Incentive Aid For Schools Calls For More From Same
Three study commissions agree the current system of joint state and local school funding should stay. They favor indirect taxes for state revenue and real estate taxes for local revenue, with limited state control over valuations and no broad tax field invasion. Senator Kirkman leads the North Carolina panel urging maximal support for schools.
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High Point
C. Arthur Kirkman
Municipal Government Study Commission
Kirkman
Tragedy in Little Rock defeats moderate Brooks Hays
Brooks Hays, reformist leader and former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, loses his bid for a ninth House term to a write in segregationist newcomer. He blames Governor Faubus for intervention and warns moderation is political death in the South amid calls for integration.
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Little Rock
Brooks Hays
Hays
Southern Baptist Convention
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
South
Democratic Responsibilities and GOP Setback in Tuesday Elections
The piece notes Democrats gained control of several state legislatures and won key majorities, signaling broad dissatisfaction with the GOP. It highlights gains in California Ohio and Connecticut and gains in many states, while Republicans show division over policy and fail to present a clear program. The result suggests stronger focus on social welfare and greater labor influence at federal and state levels.
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GOP
Congress
Ohio
California
Connecticut
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Wisconsin
Vveuioe
Michigan
Uth
Torate
White House
Eisenhower
Taft
Knowland
Chamber of Commerce leader urges business to lead politics
The U S Chamber of Commerce board chair urges retailers and the broader business community to provide political leadership. He warns government decisions greatly affect business rights and stresses citizens cannot ignore political obligations. He argues quality of government matters more than sales volume.
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U. S Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Raleigh
Faith as a Driving Force in Hebrews 11 Sermon
A Sunday sermon extols Hebrews chapter 11 as the peak of faith teaching. It contrasts faith with atheism, praises Moses Abraham and pioneers, and urges readers to act on faith to reach unseen goals. The preacher cites historical figures and religious lineage from Ur of the Chaldees to Israel’s prophets and early Christians.
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Moses
Columbus
Daniel
Rebecca Boone
Alleghanies
Mt. Everest
Hilary
North Pole
Abraham
Chaldees
Israel
Christ
Take a Chance Encourages Faith and Risk in Faithful Businesses
A sermon style piece extols belief amid oppression in Russia and urges business leaders to act on faith. It lauds American innovation and Christian trust, citing Morse Bell telegraph and undersea cables, and argues progress comes from taking chances despite doubt.
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Russia
Morse and
Bell
America
England
Christ
Local newspaper masthead fragment shows staff roles
The readable lines list positions such as president, editor in chief, advertising director, business manager and circulation manager with partial names obscured. The garbled text suggests a historic newsroom page listing staff titles and roles.
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Oees
Remretary-Tesnmares
WANTED for Impeachment target Earl Warren sparks debate
A circular advertising a "WANTED for Impeachment" attack on Chief Justice Earl Warren is criticized as a vile libel. The piece claims Warren is a Communist sympathizer aided by Justices Frankfurter and Black and denounces forced racial mingling. The writer questions the ethics of publishing such hate material and notes potential libel exposure.
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Inglewood
Cal
Earl Warren
United States
Warren
Communist Party
Felix Frankfurter
Hugo Black
NAACP
Supreme Court
Soviet Russia
Hospital tale and party tale mingle in town chronicle
Tomlinson's personnel director Robert Marks recalls a humorous hospital experience at Memorial Hospital, a birthday party for Gissie the turtle at 1225 Carter St, and a feature on W A Bivins and local cultural events. The section notes North Carolina Reconstruction era history, Ku Klux Klan activity, and upcoming theatre and concert programs at Greensboro and High Point colleges and venues.
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Ralph Rochelle
Tomlinson’s
Memorial Hospital
Tomlinson
Tower Players
High Point College
George Kelly
Greensboro
Theatre of Woman's College
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Dean Acheson
Defense
Louis Johnson
George Marshall
Mark Clark
Robert Marks
J. W. Allens
Carter St
Vickie
Sylvia Sue
Mary Ruth
Gissie
Brentwood School
Gismo
W. A. Bivins
Enterprise
North Carolina
North
William W. Holden
Holden
Randolph County
Bush Hill
Archdale
New Market
Fifth Congressional District
Davidson
Guilford
Randolph Counties
Lewis Hanes
Davidson County
Union
Asheboro
Daily Standard
Alamance
Broadway Theatre League of
Anne Frank
Memorial Auditorium
Piedmont Community Concert Association
Zvi Zeitlin
Woman's College
Harrison E. Salisbury
New York Times
Arthur Bester
University of Illinois
George Sylvester Counts
Columbia University
Arthur Larson
Duke University Law School
World Rule Law Center
Larson
Gordon Blackwell
Aycock
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