Public Library hosts town meeting on United Nations Charter
Sam Levering of Ararat Virginia discusses the United Nations Charter as part of a town meeting series sponsored by the League of Women Voters American Association of University Women and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Levering argues the UN needs reform and a stronger peace framework while presenting two sides of the debate. The event warns that opposition to permanent war affects all who may face service and uncertain futures.
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Sam Levering
Ararat
Public
League of Women Voters
American Association of University Women
Junior Chamber of Commerce
United Nations
Levering
Greensboro
Gospel Mission
Arete
Democratic National Committee
India Edwards
Enterprise
Christian Science Monitor
Boston
Mass
Pennsylvania
Yadkin River Pollution Spurred By Waste Study Hearings
The Yadkin River basin shows 66 significant pollution points from domestic sewage and industrial wastes. High Point not a major offender, yet 52 percent of basin wastes go untreated. Hearings on June 8 in Winston Salem will discuss water classifications from A to E to improve purity and future water supply.
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High Point
Yadkin River
State Stream Sanitation Committee
Yadkin Basin
Winston-Salem
Yadkin
Point
Japan ratifies mutual defense treaty with United States
The Japanese Diet completes ratification of a mutual defense treaty with the United States. The Upper House vote was not unanimous, with many abstentions amid concern over continued U S dependency. The piece argues for Japanese economic independence to strengthen democratic ideals and equal partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chou En-lai
Asia
Japan
China
U. S
Laughs Undermine Senator McCarthy in Committee Room
In a tense committee session, laughter exposed a weakness as McCarthy pressed Army Secretary Stevens with rambling questions. Mundt enforced the rule against demonstrations while McCarthy, unable to bear laughter at his prior harsh stance, faced a turning moment as his control appears to slip.
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Senator McCarthy
Army
Stevens
McCarthy
Senator Mundt
Joe
McCarthyism Under Fire In Army Hearings
The Journal notes two key McCarthy evidence items are labeled fraudulent. A photo of Private Schine with Secretary Stevens and a Hoover memorandum turned letter were partly genuine, cropped, or altered. The piece argues McCarthy used half truths to shape impressions. The nation views McCarthyism through the hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator McCarthy
Schine
Stevens
FBI
J. Hoover
Army
Hoover
McCarthy
Democrats in Dinner Lambaste GOP in Brookings Flair
A 1950s Washington fund-raiser scene shows Lyndon Johnson leading a sharp attack on Republicans while Truman and Rayburn rally Democrats. The piece lampoons fund-raising excess, notes party loyalties, feuds, and social intrigue among attendees including Perle Mesta and Gwen Cafritz with Margaret Truman drawing attention.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senator Johnson
Truman
House
Sam Rayburn
Perle Mesta
Gwen Cafritz
Lawrence Wood Robert
Socratic National Committee
Robert
Russell Long
Louisiana
Marvin Braverman
Margaret Truman
Margaret
Braverman
Tightening race for U S Senate nomination in North Carolina
Lynn Nisbet reports the Democratic nomination battle in North Carolina tightens with 15 days left. Kerr Scott maintains a lead over Alan Lennon though Lennon has narrowed the gap. Wingfield and Turner receive limited support. Tax return disclosures dominate issues, with Lennon and Wingfield publishing theirs while Scott withholds. Odds are even as momentum shifts between candidates and a possible June runoff looms.
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United States
Kerr Scott
Alan Lennon
Scott Folks
Lennon
Lennon Folks
Scott
Alvin Wingfield Jr
Wingfield
A. E. Turner
Olla Ray Boyd
W. M. Bostick
H. L. Sprinkle
Lenmon
Terry Sanford
Willis Smith
Lermon
Charlie Johnson
Frank Graham
al Smith
North Carolina
Zip
Public notices on clergyman Paul Scherer services and civic ethics
A column highlights Dr. Paul Scherer delivering sermons at First Methodist Church of this city urging inclusive outreach. It then reflects on publicity around crime and public figures, noting journalism norms and a juvenile case, followed by a local politics anecdote and a quirky mathematician’s tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Scherer
First Methodist Church
God
High Point
How to Judge a School and the Liberty Dilemma
George Sokolskiy reviews William F Russell's handbook How to Judge a School praising his focus on parental understanding of modern education. He cites examples from his own experience with his daughter and argues liberty must exist between extremities of tyranny and control, noting education shapes judgment and language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Russell
Teachers College of
Columbia University
Russell
Harold Laski
Mr. Jenkins
Edgar Allan Poe
Teachers College
Political quotes attack McCarthy and Eisenhower leadershi
A collection of quotes accusing Senator McCarthy of false charges attributed to H Struve Hensel and Senator Thomas Hennings Jr. The remarks contrast Hensel defending against allegations with Hennings asserting Eisenhower's leadership will diverge from presidential aims.
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Senator McCarthy
H. Struve Hensel
Eisenhower
Sen
Thomas Hennings Jr
D., Mo
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Terry
Holt McPherson
D. A. Rawley
Co. W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Loflin
THE
Associated Press
Freer Partnership
Winston-Salem Journal
George Dixon
Dem
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Newbold Morris
Stephen A. Mitchell
Frank McKinney
Indianapolis
McKinney
Mitchell
REDS
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
W. A. Bivins
W. R. Owen
Carmall St
Thomasville
P. L. Ledford
Mr. Owen
Einstein
Newton
Einnstein
Tennyson
George Sokolsky
Soviet
Russia
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