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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
4
President Truman in a broadcast to the San Francisco conference calls for ending youth sacrifices to appease aggressors and building a world based on justice and peace. He warns that might cannot justify conquest and stresses states must serve rather than dominate peoples of the world.
A Massachusetts commission proposes a personal liquor license funded by taxes to build hospitals and curb inebriety costs, while California and eastern North Carolina models cited. The piece argues such schemes rely on legal sales and would not fit under prohibition, urging caution toward “control” solutions.
The article notes Japanese civilians appear less fanatical than Germans as Allied bombings intensify. Japanese announcers claim the Superfortress raids are wiping out the race while offering a dubious gesture after Roosevelt's death. It suggests both nations show brutality, with hints of possible Japanese surrender before harsher German punishment.
The 1943 State School facts report notes a drop from 291000 to 125000 in first grade enrollment since 1927-28 and shows rising proportions of children advancing to second grade. White survivals rose to 12.8 percent and colored to 42.3 percent by 1943, with overall trend toward better first grade progression.
The article outlines behind the scenes lobbying for highway commissioner posts as May 1 approaches. Governor Cherry has not publicly indicated plans while Burke county and ninth division supporters push for changes. Attendance at the Jefferson Day dinner and Roosevelt death alter plans with Blythe hinting for a prominent speaker.
The interjections feature William Allen White and Josephus Daniels on biblical judgment, Carl Bailey praised for solicitor potential, and Col. A. L. Pletcher endorsing Wilkins Horton amid unemployment commission talk.
The city election registration warning stresses separate general and city registrations and urges precinct checks. Public Works outlines spring street resurfacing and Fast Lexington avenue work. Governor Cherry praises the St. Dunstan choir after a Traffic club dinner.
The piece outlines Hollywood's absence as a glamor presence at the Security Conference while film serves as the world’s tool for diplomacy. It describes venues at the United Nations Theatre in San Francisco, security measures, and the vast array of international newsreels and country films prepared for delegates.
In this critique the author rejects perfectionism as an answer to San Francisco’s issues and argues for a practical, honest approach. The piece emphasizes a reasonable bill of rights for nations and people while noting the U.S. role as ally financier and wartime arsenal with 11 million strong fighting forces.
By George Sokolsky argues the San Francisco conference should center on a universal bill of rights for every nation and people. He warns against letting Three Powers dominate, urges a moral framework over Dumbarton Oaks and Yalta, and says the war aimed at justice and lasting peace for all peoples.
Behind the news from San Francisco a new world order gathers in an opera house to amend the Dumbarton plan. Delegates from 51 nations debate stronger small-nation powers, veto rules, and broader representation in councils and economic bodies.
In a wounded tone the article notes the Big Three drafting their charter while forty six nations press for greater powers. The aim is a workable formula without excessive amendments, keeping finance and borders off the immediate agenda. Delegates recognize the need to balance power and avoid past mistakes while pursuing a peaceful, stable world order.
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