Democrats Win House Majority in Post-Election Outlook
The Troy Record assesses the new political balance after a Democratic gain in both houses. It argues Republicans failed to secure a House majority, predicts a conservative Senate, and says Roosevelt will face a less dominant Congress. It warns of possible resistance to aggressive New Deal measures.
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House of Representatiasy
Jronté
Congress
Troy
House
White House
Republican Party
Browder
Hillman
Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Hoover
Landon
Willkie
Postwar Debate on Accelerated College Education
Discussion in the wake of wartime instruction argues for keeping some acceleration in college programs while warning that prewar practices had merit. Proponents cite Army and Navy acceleration and extracurriculars as signals of a broader, faster curriculum. Critics fear loss of balance and value in nonacademic elements.
West Point and Annapolis influence on accelerated education
The article argues wartime acceleration in education was wise but not universally easy. It notes strong football programs at West Point and Annapolis, stresses that liberal arts degree completion cannot be trivialized, and suggests universities seek a middle ground between prewar and wartime curricula while recognizing value in classical studies.
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West Point
Annapolis
Stalin's stance on Japan war future and Soviet interests
Analysis notes that Stalin may hesitate to join the Pacific war until Europe ends. It argues Moscow seeks to recover from losses and rebuilding, prioritizes its own country, and might offer limited aid such as air bases only if advantageous, suggesting the Red Army will weigh risks before moving in.
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Japan
Bremer
Stalin
Europe
Pacific
United States
America
Britain
Germany
Reds
Siberia
Janaca
Manchuria
Russia
Far East
Soviet Union
Budapest Doom Amid Russian Push at Gates of City
The piece argues Hungary erred by not backing Regent Horthy to exit the war, predicting Budapest’s doom as Soviet forces threaten the Danube capital. It notes German limits, Hungarian dependence on Vienna’s fame, and hope fading as Red Army advances occupy vast areas.
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Budapest
Horthy
Germany
Paris
France
Hungary
Vienna
Danube
Romania
Hitler
Transylvania
Red Army
Costly stalemate in Italian campaign boosts Allied losses
Allied reports tally 96 000 killed wounded and missing in 14 months of Italian fighting under Gen Sir Harold Alexander as Nazi resistance under Field Marshal Kesselring holds north of Munich area. Anzio Cassino and prior invasions drive heavy casualties amid stalemate with American forces bearing steep costs in a protracted European struggle.
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Harold Alexander
Marshal Kesselring
North Maly
Beem
Ras Og
Har Rheil
Strait of Massena
Anzio
Cassino
Roie
France
Haliga Front
Hitler
Italy
Alexander
Nation Front
Sind
Winter air war looms as Allied air power grows
The Montreal Star reports Allied plans and rumors of a winter holding campaign and a spring offensive. It notes massive bomber raids from bases in England and France against targets from Vienna to Hamburg, with the Luftwaffe increasingly unable to counter.
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Montreal Star
Cabies
Lily
Britain
Rip
Vienna
Hamburz
Hanover
Royal Air Force
Bochum
Armadllas
Luftwaffe
France
Belgium
Reich
Union Bans Gut Advertising In Publications
The Textile Workers' Union of America excludes all gut bona fide consumer ads from its publications. The executive council fears union solicitors may use better room tactics to coerce employers with contracts to advertise. The policy aims to remove any doubt that publications threaten or shake down employers or others by implied loss of union goodwill.
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Milwaukee Journal
Textile Workers’ Union of America
Wion
Readers Seek Crest Origins and Poem Details
Letters discuss heraldry origins and who may bear crests with authority. A reader asks about the Hit Parade broadcast from New York City and another seeks the publication date and author of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese We confirm the poem is by Browning written in 1844 during courtship.
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New York City
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Hebert Browning
Best Campaign Speeches Ranked in 1940 Contest
Prime Minister Churchill earns top distinction for a timely House of Commons address that echoed Roosevelt era arguments. Stalin’s anniversary speech, though written, would have mattered more had it been delivered earlier. Roosevelt’s Seattle and Byrnes Harriman notes also surface as influential, with Luce’s Forum talk labeled notably objective.
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Churchill
U. S
Washington
Roosevelt
House of Commons
United States
Marshal Stalin
Rocsevel
Courchill
D& Tate
Russia
League of Nations
Japan
Mr. Roosevelt
James F Byrnes
Averel Harriman
Pussia
Dewey
Seattle
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Republican
New York Herald Tribune Forum
Grese
Grammar Help on The One Of Construction From A Word Column
A clipping discusses correct usage of phrases like one of those people or kinds of plan. It contrasts singular and plural agreement with examples and notes common errors and correct forms for phrases in English usage.
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Pamiphiel
Frank Galby
Surplus War Property Plans and Broadcast News
Broadcasters seek to run a frequency modulation radio service on two subscription bases without ads. Britain faces a postwar lend-lease proposal and possible barter system with six and a half billion dollars for 1955. Washington braces for a White Paper on Britain's bankrupt finances and world investments. Senator Nye pressed for action while hearings exposed sensational press ties to gangsters and and a Philadelphia publisher faced questions about the Hillman linkage.
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Husinew
North Dakota
Nye
Senzie Saul
Revac Electric Ton
Wiliam Banton
Jon Webner
Wome
Iohen Pac
Sidney Hillman
National Press Club
Brownell
Washington
Britain
Waite
Germany
Roosevelt
Imperial Chemical Industries
Justice Department
Diplomatic Corps
Lord Keynes
U. S
Europe
United States
Lord Reynes
Reynes
Lord Kerses
Great Britain
Congress
Pat Hariey
Jim Landis
Cairo
Hoth
Near East
Landis
ARMY
France
Midland
Belgium
England
Congressional Committee
George K. Simmons
Philadelphia Trade Union News
New York
Fanny Perkins
Lepke
Garrah
Murder, Inc
Pennsylvania State Republican Committee
Simmons
Senate
E. B. Faunce
Eder
Faunce
Foreman
I‘ Altough Simmons
Hillman
Newer
Mets
Joe Bal
Homer Ferguson
Simmon
Wader
Ball
Sitatiena
Senate Small Business Committee
Fair Enough On Roosevelt and civilian conscription
The column argues Roosevelt restrictions on employment lack legal authority and would empower local officials to punish unpopular citizens. It criticizes conscription of civilians, wartime strike losses, and McNutt’s moves to steer workers into essential jobs and union membership, citing Albany and Trenton examples and noting continuation on page twelve.
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King Features Syndicate
Tne
New York
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Angell Jas
White House
Congress
Rome
Ulions
Paul McNutt
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
United States Employment Service
Wtco
Albany
U. S
Aleutians
American Federation of Lapot
Trenton
Pacific Coast
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