Bonus Marchers Readied to Descend on Raleigh
A group calling itself the Bonus Marchers with allied veterans plus 52 20s and alleged subversives plan to march on Raleigh to demand up to 700 dollars per WWI and WWII veteran. The writer argues the plan is doomed, calls leaders subversive pawns, and urges strict enforcement of laws to prevent camping on Capitol Square and related sites.
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Alamance
Raleigh
Capitol Square
Governor's Mansion
Capitol Grounds
Capitol
National Guard
North Carolina
Crystal Ball Historian Questions Aycock on Negroes at UNC
Dr. Frank P. Graham, historian and former UNC official, suggested fifty years ago Charles Aycock favored admitting Negroes to UNC graduate schools. The piece notes lack of evidence and questions why Graham remained quiet on the topic during his presidency and in reports to legislature and trustees.
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Frank P. Graham
Charles Brantly Aycock
University of North Carolina
Graham
Aycock
Capitol
Barkley
Houston
Texas
National Airport
Mr. Barkley
Truman seeks new aid as Marshall Plan nears end
The essay argues Congress should extend ECA funding beyond the four year limit, citing Western Europe’s strong postwar gains and the plan’s shift toward arming NATO allies. It insists continued aid is prudent for recovery and to support defense needs, highlighting U.S. investment and international cooperation.
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Truman
Congress
Europe U
Capitol Hill
Europe
Britain
France
Italy
Western
Germany
ECA
Western Europe
Hap Barden Sting Echoes Georgia Wasp Pranks in Senate
In a brisk Capitol moment a former Senator Rufus Holman amused the chamber with a quip about Mississippi's Bilbo. The solemn scene erupted in laughter when Holman joked Bilbo would vote Aye if present and No if absent, drawing loud roars and a lighthearted pause amid serious proceedings.
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Washington
Senate
Rufus Holman
Holman
Probal
Great Ape
Pan
Sena G
Banff Conference Shapes IPR and Soviet Policy Stance
The 1933 Banff biennial conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations saw the American group take control with E. C. Carter becoming secretary-general. Russians were absent due to recognition and passport issues. The discussion highlighted Soviet absence in economic and educational topics and the push to include Soviet policies in the 1935 program.
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McCarran Committee
Institute of Pacific Relations
United States
IPR
Ae Sas
Banff
Canada
E. C. Carter
American Council
International Organization
Soviet Union
Pacific Council
Union
Pacific
Hugh Cooper
Russia
Far East
International Gramme Committee
Philosphy
Roosevelt
Soviet Russia
Jerome D. Greene
Newton D. Baker
Philip Jessup
B. H. Kizer
Owen Lattimore
Henry R. Luce
Joseph Barnes
Caroline Corbett
F. V. Field
T. J. Kreps
Harriet Moore
Lawrence S. Rockefeller
Caroline Thompson
Grover Clark
E. Fabyan
Nan Y. Hewi
Kate Mitchell
Ca Reigelman
Maude W. Stewart
Charlotte Tyler
Quotes on American differences and war prodding
The passage collects remarks by Richard C Brower on American consumer reach via Sears Roebuck catalog. Lisa Lenayel criticizes male manipulation rhetoric. Andrei Vishinsky comments on profit motives behind war and world domination.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Firestep maneuvers test Alaska defenses by paratroopers
Washington dispatch details the Firestep exercise moving the 505th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division to Alaska with 105mm howitzers and engineers. The drill involves large parts of Alaska, Canada, and provincial authorities to assess rapid airborne deployment and civilian defense readiness.
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Washington
NEA
505Th Airborne Infantry
82Nd Airborne Division
Alaska
Canada
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Robert Schuman
Vincent Auriol
U. S
Dean Acheson
Schuman
Acheson
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Army
Frank Pace
Charles JF. Wilson
CIO
Phil Murray
Wilson
Korea Crisis Echoes in War Talk and Music Commentary
A column blends 1864 Civil War dispatches with modern remarks on Korea and U N tensions. It notes MacArthur’s possible stance and U S noninterference aims, then shifts to music praise at a 32nd annual contest, nostalgic reminiscences of Madame Nordica, and reflections on art, history, and faith amid peril.
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A. 8
Grant
Washington
Korea
England
China
America
Europe
U. N
MacArthur
Woman's College
Geensboro News
Edna Vincent Millay
Old Hometown Academy
Sousa
Durham
Salisbury
Annie Laurie
Madame Nordica
Monsieur de Reszke
Charlotte
Isaac Erwin Avery
Avery
Lillian Nordica
Batavia
Java
Farmington
Boston
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E B. Terry
Cedus Fen
D. A. Rawley
Treasur
Charles B. Lofi
Pee Tomes Press
Crystal Ball
Phooey
Eisenhone
The
Barden
Georgia
National Office of the
Pacific Institute
George Sokolsky
George Dixon
Communist Party
House
Graham A. Barden
Reyes
Carl Vinson
Aftoa
House Armed Services Committee
Mr. Vinson
Mr. Barden
Mr. Eee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Richard C. Brower
Caperveers
Minnesota
Lisa Lenayel
Peter Edson
David E. Lilienthal
TVA
Tri
India
Lilienthal
Monazita
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
An Mantles
Jokette
Norris Cotton
A. Hampshire
Coop
Co-operative League
Pregner Silk
W. A. Bivins
Main Street
Raymond B. Fosdick
New York Times
Jerome
Bethlehem
Rome
Alaric
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