Taft Earns Praise for Courageous College Tour
A North Carolina note lauds Senator Robert A. Taft for facing tough questions after speeches at Duke University Womans College and Guilford College. The piece praises his willingness to answer candidly, including on segregation in schools, and contrasts his composure with the current president's likely performance in similar settings.
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Robert A. Taft
North Carolina
Duke University
Womans College
Guilford College
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
North Carolina College
L. K
Norris to Retire as Southern Railway President
Ernest E. Norris will retire January 1 after 14 years as president of the Southern Railway, remaining as chairman of the board. Harry A. DeButts will become president. both leaders rose through railroad ranks and will keep the slogan The Southern Serves The South.
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Ernest E. Norris
Southern Railway System
Washington
Southern
Norris
The
Southern Railway
South
Ernest Norris
Harry A. DeButts
Greensboro
Charlotte
E. V. Xr
Religion in American Life Campaign Pushes Church Growth
A postwar surge in religious interest expands church attendance and book consumption. The church enhances its role through new worship spaces and social outreach while urging openness to nonbelievers. In 1951 Americans face Korea and Cold War strain, seeking stability in faith and community life. The Religion in American Life drive continues this November, inviting broader church support.
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America
Korea
Piccolo Washington Invades Rome as Officials Flock In
A wit filled column lampoons U S cabinet members and lawmakers sweeping into Rome for NATO and UN FAO events and junket lore. The piece lists numerous politicians and officials, mocks their arrivals, and notes a mock Army–Navy betting twist tied to a local spoof.
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Washington
Rome
Baldy Brannan
United States
Piccolo
New York Socialite Sued Over Long Overdue Bills
A busy social round fills New York with buzz as prominent figures like Charles Laughton and Ann Sheridan surface in bars and clubs. Reports say a well known socialite facing multiple lawsuits for long overdue bills claims market investments left her cash strapped and forced pawned items. A slew of names from Broadway to Look magazine appear in vivid sketches of nightlife and late shows while creditors press for payment.
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Charles Laughton
Robert Taylor
Ann Sheridan
Blossom Seeley
Lindy
Benny Fields
Biografilm
George Sanders
Russia
Cugat
Bob Hope
W. 57Th
Tallulah Bankhead
Mary
Henry
Jennifer Jones
D. Selznick
East 57Th
Bigtown
Nest Billingsley
Forrier
Tiffany
Real Peace in Korea Demands Clear Policy Arcs
Viscount Jowitt in the Lords warns that a halt in Korea must be genuine peace or risk wider wars in Indo China Malaysia or Hong Kong. The debate attacks U S policy, Soviet imperialism, and the need for a guiding framework rather than ad hoc actions, urging concrete goals for Western foreign policy.
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Korea
Viscount Jewitt
House of Lords
Indo-China
Malaya
Hongkong
Egypt
Hitler
China
Lord Jowett
Lord Jowitt
Stalin
Roosevelt
U. N
Russia
Pacific
Elbe
Soviet Russia
Japan
Siberia
Manchuria
Iran
Europe
United States
What You Don’t Know May Destroy You Gallup Quote
George H. Gallup, founder of the American and British Institute of Public Opinion, warns that government decisions should not be driven by voters’ information gaps. He suggests revising the adage what you don't know won't hurt you to what you don't know may destroy you.
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George H. Gallup
American and British Institute of Public Opinion
Red Cross and Friends Aid War-Weary Nations
A local column applauds Red Cross blood drives and praises Eddie Clodfelter for his giving spirit. It highlights Red Cross and American Friends Service Committee rescue work in Korea and a nurse known as Aunt Maude aboard a hospital ship aiding UN servicemen from multiple nations.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Eddie Clodfelter
Becker Company
M.C.A
Sertoma Club
Eddie
South Main
Eddie Crodfelter
Wide World
Tf I
American Friends Service Committee
Korea
Maude Campbell
Kieran Red Cross
Far East
Jutlandia
Japan
United Kingdom
Turkey
Greece
Holland
France
Belgium
Epithopia
Brooklyn
N.Y
Campbell
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Long Beach
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