Roosevelt’s third term debate strains Arizona Democratic cohesion
Arizona shows deep splits over Roosevelt's extended tenure as Gallup finds 58 percent in favor of a standard two term limit while 42 percent oppose. The piece argues multi term ambitions reveal a broader moral and political decay, citing Washington’s two term precedent and echoes of historic party realignments.
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Scapegoats in War Era Labor Politics and Guam Reminder
The essay critiques the use of John L. Lewis as a scapegoat in wartime labor and political struggles between AFL and CIO over PAC funding. It notes the Navy seizure of 99 AFL dominated machine shops in San Francisco and the War Labor Board overtime ban, calling out the futility of scapegoating and closing with a line about Guamanians.
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Having Family Trouble
Washington dispatch reports that the Murray Kilgore bill for a 35 dollar weekly federal unemployment pension for war workers is collapsing in the Senate. Byrnes opposes it and may resign his post war demobilizer role, while CIO Hillman faces internal dissent and local breakaways in Utah and Illinois.
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King Features Syndicate
Applause for Hoover Over Pearl Harbor Controversy
Westbrook argues that John Edgar Hoover boasted of FBI work after Pearl Harbor while questioning prewar actions and Roberts committee findings. The piece critiques the handling of Japanese spies on Oahu and the limits set by the Roosevelt administration, noting Kimmel and Short's silence.
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Tokyo
Australian Girls Marry U S Service Men in Large Wave
Nearly 10 000 Australian girls wed American service men during the era but skepticism remains about whether some spouses may have aided the men before marriage. A World War I veteran reportedly received a signed blank check from the U S Treasury but declined it thinking it a possible error.
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Prodigy debates and self brands in 1944 column
Bugs Baer mixes satire with self praise while discussing child prodigies including William James Sidis. The piece riffs on genius, authority quotes, and pop culture references, ending with a bold note on personal prodigy status.
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Slarlli
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Harvard
Texas
King Features
Army paperwork gaps spark front line supply fear
General Lucius Clay admitted the War Department keeps no records on total front line supplies beyond about 100 item types. The policy of sending regular quantities regardless of existing stocks drew Senate questions, with remarks on five year small arms estimates and uncertain in-transit and stored amounts. Meantime the Mead Committee probes disposal control, Berle diplomacy, and postwar planning.
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Harvard
Army Get-Out-The-Vote Club and Army Political Power
Washington reports the CIOs civilian vote drive and the Army overseas get-out-the-vote effort may boost Roosevelt by mobilizing soldiers and sailors. The article questions military coercion risks and argues officers should provide voting access without pressuring choices, noting the clash with democratic norms.
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