Six Constitutional Amendments Weigh in on Election Day
The editorial notes six amendments appear with limited value, some worthwhile, most unnecessary. It urges voters to decide each, arguing passage or defeat would neither greatly help nor harm governance, and urges broad participation in the democratic process.
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Commonwealth
Department of Commerce
Nassau County
Hemstead
New York
Court of Appeals
Troy Record
Alli
Crisis at Hand in National Labor Policy Debate
The nation faces recurring economic turmoil as non operating railroad unions protest an eight cent per hour award denied by Economic Stabilizer Vinson. Half a million miners strike or idle, highlighting the absence of a clear nationwide labor policy. The WLB lacks a guiding chart and faces Presidential and legislative interference, with the Little Steel decision serving only as a temporary formula tied to costs of living through May 1942.
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Vinson
Congress
WLB
NDMB
Iliam M. Leiserson
Little Steel
White House
Judge Vinson
Special Railway Mediation Board
Brotherhood
Beling
Price Rollbacks and Wage Policy Debate Amid Inflation
The piece argues for rolling back prices to 1942 levels or adjusting the Little Steel formula to permit wage increases, warning this would fuel inflation. It assigns blame to Roosevelt and Congress for insufficient price-wage linkage and critiques price control legislation and opposition to food-control subsidies, urging a national wage policy balancing labor demands with controlling living costs.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Soviet Drive To Seize Crimea Triggers Major Allied Implications
The Red Army advances from Melitopol toward the Crimea threaten Nazi control of the peninsula and the fate of Moscow talks. The rapid gains south of the Dnieper bend and toward Krivoi Rog alter morale and may influence Hull Eden discussions, underscoring unity of American British and Soviet aims in defeating Germany.
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Hitler
Crimea
Dnieper
Dneproptrovsk
Dneprodzerzhinsk
Moscow
Red
Krivoi Rog
Crimean Peninsula
Black Sea
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Stalingrad
Kiev
Italy
Germany
Russia
Red Army
Molotov
Hull
Eden
America
Britain
New Tax Proposal Raises Postal Rates and Luxuries
The Congressional advisory staff on taxation proposes higher postal charges from three to four cents for first class letters and adds excises on liquor cigarettes candy and soft drinks. Aimed at generating about 1.58 billion dollars, the plan stresses gradual public impact and equity, with increased gasoline tax and new levies on amusements and pari mute wagers. The piece argues the war economy must be funded and the changes would be fair over time.
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Congressional
Revised Picture of Italian Shipping and War Losses
The article analyzes Allied and German handling of the Italian merchant fleet and warships after Italy's surrender. It notes lower captured merchant tonnage than first thought, with many ships small or damaged, while the two large liners Rex and Conte di Savoia ended up with the Germans. It argues the captured fleet still aids Allied efforts as Mediterranean control and air supremacy limit enemy operations, keeping overall war prospects favorable despite disappointments.
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United Nations
Italy
Marshal Badoglie
Mediterranean
James B. Reston
New York Times
Conte di Savoia
Badoglio shifts blame for Italy's war entry to Mussolini
The Montreal Star reports Marshal Badoglio's interview with The New York Times, insisting Mussolini alone pushed Italy into the war. He argues military leaders protested only because they were unready, not opposed to conflict, and warns against exculpating Fascists or Italy. He predicts future ties with France Yugoslavia and Greece but warns opponents will remember past aggression.
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Marshal Badoglio
New York Times
Italy
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Il Duce
Badoglio
France
Germany
Britain
Yugoslavia
Greece
Pulse Of The People Readers Seek Anonymity In Letters
The Record invites unsigned communications, warning unnamed writers that publication cannot be guaranteed. The panel addresses three questions about discharge travel rules, police examination status, and Marine Corps draft preferences, delivering official interpretations and guidance.
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U. S. Pat
Record
Anti National Education Moves Warned by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler warns in a New York column that new federal school funding or nationalization efforts would invite Communist influence. He cites Labor Relations Board and OWI as precedents and recallsGitlow’s testimony, arguing federal control would erode local parental influence and threaten American liberties.
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Pegler
New York
New Deal
Labor Relations Board
Office of War Information
Norway
J. B. Matthews
Dies Committee
Benjamin Gi
National
Chicago
Communist Youth Organization
Labor Board
C.I.0
OWI
Vichyite Leader Bergeret Arrested for Treason Trial
Jean Marie Bergeret former Vichy air minister was arrested by the French Committee of National Liberation in Algiers and will face treason charges, collaborating with the enemy and acts against state security. He joined the North Africa War Committee with Admiral Darlan, later serving as its secretary general until March 26. Darlan was assassinated December 24, 1942. The trial date is not yet set.
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Algiers
French Committee of National Liberation
Jean Marie Bergeret
Vichy
Bergeret
North Africa
Admr
Jean Francois P Darlan
Darlan
North Africa War Committee
North African War Committee
Wage crises loom as White House grapples with rail and coal
Washington officials warn of a potential general strike if coal miners win a wage boost while rail workers push for gains, tying wage policy to inflation. Labor leaders vent at the President over delayed railroad wage decisions, with advisers proposing 48 hour weeks and wage-hour adjustments to defuse conflict.
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White House
Washington
War Labor Board
Dave Robertson
George Harrison
A. F. of L
A. F. Whitney
Vinson
Debunking "I thank you kindly" in business writing
A columnist rebuts claims that "to thank you kindly" means "I thank you in a kind manner" and argues the phrase signals simple politeness. He cites Woolley and Scott to assert the adverbial use is incorrect and that modern business prose benefits from clearer wording. A pamphlet offering guidance on letter writing is advertised for free.
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College Handbook of Composition
Edwin C. Woolley
Franklin W. Scott
Frank Colby
Washington Senate Debates Echo World War I Stage
The current Senate debate mirrors World War I discourse on world organization to prevent further bloodshed. Taft and Root aided early League concepts, Roosevelt and Lodge shaped reservations, and Wilson faced organized Senate opposition when Paris ratified the covenant. Spurred by interpretive reservations, the effort to form a lasting peace faced delay and possible defeat, page Nineteen.
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Senate
America
William Howard Taft
League
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Lodre
Wilson
Paris
Elihu Root
Republican Party
Covenant of League of Nations
Wilson Isoernee
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