Roosevelt must assert American role in postwar talks
In this December 1944 editorial the Enterprise criticizes US policy toward the wartime alliance with Churchill and Stalin. It argues Roosevelt bears some blame for wavering foreign policy and urges decisive, principled leadership to safeguard American interests in future alignments. It stresses the alliance’s value and the need for US insistence in shaping postwar settlements.
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United States
Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Russia
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress of the United States
Mr. Stalin
England
State wages and hours bill faces Assembly action
The Gen Assembly will consider a proposed wage and hour law modeled after the federal act. It would cover all employees except some agricultural and domestic workers, set a 30¢ hourly minimum with time and a half after 40 hours, with female workers limited to 48 hours weekly. A three member board under the governor would administer and could raise the minimum wage to 40¢ to balance interstate commerce competition.
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Gen- Assembly
Thank God for wage laws and veteran employment benefits
Lynn Nisbet notes that half the states have wage laws boosting employment for veterans and lifting low wage earners. North Carolina ranks high in manufactured product value but near the bottom in average weekly wages, supporting reform to reduce dependence on welfare and public works. A separate bill proposes renaming the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare unit to Public Welfare Department to reflect common usage.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Shuford
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
General Assembly
Public Welfare Department
Roosevelt backs Palestinian homeland plan in party platforms
The piece notes both the Depormatic and Be pblican Parties endorsing a Zionist goal creating a Jewish homeland in Palestine. It cites President Roosevelt declaring support on October 15 and describes congressional action failing to advance the resolution after the election. It highlights cross party votes and public sentiment.
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Roosevelt
House
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Political promise used to win votes over Palestine policy
The President discussed Palestine with two Democratic Senators and indicated he would not back a resolution, suggesting pressures could be removed. Senator Taft pledged to push it, while Jewish leaders split as White House influence reached Rabbi Wise and New York Zionists withdrew. The episode exposed what the author calls astute but low public morals in political bargaining.
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Ibn Saud
Palestine
Robert W
New Taft
Abbe Hillel Silver
Cleveland
New York
White House
State Department
Amer
Wise
Congress Hesitates on Palestine Opening Resolution
The House rules panel and the Senate foreign relations committee shelved a resolution to open Palestine to Jewish immigration. Officials cite risks to postwar Middle East plans and Saudi oil concessions, arguing the move would be a costly gesture with little impact.
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Washington
Palestine
Roosevelt
Wagner
Ring
Sol Bloom
Adolph Sabath
House Rules Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lord M
Middle East
Britain
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Navy
Army
Europe
New Attitude Shifts War Outlook To Indefinite Normal
Paul Mallon notes supplies and expectations wane as V E Day nears, urging acceptance of normal conditions for the foreseeable future. He cautions against fixed end dates despite ongoing global unrest and revolutions, citing Far East conditions as the defense authority’s basis.
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Germany
China
Defense Authority
Far East
Caen
Philippines
Leyte
Byrnes Emerges as Key Figure in War Front Government
Washington reports James F Byrnes has risen to the central role in the home front during wartime. Congress backs him as he reorganizes the administration via the new Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Byrnes builds a small, powerful inner cabinet to manage manpower shortages and policy.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Congress
Byrnes
Cordell Hull
White House
Stettinius
Harry Hopkins
Senate
Mike
Miss Bareymore
Miss Hattie
Brad Barker
Ethel Beck
New York
Marshall Field
Bob Dunn
Mann
Ted Steele
Byrnes Leads New War Resources Cabinet
President Roosevelt backs Byrnes in charge of a home front cabinet created by Congress to coordinate postwar planning. John Hutson and William Aber join to shape agriculture and manpower, Maj. Gen. Lucius Clay oversees war programs, and Fred Dies Jr. runs free munitions output. The group will expand with additional members from Congress and other factions.
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OWMR
Roosevelt
Byrnes
John B. Hutson
Commodity Credit Corp
William Aber
Lucius M. Clay
Freddies, Jr
WINCHELL ON BROADWAY ENTERTAINMENT BITS AND MILITARY NEWS
A collage of show business gossip and wartime notes. The piece follows stars and entertainers like Morton Downey and Tony Martin, notes radio income records, marriages and engagements, and wartime service details. It also references aviation and postwar plans, with a mix of humorous anecdotes and industry updates.
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Morton Downey
Washington
Hap Arnold
Tony Martin
Thrush
France
Eileen Barton
Sinatra
Wendell Corey
Gertrude Lawrence
Margaret O'Brien
OPA
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