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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1947
Page
4
Dr. I G Greer told a North Carolina Good Health luncheon that health and hospital funding must rise alongside school pay. He warned the state ranks low in hospital beds and doctors per capita and argues the program saves lives and money, despite campaign slogans.
Governor Cherry warned the so called surplus is an unspent balance from wartime shortfalls. The general fund sits near 50 million with 10 million more expected. salaries and health plans will consume much of it. Even with a larger reserve, ongoing needs and potential revenue downturns threaten any future surplus. North Carolina remains progressing but not rich, needing prudent fiscal planning.
A Theodore journal column discusses Dr. Rudolph Fleschs proposal for readable union contracts arguing it could spread to briefs and UN resolutions. The piece satirically weighs the impact on lawyers, UN diplomats, and the legal profession while promoting plain language in agreements.
Tom Pearsall, sworn speaker by a unanimous vote, quickly names a rules committee. Rex Gass adopts 1945 rules temporarily. Umstead seeks to change two-thirds to majority in rule 71. Tompkins proposes 1939 rules. debates rise as copies are unavailable. Turmoil, personal privilege claims, and staged grandstanding mark the chaos.
Lynn Nisbet stead and Tompkins withdraw objections to temporary adoption of the 1945 rules on promise of a majority vote for permanent adoption. The speaker concedes nothing, noting previous majority rule for adoption and two thirds needed only to suspend or alter established rules. Pearsall proposes deny lobbyists floor access and consolidate committees, urging the rules committee to meet and report, with assignments tied to consolidation.
The United Nations Atomic Energy Commission votes 10 to 0 to send the American resolution to the Security Council with Russia and Poland abstaining. Bernard Baruch’s official duties end as Warren Austin assumes defense of the American bomb position, leaving Baruch as an empty honor or deputy figure unless consulted.
By George Sokolsky describes Bernard Baruch opposing handing the atomic bomb as a gift without quid pro quo. It notes internal U S reluctance, Acheson’s stance, and Vandenberg’s support while British and Canadian diplomats seek semantic wiggle room. It warns of a real danger that American public opinion may veto the Baruch plan.
Washington reports a puzzling take on Russia and the atomic bomb as Baruch resigns and urges continued production. The piece questions Russia’s veto stance in the UNO security council, noting officials fear a drawn out battle while arguing whether an international treaty on atomic inspection and punishment is feasible.
Paul Mallon reports on the uncertain stance of Moscow and Western diplomats toward a Security Council agreement. Officials doubt a Russia change of mind while US authorities push to handle its own problems and consider Latin American plane deals. Republicans in UNO debate mayors for stronger representation as Austin’s role is reassessed.
A lurid swipe through postwar hate and sedition in the United States traces Lizzie Dilling and allies, including Nor man Jaques and Gerald L. K. Smith, with money and influence connections. The piece names Alice Copley Thaw, Vivien Kellems, Kurt Molzahn, and others while recalling deportations of Nazi sympathizers and wartime passions shaping public life.
The record traces Dr Helgo W Culemann a German embassy employee and propaganda agent from 1937 to 1941. He was arrested by the FBI on December 9 1941 and imprisoned at Ellis Island. In fall 1946 he is released by the U S Department of Justice and remains in the United States.
John Rogge derides Nazi foes at the Waldorf Astoria banquet, telling of a Nazi boast about Argentina while Ernie Pyle is blamed for allowing war criminals to reach U S shores. The 1946 S S Ernie Pyle voyage carried German and Hungarian passengers amid songs.
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