City Council Signals Bond Push For Library Court Civic Center
The City Council plans three bond measures totaling up to 2 million dollars to fund a public library a municipal court and a civic center at the next general election voters may approve one two or all three are possible. Officials argue the library and court facilities are overdue and necessary while plans for the civic center remain provisional. The paper supports the move hoping the final plans satisfy needs and urges extending water and sewer lines to attract industrial growth. High Point currently finances are strong enough to justify the bond issue.
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North Carolina
High Point
Civic Center
Whipping post urged for abuse and pervert offenses
The author praises Judge W H Steed for proposing the whipping post for brutal domestic violence and for other vulnerable targets. The piece advocates stricter punishment for sex offenders who target minors and argues past customs had value, urging reconsideration of harsher penalties.
The Mad House Eisenhower Taft Battle in Senate Rooms
A sardonic senator mocks New Dealers for fearing an Eisenhower surge while hoping Taft leads the GOP. The piece describes a coast to coast tour to boost Eisenhower and portrays a conspiracy to push Taft as the safer nominee. Observers react with astonishment to the theater of political fear and strategy.
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Washington
Sclon
Senate
Chicago
Taft
New Deal
Eisenhower
Unity as political fascism sparks debate in era of unity
A political column argues that calls for unity under the administration amount to fascism and defends the tradition of criticism in American governance. It cites McCarthy era investigations and the value of partisan discourse while recounting episodes involving Taft Hartley and a Hawaii high commissioner dispute.
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George Washington
Horace Greeley
Charles A. Dana
James Gordon Bennett
Joseph Pulitzer
Henry Watterson
William Pandolph Hearst
Amerasia
Tydings
McCarthy
Owen Lattimore
McCarran
Institute of Pacific Relations
Quotations on science politics and war from notable figures
A collection of remarks from Dr. Frank Dickinson Churchill Kenneth H Jacobs Bob Hall Angee Vodey and Sen Brien McMahon. Topics include economic search danger of many seekers space travel and the hydrogen bomb. The quotes contrast optimism and caution in science and policy.
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Frank Dickinson
The
American Medical Association
Economicesearch
Ferguson Substitution Alters Eisenhower Intro in Detroit
Washington reporting details a shift in Eisenhower's Detroit speech plan from Senator Ferguson to an introduction by Michigan GOP leader Arthur Summerfield. The piece notes Harriman’s presidential bid dynamics, party delegate math, and a local Washington hotel mix up involving the Harriman committee and the Republican National Committee.
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Washington
NEA
Dwight Eisenhower
Detroit
Michigan
Homer Ferguson
Arthur Summerfield
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Averell Harriman-for-President
Estes Kefauver
District of Columbia
Roosevelt
Harriman
Kefauver
Georgia
Richard Russell
South
Chicago
Alabama
Russell
Arkansas
Fulbright
Florida
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Northarolina
Stevenson
Republicans blamed for fall defeat if nominee loses
The piece argues the Republican Party bears primary blame for any presidential loss this fall. It criticizes the Republican National Committee for banning television and radio coverage of its proceedings, citing disputes over 72 convention seats and accusing the committee of secrecy and deception.
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Truman
Republican National Committee
Taft
Eisenhower
John Q
Monroe Redden may seek 1956 Democratic governor nomination
The Hendersonville congressman, not seeking re election this year, hints from Washington he may run for governor in 1956. Critics cite his past as Democratic chair and his congressional record as weak. The writer notes several Democrats who could best Redden, if he pursues the race.
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Monroe Redden
Hendersonville
Washington
Monroe
Congress
Redden
Truman offered $100000 annual pay by New York liquor firm
Walter Winchell reports a leading New York liquor company offered the President an annual $100,000 salary effective January 26 1953. The column also highlights celebrity gossip across politics, entertainment, and society, including marriages breakups and legal notices, with references to Pia, Constance Cummings, Elsa Maxwell, and other public figures. The piece blends political hints with sensational social items and industry chatter.
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Liquor Company
Truman
Walter Winchell
Peter Lindstrom
Pia
van Johnsons
David Nivens
Sweden
Constance Cummings
Francis Lederers
Harper’s
Adlai Stevenson
J. B. Martin
George
Mickey Mantle
Isabel Leighton
Elsa Maxwell
Gilbert Miller
New York
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Elbert Thomas
Lame Ducky-Wucky
Utah
Pacific Trust Territories
Japanese Mandate Islands
Honolulu
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House Appropriations Committee
Waikiki
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Oren E. Long
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Division of Protocol
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Illinois
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Texas
Winston Churchill
Kenneth H. Jacobs
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Ncaa TV Committee
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Stalin
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Conn
Ferguson
Peter Edson
Rayburn
Mayflower
Suite 375
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Guy Gabrielson
Federal Communications Commission
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Alan Curtis
H'wood
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Maxim
Sugar Ray
Fl Borradho
Arline
Scotty Rubin
Spencer Martin
Pat Smart
Rosalie Coleman
Lisa Perry Lee
Jimmy Kelly
Mid- Manhattan
Exec
Jim Farley, Jr
Pat Dillon
Stuart MacGuire
E. Warrentons
Pipple
John O
Palomar Observatory
Ackbelly Land
Mojave Desert
Mike McDermott
State Dept Press Ace
Lattimore
N. Y
Jack Milliken
Gloria Stavers
Spender
Helena Malinowska
Eightlyet
Anthropologist
Life Mag
Life
Don Burke
Jean McGuire
Gwen Omeron
Mike Todd- Jones
N. Y. University
Hahahahmf
Covergal M. J. Dennison
D. Greenfield
Robert Merrill
Roberta Peters
Lucky
Doris Green
Park Avenue
Barbara Foye
Navy
Wiley Merriman
Barbara Whiting
Jack Meyer
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