Capitol Square Jim Crow Debates Stir State Controversy
Discussion at Capitol Square over a Dialectic society move to abolish Jim Crow laws and admit Negro students at North Carolina University draws mixed reaction. Opinion ranges from opposition to cautious acceptance. event deemed unofficial with little university authority. broader state tensions on liberalism versus radicalism noted.
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Capitol Square
State University
Capital Square
Literary Society
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Navy
North Carolina University
Gastonia
Excelsior Credit Union
Credit union changes open doors for Gastonia whites
Lynn Nisbet reports D R Graham state director approves pro eng er changes through the department of agriculture. White residents in Gastonia may soon join the Negro credit union and borrow on the same terms as other members. A highway commission meeting closed to reporters briefed executives on wage schedules and later provided details. Reporters noted cordial relations and highway employees in the common labor group expected pay raises.
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D. R. Graham
Department of Agriculture
Graham
Excelsior Union
Gastonia
Negro Credit Union
Highway Commission
Commission
Government Subsidy Drives Wheat Whisky Blending Policy
The RFC subsidizes 30 cents a bushel for wheat used to make flour and wheat grits, some of which becomes grain alcohol for blended whiskey. Distillers prefer corn or rye but quotas limit those grains, so wheat alcohol is used. Critics call the policy short sighted given global hunger and public perception.
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RFC
Lift the Veil on Hurley Charges in China Debate
Congressional calls for an immediate investigation of General Hurley’s charges against career diplomats in China and the Far East. The piece argues for open covenants and scrutiny of the State Department as the nation awaits Hurley’s testimony and the truth behind alleged diplomatic secrecy.
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Patrick Hurley
China
Far East
Hurley
State Department
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Roosevelt
Truman
Wherry
Nebraska
Russia
General Hurley
Tom Connally
Committee On Foreign Relations
Raleigh Cocktail Party Hints at Gov Warren Ambitions
Raleigh society circles discuss a party hosted by Fleet Williams of the News and Observer honoring Comptroller General Lindsay Warren. The guest list includes Gardner ally Mora Morrisons and anti dynasty figures like Wilkins Horton, raising questions about Warren possible gubernatorial bid and alliance prospects. Asheville politicians Greene and Elias are noted as similarly shrewd in Raleigh and upcoming events.
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Raleigh
Lynn Nisbet
Greensboro Daily News
Tom Best
R. E. “Fleet” Williams
The
News and Observer
Lindsay Warren Down
Best
Williams
Mr. Warren
Warren
Fred Morrison
O. Max Gardner
Washington
Warrens
Morrisons
Josephus Daniels
Hoey
Wilkins P. Horton
Mr. Williams
Retired Army Officers Restricted From Public Views
A discussion asserts that retired army officers must submit all publication material for War Department review. It argues restraints extend beyond national security to policy debates and peacetime conscription, raising constitutional questions about citizenship rights to speak freely.
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Army
War Department
United States
Bureau of Public Relations
Domestic policy and army views on retired officers
The author argues domestic policy is set by Congress and the army does not shape it. He notes military secrecy through army circulars silences retired officers, hindering public discussion. He questions gag rules and suggests a Supreme Court test case to challenge restrictions.
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United States
Congress of the
Congress
George Washington
Society of the Cincanal
National Forest
Army
Supreme Court
Behind the News Washington on Iran Revolution Propaganda
A Washington columnist critiques Iranian events as a staged propaganda effort by a renamed Communist faction calling itself Democrats. It argues Moscow control over Iran, wartime withdrawals, and a misrepresented push for freedom, labeling the revolution a Russian occupation masquerading as liberty.
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Washington
Iran
Democratic Party
Britain
Communist Party
Party of
Stalin
Russia
Subtle Shifts in Iranian Conflict and Global Diplomacy
Analyst Paul Mallon argues Western powers used aloofness and censorship to enable a Communist foothold in Iran. He notes limited Iranian troops, Russian pressure, and a sparse consul presence shaped by a mild US note aimed at a broader front. He warns that without clear moves, real understanding and world peace remain unrealizable.
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Byrnes
Moscow
Teheran
Manchuria
Europe
Veterans Won’t Turn to Murder After War, Says Psychologist
A psychologist argues returning veterans do not carry a blood lust or urge to kill. He notes soldiers hate weapons, fear killing, and adapt to civilian life, refuting fears of postwar violence and gangster escalation.
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