Eisenhower Brain Trust Shapes Practical Governing Team
Washington reports describe President Eisenhower’s expanding brain trust as a pragmatic group of business leaders and cabinet aides. It contrasts with Roosevelt’s ideological circle, emphasizing grass roots contact, private advisory influence, and steady efficiency in handling complex government work.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Committee On Economic Development
General Eisenhower
Columbia University
Business Week
Business Advisory Council
Commerce Department
Jesse Jones
John D. Biggers
Weeks
Brotherhood Week Calls for Unity Across Faiths
The piece celebrates National Brotherhood Week urging Americans to unite Protestants, Jews, and Catholics in promoting justice understanding and cooperation. It notes religion as a unifying force essential to freedoms and a better world, especially in 1953 when its goals are timely and needed.
Not the Answer Why letter argues for open press on Truman and Hoover
A reader questions why the press quotes Truman and argues newspapers must publish opposing views. The writer says a paper cannot blacklist figures like Truman or Hoover and must inform, not merely echo opinions, to help promote good men and causes while exposing bad ones.
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Harry Truman
Truman
Hoover
Eisenhower hits hard and rebounds in Korea stance
The piece argues Eisenhower’s tough Korea policy blindsided Communist leaders. Chou En-lai’s broadcast is seen as propaganda aimed at China’s people, while the United States seizes the initiative and puts Communists on the defensive. The author notes a shifted dynamic from Soviet-initiated moves to U.S. decisive action.
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Chou En-lai
United Nations
Korea
Chou
Yalta
Potsdam
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
China
Inaugural Week Quips and Pocketbook Remarks
A collage of brief clippings notes quips about leaders and politics. The Lexington Herald recalls Wilson's 14 points versus Clemenceau and Eisenhower's nine, while the Memphis Press-Scimitar jokes about pickpockets at inaugural events. The Kingsport Times ponders why old coins feel larger, and the Uewa Times jokes on truth-telling.
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Woodrow Wilson
Clemenceau
Tiger
France
Good Lord
Eisenhower
Lexington Herald
North Carolina Senate Race Foretells Shifting Liberal Conservatism
Political observers study a six year churn of Senate appointees and governors from 1946 to 1952, tracing how Bailey Umstead Graham and Smith shaped the party's liberal conservative balance. The piece weighs future candidates as lines crisscross and primary strategy forms.
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United States
Willis Smith
Smith
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
J. W. Bailey
Josiah William Bailey
Senate
F. M. Simmons
Simmons
Herbert Hoover
Bailey
Gregg Cherry
William B. Umstead
J. M. Broughton
Umstead
Broughton
Frank P. Graham
Thevernor
Cherry
Scott
Graham
William Umstead
Hubert Olive
Democratic Party
McCarran Act Deportation Powers for Undesirable Aliens
The author argues the McCarran-Walter Act empowers the U S to halt immigrant visas for nationals of countries that refuse deportation. It asserts immigration is a privilege not a right, defends strict enforcement, and cautions against foreigners influencing U S law making while urging Americans to control policy.
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McCarran-Walter
United States
Italy
Costello
Lucchese
Department of Justice
Russia
Serge Rubinstein
Secretary of State
Soviet Russia
Poland
America
Quotes on policy, justice, and media from 20th century figures
A collection of remarks by Sen. Robert Taft on returning to pre New Deal policy, Judge Irving Kaufman warning against judicial pressure, NCAA censorship claims, Notre Dame president on football telecast limits, and Dr Ralph Bunche noting reduced atom war risk. The mix reflects mid century concerns over governance, justice, media access, and international conflict.
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NCAA
Notre Dame University
Theodore Hessbrugh
Gossip and graft swirl around Jelke case in New York
An extended, racy column muses on jurors, lawyers, procurers, and celebrities tied to the Jelke case. It names figures, initials, and rumors about indictments, trials, and scandal from East Side clubs to New Orleans, with touches of Hollywood and New York society.
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East Side
Pater
Mickey Jelke
Jezegels
W. C
Miss Ward
Uncle Sam
Jelke
World Day of Prayer observed in Greensboro area churches
The United Church Women and the High Point Council of Church Women organize World Day of Prayer on Friday February 20 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. across 18,000 rooms. The observance promotes peace and human rights with offerings benefiting church missions.
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United Church Women
National Council of the Churches of Christ
High Point Council of Church Women
United States
World Day of Prayer
World Council of Christian Churches
America
National Council of Churches
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