Compulsory National Service Debate Draws Editors
Western Newspaper Union survey shows 67.7 percent of editors support one year of peacetime military service for 16 to 20 year old males, while 37 percent oppose and 6 percent undecided. Public sentiment nationally: 56 percent backing. regional splits place Southern editors strongest for training and for Mr Truman’s plan. Opinions vary among editors reflecting moral, economic, and educational considerations.
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Davor
Truman
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East
West
Mr. Truman
WNU
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Farm Bureau
Grange
Farmers Union
National Youth Administration
Debate Over Military Training In Schools Reflects Split Views
A group of readers from The Shopper St Johnsbury Courier Winchendon News and The Record weigh in on compulsory and partial military training in schools. Advocates urge armed preparedness and strict international policy. opponents warn it risks liberty and education, proposing alternative paths like national guard ties or public health focused programs.
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Russell A. Wheelock
St. Johnsbury
Japan
Germany
America
D. Eldredge
The
Courier of
Winchendon
Mass
National Guard
M. E. Sunderland
Record
Waterbury, Vt
Warder: Community opposes peacetime training plan
Linwood C. Rodgers of Lockwood Missouri argues against wartime conscription for peace time but favors compulsory peacetime training for 18 to 20 year olds. He notes locals back home want to avoid another war and suggests six months of training, with exceptions for hardship, aligning with both sides of the policy debate.
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Truman
Linwood C. Rodgers
Lockwood
United States
Veterans and Families Column Details Help Line
This weekly veteran and serviceman column answers reader questions. Questions are directed to the Washington Bureau at 1616 kya Street N Fy Washington BC and will be addressed in a future column. Replies are not by mail.
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Western News
Union
Kya Street
New G L Bill of Rights Provisions Expanded for Veterans
The new amendments to the G L Bill of Rights widen loan limits to 4000 dollars for home, farm, or business purchases and allow stock purchases for small businesses. They extend education timelines from two to four years and completion from seven to nine years, remove age limits, and permit government funded correspondence courses and short courses up to 500 dollars with reduced eligibility. Disability pensions rise under Public Law 16, and veterans may obtain eligibility certificates from VA regional offices before dealing with banks. The text also covers discharge eligibility for servicemen with many dependents and points-based discharge rules for air corps cadets, with guidance on dental treatment, points accumulation, and the handling of correspondence courses.
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Norris
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Canton
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Martin
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A. Yeu
There Is No Such Thing As The Greatest In Sport
A 1945 reflection argues against any single greatest in football baseball boxing golf and track. It cites legends from Ruth to Nagurski, Jones to Hagen, and notes modern conditions bias against declaring any athlete or team the ultimate greatest. The piece urges valuing goodness over myth and highlights diverse champions and eras.
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Pudge Heffelfinger
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Hurman
Thong
Compulsory peacetime training urged in letters
W E Chapman of the Enterprise Indianaola Mississippi and H W Fleer of the Democrat Waverly Tennessee press for compulsory military peacetime training. They argue idle youth invite trouble and that timely preparation prevents defeat citing England and France as examples.
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W. E. Chapman
The
Enterprise
Indianola
Miss
Congress
H. W. Fleer
Democrat
Waverly
Tenn
England
France
Elon publisher argues to attract army personnel with benefits
Metzgar of the Forum asserts the military must be made attractive to recruit capable men for a trained, ready force and to retain an eligible reserve through liberalized benefits, while personally opposing compulsory service.
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Paw Metzgar
The
Forum
Elon
Iowa
Against Universal Peacetime Military Training
Op-ed letters critique compulsory training arguing peacetime drafts waste resources and fail to build valuable soldiers. Obie Rudgush of The Echo of Green Springs condemns any move toward universal training, warning it may spark dangerous arms races and distract from national defense goals.
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Rudgush
Echo of
Green Springs
Obie
Opposition to universal military service argued in Blaine journal
J H Cramer of the Journal of Blaine Washington criticizes compulsory service, contending a military drafted solely from youths with trained officers would deter training unless a real chance to fight exists, viewing it as a step toward socialism or nationalism.
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Repubiicdn
Watertoo
Mil
Amerida
Ace Company
Dan W. Johnson
The
Times of
J. H. Cramer
Blaine
Wash
Joe
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