UNC Trustees Debate Dr Graham Wage Commitments
The UNC board discussed Dr. Frank Graham’s role as president and his future time allocation. Trustees urged higher faculty salaries to prevent turnover while praising Graham’s work on Indonesian diplomacy and his renewed commitment to full-time university duties.
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Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
Marshall
Graham
Indonesia
W. D. Carmichael, Jr
Carmichael
Price of Specs and Antitrust Claims on Glasses
The piece questions how many of 2750 eye doctors including 56 from North Carolina are guilty of Sherman Act violations over a kickback scheme with optical firms. It notes indictments by the DOJ and doubts about immediate price cuts for glasses, predicting doctors may raise exam fees while firms cut glass prices.
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Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Meredith College Girls Vote to Allow Smoking in Dorms
The Meredith College student body votes by more than two to one to abandon the campus smoking ban. The Raleigh News and Observer notes no immediate change in policy, while observing rising cigarette use among women and tobacco funding in higher education.
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Meredith College
Meredith
Raleigh News and Observer
Wake Forest
Winston- Salem
North Carolina
Accusations of State Workers Campaigning Across NC
The piece surveys rumors of state employees using taxpayer time and travel for campaigns in 1947 NC races. It notes criticism of officials like Charles M. Johnson and Kerr Scott, potential campaigning by highway and revenue staff, and mentions Mayne Albright and Oscar Barker. It discusses election boards, honesty of NC elections, beer taxes, and a Shelby remark on political activity.
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Charles M. Johnson
Kerr Scott
Teasurer
Highway Department
Revenue and Motor Vehicles
Johnson
Apres Department
Scott
Mayne Albright
Oscar Barker
North Carolina
State Elections Board
Cleveland County
Joe Dorton
Shelby
N. C
Raleigh
Postwar economic planning faces overreach and shaky confidence
Lord Linlithgow warns planners overestimated wartime gains and warns of fragile postwar recovery. The piece notes psychological demand, market volatility, and political missteps undermine confidence as backlogs persist in orders and hardware while essentials like food and heat drive spending.
Lincoln's nomination buzz amid wartime jokes and talk
The dialogue mocks political talk of Lincoln's possible nomination and Truman's fate as Democratic contenders Jackson and Jefferson loom. Rafferty and Kelly trade jests on campaigns, prices, and public opinion while referencing Willkie, Willkie’s era, and Versailles-like banter.
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Wendell Willkie
Wille
Mr. Rafferty
Lincoln
Naval
Truman
Mr. Kelly
Jackson
Jefferson
Kelly
Senate
Sermon Notes on Heaven Colony and Lincoln Quotes
Dr. Arnold Nash speaks at Wesley Memorial on Philippians 3 20 and the heart language of Christians. He cites Greek and French word nuances and describes Greeks in ancient colonies while recounting postwar Germany and a French actress, then adds Lincoln quotes on duty and justice.
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Arnold Nash
Department of Religion
Univity of
Nash
Paul
Moffatt
Heaven
Sicily
Italy
Greece
Germany
Switzerland
England
Berlin
Chicago
France
Hollywood
Fragmented remarks on recovery plan and public figures
A collection of fragmented quotations discusses the Calgopean Recovery Program and inflation, naming figures such as Secretary Harri man and John Ringling North. The text references foreign asset pledges, the Marshall Plan, draft policy, and productivity as the driver of prices, with brief snatches about personal reputations.
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Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Militarists praised as eminent American leaders
The piece commends Gen Omar Bradley and his predecessors Gen George C Marshall and Gen Dwight D Eisenhower. It argues they are humane, devoted to human rights and dignity, and that blanket anti militarism harms worthy military leaders who served in national peril.
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Washington
Clarence W
Michelangelo Rembrandt Kelly
Mr. Rafferty
Lincoln
Kelly
Army
Omar Bradley
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marshalls
AFL and CIO Plan Bi Union Foreign Policy for World Labour
The AFL and CIO agree to unite to help form a new world federation of trade unions. They oppose the Communist controlled WFTU to which the CIO belongs and believe joint action could curb communism abroad and aid European recovery.
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AFL
CIO
World Federation of Trade Unions
WFTU
Afl-Clo
Puzzle Word Chart Points to Hidden Award Winners
A crossword style puzzle lists horizontal and vertical clues such as surgeon general rumor meadow tax and tellurium symbol with various numbers. The grid references likely name award recipients and related terms, suggesting an educational or commemorative theme.
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Sam Blount
U. S. Brewers Foundation
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Wake County
George Sokolsky
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United States
Canada
Miami
The
George Dixon
Martine Caro
Paris
W. A. Bivins
Christian Science Monitor
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Hatever
John Ringling North
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Miss McCormick
America
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Royals
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