Dewey Peace Role in Postwar UN Talks
The Washington talks on postwar collaboration among the victorious United Nations will proceed cautiously. Governor Dewey’s comments draw Hull’s reassurance and invite dialogue, while Connally’s sharp rebuke is noted as part of pre election discourse about guiding the peace process.
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United Nations
Hull
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Hoover
Connally
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Inquiry Strikes Warm Trail on PAC Ties and Hillman Factions
The House special committee investigates summonses for former high-salaried officials now employed by CIO PAC linked to Sidney Hillman. Chairman Starns notes possible War Manpower Commission release, raising questions on status and return to bureaucracy. Dies committee records show links between PAC HQ and key administration figures.
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Political Action Committee
Sidney Hillman
House Special Committee of Investigation
PAC
Starns
House Committee
War Manpower Commission
Dies Committee
New Deal
War Production Board warns of paper product shortage
The War Production Board says there is conclusive evidence we face our most difficult problem this year in meeting requirements for packages and other paper products. Citizens are urged to increase waste paper salvage efforts.
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War Production Board
Japan's Defeat Year Off By Paul Mallon
Washington reports from the Pacific frontier suggest defeat of Japan may extend another year. MacArthur to push toward the Philippines with air power, Guam Saipan advances, and China Burma campaigns seen as strategic but reliant on supplies and weapons.
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Roosevelt
Elmer Davis
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Formosa
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Kyushu
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Burma
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Saipan
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Hengyang
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Scotsman’s 48 Hour Piano Stunt Ends With Dealer Return
A Scotsman reportedly played a piano for 48 hours straight and then returned the instrument to the dealer who lent it on two days’ approval. The remark appeared in London Opinion. The piece notes the novelty of the long endurance performance.
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London
Berlin three day grand council breaks up with Fuehrer
The Detroit News reports a three day grand council in Berlin breaking up as the Fuehrer told the participants to stop calling their Berchtesgaden retreat a retreat. The remark adds a lighter note to tense wartime diplomacy.
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Fuehrer
Berchtesgaden
Detroit News
Sanctions on Labor by Bowen Stir Up Civilian Rights Debate
A San Francisco report says Rear Adm. Bowen authorized sanctions against hundreds of union machinists who refused overtime on Navy work. The action targets civilians, with potential draft board reporting and rationing cuts, raising questions about due process and civil rights during wartime. References to the New Deal and Nazi Germany frame the critique of labor regulation and job security.
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Westbrook Feagler
New York
San Francisco
Harold G. Bowen
Navy
Fred M. Vinson
War Manpower Commission
Army
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Who's That Man Hoom by Bugs Raer
A satirical take on nominating conventions and the elusive “that man Hoom” debated since 1910. The narrator lampoons lengthy remarks, the running mate, and mail voting while imagining a fictional figure named Hoom as a unifying but elusive symbol.
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Bugs Raer
Chicago
V.P
Hoom
White House
Two Strikes Against Dumbarton Oaks Conference
Washington dispatch explains two major hurdles for the postwar peace talks at Dumbarton Oaks. Hull’s diplomacy faces criticism while Russians push a broad peace plan and a four-power framework with a council and assembly. La Guardia declines Rome trip unless in uniform, yet remains a celebrated figure in Italy.
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Victor Hu
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State Department
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Robert Woods Bliss
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Robert W. Bliss
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Hitler
Rhineland
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New York
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Roose
Dewey taps John Foster Dulles for foreign policy role
Governor Dewey names John Foster Dulles to represent him in bi partisanship talks with Hull on forming a general international organization to preserve peace. Dulles, noted as an experienced international relations expert, has long worked toward a nonpartisan American policy and holds roles in peace commissions and past international conferences.
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Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
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Supreme Economic Council
International Aw
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