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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1945
Page
5
A Troy Savings Bank survey shows 90 percent expect to stay postwar, with 10 percent undecided or uncertain. Authors argue for an integrated plan to boost jobs through expanding existing firms, attracting new businesses, and fostering new startups, stressing housing, schools, and living conditions.
In the first European election during the current war Finns shifted left, banning the Finnish Nazi party and weakening conservative majorities. The Riksdag is split with Social Democrats around 32 seats down, others like Agrarians and Liberals losing ground, while coalition needs emerge as Premier Paasikivi is expected to resign and possibly seek reappointment when the Diet convenes on April 6.
An analysis of election stakes and foreign interference suggests Germany's grip on Finnish affairs wanes while Russia gains sway. It cautions Moscow may have subtly influenced Western elections and posits Finland can sustain democracy if it resists Soviet pressures, noting mutual influence could steer Russians toward beneficial reform or further alignment with the Reds.
The piece attacks Mayor LaGuardia’s midnight curfew for drinking places, arguing it lacks legal basis and would invite widespread evasion. It cites War Mobilizer Byrnes and agencies to question enforcement and highlights political motives behind the move as harmful to legitimate venues and wartime unity.
A Kansas City Farm Credit Administration examiner, A G Utterback, reportedly spends eight hours daily in an empty office doing nothing while drawing about 700 dollars a month with six dollars daily maintenance. The piece questions the redundancy and cost of his position.
A Gallup Institute poll in England shows heavy doubt that a world governing body under the Dumbarton Oaks framework could prevent war. It notes skepticism about permanent peace and warns another major war could come within 25 years, but suggests any delay in war would aid civilization.
The Remagen bridge served its purpose by remaining largely intact under German neglect or sabotage, aiding Allied armies as Rhine crossings formed the eastern bridgehead. American engineers paid a high price as the central span collapsed, yet their sacrifice saved countless Allied lives and allowed pontoon bridges to keep supplies flowing. Marines writing a new hymn note the Sta tines t themselves altered by Iwo Jima, where nearly one third of 61,000 Marines were killed wounded or missing, marking its fiercest combat.
A letter from FL Strickland in The Record laments rigid 80 percent fuel limits in 1943, recounting anxious residents who struggle to heat homes. The writer criticizes overwhelmed fuel offices, cites a stressed clerk, and proposes honoring fuel handier workers while noting limited supplies harm cold rooms and wartime dwellers.
Question raised on what will happen to foreign bonds sold in the United States to private investors before the war. Authorities say large redemptions may come for France Belgium and other Allied nations but uncertainty remains about bonds tied to Germany.
Washington observers warn that criticisms of the Dumbarton Oaks plan do not doom ratification. The text is a set of principles not final language, with calls to strengthen procedural safeguards, ensure enforceable obligations, and curb force or threats.
Washington Merry Go Round reports on Leon Henderson's tough talk with Roosevelt after his Germany survey, critique of Allied planning, and proposals for civilian-led German administration. Mentions Porter at the FCC, Hoover, and radio forecasting debates. Also notes carbon black shortages affecting tire production and WPB plant approvals, with ongoing industry pressures.
Westbrook Pegler describes Henry Wallace at a New York demonstration as advocating a sixty million jobs program with echoes of totalitarian tactics. The piece critiques postwar employment, women's labor, and maintaining large armed forces, arguing such proposals distort typical American home life and job creation.
Reader argues maintenance is correct spelling while maintainance appears in error. The column notes standard dictionaries list maintenance, criticizes mispronunciations and suggests consulting a reputable dictionary. A playful aside offers a flowers pronunciation pamphlet from Frank Coty.
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