Troy's Tax Bureau cuts delinquents and saves city funds
The Tax Bureau report shows delinquent taxes collected to 127000 and water bills recovered from nonresidents. Certiorari reviews reduced court cases, saving nearly half a million dollars enabling bond refunding after decades. Darby's leadership is credited with these financial steps.
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Hongsiy
Intel
Tax Law Bureau
William F. Darby
Loral
Troy
Tax Tax Bureau
Mir. Darby
After Unconditional Surrender Ends the War
In the aftermath of unconditional surrender, the war in Europe ends but a new struggle begins in Germany. The pacification phase may be long and costly, with resistance from underground forces and attempts to undermine Allied rule. The piece warns of continued violence and propaganda aimed at destabilizing the new German government.
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Eisenhower
Wehrmacht
Germany
Casalties
Wirst
Franz Opperrhos
Allied
Adhen
Hans
Ambheim
War Propaganda and Nazi Brutality Mentioned in Reports
An excerpt labels Germans as fanatical and brutal and warns of Nazi funds abroad. It notes leaders Eisenhower and Montgomery condemned fraternization and argues the Nazi danger lies in their ability to incite wars and spread venom, portraying a grim national moral character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Field Noi Montgomery
Firet
Allied Forces Push Across Germany Deep into Reich
Describes Eisenhower four seven armies front advancing through open terrain toward Hamburg Berlin and the Ruhr under Montgomery Patton Hodges and Patton projects. German resistance weak but scattered with supply shortages and encirclement risks while Allied troops threaten to sever the Reich from the Rhine and advance toward Berlin.
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Germany
Ourig
Rhine
Reich
Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
Netherlands
Hamburg
Kiel Canal
Berliz
Duisburg
Ruhr
Courtney H. Hedges
Ruhe
Kassel
Berlin
New York
Hodges
George 5. Patton, Jr
Dresden
Nuernberg
Danube
Alexander M. Paten
Munich
Alps
Wehrmacht
Stogszy
E Lewis Declares War on America
A wartime United Mine Workers vote signals a mass strike threat as 268 718 members back a work stoppage if no contract is in place by March 21. Roosevelt anticipated to nationalize mines if the measure passes, echoing 1945 practice of government-run coal production without a contract.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Midnirth
Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
TBS
America
Eleanor Roosevelt
Reuters
Handy
Thomas T. Handy
Tennessee
T. R. Handy
Virginia
Young Handy
Emory and Henry
Bristol
Tom Handy
Virginia Military’ Institute
France
MacArthur
V- M_I
General Marshall
Hendy
Marshall
Chaff aAlthgurh
Albert Carter
California
George PB. Miller
Carter
al Elliott
Coal Strike Showdown Threatens War Effort and Government
The piece rails against John L. Lewis and miners for pressing a strike before talks with coal operators, warning that a weak surrender would harm war production. It argues the administration and labor boards must act decisively to prevent any strike and protect the nation’s war effort.
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War Labor Board
Lewis
Harold Ickes
Solid
OPA
WLB
WPB
NLRB
Germany
Lews
John L. Lewis
Slavery Reform Debate Flares Over Wartime Manpower Act
A condemned plan argues for a wartime work or jail manpower measure granting James Byrnes authority to set employment ceilings by plant, area, age and sex. Critics call it tyranny and slavery brought up to date, urging the Senate to defeat the bill despite calls from the administration.
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Senate
Europe
James F. Byrnes
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Buffalo
San Francisco
River Street
Tror
Byrnes
Congress
Jesse Jones
Secretary of Commerce
Jones
Record letters reveal anonymity and name policy
Readers request not to publish names while proving good faith. The Record Newspapers state editors may edit and shorten communications and may publish signed letters only.
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Pat Otter
Record
The Political Stage Today by David Lawrence
Washington voices concern over manpower policy as Congress fails to unify civilian and military views. The piece blames division among agencies and Congress for weak leadership, while predicting broad powers to be delegated and possible punitive effects on employers and workers alike.
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Washington
Congress
Wer Department
Datuiz
Army
Cenrse
Selective Service System
War Manpower Commission
Capitol
War Department
Parachute Fix Ordered After Tragic Drowning
The column notes a year of army delays in issuing quick-release parachutes. Lt Joseph H. Burton Jr of Los Angeles drowned in the Warwick River Virginia after failing to release all buckles. Production lag and slow distribution left front-line men undersupplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph H. Burton, Jr
Los Angeles
Warwick River
Virginia
Burton
Bretton Woods
House Banking and Currency Committee
First
Congress
Barry
New York
Baldwin
Maryland
American’ Bankers
Roosevelt
al Smitty
Franklin
Smith
Boston
Oliver Street
East Side
al Smith
Alfred E. Smith
Frankfurt under Nazi resistance slows Allied push
American Third Army drives deeper into Frankfurt amid fanatical Nazi defense. City in ruins with civilians killed or wounded, and reports say the mayor sought open city status while Wehrmacht largely vanished. Nazi leadership resumes fighting to halt the Allied advance.
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Frankfurt-am-stata
ENS
Third Army
Frankfurt
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Germany
Rugged Words and Even Ruggeder Roots in English
A quirky exploration of rugged as an adjective derived from rough origins in Scandinavian and Middle English, noting how meanings evolved from rough surfaces and hardships to fierce, turbulent, and punitive conditions. It also traces diapidated from Latin lapis to dilapidate meaning to scatter stones, ending with a late 19th century call for a pamphlet offer.
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Tarawa
Frank Colby
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Amos Kendall
New
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William
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Louis Lord
Bureau dv
Prothonotaire
St. Jean
le Grand Feu
William Can
St.Jones
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Canada
Thefeld
Rensselaer County Farm
Isiteau
By David Lawrence
James F. Byres
Selective ‘Service System
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Merry-Go
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Pierre & Buss
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