Bailey named civil defense director in North Carolina
Governor Umstead appoints William F. Bailey to lead civilian defense, succeeding E. Z. Jones. Bailey brings public service, military, and OPS experience to galvanize state safety efforts amid wartime concerns. takes post February 1 after resigning Triangle Hosiery Mill and OPS roles.
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Umstead
William F. Bailey
Civil Defense
North Carolina
Bailey
Europe
Triangle Hosiery Mill
Office of Price Stabilization
Triangle Mill
E. Z. Jones
Burlington
Jones
Fly Bug Voted Man of the Week by Supporter
A supporter nominates a tiny foe as Man of the Week praising its microscopic size yet grand impact. The Poole praised rival bodies, immunity to penicillin and fruit juice, and a reputation for igniting tempers and sleepless nights, while remaining undefeated and current champion.
Barnabas the Good Man and the Spread of the Gospel
Barnabas, called son of prophecy, joins the Jerusalem church and strengthens believers in Antioch. His leadership, faith, and the Holy Spirit help many new converts, with Paul soon joining efforts before the Cyprus mission and the gospel expanding to Asia Minor.
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Joses
House of Levi
Cyprus
Jerusalem
Barnabas
Cyrene
Antioch
Church
Syria
Orantes River
Near East
Asia Minor
Paul
Luke
Tarsus
Pamphylia
John Mark
Mark
God
Christ
Inauguration Costs Spotlight Visitor Spending and Turnover Talks
The piece estimates 500,000 out of town visitors could spend about 100 dollars each over four days, totaling up to 50 million dollars with deluxe options exceeding 200 dollars per person. It also notes a turnover push with Barkley favored as Democratic National Committee chair and previews State Department reshuffling led by Walter Bedell Smith.
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Washington
NEA
White House
Alben W. Barkley
Democratic National Committee
Steve Mitchell
Mitchell
Barkley
Stevenson
Chicago
Paris
U. S
U.S
London
Moscow
Eisenhower
Russia
Berlin
Stanton Griffis
Egypt
Spain
Griffis
Wall Street
Potomac
America
Washington City as a Dramatic Capitol Landscape
A sprawling portrait of Washington filled with monuments, government hubs, and social scenes. Describes the Lincoln Memorial, Capitol, Supreme Court, War Departments, hotels, embassies, and cultural venues, interwoven with reporters, lobbyists, soldiers, and visitors amid wartime bustle and nightly nightlife.
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Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Supreme Court
Capitol Dome
Library of Congress
The Mad House Spaatz Averted Aerial Show Deal
Washington coverage details how General Carl A. Spaatz persuaded Secretary Finletter to scrap a planned peacetime aerial display for Eisenhower inaugural events. The piece recounts Spaatz warning of a national security risk and notes the Kansas Laemer family securing horses for the parade amid stabling hurdles.
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Thomas K. Finletter
Truman
Eisenhower
Carl A. ‘“Tooey
Spaatz
Air Force
Finietter
General Spaatz
Washington
Tovey
Finletter
Tooey
Dent Truman
Stalin’s shadow over Eisenhower era foreign policy
The piece argues Stalin aims to provoke US chaos and neutralism, hindering reform efforts. It critiques postwar policy inertia, warns of a third-force neutral stance, and urges the new administration to seize initiative in confronting Soviet aims abroad and at home.
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United States
Eisenhower
Europe
Asia
Stalin
Russia
Rangoon
Soviet Russia
Teheran
Roosevelt
Truman
Dulles
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Man of
Marilyn Monroe
Peter Edson
Department of Cooperation
Commerce Department
Sinclair Weeks
Charles Sawyer
Hoover
War Dept
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Shoreham
Barnee
Sandy Williams
Jolly
Palladium
Mayflower
Broadway
Harvey's
Lindy's
The
Fogey
Galileo
Newton
Grattude
H. B
Barney
Lat Emer
Kansas
Buss
E Laemers
Pere Et Fils
Schoeppel
Carlson
Georgetown
Laemer
Carlson Hel
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Homer Beltz
Grosse Point
Detroit
Homer
Senator Ferguson
George Sokolsky
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