Public notices on business pricing guidance from Commerce Dept
The Department of Commerce publishes pamphlets to guide servicemen and small businesses in pricing. It stresses that profits come from pricing that covers all costs, and notes Bowles and Truman discussions on price ceilings and relief. The piece questions applicability to larger enterprises and job-creation duties.
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Department of Commerce
Uie
Commerce Department
Chester Bowles
Teuman
Faelos
Tabor
Truman
Henry Wallace
Disturbing survey flags politics aversion in service ranks
A nationwide survey of service personnel reveals a troubling trend as most enlisted men and many officers show a strong aversion to politics. The piece argues democracy hinges on citizen engagement and urges renewed support for education and leadership across movements, schools, and communities to sustain democratic government.
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Gervicemen
Army Air Force
Wn Ue
Air Vey
United States
Lwaching
Ministry
Jong
America
Blake
Call for Moral Progress to Meet Scientific Threats Worldwide
A plea for organized action to align moral progress with scientific advances, warning that atomics and new weapons endanger civilization. The piece urges pooling brainpower, UN cooperation, and world-wide efforts led by strong individuals to solve global problems and steer humanity toward a wiser future. The author cites Attlee and stresses urgent, concrete steps over merely voicing conscience.
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Attlee
Congress
Wowlington
Vie
Nie Tons
United Nations
Steel wage clash stalls talks as Fairless ties to price hikes
A United States Steel Corp leader Benjamin Fairless ties wage talks with the United Steel Workers to government price controls and further increases. He asserts bargaining cannot proceed without an OPA price rise, while labor officials urge negotiated settlements and public interest guidance. The dispute centers on whether higher wages can be funded without triggering higher steel prices.
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Benjamin &. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation
Philip Murrayys
Steel Union
OTA
United States Steel
Qiery Opa
Pairless
OPA
Philip Murray
Bulwa
Secretary of
Labor
Schwellentaeh
Fairless
Nak Chol
Sind
Labor Department
United States Breel Corporation
Sebustry
United States
OWS
SYAT
G.O.P
Aly Forea
MacArthur
Clark Field
Jepa
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Ibor
Nois
Menbers
Inbor Ieaders
Kr. W. Steinkraus
Bridgeport Brass
Trunda
Truman
Truittan
John L. Lewin
C. O
Pah Murray
AFL Af L
War and Navy and State Departments Face Public Doubt
A historical note argues that while the War and Navy De partments shoulder wartime duties and the State Department handles peace, their performance has been imperfect. It cites public doubt over managing war aims, prestige, and postwar influence amid victory in Europe and the Pacific, noting fluctuations in wartime weight and leadership perceptions.
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War
Navy Departments
State Department
Europe
Ty Pacific
United States
Iday
Anita
Gnthughin
Aurrentine
Critique of Secretary Byrnes and Far Eastern Advisors
The piece argues Secretary Byrnes mishandled the London conference and the Far Eastern Advisors Commission. It accuses him of unprepared action and failing to secure proper authority or consensus among nations. It warns Americans will not tolerate unkept promises and urges a reevaluation of his role.
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State Department
Stile Byres
Far Eastern Advisors Commission
Byrnes
Secretary of State
United States
Unclear fragments from a historic paper page
A garbled clipping mentions a New Jersey man, a police officer, and a possible suicide request. Other sentences reference driving on the wrong side of the street, dancing, wrestling, and a line about the world’s greatest standing army tied to the Darlvold Leains.
Sun Yat Sen and China’s road to democracy
A historical meditation on Dr Sun Yat Sen’s ideals of national independence political democracy and the people's livelihood. It recalls his life the 1913 provisional presidency and his Three Principles as guiding the Kuomintang and Chinese politics during civil war era. It notes Chiang Kai-shek and the Communist claim to Sun’s legacy and questions one party rule versus constitutional governance in China.
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Dun YatSeas Gream
Minneapolis Ste Towa
Wnday
Suv Yat San
Sonny
Sut
Lnk
Chinese Republic
Yuan Shi-kai
Yuan
China
Syn
Lago
Chiant
Kaiahek
Dr. Sun
Kuomintang
Dr Sun
Manchuria
Chiang
Communist Party
In-plant training for veterans at Syracuse plant
Spear Vin discusses faster and efficient state action to approve in-plant training for veterans. Discharged soldiers and sailors from Syracuse seek jobs as the government funds learning periods. The plan mirrors wartime methods to quickly produce skilled workers for rapid plant approvals.
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Aplya
Letters on anonymity and voting ethics in The Record
Readers discuss preserving anonymity in letters to the editor while criticizing wartime discipline and the use of foreign brides. A mother in Watervliet denounces bringing foreign wives, and a voter questions pay-for-votes practices, debating the integrity of elections and party influence. The correspondents urge accountability and caution against rationalizing purchased ballots, noting long-standing political pressure at the polls.
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Kallan Beldos Canin
Im Taly
Army and Navy Journal
Azides
Watervliet
Patterson warns of UN limits and pushes military training
Secretary of War Patterson told the Senate that reliance on the United Nations may fail, arguing for immediate compulsory military training and a foundation for national security. He claimed Western unity hinges on military power and warned that without robust prep, the world risks another war. President Truman’s cabinet faces intense debate as Attlee urges moral internationalism.
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Proaimanty
Patterann
Truman
Haniy Tkely
White’ House
Ienartenk
Pattersonly
Senate
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Iag
IET
Iwe
United Nations Organization
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Hetard
United States
Peoplea of
Athen Nations
Patternon Gayn
Patterson
mindsWaysia
Britain
Russia
Provident
Attlee
Roosevelt era unrest sparks debate on law and order
A Village Times column by Westbrook Pegler criticizes unions and local officials for failing to protect workers and enforce laws during labor disputes. Pegler argues that state and municipal authorities must uphold order, warning that neglect leads to vigilantism or a heavier police state, with references to Stamford police and a national legal framework.
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Stamford
Cone
Ald
Poller
Ih Company
Michigan
Roosevelt
T~ En
Jocal
Estate
Pride
Bail
John
Geatapo
Uilon
Theatapo
Mildnight
Father
Truman to Name Eisenhower as Chief of Staff
Washington lore says President Truman will announce Gen George Marshall’s resignation as chief of staff and name Gen Dwight D Eisenhower to succeed him with the appointment effective Monday Eisenhower will overhaul the staff bringing in younger officers and ending the MacArthur era influence Marshall, nearing retirement, will return to Virginia to retire from the Army. McNarney expected to lead in Germany.
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Truman
George. Marshall
Staf
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
General Marshall
Leesture
Army
Virginia Military Institute
Liewl. Gev
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Hicenhower
Germany
McNarney
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Uniontown
Pad
West Point
Lyelis Clay
Geremany
Europe
MaccArthur
War Department
MacArthur
States
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Valliers Ware
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Spanty
Pacific
Philippines
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Comanding
U. S
Yangtze
Alf Neel
Shanghai
Teas Petiuols
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Phil Aupilles
Dutch East Indies
Singapore
Gameral MacArthur
Joalag 300
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