West abolishing colonialism. Kremlin revives it under another name
George Sokolsky argues that while the West ends colonial rule, the Soviet Union resurges control through a renamed system. He cites semi colonialism, questions of independence in India, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and critiques U.S. and British roles, ending with a warning of a One Worldism under Communist influence.
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Kremlin
Sun Yatsen
China
Soviet
Russia
John Foster Dulles
France
India
Great Britain
Holland
Indonesia
Indochina
Poland
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
Asia
Africa
Soviet Universal State
Industrial water and sewer plan eyed for outside city limits
Chamber of Commerce proposes city supervised water and sewer lines to service industries locating plants beyond the city. If annexed later, lines become city property. The move aims to spur industrial growth, diversify manufacturing, and extend city boundaries as development proceeds. Local officials urged to approve the step.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jesse Washburn
Industrial Planning Committee
Truman Sees Courage Test as Health Struggles Continue
Reports say former President Harry S Truman, 70, remains seriously ill ten days after gall bladder and appendix surgery. Doctors note hypersensitivity to medications and fluctuating condition, yet public hopes his courage sustains him toward recovery and full health.
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Harry Truman
Harry
Margaret
Hi-Toms season overview and stockholders' concerns
At the midseason mark the Hi-Toms show solid on-field promise under Fred Lanifero and rising fan interest. While team quality improves, gate attendance lags. $30,000 stock funds funded payroll and roster aims, with rainouts and local economic pressures dampening crowds. Still, weather and improving economy fuel optimism for rising turnout at Finch Field.
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High Point
Thomasville
Fred Lanifero
Hi-Toms
Ance
Mercury
Ball Park
Finch Field
Glamorous New York cabbie steers life from riches to hack
Arthur M. Gwyer, 38, born to wealthy parents, left UNC after two years to seek variety. He became a tennis pro, actor, seaman, World War I tanker skipper, model, and ad man before turning to cab driving. Now taxi owner and potential fleet founder, he is married to Dorothy Aylesworth.
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New York City
Somerset Maugham
New York
The
New York Times
Arthur M. Gwyer
Gwyer
University of North Carolina
Atlantic
Sol
Mr. Gwyer
Dorothy Aylesworth
Merlin H. Aylesworth
National Broadcasting Corporation
Crisis and Shelter Notes in Guilford County
The column surveys global tension with Washington’s warnings and Balkan echoes. It covers a Guilford County Humane Society plan for a county animal shelter with two acres, 29 pens, heated quarters, and living facilities. It mentions a total solar eclipse forecast and Arbuckle estate dogs in a probate dispute, plus a humorous Kroger meat anecdote.
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Adem
Fido
Jim Wommack
Guilford County Humane Society, Inc
High Point
Greensboro
American Humane Society
Fommack Fighty
Humane Society
Lynn Nisbet Budgeting July 1 as new fiscal year begins
The North Carolina state and local governments prepare budgets from July 1 to June 30 with tax rates likely to rise as demand for services outweighs current revenue. State agencies face fewer changes due to biennial budgeting, while counties and municipalities work to balance allocations and carry over funds.
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State of
North Carolina
General Assembly
North
State budget tightens as cash balance cushions revenue drop
The Budget Bureau reports the general fund will end the year with about 20 million dollars after paying all bills, creating a buffer against further declines in revenue. The advisory budget commission will tour state institutions July 19 to inform tax levies and appropriations for the 1955 General Assembly, as administrators face stricter scrutiny and a paused era of expansion.
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Carolina
Budget Bureau
Advisory Budget Commission
Raleigh
General Assembly
Pew
General Fund
Congress Didn't Adjourn With Conclusion of Hearings
Senate watchers report that many constituents believe Congress has quit after the Army-McCarthy television spectacle. Sen. Charles Potter recalls he cannot leave Washington as tours show fewer visitors and the Capitol feels empty. A rivalrous mix of veterans and newcomers clash over recognition while a spoof candidate named Abraham Lincoln challenges Sen. Schoeppel in Kansas.
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Charles E. Potter
Michigan
Congress
Potter
Capitol
Senate
Bridges
Wiley
Aiken
Millikin
Butler
Neb
Saltonstall
Langer
Hayden
George
Russell
Byrd
Chavez
Ellender
McCarran
Democratic
Mundt
Dworshak
Dirksen
Symington
Jackson
McCarthy
McClellan
Johnny
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
Abraham Lincoln
Schoeppel
Colony
Abe Lincoln
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D. A. Rawley
Co. W. Patterson, JR
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William L. Ryan
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Yalta
Uncle Sam
Britain
Greece
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Robert F. Cotton
Arbuckle
Democratic Party
Blum
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canada
Greenland
Pakistan
Otis R. Arbuckle
Paris
Ill
William Feather
Imperial Magazine
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Hyde Park
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Meat Department
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Capitol Square
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