Truman reforms split Congress and North Carolina politics converge
The president outlines drastic emergency controls to curb inflation, facing Republican opposition led by Taft who calls it a police state. North Carolina gears for a fierce Democratic fight over governor and senate, with intraparty loyalties testy and alliances shifting as 1948 races approach.
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Truman
Congress
Associated Press
Robert Taft
Senate
Taft
America
Republican Congress
Friction in North Carolina politics noted by editorials
Editorial correspondence from Raleigh discusses friction and animosity within the state administration and Democratic party. The Raleigh News and Observer and Capitol Square columnists weigh in on tensions, with Secretary Thad Eure denying anti–anybody stance while implying behind the scenes activity.
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Raleigh
Democratic Party
Raleigh News and Observer
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Thad Eure
Charles M. Johnson
Radar-Tito and Tito’s Yugoslavia Buy Outdated US Radar
The UN secretary general Trygve Lie cites Yugoslavia as buying four crates of surplus American radar pumps, noting past clashes over airspace and border detentions. War Assets Administration says the gear is outmoded by US standards, but could aid Marshal Tito in tracking future American aircraft.
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FBI
Trieste
War Assets Administration
Marshal Tito
Trygve Lie
Quote warns of future war with mass attacks
Louis Johnson, former assistant secretary of war, says if another war occurs there will be 50 Hiroshimas and Washington could be one of the first targets, a stark warning about nuclear threat and national security.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Cap is included in the tobacco market outlook in NC
Governor Cher ry cites John Sprunt Hill on two kinds of people. The state marketing division shows NC tobacco sales through Oct 31 totaling 295 million dollars on 686 million pounds, up in volume but down in value versus last year, with an estimated 90 million dollar shortfall once totals finish. Disparities prompt upstate farmer protest over marketing policies and late leaf delivery penalties.
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Cherry
Education Study Commission
John Sprunt Hill
Durham
North Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Border Belt
Middle Belt
Capitol Square
Democratic Party
Morrison
Ehringhaus
Hoey
Capital Square
High Point Enterprise
Bob Thompson
Raleigh
Financial men warn marble barns deter customers in modern firms
J. B. Gander of Bank Building and Equipment Corp. in Baltimore laments grand marble bank structures as unfriendly. The note contrasts such architecture with customer appeal amid calls for safer, simpler corporate spaces.
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J. B. Gander
Bank Building and Equipment Corp
Baltimore
Brewster Declines Photo Autograph Over Political Friction
Washington column recalls Sen Owen Brewster of Maine smiling at a Howard Hughes photo but refusing to autograph it after Homer Ferguson scolded him. Forrestal dodges a direct VP question, promising a historic answer later. A Democratic National Committee tale highlights party loyalty and quirks in wartime politics.
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Acme
Sen
Owen Brewster
Maine
Howard Hughes
Brewster
Hughes
Homer
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Senate
Ferguson
Defense
James V. Forrestal
Armed Service
Forrestal
Truman
Sherman
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Marion Rushton
Alabama
South
Red Cross
Up Nowth
Ike
Atlanta
Broadway Notes From Winchells Stage Door
A brisk survey of Broadway season trends and star power. Notes on Lucille Ball Franchot Tone Martha Tilton and Lucille Bremer plus headlines on Command Decision Alvaro Medea and The Winslow Boy. Mentions Zanuck Gentleman's Agreement and other film stage events with several stars and shows highlighted.
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Frank Sinatra
Capitol Theatre
Lucille Ball
Franchot Tone
Martha Lipton
Pinky
Swank
New York
Star Lipton
Martha Tilton
Howard Cullmans
Barnyard
Charues
Lucille Bremer
Copacabana
MGM Movietown
Albero
High Button Shoes
Medea
Man
Superman
Winslow Boy
Judith Anderson
Maurice Evans
June Lockhart
Broadway
Critic Snubs and Speaks on Twait Jefferson and Other Figures
A cacophony of reviews and opinions spans James Wechsler on un-Americanism, C Canby’s vivisecting take on the Thomas Committee, Shaw’s rant at extremism, and reflections on Mussolini era poverty and German Republic rhetoric.
