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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1945
Page
4
A commentator warns that government seizure of oil refineries during strikes risks totalitarian drift and endangers labor and management rights. The piece argues such action could set a precedent for other essential industries and stresses urgency of negotiated settlement.
An editorial in Raleigh celebrates UNC’s 56th anniversary and urges reform of the state’s higher education system. It argues for a single consolidated board across Chapel Hill Raleigh and Greensboro and demands fair trustee distribution among alumni professions and a legislature free from direct board appointments.
Editor John Park of the Raleigh Times argues total state liquor consumption far exceeds official figures. He notes large dry counties still see bootlegging and that wet counties use as much liquor as New Hanover Durham and Wake. The columnist suggests the annual cost could reach 250 million dollars, far above 100 million.
An editorial argues that outlawing the atomic bomb alone won’t end war and urges outlawing war itself. It notes past weapons like gas and V‑1 V‑2 spent lessons but stresses international safeguards, and reflects on public figures and a lighthearted local anecdote about Hirohito and General MacArthur.
Roscoe ate denounces taxes on bands of gypsies and fortune tellers and their exclusion from the city. Mrs. P G Elkins recalls Miss M Crouch’s theatre article, sparking anger from Mrs. Anne Martin over the remarks.
A letter writer laments mothers keeping children for show viewing and warns against exposing kids to illness. Mrs. Lucy M. Phelps bids High Point farewell for St. Louis while recalling war records and longing for easier moves. A man notes scarce gasoline and tire rationing delaying car travel as applications pile up at the ration board.
A London council of foreign ministers meeting yields no clear progress on Europe and Asia. The United States and Britain seek a democratic liberal end to territorial issues, while Soviet Russia pursues imperial aims. The debate highlights US restraint in the Balkans and Russia’s push in Japan, Korea, and Korea related concerns amid broader appeasement critiques.
George Sokolsky argues that Soviet domination of Manchuria during the Japanese war paved the way for a propaganda campaign against General MacArthur. He questions U S secrecy, the Tehran Yalta deals, and Potsdam’s cover, demanding an honest presidential report on postwar world affairs and the London peace talks.
A former Pacific carrier pilot returns home stunned by Washington mood and political focus. He and his comrades seek relief and fun amid glumness while noting limited friction over the London conference and Byrnes leadership. Officials still praise MacArthur's Japan policy as the war ends.
Paul Mallon notes political undercurrents in Washington over General MacArthur. He cites MacArthur’s terse dispatch that his current post may be his last, fueling long standing speculation about future ambitions amid inflation policy and labor unrest. Washington's stance on inflation remains a central economic issue.
The National Whirligig reports a House Judiciary subcommittee executive session on H R 3750, which would authorize James E. Markham to return Nazi seized patents to France Belgium Holland and Norway, with royalties paid to original owners. Officials clashed over lend lease and compensation while warning of misinformation and future postwar risks.
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