Beer restrictions and tax debate shape North Carolina politics
The piece reviews waves of anti beer activity in the legislature, the impact of a tax boost on beer revenue for counties and cities, and the shift in local support toward keeping beer legal. It also discusses federal and state tax roles in liquor revenue and the political dynamics of Capitol Square.
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Capitol Square
Capitol
Lynn Nisbet
Nisbet
Raleigh
High Point
Greensboro
Eer
Congress
Truman Rice Controls Sparks Taxing Debate
President Truman faced Republican criticism over discretionary power for rice controls and rationing. Taft labeled the proposals as threatening economic freedom and a step toward totalitarianism, while supporters argued regulations must fit constitutional checks and balances.
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Truman
Conness
Repubican
Taft
Truvan
Public business: Eisenhower pledges wartime info access
President Eisenhower asserts that all Army wartime activities will be available to responsible inquirers including the press. The piece notes a congressional probe into peacetime information restrictions and stresses government actions remain public business within security bounds.
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Eisenhower
Army
Air Force
Europe and Bretton Woods Echo in Sokolsky Piece
The piece critiques postwar aid plans arguing Bretton Woods created institutions fail to deliver, cites Morgenthau and Roosevelt on world economy, warns against relying on American billions, notes Keynes and Welles views, and questions what actually saved us from past crises.
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Europe
Bretton Woods
World Bank
International Fund
Henry Morgenthau
Asia
Frank D. Roosevelt
Playtex Park
Dover, L
United Nations
John Maynard Keynes
Stabilization Fund
Great Britain
Keynes
Sumner Welles
The Mad House on Meyers and Capitol Gossip
Washington notes poke fun at Senator Ferguson and the Meyer/Meyers confusion in a lively, character rich column. Prominent figures like Halleck, Capehart, Byrd, LaFollette, and Eichelberger appear amid jokes about hearings and pressures on the film industry. The piece closes with a sharp aside about government ash and public tone.
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Washington
Ferguson
War Investigating Committee
Johnny Meyer
Bennett Meyers
Meyer
Meyers
House
Charles Halleck
Shoreham
Capehart
Indiana
Byrd
Virginia
LaFollette
Wisconsin
General Eichelberger
Barnee
Halleck
Gossakes
Orczy
England
Geo Frazier
Costello
Errol Flynn
Random House
Bennett Cerf
J Farley
Truman
Lion Feuchtwanger
Adventurer Horizon Puzzle Clue List From Norwegian Cipher
A set of crossword style clues features terms like Norwegian capital and river valley. Entries include Bail, Christmas song, War god, compass poliis, Bamboolike, and other diverse hints. Several lines reference places, herbs, animals, names, and languages.
Stage Door Notes and Stage Quips in 1948 Theater Scene
Winchell sketches Broadway chatter from plays and personalities. Carousel’s waning run, High Button Shoes hot ducat, FDR Jr and Sally DeMarco sightings, Carnivals and G Jessel floor show costs, and the Shubert list reform stir. Quiet drama workers share lives between shows.
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Playbill
Prof. I. Q
Fdr, Jr
Sally DeMarco
Seft
G. Jessel
Carmen Cavallaro
Margie Long
Mary
Margaret Truman
Oriole
The
Arkansas Gazette
Hardy Rowland
Skeep
James Mason
Shuberts
Coluumists
W. W
Shubert
Variety Show Tangles with Stars and Smear of Politics
A collage of reviews and notices surveys Hollywood film stars Roz Russell and Raymond Massey in Heaven Only Knows and The Last Moment with Susan Hayward. It calls Bee ware of Pity a clever British import and mocks Blondie Knows Best and The Lone Wolf in London as lightweight capers.
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Roz Russell
Raymond Massey
Susan Hayward
Blondie
London
Pizarro Shod Horses With Gold and Silver in Peru
In the 16th century Francesco Pizarro, the Spanish conqueror of Peru, shod his horses with gold and silver due to the lower cost of these metals compared with iron.
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Francesco Pizarro
Peru
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Grosvenor Square
Houghton, Mifflin
Uns American Activities Committee
George W. Armstrong
Texas
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New Republic
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Paul Kallico
Esky
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Lisa Kirk
H. Felton
J. Andrews
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