First Step Against Crime in Editorial View
The piece argues that U S cities must act on two fronts to reduce crime. While addressing underlying causes like poverty and slums is essential, quick results are unlikely. meanwhile stronger law enforcement, backed by politics and public opinion, can lower crime now. It cites Atlanta and Chicago as examples of proactive, well-supported policing. The core message: the crucial first step is the public will to reduce crime rates.
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Chicago
Clinton Chafin
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Associated Press
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High Point
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High Point Enterprise, Inc
Britain Uses Advertising Ban to Control Power Shortage
The British government orders state owned electric power, gas and coal industries to stop advertising amid a winter power shortage. The move highlights advertising's influence on demand as households shift to central heating and electric or gas cooking, with private oil firms continuing to push private products. Russia’s acknowledgment of advertising in a state economy contrasts with Britain’s non advertising weapon.
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Great Britain
Wilson
Russia
Iron Curtain
The Byways Of Autumn In The Countryside Roads
The piece extols the forgotten benefits of back roads away from superhighways. It invites readers to slow down, walk, observe trees, geese, and brooks, and feel autumn’s atmosphere. These byways offer peace, simpler yesterday, and a lasting sense of place rather than haste.
Anonymous letters spark backlash in Charlotte column
A Charlotte reader quits writing to People's Platform citing slanderous anonymous phone calls and letters. The letter notes a nationwide rise in such conduct and questions why people hide behind anonymity, harming civil discourse.
Lobbyists Pressure for Conservative Senate Chair Amid Staggers Battle
Washington gossip outlines covert efforts to block Rep. Harley Staggers from chairing the House Foreign and Domestic Commerce Committee. Lobbies and political favors aim to install a more conservative chair as Harris retires, tying to gas, oil, TV, and railroad rates, with Lyndon Johnson reportedly aiding delays in Harris’s judgeship. Bobby Baker warns of indictments amid Johnson friction over TV networks and the Bible movie premiere funding.
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Harley Staggers
DW. Va
House Foreign and Domestic Commerce Committee
Bobby Baker
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Loew
2H Century Fox
Holiday Traditions Behind Christmas Customs Revealed
A drug manufacturer examines why we decorate and celebrate with mistletoe holly poinsettia and cherry lore. It traces kissing under mistletoe to ancient Rome Saturnalia holly’s Christian symbolism and the poinsettia’s Mexican origin brought by Joel Poinsett. It also notes Santa Claus origins with Dutch roots Sinterklaas and Washington Irving and Clement C Moora’s depictions.
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Mexico
Joel Poinsett
San Nicolaas
Sinter Klaas
New World
Christmas History Mixed With Toasters And Dates
A historical musing traces Santa, St Nicholas, and cartoonist Thomas Wast. It recounts how toasts began in Germanic custom, the origin of Lamplighter Gin in England, and the shifting legal dates of Christmas from Julius to Puritans, noting Epiphany on January 6 and its ties to Jesus life events.
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