No American Wears a Tag of Majority or Minority
George Sokolski cites reader letters critiquing political labels and the misuse of majority and minority terms. He argues Americans are individuals with inalienable rights and warns against dividing people into classes or mobs.
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New York
Republican County Committee
Marcantonio
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Sidney Hillman
Dave Dubinsky
Ed Flynn
Costello
Marity
Decontrol Debate Shapes High Point Rent Rule Call
The housing chief warns Congress must fund more to keep rent control. decontrol in smaller cities could shift oversight to Raleigh. The piece also criticizes President Truman for keeping Harry Vaughan as military aide amid perceived conflicts of interest and loyalty concerns.
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Tight Woods
Congress
Bureau
Owever
Lorents
Woods
Woods Ucted High Point
Washington
High Point
Raleigh
Ashington
Harry Truman
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
Truman
Harry
United States
Bipartisan Debate Over Welfare Department Sparks Tension
The text critiques President Truman’s push for a federal department of welfare and a merger of agencies, noting Senate rejection. It describes a volatile political scene with shifting tactics aimed at southern senators and the president’s perceived poor salesmanship.
Loyalty in Ads and Personal Ties in Politics
A short column notes that loyalty among ads is two sided and stresses that the president cannot treat a relation as purely personal. It argues personal loyalty is admirable among friends but political loyalties must consider broader public duty and accountability.
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United Sates
MacArthur Again Asked to Return from Tokyo
Shy Fellow Congress presses for Gen Douglas MacArthur to come home for questioning on China policy. He has repeatedly refused since World War II end, citing duties in Tokyo. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Defense Department may influence his return.
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Congress
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Tokyo
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Defense
Johnson
Japan
Clay
Germany
Taft Takes New Role As Starlings' Friend In Senate
Ohio Senator Taft, famed fact seeker, weighs blocking a bill to permit killing starlings. He argues to save the birds until full facts on their usefulness against Japanese beetles are in, or they will lose his support.
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Taft
Ohio
Senate
Every geezer gets a freezer in Truman era chat
A satirical column mocks the Truman administration with references to freezers for the First Lady and others. It cites British views on social programs and nationalization, then shifts to light political gossip about Les Biffle Day in Piggott Arkansas and J. Howard McGrath's bow tie anecdote involving Tom Clark.
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Washington
Harry
Bess
Vaughan
George Allen
White House
Georgie
World’s leading expert on toxic warfare claims status
Major General Alden H. Waitt tells a senate sub committee he is among the world’s top authorities on poisonous warfare. He declares the claim with pride while the Associated Press notes a three week old Murray Utah girl has begun walking though unnamed.
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Alden H. Waitt
Senate
Associated Press
Murray
Utah
LaVerl Benson
Douglas Chosen Controller of North Carolina Education Dept
Clarence Douglas selected unanimously by the state board of education to lead the North Carolina department of education. He succeeds Paul Reid, who becomes president of Western North Carolina Teachers College at Cullowhee after resigning. Douglas, a 29 year veteran administrator, is described as quiet and unassuming. Major General Waitt notes Douglas’s persistent drive and efficiency is now recognized.
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Clarence D. Douglas
North Carolina State Department of Education
Paul Reid
Western North Carolina Teachers College
Cullowhee
Douglas
State’ Board of Education
Waitt
Depths of the Pacific Reveal Deep Sea Dwellers Distinct Traits
Otis Baron, using a benthoscope, reached 4500 feet off the California coast and described the cold, darkness, and a jellyfish seen while noting a light spot. The observation is used to discuss natural selection in deep sea creatures that endure high pressure and cold, with self-generated light aiding navigation.
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Otis Baron
Pacific
California
Gone with the Wind title and literary reference noted
The excerpt recalls a city resident meeting a married woman after years and reflects on time passing with biblical verses and a Stanly County anecdote. It mentions Margaret Mitchell and her novel Gone with the Wind, noting Cynara as the source of the title.
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Stanly
Hardscrabble
Mrgaret Mitchell
Atlanta
Cynara
Ernest Downs
Taft Opposes Atlantic Pact Linking To World War Fears
Senator Taft voices strong opposition to the North Atlantic Pact, arguing it could spark a third world war. He notes individuals must curb desires due to finances and compares government belt-tightening to personal sacrifice. A recounting of a meeting with David at the train ends with an wrapped package containing a bow tie.
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
David
Broadway and Elsewhere by Jack Last
A column blends humorous musings on vocation and fate with a roundup of mid September happenings. It notes diverse obsessions from mach inery wiping towel service to quirky careers, then lists calendar events such as Child Foot Health Month and National Home Week, and ends with brief entertainment and industry items.
