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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1944
Page
5
Editorial warns against optimism that peacetime plenty is near as wartime controls fade. It urges saving every pint of gasoline and rubber, skimping on nonessential items, and maintaining waste reduction efforts like kitchen fats collection to ensure Allied victory and prevent renewed rationing.
Sumner Welles argues in New York that a three power alliance cannot guarantee peace and warns against dividing into rival camps. The Troy Record urges practical cooperation among the United States Britain and the Soviet Union to maintain world peace and avoid a return to imperialism or war.
A columnist argues for a wide peace movement postwar with a patrons’ association representing all, balancing accountability and speed. They debate whether a single all-inclusive body should form during the war or after, backed by police power and the three great powers plus smaller nations.
The War Labor Board orders 12 000 members of the Industrial Marine and Ship Building Workers Union to pay back dues to maintain membership at Kerr ney and Port Newark New Jersey yards. The case prompts debate over federal use of force versus union security and whether deductions from pay could enforce compliance.
The seizure of Myitkyina airport brings Allied forces within two miles of the main Japanese stronghold in northern Burma. Chinese and American troops push westward from the Salween area, raising hopes for a land link between India and China and a surge of arms and supplies to Chinese forces to shift the war in the Pacific.
A critical essay condemns Ion Antonescu and Nazi influence in Romania, portraying him as a puppet of Hitler and describing nihilism as the core of Nazism. The author links anti Semitism, totalitarianism, and the doomed fate of national history, arguing for peace and resistance to tyranny.
Current Comment Progress in Italy reports Cassino fortress and the Gustav Line crushed as Allied offensives push toward Rome. The piece notes German claims of preplanned withdrawals and forecasts heavy German losses, aiming to destroy 20 to 25 divisions before they retreat, with the Anzio sector and peninsula maneuvers shaping a major victory.
Howard G. Collett, Army Air Force sergeant and bomber gunner, died after a Celebes attack when he read aloud from his pocket Bible over the intercom as the ship sank. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his courage and faith aiding his crew in the plunge into eternity.
In a wartime civic appeal from Schaghticoke, readers are urged to mobilize churches schools clubs and societies to expand youth facilities and combat postwar youth crime. The letter stresses recreation education and welfare as essential to saving youth from bad paths and restoring faith in the future.
Westbrook Pegler reflects on clashes between labor unions and employers, naming leaders like Du binski Petrillo Tobin and Lewis. He argues big business resists labor rights and notes he receives NAM material but reads broadly. He warns unions use power over workers and contends his work defends human rights to work.
Major General Patrick J. Hurley, former Secretary of War, drafts a memorandum proposing U S economic missions to Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia Syria and other Near East states to advance the Four Freedoms and Atlantic Charter. He argues for a U S guided development led by economic advisers and American businesses, with Hurley seeking ambassadorial rank and a role in monitoring British influence. The plan prompts debates in the State Department and a tense exchange with aide Eugene Rostow before Acheson intervenes.
A political observer notes Democrats feel confident about autumn elections as public focus shifts to the war. He cites memory lapses on earlier controversies and predicts campaigns will stress the war and peace talks while invasion news dominates. The piece suggests electoral outcomes hinge on wartime events rather than domestic issues.
Readers ask about pronunciations and word meanings across cities including Los Angeles Louisville and San Diego. Answers cover guerrilla pronunciation gub rel ya how miss is short for mistress and machination pronunciation mak li nay. The exchange also touches Greek letters Phi Beta Kappa motto and a brief combat mention.
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