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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1946
Page
4
The unanimous ruling overturns Yamashita's death sentence and signals a consistent, fair process for future war crime appeals. It emphasizes orderly trials, respect for defendants, and rejection of prolonged litigation while ensuring justice for victims.
Air records tumble as a jet propelled plane crosses the continent in four hours and 13 minutes at 584 mph with speeds hitting 660 mph. Two Lockheed Constellations set records Bush-Berkeley to New York and New York to England in 7 hours 27 minutes and 12 hours 5 minutes respectively. If such speeds endure, business travel could compress trans ocean trips into single days and reshape daily life.
The paper explains two frivolous lines under the Golden Text on last Saturday’s church page were a syndicate error. The lines and illustration were mixed from a mat sent for the feature, causing an unintended humorous misplacement regarding religious matter.
A columnist rebukes a veteran who claims war proves men rule at home. He cites Wordsworth on a “phantom of delight” and argues wives deserve respect, not servitude. The piece mocks the idea of male dominance and hints at harsher fates for domestic tyranny.
GDN correspondent notes Maj. J. T. Carruthers may seek solicitor post as pay for lawmakers is low. He cites $600 per session minus taxes and travel costs, hotel stays in Raleigh, meals, and weekend trips home, arguing legislators lose money and urging a pay raise in the next session.
Veterans and insiders debate post May 15 fate of the draft with Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey directing selective service. Options include extending the draft or universal training to keep bases manned, with Congress avoiding the issue until after the fall elections. Hershey, longtime head of selective service, remains central despite criticism and rising manpower gaps.
North Carolinians increasingly dine out as cafeterias rise in popularity. Tar Heels line up for meals at popular spots while diner trends worry about home meals versus uptown venues. Experts project 250 million dollars in tourist trade this summer raising concerns over feeding and housing visitors across seven months.
Lynn Nisbet notes North Carolina tourism will surge as towns like New Bern and Greenville contend with hotel and room shortages. New Bern offers history rivers highways and 270 rooms in three hotels plus 10 tourist homes but needs about 2 000 rooms nightly to meet demand for visitors.
The piece contrasts American and Soviet views, describing mutual suspicions and incompatible systems. It analyzes each side’s perceived aims, such as free enterprise versus socialist economy, dollar diplomacy versus world revolution diplomacy, and differing concepts of democracy and rights.
Sokolsky contrasts Western and Soviet systems tracing roots to Plato and Marx. He argues Russians restrain travel, seek state control, and demean individual rights. The piece criticizes Stakhanovism and appeasement under Roosevelt and Byrnes, urging a straight forward peace-based approach if both sides acknowledge potential conflict.
Milburn E. Tydings criticizes both parties for backing FEPC during a critical period, arguing the agency began as a war emergency tool and serves ballot box interests. The piece ties FEPC to racial dynamics, electoral strategy, and potential effects on the 1948 presidential race and Congress.
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