Common Decency Common Sense In Supreme Court Ruling
A North Carolina editorial welcomes the court ruling ending Jim Crow limits on interstate travel but warns of potential backlash. It urges both races to practice tolerance, calling for decency and common sense to prevent racial strife and protect hard-won progress.
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United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Stanley Winborne
North Carolina Utilities Commission
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
New York
Jim
Einstein Urges Campaign to Avert Atomic Catastrophe
An editorial calls for a $200,000 nationwide drive to shift global thinking about the atomic threat. It argues fear and avoidance of logic hinder action, and urges scientists to target governments and the United Nations to curb atomic power and prevent worldwide destruction.
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Albert Einstein
Anppeal
Dr. Einstein
United Nations Group
Krug Truman coal settlement tilted to Lewis in 1945 labor deal
Washington reports that the Krug Truman coal settlement favored John Lewis over mine operators, with Interior Secretary Krug steering talks. A 5 cent per ton levy would fund a trustees board to disburse aid to miners and dependents while the fund’s scope and control remain unclear.
Miners Face Pay Talks and Vacation Plan After Strike
Paul Mallon questions Lewis and the welfare fund as talks about a $3 million annual spend for similar purposes surface. Miners would take a 10 day vacation starting June 29 with $100 paid in advance, costing $4 million for 400,000 workers, amid reconversion. Wages could rise about 20 percent, from $63.50 to $75.25 weekly for a six day week, or $59.25 for five days if the sixth day is refused. Lewis seeks a $25 million annual boost to his welfare fund via a 10 cent coal ton royalty, while operators must sign the agreement. the government’s gains are unclear.
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Washington
Krug
Interior Department
Lewis
Congress
Union
Truman
Portal
TEACHER SHORTAGE AND FUEL COST STRAIN SCHOOLS
Preliminary reports to Paul Reid indicate the 1946-47 school term will face acute teacher shortages with many male teachers leaving for industry and fewer new women graduates. Fuel supplies are also uncertain as coal purchases lag and prices may rise, prompting possible school consolidations to cope with shortages.
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Lynn Nisbet
Paul Reid
State Board of Education
Education Board Faces Budget Strain and Textbook Hearings
The state board of education warns of tight funds for instructional services and fuel, risking larger class sizes if teacher counts shrink. The board meets Thursday to review textbooks and the tentative 1946 47 budget, with a possible finance committee meeting and consolidation program discussion later this month.
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Cetes Ona
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Mediation Board Faulted as Railway Strike Ends
In Washington the national mediation board, once paralyzed, handled the railway dispute reluctantly after multiple boards failed. Criticism centers on leadership and structure, with calls for stronger members like Leiserson and Cook to restore effective voluntary settlement power.
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Washington
NBA
National Mediation Board
White House
A. F. Whitney
Alvanley Johnston
Donald Richberg
William M. Leiserson
Harry H. Schwartz
Wyoming
Ge Tleman
George A. Cook
Frank P. Douglass
Oklahoma
Brotherhoods
Leiserson
Cook
Arbitration Boards Deliver 16 Cent Raise in Rail Wage Case
The big rail wage dispute ended with 16 cent an hour increases after three and six member arbitration panels found in favor of raises for operating and non operating brotherhoods. Public members faced scrutiny over grain freight rate concerns while the broader labor movement followed the reduced outcome after earlier strikes. The cotta and Johnstown cases highlighted a nationwide push for peaceful settlement amid economic tension.
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National Mediation Board
Richard F. Mitchell
Iowa
E. M. Tipton
Missouri
Herbert Rudolph
South Dakota
Cotta Brotherhoods
U. S
Cashen
Alvanley Johnston
A. F. Whitney
Auto and Steel Workers
Johnston and Whitney
These Days on Tariffs and World Markets
The piece argues Americans are distracted by strikes and speeches while loan and trade agreements reshape living standards. It warns high U.S. wage costs undermine competitiveness and questions whether tariff cuts will lower living standards and affect the wage scale amid global competition.
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United States
Trade and politics blur in a socialized world
The author questions when government actions become business and when trade shifts to politics. He critiques a Soviet French loan and argues that loans imply future goods imports, asking how to avoid harming wages and jobs while expanding world trade and employment under government involvement.
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Europe
Germany
Manchuria
State Department
Soviet Russia
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