Yadkin Basin Water Reserve Study Under Way
A Greensboro committee plans to visit Washington to seek a delay in selling 18 000 acres of the Yadkin River basin while exploring water storage use for High Point Greensboro and Winston Salem. County officials want the land back on the tax books as the area faces growing water needs and development.
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Yadkin River
High Point
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Washington
Yadkin County
General Services Administration
Community joins to curb Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina
The piece defends FBI and State Bureau of Investigation efforts against Klan floggings in North Carolina. It praises local courage and journalism that exposed the hooded group, noting arrests and civic action while criticizing The Philadelphia Inquirer for alleged slander of Southern justice.
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North Carolina
Fayetteville
Philadelphia Inquirer
FBI
South
The
Inquirer
Fair Bluff
Uncle Sam
SBI
Pennsylvania
Dr Pope Sees Southern Rise In Postwar Progress
Dr Pope Liston Pope dean of Yale Divinity School visited Thomasville for Christmas and wrote in Christianity and Crisis that the South has outgrown its colonial role, moved toward industrial expansion, and may see a mild racial stance and a potential two party system below the Mason Dixon line. He links Southern support for Eisenhower to modernization, while warning of future adjustment headaches.
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Liston Pope
Yale Divinity School
Thomasville
Dr. Pope
United States
Eisenhower
Union
Advertising rights and institutional ads spark debate in Chicago
The piece argues that advertising is a constitutionally protected platform for opinion, not just product promotion. It contrasts corporate uses of ads to express views on teacher shortages and public policy with political attacks from Humphrey and Truman, noting shareholders’ interests and the limited impact of institutional ads compared to government propaganda.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
Truman
Roosevelt
Sen
Humphrey
Minnesota
Wage Stabilization Board
Transition from business to government management under Eisenhower
The Eisenhower era builds a cabinet of proven businessmen but political operations overwhelm many. C E Wilson faced committees unprepared for congressional inquiry and the shift from managing vast firms to serving a $12,500 a year public role. The piece argues public service demands adjusted mindset and humility.
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Eisenhower
C. E. Wilson
Armed Services Committee
Hss
Congress
House
Wilson
Senate
Eisenhower Lays Out Nine Point Peace Plan Inaugural
Washington reports President Eisenhower’s inaugural message presents a nine point program for peace built on deterred aggression and a strong free world. The president outlines unity, sacrifice, and a shift from isolation to international leadership while urging Congress to support forthcoming measures in the State of the Union.
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Washington
NEA
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Los Angeles
New York
Friends of Freedom
United Nations
Duke of Windsor Sings A Song For Lady Peel
Scandals swirl around Col Rosenblatt case links to Eleanor Morgan Satterlee matter as D A Hogan probes suspects. Mrs Satterlee's will valued at about 20 000 with sister Mrs Mabel Ingalls to benefit from the estate. Ingalls has ties to Moscow post revolution and later works with the World Health Organization in New York. The piece mentions high society and political intrigue with Broadway chatter and cultural notes from New York City.
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New York
Col. S Rosenblatt
D.A. Frank Hogan
Eleanor Morgan Satterlee
Mabel Ingalls
Rosenblatt
Ingalls
Satterlee
Abbott Ingalls
State Dept
J. P. Morgan
Corliss Lamont
Morgan
Bea Lillie
Duke
Charlot
Quotes on laughs, whistles, and world affairs from notable figures
Comedienne Marie Wilson says she works for laughs and whistles, while West German Chancellor Adenauer notes Europe relies on economic ties with France. Porter McKeever calls the Korean War a linchpin for free world security as Germany’s plan shifts toward rearmament to deter Russia. Bishop Tippett and Ari Heil de Brentaini add humor and theology to global issues.
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Kremlin
Porter McKeever
United States
Europe
Germany
Russia
Ario Heil de Brentaini
Governor Not Here as Polio Bridge Crowds Rally
Citizens on Polio Bridge cheered to hear a Number One license plate proclaim the governor in town while he recuperated in Durham. Dr. Henry W. Jordan, highway chief, explained the mix up and discussed road plans with Winston-Salem leaders. The piece also notes Renfrow's political activity in Kinston and Jeff Wilson’s weight loss.
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Times Square
McGuire Sisters
Miamisburg
Ohio
Cordettes
Arthur Godfrey
N.Y
WAAT
Hal Tunis
el Punko
Tunis
Chandler
Bob
Watts Hospital
Durham
Henry W. Jordan
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Dr. Jordan
Old Salem
Winston- Salem
Lila Fisher
William Simmons
Horace McSwain
Board of Missions
Western North Carolina Conference
Kenneth Goodson
Renfrow
Kinston
Wade Renfrow
The
Beacon
Kinston Free Press
Raleigh
Charles M. Johnson
Jeff Wilson
North Carolina Motor Carriers’ Association
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Mark Twain
Mark
Chicago Tribune
Caron
George Sokolsky
Ike
Peter Edson
Duke of Windsor
Lady Peel
Walter Winchell
Menasha Skulnik
Mitchells
Columbia
USA
Fred Packer
Wayne Morse
Jean Alexander
Missouri
Broadway
O. Henry
Annie
Sidney Prosen
Theresa Brewer
Coral
Sidney
Orchid Garden
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Records of Knowledge
Darvas
Julia
Chimp
Marquis and Family
Dannymite Kaye
the Palace
Hollywood
Mad. Sq. Garden
van Smith
la Vie
Geor, Gibbs
Sunny Gale
Tont Arden
Marie Wilson
Sarr
Konerad Adenauer
Donald Tippett
Renfrew
Jimmy Doolittle
Japan
Tokyo
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