Scottie McLeod Seen Likely as Ireland Ambassador
The State Department hesitates as Scott McLeod nears confirmation as ambassador to Ireland while Lord Mayor Robert Briscoe confidently backs him. Briscoe praises Ireland as cultured and tolerant, notes McLeod’s Dublin reception and cultural fit, and recalls past U S Irish ties and shared linguistic quirks.
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Washington
Scottie
Scott McLeod
Eisenhower
Ireland
State Department
Kittie
Iowa
da Elin
Robert Briscoe
Dublin
FBI
Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs
Phil Regan
Mr. Regan
O'Connell Street
Mike
Kate
Truman
Briscoe
Cedar Rapids Gazette
McLeod
Manhattan
Ira
New York
Ayrab
Transformation of Peter in Acts 5 29
A Bible Thought reflects on Peter and the apostles choosing to obey God over men. It highlights Peter’s transformation from cowardice to fearless witness of the Risen Christ, noting no earthly threat could force denial of the Savior.
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Peter
Christ
Failure To Support Schools Costs More Than Taxes
Alamance County rejected a 30 cent rural school tax in a Saturday election, raising concerns about funding for Guilford and other areas. The piece argues that lack of support jeopardizes education and urges residents to inform voters and back a 20 cent levy to raise teacher pay toward urban levels, stressing the hidden cost of underfunding.
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Alamance
Guilford
North Carolina
Guilford Friends of Education
Greensboro
Airport schedule sparks call for better Piedmont facilities
Eastern Air Lines announces new schedules including nonstop Constellation service to New York. The piece urges Forsyth Guilford and the Piedmont area to build a continental type airport to handle future jet craft and avoid shanty depots at Friendship.
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Eastern Air Line
Constellation
New York
Piedmont
Friendship
Forsyth
Guilford
Airport Authority
Eastern
Doctor Warns of Distorted All American Sex Perspective
Portland gynecologist Dr. Goodrich C. Schauffler urges parents and physicians to curb youth exposure to salacious sex material. He says modern culture creates an almost insane sex preoccupation that confuses and disturbs children, especially girls, who grasp far more about sex than their parents.
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Portland
Goodrich C. Schauffler
American Academy of General Practice
Schauffler
Enterprise
City Lake
Dave Beck
Hallowe'en
Relief rolls decline slows as postwar prosperity rises
Editorial notes that despite strong postwar growth, public assistance costs rise from 271 million in 1940 to an estimated 1.68 billion in fiscal 1958. Federal grants cover old age, dependent children, blind, and disabled aid with shifts of costs to Washington. Declines in state relief accompany rising costs due to higher living costs and 1956 Social Security Act amendments.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Proxy fights and the decline of family owned firms
The piece argues control of firms lies with shareholders. tax laws push owners to split holdings or fund foundations, enabling hostile takeovers. It cites Leopold Silberstein’s Fairbanks Morse case and notes raiders lack public approval beyond borrowing power.
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Leopold Silberstein
Fairbanks-Morse
Silberstein
Mos
Max Reinhardt
Notes on the News by Charles Pearson Highlights Stock Raiding Concerns
The piece argues that excessive stock activity sparks fear of raiders and market manipulation. It cites Wall Street underwriters and strike suit lawyers forming raiding networks and questions current laws and enforcement by the SEC and Attorney General. It notes national defense link adds urgency.
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Wall Street
SEC
Attorney General's Office
Health Board powers spark civil rights concerns in North Carolina
Legislators debate expanding the State Board of Health’s rule making, with penalties up to fines and periodic discretion by courts. The nine member board, dominated by medical society appointees, could enforce new milk and milk products regulations, raising fears of privatized control and constitutional overreach.
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State Board of Health
North Carolina Medical Society
General Assembly
Board
Medical
Capital Airlines founder saluted at Washington testimonial dinner
Chairman Paul Ingle led a North Carolina delegation honoring Capital Airlines founder James H. Carmichael at a Washington dinner. The piece notes the airline’s 30th anniversary, early flights in 1927, and Carmichael’s aviation vision as Greensboro Forsyth airport prospects loom. It also covers staff changes at the Shelby Daily Star and a meditation on April Fool’s Day.
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Paul Ingle
Three Cities Development Corporation
James H. Carmichael
Capital Airlines
Washington
Pittsburgh
American Newsmen Society
Capital
Carmichael
Greensboro
High Point
Winston-Salem
Guilford-Forsyth
Ingle
Guilford
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N. C
D. Eneeetenee
RB. Terry Ea
Holt McPherson
Joe Breeneeee
W. Ido
Atterson
Eee
Enentee
Loflin
George Sokolsky
Proxy Fights
Jay Gould
Jim Fisk
Charles Pearson
Miss Potts
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Philip Whitley
Wake
Harvard
John Umstead
Orange
Tom Turner
William Umstead
William
Phil Whitley
Pender County
Ashley Murphy
Dave Gillespie
Shelby Daily Star
Shelby
Robert Marks
Dave
Gillespie
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