Committee to survey sites for UNC four year medical school
A joint committee from the national location advisory group and the state medical care commission plans site visits to Greensboro Charlotte and Raleigh before recommending location for UNC s four year medical school and affiliated hospital The possible sites are Greensboro Chapel Hill or Charlotte The piece notes support for a fair survey over prior biases and urges backing for Dr Cooke to lead the school and curb campus factionalism.
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National Location Advisory Committee
State Medical Care Commission
Greensboro
Charlotte
Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Frank Graham
Chapel
Jittery political outlook mixes coal strike and elections
The piece argues the coal strike delay could tilt control of Congress to Republicans with a Democratic president and Senate. It notes jitters among Democratic House members, conflicts on policy, and how local needs influence re election chances before the next vote. It also wishes Dr Dennis H Cooke success as East Carolina Teachers College president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Cooke
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Dennis H. Cook
East Carolina Teachers College
High Point
North Carolina
SCTC
Everett Spikes
Marine Corps Chief Opposes Army-Backed Merger
The article argues General Vandergrift opposes merging the armed services into one department. It contends a few army brass may want to end the Marine Corps, but dismisses the likelihood of such a plan succeeding. It stresses the corps’ proud tradition and the value of interservice rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
General Vandergrift
Corps
Navy
Army
Vandergrift
War Department
Democrats Scramble Over Apology and Striking Ironies
The piece mocks the Democratic Digest for not apologizing to congress members who opposed the Case anti-strike bill. It cites anger toward leaders like Bob Hannegan and quips about party rhetoric. It also notes a Moscow strike by the Soviet Electrical Workers’ Union over missing safety devices, prompting a joke on Russia’s political system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Digest
Congress
Bob Hannegan
Soviet Electrical Workers’ Union
Moscow
Russia
Senate on foreign policy quoted by Sen Wherry
The senator says the Senate knows no more than 96 randomly chosen citizens about U S foreign policy. Mrs Harrill voices hope for renewed food rationing to aid hungry people while noting lingering carelessness and personal relief during wartime rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
United States
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
T. C. Harrill
North Carolina Symphony Praised By Local Resident
Virginia Prank described the N C Symphony in Greensboro as superior to the Pittsburgh Symphony heard in November, praising its quality and urging pride among North Carolinians. Bob Tatum urged curb on noisy motorcycles racing through the city, noting Elwood hotel vibrations from exhaustless bikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Symphony
Greensboro
Virginia Prank
Pittsburgh Symphony
Pittsburgh
Bob Tatum
Elwood
Senate debate links Britain socialism to war debts
The piece argues the Attlee government is nationalizing British industries by offering stock and guarantees, masking the plan with secrecy. It claims the government buys via debt, values railroads and coal at market or better, and shifts industry losses to taxpayers while preserving private holders’ dividends and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Britain
Attlee
Bank of England
Steel
Europe
Washington
The
London Times
Treasury
Britain’s socialism spark raises questions on public loans
The piece argues that government securities may replace private holdings in various industries, with prices set by private bargaining. It notes minimal public interest, hints at a Times front-page personal item, and laments high loan offers amid socialist policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Attlee
Times
Women Doctors Help Ease Wartime Shortage
The piece argues that drafting medical and scientific students worsens doctor shortages and cites women’s rising role. It notes England and Russia higher female medical shares, praises the New York Infirmary founded by Elizabeth Blackwell, and urges expanding women’s participation beyond nursing as shortages approach 40,000 doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Russia
New York Infirmary
Elizabeth Blackwell
Women in Medicine and the New York Infirmary
George Sokolsky argues against limiting women in medical schools and hospitals. He highlights the New York Infirmary’s role in expanding opportunities for women doctors, notes historical pioneers like Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, and emphasizes the shortage of physicians and rural access as a call for greater female participation in medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Infirmary
Elizabeth Blackwell
Emily Blackwell
Marie Zackrzewska
New England Hospital For Women and Children
Boston
Philadelphia
United States
Movement to replace United Nations with world federation gathers pace
An Anglo-American backed campaign seeks a central world authority replacing the UN. Noted figures like ex Justice Owen J Roberts and former Prime Minister Churchill are linked, with skeptics urging a union of English speaking nations. The piece links other actors and outlines concerns over veto power and sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
U. N
Paris Conference of Foreign Ministers
Owen J. Roberts
Charles Evans Hughes
Roberts
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Association of Nations
Warren G. Harding
Pennsylvania
Winston Churchill
U.N
Russia
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Robert L. Thompson
National Native John Co
Lexington Ave
DR. Cooke
the Times
Paul Mallon
George Sokolsky
Blackwell
Women's College of New York
Joe” Ball
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Joe
Roberts-Churchill
New York
Paris
Mead
Truman) Committee
Gimbel Bros. Department Store
New York City
War Assets Administration
Cincinnati
WAA
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Langer
North Dakota
Veterans
Dakotan
Farmers’ Cooperative
Grange
Farmers Union
Farm Bureau
South Dakota
Arthur Price Associates
Empire State Building
War Assets Corporation
Gimbel Bros
Mister Breger
Germany
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