High Point Considers Consolidated Voting Districts
In High Point debates a plan to replace 15 precincts with four district polling sites. John Haworth argues centralization would speed voting, reduce confusion, and cut costs. The piece urges a special City Council session to decide before November 4 and notes a local get-out-the-vote group awaiting location details.
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County Elections Board
High Point
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France in October Test for Pinay's Fragile Government
The October reassembly of the French Parliament looms as a crucial moment for Premier Pinay whose liberal rhetoric clashes with a policy push to reduce inflation. He faces inflation, meat shortages, wine surpluses, and a US arms aid decision that could weaken the economy, shaping France’s near-term prospects.
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Ivory Tower
United States
Western Europe
Vaughn says “When he goes I go” with Truman in Washington
MAJ. GEN. Harry H. Vaughn, who went to Washington with Mr. Truman, declares he will follow if the President leaves. The remark echoes the strong bond between Vaughn and Truman amid national service. In other notes, J. Edgar Hoover reaches 85 years in Washington service, noted for enduring work beyond politics, while Dr. John A. Davis argues in Fortune that when business defaults the government must step in, a point echoed by Charleston’s News & Courier about government intervention in crises.
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Washington
Mr. Truman
Adilai
Lexington
John A. Davis
Fortune Magazine
Charleston
S.C
News & Courier
Eisenhower Parade Car Feud Heats Up in Cincinnati
On Eisenhower campaign tours disputes over who rides in the lead car cause friction with local leaders. In Cincinnati, Ohio, Ray Bliss faced demands for Taft allies to ride first, prompting Ike to decide that Taft would lead, while Adams and Summerfield were placed in the third car amid tense scenes.
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Ray C. Bliss
Ohio
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New Hampshire
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Atonement and the Era of Change in Sokolsky View
George Sokolsky argues that national atonement is necessary as the United States faces hard times and debt, blaming societal sins and loss of virtue. He links prosperity to danger, warns of moral decline, and cites cultural critiques alongside a digressive note on Eisenhower’s college football remarks.
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Abraham
Ty Pang
Iby
Saat Te Mianems Mase
General Eisenhower
Sanford Stanton
New York Journal-American
Broad
Mr. Stanton
Notable Quotes From 1940s Political and Sports Figures
A compilation of remarks by Florence Chadwick Robert Taft Adlai Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower and Antonio Abertondo includes daring sea feats and political musings. John Sigmund and Wright Morrow contribute afterward reflecting on labor capital and politics.
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Robert) Taft
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
California Ignores 160 Acre Water Rule Clash Intensifies
California challenges the 160 acre irrigation limit under federal reclamation law in a Visalia case. Courtney McCracken sues to overturn the cap while Ivanhoe Irrigation District fights for contract validity. State court rulings seek to harmonize federal and California water laws amid potential appeals to higher courts.
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Harry Truman
U. S
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Leland D. Graham
Ralph Brody
Bureau of Reclamation Courses
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Bureau of Reclamation
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Benjamin C. Jones
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U. S. Supreme Court
Tidelands
Sudden Deaths and Fair Notes From Home Fires
Casual column recounts the death of Arthur G. Corpening Jr.’s parents and sympathy from Sheraton Hotel staff. It also blends short items on state fair livestock, a savings gambit, Beard bet stories, fall safety on kerosene stoves, and assorted trivia from the era.
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Sheraton Hotel
Sustai
A. G. Corpening Sr
Arthur G. G. Corpening, Jr
Arthur
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