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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1945
Page
4
Governor Cherry backs granting full pardons to parolees honorably discharged after serving in the armed forces. He cites 314 veterans on parole with only two dishonorably discharged, praising records of valor and noting pride in the parole system's support for veterans.
North Carolina political observers note potential candidates for governor include Comptroller General Lindsay Warren and State Treasurer Charles Johnson with Umstead and Bailey seen as rivals. Thad Eure looms as a key kingmaker while current tensions over highway policy and a retirement plan for officials spark debate among lawmakers and the public.
The University of North Carolina names Dr. Thomas J. Wilson III, a Chapel Hill native and former publishing executive, as head of the UNC Press. A naval deck officer in recent years, Wilson brings scholarly and business acumen, aiming to boost the press and state culture, with his return to Chapel Hill marked by financial sacrifice but expected to be a financial asset.
K B Cooke argues USES offices should employ interviewers with industry knowledge. He cites textiles and furniture as examples and says college graduates without specialization waste employers' time by interviewing unsuitable candidates. He stresses tailoring staff to local industries boosts placement quality.
Quotes from 1946 era residents discuss scarce merchandise, a Navy veteran seeking work as a cabinet maker, and support for installing parking meters in High Point. The MAC show frames the fashion drought and delayed improvements for merchants in early 1946.
Postwar Washington notes freshman Sen. Brien McMahon of Connecticut was chosen to head a special Senate committee on atomic energy. The move challenges party seniority norms, highlighting a clash between progressive young Democrats and party old guard over chairmanship power and the fate of the new committee.
The article compares Harry S. Truman as a freshman senator to Senator McMahon, noting Truman’s quiet rise and crusading stance. It emphasizes McMahon's powerful new role shaping all Senate atomic energy policy and its potential global impact, marking a big responsibility for a freshman.
Senate Military Affairs Chairman Johnson forced release of the George report on unification from the joint chiefs. White House supplied copies of testimony from 65 officers as debate shifts toward a single department under a cabinet chief.
Paul Mallon argues against delaying the youth draft plan and urges keeping Marshall in command and Eisenhower in Europe. He says postponing the report and unification harms national defense and demands rapid, complete demobilization and action on the unification plan for armed forces efficiency.
John L. Lewis and William Green seek to unite United Mine Workers and American Federation of Labor to counter the CIO backed by anti union sentiment. They hope a Green-Lewis pact will curb industrial disputes and align with President Truman's overtures to reduce conflicts.
In New York and Detroit unions back rival candidates as UMW and AFL leaders confront Hillman Murray forces and Richard Frankensteen challenges Mayor William Jeffers. In Detroit Frankensteen faces Mayor Jeffers with GOP lines blurred by labor support and national politics. Truman’s stance framed as national leverage.
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