Universities Rights and Liberties Defended by Gordon Gray
Gordon Gray argues for strong protection of academic freedom in the face of civil liberties threats. The statement urges defense of free thought and speech as essential to American democracy and says investigators must not bow to conformity. It warns against government overreach harming research and institutional independence.
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Learned Hand
Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Association of American Universities
Free
America
Rising Living Standards and Adequate Food Debate
A reader questions the meaning of Article 10 in the Covenant on Rights, debating what constitutes adequate food, clothing, and housing. The example contrasts a wealthy woman who diets with melba toast to a heavyset man preferring rich pastries.
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United Allons
Eleanor Roosevelt
United Nations
Bergdorf Goodman
Belgrade
Czechoslovakia
Austria
China
United States
Europe
Jesus Came to Restore Lost Inheritance and Life
The message declares Jesus came to seek and save that which was lost and to restore humanity’s inheritance. He brings a new heart, a renewed nature, and knowledge of God, promising a future life purified on earth or beyond, with divine companionship and renewed purpose.
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Jesus
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Earth
Deep South
Jim
Treasury department aims for continuity over patronage in reforms
Washington's Treasury under Secretary George M. Humphrey pursues a measured shift from political patronage to a professional staffing approach. Replacements are manageable, internal revenue restructuring looms, and debt refinancing strategies are set, while gold policy remains tied to Congress.
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Washington
NEA
Treasury Department
George M. Humphrey
Treasury
Humphrey
Truman Treasury
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Truman
Congress
U. S
Treasury Administration
Department
Mary Pickford
Amherst
Mt. Holyoke
Washington Press Corps
Marion B. Folsom
Reed
Byrd
Raleigh House Debates Biennial Budget Amid Frayed Tempers
Raleigh lawmakers spent nearly four hours Friday arguing over the biennial appropriations bill with focus on a $4 million school funding amendment. Debate wandered across salaries, revenue projections, and past budgeting accuracy, while votes counted only 97 to 98 present.
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House of Representatives
Senate
House
Clyde Shreve
Guilford
R. T. Sanders
Durham
North Carolina
Eugene Bost
Rep Ng
Joint Appropriations Committee
Assembly
Meep
Raleigh
Shame They Didn't Hang Mau Mau Kenyatta
New York column by Robert Ruark attacks Jomo Kenyatta, calling him a murderous Mau Mau leader and recommending harsher penalties. Kenyatta is described as a traitor to his people, with Rasputin-like manipulation and foreign training cited, amid outrage over violence and colonial politics.
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Mau Mau
Robert Ruark
New York
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenyatta
Kenya
Africa
Harlem
Joe Kenya
Cholly Knickerbocker
San Francisco
Moscow
Theke
Mau Maus
Jomo
Loeb
Leopold
Kwane Jomo
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High Point
N. C
Universities of
George Sokolsky
the Mighty Saviour
Treasury Dept
Peter Edson
W. Randolph Burgess
Raleign
Capitol Square
General Assembly
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