Truman purge critique argues it is overdue but necessary
The editorial defends President Truman’s purge of subversive federal employees, warning democracies must root out those who seek to overthrow government. It cites front organizations, questions university ties, and urges caution yet supports firing loyal opponents of democracy.
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Truman
Ku Klux Klan
The
Columbians
Silver Shirts
Communist Party
Presi
University of North Carolina
Enduring Love of Jesus in Final Passover Moments
Reflection on Jesus loving his own to the end in the upper room at the last supper. The article recalls Judas and Peter, the foot washing, and the servant leadership example, urging enduring peace through Calvary’s lesson. W.A.B. compares Christ’s love to Bartt Brownings’ amamus amor.
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John
Jesus
Galilee
Samaria
Judea
Judas
Peter
Robert
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Amamus
Ama
Vimus
Amabimus
Earth
Judas Iscariot
Christ
W.A.B
Curious clipping triggers memory of early slave ad
A speaker recalls seeing a January 4, 1800 issue of Ulster County Gazette and reprinting a similar item in an Enterprise clipping found in a Pennsylvania Bible. The tale notes a New York paper carrying a slave for sale advertisement, reflecting northern slave existence in the early 19th century. The discussion shifts to a film about North Carolina shown at local civic clubs.
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Charles Johnson
Ulster County
N. Y
W. K. Molyneux
Enterprise
Pennsylvania
New York
North Carolina
Citizens debate crime, growth and a proposed airport
Quotes from Bunyon Wilkinson Daniels and Friedman reflect local views on Burlington and High Point crime, the congestion of court dockets, fiscal limits for a proposed memorial airport, and praise for a college stage production of Jane Eyre.
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High Point
Chicago
M. L. Wilkinson
Greensboro
Grand Jury
Rankin worries over revenue trend and 30 million cushion
Senator Grady Rankin of Gaston recalls the 1933 move to create a 30 million dollar cushion against revenue declines as he notes current tax growth. He cites steady upward revenue since 1933 and discusses fixing long term spending goals tied to a higher state activity level across education and health services.
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Grady Rankin
Gaston
General Assembly
Senate Finance Committee
Rankin
Assembly
Finance Committee
Long Rangle
Sen. Rankin
University
Public Health Service
State Revenue Alignment and Spending Trends
Lynn Nisbet notes the need to match state income and expenditures over long periods. In boom years like now, spend less than revenue. in lean times, avoid cutting too deeply. Rankin and conservatives worry about overspending during high collections, yet lawmakers broadly agree revenue and spending trends rise overall.
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General Assembly
Rankin
Propaganda Critique of Cold War Messaging in US Media
A Pittsburgh observer laments the rise of anti Russia rhetoric in American broadcasts. He warns against bandwagon sentiment and warns that politicians push slogans over facts, risking a unison war mood and widespread fear.
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Pittsburgh
Russia
Germany
Ussian
Political rant attacks wartime policy and domestic politics
The piece criticizes wartime propaganda and U S policy, cites costs and taxes, condemns hidden deals and anti American actions, praises the Truman doctrine and George Marshall, and calls for excluding politicians who exploit anti communism to win in 1948 while applauding Senator Vandenberg for opposing partisan meddling.
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United States
Quebec
Teheran
Yalta
Cairo
Potsdam
George Marshall
Moscow
Vandenberg
Gael Sullivan
Republican
Democratic National Committees
Notes of a Newsman on Truth and War Saturated with Irony
A veteran newspaperman argues truth costs abuse yet remains essential. The piece critiques press freedom, UN funding, and foreign policy while noting editorials, Greece, Kirsten Flagstad, and wartime controls. It weaves reflections on democracy, power politics, and media responsibility.
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San Francisco
Four Freedoms
United Nations
Trieste
Danzig
Far East
Great Britain
United States
Russia
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R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
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Audit Bureau OF Circulation
the High Point
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Shylock
Daie
Burlington
W. C. Bunyon
R. E. Daniels
Junior Chamber
Paul Friedman
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
George Sokolsky
Winchell
Atlanta
Thompson
Georgia
Igia
Holman
James Burnham
John Day
James Reston
Soviet Union
N.Y.U
Lake Success
Kirsten Flagstad
Jeal
Greece
New York City
J. Howard Pew
Sun Oil Co
AN. Y
Chiang
China
America
Lincoln
U. S
Bartley C. Crum
State Dept
Palestine
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By E. Simms Campbell
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