Supreme Court session weighs District of Columbia school segregation
The editorial argues the DC public schools case may shape the high court’s stance on segregated education, noting its proximity to equality and the potential broader impact if the court overturns the separate but equal doctrine. It warns of job losses for Negro teachers and the UNC law school’s status, urging measured, step by step progress and urging Negro leadership to accept accompanying responsibility.
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United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia
South Carolina
Supreme Court
Law School of North Carolina College
University of North Carolina
National Association For the Advancement of Colored Peoples
Bluffing highway plan prompts landowners challenge
The State Highway Commission allegedly bluffing about abandoning a Maine to New Orleans link over high right of way costs faces questions as N C Garner says he has never been approached for a price and neighbors report no contact. The piece argues the bluff may delay but not abandon the project.
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State Highway Commission
Maine
New Orleans
N. C. Garner
Commission
America
South Korea
Korea
Freedom
Asia
San Francisco
Herbert Morrison
Andrei Gromyko
Morrison
Gromyko
Young Republican Nick Papalos predicts big landslide for GOP
Nick Papalos, co chair of the New England Young Republican Council, claims the South is ready to go Republican next year if Truman is renominated. He cites anti Truman sentiment nationwide and predicts a landslide, but editors warn against assuming a GOP victory. Truman remains a tough beat.
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New England Young Republican Council
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Young Papalos
Wick
Eisenhower
Taft
New England
Nick
Papalos
Republican Party
Nicky Boy
Roosevelt
Hoover
Cal Coolidge
Nicky
Ourself
Kefauver Sees Hirelings Profit From Crime Probe
Washington Senator Estes Kefauver rails at ex aides who profit from the Kefauver Crime Investigation. He cites Alfred Klein and Triangle Publications as examples and faults vice president Barkley for tolerating such exploitation. Senator Paul Douglas recalls Horace McMahon coaching him to be a livelier speaker.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Tennessee
Charles Tobey
New Hampshire
Barkley
Senate Crime Committee
Rudolph Halley
Iefauver
Halley
Committee
Alfred Hiein
Klein
Philadelphia
Albert M. Greenfield
Kefauver Committee
Triangle Publications
Armstrong
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Horace McMahon
McMahon
Tie
Capitol
Senator Douglas
Horace
Senate
Republicans Need Constructive Program Not Just Salesmanship
The piece argues Republicans rely on salesmanship to sell Ike and past leaders, warning that without a clear program there is no real difference from Truman. It cites Byrnes and Democratic restraint, urging a decisive platform to counter MeTooism and Fabian socialism and to address domestic and foreign obligations.
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Eisenhower
Taft
Truman
Washington
Republican Airty
Landon
Abe Lincoln
Wendell Willkie
Tom Dewey
General Eisenhower
Natonal Association of
Manmfactureers
Dewey
Jamies F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Biloxi
Mississippi
Elbe
Rhine
Him
America
Byrnes
Byrd
George
Questioning Nehru Name and Roles In Indian Congress
A fragment quotes criticism of Nehru and the Indian Congress, accusing ministers of betrayal and recalling Britain’s wartime role. It mentions Jivatrami Bhagwandas Wripalan of the People’s Party of India and Paul-Henry Spaak urging Europe to extend wartime leadership into peace.
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Indian Congress
Nehru
Jivatrami Bhagwandas Wripalani
People’s Party of India
Europe
Paul-Henry Spaak
Consultative Assembly of
Council of Europe
GIMME AGE AND WORLD UNREST IN GRAHAM EXTRACT
Excerpts from The Graham Leader contrast hunger and scarcity abroad with America’s defense burden and rising demands at home. The piece notes Britain’s rationing, Soviet pressure, and UN actions in Korea, urging sacrifice over hollow promises and warning against a perpetual “Gimme” mentality.
Forrestal diaries edited to dull historical fact
Excerpts from the soon to be published diaries of James V. Forrestal are heavily censored to avoid offending living figures. The article cites suppressed anecdotes from his world tour, dinners with leaders, and notes on martinis, plus a San Francisco peace conference moment and a mutual defense treaty pre signing.
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Washington
NEA
James V. Forrestal
Forrestal
Tokyo
Natunally
MacArthur
Rome
China
Secretary Forrestal
Chiang Kai-shek
Madame Chiang
Russia
Morrison
National Press Club
London
Mr. Morrison
San Francisco
Gromyko
Stalin
Marshall Stalin
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