Campaign reform and Hatteras Seashore Park plans in North Carolina
The piece criticizes campaign finance laxity and calls for a teethful law to deter violators, urging action by the North Carolina Legislature. It also supports rapid acquisition of land for the Hatteras National Seashore Park, arguing its economic and tourism benefits and urging Governor-elect Gregg Cherry to push the park proposal in the General Assembly.
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Warvin Bitch
United States
Tes
Ritch
Spe
North Carolina
National Seashore Commission
Hatteras National Seashore Park
Congress
Natonal Park Service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The
Hatteras
Seashore National Park
Gregg Cherry
General Assembly
Hillman Attacks Dewey Over Political Commentary
Sidney Hillman head of the CIO political action committee called Governor Dewey ignorant of national problems. He suggested Dewey lacks background for the job, while accusing Hillman and other totalitarian advocates of posing a national problem.
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Sidney Hillman
CIO
Political Action Committee
Dewey
Mr. Hillman
War news and the Pacific theatre in the spotlight
A reflective piece urges equal prayers for Pacific and Italian front soldiers. It asserts Japan’s defeat is essential to peace and notes Marine Maj. Joe Foss’s continued acts in the Pacific. It also critiques political campaign practices and mockingly observes politicians’ families during election season.
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Rome
Italy
Pacific Theatre
Pacific
Europe
Japan
Maj
Joe Foss
The
Community Voices On Lake Rescue Lapses And Volunteer Efforts
Bettie Ann Holt criticizes city lake lifeguards for missing two girls in distress. Mrs Whitesell urges public discussion of the Conservation of Food program with county canning demonstrations. Mrs Yarborough praises Red Cross volunteers expanding after D-Day and notes upcoming kit bag shipments.
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City Lake
Littl
Bettie Ann Holt
Red Cross
N. PF. Yarborough
Local voices on public safety and community life in High Point
Residents discuss gasoline ration rules, lake safety for swimmers, and the impact of postwar planning on parks. Speakers include J F Jones, Mrs Tom D Lemmons, Coach Virgil Yow, J C Edwards, Mrs W K Whitesell, and Mrs Katherine Hanes sharing views on government rules, lifeguard vigilance, fishing, gardening efforts, and citizen rescue actions.
Mussolini and the fading luster of historic power
In These Days, George Sokolosky argues that Mussolini's career mirrors the fleeting nature of political greatness. He notes how leaders are remembered or forgotten, comparing Mussolini to Brutus and Anthony and suggesting rhetoric alone cannot secure lasting triumphs.
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George Sokolsky
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Brutus
Shakespeare
Hayne
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Plutarch
Julus Caesar
Marc Anthony
Anthony
Octavius
H. O. Yardley
U. S
Wilson
Yardley
Paris
Mussolini as Tyrant: From Fascism to Free Speech
The speech argues Mussolini's fascism as a failed system that centralized power and crushed liberty. It contrasts his regime with a free America that values individual thought, debate, and open expression against tyranny.
Behind the News on the Nazi West Wall Invasion
Washington reports the Normandy landings as a stunning success with tactical surprise and air assault squeezing German defenses from within. German counterattack timing and inland reserves remain key risks as Allied plans unfold amid wartime misinformation and widespread public notice.
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Washington
West Wall
Normandy
Salerno
Invasion Strategy Recalled By Paul Mallon
The column recalls Allied invasion planning for northern France and southern France, noting timing and routes toward Paris while stressing reliance on German counterattacks and Eisenhower's future operations, with emphasis on a south of the Seine approach.
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Fisenhower
France
le Havre
Seine
Paris
Garonne
Rhone
Seine River
Eisenhower
On Broadway the Count von Sedlitz and wartime letters
The column profiles Count Frederich Karl von Sedlitz, alleged Nazi link, living in Buenos Aires with daily Nazi visits and U S blacklists. It notes his role as Argentine representative of the Hermann Goering Steel Trust, accounts in three banks, and ties to war era figures. It also mentions other political notes and Drew Pearson’s accusations.
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Drew Pearson
Congressman Coffee
Vivien Kellems
Argentina
Miss Kellems
Count Frederich Karl von Sedlitz
Kellems
Calle Alvear
Avenida O'Higgins
Buenos Aires
Vivien
United States
Russia
England
Hermann Goering Steel Trust
Stalingrad
von Sedlitz
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