and depend on appraisal. Most treasures were never market tested, making any fixed valuation speculative. The piece notes that only auction or private sale can fix prices, while Germany’s vast hoards remain contentious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Germany
Goering
Raphael Wademas Baye
Anite Weil
Dresden
John Wanamaker
Germany’s Loot Returns May Bring Artifacts Home
The text states that Germany was a large scale national thief with robbed paintings statues tapestries and manuscripts taken during wars. It suggests today these robberies are being discovered and original owners will recover their property. It hints that more items might return to lands where they will be valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Manifesto of German Communist Party Sparks Debate
The piece published by Tass presents a revived German Communist Party calling for private enterprise and coalition government, while denouncing Nazism. It suggests broad blame on Germans for wartime outcomes, and notes Moscow’s approval with questions about genuine communist principles. The commentary compares the stance to conservative reform and questions its consistency with traditional communism.
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Communist Party
Tass
Kremlin
Germany
Coolidge
Hitler
Hhis
Reich
Europe
Moscow
Remembering War Ethics vs POW Experiences
After thousands of American POWs return from Europe they stress distinct hardships faced by prisoners of war, while warning against conflating them with Nazi political prisoners. Editors urge clear distinction to avoid soft peace biases and remind readers of Nazi brutality as Ike noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qnewark Evening News
Dachau
Buchenwald
Beiser
Europe
Germany
Eisenhower
Germhany
Mothers seek housing that welcomes children in Watervliet
A Watervliet mother pleads for rentals that allow children, criticizing “adults only” ads and the scarcity of affordable homes. She recalls boys growing up and argues society should give children a chance to grow, learn, and garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Record
Discriminations idea from a game warden clerk plan
A noted speaker riffs on hiring biases and a mock anti discrimination scheme. He jokes about bribery policing by Hartford the grocery boss and imagines a venture using burnt cork dialects to teach minority groups. The piece satirically critiques quotas and employment law with humor.
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New York
John Hartford
Atlantic and Pacific
Mr. Hartford Isili
Eliott
Roosevelt
Ellott
United States
Jesainet
Hartford
Tyan
Lew Dockstader
Honey Boy Bravis
Moran and Mack
Peter Mack
Smith
Jones
Alps
Italy
Eddie Cantor
Establish a U S Department of Peace to lead world peace
Washington columnist David Lawrence argues for a national Department of Peace to coordinate United States efforts in maintaining peace through the American Commission to Preserve Peace. He proposes cabinet level leadership, cross agency cooperation, and a strong staff to monitor global conditions and report risks to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United Nations
Senate
New League
Department of State
Department of
Niiey Pia
Wiley
Wisconsin
Department of Peace
America
American Commission To
Treasury
Commerce Departments
Congress
Bea
American Commission
United Ations
Edward B Stettinius
San Francisco
James F. Byrnes
Mr Stellinias
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Wouth
Bern
Army budget pins horses and peacetime conscription in wartime plan
In the Army Appropriation Bill, the budget bureau cuts the horse allowance to 2.24 million dollars while Congress adds 143000 dollars for about a thousand new riding horses. The piece notes a shift in thinking toward horses and peacetime draft, with debates over air force expansion and a return to large land forces. The column compares U.S. and Allied wartime strategies, referencing Congressmen Case and Collins and General Preston.
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U. S Army
France
Army
Budget Bureau
Ihe
Congressman Case
Custer
General Custer
Congress
Ross Collins
Mississippi
John F. Preston
Collins
San Antonio
General Praston
Hap
Arnold
U.S
Air Corps
Pronunciations of Prague and Copenhagen In English
The article discusses English pronunciations of Prague and Copenhagen. It compares German and French spellings and presents preferred American dictionary forms, noting Prague is often mispronounced as prahg and Copenhagen lacks sanction for kee per hagn. It also advertises a pamphlet offering pronunciation guidance and French culinary terms.
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Czechoslovakiz
Upraha
Prag
Prague
Britain
American
Britarimica
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