Press As People's Auditor Guardian Of Public Trust
John S Knight argues that a free press protects the public trust by exposing political fraud. He cites Orville Hodge's guilty plea as an example and notesReporting from Read ing and Miami shows reporters halting corruption. The piece defends fearless scrutiny of public officials as essential to democracy.
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Press As
People’s Auditor Guardian of Public Trust
John Peter Zenger
Horace Greeley
William Allen White
John S. Knight
Chicago Daily News
Orville E. Hodge
Illinois
Reading
Miami
Fla
Weinberger
New York
America
Truman Test Busy Hotels Civil Rights Defenders
Chicago reports the Democratic convention opens with ex President Truman arriving to press for a liberal Fair Deal platform. Tensions rise over platform control as Stevenson supporters and others defend views while Truman signals continued backing.
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Chicago
Harry Truman
Truman
Perle Mesta
Luxembourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ethel Merman
Perle
Stock Yards
Conrad Hilton
Stevenson
Harriman
Humphrey
Kefauver
New York
Herbert Hoover
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas Jefferson
Waldorf Room
Adlai Stevenson
Supreme Court
Florida
Platform Committee
Oscar Chapman
Claude Wickard
Council of Economic Advisers
Leon Keyserling
Dean Acheson
Asst
Lecy
Connecticut
William Benton
Eisenhower
Washington
Capital Airlines cancels North South Viscount plan at Greensboro
Flaps Down Capital Airlines dropped announced North South Viscount service for Greensboro High Point Airport. The move follows a formal complaint to the Civil Aeronautics Bureau claiming the service would not improve air travel.
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Capital Airlines
Greensboro High Point
Capital
Carolina
New York
Atlanta
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Bureau
Straddling Platforms Shape Key Political Outcomes Across Eras
A historical survey shows how party platforms on divisive issues like slavery and prohibition have altered elections. From 1860 Democrats pledging to follow Supreme Court rulings to 1948 Dixiecrat splits and 1896 Republican coinage debates, stance hedging often shifted votes and even decided outcomes.
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Florida
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
States Rights Party
James C. Buchanan
Dred Scott
Democratic Party
Supreme Court of the United States
Alton B. Parker
League of Nations
Ku Klux Klan
League
G. O.P
High Point Enterprise Staff and Office Roles
The High Point Enterprise lists staff positions including president Mrs. R. B. Terry secretary-treasurer most McPherson editor Patterson Jr advertising manager circulation manager and business manager with page scan annotations noting March 4 as a date.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Most McPherson
Patterson, JR
Po Ci
Ceetecas
Control over Alcoholic Beverage Board Emphasized in NC
Henry C. Liles, Greensboro ABC chair, urged law enforcement, education, and public relations as core goals at a Winston-Salem convention. He highlighted profits from legal liquor sales funding state education, transportation, and public services, while stressing control over illicit traffic remains primary.
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Alcoholic Beverage Control
Henry C. Liles
Greensboro Abc Board
County Commissioners Convention
Winston-Salem
Liles
North Carolina
Bger
Greensboro
Greensboro Abc
ABC
High Point's Civic Spirit Drives Community Achievements
The column lauds Ralph Rochelle and Tomlinson leaders in High Point for civic zeal, Red Cross fund campaigns, and the Charlotte region Blood Program. It highlights Alton Stanford, Clarence Allred, Wray Amos, Bill McKenzie, and Tomlinson's Sophisticate project as emblematic of public spirit, teamwork, and organized effort powering local progress.
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Ralph Rochelle
Tomlinson
Uncle Sam
Navy
Red Cross Fund
High Point
H.M
Alpha and Omega
Don Quixote
Red Cross
United Fund
Clarence Allred
Alton Stanford
Alton
Wray Amos
Bill McKenzie
Charlotte
Essential Citizens Club
Gallon
Harry Truman
W. A. Tomlinson
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Blackstone
Mayfair
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Friendship
J. H. Carmichael
Airport Authority
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Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Charles Pearson
Holt McPherson
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