Price of Peace Sparks U.S. Debate on Germany Policy
Washington debate on postwar Germany centers on whether to disarm and rebuild Germany or to strip its industries. Hull Stimson favor moderation while Morgenthau and Land push harsher terms. a unified policy is urged to guide United Nations decisions.
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Washington
Germany
Emory S. Land
Morgenthau
Hull
Stimson
Russia
England
Ussia
Admiral Land
America
United Nations
Lincoln
South
Union
North
W.A.B
Municipal Tax Share Debate Faces General Assembly
The upcoming General Assembly will tackle municipal demands for a larger share of the state gasoline tax and clearer authority on spending. Currently the State Highway Commission allocates $1,000,000 yearly from the tax fund for city maintenance and upkeep.
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Highway Commission
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Willowbrook Street
Engineer Baise
General Assembly
Facing Facts on postwar employment policy across the Atlantic
The Christian Science Monitor argues that Britain and the United States will face demobilization after the war and must provide employment relief. It notes Britain prioritizes keeping people employed over cost, urging Congress to extend unemployment benefits to federal workers to avoid economic shock and rising living costs.
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Atlantic
Britain
England
United States
Congress
Christian Science Monitor
USO Camp Shows Tour Touted By High Point Officials
Ruth Neve of the United War Chest Fund notes USO Camp Shows performers Larry Adler Jack Benny Carole Landis June Bruner and Martha Tilton tour South Pacific bases funded by National War Fund contributions. She clarifies the tour is not financed by the Red Cross. J N Potts says Roosevelt appeared strong in a recent political speech and jokes drew laughs.
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Larry Adler
Pacific
Jack Benny
Carole Landis
June Bruner
Martha Tilton
USO
South Pacific
National War Fund
Ruth Neve
United War Chest Fund
High Point
The
Red Cross
Notable quotes from city leaders and public figures
City Manager Braden compliments a new police chief and a basket of roses from Richmond associates. Other remarks touch on public speaking by Dr Harold Meyer, recreation leadership for High Point volunteers, and political views on isolationist policy. The entry includes comments from Mrs. Redman, Mrs. Lee, Joseph Ball, Paul Wilson, and Louis Brandeis on labor, industry, and world affairs.
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Braden
J. A. Lowdermilk
Lowdermilk
PBS
Richmond
High Point
Paul G. Wilson
Dewey Campaign Pledges Labor Reform and Cabinet Strategy
The article notes Tom Dewey's direct campaign style and concrete promises. He pledges a labor from organized ranks as Secretary of Labor and a revived Department of Labor. He vows to end bureaucratic confusion and implement the National Labor Relations Act, aiming for clear administration.
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Tom Dewey
Organized Labor
A. F. of L
Railroad Brotherhood
C.lo
Dewey
Department of Labor
Roosevelt
Miss Perkins
Dewey labor policy eyed for fair play and efficiency
By George Sokolsky argues the NLRA is flawed and biased, risking labor factionalism and costly government meddling. He proposes reorganization under Dewey to achieve just labor relations, with management relief from excessive controls and a focus on reconversion and wartime efficiency.
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NLRA
C.I.O
Dewey
Labor
Rior
Lepke
Mifle
Hitler
Paris
Army
Navy
WPB
Mr. Biddle
Roosevelt Campaign Tactics See Shift Amid War Needs
Washington observers note a shift in wartime politics as President Roosevelt may expand campaigning beyond two speeches. Republicans blame war priorities for low crowd sizes and a soft electorate, while Democrats fear a light vote harming Roosevelt. Democrats expect more speeches nationwide after Quebec meetings and war plans allow a political push.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Europe
Churchill
Quebec
Germany
Pacific
Demobilization plans loom as wartime staff cuts eyed
Political players debate postwar budget moves as Harold D. Smith's budget bureau targets wartime staff reductions. With nearly three million federal workers and 400000 abroad, Byrd and other moderates push for sizable cuts while election campaigns shield few concrete details. The report likely will not be released before November voting.
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Harold D. Smith
United States
Harry F. Byrd
Congress
Budget Bureau Survey
Broadway News Roundup on Plays and Press
A collage of reviews and notes from New York critics on London play While the Sun Shines, Mae West's Broadway buzz, The Battle of the Marianas documentary, Thunder Rock stage, The Impatient Years, and The Big Noise film. Includes radio and press commentary, politics, and cultural snapshots from Variety, Look, and Harper's.
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New York
Max Gordon
London
Oracles
L. Nichols
N. Y. Times
Yank
Army
Mae West
Mae
Battle of the
Marianas
Olsen
O'Connor
Levin
Jean Arthur
Chas. Coburn
Laurel and Hardy
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R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
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Enterprise
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Focal News
Post Tee
N. C
J. N. Potts
Ickes
Harold Meyer
Kenneth Redman
C. E. Lee
Joseph KR. Ball
Minnesota
Louis D. Brandeis
George Sokolsky
White House
Jack Stinnett
Hell On Broadway
Guy Lombardo
Rouse
West Hotel
Guy
Frankie
Johnny
James Melton
Harold Arlen
Evalina
Candor
C. J. Brown
E. C. Johnson
Colyumist
Lowell Mellett
Colyumed Mellett
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
N. Y. Herald Tribune
John Labor Lewis
Hitler Lewis
P. S
Portland (Ore) Journal
Willkie
Earl Broweder
U. S
James W. Miller
Muskogee
Okla
F. Sinatra
Miller
Frank
Ernest Hemingway
Broadwayites
Variety
Sime
Abbott and Costello
Harold Ettlinger
Frances Langford
George Seldes
Leland Stone
Geo. Fielding Eliot
Harper's
Bernard de Voto
Somerset Maugham
Ben. Hecht
Mark Twain
C. Pollack
Shamus O’slattery
Richard Powell
Earl Wilson
Private
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