Lip readers and the fate of the nation in a magazine feud
John R. McCrary former New York Mirror editor questions returning to journalism after discharge. He moves to the American Mercury while Time questions the value of lip readers as the vital force behind the United States. Fortune notes 77.4 percent of homeowners want rent ceilings kept, warning against emergency controls and subsidies.
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John R. McCrary
New York Mirror
Mirror
American Mercury
Mercury
Henry
I.Q
The
Dan Parker
McCrary
Rie
America
Red Cross Drive Seeks 30000 Members Citywide
The Red Cross campaign urges 30 000 High Pointers to wear the Red Cross sign by drive’s end with window stickers promoting 100 percent membership. Chairman Lee Schaner calls the emblem a proud symbol deserving full city support across all companies and functions.
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Red Cross
America
Lee Schaner
Mr. Schaner
Fortune survey forecasts strong public backing for housing controls
Elmo Ropey of Fortune surveys shows 81.3 percent favor rent ceilings 63.3 percent support ceiling prices on building materials and 75.6 percent want materials steered to low cost housing while 48.1 percent back a large scale building program government loans for low and medium priced homes also win spotlight as Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyatt notes the survey aligns with forthcoming recommendations.
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Elmo Ropey
Fortune II
Wilson W. Wyatt
UNC Defends Tuition Policy for North Carolina Veterans
The article argues the University of North Carolina charges veterans the same in-state rate as out-of-state tuition to avoid double taxation. It notes state taxpayers subsidize NC students but veterans’ tuition is paid by the government. The stance aligns with Veterans Administration policy and aims to prevent subsidies for nonresidents.
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University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Veterans Administration
Ike Warns On Demobilized Army And Need For Extension
The Christian Science Monitor argues that after a tour of inspection General Eisenhower finds the US home army below 1940 efficiency due to hasty demobilization. It calls for extending the Selective Service Act beyond May 15 with real manpower guarantees.
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Eisenhower
America
United States
Christian Science Monitor
Postwar Washington warns of looming crime wave from weapon smuggling
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns hundreds of thousands of deadly weapons are cached in the United States and smuggled by GIs and officers for collections. Authorities cite rising crime rates, including robberies and burglaries, tied to weapon use as Leatherneck notes the threat and officials urge scrap drives and inspections.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Armed Services
Hoover
Tom Clark
Leatherneck
Hoovers and Hunters in Postwar Gun Trail
A fragment describes J. Edgar Hoover denouncing postwar crime tied to smuggled weapons. It recalls the Brady Shafer gang captured after a gun battle in Baner Maine and the theft of a World War I machine gun in Indiana. The piece links veterans rights, libel fears, and accidental weapon proliferation.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Andoover
Brady Shafer
Indiana
FBI
Baner
Bradyhafer
Hoover
Confusion Over Pauley Nomination Storms Senate
Washington reports a chaotic struggle over Edwin Pauley as under secretary of the navy. Senate Naval Affairs officials debated the nomination in secret sessions amid accusations of party double dealing and shifting loyalties. The piece argues the post is minor, often given to ambitious youths, and notes Navy operations would continue despite the turmoil.
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Washington
Truman
Edwin Pauley
Hannegan
Power Struggle Within Democratic Ranks Over Navy Post
The memo argues the main clash is for control of the Democratic party and influence over government, with Pauley and Ickes figures shaping who holds key posts. It suggests oil interests seek cabinet level navy power and possibly a Senate ally, framing the Pauley case as a minor episode in a larger internal contest.
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Pauley
Ickes
Navy
Senate
Democratic Party
CIO
Mr. Truman
Untold Schemes and a Fisherman Named Bez in Washington Ties
A columnist recalls a Life magazine image from July 1945 showing Harry Truman with Governor Wallgren and Nick Bez aboard a row boat. The piece notes Bez’s alleged ties to a Tito propaganda group and his alleged setup by the U.S. government in a fishing venture valued at about 3.75 million dollars.
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Washington
Nick Bez
Harry Truman
Governor Wallgreen
Bez
United Committee of
Tito
United States
Kremlin
Nick Bez Project Moves Across Multiple Agencies
A letter discusses a wartime fishing enterprise led by Nick Bez, backed by the RFC and War Food Administration, converting the SS Mormacray into a freezing and canning factory ship. Despite August 1945 Agriculture Department doubts, Harold Ickes notes indicate continuing support and a December circular outlines the plan and vessel details.
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Marvin Jones
Defense Plant Corporation
Nick Bez
United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wild Life Service
Harold Ickes
J. B. Hutson
RFC
Brother Ickes
War Food Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Pacific
Iekes
Bellingham Iron Works
Bellingham
Wash
Department of Agriculture
State Department
Department of the Interior
National Whirligig Highlights Propaganda Tensions
A 1940s national briefing reports White House and State Department dismay over William Benton’s Los Angeles claim that US broadcasts would pierce the iron curtain. Stalin rebuffs western news, while US and British signals face Kremlin distrust and a cascade of political fallout including New York subway fare politics.
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White House
State Department
Los Angeles
William Benton
United States
Russia
Washington
Moscow
Britain
Stalin
France
Holland
Belgium
England
British Broadcasting System
Churchill Trip With Truman Sees No Public Meetings
Former Prime Minister Churchill, ill during a trip with President Truman, shunned news men and local politicians and stayed in his compartment. He privately predicted he would be returned as prime minister within a year, and blamed the Attlee Bevin government for potential collapse in Parliament.
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Churchill
England
Truman
Attlee-Bevinabor
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