Berger Sees Uneven Civil Rights Gains Amid Frustration
Princeton professor Morroe Berger analyzes the uneven impact of legal equality on Negro advancement in a revised Equality by Statute. He argues Supreme Court action and federal law aided emancipation while lingering discrimination persists, with New York employment law as a focal test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morroe Berger
Princeton University
Doubleday
Berger
Supreme Court
Prof
New York
State Commission For Human Rights
Middle East Studies Assn
Esoteric Furniture Books Speak To Status And Gift Value
In the trade called furniture books these lavish oversized volumes cost 12.95 to 25 dollars and cover topics from Etruscan furniture to the Bayeux Tapestry. They are popular as gifts during Christmas with businesses sometimes buying hundreds for customers, while some buyers look for books worth reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Duffy
American Booksellers Association
Morris Axelrod
Doubleday Book Shops
Axelrod
Igor Kropotkin
Scribners Book
New York
United States
Adirondacks
Nature
High Point Library Builds Large Furniture Book Collection
The High Point Public Library expanded its technical collection in 1954 to focus on business and industry, especially furniture. The 2 500 volume set includes rare illustrated works from the U S and Europe, loaned via interlibrary loans to patrons statewide and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Public Library
N. Main Street
High Point
Tarnished and Second Hand Life by Charles Jackson
A critical study of Winnie Winifred Grainger a banker’s daughter whose life from adolescence to 45 is a string of back street liaisons and promiscuity. Jack Sanford’s death rekindles memory while Harry Harrison a timid lifelong friend contrasts a life “lived at second hand.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Winnie — Winifred Grainger
Jack Sanford
Jack
Winnie
Harry Harrison
Harry
Fragmented Riverside Drama Lacks Focus Yet Stays Slow
A slow moving piece chronicles lives behind a plate glass window with lengthy introspection and dialogue. The author piles on description and minutiae, making the narrative feel bloated. A tighter edit around 200 pages would sharpen its themes.
Moving Battle ALL THE LITTLE LIVE THINGS
Wallace Stegner presents a California clash of generations as Joe and Ruth confront Jim a nonconformist squatter. Marian Catlin a bold housewife thaws Joe’s disengagement while tragedy reshapes his commitments amid wit rue and heartbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
California
Jim
Ruth
Marian Catlin
Marian
Act Of War An Operational Necessity
Gwyn Griffin writes that a German submarine in the South Atlantic torpedoed a freighter on January 5 1945 and then returned to kill survivors to prevent retaliation under a supposed operational necessity. The captain claims fear of an air strike justified the killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwyn Griffin
Putnam
South Atlantic
Overland Stagecoach West by Ralph Moody review
Moody chronicles the 1840s to 1869 stagecoach era with emphasis on Concord coaches Yankee reinsmen California routes and postal subsidies. The narrative covers rivals tracks Pike's Peak gold rush Pony Express Wells Fargo Black Bart and related scandals with 42 illustrations and 7 maps. ideal for history buffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Concord
N. H
California
Sacramento
William Russell
Russell
Pike’s Peak
Pony Express
Wells Fargo
Black Bart
Far West
Music Notes Exciting Summer Season in Piedmont Arts
A long overview recalls the Piedmont region's vibrant performing arts scene over the past two decades. It notes growth of orchestras in Winston-Salem Greensboro and High Point, summer festivals, and the impact of the Eastern Music Festival, with multiple national soloists and a lively civic and subscription concert culture. It also highlights William Schuman’s essays on art and notes his prolific output, including orchestral works, choral pieces, a baseball opera, and dance scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Virginia Frank
Tri - City
New York
Winston-Salem Symphony
John Lueb
Woman’s College Orchestra
Greensboro Symphony
Sheldon Morganstern
Barry Ruth
Winston - Salem
Metropolitan Opera Company
William Schuman
Lincoln Center
Juilliard School of Music
Schuman
Mighty Casey
Martha Graham
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By Robert Marks
John Fairchild
Fairchild Publications
Home Furnishings
Women’s Wear Daily
Paris
Caribbean
Michael
Fiona
Fairchild
By H. L
Miami
Iowa College
Costa
Armadillo
Star State
Eastern
Western State
Assam
Arizona City
Pacific Coast
Mr. Gershwin
Inverness
Antonio
Metropolis
Calcutta
Hudson River
Ile
Mr . Roper
Ohio
Turku
Crete
Fis
Phil Thomas
NEW York (Ap
Furniture Books
Harper’s Boat
Europe
England
Norway
Sweden
Italy
Charles Jackson
MacMillan
Wallace Stegner
Viking
Kooky
Curtis
Stagecoach West
Ralph Moody
Crowell
Hand
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