North Carolina Highway Safety Demands Legislative Action
The piece warns of legislative fights hindering highway safety reform. It cites a commission urging compulsory vehicle inspections every six months and license reexaminations every three years, plus stricter enforcement. Citizens are urged to press lawmakers for action despite political battles.
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Special Commission
Carolina
North Carolina
Commission
Raleigh
North Capolina
Taft Stassen shift in GOP liberal conservatives
Peter Edson’s observation on Taft moving left and Stassen moving right is analyzed. Taft opposes compulsory arbitration in utilities disputes and backs extended rent control and a housing program, while Stassen prepares to debate CIO economist Nathan on wage hikes and price effects on America’s Town Meeting of the Air.
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Peter Edson
Robert Taft
Taft
Stassen
Overnor Dewey
Mr. Dewey
O-Industries
Congress
Governor Stassen
High Point
America
WMFR
ABC
Robert Nathan
CIO
Phillip Murray
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Nathan
Mr. Stassen
Law on Segregating Youthful Offenders Faces Scrutiny
Greensboro lawmakers back Representative Moseley plan to separate first time young offenders in state prisons to aid reform. Judge Hoyle Sink endorses 100 percent the measure while Judge Luther Hamilton faces a case of a 14 year old convicted offender with prior juvenile issues, questioning potential impacts on peer influence.
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Robert Moseley
Greensboro
Sink
Superior Court
Luther Hamilton
Hamilton
Airport memorial dispute glimpsed in elevator chatter
Two buyers discuss an exhibition showing war-era junk versus quality pieces. They note the good items selling faster than typical for opening day while junk sales lag. The conversation hints at an airport planned on the L. O. Williard property as a memorial.
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Joe
L. O. Williard
Veterans and critics weigh in on High Point memorials and education
Col. Loflin proposes an obstacle course at the main gate as a WWII High Point memorial for infantry veterans. W A Bivins recalls The Jollies of 1947 as a top show and clarifies his critique was well intentioned. Grady Morton calls for doubling pay for school teachers to secure democracy’s foundation and notes bipartisan support.
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Colon Loflin
W. A. Bivins
Grady Morton
America
Talmadge
Georgia
Angie Bond
Herman Talmadge
Helen Upshaw
Louisiana
H'wood
March of Dimes
Elliott Lawrence
David Charney
Marshall
UN Council
Broadway Hotels
Unanimity in war era warned as impossible
A thinker argues that true unanimity among nations is impossible in wartime. He notes that differing views persist even with powerful players and cites the atomic bomb dispute with Russia as an example, while invoking Bernard Baruch’s positions as a mediator reference.
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Earth
Bernard Baruch
No unanimity in atomic bomb debate amid resignations
The piece argues against strict unanimity on handling the atomic bomb with critics like Baruch and Austin displaying wary stances. It recalls Byrnes resignation and rapid shifts in policy, warning readers to scrutinize calls for consensus as a potential tool to steal public oversight.
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Russia
Bernard Baruch
Tutt
Warren Austin
Baruch
Mr. Austin
James Byrnes
Byrnes
Moscow
Cleveland
Ohio
China
Johnson
Debt, Taxes, and the Federal Budget Debate
Washington column analyzes the $260 billion federal debt and its tax impact on banks, corporations, and individuals. It notes banks hold 31 percent of debt and face a 38 percent tax on interest, while individuals pay high rates. The piece argues the public sees only the spending need, not the hidden tax receipts within the budget.
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Washington
Congress
Insurance Companies
Federal Reserve Banks
Internal Revenue Bureau
Debt retirement plan urged to curb war debt impact
A tax expert criticizes income tax rules on tax free interest and urges a formal debt retirement program. The writer opposes Truman’s balanced budget notching only 200 million retirement of 260 billion and proposes annual savings from budget pruning to fund debt retirement and foster financial efficiency.
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Congress
New York Gossip and Show Biz Sparks Fly Narrowly
A rapid roundup of names and happenings in crime, politics, theatre, and film. Harlem murder case chatter. family ties at Kingdon Gould Jr. and Robert Rice. Joe DiMaggio’s comforter Candy Coxton. Willie Bioff in Hollywood. Broadway premieres and cast shifts. Truman and Arnold clashing with critics. Bartenders Union toast. Palm Beach romances. studio deals and awards. Ellis Island deportation appeals. and a flurry of industry tidbits from New York and beyond.
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Harlem
Kingdon Gould
Willie Bioff
Hollywood
George Lowthers
Eileen Herrick
Mike Todd
Joan Blondell
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Talmadge
Jessel
Kelly
Chicago
Princess Rospiphosi
Francesca
Jack Hughes
Palm Beach
Winston Guest
Lucy Cochrane
Fred Smith
H. Morgenthau, Jr
Herb Hoover
Exec
United Nations
John Huntingtons
Ruth Barbera
Ia Gould
Adams Motors
Holman
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Clifford
Mr. Big
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Rickey
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Joe Graves
Jimmy Dorsey
Benny Goodman
Capitol Records
Columbia Platters
Pearl Lusk
Fronter
Gerald Bishop
Austria
Ellis Island
Dudley
Smelly
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Winter Garden
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Runyon Cancer Fund
Celia Johnson
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Marion Colby
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Lillian Hellman
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