Allen J Maxwell Remembered As Tax Expert And Public Servant
Allen J Maxwell is remembered in North Carolina as a dedicated tax expert and public servant. He served the state in the senate and as secretary of the old corporation commission before becoming a revenue commissioner and later director of tax research. Despite two gubernatorial runs, colleagues praise his lasting impact on state taxation and his loyal service to the people.
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Allen J. Maxwell
North Carolina
State Senate
Old Corporation Commission
Commission
Revenue
Department of Tax Research
Maxwell
Ehringhaus
Secione
Sdt
Devenie
Broughton
Mr. Maxwell
Lewis family control over miners and salary scandal
An opinion piece questions John L. Lewis's leadership and nepotism within the United Mine Workers. It cites a total family income of about 1500000 dollars annual from union funds, claims extensive family control over the union and its subsidiaries, and casts doubt on the miners' support for his strikes.
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Floyd Bell
International
UMW
Lewis
John L
Congress
District 50
John L. Lewis
Gas Tax Discussion Aims For Higher City Share
State league meeting in Greensboro urged municipalities to receive at least one of six cents per gallon in gas tax. Authors doubt minimal share suffices as 40 percent of gasoline tax funds urban streets while city handouts remain limited. Delivery trucks inside cities still contribute to highway funding.
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State League of Municipalities
Greensboro
North Carolina
Supreme Court Admits Error Over Union Foreman Case
Reported mix up at the United States Supreme Court shows it initially refused to hear an appeal on whether foremen could join a rank and file union. Court attendants corrected the mistake, noting the court would consider the appeal. The episode highlights that even high court justices can err in public view.
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United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Fire protection drives push for stricter public building safety
A Pubic debate follows the Winecoff and Barry hotel fires as legislators study stricter hotel school and industrial plant safety rules. Suburban areas face fire protection gaps with municipalities and residents debating funding and access while Guilford county shows a cooperative model through the Oak Grove Fire District and local agreements. Water remains the key element in firefighting efforts and preparedness.
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Atlanta
Winecoff
Barry
Saskatoon
Canada
Guilford County
Oak Grove Fire District, Inc
Greensboro
Oak Grove
Rural fire protection eyed with cisterns and tanks
The Oak Grove area relies on city water mains but distant neighborhoods lack them. William P Hodges the state insurance commissioner suggests rainwater cisterns and atmospheric pumps could extend protection to many dense communities. The North Carolina general assembly is likely to act on broader fire protection for urban and rural centers. Thad Eure notes a report from Dan Garvey about Sidney P Osborn’s fourth term win in Arizona.
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Oak Grove
William P. Hodges
General Assembly
Thad Eure
North Carolina
Dan Garvey
Arizona
Sidney P. Osborn
Garvey
Britain Faces Shifting Global Role After Empire
The article surveys Britain's global position from the Egypt sea-lane to influence over Iraq Palestine Trans-Jordania and Saudi Arabia. It notes fragility of the old all water route and warns that Spain Greece and Greece's politics threaten stability while Churchill's past choices influenced Balkan outcomes. The piece argues Britain and America must decide on remaining policy amid rising leftist currents.
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England
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
India
Egypt
Lawrence of Arabia
Gertrude Bell
Feisal
Iraq
Palestine
Trans-Jordania
Saudia Arabia
Spain
Franco
Great Britain
Russia
Greece
Winston Churchill
Slavia
Mikhailovich
Tito
Balkans
Britain faces dilemma over guarding Suez canal and base in Palestine
By George Sokolsky discusses Britain's need to guard the Suez canal under the 1936 Anglo Egyptian treaty while seeking a nearby base. He cites Atlee and Churchill on using Southern Palestine as a wartime base, noting Egyptian opposition and uncertain American and Russian stances.
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Egypt
Papp
Suez Canal
Great Britain
Alexandria
Atlee
Palestine
Winston Churchill
Canal
Suez
Canal Zone
Peace shrouded by mixed signals as Russia shows slight openness
Washington observers debate what sudden talk of peace and inspection means amid Russia’s elusive stance. Experts note Molotov’s shift toward openness, while skepticism remains about Russia’s willingness to reveal uranium, armaments, and production details. The UNO faces a wary path toward any disarmament oversight.
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Washington
Wordsworth
Molotov
Russia
Learnoi Vv
UNO
World Bank Confusion and Russian Loan Ambitions Alleged
Paul Mallon notes confusion over the World Bank role and immense hoped for loans to Communist states. He claims the bank lacks assets and questions capitalism sending sums abroad while Russia seeks a billion dollar loan and peace treaties are rushed to the Senate.
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World Bank
Meyer
Russia
Senate
Byrnes
Germany
Austria
Capitol News Notebook The House Looms Over Reorganization
Capitol notes warn that the 80th Congress faces a speaker election and a rules vote that could derail much of last summer’s reorganization act. If the House adopts July 1 1946 rules, reforms may disappear. opposition could arise from lingering chairmen and junior Republicans eager to hold power. Senate rules likely stay unchanged.
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Washington
House
Joe Martin
Congress
John Rankin
Mississippi
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Armed Services
Wright Patman
Texas
Everett Dirksen
Charlie Halleck
W. Sterling Cole
New York
Naval Affairs Committee
New Committee On the Armed Services
Walter G. Andrews
House Committee On Military Affairs
Senate
Reorganization Act Expands Congress Reforms
The piece outlines additional reforms in the reorganization act across five titles. It notes pay raises for congressmen, bigger staff, lobbying regulation, and new federal claims and pensions provisions, with concerns about private bills and progress versus backward moves.
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Congress
War Department
Public Roads Administration
House
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