Gray unlikely to resign UNC presidency for Atomic Energy post
Burlington Times-News reports speculation that Gordon Gray may be asked to leave the presidency of the University of North Carolina to head the Atomic Energy Commission. Friends say he is committed to UNC and would likely decline, valuing his university role and long production ahead.
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Western Union challenged by North Carolina utilities panel
The North Carolina Utilities Commission clashes with Western Union over Roxboro office moves and policy. Western Union defies state orders by citing Federal Communications Commission oversight, while the commission warns against overreaching and questions federal authority limits. Washington increasingly shapes regional rules.
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Western Union
Duke Power Company
Durham
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Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Commission
Washington
Prince Bernhard’s Washington press conference spectacle
Washington hosts a curious scene as Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands faces about 200 reporters in the National Press Club lounge. A ringmaster style aide introduces the celebrity session, followed by long silence before questions about his wife, children, and aviation interests provoke the prince’s answers.
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National Press Club
James J. Butler
Butler
Tual
Larry Todd
Tass
Homer Joseph Dodge
Nestor
United States
Homer
White Tower
Field links Bank of China to Soviet China control
Frederick W. Field, president of the American- Chinese Export Company, is described as a Communist editor and linked to the Soviet seizure of the Bank of China in the United States. The piece notes Field’s ties to the American council of the Institute of Pacific Relations and to Chi Chao-ting, now with the Soviet-seized bank, in a broader argument about American recognition of China and potential wartime law.
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China
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Hiss
Field
Harvard
Bank of China
United States
Wells Fargo Bank and
Union Trust Co
California
Wells Fargo Bank
United States District Court For
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Mao Tze-tung
Frederick V. Field
Wolf
Popper
Ross
Dean Acheson
Messrs
Ross and Weill
Mr. Acheson
American Council
Institute of Pacific Relations
Chi Chao-ting
Chi
U. S
Soviet Russia
Congress
Harry Truman Heads to Key West for Winter Break
A column notes President Truman sails to Key West for a long winter respite aboard the Williamsburg while facing postwar strain from the coal strike. It recalls his steady leadership, past debates, and jokes about wariness of the economy, ending with a broader digression on veterans affairs and aging.
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Key West
Truman
Williamsburg
Washington
Wallace H. Graham
Missouri
Fdr
Park Avenue
Midwest
North
Russia
B.H
Local government quotes spark debate on democracy tone
Chief voices in Richland Washington and Wisconsin leadership trade sharp words on governance. Mayor David McDonald of Richland and Governor Philip Fox La Follette call for strong, decisive action, framing the debate as defending American principles against external pressures.
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Richland
Wash
Atomic Production Center
Taxation and Capitalism in a Bolshevik Frame
A controversial column features Mo lotov and a critic’s satire on capitalism and taxation. It argues liberal governance can coexist with capital, contrasts Soviet peace with Western pluralism, and criticizes taxation as a burden on citizens and the economy. The piece closes with a spoken poem praising taxation’s reach and a jab at Soviet tyranny.
Broadway Lights and Show Biz Notes From New York
A noisy collage of theater and film happenings. Walter’s concerns over television mix with Lonsdale’s London hit The Way Things Go and Bettina Thayer’s real name. Jed Harris and John Dall clash while Don Godfrey faces six months. Tax Day looms as reviews for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep surface. Power of the Press highlights four surviving shows and Boston’s Wisteria Trees earns $27,000 with Helen Hayes starring.
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Kay Thompson
Versailles
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Power of the Press
Boston
Helen Hayes
Variety
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