Delay In Union Merger May Be Good For Nation
The AFL CIO merger faces name and structure disputes. Delays may let labor mature its unity gradually, avoiding an abrupt shift in political power. A single 15 million member entity could become a pivotal factor in economic and political life, shaping national policy as it finally forms.
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Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Congress of Labor
AFL
CIO
North Carolina tobacco market woes and calls for diversification
Editorial warns that border tobacco markets are in a slump with supply outpacing demand, threatening producer and state welfare. It urges reduced quotas next year, supports needed to sustain farmers, and criticizes stockpiling while urging diversification into other crops and industries to reduce reliance on tobacco.
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North Carolina
James E Mosteller Elevated to NC Junior Order Leader
High Order Congratulations go to James E. Mosteller for his weekend elevation to the top post of the North Carolina Junior Order. The honor reflects on the Trophy Council and High Point councils, longtime state leaders in the organization.
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James E. Mosteller
North Carolina
High Point
Litter War Spreads Across Virginia and Winston-Salem Roads
The piece notes $500 fines for highway littering in Virginia and similar warnings near Winston-Salem entrances. It cites a July 4 period with a million cars carrying litter, argues local indifference near business districts, and urges teachers and parents to curb trash from school routes to improve appearance and civic pride.
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Virginia
High Point Enterprise disclaims carrier subscription payments
The High Point Enterprise states that AU carriers dealers and distributors are independent contractors and not responsible for advance subscription payments to them or their representatives. Readers are advised to contact their local carrier for home delivery rates and the Ward Griffith Company for advertising inquiries.
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High Point Enterprise, Inc
Peace and Prosperity But No Tax Cut in 1956 Debate
George Sokolsky argues Democrats cannot oppose Peace and Prosperity yet seek to defeat Eisenhower in 1956. He credits Senator Walter George and the George Khrushchev Policy with shaping foreign relations, calls for no tax cuts, and questions the Geneva Conference after the release of 11 American hostages in Red China. He notes Coolidge’s earlier tax cuts and laments lacking flag displays at Tanglewood.
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Father Divine
Eisenhower
Washington
Walter George
George
Vandenberg
Wiley
Committee On Foreign Relations
John Foster Dulles
Nikita Khrushchev
George Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Russia
Bridges
Khrushchev
Coolidge
Chou En-lai
Nehru
Krishna Menon
Red China
Lieutenant Governors and the North Carolina rise to power
The piece traces how five of twenty two lieutenant governors since 1868 advanced to governor, including Hodges. It notes early succession due to impeachment death or resignation, then a 63 year gap until Hodges following Umstead’s death, and mentions talk of east west rotation for U S Senators.
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Luther Hodges
Ted R. Caldwell
Burke
W. W. Holden
Curtis H. Brogden
Wayne
Caldwell
Thomas J. Jarvis
Vance
Senate
Thomas M. Holt
D. G. Fowle
U. S. Senate
William Umstead
United States
East West Shift in North Carolina Political Office History
An analysis notes the east West pattern in NC political offices since 1900 with eight eastern and seven western governors and nine eastern lieutenant governors to five western. The piece argues neither coast holds exclusive claim to office and tolls on roads remain broadly unpopular despite debates.
Atoms For Peace and the World in Framing Peace
The article surveys atom energy as a peaceful force at the Geneva conference and cites Dr. Millikan on atomic theory and natural law. It notes editorial views on US efforts to foster peace, explains North Carolina school integration issues, and adds brief items on ape-man discoveries and a humorous House of Commons exchange.
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Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
God
Hodges
North Carolina
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U. S. Supreme Court
United States
Judicial Department of
U. S
U. S. Congress
Supreme Court
Executive Department
General Assembly of
University of North Carolina
NAACP
Sedalia
Junketing Season Nips Congress in Dizzy Diaper Jests
Washington column mocks congressional junkets as Dr George W Calver prescribes endless shots for lawmakers and kin. It notes 96 senators and 435 representatives, fears on pay raises drawing stronger candidates, and lawmakers fearing bills may threaten their seats in a globe circling public trough.
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Washington
George W. Calver
Capitol
Doc Calver
Congress
Congressional
Carmae
Sahara
Mars
Venus
Saturn
U. S
Cape Fear Bridge Poised as Major State Project
The Wilmington bridge project lacks a firm cost estimate with engineering guesses around 12 million dollars for the bridge and connecting roads. State and federal funds are not secured, but Grahams office proposes issuing bonds repaid by tolls until costs are recovered. The Wilmington port expansion Sunny Point and Fort Fisher and Bluebeathal air facility bolster the case for state action.
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Wilmington
Graham
Sunny Point
Fort Fisher
Bluebeathal
Cape Fear Bridge
Quote on harsh justice cited in wartime rhetoric
A quotation from Representative Henry J. Latham advocates imposing death on narcotics to children, labeling a group utterly contemptible. The passage also recalls Austrians in Soviet prison camps urging families to keep hope for their missing men.
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Henry J. Latham
RNY
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