WET CITIES PROPOSED BILL PROMPTS MANPOWER WARNINGS
A North Carolina discussion on a city liquor bill considers allowing larger towns to hold city elections on liquor store issues. The piece contrasts dry counties with wet cities and critiques Army manpower waste including many 4-F classifications and the handling of athletes and WACs. It notes potential inclusion of High Point and Greensboro under population thresholds and argues for reform.
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Pinehurst
Southern Pines
Moore
Charlotte
Asheville
High Point
Greensboro
Endorsement letters waste in governor appointments
The piece notes that governors rarely read endorsement mail and often rely on selective handling. It cites Governor Laushe and Governor Cherry, explaining how campaigns of letters are mass produced and rarely influence decisions. The suggested path to influence is to arrange personal access rather than relying on formal endorsements.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
The
North Carolina
Lausche
Joé Doaks
John Doe
Cherry
Wartime Voices On Trial and Homefront Cheer
In High Point court Irene Gibbs recalls her husband’s flight from a jealous confrontation. Judge Hubert E Olive laments limited options for repeat offenders amid wartime hardship. Silas Casey speaks for a defendant as Pvt Otis Kestler thanks locals aiding soldiers. A transit clerk notes excuses for cashing in bonds before Christmas.
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High Point
Pvt
Otis Kestler
Sara Cox
Security National Bank
Marine corporal laments town morals during furlough
Cpl Lambeth of the U S Marine Corps told Police Detective Madden he plans to leave after his furlough ends. He said this is the worst town he has seen for youth morals, criticizing teens and paratroopers and noting the city lacks youth leagues and safe streets.
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Cpl. Lambeth
U. S. Marine Corps
Madden
U.S. A
Pacific
Fog of postwar politics clears for three power plan
The author outlines a path to a postwar world order led by Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. A Big Three conference will set principles, with a charter in April seeking Dumbarton Oaks aims, while the Senate must approve a two thirds passage. Military occupations by Russia and Britain shape Central Europe and Greece, with France under limited political control.
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Washington
Greece
Europe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Club of Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
Senate
Russia
Belgium
Holland
France
Italy
United Nations
Teheran
Debate on Russian democracy and Europe by Paul Mallon
The writer contrasts Soviet and Western approaches to democracy and predicts a divided Europe by April. He questions whether Russia will join a world order under Big Three protection and hints at a possible final agreement on Dumbarton Oaks terms, awaiting tomorrow's fuller report.
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Europe
Dumbarton
Senate
Those who fear offense want us to stop thinking
In a editorial-like voice the writer argues against silencing debate amid World War II allies. He cites OWl leader Elmer Davis and a London Economist critique, asserting nations pursue their own aims and that honest discussion, not silence, best resolves differences among allies.
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Soviet Russia
Great Britain
Elmer Davis
The
Owl
Metropolitan Opera
Churchill
Stalin
United States
London “Economist
Keynes and Britons urged to borrow from U S for postwar aid
The writer recalls Keynes as a critic of deficits while warning that Keynesian ideas once praised for postwar lend lease could lead to large U S loans to Britain and Europe. He argues history showed such policies failed and notes American forgetfulness of past wartime lessons.
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John Maynard Keynes
Lord Keynes
Congress
Germany
Winchell On Broadway and the row over public opinion
A dense column notes Milton Caniff contract with Marshall Field and denies political meddling in Terry and the Pirates. It covers John Kieran leaving the N Y Sun, Mrs Roosevelt gossip, Clifton Fadiman at work, and a roundup of plays and films including Hasty Heart and The Unknown Battle. It also critiques Santa Anita racing forecasts and Winchell’s predictions.
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the Intelligentsia
Terry and the
Pirates
Milton Caniff
Marshall Field
John Kieran
N. Y. Sun
Greenwich Village
F. D. Roosevelt
Clifton Fadiman
Adano
Italy
John Hersey
Richard Lockridge
Richard Barthelmess
Ham Fish
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