Russia uses threats and inducements to foil rearmament of West Germany
The piece argues Moscow blends peace offers and warnings to derail Western Germany’s rearmament, while courting Austria and seeking to cancel WWII era pacts with France and Britain. It warns of broader risks across Europe and the Far East, stressing Western resolve as key to resisting communism.
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Moscow
Russia
West Germany
Austria
France
Britain
Europe
Far East
Kremlin
Molotov
China
India
London
Washington
Paris
Germany
Hope Rises for Polio Victory on Roosevelts Anniversary
The piece signals strong hope that a polio vaccine by Salk will be announced, citing the Roosevelts anniversary and University of Michigan researchers in Ann Arbor as context. It urges caution against over speculation while stressing the potential breakthrough for child health and a safer world.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Roosevelt Remembered as Transformative Leader Amid Roosevelts Critics
The letter writer defends FDR amid Yalta controversy and calls him a liberal humanitarian whose bold leadership reshaped the United States and its role in world affairs. It notes Rosenman and Leahy defending Roosevelt’s decisions as minor faults relative to his achievements and stresses his willingness to accept responsibility and confront fear.
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Yalta
Roosevelt
Samuel Rosenman
Russia
Admiral Leahy
Leahy
Rosenman
United States
What makes an All-American city anyway
The All-American city contest emphasizes citizen effort over pure good government. National leaders say awards honor cleanup after poor governance, but cities with sustained good government also deserve All-American status for consistent civic vigilance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Municipal League
George H. Gallup
An Interesting Commentary on the Bourgeois Mind
Albert E. Kahn recalls Matusow publisher remarks during Eastland Committee hearings. He cites The Great Conspiracy as widely published and read, with royalties from many countries, while Kahn defends Fifth Amendment use and discusses Communist funding networks behind publishing ventures. The piece frames Left and anti-communist financing as a study in bourgeois mindset.
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Matusow
Albert E. Kahn
Eastland Committee
United States
Claude Pepper
Barron’s
Financial Weekly
Newsweek Magazine
Kahn
Albert Kahn
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
Fur Workers Union
United Electricatl Workers
Mill
Hodg es Urges Long Range Tax Reform In North Carolina
Governor Hodg es pressed reporters for long range tax and appropriation reform at a news conference. He urged minimizing spending without harming education and development, favored small budget transfers, and called for simplification and modernization of the tax structure. He noted NC’s tax burden is often misrepresented and urged full publicizing of school and highway funding.
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Hodges
General Assembly
North Carolina
Legislature near consensus on tax reform and study panel
Several bills aim to consolidate into one permanent tax study commission working with Tax Research and Revenue departments similar to the Advisory Budget Commission with the Budget Bureau. Proposals rewrite the sales tax article and codify admin rulings, while expanding Revenue audit staff to improve tax collection. The Governor backs these essential features.
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Tax Study Commission
Departments of Tax Research and Revenue
Advisory Budget Commission
Budget Bureau
Notes on the News on Tax Reform and Precedent
The piece argues that tax changes since 1933 fail to tackle root causes and compare to treating diseases with outdated remedies. It warns legislative precedents may haunt future bills, citing highway patrol vacation pay and broad law enforcement coverage as examples of risks in setting durable precedents.
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North Carolina
Legislative
United States
Supreme Courts
State Bureau of Investi
Gation
Patrol
SBI
Easter Egg Tales and a Village Egg Fight Memoir
A nostalgic column blends Easter eggs with lore of eggs in language and slang. It recalls a Washington state poultry tale, a California man who sat on an egg, and Webster’s definition while noting egg fights in Gaston Lincoln area and a 70 year local custom.
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Betty MacDonald
Washington
California
Bill Sharpe
the State Magazine
Howell Stroup
Cherryville
Ed Chapman
Sharpe
Sugar’ Hill
Gaston Lincoln
Bud
Truman the cat joins Roosevelt solitude in Spring Valley
Congressman James Roosevelt living in isolation near Vice President Nixon receives a pet gift from his daughter Anna Eleanor. The seven year old California girl names the cat Truman to honor independence, prompting a playful exchange about political tea and campaign paraphernalia.
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Washington
James Roosevelt
California
Richard Nixon
Spring Valley
Fdr
Romelie Schneider
Lover-Boy
Anna Eleanor
Rep
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Truman
Anna Eleanore
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W. A. Bivins
Lewis Carroll
Alice
Howell
Eda Chapman
Big
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Sally Slug
George Dixon
Jimmy
Ike
Katie
Katie Loncheim
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Democratic National Committee
Loncheim
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Inois
K-K-Katie
G. Mennen Williams
Hubert Humphrey
Clinois
Adlai Stevenson
Joe
Latin America
George D. Neilson
Willard
Henry Holland
Glen E. Edgerton
Holland
Gen. Edgerton
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