Willkie Seeks Centralized Power In Platform Drafting
The Republican gathering in Chicago drafts preparatory planks for the upcoming platform. Willkie advocates greater centralization in Washington and a softer approach to state power, arguing states cannot ensure social justice and mass welfare. He argues for security, unemployment aid, and old age support, while warning platforms are commonly broken by politics.
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Chicago
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Washington
Wallace
Wilkie
Setting Dr Gallup On High A Debate Over Polls And Public Trust
The piece critiques polls and Gallup's role in public opinion measurement. It notes Charlie Michelson's denouncement of polls and questions the use of polls by public servants. It frames Gallup as a non prophetic index of current thinking and discusses how leaders might use polls to steer policy and civic cohesion.
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Charlie Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Gallup
Ahab
Samaria
Naboth
Jezebel
Samarian
Elijah
Dr. Gallup
Platform suggestions by Paul Mallon outlined for Republicans
A Washington letter sketches a pragmatic platform approach. Mallon urges clear doctrine on international, national and labor policy, including democratic world order ideas, income based taxation, automatic government spending tied to national income, and stricter oversight of unions, with emphasis on common justice for all and avoidance of partisan group pressures.
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Council of Nations
Congress
Supreme Court
Britain
Russia
China
Federal Reserve
King Features Syndicate
Repudiates State Rights New York June 20
The author critiques Wendell Willkie's call to align with the New Deal arguing states rights are outdated yet warns federal power intrudes on daily life. He cites OPA orders and tax shifts as examples of federal overreach and stresses the need to defend domestic prerogatives. The piece laments creeping centralization and distrusts future expansions of federal authority.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
Republican Party
New Deal
Willkie
European
Britain
United States
Washington
OPA
War Labor Board
The
Labor Relations Board
Grand Jury
Have You Seen 1952 Models by Bugs Seer
A humorous column lampoons postwar car ads and service practices in 1944. The narrator ventS about scarce gasoline, aging cars, and modern repair habits, imagining a fragile vehicle lasting only until 1946 while dealing with rising costs and poor service.
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Singer
Horace Greeley
Pacific Domination Complete by Davi
Washington June 20. The article proclaims that the United States Navy has conquered the Pacific Ocean in about two and a half years, highlighting the Mariana islands as a key strategic gateway and praising the joint effort of all military branches in the war effort. It notes the evolving concept of task forces with integrated supply and airpower, and anticipates further offensives against Japan.
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Davi Washington
United States Navy
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Mariana Islands
Japan
China
Philippines
Netherlands East Indies
Aleutian Islands
Marianas
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Armed Services
Aie
Pearl Harbor
Pension headlines mix taxes and wartime strain
Treasury pension dodges by executives prompt Senate talk as labor friction and rail bottlenecks test the nation. Taft backs capping pensions around ten thousand dollars annually, while lobbyist Ellsworth Alvord shapes pension laws. Dale Boren’s paid Capitol Hill clerk role also draws scrutiny amid war-time finance.
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Taft
J. F. Lincoln
Cleveland
Lincoln Electric Co
Georgia
Alvord
The
Treasury
Wewoka
Oklahoma
Capitol Hill
Dale Boren
Boren
Lyle Boren
Representative Boren
Chicago Tribune
United Feature Syn, Inc
Doughboy’s Bread Quip Sparks Quiet Mess Hall Moment
A Texas trainer Cam Wallace recalls a GI who scowled at paper thin bread in a mess hall and asked if it was cut. The cook’s aide answered I cut it, and the soldier quipped I just wanted rain. Then he shuffled and dealt.
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Cam Wallace
Texas
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America
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General Marshall
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White House
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Happy” Chandler
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Happy
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