Russia Plays For Time In Berlin Talks Amid Southeast Asia Chaos
The piece argues Moscow seeks delay in a January 4 Berlin foreign ministers meeting with a January 25 push, leveraging France's weak government and Vietminh advances in Laos to redraw the balance. It warns of a Kremlin timetable aiming to seize Laos and threaten Thailand before any Berlin session, intensifying Cold War tensions.
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Russia
Berlin
Kremlin
Laos
Indo-China
France
Malenkov
Paris
Moscow
West
Eisenhower
Korea
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Free World
Preview of Eisenhower State of the Union and 1954 goals
Cabinet members outline 1954 aims to reduce world tension expand continental defenses root out Red influence and ease taxes while moving government from business and farm policy toward expanded markets. Accomplishments include end of the Korean War a six billion dollar spending cut and improved mail service.
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Eisenhower
U. S
House
Senate
Allan Nevins
High Point Sees Strong Growth in 1953 Industry
Growth minded High Point reports 27 new industries in 1953 and 14 expansions, creating 930 new jobs and more than 2.5 million dollars in new plant, site and equipment investment. Twenty new stores opened, with hosiery and furniture leading expansion and diversification.
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High Point
Phil Clarke
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Press and President conduct at Eisenhower press conferences
The Dallas News condemns a faction of Washington correspondents from left wing newspapers for ganging up on Eisenhower with hypothetical questions and biased framing. It praises most reporters for respectful, question driven coverage and urges objectivity, bias avoidance, and professional conduct in interviews.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Brownell
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Industry Finds Wonders of Atomic Age Dawning for Use
Washington based article outlines Ike era plan for an international atom agency and surveys early peacetime uses of radioisotopes. It notes dishwashing aid from phosphorus tracing in eggs, gauges for manufacturing, cobalt 60 flaw detection, oil flow measurement, and toothpaste wear testing as signs of broad industrial benefits.
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Washington
NEA
Eisenhower
Atomic Scientists
George G. Manov
AEC
America
Carborundum Co
Patronage Fissures Linger in North Carolina Parties
Around Capitol Square the split over political patronage mirrors national fault lines. Democrats complain of fired office holders while Republicans push back against federal appointments and factional influence. Both parties report discontent with patronage and seek to shield their own from criticism.
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North Carolina
Umstead
Scott
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Post Christmas musings and town column miscellany
W A Bivins blends humor and reflections on returning to work after Christmas. The piece recalls holiday fatigue, a reverent note on peace, and a parable of Washington crossing the Delaware reenacted for readers. It includes fatality notes, Soviet cabbage satire, a Pilot Mountain tribute, and a list of Marshall Field’s twelve virtues.
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Getti
Pennlvania
Washington
Delaware River
John Teres
Jersey Shore
Trenton
Valley Forge
Hope
Unromantic SBA Refuses Lonely Hearts Club Financing
The Small Business Administration says it cannot finance lonely hearts clubs though applicants seek guidance on licensing Post Office cooperation and potential romance tied to such ventures. A Western newspaper columnist recalls Col. Beckley asking a boy for hair after a family photo incident.
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Lonely Hearts Club
Small Business Administration
Congress
Bureau
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mid- West
Lonely Hearts Clubs
Summerfield
Frank H. Kuest
Harold R. Beckley
Senate Press Gallery
Col. Beckley
Marty
It's Too Bad When a Fellow Can No Longer Control His Dreams
Robert Ruark reflects on aging as his dreams grow duller and harder to control. He recalls vivid wartime fantasies, dream theft anecdotes, and his struggle to keep dream vitality amid growing boredom and fatigue.
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H. Allen
Smi
Allen
Henry McLemore
Henry
Smith
Historic quotes on victory inflation and NATO survival
A collection of statements from Chiang Kai-shek Allan B. Kline and Secretary of State Dulles and Defense Secretary Wilson. The quotes touch on final victory deflation inflation and the Soviet Union consolidation as well as American national survival tied to NATO.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Soviet Union
State Dulles
NATO
Defense
Wilson
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