State highway bluffing blamed in Hight Point land row
A Raleigh report warns against state pressure to pay high sums for right of way as the Hight Point area faces possible condemnation. Critics say the Highway Commission uses threats to push a city route inside the town and accuse locals of being suckers for the bluff.
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Hight Point
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
Thomasville
Maine
Gulf of Mexico
Commission
West Point Cheating Cadets May Return With New Appointment
Secretary Frank Pace allows 90 expelled cadets, including prominent football players, to re-enter if they obtain another appointment. The decision sparks debate over fairness and whether they were unfit for officer material. Critics call the policy illogical and discriminatory based on connections and influence.
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Army
Frank Pace
West Point
UNC Admits Negro Law Student and Faces Stadium Ticket Dispute
An editorial argues the University of North Carolina must admit Negro students and criticizes the football game seating dispute with the Athletic Association. It notes court orders spurred admissions and predicts broader, long term racial higher education challenges ahead.
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University of North Carolina
United States
School of Medicine
Robert House
University of North Carolina Athletic Association
The
Athletic Association
Chapel Hill
Soviet Rocket Propaganda Balloons Target Czech Freedom Efforts
Harold Stassen notes Soviet attempts to down Crusade for Freedom balloons carrying anti Communist messages behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia. He recalls Moscow jamming Radio Free Europe and imagines a mock Soviet air force report claiming six fighters shot down fifteen plastic balloons and ten returned to base, with material burned.
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Harold Stassen
Crusade For Freedom
Czechoslovakia
Reds
Radio Free Europe
Now Is the Time Fall Arrives in Color
The piece notes the calendar and thermometer align as fall arrives with colorful foliage. It invites readers to enjoy a crisp morning, observe turning leaves, and suggests a trip into nearby mountains to witness forests changing earlier than lower elevations.
Postmasters descend on Congress in Washington
Postmasters at the National Association convention in Washington toured Capitol Hill with senators and representatives guiding them through the Senate chamber. Senator Dennis Chavez led the New Mexico contingent into the gallery as Vice President Barkley prepared to call the session to order. A postmaster’s child interrupted with “Mama I’ve got to go,” amid discussions on government power and pay, punctuating a light moment in a serious procedural visit.
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Washington
National Association of Postmasters
Capitol Lill
Congress
Dennis Chavez
New
Frederick Brown Harris
Senate
Chavez
Harris
New Mexico
Debasement of Morals and Public Courtesy Across America
The author laments erosion of manners and respect for courts in America, blaming hoodlum conduct in Judge Medina and Judge Leibowitz cases, lax judges and lawyers, and a culture of corruption. He argues true order rests on self restraint, legal majesty, and observance of traffic rules, with leaders setting the tone.
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Harry Gross
Mike Dalessio
Kefauver Committee
REC
Mickey Cohen
Quotes on industry, romance, and competition in society
A compilation of opinions from figures like Palmiro Togliatti criticizing capitalist rearmament, plus J B Nicholas arguing that sex appeal lacks novelty compared with romantic appeal, and Roger M Bligh praising competitive ideas in a voluntary society.
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Czechoslovakia
Palmiro Togliatti
J. B. Nicholas
Adman
Roger M. Bligh
U.S. Steel Corp
Nightclub Dates in London Open Turpin Noel Coward Tour
New York night spots announce Turpin and Noel Coward in Relative Values opening their pre London tour. Randy Turpin signs for three British nightclub dates next month as various show business personalities and productions are profiled across stages and screens.
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Noel Coward
Randy Turpin
Foreign Legion
New York
Blanchard
Adrian Scott
Hollywood Ten
Donald Richards
Sgt
42Nd Street
Franchot Tone
Jean Anouilh
Ardele
London
Click
William Faulkner
Temple Drake
Jezebel
Sanctuary
Ruth Ford
Blackburn Twins
Peggy Loeb
Jet MacDonald Jessel
Barbara Ann Putnam
Port Arthur
Texas
Irena Cowan
Sth
Beverly Michaels
Diamond Horseshoe
Weekend musings on life and Sunday routines
A column of reflections on how people spend Sundays and the week’s start. It explores rest versus work, faith, and the search for meaning, quoting various individuals about church attendance and personal vows. The piece ponders whether life has purpose beyond material progress and the light found in worthy resistance to evil.
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J. B. Buoyant
Jim Tipster
Frank
Voltaire
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
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