Citizens urged to invest in America and support war bonds
The article stresses individual responsibility in war bond purchases and urges citizens to invest surplus money in the nation as soldiers risk their lives. It notes rising war costs, inflation risks, and postwar planning limits, calling for prudent bonds, taxes, or investments, and hints at postwar unemployment concerns in North Carolina.
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United States
America
Germany
Japan
Piling Up Unemployment Fund Surpasses 100 Million in North Carolina
For nine years workers and employers in North Carolina have funded unemployment compensation. About 25 million dollars has been paid in benefits, while the rest is saved with the federal government. The fund and accrued interest exceed 100 million dollars, four times total benefits, with ongoing growth expected after the war.
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North Carolina
Japan
Cherry
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Bombing Japan and the Emperor as a War Aim
The writer argues for intensified Allied bombing of Japan to hasten the end of World War II, urges destroying Hirohito and Shinto shrines to break Japanese fanaticism, and notes President Truman’s punctual morning rise with humor about an alarm clock.
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Japan
Germany
Hirohito
Truman
Capitol Square Veterans names include famed generals
The five man veterans commission named by Governor Cherry includes Lieut Gen William Lee, hailed as father of the airborne idea. Lee may become chairman. Other members listed are Josiah Maultsby of Whiteville, Amos Maynard of Greensboro, Robin Kirby of Charlotte, and Burgin Pennell of Asheville.
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Cherry
American Legion
North Carolina
William ©. Lee
Lee
Josiah Maultsby
Whiteville
Amos Maynard
Greensboro
Robin Kirby
Charlotte
Burgin Pennell
Asheville
Legion
Veterans commission appoints state commanders and plan
Lynn Nisbet well and Maynard have served as state commanders. Appointments are named for one to five years. The veterans' commission will select a full time director who will hire staff and open a central office. All veteran service functions move to the commission except the loan fund. The main aim is to aid returning service men with information and access to laws.
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Veterans’ Loan Fund
North Carolina
Milton Mayer
Chicago
Mags
Detroit
Mayer
Hays
Kathleen Winsor
Amber
Winchell
Nh-nh
Invn
San Francisco
Blue Network
Girltown
Press freedom and censorship over European peace news
The piece condemns withholding news of European peace from Americans, arguing only national security justifies suppression. It criticizes A P Kennedy General Allen and Stalin, insisting truth must reach the public and warning against government censorship.
No More Bowing to Stalin Says By George Sokolsky
Sokolsky argues Americans should stop bowing to Soviet influence after the war. He blasts officials for blaming Stalin for errors, calls for frank news reporting, and rejects wartime censorship and propaganda. He claims the German public deserves the truth and that the American public is not a sick man.
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Europe
Pacific
Bretton Woods
Hitler
Elmer Davis
War Budget Cuts Spark House Debate
A president's proposed trims to war agencies and repeal of over three billion dollars in maritime appropriations spark swift praise from cost cutters and sharp warnings from critics that the move signals a gentler wartime burden. Clarence Cannon calls the plan a landmark shift toward ending the most savage war in history.
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Maritie Commission
House
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
House Appropriations Committee
Lawmaker Corrects War Spending Savings Figure
Chairman Cannon clarifies that the total cash and contractual savings total 7.365 billion dollars but actual cut in this item equals 4.265 billion, since cash appropriations would liquidate contractual authority. Maritime Commission continues shipbuilding at record pace, with more cuts to come after the war.
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Maritime Commission
Japan
Tax trimming program and its real impact
Washington observers describe the tax relief as modest and interim. The plan allows early 10 percent refunds for excess profits while not guaranteeing a permanent treasury loss. It shifts reconversion funding to business and may aid small firms, but its size varies with other tax provisions and prior deductions.
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Washington
Treasury
Truman pressures Congress on tax handling and cabinet shifts
Paul Mallon reports Truman tells Congress to proceed with taxes his way, hinting Morgenthau may lose his annual tax program presentation. Rumors link George to Treasury if offered, but cabinet changes unlikely until Bretton Woods dealt with in Congress.
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Congress
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George
Treasury
Bretton Woods
New York
Pala
Lamaebantai
Lamaebantai Is Ary Real Vtax G.illo For Me Time, Itewilk
Winchell Broadway Update Mixes Celebrities and Rumors
A flurry of showbiz gossip and political chatter fills this column with names like Fred Allen Hazel Scott and Tony Martin. Inside reports touch on Truman to meet Stalin, Edson’s critiques, and a rambling mix of radio TV stars, scandals, and wartime propaganda all echoing through San Francisco and New York venues.
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Eddie Bracken
Hazel Scott
the Thrush
Congressman Powell
Hwood
Tony Martin
W. H. Tunner
China Air Transport Command
Truman
U. S
James Rowe
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Biddle
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Telegraph Desk
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Churchill
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