Call for practical study on universal military training
The writer argues veterans know wartime needs and criticizes hearings on universal military training as political. He urges Congress to draft a practical plan based on military necessity, balancing schooling and service, staffing universities, and phased implementation across states with emphasis on professional military expertise.
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United States
Military Affairs Committee
G. I. Joes
Washington
America
Congress
G. I
Japan
Europe
Union
Truman's Time Factor Shapes 1946 1948 Federal Choices
George E Sokolsky argues two fixed dates, November 1946 congressional election and 1948 presidential election, will drive Truman's decisions. Time pressure, war outcomes, and postwar prosperity define risks, with bipartisan governance as an unlikely solution.
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George E Sokolsky
Truman
Mr. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Congress
Harry Truman
Japan
Russia
England
United States
Communist Party
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Patter Tinkle Murmur A Lullaby Of Rain On Roofs
The Christian Science Monitor notes tin roofs and attic rooms evoke fond memories of rain. It contrasts the cymbal like crashes of heavy drops on tin with the muffled trickle on wooden shingles. The piece ends urging every house to have an attic room for rain lullabies.
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Christian Science Monitor
Television will prove a costly disappointment for years
Westbrook Pegler voices early warning about television and radio, arguing the medium will be crude and expensive, that experts will be scarce, and that broadcasts may become tools for political propaganda and Communist influence while failing to meet promises of entertainment and education. He singles out Samuel J. Novick and associates, warns of school use and Hollywood manipulation, and condemns the industry’s stewardship and motives.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Felix Frankfurter
Phonograph
Pearl Harbor
Radio
Moving Picture
Political Action Committee
Samuel J. Novick
Mr. Novick
Russia
Mexico
Gailmor
Hollywood
Congress
Soviet Russia
Hitler’s war plans clear from suppressed Nazi notes
The Nazis’ stenographic records reveal Hitler deliberately planned aggression against Czechs and Poles as essential for a future big war. Public claims of peace are exposed as duplicitous, contradicting 1935 36 and 1939 statements.
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Hitler
Germany
Costly Okinawa shows bungled high command tactics
Washington reports criticize U S high command for Okinawa losses and delays. Army Marine and Navy figures reveal heavy killed and wounded, with airbase delays blamed for exposing ships to Japanese air attacks. A board of retired officers is urged to uncover facts and prevent repeats.
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Washington
Okinawa
United States
Pearl Harbor
Congress
Pacific
Truman
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Marines
United States Navy
Normandy
Saipan
High Command
China
Japan
Homer Bigart
New York Herald Tribune
David Lawrence
Ence
Europe
Navy OWI clash over Bard speech ends in mixed praise
A Washington dispute among the Navy Office of War Information and the War Manpower Commission led to a two minute Bard broadcast rewritten by OWI. Sophie Nack and Charles Durham claimed credit as Navy leaders faced pressure from Nimitz and others. Admiral Nimitz may face questions for secrecy in predicting manpower needs.
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Washington
Navy
Office of War Information
Manpower Commission
OWI
Potomac
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Franklin
Pacific Yards
Chester A. Nimitz
Ralph A. Bard
George Dixonship
Bard
Charles
Jack” Durham
War Manpower Commission
Durham
Cub
Texas
WMC
Sophie Nack
Miss Nack
Okinawa
Waldo Drake
U.S.N
Drake
Mr. Durham
Admiral Nimitz
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