Congress Sets Pearl Harbor Court Martial Deadline
Senate judiciary committee proposes a new deadline of June 7, 1945 for court martial actions against Pearl Harbor commanders Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Gen. Walter Short. Obstacles include recall orders and national security, with advocates arguing for a timely public trial while preserving military interests and rights to witness testimony.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Army
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Congress
E. Kimmel
Roberts Commission
Gen. Short
Adm. Kimmel
Army and Navy
Gen. Marshall
Adm
King
War and Navy
Dewey Faces Hush A Bye Politics Ahead of Convention
The piece notes Gov. Thomas E. Dewey’s reluctance to discuss issues while others criticize the quiet campaign. It argues he should prepare a strong, clear platform ready for a rapid offensive once the convention nominates him, contrasting with 1940 and 1944 campaigns and Lt. Comdr. Harold E. Stassen’s Nebraskan critique.
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Republican Convention
Thomas E. Dewey
Harold E. Stassen
Nebraska
Willkie
Gov. Dewey
Nobody Gives a Name to the Kings We Should All Be Happy
A brief Arkansas Gazette musing notes collective joy without assigning names to the kings of happiness. The fragment reflects a poetic, philosophical newspaper voice with no clear event, date, or individuals identified.
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Arkansas Gazette
Japanese Strategy Unfolds By David Lawrence
Washington, June 5. Japan's strategic plan now appears to favor a drawn out rearguard campaign with the Indies doomed within ten months while China becomes the main stage for future offensives. The Burma and China fronts have lagged in support, delaying air bases and fuel needed to strike Japan, as Britain and the United States weigh past decisions and the monsoon season approaches.
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David Lawrence Washington
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
Southwest Pacific
China
Europe
Kunming
Burma
United States
Pacific
Britain
United States Navy
Navy
MacArthur
America
Allied soldiers told to turn in diaries to protect secrets
In a New Yorker article, Allied forces in Europe order soldiers to surrender diaries to prevent sensitive details from reaching the enemy. The piece notes how such records could reveal reactions to top sergeants and other morale factors, potentially aiding Hitler.
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Hitler
New Yorker
Telephone rhetoric edges out letters amid rising costs
The Boston Globe notes higher local letter rates to three cents push people toward the cheaper five-cent telephone call, while warning that spoken words on the phone are easier to deny.
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Boston Globe
Roosevelt grandchildren weigh Churchill Spain talk for a story
In a newsroom chat the editor suggests interviewing Sissie and Buzzie Roosevelt's grandchildren on Churchill's Spain remarks. staff toss ideas about spies, cats, communists in schools, and wartime morale while weighing the risks and potential payoff of the piece.
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Westbrook
Egler
New York
Mrs. Roosevelt
Spain
Mr. Cole
Sistie
Buzzie
Mr. Wood
California
Rochester
Airdale
Newark
Murray Davis
Crusade
Kansas City
Mr. Trullinger
Rod And-Gun
Mr. Davis
la Guardia
Washington
Sissie
Churchill
Mildred
State Department
FBI
Army
Ladies’ Home Journal
Wac’s
Mr. Waltman
J. P. Morgan
Brownsville
Civil Liberties Union
Why Do They Cry at Weddings in June
A humorous riff on wedding dynamics after the first Thursday in June. The speaker mocks the bride’s mother’s overt emotions and the reactions of relatives, comparing bridal theatrics to peculiar, exaggerated customs and referencing Tommy Manville for contrast.
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Mississippi
Tommy Manville
Admiral Kimmel letter confirms demand for immediate trial
Senator Homer Ferguson released a Kimmel letter confirming the admiral’s 1943 demand for an early court martial and access to Navy records. The piece recounts Kimmel’s discussions with Col. Harry Leonard, the defense effort, and pressure from Navy allies that led to withdrawal of the demand.
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Dre Washington
Husband E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Admiral Kimmel
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Kimmel
Harry Leonard
Marine Corps
Smedley Butler
Leonard
Butler
Herbert Hoover
Mussolini
Navy
Tommy Gatch
Jesse Jones
Texas
Will Clayton
Tito
Churchill
Competition Necessary
Washington column analyzes why Senator Wheeler met with President Roosevelt for 45 minutes without public explanation. It questions motives on telecom policy, government vs private control, and Wheeler’s possible leadership role, noting Fly and antitrust themes.
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Washington
Wheeler
Roosevelt
International Communications Settlement
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Committee
Fly
Postal-Western Union
LaFollette
W.U
Aluminum Company of America
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Earson
John Kennedy
Wall Street
Forrestal
Navy Department
Kennedy
George Creel
Woodrow Wilson
Representa
Clarence Lea
Interstate Commerce Committee
White House
Coman Lea
Gress
United Featus Syndicate, Inc
Paul Mallon
Intersma Commerce Commission
Tal
Wes Union
Mr. Roosevelt
Aubrey William
Barkley
Eer
Rah Features Syndicate
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