After Truce in Korea Two Sides Face New Phase of Struggle
The article notes muted celebrations for the Korean truce as both sides see no clear victory. It argues North Korea and China retain leverage, with the Chinese in North Korea and seeking tangible gains, possibly UN membership, signaling a stalemate and a shift to political and diplomatic maneuvering.
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Korea
South Korea
North Korea
United Nations
China
North
Red China
United States
Syngman Rhee
38Th Parallel
U.N
Moscow
Stalin's Death Reveals Soviet Fear and Public Grief
Eddie Gilmore reports his Moscow years show Soviet citizens quietly gathering to view Stalin on his bier. Censors barred references to crowds, exposing how a dictator is truly secure only in death as journalists faced criticism for coverage.
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Eddie Gilmore
Moscow
North Carolina
Russia
Josef Stalin
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Stalin
Who Runs the Town A look at power structures in cities
A University of North Carolina scholar study titled Community Power Structure argues that real leaders in large cities are big business men rather than mayors or civic executives. In Regional City 40 men shape policy while elected officials and professionals implement it. The book notes such hidden decision makers aim to maintain the status quo and may curb radical changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hunter
University of North Carolina
Hunter
Dr. Hunter
Monroney Roasts McCarthy In Radio Quip About Stink Bombs
Oklahoma Senator Mike Monroney and colleagues mock Senator McCarthy in a radio interview, comparing criticism of him to standing near a man with stink bombs while wearing a clean suit. He suggests Eisenhower could send McCarthy to Brother Arthur who exposes his contempt for McCarthy methods.
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Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
Senator McCarthy
Joe
Senator Monroney
Eisenhower
Arthur
McCarthy
Mike
Smoky Mountain Hosiery Mill to close amid fashion shift
The Kingsport News reports Kingsport industry Smoky Mountain Hosiery Mill will shut soon not from recession but because demand declined as women wear fewer stockings. Fashion trends and shorter skirts of the era reduce stock sales and force closure.
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Kingsport
Smoky Mountain
Evolution of Hosiery and Fashion Nudity
The passage traces stockings shifting from cotton and wool to silk and nylon, with skirts rising to law limits and legs becoming style focal. It notes sheer fabrics and flesh-colored stockings as fashionable, culminating in a trend toward wearing no stockings at all as the current development stage.
Economist Peter Edson Predicted $3 Billion Price Rise
The piece notes economist Peter Edson’s accuracy in predicting that abandoning price controls would lift costs by about $3 billion annually. It details his January forecast for steel, aluminum, copper, and petroleum price increases and how those rises translate to higher consumer prices, with figures from Iron Age and major producers.
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Washington
NEA
Joseph H. Freehill
Michael V. DiSalle
Economic Stabilization Agency
Joe
Mike
Eisenhower
Congress
Joe Freehill
Mr. Freehill
DiSalle
Take
Aluminum
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Kaiser and
Reynolds
U.S
Freehill
National Oil Marketers’ Association
Medal for Dr Jo’s leprosy reform earns lasting gratitude
Robert Ruark praises Dr Jo Johansen for 29 years at Carville Louisiana turning leprosy from a doom to a treatable condition. He cites public attitude changes including patients traveling, visitors, and ex-patients welcomed. Ruark notes new medicines halted the disease and predicts eventual disappearance.
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Moody
Frederick Johansen
Doctor Jo
Louisiana
Carville
Johansen
Father Damien
Dr. Jo
Stanley Stein
New York City
Tallulah Bankhead
Tanley
Loper
New Yorker
Gertrude Hornbostel
Long Island
Aoe Ae
Molokai
Hale Mohalu
Oahu
Hawaii
Dr. Johansen
Gertie Hornbostel
Joey Guerrero
Dr. Chung-hoon
Ann Page
Alice Desel
Baton Rouge
Political quotes on defense and politics from midcentury figures
A collection of remarks from Col. C. M. Boyer and Ernest Reuter, with President Truman and Eisenhower references, discussing reserve forces, Eastern Germany, and presidential hopes. Also notes on atomic energy, weather data, and tornado season linked to Francis W. Reichelderfer.
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Reserve Officers Association
Germany
West Berlin
Ernest Reuter
Nevada
Francis W. Reichelderfer
U. S. Weather Bureau
Government Units in North Carolina and U.S. Totals
Lynn Nisbet surveys state and federal census figures on government units. North Carolina has 608 units including 100 counties and 401 municipalities. townships and school districts are excluded by census rules. The piece notes autonomy shifts to state control, average county size, and how districts blur lines between governmental units and agencies.
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North Carolna
United States
U. S. Census Bureau
North Carolina
Federal Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Texas
Georgia
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Rhode Island
Delaware
Virginia
Baltimore
San Francisco
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New Orleans
New York City
Armistice and Race Segregation Topics Prompted Reflections
A column surveys the Korea armistice and world peace prospects, notes jubilation among some for POWs and returning servicemen, and discusses segregation in the South. It cites Henry Lesesne on equal rights, warns of state resistance, and ends with lighthearted satire about everyday life.
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Wei
The
Kingsport News
Peter Edson
Robert Ruark
Col. C. M. Boyer
Truman
Democratic Party
People's Choice
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
St. Anne
Ann Blyth
James McNulty
J. George Frederick
Willis Robertson
W. A. Bivins
Julia Ward Howe
Potomac
Manasses
Bull Run
America
Henry Lesesne
Christian Science Monitor
24Th
South
Supreme Court
Dixie
Gov. Byrnes
South Carolina
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