Liquor bills stir North Carolina lawmakers locally
An opinion piece discusses pushback from prohibition advocates as lawmakers advance local liquor store bills from Greensboro and High Point. It notes potential for state wide referendums, local option votes in Greensboro Teensboro and Guilford delegation dynamics, and the uncertain fate of municipal liquor measures in the closing days of the legislature.
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Ecklenburg
Catawba
Reensboro
Capitol
Guilford County
Teensboro
Greensboro
High Point
Doctors dispute NC four year medical school plan
The report notes a split among North Carolina physicians over a proposed four year medical school while other health program steps proceed. It cites voting irregularities and political friction between UNC and Duke factions, urging legislature to review ballots and voter details to restore a rational debate.
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North Carolina
North Carolina Medical Society
Affother
Carolina
Duke
Clarence Stone
Rockingham
John Umstead
Orange
Tose
Opportunity to reject jury trial in unemployment case at Slane
The authors urge superior court review of the Slane unemployment compensation case arguing for a jury trial to find facts. They contend unemployment law is mandatory unlike workmen’s comp and call for a thorough state court test of UCC authority over a $127 million fund and strike related claims. They oppose both NLRB and UCC excesses and see Slane as a remedy.
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Supreme Court
State Industrial Commission
Supreme Court of
NLRB
Judge Ervin Critiques Morganton Queer Claim In Speech
Judge Sam J. Ervin told teachers in meeting to distinguish Morganton residents from others who oppose teachers hiring a speaker to petition legislature for better wages. O A Kirkman urged teachers to fight for their own wage gains when citizens fail to act.
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Morganton
Sam J. Ervin
O. A. Kirkman
Community notes on softball park effort and beer bill views
Local citizens discuss funding a lighted softball park with civic projects and potential public donations to aid recreation for children. They urge support and joint effort. Separate speakers comment on beer bill impacts and licensing responsibilities. A world traveler reflects on hoboes as a diverse social class.
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Jay-Dees
High Point
Allen Austin
Critics Split Over Modern Art With Speicher Defining Art
In Washington critics dispute the leftward drift in big exhibitions like Whitney and Chicago Art Institute. Eugene Speicher argues true art rests on deep value and technique, not abstract design. Alfred M. Frankfurter in Art News warns of arid modernity and advocates revising the concept of modern art.
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Washington
New York
Metropolitan
Chicago Art Institute
Eugene Speicher
Speicher
Art News
Alfred M. Frankfurter
Art News Sees Flare of Design Feats and Fading Avant Garde
Paul Mallon critiques shows as design exercises and silk as art while noting Dali’s perfume deals and art fairs resembling fashion magazines. He argues the aberrationist trend peaks with last year’s work and fears a broader awakening as the field gains sense and shifts away from mystic excess.
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Salvadore Dali
Art News
Vogue
Whitney
Frankfurter
England Faces Sharp Choice Between Soviet Russia and United States
The piece argues Britain must avoid a third world war to survive and seek international peace. It notes two world wars reduced Britain’s power and warns of Soviet diplomacy appealing to some English to pursue Moscow dominance. The mood is cautious and reflects anxiety over Anglo American Soviet stakes.
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Russia
United States
England
Ireland
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India
Burma
Egypt
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Allies and Ideology in the Road to War
The piece discusses Soviet Marxism and Western reactions, noting Britain and the United States unity despite Moscow’s attempts at social control. It cites Scott Nearing on Soviet experiments, Churchill secret speeches in 1940 and 1941, and the U S entry into war as tied to Britain’s war effort and alliance norms.
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Ussr
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Great Britain
United States
England
Winston Churchill
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Churchill
Newfoundland
United States Navy
Dakar
Cape Verde Islands
World food aid battle continues as UNRRA winds down
Washington reports say Europe remains rationed and Asia suffers worse shortages than wartime. D A Fitzgerald notes modest improvements, UNRRA ships relief worth 2.3 billion, and new bodies like the international children's organization and IRO plan to feed millions, with funding and charter hurdles looming as UNRRA ends June 30.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Asia
IEFC Faces Hunger Challenge After World Supply Dip
The International Emergency Food Council meets in Washington for its third session to assess a tighter world food position. With 30 nations represented, IEFC recommends how surpluses from rich countries can be fairly shared among poorer ones. Meat production is high but demand also rises, limiting exports. rice distributions fall far short of normal levels, signaling a fragile outlook for the coming year.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
International Emergency Food Council
IEFC
Washington
Food Council
Soviet
Russia
Ggana
India
World food outlook for 1947 under wartime controls
The 1947 world food picture shows cereals and grains shortfall with expected 38 million tons demanded versus 25.5 million tons available, fats and oils at 3.3 million tons, and sugar possibly 10 percent below needs. The IEFC aims to distribute scarce supplies equitably to meet minimum diets as wartime shipping controls wind down. U S controls under war power acts expire March 31 and June 30.
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IEFC
U. S
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