Truman Faces Boyle Influence Peddling Charges
The piece questions President Truman's handling of charges that National Democratic Chairman William Boyle used influence with the RFC for personal gain. Boyle met with Truman and refused to resign, prompting calls from Senator Byrd to resolve the matter quickly to maintain party credibility.
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Truman
National Democratic
William M. Boyle, Jr
Boyle
Harry Vaughan
St. Louis
White House
St. Louis Post
Post
RFC
Democratic Party
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
National Committee
Governor Scott backs plan to consolidate North Carolina colleges
In a news conference Governor Scott outlined a multi stage consolidation proposal uniting white and Negro higher education. White schools would merge into the University of North Carolina system with Appalachian, WCTC and ECTC joining Carolina, State and WC. Separate boards would oversee white and Negro colleges before a final single statewide board is formed.
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Appalachian
WCTC
ECTC
University
Carolina
State
North Carolina College
A. and
General Marshall urged to retire again over Department of Defense findings
Senator Clyde R. Hoey criticizes General Marshall for lacking knowledge of DoD operations and Far East politics. Hoey asserts Marshall is influenced by unfit advisers and should retire for a third time, arguing his fatigue and limited remainder of service.
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Dr. How
Japan
Education Commission
Clyde R. Hoey
General Marshall
Hoey
Far East
Asia
Marshall
Truman
Defense
Senator Hoey
State Department
Alger Hiss
Ace In the Hole Stirs Newspaper Critics Over Villain portrayal
The Ky Courier Journal comments on Ace In the Hole sparking criticism for its newspaper villain. It notes Bosley Crowther of The New York Times concerns about accuracy, while arguing sensationalism about villains comes from real life, not fiction. The piece defends gritty honesty in media roles as a broader truth.
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Courier Journal
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
Communist China policy letters from 1949 United Front meeting
The McCarran hearings reveal May Miller circulated a plan for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy. The note urges sections to discuss China policy using a 1949 New York conference outline, aiming to mobilize letters to Congress and the President. It documents involvement of lawyers and Nationalist China links and reflects broader anti China campaign activity.
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McCarran Committee
May Miller
Ganizing A
Cumnist
Gram
Coens Y~ Tomittee
West 42 Street
New York
China
Washington
Congress
West Point cheating scandal prompts debate over guilt
A West Point dismissal of 90 cadets for cheating spurs heated debate on guilt and due process. The columnist argues innocence must be protected and questions whether authorities used threats to extract confessions. The piece also surveys reflections on frustration, dreams, and local “floaters” in Hometown with anecdotes ending on a page teaser.
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West Point
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Fourth federal judge urged for North Carolina
A state committee notes North Carolina judges carry heavy loads led by Judge Don Gilliam with four times the average. Sen. Hoey and Sen. Smith consider adding a fourth district judge to alleviate strain. Possible nominees circulate among political circles, with trading expected as issues intertwine. More on page ten.
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Senator Smith
North Carolina
Don Gilliam
Johnson Hayes
Wilson Warlick
Hoey and Smith
Whi
Paul
Illinois
Senate Committee
Smith
William H
Charlotte
Redden
Hemersonville
J. M. Broughton
National
Beonv
Warren As Compromise Nominee In Postwar Washington Gossip
Washington rumor mill swirls over a Warren compromise ticket as Dewey and Stassen falter. California Governor Warren rises as a potential neutral pick amid House and Senate intrigue and shifting foreign policy alignments.
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Washington
NEA
GOP
Dewey
Stassen
California
Scott Story
Pennsylvania
Paris
General Eisenhower
Representative Scott
Eisenhower
Scott
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Radio Free Europe
Germany
Princeton
David K. E. Bruce
James P. Richards
South Carolina
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Dean Acheson
House
Ways and Means
William E.webb
Statesville
N. C
Webb
O. Glenn Saxon
Rep. Reed
New
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Asst. Org. Sec
Russell Committee
Brien McMahon
Connecticu
W. A. Bivins
David
Palge
John Finnegan
Liz Walden
Perha
Dave Tobin
Dave
Capital Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Peter Edson
Penern
Winfield K. Denton
Evansville
Ind
Denton
Indiana
Beveridge
Watson
Kentucky
Lewis
Tennessefa
U. S
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Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee
Albert Gore
McKellar
Gore
Senator McKellar
Oak Ridge, Tenn
AEC
David Lilienthal
TVA
Dean
Oak Ridge
Ye Energy Commission
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