Locarno talks frame new arms race and peace hopes
European powers push toward Locarno talks while rearmament grows and collective security frays. Berlin host Lindbergh urges a saner peace based on intelligence. Germany resists, Italy presses, and small nations arm, fearing collapse of security and social strain.
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Locarno
Germany
Berlin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Italy
Europe
Great Britain
France
Ethiopia
Geneva
Hitler
England
Mussolini
Eckener Predicts Airships Will Surpass Planes
Dr Hugo Eckener argues that air travel will be dominated by the dirigible rather than the airplane. He says aviation progress favors airships for efficiency and range, claiming planes have nearly reached their final development and that airships can operate most economically with a full payload relative to fuel.
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Hugo Eckener
Eckener
Explorer Eckener on Dirigible Future and Aerial Advantage
Dr. Eckener warns that nations ignoring dirigible potential limit future aerial leverage. He argues his qualifications to discuss the topic and says recognition of possibilities is essential to avoid dangerous neglect of air power.
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Eckener
Mechanistic Age Should Give Joy
The piece reports Gustavus Kirby, head of the American Olympic team advance unit, applauded at the World Congress for Leisure Time and Recreation in Hamburg Germany. He warned machines must not dehumanize workers or block sunlight from the souls of men. The text argues mechanization risks flattening life rather than easing labor.
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Associated Press
At High Point
N. Y
America
Gustavus Kirby
Hamburg
Germany
G O P Embraces Philanthropy In Radio News Broadcasts
The Republican executive committee announces a daily fifteen minute radio news slot with commentator William Hard to present unfiltered facts. Critics warn subsidized broadcasts become propaganda masking honesty and threaten news integrity across parties. The piece questions the civilization built on such sponsored information.
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Republican Executive Committee
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican High Command
William Hard
Hamilton
The Spiritual Stake of the Church in World Peace
Dr. Elbert Russell argues against relying solely on force for social order and defends the Christian stance that spiritual forces such as truth and love underpin society. He cites Jesus and Fosdick to challenge both overreliance on physical force and faith in love alone, urging balanced use of spiritual guidance in modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Russell
Duke School of Religion
California Institutes of International Relations
Russell
Jesus
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Absurdities in Buncombe cloud Ashe murder probe
Asheville murder investigation into Miss Helen Clevenger shows uneven progress and harsh public scrutiny. Sheriff Brown’s deadline backfired, leading to renewed doubt as the slain girl's uncle is released and fresh questions arise about the case direction.
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Asheville
Helen Clevenger
Brown
Clevenger
Absurd charges arise over unsolved resort murder case
The passage notes the sectional blame game between southerners and northerners, calling the accusation absurd. It emphasizes the brutality and mystery surrounding the murder of an apparently innocent girl visiting a resort town, treating the dispute as a secondary concern to the case itself.
Friends Airport Seen as Guilford County Asset
Letters discuss Guilford County’s Friendship airport under construction about ten miles from Greensboro and High Point. The writer urges readers to view it as a county enterprise, noting about 400000 spent and a dedication planned within ninety days.
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High Point
Guilford County
Friendship
Greensboro
Geo
L. Stansbury
Board of County Commissioners
Unclear boxed story note from July 26 1986 paper
A brief note indicates the following text is not a reprint but the exact safire type expected in Saturday's edition. The reader is reminded this material mirrors what appeared in the prior issue.
Windsor auditor defends brother amid northern bias in crime case
H B Clevenger, Windsor auditor, insisted his brother Prof W L Clevenger is not implicated in the Asheville murder after the N C police detained him for investigation. He argued southern bias targets northerners, noting their Ohio upbringing and residence beyond the Mason Dixon line.
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Windsor
Ont
H. B. Clevenger
W. L. Clevenger
State College
Asheville
N. C
Helen Clevenger
Clevenger
Ohio
Mason and Dixon Line
Polly Snyder Remembered For Cheerful Baseball Spirit
The Enterprise recalls Polly Snyder as a fixture in the growing city a cheerful gentlemanly baseball devotee who loved talking sports and kept life livelier. He faced death with his usual debonair grace leaving a gap in the community and in those who knew him.
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Polly Snyder
Polly
Cowper Hymn Echoes and Davidic Reflection
A reflective essay traces William Cowper's life from early sorrow in England 1731 to hymn writing aided by John Newton. It recalls David’s psalm on cleansing ways and a chapel talk by Dr Jack Kilgo that spurred moral reevaluation among students.
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William Cowper
Cowper
Amos R. Wells
England
Unwins
John Newton
David
Jon C. Kilgo
Trinity College
Dr. Jack
Jack
King David
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Buncombe
Priendship
Enterprise
London
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Anow
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Irwin Cobe
North Carolina
By Jack Field
Texas
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New York
E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc
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Athens
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Miami
Florida
Mediterranean
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Gibraltar
Atlantic
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Dennis Wheatley
Philadelphia
J. B. Lippincott Co
Mars
Richard M. Baker
Charles Scribner's Sons
Franklin Russell
Carson
Black Swamp
Peter Myerholtz
Dorrance & Co
Great West
Old Jack Blinn
West
Old Jack
Younghill Kang
Institute of Public Affairs
University of Virginia
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Towa
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