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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1950
Page
4
The article argues rent control will be a top priority when Congress reconvenes. It cites war footing ahead, decontrol in several areas, and local fears of gouging by landlords. Proposals include freezing rents or rolling them back to prior dates, affecting High Point and the broader rental market.
The piece argues the McCarran act bans government employment for members of Communist fronts. It notes Senator Graham’s past ties to groups like the Southern Conference for Human Welfare and discusses whether he has resigned or should resign as the act now passed.
In a period of rising defense costs and potential wartime measures the piece argues Americans face a choice between embracing greater military readiness and the costs of inflation high taxes and production controls even if no war is ongoing It notes Allied advances in Korea could hasten conflict while urging caution against assuming peace and highlights views from Senator Paul Douglas Eleanor Roosevelt and Claude E Hooper.
The McDonough-McDonough letter from President Truman is to be auctioned with opening bids no less than $1,000, proceeds to go to the U S Marine League to cover propaganda costs. Insurance seeks $10,000 coverage. bidders from far and near are urged to participate.
Robert Mackness of Richland questions whom to vote for in 1950 as he lost citizenship rights during World War II. The column laments lack of inspiring leaders, cites New York mayoral candidates Pecora Impellitteri and Corsi, and calls for competent candidates and rational platforms.
GOP chairman Guy Gabrielson decries the need for the people to have facts as essential to any franchise. Dr Nicholas Nyaradi warns of indocTrination in satellite nations. Dr D Elton Trueblood critiques the belief that academic life is inherently good amid reports of criminal attacks in university communities.
A Kansas senator received a surprising letter from defense officials about the Pentagon’s public relations limits and the risk of attributing statements to high officials. The piece notes how sources are guarded, then shifts to health and policy items including a $230,773 Public Health Service plan for early artery disease diagnosis and a U.S. crime investigation official building a reputation. It covers Korea war context, universal military training debates, and veteran benefits, plus fat surplus concerns at the Agriculture Department and a Mexico loan for highways and railroads.
A nocturnal meditation contrasts war’s horrors with hopeful youths and Ruskin’s Christian knightly ideal. It recalls American soldiers in Korea, refugees, and the peace ideal, arguing against world domination by power and urging mercy, charity, and steadfast youth.
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