Governor Scott’s $80 Million Equalization Figure
The governor said it would take 80 million dollars to equalize white and Negro school facilities in North Carolina, noting responsibility lies with counties and municipalities. The piece contrasts with South Carolina’s 75 million and notes NC has closer parity. NAACP may use the remark in forthcoming anti segregation action.
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Scott
North Carolina
South Carolina
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Price Conspiracy Probe In North Carolina Gasoline Market
Governor Scott orders SBI inquiry into alleged price control scheme among major oil firms. Attorney General McMullan says one company sets prices while others follow, with distribution costs ignored. Public reaction warns against government overreach as state eyes expanded gasoline terminal involvement.
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Scott
State Bureau of Investigation
McMullan
SBI
North Carolina
Piedmont
New Prison Director Questioned as State Considers Change
Raleigh reports SBI Director Walter Anderson is eyed for state prison chief to replace John Gold who resigns to become Winston-Salem city manager. The editorial questions whether a police background suits prison leadership and argues for a North Carolina candidate with prison experience or an outsider who can bring fresh approaches and pay.
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Raleigh
SBI
Walter Anderson
John Gold
Winston-Salem
Gold
State Highway Commission
Welcome Boner Ends Fiscal Year With Large Surplus
The federal government closes the fiscal year June 30 with a 3.5 billion surplus, the second largest in history, contrasting with a 3.1 billion deficit the prior year and a forecasted 7 billion deficiency. Projections were off by about 10.5 billion, yet the era prizes grand scale and bold moves.
Stockpiling Dames and Dolls Sparks Senate Guffaws
The piece reports on congressional hearings where ICC Commissioner James K. Knutson defends stockpiling of stenographers and other staff as a practical measure. It notes jokes about stockpiling dolls, references to long Senate sessions, and quips by Senators Morse McFarland Wherry and Hebert as they joke about endurance and daily life.
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Washington
Dames
Uncle Sam
House Appropriations Committee
Interstate Commerce
James K. Knutson
Glenn R. Davis
Wisconsin
Davis
Knutson
F. Edward Hebert
Louisana
Eniwetok
Oreleans
Senate
Wayne Morse
McFarland
Wherry
Oregon
Washington Wire
Stanley Reed
Vanderbilt Field
McCarran Committee
Truman
Paul Douglas
Repubs
GOP
Demos
Mike DiSalle
Paul Hoffman
Secr of Commerce
Sawyer
H. Gruenwald
Republicans and Canadians Shape Newsprint Policy
Reader letter argues U S newsprint reliance shifts since 1913 and 1925 tariff changes. It cites Canadian control of prices, export limits, and Duplessis policy aims to balance supply and demand, warning of a threatened free press from high prices and imports.
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Matthew J. Burns
Thorold
Ontario
International Brotherhood of Paper Makers
Washington ‘’Times-Herald
Canada
George Washington
United States
Celler Committee
Dominion
Premier Duplessis
Quebec
ECA
Finbeie
Quotes on business, painting, and faith from varied figures
A trio of short quotes discusses lawyers shaping livestock policy, painting as a career move, and shared religious beliefs among service members. Loren Bamert criticizes lawyers in livestock business, Harry Garner notes teaching pay versus painting, Garson Goodman reflects on equality before God during leave.
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Loren E. Bamert
American National Livestock Association
Harry E. Garner
Lakewood, O
Garson Goodman
Cleveland, O
Korea
FBI Concern Over Escapee Reds Tied to Reeves and Celebrities
The notice bundles a long string of gossip and unverified items. It mentions Robert G a claimed ex war hero linked to escaped Red chiefs and other sensational snatches centered on film stars politicians and socialites. The column mixes intrigue with public figures from Hollywood and Washington.
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FBI
Red Chiefs
Robert G
Marty
Errol Flynn
J. Benny
Korea
Phillip Reed
Barbara Stanwyck
Farley Granger
Shelley Winters
Bill Thomas
Universal Fin Exec
CBS News
Larry LeSeuer
T. Pentington
Blue Book
Maria Roderique Alvaros
Mexico
Dee Avedon
Walter Guggenheim
Claire Newton
U. S
Jose Ferrer
Lilienthal Calls U S to Withdraw from Baruch Plan
David E. Lilienthal urges the United States to abandon the Baruch plan for international control of atomic energy and weapons. He cites Soviet atomic bomb development and no trust in inspections as reasons, while U N committees work on arms reduction amid stalemates with Russia.
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Washington
NEA
United States
United Nations
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Bernard M. Baruch
U. S
Russia
U.S
Interna
Atso
Gordon Arneson
State Department
Baruch
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Gordon Dean
Henry D. Smyth
AEC
Sen
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
Truman
UN Atomic Energy
Security Council
Canada
Frank C. Nash
Coes
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C. W. Patterson, JR
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Valen
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ICC
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George Sokolsky
New York
Walter Winchell
Congress
Kefauver
Gtc
Howard Fast
J. Howard Lawson
Madeleine Boyd
Ernest Boyd
Thomas Wolfe
Francesco Ulli
Richard Forsling
Ludmila McGoniga
Phillies
del Wilber
Yankees
Mel Allen
Zierler
N.Y
Cuba
J. B. Eisenhower
Leon Eddie
Civil Defense Committee
N. Y
Richard Rodgers
Lenox Hill
Gwenalee Smith
Glamaron
Neva
T. Rundell
Gene Pope, Jr
Oegot
Vishnu
Zina
Beria
Eliza
Madrid
Cooch Behar
Nancy Valentine
Alicia Cortelli
Barbara Hutton
Aaron
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