Hoover Committee Urges Shedding Federal Business Ventures
The Hoover Committee led by former President Herbert Hoover calls for closing or privatizing over a thousand government enterprises including commissaries post exchanges bakeries and laundries. It also proposes ending the Postal Savings system and projects no precise savings figure for such reforms.
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Congress
Hoover Committee
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of the Treasury
Commission
Executive
Uncle Sam
Hoover Commission findings push for less government waste
A Sherman Democrat summary notes the Hoover Commission seeks to trim government operations and curb waste. It cites a costly Air Force base race and transformer costs as examples, while arguing reductions could improve services and reduce expenses in remote areas.
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Air Force Base
Uncle Sam
Hoover Commission
Odd Fellows meet after locked hall at High Point
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows found their meeting hall locked at opening time in High Point yesterday. After several minutes with no keyholder, the group kicked in the door and began the session with no unusual reactions from members.
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High Point
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Washington tourists endure rain and sprinklers joke
A busload of visitors toured the White House grounds in a heavy shower. Sprinklers sprayed the drenched lawn as an elderly woman asked why they were on. The guide quipped that in Washington nothing makes sense.
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Washington
White House
Daily paper bargains through the years
A look at 1898 and 1891 prices shows the Sherman Democrat’s month rate at 75 cents, implying a real price stability versus 57 years of inflation. Compared items include cambric five cents a yard, shoes two to three dollars, wool suits seven fifty, towels ten cents, and log cabin whisky priced at a dollar twenty five.
Bagel industry probes hint at anti trust spotlight
George Sokolsky notes how government anti trust probes touch bagel makers and newspapers. He questions why the DOJ pursues broad cases while advertisers and press face similar scrutiny and wonders who pays for political TV time under bipartisan restraints.
Lynn Nisbet on State Compensation Levels
The article discusses inequities in North Carolina state employee pay across top middle and bottom levels. It lists major salaries from Governor at 20000 to Judge and Attorney General figures, noting misprints and the complexity of merit valuation in a sprawling pay scale.
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North Carolina
Supreme Court
Highway and Public Works Commission
Superior Court
Coluan
Salary reforms and endurance notes in North Carolina government
Discussion of raising the Superintendent of Public Instruction salary to 15000 on January 1 1957 and revaluing all elective and appointive offices to reflect duties. The piece contrasts salaries for Council of State members with constitutional limits and cites long General Assembly sessions and a 1931 marathon record. It notes a 1955 session deviation with a Friday to Monday recess and a 1868 constitutional context.
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C&d
Advisory Budget Commission
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commissioner of Agriculture
Council of State
Public Instruction
North Carolina General Assembly
General Assembly
Phil Whitley
Wake
Whitley
Final atomic test in Nevada ends year testing aloud
The final atomic test of the year was held in Nevada on Sunday morning. The report implies relieved air as no Geiger readings remain needed locally and the danger of radioactive waves lessens for now. A humorous Danish radio note reports a naked-dancer incident at Liberty Column with no results.
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Nevada
Sweet Liberty
Copenhagen
Denmark
Vesterbrogade
Finis
Hoover Commission Would Put Defense Secretary On Mute
In a sharp report, the Hoover Commission urges the defense department to stop civilian production ventures and private business activities. It cites defense money spent on non defense enterprises and notes Charles Wilson’s broad private sector engagements. The piece also mentions related mail items about Rep. Perkins Bass and Dr. Mann’s ant collection for the Smithsonian.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Defense Department
Charles FE
Wilson
Secretary of Defense
Commission On Organization
Herbert Hoover
Charlie
William M. Mann
National Zoo
Smithsonian Institution
Longest uninterrupted session claim rests with 1931 Assembly
The text notes that Saturday sessions were perfunctory and that the April 30 break gives 1931 an undisputed claim to uninterrupted longevity. It contrasts earlier practice before 1835 and around 1868 when the legislature met and recessed, sometimes running over a year from convening to adjournment.
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General Assembly
Marshall rejects bid to write tell all book
Gen George C Marshall says he was offered up to a million dollars for a revealing book but refused to protect others alive who could be hurt. James Roosevelt cites Social Security as Congress’s top project barring war. Victor Remington notes advertisers push for color in consumer appliances.
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R. S. Logan
Mr. Logan
Davy
David Crockett
Congress
Slim Jenkins
Gene Ral
Brown
Slim
George C. Marshall
Townsend
James Roosevelt
Calif
Victor Remington
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