The Costello Card in Political Disharmony
A keen critique of using Frank Costello as a smear tool in 1950s politics. The piece argues smear campaigns harm public trust, with leaders blaming shadows of crime while offering little substantive policy. It warns voters will disengage if mudslinging continues and calls for real debate.
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Frank Costello
Costello
New York
Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
Wendell Willkie
Thomas FE. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hoover
Murray Snyder
Eisenhower
Geneva
Khrushchev
Russia
Governor Hodges pushes red tape cut to aid hurricane victims
Governor Hodges angrily called on Federal officials to speed relief for eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Ione. Civil Defense Director Val Peterson noted the apology unnecessary as agencies mobilized and red tape was cut. Peterson and Hodges backed FHA loan help to farmers to avert foreclosures amid storm damage.
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Hodges
Carolina
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Mississippi trial exposes racial bias and flawed justice
A Mississippi jury acquitted two white men of murdering a 14 year old Chicago boy who allegedly wolf whistled at a man's wife. They still face kidnapping charges, while critics blame extremist pressure and ineffective prosecution for undermining justice and America's image abroad.
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Mississippi
Chicago
Curtis M. Swango
Oil discovery in Israel stirs hopes for domestic supply
Reports from a 4906 foot drilled well say oil samples tested at the Weizmann Institute show satisfactory quality. Stock prices for area operators rose as the oil prospect could transform Israel’s economy by reducing imports and dependence on outside aid amid regional turbulence.
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Israel
Weizman Institute of Science
Rehovot
Palestine
Middle East
London debutantes chase Tarzan act to woo thrill seekers
The Plain Dealer notes a new fad among London bachelors who juggle top hats and midnight stunts to attract debutantes. They swing from trees with one hand and chatter like monkeys, a scene Reuters reports as wildly popular with women.
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London
Reuters
High Point Enterprise Masthead and Associated Press note
The High Point Enterprise masthead, address, and publication rights are listed. It notes AP news dispatches and local news reproduction rights, along with vintage postal and association details for the High Point, North Carolina newspaper.
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High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point
N. G
Associated Press
Relief and politics in North Carolina hurricane aid
A columnist argues relief for North Carolina hurricane victims was shaped by politics. The piece notes Hazel Connie Diane and Ione caused widespread damage, with federal action accelerating after Diane, while partisan factors influenced timing and emphasis. The author cites faster mobilization and defense spokesmen promising speedier programs following Diane.
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North Carolina
Hazel
Connie
Diane
Janet
Caribbean
Kate
South Carolina
Canada
North Atlantic
New England
Tone
Ione
Tisan
Knoxville
North Carolina Leaders Praise Broad Agency Cooperation
The text notes intergovernmental cooperation across local state and federal levels, praising nonpolitical Red Cross efforts and urging credit to state authorities for aid delivery. Governor Hodges seeks proper federal cooperation, while Congressmen Graham Barden and Herbert Bonner criticize delays by the Eisenhower administration.
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Red Cross
Hodges
North Carolina
Graham Barden
Herbert Bonner
Eisenhower
Officials tout faster aid as agencies rush to help hurricane victims
Democratic members of Congress and federal leaders clash for credit but push to speed relief. Officials insist all agencies are available, while nursery growers in North Carolina face loan delays due to interagency disputes. Governor Hodges and Congressman Bonner urge peak, cooperative action to process aid quickly.
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Congress
Thomas H. Goodman
North Carolina
Farmers Home Administration
Small Business Administration
Bonner
Hazel
Hodges
SEC Tightens Rules On Small Stock Offerings
A drilling contractor seeking to raise capital via a Regulation A stock issue faced SEC scrutiny for misrepresentation as the circular described debts as assets. Proposals seek stricter eligibility, escrow of proceeds, and limits on promoter benefit. House subcommittee hearings in Denver and Salt Lake followed by bills to curb unsound investments.
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Washington
NEA
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Rocky Mountain
U.S
Canada
House Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Arthur G. Klein
Denver
Salt Lake
United States
Colorado
Utah
John Bennett
R-Mich
Klein
Bennett
Congress
Till murder verdict noted as cowardly act and cautions
The article reviews the Sumner Mississippi trial of Roy Bryant and John Milam for Emmett Till's murder, labeling the case a cowardly act yet jurors find the defendants not guilty. It discusses Wolf-whistle allegations and calls for continued investigation in the Mississippi Delta.
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Mississippi
Sumner
Miss
Emmett
Bobo) Till
Chicago
Tallahatchie
Till’s
Roy Bryant
John W. Milam
Bryant
Carolyn
Till
Mississippi Delta
Bumble
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High Point Enterprise
D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Seeveccsees
Seeee
Ww. Patterson
Advertising Directors
V. W. Tol
Charles B. Loplin
N. C
National Advertising
Ward-Griffith Company
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Charles Pearson
Peter Edson
YMCA
Boy Scouts of America
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Junior
Miami
Grenada
Barbardos
C. B. Overman
Jenny Lind
Nightingale
London Hospital
Douglas Jerrold
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