Eddie Brietz, Noted Editor and AP Columnist, Dies
Eddie Brietz, former En terprise editor and longtime Associated Press sports columnist, died in New York yesterday. His death saddened many newspaper staffers, especially in North Carolina where he once led the AP state bureau. Colleagues recalled him as a good newspaperman and a swell guy.
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Eddie Brietz
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Eddie
Truman Eyes War Dept and Navy to Unify by May Thirty-First
The As Press quotes President Truman as directing the War and Navy secretaries to reach an agreement on unification by May 31. The column critiques this push as allowing a strike and urges curbing labor rights, urging accountability for both sides. It voices concern over John L. Lewis and union leverage and calls for license revocation to bar his actions.
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United States
Harry S. Truman
War and Navy
As- Press
White House
John L. Lewis
Patterson
Navy
Forrestal
Dirit
Haberdasher
Harry
United States Congress
Lewis
Teamsters
Congress
John L. Lewises
Congress Clash Echoes Across Labor Crisis
Sen Claude Pepper told the Amalgamated Clothing Workers in Atlantic City he stayed in Washington to help carry on the fight to protect labor. The ACW urged lawmakers to pursue the coal strike on its own merits and warned against reactionary legislation targeting John L. Lewis and wartime labor laws.
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John L. Lewis
Sen
Claude Pepper
Clothing Workers
Atlantic City
Washington
Mr. Pepper
ACW
Wder
Mr. Lewis
Railroads urged to improve passenger service to compete with airlines
A newspaper column compares Atlantic Coast Line March 1946 results with 1945 and argues railroads lose ground to airlines in passenger service. It urges rail companies to emulate airlines and cruise lines by offering pleasant, hostess guided travel to boost profits.
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Atlantic Coast Line
ACL
Pulitzer Prize for Laurence Coverage of Atomic Bomb Work
The Pulitzer in 1946 went to William L. Laurence of the New York Times for his atomic bomb reporting. His exclusive coverage, requested by the Army, made him the sole reporter on the Manhattan Project. The trustees of Columbia University supported the award, likened to picking a Derby winner with one horse entered.
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William L. Laurence
New York Times
Laurence
Army
Columbia University
New Car Shipment Sparks Shopper Temptation
Ray H. Jarvis reports seeing a shipment of shiny new cars being unloaded from a motor transport. He rushed to a nearby dealer, but received a confusing reply with lists, priority deposits, and stock answers after expressing desire. The previous day another dealer had said deposits were returned.
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Ray H. Jarvis
Reflections on Greed and Slow Down Call for Peace
The speaker urges restraint amid material excess as a symbolic mirror of public avarice and potential reconversion toward world peace. Mrs. A B Whitley honors General Stonewall Jackson, noting the reverence he left behind.
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Stonefall’ Jackson
A. B. Whitley
Inside story of the coal strike dispute and Lewis
A Washington piece argues the coal strike shows futile bargaining and misjudged moves by operators and leaders. It claims miners press for safety and wages while officials fear prolonged shortages, with John Lewis portrayed as still wielding power and seeking taxes on coal.
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Washington
White House
Lewis
Ford
O'Neill
Truman
John Lewis
Analysis of Lewis Strike and Labor Politics
Paul Mallon discusses the coal strike led by Lewis and its impact on the CIO and broader labor politics. The piece questions whether Lewis seeks nationalization of mines, notes his dominance over coal economics, and contrasts negotiators O Neill and Burke. It critiques Truman's administration for failing to move talks forward.
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Petrillo
Lewis
Britain
France
Ed Burke
O'Neill
CIO
Truman
Ed McGrady
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Americans Form Committee for Draja Mikhailovich Support
A broad American committee led by Dorothy Thompson seeks justice for Draja Mikhailovich head of the Chetniks. It emphasizes his anti communism and Yugoslav guerrilla leadership against Nazi occupation, noting U S and British withdrawal and contrasting with Tito.
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Dorothy Thompson
Draja Mikhailovich
United States
Yugoslavia
Europe
Mikhailovich
Maxion
Hitler
Balkans
Russia
Chetniks
United Nations
Mikhailovich Case and Allied Betrayal Debate
The piece argues Mikhailovich, once an ally, deserves a fair, impartial trial despite Yugoslav and Soviet pressures. It calls for an international tribunal or New York trial under a free press to determine innocence, criticizing wartime propaganda and current political motives.
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Teheran
Yalta
Moscow
Potsdam
America
Mikhailovich
Stalin
Hitler
Yugoslavia
Tito
T Will
Kremlin
United Nations
New York City
Soviet Officials Explain Postwar Anglo American Alliance
Russian spokesmen discuss with American leaders a perceived Anglo American alignment citing five pacts between the United States and Britain made before Germany's defeat. They warn of bases and resources shared in Atlantic and Pacific regions and criticize Western leadership for excluding Moscow. They defend Soviet restraint while accusing Washington and London of manipulating aid, oil deals, and Palestine policy to sway elections and keep Russia isolated.
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Stalin
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Moscow
London
United States
Winston Churchill
Fulton, Mo
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Gromyko
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Britain
Atlantic
Pacific
Russia
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Bevin
United Nations
Great Britain
Komiin
Middle East
Palestine
England
Churchill
Lloyd George
State Department
Washington
Pro
Joe
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