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America
Gossipy Highlights From High Society and International Circles
A jumble of society names and curious rumors spans Xavier Cugat's Spain tour payment in olive oil, China gold shipments, and Tokyo era gossip. The column links Howard Seymour and Mary Blake, mentions Jay Sims and Eva Gabor, Claire Welton and Bob Hopps, and notes Nina Kor ean soprano Florence Ahn, plus Fort Knox and Queen Mary.
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Xavier Cugat
Spain
Pitt Oakes
Tangway
Janet Griffin
Montreal
Jay Sims
Doris Duke
Eva Gabor
Claire Welton
Bob Hopps
Hoppses
Winnsboro Twins Draw Notice On Giveaway Show
Mor rie and Jules Dante, 15 year old twins from Winnsboro Louisiana, stayed a week at the giveaway show. Locals recognized them several times, with Mor rie surprised by the attention and Jules unfazed saying everyone in Winnsboro knows them.
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Morrie
Jules Dante
Winnsboro
Jules
Loft candy executive to wed and sail for South America
Leonard Wurzel vice president of Loft candy shops and Elaine Cohen of Philadelphia plan to marry on Thursday and sail to South America. Christine Cromwell and Richard Hoffman Jr denote reactions at The Penthouse while Rex Beach may be flown to the Mayo Brothers clinic. The Maharajah of Indore’s American wife is expected to obtain a Las Vegas divorce. Sharman Douglas’ escort in London is a navy medic and Ronald Reagan’s new opposite number is Joan Dale.
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Leonard Wurzel
Loft Candy Shops
Elaine Cohen
Philadelphia
South America
Jimmy Cromwell
Christine
Richard Hoffman
Rex Beach
Mayo Brothers’ Clinic
Indore
Las Vegas
Sharman Douglas
London
Ronald Reagan
Joan Dale
Notable Social Sparks Amid International Romantics
Peaches Browning plans a fifth marriage to a California restaurateur. Mistinguette enjoys Paris with a young ex-G.I. now an artist. Guiness heiress Aileen Plunkett drinks lemonade with Paul Palmer at Club Macombo. Erdal Inonu seeks his father’s consent to wed a UC co-ed. Virginia Hill’s brother Chic in Mexico City with Merry Fahrney. Virg ie shuns associates. Princess Elizabeth gets two way radio for sea duties. A stripper overdosed but survived after her husband intervened. they left for California three days later.
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Peaches Browning
California
Mistinguette
Perennial
Paris
G.I
Aileen Plunkett
Guiness Brewery
Paul Palmer
Virginia Hill
Chic
Mexico City
Merry Fahrney
Virgie
Elizabeth
Navy Buoyant Messenger and Fleet Modernizations Highlight Pacific
Pertinent veteran PBY Catalina aircraft remain the primary link among scattered Pacific islands. A new submarine messenger buoy eliminates deep sea divers in rescue work. A flush deck design for the navy's supercarrier enables unlimited wingspread operations. A leprosarium for 100 leprosy patients has been built by the navy on Tinian Island in the Marianas.
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Pacific
The
Navy
Tinian Island
Marianas
Horizon Flower Puzzle Answers Across Clues
Puzzle lists numerous cross references from horizons to flowers and objects. It provides numbered clues with abbreviations and definitions across linguistic fields including chemistry, geography and daily use items. Answers fill a vertical word grid connecting river valleys and ancient terms.
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George Sokolsky
Barden
Palo Alito
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B. LO
Robert L. Thompson
W. Patterson, JR
Adv
Mgr
Federal
Department of Welfare
Lev
Welfare
Tru
Tran
United Press
Thesident
Nature
George Dixon
Sir Stafford
Cripps
London Dispatch
Dunkirk
Atlantic
Daily Dispatch
Daily Illustrated Cripps
Leslie Biffle
Les Biffle
Piggott
Ark
J. Howard McGrath
Tom Clark
Senator McGrath
Tom
Clark
Providence
Sen
Tammany Hall
William O'Dwyer
Broadway
Jack Last
Manhattan
Midwest
Virginia
Martha Raye
Burbank
Cal
Miami
Motorola
Jack “Spanky” MacFarland
Kelly's 54Th St
Third Ave
Albert Eisenberg
England
Queen Mary
Bank of China
Central Bank of China
Fort Knox
Howard Seymour
Chicago
Mary Blake
Dotty Scott
Mt. Pocono
Owen Young Kinnard
Vickie Parnell Benjamin
Sioux State
Guido
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