Not a Gift to Vocational Education Bill
The senate passed a 30.5 million dollar vocational education fund. North Carolina would receive up to 1.131 million yearly for five years if it matches the federal dollars with 50 cents the first year and 10 cents more each year. Critics warn federal money is not a gift and caution about state sovereignty and control.
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United States Senate
North Carolina
George
Georgia
Taft
Ohio
Federal Treasury
Washington
Congress
Warning on holiday violence toll and safety council forecast
A columnist critiques the National Safety Council after predicting 800 violent deaths over the holiday weekend. By Monday the tally reached 243, with the author urging focus on accident prevention rather than forecasts. The piece condemns the human cost and calls for action to reduce deaths.
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National Safety Council
Italy's stance on peace treaty complicates postwar settlement
The piece argues Italy will not sign a drastic peace pact, dragging out war's end and preserving American and British troop presence in Italy. It weighs Russia's potential gains from Trieste and Tripolitania, Vatican influence, and Western allies' weaker bargaining, noting no clear outcome ahead.
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Italy
Hitler
United States
Marshal Tito
Russia
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Europe
Tripolitania
United Nations
Vatican
Moscow
Rome
Argentina
Rubber Rivalry Looms Between Natural and Synthetic Rubber
Best guesses place natural rubber receipts from abroad two years from now reaching prewar levels. Synthetic rubber, costly and imperfect, proved its value in wartime but will face price and quality competition in peacetime. Last year 354 patents were filed, signaling keen competition and ongoing improvements from extensive real-use data. This race may yield more varied products at lower prices for consumers.
Truman vetoes OPA as Taft clash shapes policy
In South Bend readers confront the Truman OPA veto amid a Taft confrontation. The piece argues Truman aided opponents by scrapping the price control measure, urging Congress to renew OPA, and questioning the public adherence to a non existent law. The piece notes strong congressionally opposed stance and political maneuvering.
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Taft
Truman
Mr. Truman
Congress
Opposition to OPA Stance Sparks Political Debate
Paul Mallon argues against abolishing government controls and urges Truman to sign the bill while issuing a protest. He contends peacetime production should lower prices, while the CIO chief calls Truman’s move a stabilizing influence, a claim critics dispute.
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OPA
Mr. Truman
Truman
Congress
CIO
Philip Murray
Roosevelt speeches show unified voice across writers
A reader notes the Roosevelt presidential addresses produced by multiple writers still carry a distinct Roosevelt signature. The piece contrasts Roosevelt with Truman and speculates about who penned specific lines and veto speeches, suggesting Rosenman’s role as a word builder rather than a sculptor.
Truman Attacks Taft and the OPA in a Sharp Speech
By George Sokolsky critiques President Truman for a forceful rivaling attack on Senator Robert A. Taft and the OPA's methods. The piece contrasts Roosevelt’s oratory with Truman’s as weak and unsure, arguing that Truman’s speech fails to persuade and leaves only a whisper after a thunderstorm.
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Truman
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Chester Bowles
OPA
Henry Wallace
United States
C.S.O
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Harry Truman
Curbstone
Capitol Square Seed Laboratory Sets New Seed Test Record
The state seed laboratory reports a fiscal year total of 15 301 germination tests, surpassing the 1941 42 high of 13 641. Director W H Darst notes the staff continued wartime efficiency, and a rise in stop sale orders marked last year due to poor germination in some seed offered to North Carolina farmers.
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Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
W. H. Darst
Flags scarce as war cuts supply. Raleigh shopper recalls loss
A state employee, asking to buy several tiny U S lapel flags for a Fourth of July party, finds they are no longer available at popular prices because Germany and Japan stopped making them when the war began. Another Raleigh man discovers Mexican-made pottery labeled as local indigenous clay.
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Raleigh Department
U. S
Germany
Japan
Raleigh
Southwest
State of
Purchase
Mexico
Winchell On Broadway Notes About Newspaper Men
A collage of anecdotes about reporters and editors from Heber Phillips to Damon Runyon. The piece recalls Miss Thrasher, Frank O'Malley, Bill Phelan, John W. Davis, Will Rogers, and Simms Campbell, highlighting newsroom bravado, misdirection, and lurid scoops.
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Heber Phillips
Denver News
Phillips
Heber
Lois Thrasher
Chicago
Lois
Alltec
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South Bend
Ind
White House
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Raymond Moley
Hugh Johnson
Robert Sherwood
Tommy Corcoran
Sam Rosenman
Louis Howe
Father Coughlin
National Broadcasting Company
F.D.R
Osenman
Sam Roseman
Rosenman
George Sokolsky
Capitol Square
State College
D. S. Coltrane
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Board of Agriculture
Coltrans
By Lynn Nisbet
Winchell
Broadway
Kenneth Lord
N. Y. Sun
Chester Lord
Madison Sq
Stanford White
N. Y
Harry Kendall Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Lord
Madison Square Roof Garden
Frank Ward O'Malley
New York
Frank
O'Malley
Bill Phelan
Cincinnati Times-Star
Phelan
Polo Grounds
Cincinnati Reds
Bill
Tim Sullivan
John W. Davis
Will Rogers
J. W. Davis
Percy Hammond
Mr. Rogers
Rogers
Percy
Damon Runyon
Damon
Manhattan
Washington Heights
Harlem
44Th
Runyon
Runyon and Winchell
Simms Campbell
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