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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
4
Tom Bost argues in the Greensboro Daily News that legislators and the public misjudge who bears responsibility for low teacher pay and public service cuts. He says the public is not aroused, noting higher interest in a beer sale ban in High Point than in schools and hospitals.
A newspaper opinion warns that Georgia and South Carolina moves to bar Negroes from primaries threaten constitutional rights. It argues such evasion mirrors fascist government, urges federal or constitutional changes to protect Negro citizens' voting rights, and questions the lawmakers' democratic credentials.
The North Carolina house voted by a large margin to send a constitutional amendment to the people eliminating special registration for bond and tax elections. The editorial urges Senate passage and argues for voting by all registered voters at general elections to better reflect public will and avoid weather-related turnout distortions.
A Massachusetts deafness clinic head and a U S Public Health Service dentist argue gum chewing can protect hearing during colds and that tooth cleaning should be timed differently after meals. The piece humorously notes society may accept chewing gum and even endorses safer dental habits.
Mrs A H Whitley explains the community radio council serves as a service agency for non commercial groups to publicize plans and as a clearing house for new experimental programming. It searches for talent material and methods of community interpretation.
Deputy Sheriff Roach criticizes a bill as useless to sportsmen while Mrs. Bartlett calls for an airport memorial honoring all local service members. Edgar Snider condemns hospital crowding and urges construction of a new High Point hospital to relieve acute needs.
The piece reviews Jan Ciechanowski's Defeat in Victory noting his recall as Polish ambassador to Washington after Poland fell to Soviet influence. It highlights Roosevelt’s perceived pro Russian stance by 1944, the Polish vote’s hoped impact in key states, and Ciechanowski’s account of a 1944 White House meeting with a Polish American delegation on Poland’s independence under Soviet pressure.
The excerpt traces Roosevelt's, Stalin's and Molotov's positions on Poland during Teheran and subsequent talks. It notes Molotov claiming Roosevelt endorsed the Curzon line at Teheran and contrasts this with Roosevelt later telling Poles a different story in 1944, and comments on the book’s lack of index.
The piece argues some Washington observers fear war with Russia as military power grows and diplomacy shifts, while others downplay threat. It notes Russia’s limited war capability, vast manpower, and possible moves into central Europe, Scandinavia, China, or a civil clash in Greece and Spitzbergen, with emphasis on alertness.
The text argues that Roosevelt’s theory is poorly administered and doomed to chaos. It critiques a revolutionary approach, urges strong air power and scientific development, and notes military figures influence diplomacy with Russia. It concludes generals communicate more effectively with Russians than diplomats.
The piece argues the McCormick committee hid explosive evidence linking prominent Americans to fascists and Nazis. It highlights sealed files in state department records, forgotten investigations, and calls for public disclosure of names and financiers behind anti democratic plots.
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