Fight to revise Walter McCarran Act Stalls in Congress
Opposition from Eisenhower's call for revision meets Senate and House resistance as church groups press a campaign for change. Observers recall past momentum after antipathy to Asia aid and warn that renewed pulpit activism could shift Congress, though many still expect no change this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McCarran
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House
National Lutheran Council
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Gress
North Carolina Considers 5 Million Payroll Tax Cut Bill
Legislation to trim employer payroll taxes under the Employment Security Law advances in the General Assembly. The measure, drafted by the Employment Security Commission, would set a new method to compute 1953 rates aiming at a 5.3 million dollar yearly saving for employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
North Carolina
Employment Security Commission
Henry Kendall
Whammy Traffic Tool Hits High Point for Speed Control
High Point adopts the Whammy as a traffic speed tool aimed at reducing crashes and property damage. The device serves a psychological warning at city entrances and prompts motorists to slow down before a patrol car appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Greensboro
Missouri Basin Report Urges Local Reimbursement for Flood Control
The Missouri River Basin Survey Commission urges that benefits from flood control projects be reimbursed by the beneficiaries. The plan follows other Eisenhower era cost-sharing ideas to reduce pork-barrel spending and shift some costs to states and localities. The commission split on Missouri Basin Authority structure, leaving the federal vs interstate compact question unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Missouri River Basin Survey Commission
Congress
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Barkley
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Missouri Basin Commission
Truman
James L. Lawrence
Lincoln
Neb
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
Missouri
James E. Murray
Mont
Milton R. Young
N.D
Wayne Aspinwall
Colo
Clifford R. Hope
One Man's Pet Peeve And A Night Of Surprises
A human interest piece recalls a Jamestown park effort aided by relief workers using wheelbarrows and a worker who preferred pushing. The column also relays a Civil Defense story in Richmond about a hearse crash after a man slept through a rear passenger, plus memories of Enterprise staff moves to a new building and a Postmaster riddle about a word ending in e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elanak
Jamestown
Ehic
Hants
Bill Bailey
Civil Defense
North Carolina
Richmond
Mose
Bill
John Mebane
The
Enterprise
High Point
Ts Te Pany
Benjamin Franklin
Mebane
Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
McPherson
Holtus
Lafayette
McPlusters
M. W
God-Save-the Mark
Stump
Dec
Olin
Amos
Amat
Love
W. F
Roy) Hester
G. F
King George
Furniture Exposition
Holt McPherson
Prince of Good Fellows
Joe Rawley
Mark Stump
Philippines
Ae Edwards
Eisenhower to Visit Augusta for Long Weekend Golf
The president plans to fly to Augusta tomorrow for a weekend of golf, despite budget and tax-cut pressures. The move signals confidence in the state of the union as the world situation remains tense and Washington faces fiscal challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Augusta
Ike
Washington
Reston Sees Press Reform Shaping Eisenhower Era Coverage
James Reston argues publishers must let reporters on the beat steer government contact as Eisenhower era press conferences evolve. He notes a shift from anti Administration editorials to cautious, fact based reporting and urges focus on facts over opinion to build credible coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reston
New York Times
New York State
Eisenhower
Reston
Oscars
Chapman
Ewing
Dean Acheson
Harry Truman
Mr. Truman
Missouri
Messrs
Stevenson
Ache
Humphreys
Murrays
Lehmans
Denver Post
Evils of Yalta Arise To Plague In Korea
The author argues Yalta and Potsdam enabled Soviet expansion and genocide in Eastern Europe and Germany. It links the Dardanelles defense, Turkish policy, and US wartime diplomacy to later Soviet domination and Arab state alignments, urging Congress to investigate secret treaties and challenge Roosevelt Churchill outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalta
Korea
Russia
Turkey
Duchy of Muscovy
Balkans
Asia
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Istanbul
Montreux
Straits
Germany
Potsdam
Churchill
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Austria
Hungary
Stalin
Hitler
Homer Ferguson
Europe
Arab League
Ibn Saud
Israel
United States
Truman
Reorganization plans shape state ports and conservation department
The article discusses a governor and president Eisenhower backed reform of the State Ports Authority and the Department of Conservation and Development. It notes exemptions from Budget Bureau control for non-appropriation funds and outlines the director’s under-board supervision. It frames reorganizations as lessons from history and calls for data-driven modern updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Ports Authority
Budget Bureau
State Auditor. Co. & C
Department of Conservation and Development
C&d
Senate
House
Pope Pius Voices on Wage Boost and Machinery Control
The quotation condemns a wage increase after denial by the WSB as a miscarriage of justice and expresses frustration from James Delmar who resigns from the WSB. It also argues that reliance on production methods and organization alone cannot save people from the failures of mechanized systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSB
James Delmar
Pope Pius
Also Mentioned on This Page
Restirring
Peter Edson
Aries
Federal Treasury
W. A. Bivins
Harvey Matthews
Steve Clark
P. M
Charlotte News
Santa Claus
Virginia
Old Dominion
South Carolina
Charleston
T. Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
8.C
News and Courier
Dallas Morning News
Lamar
Daily Democrat
Ellaville
Guy
Ernest Rogers
Raleigh
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Athens
Rome
United States of America
John
Runnymede
Philadelphia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!