Eisenhower as Presidential Nominee and Coalition Vision
The piece discusses Republican support for General Dwight Eisenhower as the next president and contemplates a potential coalition government led by Ike. It notes possible party realignments, the aim of a united front against Communism, and questions whether Truman or Republicans will back Ike as nominee.
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United Press
Dwight Eisenhower
Cosmopolitan
Truman
Eisenhower
Ike
George Washington
Russia
White House
Harry Truman
Reporter skewers liquor terms in VFW raid report
A Greensboro Daily News Burlington correspondent misreports a VFW raid as seizing 10 gallons and two fifths of bonded whiskey. The piece argues the police likely recovered tax paid liquor with federal stamps, not bonded liquor, and notes readers should question such terminology in local coverage.
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Greensboro Daily News
Burlington
Veterans of Foreign Warshut
Alamance
VFW
Veterans’ Clubhouse
High Point
Rearmament in Europe and the Western Challenge
An editorial by Bruce Biossat discusses how Western leaders agree on the need for strong rearmament to deter Russia, but warn that Europe must avoid crippling civilian economies. It notes Europe's scarred postwar economy, rationing in Britain, and fears of popular uprisings if rearmament is too harsh, urging careful, imaginative action to balance defense and stability.
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Bruce Biossat
NEA
Russia
West
Stalin
United States
Western Europe
Free World
Europe
America
de Gasperi
Italy
W. R. Herod
North Atlantic Treaty Production
Lisbon
Paris
Eisenhower
OPS
Mike di
Germany
Sweden
Holland
Spain
North American
Job
Man
God
Communist Party
Jack Dempsey
Joan Olander
Doris Lilly
Texas
George Ross
Arline Judge
Southampton
Arline
Mad House Pity on Bureaucrats Who Fold Letters
A satirical column notes Washington needs a skillful paper folder to fit sheets into standard envelopes, saving paper billions daily. It mocks bureaucrats, recounts oversized Manila envelopes, and jokes about round ceilings and a stop-press OPS notice lifting controls on Eskimo art objects.
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Imart
OPS
Declaring Independence and the Moral Basis of Liberty
A reflection on liberty as a moral ideal rooted in God and natural law. From Puritan roots to the Declaration of Independence, the text argues a nation forms through morality rather than power, and warns national decline follows secular drift from traditional faith.
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Jefferson
Franklin
Adamses
England
National defense prompts ethics clash over transport orders
Senators Johnson and Hickenlooper challenge the Defense Transport Administration head over war time trucking approvals. They warn of potential crimes in the name of national defense and question presidential power to deploy troops or hand atomic bombs to an international authority.
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National Defense
Defense Transport Administration
Ed. C. Johnson
Colo
Bourke B. Hickenlooper R
New York Gossip and Society Sparks Across Town
Newsroom chatter runs from Walter society’s glamour couple to divorces and romances. Notable names include Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, Charles Addams, Evelyn Knight, and John Reed Williams. Political notes touch on Runyon and Tito. Local society headlines mix with editorials and humor.
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Anne
Kate
Jeffreys
Robert
Gramercy
Sterling
New Yorker
Charles Addams
J. K
Equity
John Reed Williams
The
Wall Street Journal
Jerry” Adams
Evelyn Knight
Hawaii
Decca
People
Vogeler
Satevepost
Sunday Reflections and War Remembrance Refocus in July Notes
A July diary entry notes milder Sunday weather, church talk, and a humorous aside about sweating. It recalls Dr. Lindley of High Point College, historical reflections on the Declaration of Independence, and summaries of Burke County war casualties with a nod to wartime letters and public concerns.
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Calvary
Lyle
P. E. Lindley
High Point College
David Harum
Dr. Lindley
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Washington
George Dixon
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New York
Justice Douglas
Walter
Walter Winchell
Tito
Yugoslavia
Nehru
India
Bill Douglas
Oregon
Washington, D. C
Pulitzer Prize Committee
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Arthur House
R. Robbins
Betty
I J. Walker
Runyon Fund
Cancer Society
N. City
Washington Wire
Tom Clark
Mimi
Dept. of State
Natalie
W. A. Bivins
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Charlie Sasser
Morganton
Sasser
Far
Burke County
Moscow
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