Much Ado About Nothing in Senate Over Pol l Tax and Court Picks
A Senate debate over poll tax repeal and the filibuster lifts to a critique of the Senate’s role. The piece argues for federal voting rights law, notes states defending poll taxes, and urges the president to appoint a judge with substantial bench experience rather than short tenure.
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United States Senate
Union
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas
Georgia
Congress
Senate of the
United States
Senate
Editorial on selecting a Supreme Court judge
The piece argues Truman could choose a judge for the highest court, praising Parker as a strong candidate though noting political chances. It suggests the court often includes appointees with varied prior bench time and highlights diverse backgrounds from federal appeals, government service, and law teaching.
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Richmond
John Parker
United States Supreme Court
Bruce Boissat
NEA
Parker
Federal
Truman
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Fred Vinson
Wiley Rutledge
Hugo Black
Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas
Robert Jackson
Stanley Reed
United States
Harold Burton
Cleveland
Truman Upset With Critics Over 1948 Election Forecasts
The piece notes President Truman's jab at metropolitan dailies for predicting his defeat in 1948. It argues the press was often accurate before polls, with old fashioned expert samplings and party leaders misjudging outcomes as often as the polls. The article contends the debacle was not a unique failure.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
Capone
Alcatraz
Italy debated Atlantic pact vote sparks procedural quirk
Lawmakers registered enthusiasm for the Atlantic pact with 469 in the chamber while 546 ballots were cast in the first vote. The delegation leader then called for a re vote restricting participation to delegates and alternates, hinting at guidance from outside observers.
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Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Chicago
United Nations Headquarters District Opened in New York
A high level agreement set the United Nations permanent headquarters district in midtown Manhattan. It grants the UN regulatory inviolability within the district and allows certain facilities including communications and an airfield. The arrangement sidelines U.S. and local authorities in the district pending arbitration. The Secretary General enforces access and fire protection remains allowed.
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Ablem
United Nations
New York City
George Marshall
Trygve Lie
Manhattan
New York
Geneva
United States
United
Government road show to study unemployment trends
Six top Commerce officials including Secretary Sawyer will tour cities from Louisville to Detroit and Cleveland to assess unemployment levels. The trip aims to direct government purchases to distress areas and involves coordination with Dr. Steelman. New England areas show sharp rises in unemployment with textile and metal industries affected.
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Washington
NEA
Commerce Department
Truman
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
John R. Steelman
Doc Steelman
Armed Services
Marshall Plan Boys
New England Council of Manufacturers and Businessmen
Pals Hetzel
War Production Board
CIO
C. V. Whitney
M. J. Meehan
Office of Business Economics
Louisville
Frankfort
Thomas C. Blaisdell
Atlanta
H. B. McCoy
Office of Domestic Commerce
St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Lansing
Muskegon
Cleveland
Cincinnati
West Coast
Census Bureau
New England
U. S. Bureau of Employment Security
BES
New Bedford
Wooster
Mass
Bridgeport
Waterbury
N. Y
Scranton-Wilkes Barre
Muskegon, Mich
Four High Point youths sentenced for July assault in Greensboro
Judge Earle Rives on Tuesday sentenced four High Point boys guilty of assault on two girls July 3 in Greensboro. The column notes past similar incidents, remarks on women’s safety in industrial cities, and suggests self defense as a deterrent.
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High Point
Bk. Earle Rives
Greensboro
Texas
Alaska air lift ferries thousands to fishing front
About 5,000 fishermen, machinists, and cannery workers have been flown to Alaska from the northwest since May 1, with round trip costs well over a million dollars. The air lift mirrors a year ago as fishing operations shrink under Territory taxes. Air travel cuts a weeklong boat journey to a single day.
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Alaska
Northwest
Aviation Week
High Point Budget Shows Surplus and Tax Trend
The High Point City budget allocates 2,860,952 dollars for the next year. A century ago the township budget would have measured in thousands, while current ad valorem tax stands at 1.50 dollars per 100 valuation, signaling growth in wealth and population.
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High Point
Barbee House legacy and wartime hospital service
The Barbee House, predecessor of the Biltmore hotel, was built before 1858 by Jeremiah Pickett and owned by W. G. Barbee who ran it after moving from Wake County. During the Civil War it served as hotel and hospital for about 5,000 soldiers, with 50 deaths. bodies were later moved to Oakwood cemetery.
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Home Guard
Oakwood Cemetery
Radio Council
Arche Welien
John Very
Greensboro News
Shelby Star
Shelby, MN
Pertinent Meteor Crater and regional unemployment trends
The piece notes Meteor Crater near Winslow Arizona could host 20 football games at once while 2,000,000 watch from the slopes. It reports highest unemployment rises in auto and metal manufacturing, with Knoxville Tennessee showing no textile gains and strikes slowing construction. San Jose California faces labor surplus amid declining manufacturing and food processing demand. The unemployment system aims to cover temporary layoffs. only three states extend benefits to 26 weeks. Benefits ending next fall could trigger trouble unless workers return to payrolls.
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Winslow
Ariz
Knoxville
Tenn
San Jose
Calif
The Vanishing American Caponester and the Mob
A retrospective on gangster capitalism from Big Jim Colosimo to Capone. It traces how crime syndicates built power via force, politics, and business, and how Capone’s era ended prompting a new, more cloaked empire using holding companies, real estate, and nationwide networks.
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Capone
Hudson-Manhattan
The Global Mob and Its Quiet Board of Elders
An undercover portrait describes a national crime trust led by Charlie Luciano with the largest stake. A gray, detached board of ex-gangsters runs the outfit from suburban estates, directing policy and keeping a low profile while public glamour fades. The piece notes the contrast between past sensational violence and a modern, commercial criminal age.
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Florida
Clergy and Klan Leaders Speak on Freedom and Fear
Archbishop Beran warns Catholics to discern wolves in sheep clothing as religious freedom faces Soviet pressure. Lt Gen Smith urges resolve and patience against probing tactics. Dr Green defends the Klan as a loving group, claiming newspapers mislabel it as a hate organization.
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Josef Beran
Prague
Walter Bedell Smith
Russia
Klan
Samuel Green
Grand Dragon
The
Ku Klux Klan
Wild Dog Puzzle Across and Down Answers
Crossword style clues listed for a compact puzzle grid with multiple animal, wordplay, and vocabulary entries across and down. Includes terms like interstice incursionist males natural fat and Chinese porcelain Malt drink whip Indian idolized and more.
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Bashan
West Indies
Nevada City
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