AFL CIO clash looms in the south over union strength
The piece warns the south as a battleground in the AFL CIO struggle for supremacy. It notes planned organizing drives with a May Ashe meeting and a southern push, while urging fair play and rejecting hoodlum tactics. It also critiques mandatory retirement ages for public and private workers and argues against blanket age limits.
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Retirement policy sparks debate on age based retirement
Nathan Yelton of North Carolina teachers and state retirement system argues against arbitrary age limits for retirement. He says adequate pensions help retirees and questions current policy that forces retirement regardless of fitness or desire.
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Capitol Square Weekend Affects City Operations
Capital area resumes pace after a three day weekend as two major commissions meet. Highways panel expected to approve about five million dollars in repair and new construction contracts while bank supervision considers seven new branches amid concerns over chain banking reducing community banks.
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Death of Chief Justice Harlan Stone
The United States loses a keen sober mind with Chief Justice Harlan Stone's death. Though not a headline figure, he served the people as a valuable balance wheel during turbulent times.
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United States
Banking commission eyes insurance rate settlement with lenders
The banking commission plans another attempt to resolve the long running issue of policies used as collateral for notes with small loan companies. Since 1945 lawmakers have debated the problem with some arguing for new legislation. The commission will tackle it Wednesday.
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Housewives Voice Support for Keeping OPA in Town
Mrs. KR L Grace reports 22 conversations with residents across town all favor keeping the OPA. Miss Nanny Wilkinson says if all housewives feel as her mother the OPA will remain. She notes she wrote to Mr. Durham and Mr. Hoey after a broadcast.
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Traffic safety and church convocation voiced in city council
Citizens urge traffic police on Main street Sundays to protect pedestrians near churches Wesley Memorial Methodist First Baptist and First Presbyterian while a convocation of churches in Charlotte from the 23rd to 25th is praised as a major religious meeting for state leaders and ministers.
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UN Seeks US as Site for World Agency Amid Tense Backlash
A historical column recounts the displaced Geneva plan for a world body, the Soviet veto over a Geneva location, and a Yugoslav commissioner Stoyan Gavrilovich touring American suburbs to suggest a 40 square mile complex, provoking fears of extraterritorial enclaves and displacement of long‑term homeowners in Connecticut and New York.
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United Nations Needs Proper Home In This Country
By George Sokolsky the UN has been a homeless entity in the United States. It moved from Hunter College to Flushing Meadows causing disruption for ice skaters, with offices to be centralized later near the Sperry plant on Long Island. Sokolsky argues for clear space, proper courtesy, and a reasonable, hospitable reception until a lasting site is chosen.
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Art Digest critique spurs debate on American painting rise
Washington column notes renewed attention to George Inness Albert Ryder and George W Bellows as American masters. It cites exhibitions in Springfield Brooklyn Montclair and Chicago Art Institute and argues for broader public exposure to American realism against surrealist trends and metaphysical art.
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George Inness
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Massachusetts
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Montclair
Albert Ryder
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Ryder
George W. Bellows
Chicago Art Institute
Breaking Metaphysical Controls in Art and Politics
Paul Mallon argues the public is misled by metaphysical controls in politics and art. He urges direct realism and the exposure of unreal political rhetoric to reveal truth, calling for skepticism of so called beauties and the removal of metaphysical manipulation in UN forums and museums.
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New York Times
S. J. Woolf
Woolf
National fight looms as OPA bill faces Senate vote
The House passed the OPA bill 355 to 42 amid boasts of victory. observers expect a fierce Senate battle with labor and industry pressures shaping the outcome. Analysts warn of continued fights, possible amendments, and broader political stakes as the wage price controls debate moves forward.
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