Planning Calls for Facts Before Street Extensions
The piece urges hiring a planning engineer to survey traffic needs and relevant costs before extending Wrenn street, arguing a measured plan avoids waste. It cites Winston Salem as a model and questions current officials for a sound, funded approach rather than a haphazard program.
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Charles Carroll
Wrenn Street
Bay Street
Winston-Salem
Statesville cancels presidential visit amid criticism
Local readers learn the president’s plan to speak in Statesville was abruptly called off just before the event. The Raleigh and Detroit sources probe why notice was delayed, noting secret service presence and reactions from Rep Bob Coughton and Sen Hoey.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Secret Service
Bob Coughton
Detroit
White House
Hoey
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
Retirement by Age Is Wrong for Public Service
The Greensboro News condemns forced retirements at 65 as wasteful and improper and warns the policy could target other officials. It argues ability and vigor vary by individual, not by age, and urges firing for performance rather than arbitrary retirement.
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Baxter Durham
Durham
Aghan Yelton
A. L. Fletcher
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
A. J. Maxwell
Department of Tax Research
United States
Rabbi A Madskopf Letter on Palestine and Jewish Survivors
A letter by Rabbi A Madskopf argues that support for Palestine healing misses the core issue. He notes Jewish survivors who suffered under Nazi terror cannot return home, as emigration doors are blocked by immigration barriers.
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Rabbi A Madskopf
Palestine
Europe
Free World
Christian leaders urge United Nations to honor Balfour Palestine pledge
The text argues Jews built Palestine through peaceful settlement and urban and agricultural progress benefiting Arabs while citing Balfour 1917 and League of Nations ratification. It appeals to Christian civilization and the United Nations to uphold the Jewish national home and the biblical hope for humanity.
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Palestine
League of Nations
U.S. Congress
Christian Council On Palestine
America
United Nations
Israel
Land
Free World
Truman as American as apple pie in the White House
The piece extols President Truman as deeply American and folksy. It lauds his warm, hands on approach with the public, constant handshake and appeal to ordinary citizens, and notes his lodge membership and loyalty to organizations.
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Doughton
White House
Truman
Truman’s barber and haberdasher links spark GOP rebuke
The piece notes Harry S. Truman signs letters as Col. Harry S. Truman to rally reserve officers for Adm. Nimitz banquet. Critics say he mixes politics with personal ties and commerce. The author argues Truman acts quickly, rarely weighing long-term consequences.
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Ers
Reserve Officers’ Association
Nimitz
Col
Harry S. Truman
United States
Truman
Bush
Behind The News Washington Dispatch On Russia And UN Food Talks
Moscow reports Truman’s policy praise but actions unchanged as Russia walked out of the Quebec UN food conference. American and British commentary warn against appeasement while a muted hope for a world organization shift lingers. Russian demand for WTUF representation signals labor join in broader dispute.
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Washington
Moscow
Truman
United Nations
Quebec
China
Gromynko
Stalin
Russia
London
World Organization
Roosevelt
World Trade Unions Federation
WTUF
International Labor Organization
Hillman
Paris
Moscow influence at labor talks and Asia peace plans examined
Paul Mallon outlines Russian dominance in WTUF representation and labor unions abroad, noting British and American tensions. He cites Moscow seeking ouster of General MacArthur and influence in Japan while warning that appeasement won’t dispel suspicions without decisive actions.
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Hillman
WTUF
Romania
Walter Citrine
Russia
Asia
Moscow
MacArthur
Japan
Veterans as voters false dream of a united bloc
A writer argues that eight million veterans cannot form a single political bloc postwar. He notes diverse ideologies from left to right exist within the ranks, with most veterans returning to civilian life and voting according to conscience rather than a unified program.
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