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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1945
Page
4
In a weekend pause, peace rumors spread yet again as observers question the German government’s authority to surrender. The speaker urges calm and notes the uncertainty of a surrender while noting the broader context of Germany's collapse.
The Raleigh News and Observer defends political appointments, praising A. H. Sandy Graham as a strong choice for North Carolina highway chairman and arguing presidents favor supporters. It asserts such picks reflect standard practice and of a governor choosing trusted allies.
Argentina condemns Soviet failure to honor the Yalta pledge on Polish representation and criticizes delaying a four party chair. It also denounces Argentina’s wartime conduct toward Germany and questions its full UN participation at the San Francisco conference.
In Raleigh and Washington, chatter circling retirements of Burgin in the Eighth and Doughton in the Ninth leads to named potential foes. District by district, candidates surface such as Bonner contenders in the First, Kerry and Weeks or Moore and Wallace in the Second, Barden eyed for 1948 governor, Cooley facing a fight in the Fourth, Folger versus Carlyle in the Fifth amid postwar political shifts.
Analysts expect limited opposition in the sixth district with Carl Durham likely unopposed. In the seventh, Bayard Clark may face Robeson or New Hanover rivals, while Emmett Bellamy keeps pursuing Clark's seat. Ninth district seen as open if Doughton retires, sparking a broad field. others labeled potential contenders in eighth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth districts amid postwar political shifts and returning veterans' influence.
Pfc Ercell Branning in Europe mourns a great man and vows continued allegiance to Harry S Truman. Miss Margaret Briggs calls peace news wonderful but shockingly unreal as the war ends and victory nears.
Residents react with relief and disappointment as news spreads that peace is only a rumor. KR BE Betts recalls soldiers at the USO and their brief celebration turning somber upon confirmation of the rumor. Harry Brooks suggests motorbikes could save gas and rubber despite discomfort.
The piece contrasts Truman’s need to reestablish due process with Roosevelts freer wartime presidency. It argues personal government speeds decisions but lacks continuity and cautions that procedure safeguards liberties, citing Felix Frankfurter on Malinski v. New York and Magna Carta influence on American freedom.
By George Sokolsky discusses how a living constitution relies on procedure to protect rights. He cites Georgia vs Pennsylvania Railroad to show how states can press courts to intervene, stressing administrative remedies and Interstate Commerce Commission authority to fix rates.
The article discusses the San Francisco conference juncture, noting host Steitinius's limited publicity and the Soviet Russia stance on seats in the assembly. It contrasts U S and allied positions, citing Truman and Roosevelt expectations, the Atlantic Charter, and concerns about keeping promises in wartime diplomacy.
Paul Mallon discusses the May 26 1942 Anglo Russian treaty and its guarantees against territorial aggrandizement and non interference in internal affairs. He notes the pledge to respect freely expressed wishes of peoples and to restore sovereign rights to those deprived. He argues the balance of promises and compromises remains unclear as wartime aid continues.
Signal corps newsreels feature Nazi activities in POW and concentration camps drawing fresh criticism of U S treatment and Geneva convention limits. Columns warn about postwar dismantling of Nazi mind and the risk of rearming Europe, while tariff fights over Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act surface in New York manufacturing circles.
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