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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
4
The article argues Americans misjudged Russia over Poland, noting secrecy and reactions to early sanctions. It then profiles Robin King whose life was rewritten by Christian Science faith after a period of ruin, leading to a decade of public service and renewed respect before his death.
The piece recalls Robin King a North Carolina telegraph operator for AP who rose to lead the NC AP service but became a heavy drinker. It notes his public discussion of King after death and describes his fall from respected tech to a ruined alcoholic, finally quitting drinking in a severe personal ordeal.
Major General Curtis Lemay piloted a B 29 from Guam to Washington in 36 hours with a Hawaii to Washington leg of 20 hours 15 minutes. The trip underscored global reach and potential aid for civilians and war alike, highlighting faster flights longer ranges and the need for international understanding and peace.
In the second trial of Dr. Leon R K Meadows former East Carolina college president at Greenville jurors consider civil liability for trustees and tax aspects of the embezzlement case. The first trial ended hung, the grand jury returned indictments totaling about 18 000 with some counts directed not guilty. The ongoing trial now questions the scope of liability and related financial responsibility.
By Lynn Nisbet notes trustees appointed by the governor elect the president and faculty. Since the president acts as the trustees agent, a civil action against the trustees is proposed. The first trial lasted eight weeks. observers expect the current trial to extend four weeks or more. The trial may push beyond the term of four board members and Governor Cherry may delay new appointments until its end. Some members may resign by July 1.
Washington officials and economists warn inflation risks rise as wartime controls strain. Fears focus on price policies, growing black markets, and soaring farm land and real estate prices amid a $160 billion income with limited postwar spending room.
Analysts warn that inflation may surge after the war with over 120 billion dollars in new spending and millions priced out of goods. Dissatisfaction with price controls and the OPA fuels pressure to curb or abolish the agency while plans to extend controls surface for postwar reconversion.
President Truman appoints General Omar N. Bradley to head the Veterans Administration in a move seen as aligning policy with public opinion and veteran welfare. The piece notes criticisms of red tape and hospital inefficiency within the VA, arguing for transferring military medical personnel and facilities to veteran services where feasible.
The piece argues for a national policy to protect veterans' seniority rights and job placement as the United States reconverges from war. It warns against leaving veterans to unfair labor practices while stressing the need to fund reconstruction and avoid political manipulation by veteran groups. It cites President Truman and General Bradley as capable leaders to craft this policy.
The article asserts Japan is retreating from central and southern China to the Yangtze and Shanghai, concentrating bases to resist Allied operations. It estimates up to 2,000,000 Japanese in north China, discusses loss of Hankow to Hongkong rail link, and questions expected outcomes of bombing or peace by Tokyo.
The text notes Chinese troops drawing back from Burma for an operation, while our Fourteenth Air Force gains planes and base access. It discusses limited action until power and port control return, Australian advances into Borneo shifting focus to Malaya, and the oil and base rationale for entering Borneo. It details air field range over the southwest Pacific and sea lane control from the Philippines to Japan.
Intelligentsia lampoons Mercer Warren hit The Atche son Topeka and the Santa Fe. Ben Gross honored at Waldorf for 20 years in radio costsuming. Reviews lampoon Foxhole in the Parlor and praise Junior Miss, Son of Lassie, and Best Sellers on WJZ while Taft opposes aid to Russia.
A collage of opinion and literary notes on wartime propaganda and journalism. It contrasts anti Nazi stances with American press behavior, cites calls to uphold rights for war criminals, and reviews books on film and theatre reflecting wartime culture and public discourse.
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