Potsdam Talks Weigh Stalin Japan Stance and Postwar Role
The discussion centers on Soviet aims in the Orient and whether Russia will join the United States in finishing off Japan. Opinions diverge on whether the United States should bear the burden alone or seek broader British and Soviet help. Potsdam confidence hinges on clarifying Stalin's intentions.
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Truman
Potsdam
Mr. I
Marshal Stalin
Germany
Russia
Japan
United States
Western Pacific
United Tes
Great Britain
Stalin
Far East
Orient
Mr. Stalin
65 000 Men Needed on Railroads to Speed War Effort
President Truman broadcast a nationwide appeal stressing a severe rail staffing shortage of about 65 000 workers. With troops and supplies shifting from Europe to the Pacific, railroads face record loads and must recruit released workers and unattached men through U S Employment offices to keep trains moving on schedule.
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America
Truman
Potsdam
U. S
Pacific
Truman's Cabinet Picks Signal 1948 Midwest Votes Aim
The article notes President Truman is appointing trusted colleagues likely to win Senate approval, with Fred M. Vinson confirmed as treasury secretary succeeding Morgenthau. It contrasts Roosevelt’s desire for public sanction with Truman's practical teams, while mentioning Stimson may retire as aging War Secretary.
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Truman
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Fred M. Vinson
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Roosevelt
Vinson
Henry L. Stimson
Governor Cherry Addresses Racial Relations Conference
Governor Cherry’s remarks at the North Carolina College for Negroes conference draw praise as sane and progressive. He also faced critical letters and mean-spirited telegrams from a range of individuals. A state weights and measures probe found many crooked scales. stop-sale orders were issued in Charlotte, Goldsboro, and Raleigh with more suspected statewide. Liquor sales across 25 ABC counties in June totaled 1 844 229 55 dollars, eight thousand dollars higher than May and similar to last year.
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Cherry
North Carolina College For
State Division of Weights and Measures
North Carolina
Charlotte
Goldsboro
Raleigh
Abc
Regional liquor taxes and rail line notes headlined by state
New Hanover Durham Wake and Cumberland counties show fixed positions and similar liquor sales under rationing. October 1942 saw peak liquor sales at 2 590 651 10 with taxes funding federal revenue. NC state taxes net four and a half million from beer and whisky levies. Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad holds its annual meeting August 11 at Morehead City with Governor Cherry likely to attend, nominees to be chosen by proxy amid ongoing lease arrangements and state ownership.
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New Hanover
Durham
Wake
Cumberland
ABC
North Carolina
Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad
Morehead City
Cherry
A&nc
North Carolina Railroad
Greensboro
Atlantic and
East Carolina
High Point USO praised for service to troops
Maj. F. W. Spearman lauds the High Point USO as entertainment for service members and compares it favorably with similar units nationwide. Henry Forbes backs a request to city officials to improve the light timing that favors side streets with low traffic, while noting the sugar plight referenced in a local editorial.
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High Point Uso
Maj
F. W. Spearman
Aleutian
High Point
Henry Forbes
Thoughts of Others Spark War Time Social Views
Citizens discuss rationing and the wartime food effort noting shortages of sugar and feed, criticizing liquor traffic as essential while soft drinks are not. Comments from Carrie H Shufelt A Lawton and D P Whitley reflect mixed public sentiment on education work and wartime conditions. A Norfolk bus driver remark and a sailor’s homecoming story highlight everyday resilience during this period.
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A. ©. Lawton
Farley pressure grows for New York governor bid
In Washington and New York, longtime James A. Farley allies push Genial Jim toward a New York governor race to later bolster a Truman ticket. Farley, hinted to stay out of active politics, signals 50 50 interest while weighing a bid that could seal a presidential path.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
James M. Mead
James A. Farley
Jim
Dewey
Farley
New York
Big Jim
Wartime Justice Derailed by Hushed Forewarnings of German Crimes
A narrative from Major Marcel A Maillard describes brutal Nazi experiments and executions at Buchenwald and other camps. It recounts perverse medical practices, forced labor deaths, and a brutal concentration camp wife collector, noting that some perpetrators evade trials due to Allied actions and bombing.
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Marcel A. Maillard
New York
Buchenwald
Frau Koch
Bar of Justice
United States Army
American 2
Liberation of Prisoners After Dachau Escape Described
Albert Leman recounts guards killed before liberation and prisoners who dug up guns and distributed arms. Five thousand sent to Dachau faced brutal transport, starvation, and brutal guards. Major Mallard describes crowded cattle cars and brutal treatment before escape and later welcome by villagers who cheered the Americans.
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Enwald
Dachau
Maillard
Patton
Truman ticket choice may hinge on New York pick
By Jack Stinnett, 1948. The piece argues Truman must name a New York favorite for second on the ticket to sway key electoral votes. It suggests Arley as a strong fit who is popular with party grassroots and has proven vote-getting strength in New York.
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Truman
Empire State
Middle-West
West
South
New York
Arley
Winchell On Broadway Madcap World Of 1946 Whispers
A collage of Hollywood and political gossip features Madcap Fahrney’s U S legal bid over Yankee gold, Norma Hall’s alimony waiver, Tracys renotarized, Garbo’s fashion, and Wartime spies with Windy Washington moves. Includes reflections on judges Hague Clark and Supreme Court hints, plus industry chatter from radio to film and politics.
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Merry Fahrney
U. S
Washington
Norma Hall
Townsend Netcher
Arthur
Tracys
Valerie Tracy
Garbo
Fire Island
Ford Symphony
EWT
Wendell Berge
Department of Justice
Berge
U. S. Supreme Court
Case Society
Illinois
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Post Gillon
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Lexington Ave
Bureau OF Circulation
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
DE Acf
Carrie H. Shufelt
D. P. Whitley
Norfolk
Kathryn Terrell
Robert Kelley
Sailor
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San Francisco
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Jack Stinnett
Winchell
MAN About Town
U. S. District Court
Wm. Clark
Frank Hague
Hague
Clark
Lafcadio Hearn
Imperial University
Jean Armands
Big Apple
O'Dwyer
Pietro di Donato
Nob Hill
G. Raft
Grauman’s
Hollywood
Abbott and Costello
Roxy
N. Y
Liz Reilly
Billy Wallace
Lucky” Luciano
Manhattan
Henry Wallace
Patent Office
Wallace
Thurman Arnold
USC Camp Shows, Inc
H. Krivit
USC
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Minton
White
Koecher
Barcelona
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Lake Geneva
Darryl Zanuck
Puerto Rico
Richard Bartheimess
Mary
Richard Roper
U.S. A
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Capitol
Sen
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Prentice Hall
Kurt Singer
Arco
Jde Bueno
New Yorker
FDR
Columm
Balderdash
Ed Murrows
S. Whipple
Ernie Pyle
Navy
Jack Bolton
Music Corp. of America
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Geo. Brandt
CBS
Demmys
White House
Jacksonville Navy Air Base
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