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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1947
Page
4
The piece argues against rigid retirement ages urging older adults to stay active. It cites Dr Edward L Bortzs view that purposeful work benefits health and longevity. Examples include George Marshall and others who thrived after returning to work, while some retirees faded without activity.
Editorial argues Frank Graham's outside activities harm UNC's three-in-one system. It defends Graham personally while condemning his public meddling in controversies. Calls for focus on university work and public accountability of state officials.
Dr. Frederick Osborn warns that 600 million people share self-government while a billion live under alien cultures where life is cheap. He predicts 460 million more will convert in two years, threatening democracy. He urges targeted Democrat outreach, beginning with Greece, Italy, and France, plus economic as well as political effort.
The big money committees push finance and appropriations bills quickly with Easter adjournment seen as possible. April 4 is the lobby’s favored date, with April 1 or April 12 also discussed. Controversies remain on teacher pay extensions and the permanent building program totaling 44 million plus 10 million requested, covering the four year medical college and central hospital at Chapel Hill. Leaders predict the building measure will pass the budget commission, though floor fights loom. Adjourning may stretch beyond six days for revenue action, and delaying maneuvers could extend the session by days. Minority reports on Senate liquor referendum bills were being pursued Friday.
Lynn Nisbet reports observers note extended debate as the finance committee weighs the anti-closed shop bill. Senator Julian Allsbrook manages the session with repeated time extensions, delaying a committee vote beyond the allotted hour.
A collage of social notes and celebrity quips from Broadway to Hollywood includes reflections on Pushkin and Stalin in art, wary comments on Hollywood marriages, witty retorts about journalism, and light gossip on actors, producers, and writers, with a comic view of public life and media. It weaves cultural jests, tax anecdotes, and salon chatter through a breezy city-satire tone.
The essay argues that postwar plans collapse under war calamities and conferences. It notes Britain’s socialist government struggles to produce goods, needs American loans, and cannot sustain commitments in Greece Italy Turkey and the Near East, placing Britain in dependence on the United States.
The piece argues the United States may need to assume British Greek and wider eastern Mediterranean commitments. It warns this could lead to US takeover of governments and regions from Greece to Gibraltar, with impacts on Turkey Egypt and Spain, and questions the budget and destiny of America in a high stake, warlike era.
Washington reports the Moscow foreign ministers meeting will follow routine protocol with no major agreements and deputies to decide on form rather than substance. Officials note travel visa glitches and hotel shortfalls hinder full participation, casting doubt on any decisive outcomes.
Paul Mallon argues Russia aims to preserve the status quo while economic hardship may topple it. Marshall is linked to communist tactics and Western diplomacy, with Austria and Germany treaties on the table and further developments expected beyond reporters to cover. The piece anticipates action possibly in Moscow as the iron curtain looms.
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