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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1946
Page
4
The piece argues for a harsher stance by beer and wine industries against selling through indecent venues. It praises recent moves toward reform but says manufacturers should refuse to supply "joints" and end dirty outlets to restore public respect and curb illegal operation. It notes High Point as an example of local prohibition failure.
In a union and industry standstill over the General Motors strike, CIO president R J Thomas and GM president Charles E Wilson declare that Congress cannot settle the dispute. They urge patience, arguing the public welfare demands action if the conflict lasts, with potential future legislation cited as likely.
A state focused skeptic questions why many households have rooms for rent favor women and children and why restaurants slice meat so thin. He argues American caterers fail to use thick cuts, noting foreign practices where thickness enhances perceived quality and appetite.
Lynn Nisbet notes a regional bias as men seek lodging and thick meat, while local houses refuse rooms to men with wives or female companions. A caller questions why North Carolina diners and inns fail to attract visitors by offering more accommodating, non gendered accommodations and better food.
Postwar Washington notes Ike ad libbed remarks after briefing over 200 congressional members on demobilization. Bowles earns praise for steady leadership at OPA amid criticism and waning authority. Washington jokes about housing and NHA searches for new quarters as owners demand vacating Eyes Street site.
The state department passport division rushes to expand staffing as demand for passports and visas grows. Gossip links Interior Secretary Ickes to a future radio role with Fiorello La Guardia, while Henry Wallace may leave Commerce to back liberal candidates in 1946. Ickes teases reporters with a dollar bet on his resignation date.
The piece criticizes public opinion polls used by politicians and industry leaders to justify leadership choices. It highlights Carlton Hayes, former U S ambassador to Spain, and his book Wartime Mission in Spain, noting his aim to reveal objective facts over manufactured sentiment.
The piece surveys New York critics and public opinion tipsters influencing U.S. stance on Spain and Truman’s message. It questions the role of journalists and lobbyists, contrasts Jewish defense of General Morgan with sensational punditry, and casts doubt on the value of mass opinion in shaping policy.
Washington commentary notes the immediate stock rally after President Truman’s inflation fight plan, but questions persist on how wage and material costs will be contained. It argues higher wages and input costs portend price rises, challenging the administration’s goal of a high wage price economy with full employment.
Analysis argues that congress and the White House clash over unemployment, minimum wage, OPA controls, and food subsidies. It notes proposed wage increases may fuel inflation while subsidies mask price rises. The piece contends the president's program is sound yet undermined by conflicting actions, reflecting market and congressional views.
A wide view of labor leaders Philip Murray John L Lewis and Walter Reuther shapes a struggle over wages and power in steel autos and coal. The piece traces past gains clashes with the administration and potential moves by Truman to resolve or escalate the disputes.
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