Senate column on navy poll shows enlisteds want out after war
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports a secret navy poll conducted with Gallup and Roper methods finding a vast majority of enlisted personnel want to leave military life after the war. Reasons include caste, limited promotion, and lack of opportunity, not pay or danger, with calls to end the caste system and open advancement from private to admiral. The piece notes broader federal reorganizing debates and how Byrd George and Tydings shifted views, aided by Comptroller Warren’s arguments.
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Ashington
Drew Pearson
Navy
Gallup
Roper
Ameryouth
Annapolis
Pearson
Army
Congress
Mr. Nun
Editor Revises View of UNC Professor Ericson
The editor reconsiders an earlier critical stance toward Dr E E Ericson English professor at the UNC Chapel Hill unit. The piece notes past publicity from a Durham dinner, questions his communism stance, and remarks on the Yacekty Yack dedication changing the author’s opinion.
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E. E. Ericson
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Ericson
Durham
Dr. Ericson
Sunday Traffic Traffic officer proposal for two church areas
A city councilman suggests stationing traffic policemen at the Presbyterian church corner on North Main Street and near the Sheraton hotel area where three churches are located to improve safety. He also recommends a patrol at Green and Main streets to reduce speed and congestion on Sunday mornings. The plan would require minimal man-hours and offer added public safety.
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Dallas
Presbyterian Church
North Main Street
Sheraton Hotel
Green and Main
Editor's Note Corrects Misattribution in Melrose Paper
The Enterprise corrects a typographical error in a Sunday column attributing a praise letter to Joe Boyd. The letter was written by G F E Marsh of 101 East Willis St. The note also mentions a Harold Kearns letter praising High Point Cross workers sent from a Pacific transport.
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Joe Boyd
Melrose Mill
Boyd
E. Marsh
G. FE. Marsh
East Willis St
Thomas Mill
Henry A. Foscue
Harold Kearns
Pacific
High Point Cross
Kearns
Red Cross
Voices on inflation and rationing from home front residents
Letters discuss the OPA price controls and inflation risks as Mrs Sapp laments rising costs for food and clothing while urging housewives to act through clubs. Grady Goldston promotes victory bonds as a sound investment for families amid wartime shortages and economic pressures.
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OPA
Jennie Sapp
Washington
Grady Goldston
The Strike Dilemma of a Worried Citizen
A writer laments radio strikes and Petrillo while facing a garage labor shortage. He notes veterans seeking work, critiques high prices for minimal service, and resolves to endure with a walk in rain while seeking better options.
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United States
Caesar Petrillo
Petrillo
Do I Strike We Shall Stand In Line
A columnist venting about a striking middle-class inaction. He rejects union activity and protests over menu shortages and everyday frictions. He asserts unorganized acceptance, blaming broad forces like Hitler and paper shortages, and resolves to endure daily annoyances without striking.
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Hitler
Behind the News on Labor Strikes and Control
The piece argues labor acts as a centrally managed entity with a unified strategy, contrasting prewar democratic unionism with postwar centralized tactics. It cites the Washington bus and railway strike and CIO auto workers as evidence of coordinated actions amid deadlocks and rising pressures.
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Washington
National Labor Management Conference
CIO Auto
AFL
CIO
Labor unions pressure and national control debate
Paul Mallon argues that the strike wave shows organized labor pressing national influence, prompting a government program on union responsibility. He says unions control via centralized national power, reject legal accountability, and warn a decisive choice for government and economy is imminent.
National Whirligig Signals Tough Postwar Loans Debate
Ray Tucker surveys the Truman administration and British talks on a five billion dollar postwar loan to London and the wider implications for Soviet aid, domestic reconstruction, and future foreign lending amid political scrutiny and a looming air industry scandal.
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Truman
State Department
London
United States
Russia
White House
Attlee
Washington
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Yes
Ill
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Ecret Poll
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Rgin
Tydings
Maryland
Roosevelt
Lindsay Warren
Warren
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District 50
Paul Mallon
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New York
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Leipzig
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