All the Elements of a Mystery Novel in Nassau Trial
In a Nassau courtroom a drama unfolds rivaling Lindbergh and Hall Mills cases. Sir Harry Oakes was slain at his island home. his son in law Count Alfred De Marigny stands trial amid wealth, romance, and sensational clues. Prosecution hinges on a single fingerprint and shaved hairs, with Alfred F. Adderley as a notable colored prosecutor illustrating British racial attitudes.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Lindbegh
Hall- Mills
Harry Oakes
Duke of Windsor
Edward VIII
Great Britain
Alfred de Marigny
de Marigny
Alfred F. Adderley
West Indies
Tax Fancy and Fact on Morgenthaus $10.5 Billion Plan
The column critiques the administration’s tax proposal arguing it would disproportionately hit the one fifth of the population while sparing four fifths. It notes House committee rejection and urges a federal sales tax as a fairer approach to fund the national emergency. The piece stresses inflation risks and the need to tax those with the largest after tax income, despite labor and administration opposition.
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Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Howeser
House
Tax choices face House committee as inflation risks loom
The House committee action confirms little hope for a sales tax this year. A future tax plan will hinge on practical politics versus sound public finance. The choice ahead weighs securing revenue from the bulk of national income against continuing war financing, which is inflationary and would hit the admin’s protected groups hardest if inflation worsens.
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House
Democratic campaign riffs on national policy stir Troy politics
The piece critiques Democratic leaders and their push for large ticket support ahead of elections. It warns that backing a candidate should hinge on sound state and municipal governance, not loyalty to the White House or ideology. It questions subsidies used to sway farmers, accusing the president of bypassing Congress for political ends while urging independence among voters and a focus on practical administration.
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Wime
Washington
Major
United Nations
Quen D. Young
Jon Farley
al Smith
William N. Haskell
White House
Troy
Roosevelt
Congress
Food Subsidies and Inflation Policy Debate
The piece argues the Roosevelt administration uses price controls to curb inflation by limiting price rises. Economists warn broad controls are needed, but the administration allegedly favors political goals, delaying wage and wholesale price curbs. Farmers seek favorable prices while processors and retailers fear voter backlash, leading to a tension over keeping prices in check without triggering political losses.
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Roosevelt
Ilsointar
Tausi
Cedinus 7
Courage at the White House on wartime labor woes
The Roosevelt administration faces rising labor tensions with railroad and coal sectors hinting at strike actions. The piece argues wage increases would worsen inflation and price controls, urging the President to stand firm against wage hikes and to keep prices down to avert national economic trouble.
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White House
New Deal Administration
Roosevelt
Titian Women Battle Germans With Wine Bottles
Dispatches reveal Pompeii now in Allied hands as a vivid scene unfolds with wine and bold headlines. The article frames a chaotic, lively tempo of wartime reporting and street-level color from the era.
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Pompeii
Comiment Family Allotments Boost Frontline Morale
In wartime Newark News reports on House action raising dependency allotments for service members. The Senate had approved 80 for a wife and first child and 20 for each additional child, with smaller increases for other dependents, improving prior levels of 62 and 10.
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House
Senate
Readers weigh anonymity and army dog tags in 1943 letters
The Record prints reader questions about signed anonymity in columns, wearing army identification bracelets, and legal marriage licensing. Answers cite War Production Board contact and Army policy, noting dog tags remain standard gear and that common law couples may obtain licenses. multiple readers reference Troy dates.
Court backs employer speech rights under Wagner Act
The Supreme Court refused to review a Second Circuit ruling exonerating American Tube Bending Co. of unfair labor practices for telling employees not to vote for a specific union. The piece credits eight years of legal history since the Wagner Act and criticizes the Labor Relations Board’s stance as overbearing and influenced by New Deal politics.
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New York
Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
American Tube Bending Co
New Deal
Wendell Willkie
United States
Labor Board
Differences Between Liable and Likely in Usage
The text contrasts liable meaning a due or probable consequence tied to action with likely indicating probability. It notes examples such as a speeder liable to license-forfeiture and someone likely to arrive Wednesday, and cautions against treating the two as synonyms while illustrating related grammatical points.
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Q. P
Frank Colby
Smith and Jones
Firm
Hume
Smith
Washington Merry-Go-Round on world peace police force debate
The Senate fights over a vague world peace resolution versus a bold plan to authorize a police force to deter war. Young cooperationists press for early action, while oldsters led by isolationists resist. Notable figures include Ball, Pepper, Hill, Maybank, Bridges, Hatch, Ferguson, and Nye, with Johnson and Vandenburg among the isolationist veterans. The piece also notes embassy shifts, Yugoslav and Tito dynamics, and broader postwar foreign policy tensions.
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Washington
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
Hiram Johnson
California
Joe Stalin
Wheeler
Montana
Nye
North Dakota
Vandenburg
Michigan
George
Georgia
Connally
Texas
United States
Joe Ball
Minnesota
Oldsters
Pepper
Florida
Hill
Alabama
Maybank
South Carolina
Bridges
New Hampshire
Hatch
New Mexico
Ferguson
Ball
Senate Oldsters
Young Cooperationists
Moscow Conference Hope Follows U S Britain Russia Talks
Washington observers warn that mutual distrust still clouds Anglo American Soviet ties and a frank exchange is needed before a Moscow summit. The piece notes withheld information on lend lease to Russia, debates over a second front, and alleged underappreciation of Allied North Africa gains.
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Washington
Moscow
United States
Britain
Russia
America
Admiral Standley
Roosevelt
United Nations
Japan
Siberian
Europe
Tiusisian
North Africa
Mediterranean
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Fair Enough
Westbrook Pegler
Act
Mussolini
Handbook OF Commonsense English
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Merry
Drew Pearson
Argentina
Adrian Escobar
Escobar
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Comintern
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Peter
Ralph Brewster
Maine
Republican Lodge
Kentucky
Happy Chandler
Charley McNary
John H. Perry
Lupescu
Mexico
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