Press Voices on Freedom of Speech and Media Pressure
In a critical stance the author argues that attacks on broadcasters and newspapers threaten the American right to free speech. The piece condemns political pressure from figures like Ickes to silence critics and urges Senate and House committees to probe NBC drops of critics, asserting defense of independent editorial voices.
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Washington
Ickes
Mr. Close
Henry J. Tavisi
America
Total Avenue
Augmented
Close
Senate
House
NBC
Lekes
Supreme Court
Wael Cigai
Iberty
Roosevelt
Record
Mr. Ickes
Tess Conferliy
Roosevelt plans and postwar jobs debate roils Congress
In a Chicago speech Roosevelt advocates 315 million to aid postwar employment, while critics call the plan a small step. The piece cites rising production, soaring taxes, and shortages of purchasing power as hurdles to full employment and argues for reduced government spending to revive demand. It also touches on unrest in Europe, including clashes involving Belgian and British tensions and the fate of liberated nations.
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Congress
Roosevelt
the & Sing Power
Indus
Toolz
Totel
United States
Bureau of Labor
Rooseveltt
Kaiser
Kgiser
Unldas I
Cam Gu Grantes
Henry
Don Gant
Jimmy Byrnes
Tat Byrnes
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Teschen
Poland
Joes
Henri Hoppenots
Washington
Genevieve Tabquis
France
Freee-French
Giraud
de Gaullie
State Department
Resistance, government clash in Belgium postwar outlook
A passage discusses tensions between Premier Hubert Pierlot's government and postwar resistance groups in Belgium. It notes fears that radical elements push for revolution, refuse to surrender arms, and risk a revolutionary situation. Authorities seek Allied help as underground fighters are disarmed.
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Sels
Reech
Pierlot
Belgiuss
Fringling
Belgium
Hubert Pierlot
Europe
Sia
Inc
Wen
Germany
Russia
America
Brus
Britain Faces Unprecedented War Toll and Economic Strain
A White Paper released in London and Washington details Britain's wartime losses and shattered economy. It notes 733,000 casualties in five years versus 1,892,100 in World War I, with one in three English homes damaged, a steep drop in merchant shipping, and a 27 to 37 percent fall in clothing and furnishings spending. Overseas assets sold total 1,065,000,000 pounds to buy materials while new liabilities top 2,000,000,000 pounds. The piece argues Britain has sacrificed its Victorian inheritance to finance the war, leaving a weakened postwar outlook.
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London
Washington
Ragard
Greg
Britain
Europe
England
Thir
Brivin
British Commonwealth of Nations
United States
Petera
Proposal to rename Central Park stirred by Al Smith supporters
The Newark News notes opposition to renaming Central Park New York to Gov Alfred E. Smith Park. It argues the park’s historic origin predated Smith and that millions cherish the name Central Park from decades of civic and personal memory.
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Central Park
Newark News
Tammany Hall
New York
Alred E. Smith
al Smith
Manhattan
William Cullen Bryant
New York Evening Post
British Museum
Calcutta
San Francisco
Windsor Castle
Taj Mahal
Eiffel Tower
Lima
Pulse of the People letters spark debate on anonymity and rationing
In The Record letters section readers argue anonymity for published communications and critique wartime rationing. A writer named Also Go Without questions shopkeeper conduct, while another Jamaican resident defends cultural practices and wartime hardship in Troy.
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Tae Record
Pulse of the People
OPA
Piter
Freedom of Information Faces World War Test
President Roosevelt cites freedom of information as a key wartime goal. The piece notes Allied and American efforts to safeguard press access, with leaders like Kent Cooper and Hugh Baillie urging governments to allow peacetime news exchange. It argues true transparency prevents dictatorship and supports a future league of nations, as public opinion demands strong protection of information.
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Washington
Freedom of Information
Roosevelt
Congress of the
United States
France
French
de Gaullist
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Hugh Baillie
United Press
American Society of
Congress
Department
Gding
League of Nations
Doolittle Tokyo Raid Tale and War Notes
Narrative of a Doolittle raid mishap ending with Soviet contact and release, plus wartime diplomacy notes. Kaiser and Roosevelt discuss postwar reconversion, potential unemployment, and industry planning. Minor items include Czech, Polish border maps and French Resistance figures.
Old Weenie and the Labor Of Baseball
A distorted clipping recounts Westbrook Pegler-like diatribe about a baseball club facing modern ideas. It mocks a Harvard professor coach nicknamed Weenie and a Bulgarian economist Pantzol, noting absurd rules like four-inning games and $100 overtime. The piece satirizes gender role clashes, labor reform talk, and chaotic clubhouse responses.
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New York
Mike
Charlie Dis- Senat
Smith's College
Giants
Yeal
Professor Weenie
Harvard
Umpre
Doris
Pantzol
Weenie
Boris Panizof
Weenies
Washington
Stooges
Wallie Didden
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Radio Tokyo
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Leste
Meg
British West Indies
Jamaica
Oattiefeld
David Lawrence
The
Merry
Pearson
Tokyo
Siberia
Stalin
Jimmy Doolitve
Scalty
Carme
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Alaska
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Moscow
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