Supreme Court Nevada divorce ruling sparks justice debate
The editorial criticizes the Supreme Court for invalidating Nevada divorces and warns of widespread harm to families. It urges Congress, state legislatures especially North Carolina, and the public to address future divorces with clear laws while recognizing past injustices. It calls for state action to validate affected marriages and protect children.
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Supreme Court
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Justice Murphy
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Capitol Square Lauds Interstate Freight Rate Decision
Capitol Square welcomed the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling in the long pending freight rate case. The decision eases many discriminations against the south and west. Experts say it is a major but incomplete victory with full benefits delayed as the rate system is reworked, likely six months to three years. Immediate relief from reduced rates will begin soon.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
LCC
Probation Use Grows as Courts Cut Criminal Caseload
Lynn Nisbet notes Southeast freight rates rising toward equalization with official Northeast territory. Harris Sample, probation director, says about 4500 people are under probation statewide and locally. He observes little change in three years as fewer criminal cases enter courts, indicating judges favor probation over prison sentences.
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United States
Capitol Square
Harris Sample
The Cost of Hot School Lunches
Washington reports on the debate over who should pay for school lunches. Congress recently added 50 million dollars to keep the federal aid program alive as states and communities are urged to assume full funding. About 5 million children receive meals daily, and nutrition links to improved school performance and health standards.
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House Agriculture Committee
Selective Service
Hershey
Russia and 100 Million Catholics in Europe
George E. Sokolski argues that American secularism clashes with Catholic life in Europe. He warns Russian control over Catholic regions like Lithuania Poland Romania Transylvania Austria Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia risks provoking religious wars and a clash between Moscow and Rome across generations.
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Poland
Rumania
Tran
Sylvania
Austria
Jugoslavia
Czecho-Slovakia
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Vatican
Rome
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Soviet Russia
Ireland
Elizabeth
England
Jones
Church
Moscow
Truman Faces First Acid Test Across Unemployment Strain
The piece argues President Truman faces a rising jobless rate in Detroit Chicago and Cleveland as war demand wanes. It questions wage hike plans 20 to 40 percent and warns of inflation while noting union pressure and reconversion doubts under Bowles Montgomery and Vinson.
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H. A. Cecil
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Enterprise
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AFL
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Stassen
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OPA
Donald Montgomery
Chester Bowles
Shushkin
Montgomery
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Mr. Truman
Vinson
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Japanese wartime plans and hostages revealed in top drawer memo
A confidential manuscript outlines plans to seize Japanese diplomats and Domei reporters as hostages in Germany and France to deter Allied actions. It discusses interning thousands of Japanese, messaging through foreign channels, and cites Goering, Konoye, Tojo, Hirota, and Hirohito in a broader Axis strategy with mentions of the Tripartite Pact and the Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere.
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Taro Ogata
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