Rumors on North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Race and Stakes
The piece surveys the NC lieutenant governor field noting few clear candidates. It highlights past transitions from lieutenant to governor, risks of incumbency, and the rarity of a governor by accident, underscoring the office’s high-stakes succession role.
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William Umstead
Max Gardner
L. ¥. Ballentine
E. L. Daughtridge
Dick Fourtain
Sandy Graham
Wilkins
Graham
Highway Commission
Horton
Reg Harris
Pearson County
General Assembly
Roy Rowe
Pender
J. C. Pittman
Lee
Frank Taylor
Wayne
Dick Fountain
Didacy
R. E. Earp
Earp
North Carolina
Daniel Fowle
Thomas Holt
Pat Taylor
Gardner
Fountain
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Harry Truman
Treaty and NATO OKs Move Fast in Senate
President Truman sent the Japanese peace treaty and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization accessions to the Senate for rapid action. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Connally indicated the Greece and Turkey accession to the Western defense bloc will also receive early consideration as ratification moves forward.
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G Y
Tatey
North Treaty Organization
San Francisco
Lest Dept
Senate Foreign Relations
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D-Tex
Greece
Turkey
Senate
Truman
City Pays Tribute To Two Brothers Killed In Action
Arillo Texas residents honor Marine Kenneth Hamilton 18 and Marine Pvt. James Hamilton 21 who died in September 1951. City bells toll traffic lights idle and taps broadcast as funerals are held today.
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Arillo
Tex
Marine Pfe
Kenneth Hamilton
Marine
James Hamilton
Kenneth
James
The Doctor Says Recovery Rate Is High In Nervous Breakdowns
A reader asks about nervous breakdowns and symptoms. The article notes varying causes from worry to modern life stress and emphasizes that many recover with treatment. It mentions psychotherapy, rest, baths, handiwork, and shock therapy as helpful.
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Colhet
Kathleen Doyle
Public Affairs Committee
East A. Street
New York
New
Ford unveils styling overhaul for 1952 models
Detroit Ford Motor Co shown a styling model of its 1952 line featuring a curved glass windshield, a clear-dome retractable top, and new overhead valve engines. Engineers hint at a possible production in 1953 if costs permit, with Mercury and Lincoln V eight engines also updated.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Gun Wielding Blonde Snatches Baby In Minnesota Kidnapping
In Mankato Minnesota a blonde gunwoman posing as a nurse befriended mother of six Mrs. Eugene Callahan then abducted a two week old infant after locking the mother and a child in a closet. The intruder fled with the baby after a shot was fired.
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Mankato
Minn
Midwest
Eugene Callahan
Callahan
Despondent Iowa farmer shoots self after failed attempt
Anamosa police report farmer John Van Sickle, despondent over ill health, fired a 12 gauge shell at his head then killed himself with a .22 rifle. He survived initially but remained in critical condition.
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Anamosa
John van Sickle
1800 American unknown soldiers identified in Japanese graves
In Kyushu and other southern Japanese sites a total of 1,800 unnamed American bodies lie in army mausoleums. A few have identifying marks such as tattoos or dental work while many remain unidentified. Some names appear on missing lists and the United States keeps a silver vault at West Point, New York.
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Tokyo
Kyushu
Lovett Sees Long Road To Armed Power
Secretary Lovett testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that U S military production lags behind Soviet output. He cited unofficial estimates showing the Soviet Union producing many more warplanes, with around 12,000 first line combat aircraft, and warned it could take years to close the gap as American production potentially reaches 18,000 aircraft annually by late 1952.
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United Oers
Tan Sense
Sen Laven
Sec
Defense
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lovetts
Truman
Soviet Union
Free Nations
Russia
Divorce suit cites cruel conduct over movie lobby scene
Robert Smith accuses his wife Dorothy of cruelty in a divorce filing. He says during a movie visit she forced him to step out into the lobby to stand in scenes showing bathing suits or abbreviated costumes.
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ST. Joseph, Mich
Robert Smith
Dorothy
Sensitive Nose Ends Pasadena Marriage
Sylvia A. Tarter won a divorce from John Virgil Tarter after testifying his nose was too sensitive. The Superior Judge granted the decree noting he used a chemical preparation and an electric fan to remove bacon and egg odors, and to burn incense when cigarettes were smoked.
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Pasadena
Calif
ULP
Sylvia A. Tarter
John Virgil Tarter
Kutz Kaufman
World War II Casualties Share of Mobilization
In World War II, Army and Air Force total casualties totaled nine percent of a mobilization of 10,400,000.
Icelandic climate shows Gulf Stream warming January
Fragmentary note claims Iceland's January temperatures are influenced by the Gulf Stream making averages higher than some regions. It mentions 320 degrees and weather comparisons but content is unclear and garbled.
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Iceland
Gulf Strea
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