Umstead Hospitals Seeks Rest After Heart Attack Recovery
Governor Umstead, hospitalized at Watts Hospital after a heart attack, was forbidden to attend district Democratic rallies and the Doughton funeral in Laurel Springs. Doctors advised rest as a difficult legislative session and heavy tax issues loom, hoping he regains strength to lead the state without overexertion.
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Umstead
Robert L. Doughton
Laurel Springs
Watts Hospital
Congress
Ninth
Withal
Commonwealth
Congress urged to merge three investigative committees
Past Due Senator Sam Ervin argues for combining the Senate internal security subcommittee Senate permanent subcommittee on investigations and the House Un American Activities Committee to end overlapping rival aims. He likens current setup to three fire departments racing to one fire and calls for a single coordinating panel. Greensboro and High Point cooperate over water and liquor supply, with Greensboro providing bourbon and Scotch to High Point and water piped back in, easing regional tension.
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Sam Ervin
Congress
Winston- Salem
Senate Internal Security
Sen
Jenner
Senate Permanent
McCarthy
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Rep. Velde
Ervin
Greensboro
ABC
High Point
Jamestown
Gate City
Amendments debated in North Carolina constitution vote
Lynn Nisbet discusses the first of five amendments to the North Carolina constitution ahead of the November 2 election. The piece criticizes Amendment No 3 which would limit counties to a single senator, arguing it harms representation for more populous counties and urges voters to inform themselves before voting.
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North Carolina
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
General Assembly
Robert Lee Coughton Remembered for 42 Years in Washington
The obituary honors Robert Lee Coughton who died at 90. It notes his long career in Washington lasting 42 years and his enduring longing for his North Carolina farm. The piece frames a lifetime of public service with a personal memory of home.
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Robert Lee Coughton
Washington
North Carolina
Ava Gardner Boots Barefoot Return Sparks Southern Debate
The Raleigh News and Observer notes Ava Gardner, born in North Carolina, arrived barefoot in Rio de Janeiro with 16 suitcases and studio aides. Police guarded her room while management arranged a 4:45 a.m. departure, underscoring a long standing Southern joke about shoe wearing.
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Rio de Janeiro
Opium and Derivatives Threaten Nation Says Anslinger
Former narcotics chief H J Anslinger warns opium and its derivatives can paralyze a nation. He cites Red China as a major illicit source and calls for stiff penalties, including capital offenses for selling to minors, plus cutting off illicit supply to curb juvenile narcotics use.
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India
Pakistan
United States
Red China
Anslinger
China
California
Hong Kong
Red
Europe
United Nations
Stephen Pennedy
New York City
Ike must personally campaign to hold Republican majority
The piece argues President Eisenhower should ride the campaign trail like Truman did in 1948, visiting every district and meeting voters directly to secure a Republican Senate and House. It highlights the need for hands on, whistle stop travel and personal appeals to GOP candidates. It also notes a group of Women’s National Press Club reporters traveling to New York for a tour and TV appearance.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Ike
Harry Truman
1948
Squire
Grand Dam
Coulee
Washin
Tomy
GOP
Joe Blow
Martin
New Jersey
Frank Osmers
Frank Osborne
Women’s National Press Club
New York
Ecity Hall
the Stock Exchange
Toots Shor's
Lis Carpenter
Arlene Francis
Duke Power marks second half century with Belmont Allen plant
A Duke Power Co editor notes the Allen plant at Belmont signals major design advances as the Piedmont Carolinas begin a new era of electric service. John Paul Lucas Jr, vice president, congratulates community growth and the first link in a 230,000 volt transmission line.
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The
Enterprise
the Enterprise
Duke
Piedmont
Piedmont Carolinas
Allen
Belmont
John Paul Lucas Jr
Duke Power Co
Amusing snippets and notices from High Point Kiwanian
A wide awake editor recalls a flea circus gag and a vending of small town scenes. J B Johnson offer of ten dollars to passersby draws mixed reactions and trust questions. Notes honor veteran service and a tribute to Robert L. Doughton. Local humor and Latin classroom quips close with a CSM dog story and a poke at Irvine tag dates.
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Wideawake
High Point Kiwanian
Mendes-France
Aeneas
Carthage
Dido
Christian Science Monitor
Ross Ton
Los Angeles
Sanbanoue
North Carolina Amendments Loom In 1950 Election
The article reviews proposed constitutional amendments on the November 2 ballot and explains how measures affect retirement of state court members, parole board creation, Senate representation per county, and voting residence rules. It notes likely voter confusion from overlapping terms and ballots for state and federal offices.
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Supreme Court
Serior Court
United States
Congress
General Assembly
I M
Eure
Board of Paroles
Gence
Paroles Commission
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C. W. Patterson, JR
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Raleigh
Guilford
Raleigh News and Observer
Ava
Frances Perkins
Secretary of Labor
South
Miss Perkins
Ava Gardiner
Tar Heel
George Sokolsky
Yangtze River
Opium Suppression Bureau
Persia
Japan
Austria
Asia
H J. Anslinger
Narcotics
George Dixon
Homer
OUR Church
Jean Smith
W. A. Bivins
J. B. Johnson
Boone
Johnson
Phineas T. Barnum
Citizen A
Citizen B
Germany
T-Ska
National Petroleum News of New York
Doughton
Henry
Edwin Gill
Frank Crane
Democratic Committee
Sam Ervin Jr
Carlisle Higgins
U. S. Senate
Kerr Scott
Eris
Clyde Hoey
Scott
J. M. Broughton
Broughton
Frank Graham
Willis Smith
Alton Lennon
Senate
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