Postwar talk frames Supreme Court as top honor for lawyers
The piece argues a Supreme Court judgeship ranks ahead of other honors and notes salary boosts by President Truman would raise pay for chief and associate justices to 30 000. It discusses life tenure, privacy, and the prestige vs political entanglements of the bench.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Truman
Supreme Court
Sevlel
United States
Circuit Courts of Appeals
Court of Claims
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
White House
Long Hours and Private Rooms Mark Supreme Court Life
By Jack Stinnett the piece notes justices serve ten years on the bench and face uncertain futures. It describes long hours in Washington summers and a summer recess for case work in cooler places. It highlights luxurious court facilities and substantial private work in home offices with examples of Lew Brandeis and Charles Evans Hughes.
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Congress
Washington
Supreme Court
Lew Brandeis
Charles Evans Hughes
Irresponsible Flight of the President on Christmas Day
The piece condemns President Truman for flying from Washington to Independence, Missouri amid sleet and storms to visit his mother on Christmas. It argues the risk to his life and the nation is unacceptable and questions his moral right to endanger safety for personal pleasure.
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United States
Washington
Independence
Missouri
Harry Truman
James F. Byrnes
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
Joe Ervin tragedy shocks nation with Christmas death
The Christmas day death of Representative Joe Ervin by his own action marks a somber milestone for thousands who followed his career. Suffering from a bone disease he bore quietly, his long struggle ended abruptly, dimming public spirits and prompting reflection on a promising yet challenged future.
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Joe Ervin
Charlotte
Australians and Americans swap climate sympathy misgiving
The note contrasts a frigid American Christmas with Australia's 100 degree heat. It highlights mutual admiration felt by Australians for America and the irony that Americans know little of Australia’s weather and beach life during the holiday season.
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America
Australia
Junketskeptics question congressional naval base survey
We question civilian lawmakers surveying Pacific bases, doubting their naval strategy expertise and cost effectiveness. Experts should weigh advice, and trips may yield only a better vacation.
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Pacific Ocean
Congress
Slaughter on highways prompts call for action
The piece notes 216 deaths in Christmas auto accidents with 14 from North Carolina. It argues that mortalities from a disease would trigger public alarm while highway carnage draws little reaction and urges governments to act to stop the slaughter.
North Carolina highway contracts total over four million dollars
The highway commission has awarded contracts amounting to 4,025,687.68 across 27 contracts in 26 counties from Bertie to Swain, signaling active road-building ahead. Despite higher costs, 19 bids, three rejections, and one pending suggest substantial miles of new roads will be built in the next year or two, including the Camden causeway rebuilding near Elizabeth City.
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Highway Commission
Bertie
Swain
Camden Causeway
Elizabeth City
Safety council compares war losses to domestic injuries in letter
Commissioner Ward sends a National Safety Council bulletin to every newspaper office noting war casualties from Pearl Harbor to V day versus more than thirty six million home front injuries. He highlights 261 602 war deaths and 355 000 home deaths with 9 4000 traffic deaths, urging holiday safety awareness under the slogan Beware of Holidayager.
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Roddie Ward
National Safety Council
Pearl Harbor
The
Safety Council
General Patton dies after motor crash injuries
The text notes General George Patton survived campaigns in Africa and Europe but died Friday from injuries sustained in a motor accident. It also references housing influences on youth crime and social conditions impacting delinquency.
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Patton
George Patton
Africa
Europe
Undertakers and Embalmers Face Five Day Union Ultimatum
A clipping describes an ultimatum from a funeral industry workers union to undertakers. The letter demands signature within five days as part of a collective bargaining dispute, noting most undertakers have signed, and lampoons the union as challenging the boss while he remains on the clock.
Derma surgery union contract details alarm business owners
A reader describes a specialty derma surgery union forcing exclusive hiring via its officers and imposing a 60 hour workweek with 20 hours at time and a half. The agreement restricts tasks, limits new members, and leaves owners choosing between signing or closing. The piece notes odd lunch rules and union control over shop operations.
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Nobod
Hamiet
Santa Claus in the Atomic Era Realism and Loss of Mystique
The author notes Santa Claus is less visible this Christmas due to wartime shortages and a push toward realistic toys. He recalls St Nicholas as a Germanic fable born from a bishop and questions whether Santa will vanish in an era of atom and precocity, warning disillusion may hurt children.
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Washington
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Santa
Nicholas
Asia Minor
Russia
Greece
Connecticut
Congress
Realism and Christmas Spirit Replace Santa in Modern Thought
The author argues realism should shape Christmas by embracing the birth of Christ rather than commercial Santa. He suggests portraying the Christ child as the lasting symbol guiding humanity, charity, and inspiration beyond the Santa myth, hoping to recover genuine Christmas spirit for all people.
National Whirligig reshapes Pearl Harbor hearings coverage
Democratic probes trumpet veteran diplomacy and military leaders taking blame for Pearl Harbor handling while defending Roosevelt. Hull and Marshall absolve FDR. observers note factional theater and public apathy toward atomic weapon issues amid wage and reconversion debates.
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Nile
George Sokolsky
Paul Mallen
Christ
Bethlehem
Rooosevelt
Congressional Investigating Committee
George C. Marshall
FDR
Cordell Hull
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
U. S
Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Hull
General Marshall
Brien McMahon
Pat Hurley
Capitol Hill
Madame Defarges
Western Union
House
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Patrick J. Hurley
Committee On Un-American Activities
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Mister Breger
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John
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