Compulsory Military Training Seen Needed After War
Editorial argues the United States may require universal military training for several postwar years to deter future conflict. It cautions against regimentation and claims the draft risks interrupting careers, while noting Russia’s veto stance on Yalta issues and urging a cautious path toward a new world league and national readiness.
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North Carolina tourism board appointment criticized
The authors express no change in regard to Governor Cherry's conservation board yet fault the absence of travel industry representation. They warn the tourism sector could be ignored, noting postwar growth potential and urging the governor and board to study tourism development opportunities for the state.
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Rev Rozzelle Named as Prospective ECTC President
Capitol Square report lists Rev Excede Rozzelle as a potential president candidate for East Carolina Teachers College at Greenville. Rozzelle, pastor at Wesley Memorial in High Point, previously led Gastonia's leading Methodist church and aided Governor Cherry's 1952 campaign. Governors appoint trustees, five new ones to name this month, potentially shaping the choice.
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Governor Eyes ECTC Leadership After Indictment Crisis
Lynn Nisbet notes senior officials say the ideal successor must show imagination initiative and guts to run the college after the president’s embezzlement case. Governor Cherry’s Morganton speech was translated by Otis A. Petts as he marked Morganton school’s 50th anniversary and a century of state deaf education funding.
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Otis A. Petts
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School For Deaf
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General Assembly
Postwar plan hearings weigh universal military training
Washington reports on Rep. Woodrum's special committee hearing diverse views on mandatory postwar military training. The body aims to record opinions without drafting legislation, with bills and floor battles to follow later. A separate note says ship news coverage will resume in Gulf and Atlantic areas, excluding troop movements.
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Atlantic Seaboard
War censorship debated as press freedoms spark debate
A memo from a naval ordnance official mocks wartime censorship and criticizes leaders including De Gaulle Laval and Eden. The piece suggests agencies strive to restore press freedom while noting ongoing restrictions on sensitive destinations. The scene centers on a late secretary and a chaotic typewriter note reflecting wartime rhetoric.
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Browder debate reveals communist shift in stance
Excerpts recount Earl Browder’s 1943 debate with a speaker on Is Communism a Menace. Browder’s rebuttal signals a new party line as communists in the United States advocate supporting the war effort as a capitalist nation toward victory, with no immediate push for socialism.
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United States
United Nations
Democratic Court of Opinion
Communists Embrace Patriotism as War Ends
The piece notes a shift in American communists from antiwar rhetoric to staunch patriotism, praising capitalism’s survival postwar. It contrasts earlier zeal with a newer stance, citing admiration for Tom Paine and Jefferson while condemning foreign influence and internal subservience to Moscow.
Truman's Unconditional Surrender Policy Faces Debate
A New York dispatch discusses Truman's war plan urging unconditional surrender of Japan, contrasting with Roosevelt. It cites criticism that offers of conditional terms could save lives, and analyzes the Civil War example of Appomattox to question feasibility. The piece argues only complete defeat of the ruling military clique would end the conflict.
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Power of decisive action in war and policy
A commentary argues that swift, victorious war efforts save lives and condemn peace terms seen as unconditional surrender. It rejects appeasement and European double-dealing, emphasizing American heritage, strength, and pursuing right with irresistible might.
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On Broadway War Bites and Witty Wartime Snippets
A collage of dispatches and quips from wartime Britain and Washington. It includes a warning about price controls and inflation, satire on Lord Haw Haw, Churchill and Davies, plus light anecdotes from galleries and a humorous subway exchange.
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