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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1945
Page
5
The annual Red Cross war fund drive opens today as the organization expands its blood plasma supply and morale efforts for service members at home and abroad. Volunteers handle most work, with donations funding equipment, office space, and staff to maintain Home Service calls and battlefield aid.
The article notes Stassen urging Governor Dewey’s selection as one of eight U S delegates for a San Francisco conference next month. It describes Dewey as Republican titular head and lauds Stassen as a promising, humorous Navy commander guiding an informal five man Republican briefing in Albany.
The piece contrasts the Iwo Jima and Rhine campaigns with a Dodge strike in Detroit that halts war production. It argues the strike jeopardizes B 29s and other war materiel and threatens 101000 workers in 24 plants, risking lives of soldiers abroad. It stresses postwar unity and production.
Japanese leaders protest an overcast attack by American B29s aimed at two factory sites near Tokyo. A misfire landed near the Imperial Palace, upsetting officials who apologize for home defense lapses. The piece questions policy and perceptions of the emperor’s status and Japanese resolve.
The passage argues that belief in the emperor and sacred Japan drives a fatalistic will to win at any cost. It condemns bombings near Tokyo, calling for apologies and criticizes leaders like Koiso, Hirohito, and actions against American and Filipino civilians as part of a failed war its advocates justified.
Readers debate the Yalta decisions with two rival takes. One side sees Russia’s power forcing compromises in Poland and border states, while the other defends Atlantic Charter ideals and skeptical bargains.
A fragment critiques Goebbels era and the shift in leadership as Germany faces bomb blasts. It labels the top official as an old-fashioned dunce who “didn’t know beans” and cites a new leader unable to recognize “butter” amid Western World sales and conflict.
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In letters from Troy dated February 25 1945 residents praise strict wartime curfews and criticize night clubs with mediocre entertainers. They urge restrictions to protect public health and war effort while noting bourbon prices and home comforts.
Washington critics question the Yalta settlement as Churchill and Roosevelt speak of shifts in Polish borders. The article urges Senate ratification before any territorial changes are binding and warns of future German-Polish tensions from the agreed lines and the fate of Danzig and East Prussia.
The article reports that Stalin opposed including Charles de Gaulle at Yalta while Roosevelt and Churchill were neutral. It notes Stalin argued the conference focused on military strategy and postwar political issues, citing France's surrender and the North Africa landing as reasons.
The column denounces the Korematsu decision as dangerous and un-American arguing that the Supreme Court permits internment of Japanese ancestry citizens during wartime. It mocks Justices Black Frankfurter and others while warning of broader fear of mass deportations and civil rights erosion.
A reader queries rule on singular versus plural pronouns with examples like everyone uses his and one versus they. The discussion cites subject verb agreement and willful ambiguity in pronoun choice, urging a pamphlet on personal pronouns for clarity.
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