Patch Up Job Might Be Way To Save Sanatorium's Usefulness
Forsyth County eyes repurposing its soon to be closed tuberculosis sanatorium. Proposals include a detention center for white juvenile offenders awaiting hearings, countywide training for mentally retarded children, or continued hospital use. Authority and funding hurdles loom as the state plans to take over TB patients and end maintenance aid.
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Forsyth County
Guilford County
Gordon Gentry
Domestic Relations Court
House subcommittee cites defense laxity in GI insurance abuses
A House Armed Services subcommittee accuses the Defense Department of lax regulatory action allowing unscrupulous insurers to target servicemen at home and abroad. It pledges vigorous oversight and possible corrective legislation when Congress reconvenes. The panel cites abuses by small European operators and urges prompt action to protect service members.
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Defense Department
House
Armed Services Committee
Morejon Moreton Tops Carolina League Honors
Cuban Negro Dan Morejon, center fielder for the Hi-Toms, becomes the league’s first top player of his race after being named Player of the Year by media voters and making the All-Star team with 25 of 26 votes. He also nearly tied for Most Popular Player with teammate Fred Harrington.
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South
North Carolina
Dan Morejon
Hi-Toms
Moreton
Cov
Dan
Fred Harrington
Memphis Citizens Form Drunk-Drivers Must Go Club
Indignant Memphians organize a city wide crusade against drunken driving after a youth death and an I D indictment. The group pledges to aid police and courts, receive guidance from authorities, and run an educational campaign to curb DUI. Local officials endorse citizen involvement but caution against vigilantism.
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Memphis
Tenn
George Sisler
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Geneva hosiery overtone jokes at Russians stocking up
In the Hosiery Industry Weekly a spoof notes Russian delegation in Geneva buying women's nylon stockings. The piece imagines a playful shopping list amid the conference atmosphere and references wives, partners, and the Fatherland in a lighthearted, satirical tone.
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Geneva
People of the New England Soil Face Severe Postflood Challenge
In Berkshire Hills towns like New Boston, farmers describe topsoil loss from a rapid flood, leaving fields of sand and gravel. The damage threatens corn and alfalfa, with limited machinery and high costs for soil remediation, while community life centers around the farm and town common.
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Berkshire
New Boston
Hartford
Sandisfield
New England
Eisenhower Gifts and Castle Reflections From Ayr to Gettysburg
An Associated Press observer reviews gifts to President Eisenhower and notes his gracious reception style. The essay journeys from Eisenhower’s Gettysburg farm gifts to Culzean Castle in Scotland, describing landscapes, architecture, and the Ailsa family’s estate, ending with reflections on reception by leaders past.
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Aunt Matilda
Ayr
Scotland
General Eisenhower
Firth of Clyde
Isle of
Arran
Culzean Castle
Cullane
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Landpoor
Britain
Prospective North Carolina candidates eye 1952 races
Former High Pointer Dr. Talmadge C. Johnson may challenge Labor Commissioner Frank Crane in the primary. Edwin Pou of Wake County seeks the State Auditor post. John Frederick of Charlotte peddles insurance bid for Commissioner of Insurance. Hooded by party shifts, Hodges faces possible opposition while the race centers on state offices and ballot positions.
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Talmadge C. Johnson
New Bern
Frank Crane
Capitol
Kerr Scott
Scott
Hubert Olive
Umstead
North Carolina
Labor Department
Edwin Pou
Wake County
Pou
General Assembly
Council of State
John Frederick
Charlotte
Winston- Salem
YDC
Verly Lake
Chartie Carroll
Hodges
Ervin Looms Behind In Primary As Race For Lieutenant Governor Heats Up
Senator Sam Ervin faces tough odds for renomination and may run in the primary. The lieutenant governor contest draws a dozen or more prospective candidates including Kidd Brewer, a Raleigh insurance man and former aide to Bailey and Umstead, and Joe Eagles, Wilson tobacconist and former state senator. Other hopefuls include Dr. David Rose of Goldsboro and Alonzo Ward, veteran Green County legislator and former Farm Bureau president, all actively or openly pursuing a path to the office.
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Sam Ervin
Kidd Brewer
Raleigh
J. W. Bailey
W. B. Umstead
Joe Eagles
Wilson
Advisory Budget Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
David 4. Rose
Goldsboro
Wayne County
Alonzo C. Fadwards
Green County
State Farm Bureau
State Board of Education
Notable NC politicians eyed for Lieutenant Governor post
Advisory budget commission members include Scott Whitfield Bunn Kirk Scott Lennon and Whitley. Lenon poised for higher office while voters seek a Lieutenant Governor who could assume the governorship, a rule that has reshaped campaign math and candidate appeal. Previous Lt Governors attempting the top job all failed, from Daughtridge to Horton.
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Advisory Budget Commission
Scott
J. Vivian Whitfield
Pender County
Settle Bunn
Nash County
Arthur Kirkman
High Point Railroad
Guilford
Ralph Scott
Burlington Dairy Products
Alamance
Philip Whitley
Wake
Alton Lennon
Wilmington
U. S
Umstead
Lennon
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Senate
Daughtridge
Gardner
Fountain
Graham
Horton
Filipino Journalist Reconsiders Hatred After Shigemitsu Visit
Washington correspondent Al Valencia once voiced strong anti Japanese sentiment due to wartime brutalities. After listening to Mamoru Shigemitsu and mingling with Japanese reporters he says his hate faded and he found himself liking them. He wonders if such shifts occur globally when cordial exchanges occur.
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Washington
al Valencia
Mr. Valencia
Shiggy
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Island
Mindoro
University of the Philippines
Manila
Is We
The
Herald
Philipine
Carlos Remulo
Comenience Ane
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