U S Propaganda Clash Over Laos Highlights Cold War Tactics
A critical look at two New York Times Laos stories shows Soviet propaganda’s front page impact and the West’s weaker framing. The piece argues the U S must sharpen rhetoric with factual, headline grabbing language to win the information war against Moscow in Southeast Asia.
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Bob Hope's 20th Year of Caribbean Christmas Tours
Hollywood salutes Bob Hope marking his 20th year as a roving entertainer to U.S. armed forces. The comedian starts this year’s ninth Christmas tour in the Caribbean after decades of service from World War II through Korea and beyond. His shows have reached millions, with storied travels across Europe Africa and the Pacific and alongside fellow entertainers Frances Langford Marilyn Maxwell and Jayne Mansfield.
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Bob Hope riffs on service life and travel woes
The veteran comedian jokes about changing ranks with a light discharge joke and riffs on soldiers overseas in Alaska Africa and the South Pacific. He says the greatest years of his life are at 57 as he searches for camps and hospitals and toys with a moon show dream. Dolores laughs at his absences and his marked towels.
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Payton's Lie Detector Test in Conspiracy Case
Payton's attempt to clear himself from a six to ten year conspiracy to dynamite a Henderson Mill hinges on a lie detector test. Cleve Backster says Payton showed deception in some answers while Payton's attorney calls the test unfair. The test may not alter the outcome.
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IRS Plans Tables to Standardize State Sales Tax Deductions
The Internal Revenue Service prepares deduction tables for state sales taxes to standardize exemptions and reduce taxpayers’ workload. The tables, to be issued to district offices with comment invites, could raise payments for those underestimating taxes and help itemizers, while overclaimants may be asked to prove figures.
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High Point Enterprise records political press history
An 1884 established independent newspaper profile notes daily afternoon and Sunday morning publication by the High Point Enterprise LNC with offices in North Street Point NC. It lists D A Rawley as president Mrs R B Terry as secretary treasurer Holt McPherson as editor Sobbrown as managing editor Patterson as advertising director W Idol as business manager and Alin as circulation manager.
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The Silent Joseph in the Christmas Nativity Narrative
In a Christmas meditation the preacher honors Joseph the Silent, a man of few words who fulfills his duties in Nazareth. He is praised for humility, duty, and quiet faith, linking royal lineage with humble life while remaining largely unseen in the gospel accounts.
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Joseph the Silent Guardian of Jesus in Nazareth
A devotional portrait of Joseph as a just, tender, and diligent guardian of Mary and Jesus. It highlights his quiet faith, daily labor in the Nazareth carpenter shop, vigilance over the Christ child, and the profound trust God placed in him as caretaker and teacher.
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Simpson outlines 14 points for North Carolina's future growth
UNC News Letter editor Professor George L. Simpson presents a 14 point plan to move North Carolina into the mainstream of modern life. He cites past economic gaps and urges industrial expansion, education, urban planning, and port development while backing Hodges era foundations and projects like the Research Triangle.
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