Congress Should Draft Single Women For War Service
Opinion urges Congress to enact universal military service for single women with no dependents to free male troops for front line duties. Argues the war will last longer than expected, costs of manpower rising, and demands strong leadership from Congress amid shifting Allied prospects.
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Europe
Germany
Amelia
Congress
Senate
Army
Navy
Ma Corps
Coast Guard
Churchill
Eisen
No Law Needed in Responding to Corcoran and Biddle
The piece rejects calls for a new law barring ex officials from practicing law after leaving office. It argues existing remedies and better public official selection suffice. It cites Littell’s critique but contends friendships and post‑government careers need no legal restraint. It suggests emphasis on accountability and careful appointments rather than new restrictions.
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Biddle
Littell
Tommy
Cork” Corcoran
White House
Washington
Mr. Littell
Mr. Biddle
Mr. Corcoran
Corcoran
Morrison, Gardner, Ehringhaus and Hoey
Superior
Supreme Court
Broughton
Justice Denny
Department of Justice
Wartime bureaucrats and politics in postwar transition
Washington news outlines Civil Service duration rules for war jobs and projects postwar shifts. It notes a two year fighting duration, predicts a decade to normalize world affairs, and highlights Republic 6700 and 7500 exchanges, Nelson's likely return, MacLeish's pay drop, and GI Bill reform for veterans to gain federal jobs directly.
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Washington
Civil Service
Federal
Republic
Penton
War and Navy
Public Administration
Roosevelt
Veterans’ Administration
Duck hunters recount mountain trip and early season ponds
Lee Howell warns cold mornings will reveal truth about coal orders. Harry Sample describes duck hunting in the mountains near Raleigh and Asheville, claiming 18 ducks were killed on a Swanannoa River trip with two men in a boat and a paddle and a gun in front.
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Lee Howell
Harry Sample
Raleigh and
Asheville
Swanannoa
The Peace Through a Ready Army Debate
The author rails at secrecy in official talk of a permanent conscripted army in peace. He questions the need for conscription, mocks fears of German aggression, and argues a weaponless Germany could not threaten the United States.
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Charles M. Johnson
Germany
Charlie
Columbus County
Dave Jones
New Hanover and Clyde
Nanish
Johnson
Notable Quotes On Law, Media, and Women’s Rights Highlight Assembly Session
A Raleigh bureau shift is proposed to boost coverage of the General Assembly. Judges discuss illness delaying cases. Mortimer Adler cites liberty through law, FE H Clayton warns of wind from Japan China tensions, Minnie Maffett calls for full partnership for women.
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North Carolina Association of Afternoon Dailies
Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
General Assembly
Worth Bacon
Lynn
Mortimer Adler
The
University of Chicago
America
Minnie L. Maffett
No War with Britain or Russia Fears Yet Proposes Permanent Army
By George Sokolsky argues Japan faces destruction but asserts no war with Britain or Russia is likely after the war. He questions compulsory peacetime service and mocks fears of a global conflict, concluding the United States should avoid a standing army.
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Carthage
Japan
France
China
Spain
Switzerland
Australia
Canada
Mexico
Italy
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Hongkong
United States
Ivan the Terrible
Henry Wallace
Archibald MacLeish
Frank Sinatra
Stettinius and policy climate stir debate on Europe
Editorial critique targets State Secretary Stettinius, Clayton, and Rockefeller, arguing policy toward Europe must apply equally to Russia, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, and Spain. It contends liberal interpretations favor Russia, risk Communist gains, and reflect rushed, elite influences shaping foreign affairs.
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Washington
Stettinius
Italy
Russia
Europe
Greece
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Spain
Britain
Rumania
Tito
State Department
Senate
Guffey
Ickes
Clayton
Young Rockefeller
Grew
America
Tokyo
Japan
Rockefeller
Archibald. MacLeish
Library of Congress
MacLeish
Department
Hull
Liberalism and world government in a complex war era
The author argues that liberalism cannot be defined by a single measure and that world revolution complicates the war’s politics. He warns against overinterpretation and urges reading each item against fundamental facts, noting the danger of backing unwanted outcomes as power divisions between democratic capitalists and communist radicals shift with global events.
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Stettinius
Guffey
Russia
Britain
Capitol Square Weighs New State Office Posts and Hire Rumors
Capitol Square debates expanding the governor’s office with an administrative assistant or executive department manager, amid talk John W. Harden may fill the post. Salary rumors center near the $6,000 class, with Ruth Hobbs named possible secretary. The piece also notes speakership shifts, Oklahoma visitors, and a jury rights issue.
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Capitol Square
John W. Harden
Greensboro Daily News
Harden
Cherry
White House
Raleigh
Ruth Hobbs
John Harden
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