Veterans Vote Shapes Fifth District Campaigns
The fifth district race between Congressman John Folger and Thurmond Chatham draws heightened attention as a veterans committee boosts Chatham. Folger touts four Roosevelt votes and pro New Deal record, while Chatham uses his two war campaigns and industrial success to appeal to veterans. In the sixth district, Durhams and Rives are also discussed as veterans influence statewide politics. The piece notes North Carolina’s limited veteran voting history and predicts future shifts, with May results signaling trends.
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John Folger
Thurmond Chatham
Veterans’ Committee
Chatham
Folger
Roosevelt
Congress
Carl Durham
Earl Rives
Rives
Durham
Cherry
North Carolina
United States
The Fix: End Ticket Fixing to Save Lives
Editorial urges end to traffic ticket fixing as root cause of deadly wrecks. Calls for strict enforcement, adequate charges, and strong judicial backing to curb reckless driving and save lives on highways.
Marines Adopt Uniform Dress For All Ranks
General Vandergrift signs an order standardizing the Marine Corps uniform so every rank wears the same quality and cut. Insignia of rank remain the sole distinction, a move toward reducing the caste divide and boosting morale and esprit de corps across the corps.
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A. A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps
Postwar notes on new war era gadgets and fuels
Retro view highlights postwar surge in smoke generators used in logistics at Anzio and on the Moselle Saar and Rhine fronts. It notes helium price drop from $2000 to one cent per cubic foot. new helium uses including oversize tires. and a German condenser-manufacturing machine seen as potentially revolutionary for radar and electronics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
New German Machine Promises Cost Drops for U S Industry
Commerce announces a new machine found in Stuttgart is en route and will be demonstrated publicly by commerce and the army signal corps. The device could cut production costs up to 20 percent but its exact location in the United States remains unknown. Chemical warfare notes ongoing napalm filler use in soap, though not on the market yet.
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Commerce
Stuttgart
Germany
Army Signal Corps
Army
Chemical Warfare
Byrnes and Bonnets UNO vote tie sparks new Franco policy
In Washington Byrnes faced a French bid led by Henri Bonnet and Leon Blum seeking aid while the French coalition with the Communists nudges Paris toward closer U S ties. The UNO committee avoided decisions, but the drama influences Franco Spain policy and future cooperation with Russia.
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Washington
Byrnes
Henri
Bonnet
Uno-Iran
de Gaulle
Russia
Leon Blum
Messrs
Byrnes and
Gromyko
UNO Security Council
Spain
Franco
France
United States
Blum
UNO
French political shifts tied to Ruhr money crisis
The piece notes a temporary French push for internationalizing Ruhr and Saar tied to German questions. It highlights the Blum money condition, the communist socialist coalition’s unpopularity, and France’s likely cabinet changes as instability grows.
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Ruhr
Saar
Mr. Blum
Soldiers rights and officer privileges debated in defense of discipline
The piece argues soldiers may rightsfully protest acts against the articles of war and excesses in courts martial but warns that envy and discipline jealousy undermine national defense. It counters the notion that officers are merely soldiers with higher pay, stating officers earn higher authority through achievement and greater rewards.
Officers and incentives in the armed forces
By George Sokolsky argues that wartime officer creation produced unsuitable leaders, while many qualified soldiers failed or were unfit by body or schooling. He notes pay is low, yet social prestige and rank offer incentives, citing Marshall in China as an example of non-monetary reward. He warns that neglecting balanced incentives risks national defense.
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Army
Navy
George Marshall
15Th Infantry
Tientsin
China
Wage price policy sparks illegal pre approval in steel sector
The National Wage Stabilization Board and OPA bypass formal rules to grant 18.5 cents an hour raise for 5,000 workers in nine plants, while promising higher prices. The move, aimed at averting a potential April 15 strike by refractory workers, underscores collusion and legal risk amid broader wage price tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manener
Maryland-Pennsylvania
National Wage Stabilization Board
OPA
Nwsb-Ers
White House
Construction Workers’ Union
John L. Lewis
NWSB
Veterans see surplus property sale as a scandal
World War II veterans struggle to buy surplus furniture tractors and other property as President Truman faces pressure from a congressional delegation. John Stelle of the American Legion calls for action, accusing the War Assets Administration of favoring established dealers and lacking an inventory or sales staff. The unofficial committee urges a 30 day freeze to redirect goods to servicemen, warning Congress may approve a hard measure if ignored.
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Truman
Congress
John Stelle
American Legion
Capitol Hill
Army
Navy
War Assets Administration
Congressional
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