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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1951
Page
4
A Madison cub reporter circulated excerpts from the Declaration and Bill of Rights at City Lake Park last July 4 to gauge signatures. He reported only 10 of 112 signed, a claim echoed by Truman and Pravda, prompting a defense of American democracy and individual rights.
Greensboro Mayor Robert H. Frazier doubts he will run but says lightning can strike. He is a Democrat from a Republican family, with brother Clifford once the GOP nominee for governor. Analysts note potential cross party support if Bob Clifford enters a Democratic primary.
Retired Colonel Harrison Travis leads parents of West Point cadets expelled for cheating and appeals to Major General Harry Vaughan at the White House to intercede with President Truman. Cardinal Spellman offers the cadets refuge at Fordham Manhattan or Iona with Fordham’s football revival seen as likely.
Congress and Pentagon debate a major expansion of air power led by Rep. Carl Vinson. The plan envisions 163 wings, up from 95, costing tens of billions, reshaping military balance and peacetime economy.
A rambling collage of satirical riffs and political jabs. a Virginia horse outdoes lawmakers, Morse is upstaged, and McCarthy’s nuclear glare is debated. The piece weaves travel jokes, Elks jokes, and club gossip with sharper lines about Congress and public notices.
The Court reviews executive power over the attorney general’s list of subversive organizations, noting bounds on designations and due process. It cites cases like the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee and International Workers Order, and discusses evidence from FBI files and congressional inquiries.
Washington dispatch notes Illinois Democrat Jacob M eean considered for one of three federal judgeships nominated by Sen Paul Douglas. Ross Arvey backed Douglas but ultimately a compromise chose Cook County Circuit Judge Benjamin Epstein. The piece outlines religious balance in Douglas nominees and mentions Truman approval for Perry and Drucker selections.
The piece ponders honor in wrongdoing and redemption, notes a veteran confession about past misdeeds, and surveys readiness, Soviet aims, and China’s resilience. It ends with a brief tribute to Stephen T. Early and a quip about taxicabs.
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