Paradox in North Carolina unemployment and Greensboro hiring
The Greensboro Daily News contrasts a Raleigh sourced report that NC has the nation's largest rise in unemployment claims with a local front noting a drive to hire 2,500 workers. It highlights 4,451 claims in the Greensboro area and 278 local employers seeking staff, arguing a mismatch between more benefits and urgent job demands.
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Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Employment Bureau
Government Employment Office
Washington
Good Advice for Welcoming Returning Veterans
Sgt. Wade Lucas offers guidance from his Marine Corps service about how communities should greet returning veterans. He says simple words of welcome please them, while avoiding over sympathy for injured veterans who prefer normalcy and respect for their experiences.
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Wade Lucas
Raleigh
Marine Corps
Doctors praised for wartime service on home front
The editorial lauds American physicians for their war effort during WWII, noting long hours and tax burdens. It questions the cost to doctors’ health while highlighting their service, both home front and in the services, as a proud wartime record.
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Armed Services
Physicians of America
Grandpappy Jenkins Orders Coal Ahead of Winter
Grandpappy Jenkins decides not to wait for atomic energy and orders coal now, fearing winter may arrive sooner than expected. He acts on a hunch that cold weather could come early.
Postwar Washington and a city of crowded inns
In peacetime Washington hotel rooms remain scarce as returning service members and officials fill lodging. The piece notes Ban n nell of Pan American Airways at the Hay-Adams before moving to the Washington, recounts a sailors’ and soldiers’ clamor, and mentions Dr. Blank’s wartime service and Lt Col. doctor’s Germany assignment. It also highlights George Abbott’s stage talent finds, and introduces Frank McCarthy as the new assistant secretary of state overseeing department reorganization for Byrnes.
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Washington
M. &. Bannell
New York
Pan-American Airways
Bannell
Hay-Adams
the Washington
Pearl Harbor
Dr. Blank
Baltimore
Medical Corps
George Abbott
John Monks Jr
Fred Winkelhoff
Abbott
Brother Rat
Virginia Military Institute
Frank McCarthy
Department For
James F. Byrnes
Water Policy Urged to Protect North Carolina Streams
Capus M Waynick writes on water conservation urging stream-use control to prevent pollution from industry and municipal waste. He cites planned federal bills and notes NC legislature created a stream sanitation panel without funds, urging action as population grows and cities rely on rivers like the Yadkin for drinking and industry.
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Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Yadkin
Congress
North Carolina
Department Conservation and Development
Health Department
North Carolina Waterways Need Stream Pollution Control
Lynn Nisbet urges engineers and a state committee to study stream pollution, assess current and future use, and craft a practical plan to protect streams for health, tourism, and resources. He notes reduced surface water, lower water tables, and calls on newspapers to back the movement.
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North Carolina
Mr. Nisbet
Congress in twilight on postwar finance and airfield spending
The column describes Congress’ uncertainty over postwar spending tied to the Truman plan of 91 billion dollars in 22 months. It notes opposition to state unemployment subsidies and Kilgore’s bill, and highlights a Senate move to fund airports at 75 million annually for three years. It warns that aviation, rail, and shipping interests seek land and facilities as defense considerations rise.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
McCarran
Roosevelt
Economic clash over tax cuts and deficit spending
Paul Mallon notes rising demands for a 30 hour workweek and massive deficits while contrasting Keynesian theory with Roosevelt era spending. He says Congress hesitates on tax cuts, predicting next 22 months will bring expenditures five times higher than peacetime norms.
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Lord Keynes
Roosevelt
England
Congress
Vinson, Cooughton
George
Mr. Truman
Portraits and Probes of War Time Hypocrisy
The column rants at Japan’s leadership and allied appeasement, calling Hirohito a rascal while contrasting Soviet and American attitudes. It cites Pearl Harbor anniversaries, Nanking atrocities, Peron Farrell, the Bertram Campbell case, MacArthur at Manila, and Nazi Germany film reopenings as evidence of global hypocrisy and wartime justice.
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Japan
Hirohito
Mikado
Killer Hirohito
Lord Fauntleroy
Pearl Harbor
Hitler
Expose and Public Debate On War Figures Stir Public Interest
The piece urges readers to obtain Congresswoman Voorhis exposes on nazi ties and corporate collusion, praises the impact, and notes figures like Sewell Avery Mussolini's spouse and Senator Taft sparking debate. It highlights antiwar and pro peace sentiments and critiques past predictions about Japan and Germany.
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