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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1946
Page
4
The piece argues state workers face rising living costs amid a new price wage policy, with tax burdens and fixed salaries eroding real pay. It urges legislative action, laments lost labor quality, and blends economic critique with a plea for Christian renewal and civic duty as framed by Paul and Gardner.
George H. Von Cannon urges redirecting a 150000 fund from a proposed veterans center to build small homes to reintegrate ex-GIs into civil life. He argues profits from sales could benefit City projects while recreation facilities could wait. The Blue Cross notes its long state role since 1935 in hospital and health efforts.
Governor Cherry highlights Blue Cross non profit plans praised by the American Hospital Association and urges citizens without hospital insurance to consider coverage during Blue Cross Week February 18 to 23. The piece also notes community aid stories and housing concerns for veterans, including temporary housing ideas and rising rents.
The piece argues Mayor O’Dwyer overstepped by shutting down New York City and deploying police at subways. It compares his actions to wartime controls, noting the impact on 7.5 million residents, 3,500 tug workers, and the broader shift toward an officialdom that governs more than serves. It recalls an NLRB lawyer’s line about government authority and citizen rights.
By George Sokolsky argues Americans have accepted officials as sacrosanct styles of governance after New York Mayor O Dwyer shut down New York City by proclamation on Lincoln's birthday 1946. He contends the public tolerated the action, pressing for liberty while fearing officials. The piece laments citizen passivity and the growth of government power.
Dorothy Calder recalls a solemn birthday visit to a revered leader, noting his gaunt, noble face and quiet compassion. The procession of visitors included soldiers, civilians, and a diverse crowd as his words of mercy guided American thought. A young couple quietly thanked him, and the scene evokes Lincoln’s legacy and a call to heal the nation.
A sweeping analysis warns of a looming famine in India worse than 1943 due to drought, monsoon failure, hoarding, and war disruption. It links hunger to political struggle over dominion status, Moslem-Hindu tensions, and the fate of 93 million people in princely states, with Lord Wavell and Congress at odds over a new union.
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