Segregation In Schools: Durham Findings and NC Context
The piece argues federal Judge Hayes found racial discrimination in Durham public schools and urges prompt action to reach equal facilities. It notes many NC Negro teachers benefit from segregation through higher pay due to tenure, and warns abolition of segregation could cost thousands of Black teachers their jobs, a reason many oppose ending segregation now.
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Johnson J. Hayes
Durham
Mos North Carolinians
Hayes
High Point
North Carolina
Gro
Boston
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York City
South
Truman Creates Nonpartisan Commission On Internal Security
President Truman forms a nine member independent board headed by Admiral Chester Nimitz to review treason espionage and internal security laws and programs. The panel will study case files and recommend new protections while assessing loyalty programs and their fairness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Congress
Truman
Adm
Chester Nimitz
U. S
McCarran
Veteran letter urges intensified draft to deter Soviet threat
A World War II veteran пишет Senator Clyde Hoey urging a nationwide draft increase for March to June and rapid rearmament to deter Soviet aggression. He argues the need to finish the conflict decisively, compares current policy to Revolutionary War stakes, and expresses readiness to rejoin service if needed.
Defense Mobilizer Wilson Rigs Examinations for FSA Transfers
Top officials at the Federal Security Agency resist Oscar Ewing’s socialization plan and require a strict exam for any bureaucrat seeking a job in the new defense setup. They aim to ensure personnel are not exposed to Ewing’s policies before transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Security Agency
Oscar Ewing
Defense
Wilson
Ewing
White House
ES Enterprise
Poneman
Congress
Truman
Conservation and Development Board composition in North Carolina
The state board of conservation and development in Raleigh features 15 governor-appointed members across eastern and western districts. It notes cooperation among agencies, outlines diverse occupational backgrounds, and highlights upcoming moves to rehouse the museum’s whale skeletons in the agricultural building annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Conservation and Development
George Ross
C&d
North Carolina
Roland McClamroch
Chapel Hill
Sylvester Green
Cha Hill
Locke Robinson
Mars Hill
W. B. Austen
Jefferson
Walter Damrott
Asheville
Miles Smith
Salisbury
Charles Allen
Durham
Aubrey Cavenaugh
Warsaw
Lathem
Belhaven
J. C. Murdock
Troutmans
Staley Cook
Burlington
Ford Davis
Zebulon
Eric Rodgers
Scotland Neck
Roy Hampton
Plymouth
East
West
Walter Damfort
Legislative
Senate
House
Durry Davis
Sincusse Gade
Ana
Nuson
General Gray
Dr. Magnuson
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Herschel Newsom
Indiana
The
Brannan
House Agriculture
NFU
Five Percenters Back on the Job in Civil Defense Scheme
Washington reports a crack at civilian defense corruption as a contractor from Rep. Kenneth Keating’s district paid 750 for travel and agreed to a five percent commission from contracts for fictitious bomb shelters sold by the non existent Atomic Bomb Shelter Division. The group has vanished and the government has no money or authority for such contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth B. Keating
Rochester
N. Y
Atomic Bomb Shelter Division
Ben Stolberg and the American Soul
A tribute to Ben Stolberg, a German-born anti-Communist intellectual who shaped conservative thought in the United States. The piece recalls his life, writings, courage, and influence, including his son David serving in Korea, while condemning Communism as an apocalyptic evil.
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San Francisco
Edgar Rickard
Ben Stolberg
Ben
America
Germany
Harvard
University of Chicago
United States
David
Korea
Stalin
Joe Stalin
Rae
Four Horsemen
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High Point Enterprise
Wome
Ae Shmaoe Newspaper
al Cupatches
N. C
Enterprise
Mr. Truman
Clyde KR. Hoey
Greensboro Daily News
Clyde R. Hoey
Washington, D. C
Pacific
Henry Wallace
C. T. Latimey, Jr
Capital Square
Lynn Nisbet
George Dixon
Federal Lety Agency
Homer Capehart
Texas
Peter Edson
Georgetown University
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
ESA
Economic Stabilization Agency
DiSalle
Georgetown
Guineas
Micks
Georgetown Footall
Richard L. Gruenther
Alfred M. Gruenther
Gruenther
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee
Paul B. Magnuson
Veterans’ Administration
Carl Gray
Son
Mag
U. S. Senate
Oklatoon
Beltsville
Capid Hill
Houses and Means
John W. Snyder
George Sokolsky
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