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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1945
Page
4
The piece muses on cosmic-minded thinking and global unity. It threads quotes about one God one law and distant wars with personal glimpses of locals reacting to Franco Spain Okinawa and Tokyo while pondering peace and a shared future.
Police and FBI say crime may surge after war with doped whiskey robberies and unsolved murders in seaports. Soldiers returning home face danger on public transport and in cars. Public vigilance is urged as the key to crime prevention, echoing a Southern City editorial.
The report notes Albert Foerster known as the little Hitler surrendered to two Britons in Hamburg and carried poison, a cyanide-like substance. It mentions Robert Ritter von Greim, last Luftwaffe chief, who poisoned himself while a WWII prisoner. Both are cited as figures of Germany's collapse and moral ruin.
The piece notes a formal daily month proclamation by the North Carolina governor praising an industry and its products as vital to victory. It also covers Mooresville Tribune satire on a planned summer Senate session, criticisms of a proposed October recess to hear President Truman, and local Iredell County political feuding led by Tom McKnight against Senator Hugh Mitchell.
Lynn Nisbet notes optimism for a summer meeting in Hendersonville despite doubts about attendance. The unofficial gathering, the June 25 week, aims to discuss federal state relations with speakers like Vinson Rayburn Barkley Hill Bailey and Hoey. Governor Cherry’s stance appears cautious while reappointing several state commissioners.
Edward R. Stettinius states at Crimea Conference that liberated Europe shares a spirit with the good-neighbor policy, urging interdependence and equal rights. Nearby, F J Sizemore notes farmers bring produce to the city curb market and urges High Point residents to buy fresh vegetables.
On a rationed market day Marian Harper laments missing pig tails as a symbol of endings. Public Works Director T C Kirkman reports five modern garbage truck bodies are delayed since last fall, forcing ongoing use of existing equipment. Martha Truman comments on the Washington trip controversy, quipping about reactions to her son Harry S Truman.
The article notes daily war production is about eight percent under last year’s peak due to shifts in apparel needs for Allied and Pacific fronts. It argues administrative restraint on cuts, peacetime transition worries, Churchill’s political standing, and British Labour dynamics ahead of July 2 elections amid shifting Russian policy.
The piece describes France's need for rehabilitation and rail rebuilding after elections. It notes Roosevelt policy shifts affecting de Gaulle, Truman's allies steering talks during Paris trip, and anticipated French leadership contest likely with a Communist opposition. It frames a warmer U S French stance from the white house visit.
The article lists Micronesia and surrounding island groups as Japanese wartime possessions, outlining major clusters such as the Marianas and Carolines. It notes former Western powers and their holdings, including the United States, Britain, the Dutch, and Australia, with strategic and economic values of these islands.
George Sokolsky argues that the United States must retain Japanese mandated islands to deter future war, while European powers seek trusteeships. He asserts US dominance in Asia after World War II, criticizes past Philippine missteps, and calls for a robust army navy and air force with strategic bases to keep peace across the Pacific.
A noisy roundup of reviews and radio notes previews actors Montgomer y Clift Esther Williams and Karloff Luger presence comment on Goebbels Goons and War trials. It reports on theater and cinema chatter with names like Benny and Jerry Wayne CBS July 6 and references to FDR and Berlin.
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