Doughton backs high standards for UNC hospital funding
Raleigh officials report J K Doughton of the House Appropriation Committee hopes the subcommittee can limit the budget to Hodges recommended levels from Advisory Budget Commission guidance. The UNC Memorial Hospital is set to be maintained at a high standard, balancing charges for paying and nonpaying patients with substantial state support to ensure excellence rather than mediocrity.
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J. K. Doughton
House Appropriation Committee
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Advisory Budget Commission
Doughton
Memorial Hospital
University of North Carolina Hospital
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Investment gains outrun earnings in 1954 stock market trend
The Associated Press average for 60 leading stocks rose 4.3 percent in 1954 while combined earnings rose 7.6 percent. Over 40 years stocks proved more purchasing power stable than bonds, fueling high price levels and new investment sources like pension funds. A Virginia man died after a second Russian roulette attempt following a $30 bet.
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Associated Press
Korea
Stuart
Winston- Salem
Baptist Hospital
Dinner Invitations Fade From Small Town Life
Raymond Duncan reflects on how old customs of inviting dinner guests in small towns have vanished. Improved transport and changing lifestyles reduced unplanned meals, as families face higher food costs and women increasingly work, ending the era of spontaneous hospitality.
George Sokolskiy on China Trade Ideology and Hostage Bank
The piece argues that Cedric Blaker of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank remains optimistic about China’s trade potential despite Communist controls. It contends the regime will run the China trade as a Marxist state with reduced private enterprise, while Westerners cling to the belief that money buys policy.
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Kong and Shanghai Bank
Is Bank
China
Great Britain
Far East
Blaker
Shanghai
Hong Kong and Shanghai
Peking
Lenin
Don Times
Soviet Bloc
Controversy Over County Education Boards Open Minds
Officials and the Attorney General faced a flood of calls about how county boards should meet on the first Monday in April and who may be sworn in. The omnibus bill appointing the boards was not ratified until April, leaving new members with no legal right to assume office. Temporary measures proposed included swearing in de facto members, then seeking legal ratification later.
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Secretary of State
County Boards of Education
Papell
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Hodges
State Board of Education
Utilities Commission
Banking and Education Boards
Highway Commissioners
Senate
General Assembly
I Sota
Seasion
Legislation timing and governorship appointments discussed
The article explains how ratification timing creates confusion as acts take effect after a fixed date or the next midnight. It notes holds over for officials, pending governor appointments, and suggests terms start July 1 or January 1. It also covers Senate confirmation and Hodges delaying submissions, plus budget package disagreements and likely fragmented final measures.
Confusion and landmark shifts in High Point notes
A local column blends social humor with observations on aging and public landmarks. The piece reflects on Keller style musings from Anne Morrow and includes a High Point reader’s view of shrinking Main Street, rising suburbs, and landmarks like the Southern Furniture Exposition Building.
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Main
High Point
Mrs Luce’s Witty Siesta Quip Spreads Newsroom Merriment
Washington report notes Clare Boothe Luce among the few women in a male audience with Prime Minister Mario Scelba. Her quick correction of an interpreter’s word draws blushes and laughs as she defends her diplomat husband’s honor on air.
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Clare Boothe Luce
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Eisenhower
Dul Jes
Scelba
Rome
Italy
Iecence
Preemier Scelba
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