Tar Heels Their Choice This Fall For Ballot Access
A North Carolina editorial argues for including both the Wallace Progressive and Dixiecrat tickets on the state ballot. It criticizes the elections board's use of technical rules, urging court review to ensure all third and fourth parties can compete and reflect voters will. The piece emphasizes democratic fairness and mass support for both minority parties.
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North Carolina
State Board of Elections
States Rights Democratic
Henry Wallace
Thurmond-Wright
Fourth Party
Wallace
Truman
Dewey
Campus Dogs and Inflation: A University Town Debate
An editorial mix argues Chapel Hill should keep dogs in Victory Village with sanitation rules while urging vaccination. it shifts to a critique of President Truman's anti inflation program, praising some controls as stopgaps but warning they do not address root causes of inflation and urging broader action.
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University of North Carolina
Victory Village
Chapel Hill
University
Kenan Stadium
Truman
Lake Mattamuskeet
Truman Pushes Anti-Inflation Plan Ahead of Special Session
The president and Congress debate inflation and a new eight point anti inflation program. Commentators say Truman forces the GOP to respond as he positions a positive plan not yet embraced by Congress.
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Congress
Truman
Uranium Power May Compete With Coal Soon
Dr. John Dunning of Columbia University predicts atomic energy could rival coal in central Ohio within the next decade, signaling a potential shift in energy strategy and plant development.
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Ohio
Atomic Energy
John Dunning
Columbia University
Berlin Stand Highlight by OSS Chief Donovan
Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan, wartime OSS head, asserts a strong moral position in Berlin as the place to take a stand.
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Berlin
William J. Donovan
OSS
Ohio Rep Challenges President on Gold Standard
Rep. Clarence Brown of Ohio questions the President's claim that the country is on the gold standard. He argues the nation relies on paper money that may not be supported by gold reserves.
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Clarence Brown
Ohio
Eastern Carolina Teachers College budget tour notes growth
The East Carolina Teachers College at Greenville drew attention of travel budgeteers with reports of 1200 students expected this fall and a rising share entering teaching. They highlighted gains in employment for graduates, plans for an industrial arts department, and improved cooperation among administration, faculty, students, and alumni.
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East Carolina Teachers College
Greenville
Commission
State College
Butner Hospital
Chapel Hill
Eastern Sanatorium
E. Cc. TC
Gen BP
WCMC
Puerto Rico tourism ads spark debate over New York portrayal
In a Washington-PR focus, critics attack Lait and Mortimer as calumnists over a New York Mirror book that blasts Puerto Rico. A Puerto Rican official defends immigration figures, logistics, and economic ties, arguing for local industry to curb depopulation and boost refining.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Jack Lait
Lee Mortimer
New York Mirror
Lait
Mortimer
New York
Ziff-Davis
Manhattan Island
Virgin Islands
Manhattan
Lait and
Vito Marcantonio
A.S.P
New York City
Communist loyalty questioned in Washington hearing
W A Bivins reports on Senatorial inquiry into Soviet influence with former Communist editor Budenz alleging the party is a Soviet fifth column. He urges Americans to weigh Soviet propaganda against former members’ disclosures, while praising radio figure Jack Knell and noting his career at WBT and Duke Power.
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Louis Budenz
Senate
Washington
United States
Budenz
Communist Party In America
Communist Party
Charlotte Observer
WBT Broadcasting
Jack Knell
Duke Power Company
WBT
CBS News
New York
Carolinas Radio News Directors Association
Carolinas
Charlotte Little Theater
Central High School
Sharks and Shills at Vivienne WooleyHart Charity Casino
Broadway gossip column recounts a charity masquerade at 1 Park Ave turned gambling den. San Francisco figure Tom Sullivan exposes crooked dice and predatory promoters as guests include W Bedford Sharp and Bill Buckner. A confrontation ends with a guard punched through a glass terrace and Sharp resisting demands for losses. The tale links to a broader casino scam in upscale New York society.
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Tom Sullivan
Vivienne Wooley-Hart
Conde Nast
Park Ave
Sharp
Puk Paaris
Sullivan
Puk
First Ave
Buckner
The High Cost of Loving and a Lawn Mower Exchange
A reflective piece on love’s timing and outcomes with memories of engagements and marriages. a humorous rural scene ends as a boy asks to borrow a lawn mower from a neighbor, who recalls his father’s warning about a tightwad.
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Junior
Scotsman Chips Away at Clergyman’s Resolve During Baseball Game
A Scotsman sips from a bottle beside a clergyman who claims to avoid alcohol. The elder vows never to drink, but the Scot retorts that at age 69 the clergyman is not about to start now.
Crossword Clues Mixed in City Plan Notes
A jumble of horizontal and vertical clues lists terms from city planning and language themes. The grid references include hints for words such as hill, near, and unit, with many abbreviations and foreign phrases scattered throughout.
Romantic mix of marriages and engagements in social scene
Leslie House hosts a chatter of upcoming weddings and romances. Otto Preminger and Gloria Lynn linked by rumors while Mark nna and Babs Beckworth entertain betrothal talk. Liza Morrow and Bob Lewis plan a private union amid speculation.
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Betty Tion
Otto Preminger
Ay Louise Howard
Jack
Leslie House
Gloria Lynn
Mark Nna
Babs Beckworth
Lucia Ryan
Morgan Ryan
Arline Judge
Waldo Hatch
Cavanagh’s
Liza Morrow
Bob Q. Lewis
Radio Funnyteller
Herb Steinberg
Caroline Doolittle
Gen
Jimmy
Connecticut
Irene Weisgold
RKO
Ira Morais
Chuck Tranum
WABD
Vernene Heffley
U S develops detector for all air explosions except undersea
The United States has perfected a device that can register an A bomb blast anywhere on earth except underwater. Penicillin in U S medical aid to Italy saved the life of Communist leader Palmiro Togliatti. Marshall Petain at 92 shows weakness after a heart attack. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Russ Reynolds to raise funds for the Truman campaign as top fundraisers.
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U. S
Italy
Palmiro Togliatti
Marshall Petain
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Russ Reynolds
Manhattan Moonlit Romance In A Night of Music
Andrew Cowans writes of magical night scenes in Manhattan featuring candlelight jasmine and starlit streets. The fragment hints at romance and a proposed dance with a beloved, noting the wedding ring.
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Manhattan
Andrew Cowans
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