Living With Kings and the Common Man in Wartime Britain
The piece rails at Sidney Hillman and CIO leaders for abandoning the “common man” to seek luxury in London’s Claridge hotel during wartime. It questions motives behind Hillman’s travel, alleging elitist ties to exiled European royalty, while contrasting his wartime rhetoric with personal extravagance and a lack of contact with the laboring class.
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Bad Treatment of Prodigy
The piece compares the heated debate around the Atlantic Charter with local Tucson efforts on the Regional Plan. It argues that a proposed global charter remains unbound and misunderstood, while a community plan for Tucson has dragged on for five years despite support and funding. Britain and Russia are noted as doing little to advance the charter.
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Truth Is Constructive
Paul Mallon argues during a congressional debate that criticizing allies can be constructive if based on facts. He cites British and Allied conscription practices, notes India and Australia roles, and warns against silencing truths to protect allies. Reprinted by King Features Syndicate.
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What Johnny Is Bringing Home
A Milwaukee Journal note reflects on wartime marriages between American servicemen and foreign women. It cites about 10 000 Australian brides and 15 000 British wives, while many American women remain unmarried and question reverse lend lease restrictions.
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Milwaukee Journal
Rugs Bought for Hitler Found in Paris Records
Paris archives reveal a purchase of 700000 dollars in Persian rugs said to be directed to Adolf Hitler. The note implies decoration use by the Fuehrer rather than dietary purposes, as reported by The New Yorker.
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Adolf Hitler
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New Yorker
Infant Atlantic Charter Showcased As Bold Worldwide Pact
The document spotlights the infant Atlantic Charter as a sweeping postwar agreement. advocates frame it as a universal standard for peace and cooperation. Delegates from allied nations emphasize collective security and shared values shaping the global order.
Fading Dies Committee Files Spark Debate On Un American Records
In New York a pending move will house 250 filing cases on un American activities now homeless after the Dies committee, with options including transfer to the FBI. The archive traces Nazi Bund and Communist links, spotlighting Robert Stripling and the Roosevelt era clashes.
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Dies Committee
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Martin Dies
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Honduras
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Europe
Robert Stripling
Pearl Harbor
King Features
Playing Safe Letter Trick Backfires For Corporal
A corporal used gift stationery to court his girlfriend and printed Dear Herbert on each sheet. Fearing she would write rivals, he intensified the scheme, prompting discovery of his ruse.
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Herbert
Why Chickens Hatch Joke Card
A classroom quip where a teacher asks why chicks hatch and Tommy jokes they’d get cooked if they stayed in the egg. The humor hinges on a blunt, age appropriate response about cooking.
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Tommy
Stettinius Pushes Wider News Flow Abroad
Secretary Stettinius and Archibald MacLeish advocate broader American news dissemination to foreign presses and embassies. They argue full text of U S statements should reach overseas media to shape postwar understanding and reduce propaganda distortions.
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Congress
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Somervell blocks Mead report on Army waste
Washington officials recount how Lt Gen Brehon Somervell pressed the Mead committee to suppress a damning wartime waste report. He warned disclosure could undermine production morale while Ferguson urged public accountability. The panel may release a boiled down version with key findings kept.
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Brehon B. Somervell
Mead Committee
Somervell
Mead
Homer Ferguson
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