No Place For Further Debate Over Return Of 22 POWs
The piece argues against continuing efforts to repatriate 22 American POWs who preferred Communist Russia. Batchelor’s decision to return is noted as a warning that pressuring others may aid propaganda. The author lowers hopes for further returns and labels remaining communists as poor allies in any future conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Claude J. Batchelor
United States
Batchelor
Russia
U. S
Far East
Korea
Sooner the Better For Midtown Parking Across Tracks
The paper urges mid town parking over the Southern railway tracks between Main and Wrenn Streets to boost uptown retail. Ground level parking is valued as a trade stimulant with potential annual gains of thousands, suggesting a hundred spaces could bring millions in added trade, despite implementation challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Main
Wrenn Sts
Modesto
Calif
No Sale Democracy Lies in Santo Domingo Booklet
The 55 page work by a Trujillo era figure argues a democracy exists in Santo Domingo but exposes it as a controlled façade. The piece compares it to Orwell and criticizes Washington and private groups for promoting a phony democracy while warning of manipulation and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Latin America
Republic
George Orwell
Trujillo
Island
Kremlin
Washington
Uncle Sam
Little Trujillo
John Brown
Woman's College
Raymond Massey
Stephen Vincent Benet
States
Tyrone Power
Anne Baxter
Judith Anderson
Wingate Hall
Benet
We May Not Have Another Low Mood Says Will Rogers Thinker
The piece argues against a future sustained low mood, noting shifts from farm to city life and urging personal preparedness. It advises building security through skilled work, disciplined giving, taxes, and saving, then living on what remains. If a downturn comes, these steps offer resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Debate over Motion Picture Code and modernizing standards
George Sokolsky argues the MPAA Code, created in 1929 and enforced by I Breen, risks erosion as modern studios push for mature content. He criticizes The Outlaw and The Moon Is Blue, cites foreign imports, urges industry self policing, warns of Communist influence and outside censorship as films target youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Quigley
I. Breen
Howard Oo
RKO
Breen
Jane Russell
Sam Goldwyn
Supreme Court
United States
Hollywood
Ose
Italy
France
Rotation Rules Shrink State Senate Ranks for 1953
Lynn Nisbet reports that only 22 of 50 state senators can return next session due to rotation rules resignations and a death. Several districts use agreements on tenure, with multiple counties sharing two seats, while single county districts stand unaffiliated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
Grady Rankin
Gaston County
Hugh Horton
Malcolm Paul
Zeb Ion Weaver
Buncombe County
Thomas Wolfe
Bertie
Camden
Chowan
Currituck
Gates
Hertford
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Chowan River
J. W. Copeland
A. P. Godwin
Copeland
Beaufort
Dare
Hyde
Martin
Pamlico
Tyrrell
Washington
Pitt
Paul EF. Jones
Robeson
Cutlar Moore
Mecklenburg
Fred McIntyre
Guilford
Arthur Kirkman
Forsyth
Calvin Graves
Gaston
Buncombe
Zebulon Weaver
Halifax
Edgecombe
Lunsford Crew
Cameron Weeks
Johnston
Wayne
Adam Whitley
Hardy Talton
Cabarrus
Rowan
Luther Earnhardt
Nelson Woodson
Wake
Durham
Iredell
Cleveland
Pou Bailey
Chatham
Warren Williams
Lee
Claude Currie
Granville
Fleming D. Long
Person
Robert Fan
Rutherford
Robert Proctor
McDowell
Hamilton Hobgood
Franklin
Wilson
Settle Burn
Nash
North Carolina superhighway plan eyed by Lindley
Division Highway Commissioner Jack Van Lindley shifts from a segment to a full state project, seeking about five million dollars to complete North Carolina's Main Street route through the Piedmont, aiming to finish by the end of the current administration. Ambitious talks hinge on surplus funds and political timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack van Lindley
Davidson County
South Main Street
Lindley
North Carolina
Piedmont
Umstead
Air Force cuts bands amid thrift drive and new slogan
Washington commentary notes the Air Force plans to cut bands from about 90 to 69 as budgeting targets press for fewer fifers. The piece cites 34 men per band and jokes about the absurdity of excessive music in a military context while hinting at broader thrift measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Congressional
Pentagon
Wilson
Eyes
Goldbraiders
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R B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B. Lofs
High Point
Holt McPherson
C. W. Patterson, JR
Pierce Harris
The
Atlanta Journal
George Sokolsky
Soyard
Pearce
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Capus Waynick
Columbia
Nicaragua
Truman
Waynick
Ambassador Waynick
Cato
North State Telephone Company
Utilities Commission
Danville
John Tobin
Chicago
Southern Retail Furniture Association
George Dixon
Judith Hogentogler
David Hicke
Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper
Iowa
Met
Bravissimos
Hogentogler-Hickenlooper
Judith Hogentogler Hickenlooper
Republican National Committee
F. Peavey Heffelfinger
Judy Hogentogler Hickenlooper Heffelfinger
Wash
Western Union
Joe E. Lewis
United Mine Workers
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