Supreme Court urged to end segregation via Fourteenth Amendment
Postscript on segregation cases notes lawyers argued sides as the court weighs whether the Fourteenth Amendment enables or outlaws racial segregation. Attorney General Brownell urges the court to use its power to outlaw segregation, while critics warn of overreach and warn of disparate regional impacts, citing progress in Southern states and New Jersey’s different context.
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Supreme Court
Brownell
New Jersey
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Clyde A. Erwin
Charles F. Carroll
U. S. Supreme Court
Gen
Ickes Diary Reveals Roosevelt Era Tensions and Tattletale Views
The diary by Harold Ickes to be published by Simon and Schuster reveals sharp cabinet frictions during the Roosevelt era. It recalls July 1935 talks with Dern and Garner, noting Red hunting and a shift toward a modified communism while Ickes describes himself as a Republican turned New Dealer.
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White House
George Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Dern
Roosevelt
Garner
Jefferson Island
Churchill At Seventy Eyes Best Ahead For World Peace
Churchill, now 70, remains focused on securing a peaceful world as he travels to Bermuda for the Big Three talks. The veteran leader, recently recovering from exhaustion, shows renewed vigor and ambition to advance international stability with allies.
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Bermuda
Kremlin
Britain
Winnie
Train ride memory and life lessons from Pierce Harris
Pierce Harris of The Atlanta Journal recalls his first train trip and a merry go round as a child. He reflects on substitutes in life and the constant urge to aim higher than mere comfort, noting how onward arrival and lasting friendships come from choosing meaningful paths.
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Butch
Bud
Pierce Harris
The
Atlanta Journal
Officials ignore FBI spies in Treasury in 1947 hearings
Testimony before the Jenner Committee alleges top officials failed to act on FBI reports about Harold Glasser a Treasury appointee later linked to espionage. John W. Snyder and Henry Morgenthau Jr are noted as key figures who did not disclose or act on security concerns.
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Jenner
John W. Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Harold Glasser
Glasser
FBI
Treasury Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Mr. Snyder
Treasury
UNRRA
United States
Trieste
Engigee
Fi ‘Ower Stu Pooner
Mearch
Moscow
Council of Foreign Min
Isters
George C. Marshall
Snyder
H. L. Lurie
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds
Luke
Elizabeth Bentley
Lurie
U. S. Treasury
Department
Dean Acheson
Secretary of State
No Magic Formula Expected From Bermuda Talks
Washington dispatches spin Bermuda conference forecasts as unlikely to yield a grand plan. Officials say the four day informal talks among Eisenhower Churchill and Laniel aim to ease tensions, not settle wide disputes. Preparations run deep with Dulles and allies drafting communiques in advance.
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Bermuda
Washington
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Joseph Laniel
U. S
John Foster Dulles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Asia
Korea
Indo- China
Kremlin
State Department
China
Southeast Asia
Austria
Germany
Quotes and quotes in politics and labor voices
A synthesis of remarks from Agnes Meyers Otis Brubaker and Senator Anderson on McCarthyism steel workers and Soviet influence. Meyers speaks of the publisher's wife as obstruction to party unity. Brubaker cites steel workers seeking work guarantees on idle days. Anderson notes possible shifts inside Russia affecting nuclear control talks.
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The
Steel Union
Otis Brubaker
United Steelworkers
Russia
Clinton P. Anderson
N.M
The Struggler and Cold War Notes in One Issue
A collage of items includes observations on Eugene ONeill's religious imagery, Soviet entry into a Four Power German conference, and U S Supreme Court briefs on school desegregation. A Southport murder case is recounted via the suspect’s letters, plus a Pusan fire in Korea and Robin Hood depicted as Marxist satire.
North Carolina higher education study faces segregation and funding questions
Informal talks with commission members and college officials highlight the challenge of delineating state and private roles in higher education. Critics warn against uniform minimum standards that risk mediocrity while calls grow for equal pay, better coordination, and consideration of private colleges' large share of enrollments as the state plans for future capacity and quality.
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Commission
General Assembly
North Carolina
Edward K. Graham
Woman’s College
Asheville
Charlotte
Wilmington
Clyde Erwin
Paul Reid
Western Carolina College
Cullowhee
John Messick
East Carolina College
Greenville
Gordon Gray
Consolidated University
Graham
Reid
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George Sokolsky
Peter Edson
Joe McCarthy
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Washington Post
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Red Way
Eugene O'Neill
Boston
God the Father
Ace
Louise
John Leycorn
Richard Winton Deaver
John Winton
Pusan
Southea
Robin Hood
Sherwood
Friar
Little John
Maid Marian
Robin
Lincoln Green
Indiana
Textbook Commission
Merrie England
Nottingham
Cock Robin
Red Robin
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
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