Bradley praised as reformer of moribund VA agency
The editorial lauds General Omar N Bradley for taking charge of the Veterans Administration and tackling political pork barrel influence and red tape. It argues Bradley has done more to repair the VA under difficult conditions than any previous leader and deserves veteran support.
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Veterans Administration
Omar N. Bradley
Veterans
Civil Service
Truman
John Stelle
American Legion
General Bradley
Stelle
Veterans’ Organizations
Aimiér
Europe
Bradley
Army
Navy
E. B. Gregory
Army Quartermaster
War Assets Corporation
United States
Harding
GOP
Appreciation for Haworth and Rochelle in community chest
A note thanks Horace Haworth for completing three years as president and wishes T. V. Rochelle success in lead role. It lauds the sacrifice of busy men who take on public service and notes the demands on private affairs.
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Horace Haworth
Community Chest
T. V. Rochelle
Mr. Haworth
Mr. Rochelle
USO Birthday Highlights Local Support and Future Plans
On the USO fifth birthday, High Point honors the organization’s service at home and abroad. Virginia Frank and the board receive thanks for building good will among young men nationwide. The piece notes uncertainty about USO funding and future, but affirms the need to continue helping citizen soldiers.
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United Service Organizations
USO
High Point
United States
Virginia Frank
Reaction to UN headquarters scramble and regional bids
The piece recalls the fierce bid by cities and states to host United Nations headquarters. It notes New York proximity as optimal, warns of cross state impact and tax losses, and comments on regional reactions and the mixed blessing of the outcome.
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United Nations
New York
San Francisco
Boston
Philadelphia
Hyde Park
Black Hills
Asheville
New York-Connecticut
Women now smoke most cigarettes says survey
A tobacco firm reports women account for about 68 percent of cigarettes used with a second survey of 25 000 women buying shows 99 of 100 cigarettes bought for women are smoked by women The columnist muses on trends and gender roles in smoking and predicts a cycle back to cigars and pipes in time
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New York
Postwar unions and the economics of strikes in Detroit
The piece explains that most strikers rely on savings and credit, not union funds. It notes unions have strike reserves but aid rarely reaches strikers unless local welfare committees approve. Landlords and grocers often extend credit, and some workers use strike kitchens and emergency relief, with few evictions in the GM strikes.
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General Motors
Detroit
Workers' strike pay gaps and debt burden discussed
The article notes workers lose wages during strikes and must repay debts after returning to work. Union officials acknowledge some injustices but defend the long term benefit for most workers. Some workers accept the monetary inequity hoping higher future pay offsets the losses.
Washington politics firming as veterans weigh in
In Washington, veterans see possible upheaval in this fall’s ballots as 12 million voters express discontent with waste and inefficiency. Republicans push new fundraising and organization under Herbert Brownell Jr. while Dewey contemplates 1948 plans. Stassen gears up with a national effort and familiar backers eye future leadership.
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Washington
Sam
National Committee
Red Cross
Dewey
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Stassen Leads GOP 1944 Prospects as Taft and Dewey Vie
Paul Mallon reports that Stassen gains momentum in speaking tours and party polling while Dewey and Taft vie for influence. Bricker appears likely to win a Senate seat, and Morse’s CIO-backed challenge splits Republicans, though a CIO faction seems unlikely to form.
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Bricker
Senate
Stassen
Ohio
Dewey
New York
Taft
Oregon
Wayne Morse
CIO
Morse
Dissolution of the Third International and Communist Party Reactions
A 1943 Moscow announcement through Roosevelt officials declared the third international dissolved. Communist parties in various countries shifted to national patriotism, with the pattern seen in the United States as Earl Browder claimed greater patriotism than established groups. The wartime period framed postwar factional realignments.
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Third International
Comintern
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Moscow
United States
Earl Browder
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
The World Federation of Trade Unions Network Hinted
The article discusses a 1945 Paris founded world federation of trade unions linked to Communist influence. It contrasts American CIO leadership with AFL abstention and questions UNO recognition, framing the federation as a Russian platform shaping postwar global labor politics. It warns about rising reactionary forces and renewed calls for war in capitalist nations.
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United States
Earl Browder
Eugene Denis
World Federation of
Paris
New International
Moscow
CIO
AFL
UNO
International Chamber of Commerce
Society of Friends
The
Salvation Army
Society of Nations
International Red Cross
International Boy Scouts
International Chiefs of Police
Rotary
New Times
Soviet Union
Japan
World Federation of Trade Unions
Secrets at Yalta and the Kuriles the Truman question
The piece argues that Churchill leaked the Yalta pact ceding the Kurile Islands to Russia, leaving Truman and Byrnes uninformed until after Japan's surrender. It notes Churchill's secrecy possibly to aid his defeat and discusses implications for postwar policy and U N influence, plus political maneuvering by Truman to outmaneuver opposition.
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Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Kurile Islands
Russia
Truman
Byrnes
Washington
Moscow
Churchill
Potsdam
Japan
Mr. Churchill
Florida
Winston
Pacific
Congress
Stalin
Security Council
United Nations
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Iowa
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Edward R. Stettinius Jr
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