Morse Embarrasses Eisenhower Backing Wilson Cabinet Hold
The piece argues Senator Morse’s obstruction in approving President Eisenhower’s cabinet nominees exposes a political blunder. It critiques the delegation of authority to General Motors head Charles E. Wilson, noting the clash between national interests and corporate power while citing Herbert Hoover and John O’Donnell on the risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Morse
Eisenhower
Oregon
Morse
Charles E. Wilson
Ike
General Motors
Herbert Hoover
General Eisenhower
Lovett
Johnson
Forrestal
Defense Department
Wilson
Senate Committee
John O'Donnell
Washington
New York Daily News
Why Stalin Targets Jews in Propaganda Times
A political column argues Stalin uses anti Semitism to scapegoat Jews amid Cold War tensions. It links Jewish doctors and scientists to alleged American plots, cites Malenkov as a potential successor, and questions motives behind the renewed anti Jewish rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Stalin
Litvinov
Stalin
God
Mohammed
United States
Wall Street
State Department
United Nations
John Foster Dulles
FBI
Department
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Department of Justice
Arthur Adams
Kremlin
America
Russia
Soviet Russia
Albert Einstein
Irving Kaufman
Einstein
Abba Hillel Silver
North Carolina pays lawmakers paltry sums in contrast to peers
A survey ranks North Carolina 20th in legislative pay while the state remains the only one to offer no mileage or expense allowances. The piece compares NC with New York Illinois California and Massachusetts and urges reform to reflect real costs of serving in public office. It also notes lighter public backlash to a church officer's Needham Market coronation beer idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Tar Heelia
New York
Illinois
California
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Hargrave Thomas
Church of England
Needham Market
Citizens' support for Davidson County real estate appraisal plan
The Lexington Dispatch commends Davidson County commissioners for proceeding with a countywide real estate appraisal to establish a fair tax basis. Observers note sixteen years since the last revaluation, affected by wartime inflation and changing values, and stress a comprehensive plan is needed to ensure equitable taxation for all property holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson County
Shoaf
Thomasville
Nixon heads Capitol Hill in homburg over onions
The piece riffs on Vice President Nixon wearing a homburg instead of a silk hat as Eisenhower’s influence prompts a fashion shift. It notes Senator Styles Bridges discovering a drafting clerk staff and recounts ex VP Barkley quipping about White House and Capitol front/back alignments while inviting debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Times
Capitol Hill
United States Senate
Ike
Gen. Eisenhower
Senator Bridges
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Congress of the United States
Bridges
Barkley
White House
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Plaza
Leadership quotes from midcentury business and labor figures
A compilation of remarks by Alfred Sloan Walter Reuther Jack Knight and Dr Robert M Hutchins reflecting views on private versus public initiative education dialogue and the role of press agents in shaping public perception. The quotes illustrate contemporary tensions between government and private enterprise and the value of diverse viewpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred B. Sloan
General Motors
Walter Reuther
CIO
Jack Knight
Robert M. Hutchins
Gag of the Week End Sparks Scandal and Rumors
A chaotic roundup of gossip items from New York sources covers cafe raids at Sevilla Hotel, Jean Hackett linked to a sensational incident, Gloria Vanderbilt en route to Idaho, and various celebrity run-ins. It notes lawsuits, divorces, and political controversy surrounding Morris Ernst and the McCarthy era, with denials and feuds across social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Ernst
American Legion
McCarthy
McCarran
Legion
Ernst
David Loth
C.P
Communist Party
Expendable, Mayors Tour South, and Booklet Fame
A Greensboro Record column mixes humor and commentary. A bus rider jokes about furniture buyers flooding Main Street. Desi Arnaz announces a boy. A quip about Tallulah Bankhead lampoons copyright. Expendable discussed in military sense with Adams and MacArthur references. High Point mayors tour South America with Waynick's diplomacy. a booklet on church publicity gains traction. a jail clock joke closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desi Arnaz
Lucile Bail
Miss Bankhead
Tallulah
Greensboro Record
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George Sokolsky
Asia
Malenkov
Secre
Belove
Lexington Dispatch
The
Homburg
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Barnum
Ed Scofield
Jean
Sevilla
Jelke
Lana Turner
Milton Berle
Wally Wanger
Wanger
Connie
Berle
Baybee
Lindy
Cy Howard
Sherman Fairchild
Jean Hackett
Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski
Idaho
Betty Betz
Merle Armitages
Elsa
Virgin Islands
Morocco
Jamaica
Lord Beaverbrook
Chruchill
Beaverbrook
Randolph
London
Lush
AFRA
Union For Radio- Entertainers
ABC
Queeries
Stork Club
Jura
Daily Yorker
Southland
Yuma
Carroll Walter
N. Y. Journal - American
Frank Conniff
Archbishop Cushi
Cardinal McIntyre
Philippines
MacArthur
Australia
Daniel Webster
John Adams
Nick Lawrence
WHPE
South
High Point
Amos R. Kearns
Kearns
South America
Capus M. Waynick
Ambassador Waynick
Bogota
Colombia
Kearnies
Waynicks
Holt McPherson
Purcell
England
Lee Spencer
Army
Chaplain School
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