Special session talk in North Carolina politics analyzed
The Greensboro Daily News critiques Governor Cherry's plan for a special session alleging it masks a political push for William Umstead. It argues voters dislike such sessions and notes teachers’ pay as a real political issue, suggesting the governor aims to boost his candidacy while claiming fiscal necessity.
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Greensboro Daily News
Cherry
William B. Umstead
Buncombe
North Carolina
Umstead
Policy change urged after High Point fire near city line
The editorial condemns inaction as a factory and home burn just beyond the city boundary. It blames the current no-contract ordinance, urges the council to reestablish outside-fire protection contracts with fixed retainers and per-incident charges, and to allow inspections for fire prevention.
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High Point
Eli Ingram
Childress Furniture
English Street
Thomasville
Wallace Taft Rivalry Shapes 1947 Presidential Odds
Henry A. Wallace favors a possible White House bid despite slim chances and fractured support from Progressive Citizens of America and American Labor party. The piece notes Wallace backs disarmament and opposes Marshall plan, while Taft remains skeptical of European aid, hinting at a GOP tilt if Wallace runs.
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Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Mr. Wallace
United States
Progressive Citizens of America
American Labor Party
Communist Party
GOP
Mr. Taft
Europe
Wallace
Russia
The Bacillary Pivot in the White House Gambit
A satirical column defends Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham amid controversy over his grain market profiteering and germ tests in the Truman White House. It humorously imagines Graham counting reporters germs and using ultraviolet lamps as the president probes grain speculation. The piece mocks political attacks while preserving the absurdity of the scandal.
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Washington
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Taft
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Gen
Graham
White House
Wes
Tern Union
Mr. Big
Clint Anderson
Agrin
General Graham
James A. Bailey
Feng Yu-hsiang and Chiang Kai-shek clash over China policy
George Sokolsky cites the Washington Post on Feng Yu-hsiang, noting his opposition to civil war while in the Kuomintang, his alleged ties to Soviet agents, and his attendance at a Kansas City convention. The piece argues Feng’s stance questions Chiang’s leadership amid China’s factional melee and foreign punditry.
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Washington Post
Feng
Chiang Kaishek
Chiang
China
Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-shek
Feng Yu-hsiang
Wu Pei-fu
Kansas City
United States
Soviet Russia
Ies
Nanking
America
Marshal Feng
Hoever
Canton
Peking
Shanghai
Hankow
Hongkong
Japan
England
Down a Rat Hole and Other Comment on Spending
A newspaper feature reflecting on December 29 1947 Congressional Record remarks by Clare E Hoffman of Michigan criticizing postwar aid and spending. It covers Hoffman's metaphor of pouring money down a rat hole and discusses aid to China Europe and the League of Nations era, plus local notes on Dr I G Greer and Dr Zeno Wall tied to Thomasville Children’s Home.
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Congressional Record
Journal of Congress
Clare E. Hoffman
Michigan
House of Representatives
Hoffman
Speaker
China
Marshall
Wedemeyer
Europe
France
England
League of Nations
America
League
Germany
Italy
United States
Clare Hoffman
Western
Coal Taxes and Labor Costs in 1946 U S Industry
The 1946 bituminous coal industry paid 71 million dollars in taxes and labor insurance excluding federal income taxes. A cubic foot of coal could power an average home refrigerator for 57 days. Since 1930 coal mining fatalities per tonnage mined fell 57 percent. The text also criticizes Communists in China and aliens in the United States.
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U.S
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Wallace & Taft
George Dixon
George Sokolsky
W. A. Bivins
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