Truman urged to appoint John J. Parker to Supreme Court
The piece argues President Truman should nominate Judge John J. Parker of Charlotte to the Supreme Court, reversing a past Senate rejection and correcting a historical wrong. It praises Parker as a capable judge and claims his appointment would restore balance and merit, while noting political considerations surrounding other possible choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
United States Court
Washington
Patterson
Supreme Court
John J. Parker
Charlotte
Circuit Court of Appeals
Parker
Senate
Praising Jane Pratt as Capitol Hill secretary of the Eighth District
A North Carolina newspaper column lauds Jane Pratt, secretary to W O Burgin and other Eighth District congressmen, calling her one of the finest on Capitol Hill and predicting she may leave for a government post. It credits Margarie Hart with influencing the district’s nomination choices and notes possible career moves after Burgin’s term.
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Eighth Congressional District
Democratic Committee
Cherry
W. O. Burgin
Jane Pratt
Margarie Hart
Carl Durham
Capitolill
Miss Pratt
Ongress
Confessman Durham
Hart
Eas
Roosevelt Name Earns Quiet Commercial Power
The late president's name continues to carry commercial weight for his family. Eleanor and Jimmy Roosevelt profit from writing and insurance while Elliott and Fay, owners of the Blaze aircraft, sign a radio contract worth 140000 dollars annually. The piece notes the enduring influence of the Roosevelt name beyond his death and urges respectful use.
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Roosevelt
Eleanor
Jimmy
Elliott
Fay
Blaze
Sailor William Smith LST Tragedy Hospitals Hope for Survival
Doctors treat 19 year old William Smith of Asheville who went mad on a Yangtze River LST killing nine shipmates and attempting suicide. Authorities report a 50 50 chance of recovery, a result viewed as tragically bittersweet by observers.
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William Smith
Asheville
Young Smith
Yangtze River
Grave politics in Italy over Mussolini’s missing body
An Italian official claims Mussolini’s corpse was stolen for political reasons. The piece notes secret burial rumors and public spitting on the grave, suggesting fascists may have hidden remains to curb protest while musing on democracy's reach.
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Mussolini
Senate leadership questioned over stalled legislation
The text argues Senator Barkley is right that the senate lacks time for major bills while criticizing the majority leader's tactics. It says the leader overreached by pressing colleagues strongly and threatening a summer session, and contends leadership should be by consent, not coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barkley
Senate
Capitol Hill
Postwar Washington Worried Over Draft and Navy Cuts
Brass at the War Department fear prolonged draft extension and reduced peacetime budgets. Commander in Chief Truman and General Eisenhower push to prevent skeletonizing armed forces while preparing to train 500000 reserve veterans through refresher courses and organized summer programs.
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Washington
War Department
Grand Canyon
Ee Pesson
Congress
Truman
Chicago
Eisenhower
Training camps and reserve forces face uncertain future
By Jack Stinnett notes that training camps vary from officers only to full units to be called up. The main questions are where and when men will be induced to report and how a congress for the program might be avoided. Many reserves fear rejoining would mean long service and combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Communist World Victory and Soviet Strategy Across Nations
The text discusses Soviet and Polish intransigence at the UN, the aim of world revolution, and misperceptions in the United States. It cites Stalin and Leninist writings stressing revolutionary tasks, workers’ education, cross-border alliances, and solidarity with liberation movements, framing international communism as a unified program. It references Victor Kravzhenko’s book I Choose Freedom.
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Russia
Poland
Iran
Manchuria
Spain
Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
C.P.S.U
Party of Lenin-Stalin
Stalin
Victor Kravzhenko
Read By George Sokolsky on Soviet Policy and World Dynamics
The piece discusses Sokolsky’s views on Soviet collaboration with the United States, Kravchenko’s report, and Yudin’s warning about two opposing worlds. It cites shifts after V-E and V-J days, noting censorship, Tehran, Iran, Manchuria, Iraq, Bulgaria, Tito and Bierut, and the ongoing tension between capitalism and communism.
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Kravchenko
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Iran
Manchuria
Iraq
Bulgaria
Third International
MacArthur
France
Tito
Yugoslavia
Bierut
Poland
Cabarrus County Primary Registration Not Required
Attorney General Harry McMullan says Cabarrus county need not keep voting books open during the primary registration period since no primary will be held there. The informal opinion, unanimous locally, notes most counties with no local contests still face congressional or solicitor primary needs. The state ballot will be brief with only certain congressional seats, while many offices appear only on county ballots.
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Harry McMullan
Cabarrus County
Cabarrus
Board of Elections
Attorney General's Office
Supreme Court
Wallace Winborne
Maurice Barnhill
State Senate
State Board of Elections
Apathy at Democratic precinct meetings in Wake County
Reports show little interest in Democratic precinct gatherings with only 12 attendees at Raleigh No 1 precinct. Delegates to the county convention totaled 65 as some could not attend. State convention next Thursday expected to draw large crowds, with rooms filling fast and attendance possibly over five thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry
Forne
Raleigh
Byrnes Seeks Postwar Peace Terms in Paris Talks
Secretary Byrnes pursues a middle course as Paris hosts the May 1 conference on final terms with Italy, Finland and Balkan states. Moscow demands broad concessions, threatening a Western-leaning reordering. Washington and London resist, aiming for limited reparations and preserved balance in the Middle East and Mediterranean. Byrnes travels light, signaling cautious engagement and ongoing diplomacy.
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Byrnes
Bevin
England
Bidault
France
Molotov
Russia
Paris
Italy
Finland
Balkans
United States
Wash
London
Stalin
Rome
Balkan
Moscow
James Clement Dunn
Potsdam
Mr. Dunn
Truman
Attlee
Middle East
Mediterranean
Britain
U. S
United Nations Organization
Washington
Europe
Messrs. Attlee
Heself
U.S.S. Missouri
Turkey
Uncle Sam
Istanbul
Piraeus
Kremlin
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John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Judge Parker
Durham
His
Says Barkley
America
Jack Stinnett
George Sokolsky
United, States
Soviet Russia
Sovnarkom
Communist Party
Kravcchenko
Yudin
West
Ussr
U.S.S.R
Lenin
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Lrand
Dodecanese
Greece
Athens
Tripolitania
Abyssinia
Bosphorus
Dardameles Straits
Danube River
Middle Eastern
Marc Nostrum
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