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Maurice Evans
Cholly McCoddy
Henry Gang
James Wechsler
Harper's
C. Canby
Thomas
Twait
Jefferson
Walt Whitman
Washington
Two Lists of Business Leaders Show Shifting America
The author contrasts 1917 and 1947 lists of top business leaders. He notes 1917 leaders were pioneers, often family tied and few college educated, while 1947 leaders are college trained, managerial heads of established firms. He highlights shifts toward packaged foods and consumer brands and comments on the prominence of sons of rich men.
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Robert W. Woodruff
Robert R. Young
DuPonts
J. P. Morgan
Eastman Kodak
Woolworth's
Henry Ford
John N. Willys
Henry Ford II
Paul G. Hoffman
K. T. Keller
C. E. Wilson
G.M
Donald W. Douglas
Glenn L. Martin
Eddie Rickenbacker
Public housing leader urge voter action in Congress
Lee F. Johnson of the National Public Housing Conference urges Americans to pressure their congressmen for action in their own communities. He calls for decisive civic engagement to address housing issues nationwide.
Puzzling Lyrics Clue List Features Hidden Names and Phrases
A fragmented word puzzle lists across and down clues with numbered slots. It mixes definitions and partial words for a themed crossword style, hinting at singer names, constellations, and drinks while integrating cryptic directions.
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Sandy Graham
Joe Blythe
Leroy Martin
Lloyd Griffith
NCCC
Clyde Hoey
Johnson
Edwin Gill
Hathaway Cross
Bruce Etheridge
Kerr Scott
State Administration
Democratic Organization
Gregg Cherry
O. Max Garaner
Mr. Johnson
Umstead
J. M. Broughton
L. Y. Ballentine
Broughton
Supcorb
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Soviet Russia
Tito
Lynn Nisbett
Ellis M. Zacharias
USN
Edson
Winchell
Zanuck
Woo
Franchot
John Garfield
Lilli
Dilly
Mars
Roberto Hope
Bob
England
Fibber and Molly
Amos 'N’ Andy
Eddie Cantor
Vera Vague
Red Skelton
Jerry Colonna
Ias
Nora Drake
Helen Hayes
Victoria Regina
Sue
Quizz
Frank Morgan
Stalin
Russia
Hitler
German Republic
Germay
Germany
Rankin
R. Duvall
Chas
Morgan
D. Wilde
G. B. Shaw
George Sokolsky
B. C. Forbes
Waldorf-Astoria
Forbes
John D. Archbal J. Ogden Armour
George F. Walter
A. C. Bedford
Alexander Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
H. P. Davison
Robert Dollar
W. L. Douglas
T. Coleman DuPont
James B. Duke
George Eastman
Thomas A. Edison
James A. Farrell
James B. Forgan
Henry Co. Frick
Elbert H. Gary
William A. Gaston
George W. Goethals
Daniel Guggenheim
John Hays Hammond
August Heckscher
A. Barton Hepburn
Samuel Insull
Otto H. Kahn
Minor C. Keith
Darwin P. Kingsley
Cyrus H. McCormick
William H. Nichols
John H. Patterson
George W. Perkins
George M. Reynolds
John D. Rockefeller
Julius Rosenwald
John D. Ryan
Jacob H. Schiff
Charles M. Schwab
John G. Shedd
E. C
John L. Collyer
C. Donald Dallas
Richard R. Deupree
Williard H. Dow
Benjamin F. Fairless
Harvey S. Firestone
Clarence Francis
L. M. Giannini
Walter S. Gifford
Bernard F. Gimbel
Samuel Goldwyn
Eugene G. Grace
Eugene Holman
Charles R. Hook
Eric
Harvey Firestone, Jr
Nelson Rockefeller
Singer
Constellation
Zeu
Napoleon Marshal
Piper
Paul Siple
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Ireland
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Great Lake
Abel
Cain
Carnally
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