BIR Reorganization Sparks Bipartisan Support and Debate
The piece urges support for a Bureau of Internal Revenue reorganization aligned with Hoover Commission plans. It argues fewer collection districts and civil service controls boost efficiency and curb corruption, while acknowledging no reform guarantees perfection but could prevent further issues.
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Truman
North Carolina
United States Senate
Clyde Hoey
Willis Smith
Bureau of Internal Revenue
BIR
Hoover Commission
Congress
Professional Veterans and a Charlotte Meeting Repudiation
A column attacks professional veterans who seek lifelong handouts from a World War II bonus push led by Tom Sawyer and Andrew Del Vescove. In Charlotte only seven people attended, exposing weak support and political self interest behind the initiative.
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Korea
Charlotte
Tom Sawyer
Durham
Andrew del Vescove
Burlington
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Sawyer
End of January Rush Prompts License Plate Critique
North Carolina motorists delay buying 1952 automobile license tags. The December sale begins December 1 with a 31 day window and a 30 day grace period. Officials debate ending the annual grace period to reduce last minute purchases.
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North Carolina
Motor
Thomasville Plans a Modern 30 Room Tourist Inn
The town eyes a new 30 room tourist inn to serve visitors near the upcoming highway. Competition in motor courts grows as travelers seek clean, comfortable, modern accommodations both inside Thomasville and along the new southern highway corridor.
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Thomasville
Jacent
Medicine Big Shot Seeks 50000 For Cold Theories
A verbose column questions a physician’s research grant aimed at debunking the common cold. It mocks calling the ailment a virus and argues for a clearer name for the sniffles and groans felt by many.
Social climbers toast Mossadegh and Elizabeth at Mayflower lunch
Washington reporters boast of entertaining Prime Minister Hill and other dignitaries at a one dollar lunch, warning of social climbing and mock etiquette. The piece humorously critiques press excess, fashion, and free booze for Winnie and Churchill as guests arrive in the goat ballroom.
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Mossadegh
Princess Elizabeth
Hill
Lonven Center
Prince
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Lillibet
Philip
Winnie
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Aos
Rights and duties in education spark debate across faiths
A reader argues for balanced control in schooling amid religious diversity and political tensions. The piece recalls McDowell v. Board of Education and warns that a Communist teacher should not dictate Bible teaching while urging parental choice and the expansion of parochial schools within a free society.
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Teachers College
McDowell
Alf - United States
Queene A. Philbin
Ation
Stade
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Russia
Technology ranks shape nations says Nehru
Quote from Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru noting the United States leads in technology while Russia values technology highly and more than any other nation in Europe.
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United States
Russia
Ipenhester Nehru
India
New York Column Whispers On Stage Affairs and Celebrity Moves
A sprawling United States gossip column notes Anita Loos and Adolph Green dating, actress Yvonne de Carlo at the Colony, Jean Sinclair divorce stories, Virginia MacPherson to marry William Payette, and other show business updates. Mentions include Pat Northrop, Tommy Manville, Frank Farley Granger romance chatter, and broader film industry speculation with James Royce and Lionel Stander.
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Adolph Green
Claude Cartier
Eler
Carmen Cavaleros
Yvonne de Carlo
Basso Cesare Siepi
Buc
Eleanor Frotm
Art Jarrett
Betty Hutton
Duke of Windsor
John R. Rice
Chuck
Pat Northrop
Ee Stone
Bill Benet
Bbott
Barbara, Cook
Gem
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Jewell Ann Caffrey
Hood
H'wood
Virginia MacPherson
Wm. Payette
Tommy Manville
Alexis Thompson
Jean Sinclair
Nevada
Alex
Winds of 1946 Debt Peak and Odd Local Notes
A collage of snippets notes frostbite risks from foot perspiration in Korea aided by new U S troops powder, Crestline Ohio officials resigning to become day laborers, Falls City Nebraska ad misprint God Eats on This Corner, and the 1946 national debt peak approaching 300 billion. Additional items include a restaurant correction, reader memories of famous photo moments, and consumer sales surveys from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Korea
U. S
Crestline
Falls City, Neb
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