MacArthur’s Powers Curtailed at Moscow Conference
The article rebukes Secretary Byrnes for limiting General MacArthur’s control of Japanese affairs without prior notice. It questions Australia’s motive, argues MacArthur remains supreme commander in title yet answers to a Far East commission, and condemns Byrnes as the “great compromiser” while praising MacArthur’s proven leadership.
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Douglas MacArthur
James Byrnes
MacArthur
Moscow
Byrnes
Department of State
Far East Commission
Russia
Britain
China
United States
McCloy
Japan
State Byrnes
Australia
America
Gen. MacArthur
Philippines
Mr. Byrnes
State Department
United States War Department
Improvement Plans For Tucson City Hall Bond Strategy
The article critiques a plan to acquire a site and build a new city hall in small, stealthy steps to bypass a bond vote. It argues a direct public vote is preferable, citing overcrowded charters, unattractive current offices, and the need for a proper decision by taxpayers. It suggests delaying until conditions improve and presenting the issue openly to the electorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Farewell to 1945 and hopes for 1946 in Sokolsky spirit
A year-end column reflects on 1945 with mixed views of Roosevelt Stalin Byrnes Attlee Chiang Kai-Shek and Truman. The author wishes Truman well and predicts 1946 will test leadership, press freedom, and postwar policy while condemning censorship and calling for journalistic reciprocity and moral accountability.
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George E. Sokolsky
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
America
Truman
United States
Joe Stalin
Jimmy Byrnes
Stalin
Caucasus
Jimmy
Moscow
Russia
Chiang Kai-Shek
Manchuria
China
Cousin Attlee
Congress
Chester Bowles
OPA
OWI
State Department
Bureau of the Budget
Petrillo
Dreyfuses
Kimmel
Short
King Features Syndicate, Inc
General Motors as a Public Utility Debate
The St Louis Post Dispatch argues UAW demands would turn GM into a public utility with an external agency setting wages and prices. It warns such regulation exceeding that of current utilities could erode private enterprise and shift income from stockholders to employees under public oversight. The piece likens the stance to improvident thinkers with champagne tastes and beer budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
United Auto Workers
UAW
St.Louis Post-Dispatch
Unions As Legal Entity By Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler discusses whether unions can be sued as entities in contracts or for libel and how state law, not federal, governs such actions. He cites Illinois case law, Wagner act implications, and a Pullman case ruling, arguing unions should be responsible in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbrook Pegler
New York
Washington
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
James Byrnes
Teamsters
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Pullman Standard Car Company
CIO
Ilinois
Pullman
District Court
Kerner
Major
Unois
Congress
Sparks
Illinois
King Features Syndicate
This Is A Star Spangled Year By Bugs Baer
A satirical yearly note reflects on starting 1946 with headaches and mixed hopes. The writer compares the new year to 1918, jokes about nitroglycerine in orange juice, and jokes about global politics while urging private industry and independent thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Maron
London
Paris
Moscow
Tierra del Fuego
Housing as Key to 1946 Economy and Stock Boom
The author argues stock market highs depend less on company earnings or inflation fears and more on housing and labor supply. A massive postwar building program is needed to match demand for housing and offices, with public works pacing to avoid inflation while private construction grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
New York
Paul Mallon
King Features Syndicate
Washington Scene Delivers Holiday Gag About Wheelbarrows
George Dixon riffs on a Christmas misfire and Army surplus gear as he imagines how a wheelbarrow could help the old man with chores and toting duties around the house. He jokes about repurposing drab surplus into festive color and uses playful banter with a caller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Surplus Property Administration
Waves and Beach Jibe Highlight Family Hairquips
In a playful exchange from Shef field England weekly Telegraph a child notes her mother has waves while inspecting her bald father. The quip frames a light family moment with humorous hair imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret
Sheffield
England
Peacetime Progress Good News Dog Biscuits in Grocers
A grocers shop notice spotted by Punch proclaims dog biscuits for all as part of peacetime progress. The item reflects cheerful morale and consumer welfare measures during the period.
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Punch
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Ethel Barrymore
Pat Hurley
Me Wei
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