Rock chunking in campaigns shows the record matters
The piece argues that voters should hear both sides in campaigns and that discussing a candidate's voting record and experience is proper. It asserts that issues cannot be elected, only men, and that voters deserve clarity on how a representative would vote on measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth
Ciopac
John Folger
Folger
Congress
Chatham
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Navy
Carl Durham
Earl Rives
Durham
Rives
Odf
Mr. Hoover
Jimmie” Byrnes
Hoover
Capitol
White House
William E. Borah
Stars and Stripes
Hoover-Borah
The Rocket War and the Path to UN Trusteeship
The piece argues that rockets with atomic warheads could target worldwide, signaling a new era of war. It notes Britain and Russia advancing rocket research, critiques postwar power rivalries, and urges United Nations trusteeship for disputed territories to curb armament and align with UN Charter goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Russia
International Armament Rac
United Nations Trusteeship
United States
Italy
Africa
United Nations
Ickes Probes Rockefeller Ties to Oil Giants in Feud
Former Interior Secretary Harold Ickes weighs action against Standard Oil amid Rockefeller family stake estimates reaching 35 percent. He ponders if a 1911 decree against John D Rockefeller Sr could pass to Jr and other heirs, while DOJ anti-trust plans remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Harold L. Ickes
Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Standard Affornia
Ref
Ralph Davies
Standard On
Ickes
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
John D. Jr., and Sons
Department of Justice
Icke
Independent Citizens Committee of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions
Standard Oil Companies
Political Action Committee
Army Surplus of Property and Food
Congressional probe urged into slow surplus property releases and food wastage after World War II. The Mead committee and War Secretary Patterson report show delays hindering civilian access to army goods and urging swift action to move auto trucks clothing lumber and similar items while demand exists. Evidence cites over requisitioning and bottlenecks in distribution and a need for rapid congressional oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cio-Pac
Sidney Hillman
U. S
James Thrasher
Senate
Army
Mead Committee
Congressional
Patterson
Eisenhower
Congress
Ted
Army Air Forces
Capitol Square Preview of North Carolina Primary Races
Reporters gauge early indications in the Fifth Sixth and Eighth districts as voters prepare for the biennial primary. In the Fifth Folger and Chatham contend with Forsyth as a key voting center while labor and sheriff races shape turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Thurmond Chatham
John H. Folger
Forsyth County
Folger
Chatham
Forsyth
Davidson County Apathy Shapes District Contest
Lynn Nisbet notes apathy in the upper eighth district with Davidson county as a key focus. Voters discuss whether Davidson will influence the race between Horner and Deane, while local offices are expected to spark higher turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Horner
D. B. Deane
Davidson County
Davidson
Walter Lambeth
Thomasville
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
Jane Pratt
Burgin
Deane
Horner
South Carolina
Moore County
Congress
Balkan and Soviet pressures loom over Yugoslavia and Greece
The article portrays Soviet dominance in the Balkans with Tito and Mikhailovich as pawns in Moscow’s expansion. It cites attempts to discredit opponents, UNRRA manipulation, and food aid politics while contrasting Hoover's food report with Truman and Byrnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkan States
Greece
Yugoslavia
Mediterranean
Washington
Marshal Tito
Joseph Broz
Draha Mikhailovitch
Ito
Axis
Mikhailovitch
Middle Sea
Near East
Russia
Tito
Kremlin
Reds
Balkan
United Nations
UNRRA
Herbert Hoover
United States
Truman
Clinton P. Anderson
Robert E. Hannegan
Europe
India
China
Hoover
Anderson
State Department
Dean Acheson
Byrnes
U. S
Moscow
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R. B. Terry
H. A. Cecil
Mgr
Maiil
Audit Bureau
Germany
Pacific
Jimmy Hall
Milady
S.horebaugh
M&kinley
Peter Edson
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
LaGuardia
Canada
United Kingdom
Capitol Square
Rockingham
Earle McMichael
Walter Johnson
Surry
Chatham Manufacturing Company
Wilkes
Yadkin
Lurry
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Licitor
Barines
Guilford
High Point
Emerson Scarborough
By Lynn Nisbet
Republican National Committee
GOP
Congressional Committee
Mister Breger
By Dave Breger
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