Lessons from Winecoff Fire Should Shape North Carolina Safety Rules
A North Carolina editorial urges immediate fire safety reform after the Atlanta Winecoff Hotel disaster. It cites state fire marshal Sherwood Brockwell’s warnings and asks the legislature to act on needed improvements to hotel and apartment building protections.
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Atlanta
Georgia
North Carolina
Sherwood Brockwell
Brockwell
State Hospital
Dix Hill
Brackwell
Raleigh
Durham
State College
Editorial weighs timing of Truman coal strike speech
An editorial argues for postponing President Truman's planned nationwide speech on labor law reforms until after a court ruling in the Lewis UMW case. It warns against premature action that could reveal strategies and provoke opposition, urging informal talks with Republican leaders and a balanced code protecting public interest.
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Mr. Truman
Lewis
UMW
Congress
White House
Byrd
Wyatt
Truman
George Allen
RFC
Ball
Jll Bellow
Nero
Uncle Sam
Supreme Court
Old Codger Sees No Sin in Charity Raffles for Field House
Josephus Daniels criticizes North Carolina raffles praising charity use of proceeds. He notes many tickets sold for a football fundraiser and a car prize, arguing the odds seem steep but the money funds a needed stadium facility. He denies gambling guilt for ministers and citizens supporting a good cause.
Public Tip Sheets and Private Newsletters Exposed
A columnist laments private newsletters duplicating public information and cites Simeon Stumsky and Westbrook Pegler as superior sources. He reveals a confidential form letter from Johannes Steel, a former New York congressional candidate, circulated to a broad mailing list of strangers and rivals.
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Simeon Stumsky
Times
New York Times
Westbrook Pegler
Washington
Johannes Steel
Congress
New York
Johannes Steel claims omniscience in world news forecasting
The column questions a circular by Johannes Steel promising true meaning of world events and next week headlines. It contrasts Steel’s claims with vast wire service networks from AP UP INS and major papers, noting costs and coverage while challenging the feasibility and financing of his bold assertion.
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Johannes Steel
Aristotle
Thomas Aquinas
Kant
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Gath
Associated Press
The
United Press
International News Service
New York Times
Chicago Tribune
Hearst
Life
Time
Saturday Evening Post
Seymour Berkson
Des Moines
Steel
U.P
I.N.S
Leaderless public push on union crises deepens political divide
Washington reflects a leaderless, nationwide call to shield the public from union made suffering amid the Lewis coal strike. Press views split on responsibility while unions seek action and Congress debates revised Wagner act and closed shop policies amid growing calls for a White House conference.
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Washington
Twohey
Truman
Lewis
Oakland
National Association of Manufacturers Convention
Congress
Byrd
Republican Weekly
Ball
Unions
Peo
Labor dispute regulation proposal and union leadership critique
Paul Mallon argues equal justice under law for employees and employers and favors a regulation program to protect public interests. He proposes a Republican led conference including government unions and employers to back production and avoid prolonged strikes, warning against punitive measures and urging new union leadership if current leaders fail.
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Labor Department
Taft
Martin
Carroll Reece
White House
Truman
Not-So-Innocent Bystander Notes From Winchell’s New York
A compact digest of Winchell’s New York notes covering Moss Hart stage tears, Ruth Gordon family life, glowing reviews for Fredric March and others, a mix of theater and film critiques, gossip on Peggy Land’s disappearance, Durante on Bing’s show, and media commentary on editors and public figures with sharp witticisms and pointed jabs.
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Moss Hart
Christopher Blake
The
Mirror
Sentinel
Robert Coleman
Ruth Gordon
Footlight
Fredric March
Florence Eldridge
Patricia Kirkland
Dick Watts
Cindy
Mother Goose
Mother Turkey
Judy Garland
Margaret O'Brien
Patti Clayton
Bill Perry
Peggy Land
Memphis
Friends of the Family
Los Angeles
J. Durante
Bing
Durante
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