High Point Community Chest Drive Faces Revival Push
The High Point Community Chest aims to top last year’s $91,000 as several thousand more appear in sight. The piece notes the drive has dragged recently and urges a revival of the “old High Point spirit” to meet the $131,760 quota, calling for broader participation from all income levels and urging action without delay.
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Truman's Vatican Ambassadorship Faces Senate Logjam
The piece argues President Truman erred in appointing General Mark Clark as ambassador to the Vatican. A general cannot hold army status while ambassador without new law, delaying action until January. The author suggests the move sparked controversy and may have been a tactical choice or for its own sake.
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Morgan Named as Possible Democratic National Chairman
Washington dispatch reports Thomas A. Morgan of North Carolina, president of Sperry Corporation, could succeed William M. Boyle Jr. as national chairman. The Greensboro Daily News notes Morgan’s top executive ability and character, but questions his willingness to take the post amid Truman’s uncertain reelection and Republican strength.
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Questioning a Communist Hand Behind Moslem Political Assassinations
This column argues Soviet money fuels Muslim nationalist violence, noting the killings of Razmara, Abdullah, and Liaquat Ali Khan. It praises Liaquat Ali Khan as a moderating Western ally who pressed Kashmir, and blames Nehru's stance for instability. It warns of renewed Pakistan India tensions and calls for moderation to prevail.
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Mad House: Pills Sales Stir National Anxiety
A sweeping, dented column notes the FDA’s weekly shame list of druggists who sell prescription sleeping pills without a prescription. It references rising sleeping pill sales, a U S life expectancy near 68, and a World War II era political scene with satirical asides from various figures.
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Cost of Election and Public Pay Debate
An editorial argues public workers are largely decent but underpaid, facing corruption temptations as election costs rise. It cites U S Attorneys’ salaries, moral pressures, and the need to balance pay with preventing abuses while avoiding blanket censure.
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Collier's current issue sparks national debates and war previews
The letter by Walter White defends a Stork Club incident amid alleged discrimination and urges support for civil rights. Collier's previews warn of financial turmoil, currency devaluations, and policy shifts, naming Churchill, devaluations, and the S S Cominform as topics. The issue includes essays by Robert B Rowe Philip Wylie Margaret Chase Smith Hal Boyle and others.
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Eisenhower birthday noted amid SHAPE Paris duties
Generals and staff surprised Ike with a birthday song as he marked age 61 at SHAPE near Paris. The commander keeps a tight schedule, avoids politics, and considers a post in unified Europe as central to future policy. health is good, he golfs weekly, paints signed as DE, and negotiates Europe’s security framework with Western allies.
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