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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1946
Page
4
The piece argues against voting against a candidate for wealth, urging voters to judge Congressman Folger and his rival Thurmond Chatham on merit. It warns democracy loses when wealth alone dictates election chances and condemns targeting success as a disqualifier.
The piece supports President Truman calling the coal strike a national disaster and argues for timely, fair government action to settle disputes without backing either side, asserting that foresight and fairness can resolve such strikes earlier.
The army air forces billion dollar program for air engineering and research targets supersonic aircraft space rockets and related tech. Officials say it offers peacetime aviation progress rivaling wartime gains, reducing the waste and toll of war.
In a wartime era column W A B argues the nation faces multiple global and domestic crises. He notes ongoing Alcatraz attention, a filibuster over Britain's loan, and stalled Paris talks on Tyrol. He urges unity, labor protections, and a stronger peaceable stance to prevent another war.
Capitol Square reports gratification over the election of Dr. Dennis H. Cooke as president of East Carolina Teachers College Greenville. The governor noted surveys show conditions are not as bad as feared and hopes the college will again advance as a key teacher training institution.
Lynn Nisbet notes a proposed state memorial to Andrew Jackson James K Polk and Andrew Johnson may not be built as no funding is available. The contingency fund is depleted after Camp Luton costs, with a projected $14 000 deficit and $750 000 already eyed for next year. Governor Cherry supports the idea but refuses to divert welfare and health funds.
Washington notes that UNO scrutiny centers on Spain as a potential front in a wider communist push. The writer argues antagonism among powers, cites Eisenhower era Spain actions, and predicts a divided, time consuming vote on whether Spain threatens allied traffic and security around Gibraltar.
Paul Mallon argues Spain could ease fears of an atom bomb threat by inviting an American military investigator. He warns against letting Franco’s regime use the probe for Russian ends and suggests a politics-free inquiry to assess any real danger regarding Spain in the global power struggle.
In a vivid postwar clash, House Republicans push to strip price controls while consumer groups and labor favor continuation. The Senate showdown intensifies as conferees prepare to iron out wrinkles and settle the pro or anti OPA extension battle.
Alarmed by the price control issue, diverse groups press the debate as lawmakers flood with mail. Senators face a torrent of constituent letters. a heated election year exposes how democracy brings pressure to bear on Capitol Hill.
A wartime lament describes rising anti-Semitism across Europe and in Soviet Russia and Poland. It argues that hunger and the persistence of Nazi hatred fuel mass murder, calling for Jews to be removed from Europe and labeling the issue a Christian and universal threat.
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The piece warns Harold Ickes and James Roosevelt may head ISCAP a leftist arts and professions group linked to Soviet aligned fronts. It names Hollywood figures Paul Robeson Frank Sinatra Norman Corwin and others allied with ISCAP and positions in politics culture and government amid Truman era tensions.
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