Governor Kerr Scott Faces Backlash Over Influence Tactics
A Raleigh News and Observer excerpt notes Governor Kerr Scott pressures department heads and state employees to back Senator Frank Graham in the Senate race. It cites his frank admission of using all power, including the $200 million road program, and warns public support may falter if tactics backfire.
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Smith
Bob Reynolds
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Reynolds
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North Carolina
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Johnson
North
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Jimmy Dorsey
Florida
Joe FE
Lewis
New York
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Willie Pep
N. Y. Times Cc
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Marguerite Chapman
Willard Parker
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Runyon Fund
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Burlesk
Lili St. Cyr
Dardy Orlando
Havana
Lee Barkers
Doubleday
Paris
Katherine Dunham
Avith Rita
Beech Aircraft
Merwin K. Hart
M — You
Detroit
Sonja Henie
Winthrop Gardiner
Noel Coward
Mystery of Black Rats in High Point and Milledgeville
A Georgia professor notes High Point and Milledgeville as the only two Georgia towns harboring black rats. The piece laments garbage collection gaps, citing a High Point advertiser reporting up to 18 days between pickups and an average ten days, arguing poor service may fuel the rat issue.
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Georgia
Milledgeville
Washington
America
England
British Labour faces unstable governance after tight election
The Labour party clings to a small Commons edge over the Conservatives with no coalition possible and a high chance of a return to the polls within months. The Lib Democrats look to a realignment as Liberals drift, while Britain weighs defense and postwar economic policy amid a fragile majority.
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Rich Kerr Bill Aims to Make Millions for Senator
Washington reports that Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma, the rich Democratic senator and former governor, has built a fortune of about 10 million dollars largely from oil and gas ventures. He rose from a log cabin to national prominence as a Democratic leader and a 1944 convention keynote speaker.
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U. S
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Oklahoma
Congress
Federal Power Commission
United States
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Rhyne
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Mid-West
New York
Boston
California
Detroit
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillips
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D. H. McGee
Standard Statistics
Kerr- McGee
Moody's Financial Manual
National politics and labor power stir public debate
A column surveys UMWA contempt pleas and a nation wary of strikes. It discusses federal versus state responses, TV network tie ins with Bell, and remarks by James Spencer Love backing Senator Graham. Articles note Dr. Connor’s NC educational legacy and a tobacco tax possibility while weighing world peace efforts and Kerr–McGee gas policy.
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Bell System
James Spencer Love
Frank P. Graham
Love
Burlington Mills
Cambridge
Mass
Julia S. Love
Cornelia Phillips Spencer
Chapel Hill
America
Backstage gossip and high society headlines ignite New York
A mosaic of Hollywood figures, theater flare ups, and political chatter fills the page. Names like Eva Gabor Gladys Parker and Ginger Rogers surface amid Nassau County romances and Broadway turmoil.ậm
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Mickey Cohen
Hollywood Target
John Ringling North
Gloria Drew
Strand
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Ernestine Mercer
Long Island
Nassau County
Gladys Parker
Florida
Franchot Tone
Sue Mortimore
Myrna Loy
Eva Gabor
Kurt Kasznar
Eva
Washington after hours clubs dull but persistent
Washington remains a go home early town with strict closing times yet bottle clubs linger. war era patrons vanished, but some private clubs persist under non profit pretenses. Extending legitimate closing to 4 am on weekends could dismantle these joints, which offer a late night option after Mrs Calritz closes.
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Gomorrah
Sodom
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Gold Key Club
Turf
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Toots Shor
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