Salem hearing called witch hunt or fair inquiry
Editorial decries a Salem Industrial School for Girls public hearing as biased and inconclusive. It accuses the Board of Control of limiting witnesses, defends superintendent Alma Weinberg, and urges a full hearing to protect rights and reputations amid political influence and inhumane allegations.
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Salem Industrial School For Girls
Board OF Control
Edward H. Greene
Daniel L. Louchery
Salem
Charleston
Theodore T. Dorman
Alma Weinberg
Corrine Whiting
Weinberg
Bouquet for Revercomb on Civil Rights
A report notes Senator Chapman Revercomb voted with the majority in the U S Senate to sidestep the Judiciary Committee and advance the civil rights bill. The piece lauds Revercomb for his stand while warning the fate of the bill remains doubtful amid potential filibuster and ongoing opposition.
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Revercomb
Wwe
Chapman Revercomb
U. S
Senate
Judiciary Committee
House
Revercome
Quiz Corner Q and A From The Charleston Gazette Bureau
Readers mail questions for factual answers and receive brief replies. Drought definition cites variability and factors like rainfall, temperature, wind, humidity, soil, vegetation, and stream flow with the drought record in Bagdad, California. Other items cover picture books origin, ice skating difficulty under extreme cold, road surfacing Britain versus U S, Kipling poem on freedom, and vitamin P source from citrus peels.
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Charleston
U. S
Bagdad
Calif
Record Of Court Is Good Record Of Court Is Good
An opinion piece questions critics marching on the Supreme Court and argues the Court has reaffirmed the Constitution and Bill of Rights as the supreme law. It defends free speech religion and assembly against fears of subversion and urges constitutional safeguards rather than surrendering liberties for security.
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Supreme Court
Valley Forge
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
New Hampslite
New York
Virginia
Congress
United States
FBI
Communist Party
Hoover
Herbert Brownell
Law and Order
Union Treasuries
Thought For Today Reflects Change Begins Within Individuals
A compact reflection notes that a true community reform starts with individual consciousness and requires slow progress, attributed to K.H.T. The message emphasizes personal responsibility as the seed of broader societal improvement.
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K.H.T
Readers' Forum: Living on $21 a Month Sparks DPA Debate
An elderly reader urges action after revealing a DPA grant drop from $29 to $21 monthly for the aged, citing hardship from wheelchair use, a daughter's family income of $100, and a six-person household budget of $121 monthly. The editor notes the $29 figure is average, not the minimum.
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Holly Grove
Hansford
Heart Rending Story Ends in Frustration
A letter from a woman once happily married traces a man’s 1930s life from a Yokohama posting to Okinawa marriage, two children, and his 1938 lung cancer death. She pleads for the mother to be with her children in the U.S. but visa delays and quotas block reunification.
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Maugham
Okinawa
U. S
U.S
Humphrey faces criticism in inflation hearings and taxes
Washington secretary George Humphrey clashed with Treasury advisers over how to counter the Senate inflation probe. Freeman of First National Bank urged aggressive rhetoric, while critics labeled the approach reckless. The piece notes wealth of Humphrey and Kerr from oil, gas, minerals, and taxes, and mentions Morgenthau diaries being declared classified amid Senate scrutiny.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
George Humphrey
Tylor Freeman
First National Bank of Chicago
Treasury
Senate
Humphrey
Burgesa
Freeman
Eisenhower
Sen
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Uncle Sam
USA
Morgenthau
Fdr
Hyde Park
Arthur Schlesinger
Harvard
Adlai Stevenson
Morganthau
George Allen
Ike
Howard Johnson Restaurats
Chris Herter
State Department
Herter
Dulles
Dean Acheson
Communists use courts to pry into FBI files
Victor Riesel reports that Communists seek to harness federal lawsuits to force the FBI to disclose files. A New Mexico libel suit by a fired worker aims to compel FBI testimony and access to dossiers, prompting concern that court-ordered disclosures could endanger informants and weaken law enforcement. Congress considers a bill to limit such disclosures by allowing judges to excise nonrelated material.
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Victor Riesel
FBI
New Mexico
Supreme Court
U. 5
Celler
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