Talbott Resigns Amid White House Tug of War
President Eisenhower accepted Air Force Secretary Talbott’s resignation amid a Washington scandal. The affair involved Talbott using official influence to benefit a private firm in which he was a partner, drawing $132,000. Critics say the episode stains the administration and will color 1956 campaign rhetoric. Talbott stepped down after recognizing mistakes, though the full fallout remains unclear.
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Air Force
Talbott
Washington
Stuart Symington
Grant
White House
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
North Carolina tax take rises 26 percent in July
North Carolina reported a 2,724,318 increase in July tax revenues, up 26 percent year over year. Revenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw called the rise gratifying, noting gains in sales, income, and inheritance taxes that point to brighter fiscal prospects and upcoming August data.
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North Carolina
Eugene Shaw
General Assembly
Park's Sad State in Jamestown City Park Decline
A viewed decline in Jamestown City Park is described as a neglected asset, once a Southeast pride now deteriorating due to lack of municipal support. The piece argues officials show little concern for parks and calls for a stronger city program to keep the park usable for recreation and community identity.
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Hi-Toms Adopt Plastic Helmets To Guard Against Dusters
Finch Field crowds see Hi-Toms wearing air-foam plastic helmets on orders from Cincinnati. The headgear, known as bowlers or skullies, shields players from head injuries linked to beanballs. As adoption grows, players cite safety over tradition and the risk of ending careers.
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Cincinnati
Branch Rickey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Carl Mays
Yankees
Ray Chapman
Cleveland
Truman Election Boost at Raleigh Fair With Mule
The Carolina Israelite recalls Truman’s Raleigh State Fair stop in October 1948. A farmer asked the President to date the mule, and he answered eight and a half years, boosting farmer support. Another farmer paraded a worn wagon dubbed a Hoover-cart, fueling momentum and helping secure farm vote influence.
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Raleigh
Mr. Truman
High Point Enterprise masthead note
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Liberal showmanship and global visits in political life
George Sokolski critiques a trend in American politics where aspirants prove liberal credentials by visiting Ireland, Rome, and Israel and being photographed there. He mocks the performative patriotism of figures like Oswald Heck and Jacob Javits, notes Bonds campaigns, and laments identity claims and minority politics shaping public support.
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Rome
Israel
Moscow
New York State
Oswald Heck
Averell Harrimn
Harriman
Adlai
Stevenson
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Heck
Jacob Javits
United States
Javits
Massachusetts
Lord Hamilton
Scotland
Bannockburn
Paul Robeson
Robeson
China
Kerr Scott Farm Rally Draws 1000 to 2000 As Rain Fails To Damp Interest
Attendees from distant points joined a State YDC executive committee meeting at Senator Kerr Scott's Haw River farm. Organizers billed it Kerr Scott day with Governor Hodges on the program, though Scott remains the focal figure. Rain scattered crowds and disrupted planned events, but interest in political sentiment and local aspirants remained strong.
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YDC
Kerr Scott
Haw River
YDC Executive Committee
Wayne Morse
Great Deep
Mariner
Kert Scott
Hodges
Scott
YDO
Winston - Salem
Durham
Bob Davis
Salisbury
Henry Hall Wilson
Monroe
Davis
Wilson
Scott Farm
Political Roundup at Capitol Amid Hovering Campaigns
Senators five year term debated as Hodges faces possible opposition. Dr Henry Jordan former highway chairman and Dr R E Earp attended with state highway matters. O J Heller and Charles F Phillips on agriculture board met in rain shelter. Waldo Cheek, now Insurance Commissioner head of Charlotte firm, noted Hodges opposition hints. Kidd Brewer, Raleigh businessman and sole Lt Governor candidate, circulated lapel buttons.
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Senate
Hodges
Henry Jordan
R. E. Earp
Highway Commission
Jordan
O. J. Heller
Charles F. Phillips
Scott
State Board of Agriculture
Waldo Cheek
Charlotte
Kidd Brewer
Raleigh
Notes on the News Highlight Political Maneuvering
Charles Pearson discusses Jade Popoff and Settle Bunn in the North Carolina scene. Terry Sanford, a Fayetteville lawyer, acts as master of ceremonies while questions about future campaigns swirl. Rain hampers reporters and dampens coverage as sentiment shifts among Scott Hodges allies and opponents.
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Settle Bunn
Nashounty Farmer
Terry Sanford
Fayetteville
Scott
Senate
YDC
Congress
United States
Hodges
Democratic Party
Junketing Congress Dominates Historic Hall of Politics
An editor riffs on rampant congressional junkets and lobby power as the 1940s Washington scene features talks of trips to Paris and Tibet, a looming lobbyist surge, and a Defense Department windfall. The piece also notes state political races, travel costs at the Washington Monument, and quirky anecdotes from the capital.
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Harold Talbott
Congress
Paris
Tibet
Teng
Navy
Defense Department
Charlie Wilson
W. Straser
New Haven
Senate
Holly Ann
Washington Monument
Women in Politics and a 1915 Wesley Memorial Opening
Reading back through Wesley Memorial history, Dr. G T Rowe guest ministers as pastor absence recalls 1915 opening and list of ministers since 1910. Air murder and Women in Politics pieces cite modern debates on navigation error penalties and two million more voting age women than men.
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Durham
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Walter J. Miller
Wesley Memorial
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Washington Street
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J. Gurney Briggs
Gilbert T. Rowe
W. A. Lambeth
E. K. McLarty
John W. Moore
G. Ray Jordan
Embree H. Blackard
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Paul Hardin
W. Arthur Kale
Marion K. Sanders
Harper's On
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Sanders
Eleanor Roosevelt
Alice Longworth
Perle Mesta
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Mrs. Roosevelt
Helen Douglas
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