We Need A Better Campaign Finance Law Now
The piece accuses campaign managers and candidates of widespread deception under an absurd cap of 6250 dollars per second primary, noting most spending is hidden and outside money flows in. It argues for legislative reform and public pressure to reduce crookedness in North Carolina elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Graham
Willis Smith
North Carolina
State Board of Elections
Time Mag
USA
Ussr
Mutual
Bugs Baer
Robert Merrill
duPonts
Gov't
Photogenic prayer at White House draws editorials
A newspaper column critiques Billy Graham and his team for praying on the White House lawn while posing for photographers. The piece argues that public showmanship cheapens faith and insists genuine prayer must be private and sincere, not staged for cameras. It urges true national leadership through real devotion rather than publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Graham
Truman
Graham
White House
Ramblin Round Three People Read Same Story Get Three Versions
Reading habits of Americans vary widely and readers interpret stories differently. Readers chase distinct sections. errors attract attention while perfect copy draws skepticism. Publications balance pictures and words to satisfy diverse tastes across front pages sports society and editorials.
Browder Criticized as State Capitalism Advocate in U S
The piece discusses Earl Browder former Communist Party head who testifies about ties to the White House and praises state capitalism and the welfare state as steps forward. It notes Browder’s war years influence, his expulsion from the party, and calls for more of his disclosures from 1930 to 1945. It ends with reflections on readership and newspaper work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Browder
Communist Party of
United States
White House
Kremlin
Browder
Soviet Russia
Tydings
Keynes
Foster
Marx
America
Great Britain
Britain
Engels
Evvybuddy
W. 56Th Street
Korea
Judy Garland
Hollywood
Terri Stevens
Charine
Copa
Frankie Carle
The
Red Shoes
Barry Wood
NBC
Bob Monroe
Capp & Johnson
Nancy Walker
Mike Stewart
Quotes on justice under tyranny and marriage failures
President Truman condemns totalitarian justice as a mockery where judges act as prosecutors and hangmen. Dr Paul Popenoe notes faulty personality as the leading cause of broken marriages, urging caution in family relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Paul Popenoe
American Institute of Family Relations
New York Gossip Recap On Broadcasts and Hollywood Squares
A long column reviews postwar media and show business news from 1947 including Walter K. and Washington debates on Korea, TV plans, Time magazine moves, legal threats over copyrights, and industry gossip from NBC CBS and ABC. It notes personnel changes, hospital visits, and fashion culture across New York and Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. W
ABC Newsroom
Korea
Washington
Pepper defeat linked to Florida manufacturers claim
Indiana Manufacturers' Assn executive vice president Arthur Conde alleges Florida industrial groups backed George Smathers to oust Senator Pepper. The report traces a nationwide campaign network, led by the National Industrial Council, and notes similar efforts in several states amid broader shifts away from New Deal ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
NEA
Florida
Claude Pepper
Arthur C. Conde
Indiana Manufacturers’ Assn
George A. Smathers
Miami
Condesay
Pepper
Representative Smathers
Smathers
Washington
Conde
National Industrial Council
Colorado
NAM
National Association of Manufacturers
New
York
Indiana
Ted Bailey
Associated Industries of Florida
Bailey
Associated Industries of
Associated Industries
Indiana Manufacturers’ Association
Earl Bunting
National Manufacturers’ Association
French Lick
Hoosier Organization
Alabama
Virginia
Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Kentucky
New England Council
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association
Joe Grundy
Goy
James H. Duff
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High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B. Loi
Robert L. Thompson
W. Patterson, JR
Adv
Cain
Ramblin
George Sokolsky
Fred Flagler
Paul Casey
Mason- Dixon Line
Casey
Amerrica Fuest
New York
Walter
Walter Winchell
Drew Pearson
Carlyle Blackwell
St. Francis Hospital
Miami Beach
Mayor O'Dwyer
Tom Collins
Eddie Alberts
Mary
Columbia
N. Y
Sea Isle Club
Atlantic Beach
Jack
Legs) Diamond
Billy Eckstine
Broadway
Gloria Swanson
Miss Dietrich
Pipple
Hildegarde
Paris
Harvey
Brock Pemberton
Angels
Boston
Sally Keith
Martha Stewart
Blackburn Twins
Bogg
Eileen Wilson
Nbc-Tv
Harvey Stone
London Palladium
Mike Todd
Winter Garden
Bulova
Trib
Dr. Kinsey
Cook
London Times
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