Truman State of the Union address viewed through political critique
The piece argues President Truman’s state of the union address exposes weaknesses in his record and administration. It warns that 1952 is crucial for politics and questions leadership and inflation responses, suggesting shifts toward partisan motives during an election year.
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Bernard Baruch
A Call for a New Kind of Tax on Voting
The piece argues that voter apathy threatens democracy and endorses a proposed law taxing nonvoters from $1 to $5. It cites Dr George S Benson of Harding College and a High Point LWV experiment with voting tags. The author dislikes the poll tax in principle but favors a compulsory voting penalty to boost turnout and curb bloc voting.
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League of Women Voters
High Point
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We Have Yielded Enough in Panmunjom Talks
The article argues that UN negotiators have made concessions to North Korea at Panmunjom, including ending aerial inspections and limiting troop rotations. It says the Reds may stall, seek broader political aims, or move talks to Moscow, and that the United States will not concede further or risk Soviet veto in the Security Council. It asserts the final offer has been made and now the Communists must concede.
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United Nations
Korean
North Korea
Moscow
Vishinsky
UN Security Council
Korea
Security Council
Russia
Washington
Waynesville Mountaineer
Lewis F. Gordon
Atlanta
Parodies and opinions lace a Carolina column mix
A collage of local jabs and opinion snippets from various papers. Lamar Caudle jokes about a near accident in Charlotte amid political chatter. Notes include a Washington remark on government spending, a sack story with Mrs. Graham Harrington, and columns on words, public figures, and everyday life across North Carolina.
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Lamar Caudle
Why Bossie Died in Mountain Tale
A Valdese News item recounts a man whose cow wandered to a friend’s still and ate mash, leading to Bossie’s death. The short account centers on the rural mishap and its unlikely consequence.
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Mavc
Valdese News
New York Lesson on Nazism Returns to Activity in Germany
The article notes a shift in postwar Germany with Nazi revivalist groups gaining influence in Lower Saxony and Bavaria. It highlights Remer and SAP alliances, Bonn politics, and Allied actions under McCloy. It references Adenauer’s stance and clemency for Nazi war criminals as part of ongoing denazification debates.
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Sea and Life Struggles Surface in Coastal Dispatches
A coast of Cornwall towline failure delays the ship Enterprise near Falmouth by three days as a radio report notes a repaired towline. Brave Betty Thompson, 19, dies in East Point after a cancer battle aided by a romance with Tom Amburn. President Truman seeks to dodge Minnesota primary attention with Humphrey as favorite son. Eisenhower could influence a walkout.
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