Burgin Bill Prompts Call to Consolidate North Carolina Universities
The Burgin bill proposes a two year medical school for Negro students as part of NCCU in Durham, prompting debate on state higher education. The piece argues for consolidating NCCU and A and T College into the state university system while preserving separate units, expanding black medical education, and avoiding segregation-era friction.
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Larry Burgin
Henderson County
North Carolina College For
Durham
University of North Carolina
UNC
Burgin
United States Supreme Court
Missouri
Chapel Hill
North Carolina College
T. College
State College
Woman's College
Duke
NCCN
North Carolina
The Raising of Lazarus and Marys Gift of Spikenard
W A B discusses the Lazarus miracle and its impact on belief among Jews. He contrasts Marys act of anointing Jesus with Judas theft, then reflects on caring for the poor and the message of Christian love guiding peace and unity.
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Lazarus
Jesus
Lazarus of Bethany
Nazarene
John
Mary
Caiparas
Indies
Bethany
Martha
Judas Iscariot
Ary
W.A.B
Parking Meters Stir West Green Street Debate
Residents defend over parking exemptions on West Green Street while sheriffs complain about limited spaces near the county building. A bill to restrict civil service to police and firemen sparks mixed reactions among locals and High Pointers.
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West Green Street
W. L. Wheeless
Fiseman
William Coleman
Criseman
Public letters and remarks from High Point residents
Citizens vent about the bill and public process, praising civic clubs and gifts. A Greensboro reader commends a High Point police officer for courtesy during a traffic stop. A local resident notes county sheriff cases have been quiet, urging cleanup or closure of remaining trouble spots.
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High Point
A. d. Simeon
Stack S. Dillard
Greensboro
Far! N. Phillips
Sheriffs Department
Herman Burrows
Truman Attacks Soviet Actions in Harsh Postwar Speech
The president’s harsh critique of Soviet policy echoes a demand to end perceived U S humiliation after V J Day. He argues the atom bomb’s history and Potsdam era decisions, labeling the Akeson Lilienthal and Smyth reports as misguided gestures.
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United States
Potsdam
Smyth
Bernard Baruch
Truman Warns Against Soviet Aggression and UN Dependence
The speaker denounces Soviet pressure and propaganda, accusing Russia of imposing Communist regimes in liberated nations and obstructing UNRRA aid. He argues U.S. patience has worn thin, calling for decisive action to halt Soviet expansion and Communist influence, crediting President Truman’s timely move.
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Kremlin
Poland
Rumania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Austria
Hungary
Russia
Soviet Russia
Far East
UNRRA
Soviet Russai
Herbert Hoover
Greece
Cuba
Mexico
United States
Harry Truman
Capitol Square Victors in Alcohol Policy Debate
The 1940s policy clash over wine beer and hard liquor pits county unit control against statewide rules with Rep Mull breaking tradition by attaching a county option to the revenue act. Others warn the Mull move could force a broader local determination while bitterness over a past gag rule surfaces in the house and capitol chatter.
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General Assembly
M. Mull
Cleveland
Representative Mull
Cleveland County
Raleigh
ABC
Mull
House
Raleigh House Becomes Theater Of Backroom Political Trades
Members whisper of a deal to assure Mull's election as speaker with terms undisclosed. Kerr and Mull clash over a 1941 and 1943 backroom arrangement as tensions rise in the Raleigh legislature. Shreve denounces alleged deception while lawmakers push late sessions and risk frayed nerves before adjournment.
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Mull
Gass
Raleigh
oJhn Kerr, Jr
Warren
Kerr
Clyde Shreve
Guilford
Ladies of the Press in the Thaw era
A reflective tour of women journalists from the era, highlighting reporters who covered trials, wars, and politics. Anecdotes praise perseverance and wit of figures such as Lottie Schoemmell, Helen Nolan, Ruby Black, Mary Knight, Anne Royall, Lee Carson, Elizabeth Jordan, Elsie McCormick, Winifred Black, Irene Kuhn, Betty Graham, and Nellie Bly while noting gendered barriers and bold reporting moments.
Notable Women Reporters in 19th Century Newsrooms
The passage profiles Midy Morgan a six-foot reporter famed in 1860s New York, Geraldine Sartain who reported in China with a shy editor, and Cora Rigby longtime Washington bureau chief for the Christian Science Monitor. It notes Rigby’s stubborn work ethic and illness ending in her death.
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Midy Morgan
New York Gazette
China
Geraldine Sartain
Cora Rigby
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
Medicol
New Mexico
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Gromyko
Communist Party
Capitol Square
Rex Gass
Forsyth
Rules Committee
Tom Pearsall
Capitol Rotunda
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Winchell
Harry K. Thaw
Lottie Schoemmell
Hudson
Helen Nolan
Ruby Black
Ruby
Femme Society
Mary Knight
Colyum
Anne Royall
Anne
John Quincy Adams
Potomac
INS
Lee Carson
Miss Carson
Elizabeth Jordan
Miss Jordan
Elsie McCormick
Heywood Broun
Oakland
Winifred Black
San Francisco
Miss Black
Irene Kuhn
Burma
Gen. Stilwell
Betty Graham
Nellie Bly
Miss Bly
Nellie
E. Simms Campbell
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