Primary a Crucible From Which Should Emerge a Stronger City
High Point voters backed experienced incumbents in a spirited Democratic primary for municipal offices. Mayor George A. Covington won easily as the council lineup gains three seasoned new members, signaling a more vigorous governing direction. The piece analyzes voter priorities, bloc voting, and lessons for future leadership while noting limited Republican opposition in May.
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High Point
George A. Covington
Covington
John Haworth
Horace G. Siderton
O. A. Kirkman
M. L. Patrick
Robert Rankin
H. R. Williamson
John B. Phillips Jr
C. A. Lewis
Charles E. Stuart
Fourth Ward
ABC
Communist's Nemesis: A Teacher and a Counterspy
A High Point student, Charles Benson Childs, 24, became an FBI counterspy aided by English teacher Miss Muriel Bulwinkle who steered him away from communism. Senator Mundt praises anti Communist education, noting UNC workshops and teachers who safeguard American freedom by shaping youth like Childs for future leadership.
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FBI
Junius Scales
Greensboro
Charles Benson Childs
Muriel Bulwinkle
Gastonia
University of North Carolina
Miss Bulwinkle
Childs
Senator Mundt
News picture jars old South myths about business culture
An Asheville Chronicle critique cites a New York Herald image showing a woman vice president conversing with a male industrial leader in a barber chair. The piece argues that such gendered decorum in Cannan, Connecticut challenges Southern business ideals, implying men should lead negotiations while women stay out of sight.
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Mistah
Appomattox
Marie Robert
New York Herald
Cannan, Conn
Housatonic
New York City
Emigrant Company
Herald Tribune
Carman’s Industrial Development Association
Washington News Notebook Survey Notes Little Fear of Communism
The article reports two national polls finding Americans largely unconcerned about communism and civil liberties. Only tiny percentages fear these issues or the international situation, while many prioritize personal economic and family concerns such as jobs, mortgages, and pensions. The surveys, conducted by Gallup and the University of Chicago for the Fund for the Republic, reveal a push toward domestic social programs over foreign policy alarm.
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Washington
Gallup
University of Chicago
Fund For the Republic
Ford Foundation
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Robert M. Hutchins
Chicago University
Samulel A. Stouffer
Harvard
Theople
Eisenhower the White Hope of Republicans for 1956 Victory
George Sokolski surveys 1956 politics as Eisenhower dominates Republican prospects while Democrats prepare for a renewed campaign. He notes party splits, taftian friction with Langer, and the looming fight over Roosevelt era legacies amid Harriman's bid in New York.
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Eisenhower
Notes on the News on Stevenson Harriman and New York power
The piece argues Stevenson lost the Presidency while Harriman, a New Dealer aligned with Roosevelt, may run. De Sapio strengthens Tammany, could back Harriman, while Lausche might suit better. It notes Harriman aims to embarrass Eisenhower from New York, with bi partisan leanings and references Truman as from a dangerous state.
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
Harriman
Carmine DeSapio
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
DeSapio
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
New York State
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Adlai Seare
Harry Truman
White House
Jesse James
Tax talks swirl as budget battle nears end
A Raleigh budget scene shows a large General Assembly quietly biding time. Subcommittees push to cut spending while seeking revenue sources to balance a biennial bill just over 425 million dollars. Rumors swirl about a compromise packaging multiple taxes at lower rates to ease taxpayer pain.
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Joint Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate
House
General Assembly
Raleigh
Genencomines
Einstein and Young Idea Teachings in Timeless Thought
The piece blends biographical notes on James Thompson and Albert Einstein, linking poetry and science. It traces Einstein from Zurich to relativity fame, cites his 1945 Atlantic Essay on atomic energy, and touches on matter and space theories, ending with a light anecdote about an elderly traveler and gum for ear pressure.
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James Thompson
Albert Einstein
Princeton
N. J
Germany
Albert
Switzerland
Zurich
Dr. Einstein
Atlantic Monthly
Space
Einstein
Tennyson
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High Point Enterprise
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Karl Mundt
U. S
The
Asheville Citizen
Washington News Notebook
Larsen
George Sokolsky
Congress
Wayne Morse
William Langer
North Dakota
Robert A. Taft
Langer
Corsi
Nilin D. Roosevelt
Lincoln
Mark Hanna
William McKinley
Averell Harriman
Adlai Stevenson
Charles Pearson
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
W. A. Bivins
Young Idea
Richard H. Revere
the Reporter
Western Alliance
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