Teen Andy Pickens Wins The Big Payoff Prize
The Guilford County teen from Duke area wins The Big Payoff on New York television securing a trip for his mother to Europe and a $5,000 mink coat plus other fashion goods. The staff of The Enterprise praises his victory and notes his late father was a prominent local lawyer and legislator. Andy hesitated over a history question and chose George Washington instead of Thomas Jefferson.
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New York
Rupert Pickens
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Guilford County
Andy
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Tragic Call to Avoid Lang as North Carolina Schools Chief
A high pressure push seeks John A Lang Jr to fill the late Clyde Erwin's vacancy as state superintendent of public instruction. The piece opposes a political appointment, arguing Lang lacks school experience and would tarnish Governor Scott and the Umstead led Democratic Committee. It endorses Charles Carroll or other educators.
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Charles B. Deane
Clyde Erwin
Scott
Democratic Executive Committee
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State Democratic Executive Committee
Bill Umstead
Umstead
Charles Carroll
High Point
John Lang
Stevenson Should Not Open Campaign From Scott Farm
The piece argues that Adlai Stevenson should avoid starting his 1952 bid at Kerr Scott's Alamance County farm. It warns such a move could hurt Southern ties, alienate North Carolina voters, and draw fire from Southern Democrats led by Parker Sparkman and left wing figures. The author urges Stevenson to engage without overcommitting to the South.
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Jonathan Daniels
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Adlai Stevenson
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Jake Arvey
John Sparkman
Ala
Bama
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Battle
Virginia
Claude Pepper
Eisenhower
High Point
Debate over seating the Southern delegations and youth
The piece argues that North Carolina Democrats erred by elevating Old Timers to national roles while praising Cam Morrison for his sense in the debate. It notes Cameron Morrison challenges majority rule and warns against mob rule, while Dorothy Thompson critiques Roosevelt Jr. and emphasizes balancing youth with experience for party success.
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Luther Hodges
North Carolina
Bob Coughton
Cam Morrison
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Dorothy Thompson
Chicago
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Aristotle
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
The Mad House at Conventions Sparks Contempt
A harsh Chicago column mocks political convention crowds calling attendees dumb and loud. It notes observed TV figures Rep Clarence Cannon and Leslie Biffle, and a pal Leo Guthman who heard a disparaging remark about Taft in the balloting.
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Barkley
Biff
Leo Guthman
Taftan
Red Dean in Canterbury and Ana Pauker in Romania Spark East West Tensions
The piece critiques the Canterbury clergyman known as the Red Dean who cites Soviet China and accuses the United States of germ spread in Korea. It notes Ana Pauker’s fall amid Bolshevik influence in Romania and discusses Western Europe’s hope for a pause in Cold War tensions as the U.S. election looms.
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Canterbury
Soviet China
United States
Korea
Romania
Ana Pauker
Stalin
Rumania
Sea
Poland
Truman
Quotations from politicians on unity and defense in 1950s
A collection of remarks from Nixon Harriman Caldwell Summerfield Brown Coleman and Jean Minaud touching on party unity civil defense anti TaftHardley law and postwar national strategy. Eisenhower is cited as a figure with influence and a French mayor comments on sincere faith and hopeful, militant messaging.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Broadway Gossip and Stage Buzz From New York
A brisk roundup of Broadway chatter mentions Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock, Fran Warren’s take on What Is This Thing Called Love, and the Ingrid Roberto pairing in a new comedy. Casting talk includes Arlene Dahl for Ziegfeld Follies, possible Bert Lahr and Frank Sinatra signings, and Sam Rayburn’s take on Ike.
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Richard Widmark
Marilyn Monroe
Fran Warren
Cole Porter
Fran & Cole
Johnnie Ray
Geo. Abbott
Jule Styne
John van Druten
Biz
Arlene Dahl
Democrats defend Truman in Chicago convention pledge
A Chicago convention resolution lauds Truman for seven years of leadership in peace and progress and praises Lincoln and Eisenhower as two strong candidates. It notes aging politicians and calls for younger, bolder ideas while reflecting on party elders, reform, and public trust amid steel strike fallout.
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Chicago
Truman
America
Free World
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