Two Soldiers Rise as Heroes After Franklin Tragedy
In reflecting on the Franklin disaster, Commander Joseph O Callahan is praised for tending the wounded under bombardment while Saxie Dowell, a Raleigh musician, organized morale boosting shows with improvised instruments amidst danger. The piece highlights ordinary Americans stepping up with bravery and hints at wartime miscalculations shaping Japanese perceptions.
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Franklin
Joseph O'Callahan
North Carolina
Saxie” Dowell
Raleigh
Hal Kemp
Saxie
High Point
Japanese Peace Feelers Reported by Neutral Nations
The text notes informal Japanese peace feelers via remaining neutral nations. It says nothing is official or unconditional surrender, but Japan aims to withdraw from conquered territories to finish the war and prepare for another.
Possibility of Special Session Raises Double Office Issue
The piece notes that appointments by Governor Cherry and others could force lawmakers to relinquish current offices upon taking legislative oaths. A postwar special session may leave North Carolina underrepresented if double office holding laws apply. The columnist cites Portugal-Germany relations as a historical aside.
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Walter Crissman
Cherry
General Assembly
Highway Commission
School Bard
Board of Agriculture
Board of Conservation and Development
House
Senate
North Carolina
North Carolina industry faces wartime shift in March 1945
A labor department survey of 967 plants shows NC manufacturing employment down 13.4 percent from March 1943 to March 1945, with gains in food, tobacco, printing, chemicals and allied products and losses in textiles and leather. The trend, stronger in civilian sectors, suggests a faster reconversion recovery. Aviation officials discuss federal state and local roles for airports, noting potential jurisdictional complexities if air travel expands. Encroachment regarding air and water rights hints at emerging regulatory issues.
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North Carolina
Labor Department
George Franklin
N. S. League of Municipalities
Harry McMullan
Federal control of air transport and airports grows
The article discusses growing federal authority over coastal waters navigable streams and land under them as well as fish. It notes wartime airport use, local and state charters for air transport, and pending CAB hearings in Greensboro on Southeast routes. It anticipates a shift to more nationwide air service and raises questions about municipal airport control and feeder lines.
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Moreften
North Carolina
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Greensore
Southeast
Tate
Soviet Russia expands empire with vast, contiguous gains
The article claims Soviet Russia controls a broad, contiguous empire including 11 republics and allied regions from Karelo Finnish to Sinkiang, plus satellite influence over Romania, Yugoslavia, and others. It cites Teheran and Yalta outcomes and highlights the Comintern as its most effective international apparatus.
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Russia
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Third International
Comintern
Soviet Russia Aids War Effort Through Lend Lease Financing
Analysis notes the Third International remains active under Stalin’s orders, with Soviet Russia leveraging lend-lease aid from the United States and Britain to sustain its economy. It contrasts anti democratic state control with capitalist Western regions and cites a potential six billion dollar postwar loan as crucial support.
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Communist Party
Stalin
Third International
Soviet Russia
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Soviet
Europe
Secret World Labor Coup Foiled At Peace Conference
An investigative report sketches how Sidney Hillman and Russian delegates allegedly redirected Oakland labor influence to push for a world labor group within the San Francisco peace conference. Molotov backed the move before the steering committee rejected it, highlighting tensions with AFL president Bill Green over world labor representation.
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Washington
San Francisco
Sidney Hillman
Oakland
Bay
Conco
Hilleman
Molotov
Hese
Russia
Hillman
Latin America
Trade Union Congress
California
Bill Green
AFL
A World Labor Front
Green
Executive Council
World Labor
World Order
International Labor Office
League of Nations
AFL World Group
International Federation of Trade Unions
CIO
League of Nations Organization
Morreno
Trade unions and world labor power tangled in US scene
Paul Mallon discusses thin lines between government control and free labor, noting Russian linked unions and Hillman’s shift after London, the AFL's growing international heft, and the San Francisco action that checked Hillman’s bid for world control.
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Walter Citrine
Hillman
London
Washington
Congress
AFL
San Francisco
CIO
Russia
Europe
Balkans
Austria
Greece
France
Italy
Green
United States
Winchell On Broadway and wartime gossip mix of villains and violets
Wartime column recounts odd anecdotes from John Edgar Hoover to Nazi suspects, quislings, and Hollywood slants. Spares details about a canary-sparrow swap, Molotov dinner chatter, and Hays office censoring a Nazi atrocity film while quoting era arcana and press jibes.
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John Edgar Hoover
Leavenworth
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