Governor Cherry weighs candidates for highway chairman post
The article praises Governor Cherry for a thorough, non political selection of a highway commission chairman. Three possible leaders declined due to personal and business reasons, leaving an eventual appointee who must manage thousands of workers and millions in funds, with the outcome affecting the state and administration.
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Lynn Nisbet
Cherry
Y Commission
North Caro
Lina
United States
Capitol Square Closed and the Governor’s Office Busy
The capitol door to Governor Cherry’s private office stayed shut amid tete-a-tete sessions with highway and public works commission prospects. Officials note possible public announcements after May 1 as to commissioners and a chairman. Capitol staff report press priority for news breaks, with school groups visiting and governors greeting future voters.
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Cherry
Highway and Public Works Commission
Capitol
Gregg
Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
North Carolina tourist trade seen as postwar growth driver
Photographers document KerrScott farm scenes as a Life Magazine feature. Tourists emerge as a future postwar industry for North Carolina with 1941 tourism netting about 150 million dollars, second to tobacco, and state gasoline and sales taxes boosting revenue. Hotels, camps, and services expected to expand with growing visitor interest.
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Life Magazine
North Carolina
Haw River
Kerr Scott
Commissioner Scott
Carolina
Commerce versus culture in the air debate continues
FCC signals new step to weigh license renewals by public interest balancing commercial and non commercial radio programming. Critics warn excessive advertising threatens cultural and educational broadcasts while Congress expects stations to serve public interest alongside profitability.
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J. Frank Tragle
Washington
Gana
Oes
Federal Communications
O.K
Commission
FCC
Congress
World Peace Debate Aims to Unite Powers for Small Nations
Williams College professor Frederick L. Schuman voices frustration at a statement on American Polish relations signed by a prominent list of figures. The piece questions reliance on a world system dominated by a few powers and the neglect of Poland in peace proposals.
Why Poland Should Not Worry The World Says
By George Sokolsky argues one vote can determine peace and questions if Poland’s fate matters as the dominant three seek unity. He notes Professor Schuman’s wary view of Slav unity and warns Poles, exiled leaders, and Polish troops in Europe about becoming obstacles to what he calls eternal peace under Moscow’s influence.
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Schuman
Poland
Russia
Soviet Union
Cezchoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Churchill Attalta
Ture
Unity
Moscow
San Francisco
Kremlin
Williams College
Hitler
Molotov
Washington
Behind the News San Francisco on World Conference Chaos
In San Francisco the press scene around the world leaders shows tension between idealistic talk and real politics. Molotov’s photo ban triggered protests, while debates over Poland and Moscow-backed cabinets reveal a gap between rhetoric and action. Archibald MacLeish’s warning tone contrasts with calls that freedom is at stake. Stettinius and agr's failure to secure Poland at Washington hints at a rushed start to the conference.
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Archibald MacLeish
Poland
Livadia
Lublin
Moscow
Messrs. Stettinius
Washington
Russia
Conference framing postwar world honor as key
Paul Mallon suggests Truman will be tough at the bargaining table. The piece argues the conference is not war or peace planning but a postwar negotiation hub for big nations to set terms and restore global honor through kept treaties and halted arms.
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Mr. Truman
Art Museum
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco Panorama Portrait of a City in War Time
San Francisco workers rush to the stock exchange at dawn as the city, once a ghost town, now bustles with vast industry. The panorama recalls Gold Rush lore, Alcatraz, Kaiser yards, war plants, and crowds shaping a wartime effort ahead of a pivotal peace conference.
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San Francisco
California
Bay
Maiden Lane
America
San Fran
Lola Montez
Lola
Kaiser Shipyards
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