The Battle of Okinawa Analysis by David Lawrence
An in depth overview of the Okinawa campaign detailing Navy losses of 31 ships sunk and 54 damaged, plus 4,729 sailors lost and 4,640 wounded, with ground force tolls and questions for future air cover and command decisions. The piece urges open postwar inquiry and public discussion for lessons and safety.
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David Lawrence
United States Navy
Okinawa
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Japan
United States Army
Sicily
Normandy
Washington
Armed Services
Marine Corps
Labor And Shifting Communists By George E. Sokolsky
George E. Sokolsky argues Communists and affiliates have gained influence in U S labor, especially within the CIO. He cites slow down strikes led by Mike Quill and lists unions and locals deemed under Communist influence, noting their impact on city councils and local politics.
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George E. Sokolsky
Earl Browder
United States
C.I.O
Philip Murray
Mike Quill
New York City
C.I.C
United Electrical and Radio Workers
International Union of Mill, Mine and Smelter
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers
United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Harry Bridges
National Maritime Union
Joe Curran
Transport Workers Union
American Communications Association
Marine Cooks and
United Office and Professional Workers
United Federal Workers
International Fur and Leather Workers
United Furniture Workers
United Shoe Workers
International Union of Fishermen
United Cannery, Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers
U. S
Detroit
Allis Chalmers
Milwaukee
New York
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Newark
Baltimore
San Francisco
Los Angeles
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Driver Dishes One Out On Two
A bleary ambulance driver near artillery positions volunteers to pull the cannon lanyard in a retaliatory act against the Japanese. He fires, then returns to his vehicle and drives away, leaving the gun crew with his grisly gesture. The Leatherneck report frames this as a stark wartime moment amid other anecdotes.
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USMC
Bill Ross
Leatherneck
Near East Conflict Echoes in Milwaukee Journal Quote
A Milwaukee Journal quote from H. V. Wade argues the near east is distant and urges readers to exclude spoilers of fights in Syria and Lebanon, reflecting a stance on global conflict that emphasizes geographic proximity.
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Syria
Lebanon
Near East
H. V. Wade
Milwaukee Journal
Bipartisan Senators Propose Labour Relations Legislation
Washington reports Senators Hatch Burton and Ball propose a bi partisan plan to reform labor relations. They argue for extended government regulation only if strikes persist and advocate preserving Wagner Act protections while addressing abuses in closed shops and union power. The article notes CIO AFL rivalry and calls for peacetime reforms to strengthen collective bargaining.
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David Lawrence Washington
Hatch
Burton
Ball
Japan
War Labor Board
Congress
Roosevelt
CIO
AFL
No trust in anyone: Baer on Axis postures and retribution
Arthur Baer surveys Axis leaders Mussolini Stalin and Hitler, tracing their betrayals and fates from December 7 1941 to the end of World War II. He notes their blame shifting and a grim arc of retribution, ending with reflections on inhumanity and poetic justice.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Mussolini
Shickelgruber
Baby
Benito
Adolph
Adolf
Russia
Vladivostock
Magnitogorsk
America
Munich
New Use for Father's Shirt Fashion Trend Among Teens
Teenage girls explain the tails-out blue jean fad by saying it’s smart to wear your father's shirt. The trend emerges as a depletion in shirts prompts juniors to raid overdue laundry bundles, risking disapproval from dads in tight times.
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Lodine
Louis Post-Dispatch
New York Mayoralty Row Shapes 1941 Style Power Play
National party leaders distance themselves from New York mayoral choices as the Republican and Democratic factions clash over Judge Goldstein and William O'Dwyer. LaGuardia looms as a central figure while Tammany Hall, the ALP, and labor votes complicate the field. The piece traces allegiance shifts, internal disputes, and odds in the August primary with a November 7 election looming.
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Washington
National Party
New York
Tom Dewey
Jonah Goldstein
Hannegan
William O’dwyer
Laguardia
Samuel Seabury
Fiorello
Doy
Senate
Mr. Truman
Mead
Jim Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Tammany Hall
McGoldrick
Council
Morris
Judge Goldstein
O'Dwyer
Bronx
Ed Flynn
O’dwyer
McGoldbrick
Colnist
American Labor Party
Goldstein
Labor Party
ALP
CIO
Hillman
Tammany
Flynn
King Features Syndicate
Senators Spar Over Small Business Committee Brawl
In a closed session of the senate small business committee, Montana's Jim Murray and Louisiana's Allen Ellender nearly fought, with Tennessee's Tom Stewart stopping the clash. Ellender and Admiral Tommy Hart had pressed for the meeting, leading to tensions over committee control and counsel Dewey Anderson.
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Murray
Ellender
Stewart
Tennessee
Anderson
Drew Pearson
Washington
Jim Murray
Montana
Allen Ellender
Louisiana
Tom Stewart
Senate
Small Business Committee
Dewey Anderson
Tommy Hart
Hart
Connecticut
California
U. S. Senate
Huey Long
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New Yorker
Nittlewit
Christian Science Monitor
Senator Wherry
Bs Ory Committee
Executive Department
MacArthur
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Manila
Mac-Arthur
Philippines
Millard
Luzon
Treasury Department
William Donovan
Office
S Strategic Services
White House
S& Rect
Norman Kirk
Edmund Gregory
Quartermaster General
James Simmons
Surgeon General's Office
John F. Davis
Kirk
Leyte
Stimson
Gen. Kirk
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