Ike Rejects 20-Year Soviet Friendship Pact
President Eisenhower turned down a proposed 20 year treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union while urging Moscow to back words with deeds. He welcomed a possible future negotiation if the Kremlin acts to ease tensions and support German unification and the end of the Iron Curtain. The reply leaves the door open for talks without slamming it.
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Completion of U S 70 Needed Across North Carolina
Seventh Division Highway Commissioner John Van Lindley urges allocating 1 600 000 from interstate funds to finish U S 70 from Greensboro to the Durham County line and double lane the corridor to Raleigh. The move would speed safe traffic for Piedmont commerce and connect U S 29 with U S 1, aiding state growth.
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John van Lindley
Interstate System
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Durham County
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South Carolina Line
Salisbury
Charlotte
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W. H. Rogers
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No Room For Error In Stalin's Homeland Purges Widen Rift
The piece argues that the Georgian purge of six top officials and Lavrenti Beria signals the rigidity of Communist governance. It contrasts Soviet centralization with free nations and cites Khrushchev's grain program as an example of systemic error magnification and blame games under dictatorship.
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Council of Ministers
Supreme Court
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German ersatz coffee sells cheap to wake Americans
The Florida Times-Union notes ersatz coffee remains popular in Germany for its low cost and questions whether US coffee loses its kick as people age. It suggests aging, not weaker coffee, may dull morning alertness and lengthen the daily commute.
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Germany
High Point Enterprise acknowledgments and staff note
An image shows masthead text for the High Point Enterprise with publisher Cartier SIS Per Tear and staff names including Mrs R B Terry president Bolt McPherson and W Patterson advertising director. The note mentions Associated Press rights and postal insertion as a second-class matter.
Leon Burnett Credits Mencken and His Critique
The piece praises Henry Louis Mencken for shaping modern criticism and exposing social myths. It notes his impact on American language and manners, with examples from the South and debates over Darwin and evolution, ending with gratitude to Mencken.
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Moscow News Colleagues See Censorship Return
A Moscow report on Soviet journalism notes reduced access to officials and lingering censorship after a brief Geneva thaw. Writers recall Kremlin receptions excited journalists but say private access remains restricted and approvals still hard to obtain.
Notes on the News from the Kremlin and Western Press
A summary of censorship and access issues as Soviet leaders grow harder to reach. Khrushchev's France remarks provoke reactions, followed by tighter Kremlin diplomacy. Western reporters face reduced access, while the New Year party in Moscow excludes newsmen, signaling a sharper tone toward the Western press.
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Piedmont names loom in lieutenant governor race
J W Whitfield, a veteran Pender County legislator, waits on upstate developments before deciding on a bid for lieutenant governor. Piedmont figures Grady Rankin and Arthur Kirkman among possible entrants as Hodges signals a full-term run, with party factions and congressional races adding pressure across districts.
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Alamance
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Shelby
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Charlie Hamilton
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Fred McIntyre
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Richard Shue
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Lennon
Addison Hewlett Jr
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Two Policies On Waterdeal Have a Head On Collision
Washington debate contrasts the Hoover Commission plan for a national water policy with the Eisenhower cabinet committee's approach. The pieces share aims but diverge on agency reorganizations and federal power control, reflecting a broader fight over centralized direction versus regional coordination.
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