Lattimore Perjury Charges Dropped Near End of Case
Judge Youngdahl dismisses four major perjury counts against Owen Lattimore as unconstitutional, preserving free speech and belief rights. The ruling follows McCarthy era accusations that damaged Lattimore’s career, while he fights three remaining lesser charges for alleged false testimony about Communist ties. Freedom of discourse remains central as the court cautions against suppressing Bill of Rights protections amid anti-Communist fervor.
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Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins
State Department
Senator McCarthy
United States
McCarthy
Luther Youngdah
Justice Youngdah
America
Vote Tomorrow for Strong Local Government in High Point
A call to high turnout in municipal elections urges residents to choose a capable mayor and council. The piece emphasizes local responsibility, growth, and honest governance, noting a health department chief’s showdown with a fraternal lodge over sanitary standards and member privileges.
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Washington
Raleigh
Greensboro
High Point
Questionable Veteran Grant Sparks Senate Delay Grumble
A Greenville Piedmont item questions how Harry Vaughan, Truman's former military aide, could receive a large untaxed pension after disability yet be eligible for an indefinite reserve appointment. The writer notes Vaughan is retired for disability with over $700 monthly, while many reservists face shorter terms and asks how disability status aligns with reserve eligibility.
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United States Senate
Harry Truman
Harry Vaughan
Truman
Vaughan
Molotov’s U.S. Kin Sam Carp a Bridgeport Millionaire
Sam Carp of Bridgeport Connecticut, a 65 year old capitalist and millionaire, is related by marriage to Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. An immigrant who began as a house painter, Carp later built wealth in fuel oil after predicting a shift to oil burning home furnaces. In 1937 he failed to win U S shipbuilding orders for Russia, losing 2 000 000 promised by Russia.
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Sam Carp
Bridgeport, Conn
Pauline
V. M. Molotov
Carp
America
Midas
Russia
United States
U. S
Molotov
President Eisenhower faces party split over foreign policy aims
Washington report notes opposition from his own party to his foreign policy plan as he seeks peace through cooperation while defending NATO and a strong defense. It lists roadblocks, including shelved Yalta resolution, trade act extension debates, arms aid cuts, state department purges, and immigration reform challenges.
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Washington
Eisenhower
American Society of Newspaper Editors
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Defense Community
West Germany
Korea
Southeast Asia
United Action
Russia
Malaya
Indo- China
Yalta
Soviet Union
Potsdam
Senate
The Mad House Handbooks Flourishing In Senate Offices
A Washington column reports booming horseplay and bookmaking among Senate aides and clerks in Capitol Hill offices, with runners taking bets and coin changing hands in maintenance shops near the Judiciary Committee. The piece notes a rise in activity since Kefauver and Tobey years and mentions Taft comments on tidelands and a DC bank deposit drop of 39 million, attributing shifts to new dealers.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Joe
McCarthy
Morse
Capitol Hill
Tidelands
North Carolina Legislature Fails to Expand Judicial Bench
The General Assembly adjourned without enacting new regular Superior Court judges while authorizing the Governor to appoint 12 special judges. House and Senate deadlocked over their bills, leaving 21 regular districts with one elected judge each, plus retired emergency and appointed specials. Four more special judges may be added if needed and retirement could yield more emergency judges. Milk control bill passed with altered scope, drawing mixed reactions about its effectiveness and the principle of state control. The assembly’s coherence was questioned amid leadership gaps and effort to push a statewide liquor referendum, while local option remains debated as muffed by city forces.
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General Assembly
House
Senate
Supreme
Superior
Umstead
Harve Moore
Clay
Allied Church League
James Pittman
Richmond
Pitman
General Assembly fissures and national headlines noted
Greensboro News views the 1953 North Carolina General Assembly as fractured with hot air and bombast amid mixed loyalties to Governor Umstead. Senator Willis Smith eyes a 1954 race while national issues like race and income tax bubble beneath the surface. Also notes on drunken driving tests in New York and a Pat’s Preference quip about a robber and an Irishman.
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General Assembly
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Greensboro News
Umstead
Willis Smith
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Smith
Byrd
Virginia
South
Lindbergh era airmail visit marks aviation milestone
The 1927 flight by Charles Lindbergh to Paris and a Greensboro stopover spurred aviation progress. The Pitcairn Mailwing, present at Greensboro High Point Airport for a 25th anniversary event, delivered airmail on May 1 1928, underscoring rapid expansion of mail service by air. Juan Peron May Day topic ends the excerpt.
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Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Greensboro
United States
Greensboro-High Point
Pitcairn
Quotes on war and repatriation from POWs and leaders
Excerpts from returning POWs and leaders lamenting poor conditions and long horizons for real peace in Korea. Cpl Wendell H Treffery and Pfe Thomas C Fetty note suffering in camps. Trygve Lie predicts a long road to lasting peace, while the U S Chamber of Commerce president warns a new war shadow looms.
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Wendell H. Treffery
Conn
Korea
Trygve Lie
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Laurence F. Lee
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Stymie
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Congress
U. S. State Department
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James B. Conant
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Robert A. Taft
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Yalu
Stalin
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Straits of
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North Atlantic Council
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House of Representatives
Kefauver
Harold Stassen
Pari - Mutuel Security Agency
District of Columbia
Capitol Square
By Lynn Nisbet
Milk Commission
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W. A. Bivins
William Feather
Imperial Magazine
Plato
Feather
Greece
Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
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New York State
Dewey
Pat
Juan Peron
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Thomas C. Fetty
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