Southern Democrats urged to form own path in race split
A 1948 editorial argues Southern Democrats must break from national party lines after President Truman’s push for civil rights. It calls for a rump convention and a Southern candidate to leverage electoral power, warning both major parties would ignore Southern interests if they align with anti segregation measures. It notes Republican options would not satisfy Southern voters and predicts a fractured vote could shift the election to the House.
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Merry-Go-Round and Capitol Gossip Roundup
A syndicated column blends political lampoon and social notes. It covers U.S. Russia agricultural diplomacy and a crack at Senate names, Ku Klux Klan chatter in Georgia, a Tennessee Klavern push, and International Falls cold spell with price concerns and local trivia.
This Afternoon by Jowan Temple Graves
Opinion piece discusses film gender norms in Green Dolphin Street and character growth. Praises Luna Turner and Sue for nudity and lipstick moments, notes audience thrill from forbidden details, and contrasts on screen with life. Mentions Southern viewpoint books and author Charles Wallace Collins with his credentials.
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Groundhog Day musings on winter and coal forecasts
The piece jests about the groundhog sighting and six weeks of winter, noting uncertainty about how the tradition works. It contrasts the myth with reliance on John L. Lewis and the UMW for coal futures, and ends with a wish for a coal decree.
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Truman Dixie policy clash over civil rights push
President Truman seeks congressional action to end racial segregation in the South a move seen as timed to win Northern black votes or to placate Southern Democrats who threaten to bolt the party. The article argues the timing and motives reflect electoral calculations amid party tensions and a standing segregationist tradition.
Accent on Broadway Dreams Sparks Protection Plan
Patricia Neal, a Kentucky born showgirl now in New York, seeks insurance against accent prejudice as she prepares for a Broadway stage career. Needing coverage to guard her family from discrimination, she worries the southern drawl may hinder opportunities and fears possible backlash.
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Controversial Cold War Quotes Spark Debate Across Leaders
A compilation of remarks from Henry A. Wallace Henry Ford Arthur Vandenberg Thomas Dewey Joseph Ball J Robert Oppenheimer Eugene Millikin Lewis Douglas and others critiques of communism foreign policy and postwar recovery. The quotes cover unions tax cuts US policy Soviet influence and Marshall Plan concerns reflecting early Cold War tensions and economic debates.
Outside interference sparks Folsom critique in Dothan
Governor Folsom denounced Washington control as outside interference. He cited highway, social security, and industrial relations funding as examples where federal oversight constraints state rights. The Huntsville Times notes a counterview: federal funds come with conditions, improving road quality and accountability. rejecting federal aid would shift waste and politics to state and local levels.
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Five money topics in Hal Boyle column tease
Hal Boyle riffs on easy money topics sex dogs birds and the weather as formula for reader appeal. A janitor bets on astrology linked racing while taxi drivers report marriage proposals. a hungry Austrian dog asks about a catch, and a grandmother is kept awake by a toy duck as weather forecasts are spoofed with an old almanac joke.
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Lightning Strikes Referee's Whistle in Soccer Match
In Wolverhampton lightning struck referee Stanley Cleayne as he prepared to pen a decision in a recent soccer game. The bolt leaped from his field, but he escaped injury. He stated he would advise caution and proceed with officiating.
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