County panel weighs High Point court facility plan
County and City officials discussed adding a wing to the County Building to house a Municipal Court for the City with future County ownership. Debate centers on financing, duration, space needs, and whether the plan serves the county as a whole. A study committee will review the proposal to prevent hasty decisions.
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Amos
William Ragsdale
Jamestown
Logan Porter
Hunt
Porter
Archie Myatt
Kearns
Guilford County moves toward two domestic relations courts
The Guilford County Board of Commissioners approves a study to form two domestic relations courts. The National Probation and Paroles Association survey at 1500 dollars will assess need and setup. The plan aims to reduce welfare costs and ease strain on criminal and civil courts. Local progress follows neighboring counties.
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Guilford County
National Probation and Paroles Association of New York
Gladis Kivett
Welfare Department
High Point
General Assembly
Guilford
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Small but mighty: tight nuts prevent big failures
The piece notes an international convention stressing tight nuts and precise bolts as crucial to safe machinery. It warns loose components can cause deadly outcomes while observing that modern minds accept such precision as normal, yet cautions against overemphasis on abstract details.
The Mad House
A Western senator seeking re election says he fears many in his state view him as a prime target for backlash from a gambling lobby. The rough campaign climate intensifies as opponents press hard in a tight race.
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Washington
Red Feather and Defense Funds Push National Aid
Washington reports Red Feather Community Chest and USC National Defense Fund drives in about 160 U.S. communities aim to raise beyond last year’s 235 million, supporting health, youth, family and armed forces welfare beyond what laws cover. The piece also notes federal and state aid growth, private charities, and debates over taxation and social programs.
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NEA
Red Feather Community Chest
USC National Defense Fund
Red Feather
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Stevenson
Dewey for the Better Than Dewey for Dewey
New Haven critics shower Margaret Sullavan with dizzy making superlatives for her emoting in The Deep Blue Sea. The TV revival of The Voyage Home draws attention alongside notes on film and theater, with reviews and pop culture jabs throughout.
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Bob Hope
Wood
Vanessa Brown
Edmund Gwenn
Dewey
Ike
Korea
White House
Degeneration of Politics in Campaigns Across Eras
A sharp critique argues that U S political campaigns have degraded since 1947. It contrasts Eisenhower’s Democratic ties in 1948 with his 1952 Republican run and questions Democratic figures motives and consistency amid name calling and smears including Nixon and Alger Hiss.
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William O. Douglas
A.D.A
Eisenhower— Douglas
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Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr
Stevenson
Cnt
A. A. Berle, Jr
Algomez
Roosevelt, Jr
Arvey
United Press
Paul Douglas
Douglas
NATO
Richard Nixn
Alger Hiss
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