Russia Uses Threats Over Iran to Test UN Resolve
The columnist warns a Russian walkout or intimidation could weaken the United Nations as the Iran dispute reaches the Security Council. Russia denies Iran’s complaint and claims misunderstandings, while the council weighs the proper response and the risks of weakness.
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Special Committee
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Council
United Nations Organization
Iran
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
United Nations
Construction Order Shapes High Point Industrial Future
The civilian production administration’s new construction order creates doubt on its interpretation and enforcement. It could curtail large industrial plant work and force blueprints to wait, while opening a path for small projects like $15 000 buildings. High Point may suffer from shortages but could gain via exceptions, depending on how the order is read.
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Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Washington
High Point
Air signs campaign urged to repaint navigational markers
A North Carolina note urges cities to repaint air signs on buildings to aid pilots. The state aviation commission backs a local effort to restore visibility of airports, signaling distances, and routes, arguing a map reassuring cross country flights. Community leaders and officials should push recommendations via chambers of commerce and city governments to speed the project.
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Civil Aeronautics Agency
North Carolina
WPA
State Aeronautics Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Umstead Predicts Draft Moves in Local Politics
Veteran Orange legislator John Umstead warns of a draft movement after Congressman John Folger signals possible withdrawal. Folger later confirms he will remain in the race due to strong local insistence and public support.
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John Umstead
Orange
Thomasville
John Folger
Fifth
Folger
Mr. Umstead
Surry County
Umstead
William Umstead
J. Umstead
Charles Johnson
Lindsay Warren
W. Umstead
Cherry
High Point Expansion Plan Prompts Voter Disfranchisement Question
Dr. E. O. Cummings notes an editorial urging timely questions for State Legislature candidates. The piece questions a proposal to extend High Point city limits by several miles, widening area from 9 to 504 square miles, and criticizes lack of services and motives to attract manufacturers.
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High Point Enterprise
E. O. Cummings
High Point
Voters near High Point oppose city expansion plan
A letter argues residents within two miles of High Point should decide on incorporation by ballot, criticizing outside taxation and council preferred zoning changes. The writer questions motives of politicians seeking to enlarge the city by over five times and advocates keeping ballot rights. A reader also calls for an assistant librarian to handle library work.
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High Point
Absent Justice Jackson Clouds Supreme Court Function
The piece laments Justice Jackson's absence delaying 5-4 or 6-2 rulings while 4-4 splits stall cases. It questions assigning cases to a divided court and warns that delayed decisions affect ordinary Americans. It notes calls for restoring the court’s learning and hints at Roosevelt era politics and Pearl Harbor debates.
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Justice Jackson
United States
Jackson
Supreme Court
Goering
Hess
New York State Bar Association
Roosevelt
Justice Roberts
Pearl Harbor
Mr. Roberts
Nuremberg
Stalin
Trotsky
New York Bar Association
Public Service Conflicts Blur Supreme Court Roles
A column critiques postwar appointments and alleged conflicts of interest among top judges. It questions whether Justices should hold or seek other offices, citing Nuremberg era actions and public calls for constitutional amendments to bar simultaneous government roles.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Justice Douglas
Bar Association
Supreme Court of the United States
Wallace Seeks Commission as Democrats Debate Purges
Washington observes a party rift as Henry Wallace proposes a commission to purge nonconformists. Hannegan objects, citing dissidents while Truman seeks to shield Wallace’s faction from purges. The president appeals for voluntary support as a new policy emerges.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Roosevelt
Truman
Hannegan
Pauley
Navy
Ickes-Cio Pepper
New York City
Truman Era Debate Frames 1946 Victory Hope
Paul Mallon argues that bogged legislation must pass to secure a 1946 party victory while CIO pressure and strikes fuel Democratic doubts. Republicans edge toward victory, but the crucial issue remains whether Truman can revive the economy by fall and shape the election outcome.
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Hannegan and Wallace
CIO
Truman
National Whirlgig Unemployment Worries Washington
Unemployment fears grow as postwar discharges threaten 5 million jobseekers by autumn. Economists point to auto steel and building sectors resuming large output, while labor and wage disputes keep plants running on skeleton staff. The White House braces for political impact as liberals and moderates jockey over the council of economic advisers and policy moves.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Labor Department
White House
Hansen
Robert R. Wason
National Association of Manufacturers
Council
Sam Rayburn
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Rayburn
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H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Robert L. Thompson
Enterprise
Associated Press
N. C
National .Entative John Co
Lexington Ave
N. Y
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
George Sokolsky
Paul Mallon
Council of Economic Advisers
Leon Henderson
OPA
Alvin H. Hansen
Harvard
Federal Reserve Board
Isador Lubin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Robet Nathan
War Production Board
Donald Nelson
Capitol
Robert E. Hannegan
Secretary of Agriculture
Florida
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