Middle East policy shifts seen as a new direction
The piece argues U S reevaluates foreign policy amid Suez crisis fallout. It notes Britain and France face internal dissent over Egypt intervention while the United States leans toward UN backed action, and explores shifts from NATO reliance to Afro Asian bloc cooperation led by Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. to manage the Middle East crisis.
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Middle East
Eisenhower
NATO
Suez Canal
United States
Britain
France
Suez
London
Anthony Eden
Egypt
Russia
U. S
Syria
John Foster Dulles
Asia
Africa
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Nasser
David Ben Gurion
Israel
Hitler
Special Days Weeks Months In 1957 Pamphlet Mocked
A columnist ridicules a Chamber of Commerce list labeling nearly every day as a holiday in Special Days Weeks Months in 1957. He notes odd entries like Odorless Decoration Week and Pearadise-in-April while lampooning conflicts between diet advice and marketing and urging Americans to buy American goods only.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Republic
Joe
Nyack
Crissman Taps Lynwood Smith as High Point Judge Pro Tem
Judge Walter E Crissman appoints Lynwood Smith as judge pro tem of High Point Municipal Court citing Smiths qualifications and willingness to serve The article notes Municipal Court extends with Superior Court but handles felonies and remains a key local contact for justice
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Walter E. Crissman
T. Lynwood Smith
High Point
Smith
Mr. Smith
Crissman
Byron Haworth
Hawaii statehood debate tied to Communist hearings
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee hearings on Communism in Hawaii shape the push for statehood. Subpoenas targeted union leaders while Harry Bridges signaled willingness to testify. Hawaii’s bid faces opposition over race, noncontiguity, and alleged Communist influence affecting its chance for admission.
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Senate Internal Security
Hawaii
Honolulu
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Eastland
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
House
Senate
Lynn Nisbet Around Capitol Square School Laws
Analysis of 1957 North Carolina legislative plans to reenact Pearsall Plan statutes and the 1955 Pupil Assignment Act to align with federal court decisions. Discusses Brown v. Board desegregation aftereffects, court time elements, and potential delays aimed at state control of school integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Supreme Court
North Carolina
Notes On The News By HARLES PEARSON
Negro plaintiffs in McDowell County argue federal action is needed to admit black pupils to a whites only school after exhausted state remedies. Fourth Circuit says appeals are judicial not administrative and after admin remedies, federal courts may act. Court allows considering numbers of individuals at once before district court. Await possible 1955 enrollment statute amendments by February General Assembly.
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U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
McDowell County
N. C
North Carolina
Fourth Circuit
Federal District Court
Bad General Assembly
Traffic light etiquette and Monday holiday plan proposed
A light anecdote on traffic lights leads to a discussion of people rushing through signals and the design of stoplights. The piece then covers proposed legislation to shift several holidays to the first Monday, creating five three day weekends with Independence Day Thanksgiving President's Day and Memorial Day standardized public observances. Massachusetts has moved first. New Jersey and other states may follow.
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Washington
Lincoln
Jefferson
Jackson
Roosevelt
United States
Massachusetts
New Jersey
American Scenery: Scotsman Visits Crete Nebraska
George Dixon notes a Scots columnist visiting America. Wilfred Taylor visits Crete Nebraska to study life, observes a football train scene with a humorous rogue, and reports a faux hold up as Doane College fund collection. The piece blends satire with cross cultural impressions.
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America
Crete
Donald M. Typer
Doane College
Dr. Typer
Chicago
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Premigre Mollet
American Bakers Association
American Medical Association
Alaska
House Interior Committee
Clair Engle
John W. “Iron Mike” O’daniel
U. S. Army
Pacific
O’daniel
High Point Enterprise
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Edita
Veses
Toeuni
Éetece Se
Wader
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Harles Pearson
Nikita
Holt McPherson
George Dixon
Dixon
White House
George Dunno
Mr. Durno
Campbell
Women’s Christian Temperance
Mr. Dunne
Wilfred Taylor
Scotsman’s Log
Edinburgh
The
Scotsman
Amurr-r-t-lea
Burred
New York
Nebraska
Falls City
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