Guilford reps push measure for at least current teacher pay
In a public spirit move backed by many colleagues, Guilford County representatives introduced a resolution urging the General Assembly to adopt a teacher pay schedule not below present levels. The authors argue for funding to heat schools, transport students, provide texts, and meet a minimum salary floor while acknowledging budget constraints. The vote to suspend rules failed to pass, but a majority supported the resolution, signaling a commitment to addressing school funding.
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Guilford County
General Assembly
Budget Commission
House
Kirkman
Public Hearing on Statewide Liquor Referendum Fails to Rally Power
Report by the Associated Press notes a smaller Raleigh crowd at a three-bill hearing on local option and sales tax. Observers say drys and tax opponents show waning fighting spirit, with neither side as strong as in past sessions.
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Senate House Committee
Associated Press
Ehringhaus
Raleigh
Ciry
Washington
Washington Society
Zenchuk
Society
Lenin
Madame Pan
the Ambassadress
Russia
Stalin repeats old lines in Pravda style
In a recent Pravda interview Stalin echoes familiar Soviet propaganda. He accuses the West of pushing for war while praising Chinese settlement proposals and demobilized Russian forces, arguing that peace talks with the Kremlin are futile without action.
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Pravda
Stalin
Attlee
Soviet Union
Mr. Stalin
United States
United Nations
Korea
London
Washington
Paris
Kremlin
Germany
Package delivers sixteen grand to wounded Korean War hero
Washington scandal tale unfolds as Redskin executive delivers a包 to Pfc Robert L Smith at Walter Reed. The package reveals about sixteen thousand dollars donated via Kate Smith’s radio program, raising questions about sources and purpose.
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Washingtonian
Smith
Walter Reeg
Pfc
Robert L. Smith
Mr. Marshall
George Marshall
Mr. Collins
Washington
Richard Viancour
Redskins
Collins
Walter Reed
Marshall
Lost Arts of Reading and Writing Penmanship
A columnist laments unreadable handwriting in modern letters likening it to a secret code. He laments illegible styles such as backstroke and abstract penmanship while praising Spencerian and Palmer methods for clarity and legibility.
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Congress
Herbert Hoover
Gibraltar
Walker Smith
Sugar Ray Robinson
Runyon Fund
Charles Fusari
Jersey City
LaMotta
Runyon
Illinois Boxing Commission
Pabst
Jake LaMotta
Robinson
Jake
Sugar
Quotes on war, freedom, and policy from world leaders
The remarks cite U S positions on freedom in the Philippines paying rearmament costs from current revenue and fighting Communists with Chinese allies. Other comments discuss Europe’s security, Chiang Kai-shek allies, and UN expediency amid global tensions.
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Shen -Huan
Chiang Kai-shek
Duchess of Windsor Sparked Scene With Mrs Astor in New York
The Duchess of Windsor clashed with Mrs. Vincent Astor at a New York venue while social figures such as Minnie and Russell Nype navigated the aftermath. Gossip spans hotel saloons, Plaza charity events, and rumored Hollywood divorces as observers note sharp exchanges and public apologies.
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Duchess of Windsor
Mrs
Vincent Astor
Jimmy Donohue
Maisonette
St. Regis
James
Plaza
Minnie
Russell Nype
Duchess
Shaddup
Eisenhower on NATO Strategy and Europe Defense
The piece discusses General Marshall and President Eisenhower’s views on NATO defense, stressing a mixed force approach with limited U.S. ground troops, and emphasis on air and sea power. It argues Western Europe’s 60 divisions deter Russia, while U.S. troops remain a flexible reserve tied to European morale.
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Washington
NEA
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Korea
U. S
Europe
Pentagon
Defense
Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
United States
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet
Russia
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
England
North Africa
Mediterranean
North Atlantic
Western Europe
Rne Pring
Western
America
EU Weton
Cne
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Preston Marshall
Washington Redskins
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Red Collins
Kate Smith
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Ly George Dixon
George Sokolsky
Philippines
Arthur Lagueux
Rotary International
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Asia
Hu Shih
U. S&s
Senny Alexander Er “Smith
Walter Winchell
John Jacob Astor
Florida
Ha Payne
Ae Jacoba
Robert Cree
Billy Daniels
Neta
Hollywood
Miami Beach
Sugar Ray
Gary
New Carleton
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Neanener
Penn
Manna
Jenny
Cathy Caylor
Ted Stewart
Lowell
Thomas
Peter Edson
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