Truman Speech Sets Tone for Labor Management Conference
President Truman urged higher wages without price hikes but left increases to bargaining and called for improved bargaining machinery. He warned of dangers to small business and industry from wage spikes, noted the need for industry based solutions, and implied the conference will shape postwar economic progress amid likely strikes.
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Rent control question stirs High Point tenants and landlords
Local officials acknowledge uncertainty over possible rent control for High Point as federal officials inspect the housing market. Landlords fear regulation and higher scrutiny while tenants seek relief from steep increases tied to wartime housing shortages and income taxes.
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High Point
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra Seeks Public Support
A Raleigh area commentary urges support for the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra and its society. It praises their effort to bring good music to all residents, including children at no cost, and notes the governor’s endorsement as evidence of wide backing.
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Hatteras Lighthouse
Clingman
Peanut Gallery
Peanut
Symphony Society
R. Gregg Cherry
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England
Turkey
Middle East
Germany
Hitler
Berlin
Washington
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Tips for Teens column debuts in The Enterprise
The Enterprise launches a three times weekly Tips for Teens column by Elinor Williams newly out of her teen years. The feature targets high school readers and parents, aiming to educate and engage youth with McNaught syndicate support and growing newspaper adoption.
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Enterprise
Elinor Williams
Boston Traveler
McNaught Syndicate
Plans for new elementary school near Senior High
Darrell Bulla says a new elementary in Emerywood area is planned to serve Emerywood and other sections. A neighbor recalls high demand for a local school while Sarah Boone mentions a rooster story from the Enterprise about a headless rooster that remains alive.
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Emerywood
High Point
Enterprise
Sarah A. Boone
Local Voices Weigh In On Youth Service And Community Needs
Readers discuss military training for 18 year olds and the hardships of service. Private Joe Mickey supports conscription and argues it tough on men when release dates are uncertain. Others advocate a new library for High Point and converting Elm Lees school into a city facility.
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Joe Mickey
High Point
J. Paul Williamson
Truman urges universal military training as urgent policy
President Truman's universal military training message to Congress marks his stark break with congressional deference. He appeals directly to the people, warning that a year of compulsory training for all male youth is necessary for national safety and should be enacted promptly, signaling a high-stakes political clash.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
America
Roosevelt
Peunenniere
Uni
New York
Jonah Goldstein
William F. O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Lower Manhattan
Bronx
Thomas E. Dewey
Bob” Hannegan
Trumen Signals Bold Policy Shift in Address to Congress
President Trumen frames the issue around national safety and future U S. training, downplays secondary concerns, and challenges Congress and the public to act. He makes clear the administration backs action even as Congress hesitates, testing his leadership.
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United States
Trunen
Congress
Truman Speech Reiterates Cold War Policies Amid US-Russia Tensions
The columnist critiques President Truman’s Saturday address as reemphasizing the Monroe doctrine open door policy and four freedoms while asserting overwhelming US power. The piece questions the purpose of the speech, arguing it signals defeat in seeking a peaceful end to the war and appears directed as much at the Russians as the American public.
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Mr. Truman
John Hay
eeer-Stimson
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Truman
Rumania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Russia
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Non recognition and the peace aim with Russia
By George Sokolsky argues the US should not recognize Soviet puppet regimes and may use a firm stance to press Russia toward peace. He contends Russia’s aims pressuring eastern Europe and urges a path showing genuine desire for peaceful cooperation without costly arms growth.
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Germany
Japan
China
France
Great Britain
Dec
Russia
Asia
United States
Europe
Soviet Russia
National Whirligig and Repudiation in Palestine Debate
Wartime diplomacy and postwar politics mix as Truman pressures Britain over the Palestine pledge to Ibn Saud and Roosevelt era repudiations reemerge. The piece links Bevin's stance, Attlee's potential action, and the 1944 platform while tracing labor and dividend dynamics shaping 1946 politics.
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United States
Asia Minor
Roosevelt
State Department
Palestine
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