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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1947
Page
1
Secretary of State Marshall told the council of foreign ministers that the United States could consider limited reparations from current production if allied powers leave in Germany a number of plants earmarked for capital reparations. He reaffirmed opposition to Potsdam increases and offered a compromise using plants slated for export to raise Germany's industry.
Secretary of Interior Krug ordered 518 government operated soft coal mines closed indefinitely after a mining disaster. About 40,000 miners work these pits labeled dangerous from an explosion point of view. The mines will remain shut until local union safety committees and operators certify safety or new inspections deem them reasonably safe.
Kerr Craige Ramsay of Salisbury announced his candidacy for speaker of the 1949 North Carolina House of Representatives. The 35 year old legislator heads the finance committee and holds ex officio a seat on the budget commission while practicing law in Salisbury and Winston-Salem.
Washington April 3 Attorney Forest Jackson, Bilbo's legal adviser, says Senator Bilbo will not return this year unless Congress stays in session longer than planned. Bilbo faces two operations with six weeks healing after each. Republican leaders plan to wind up in July, with Bilbo possibly returning in August or later if session extends. he will continue to draw his 12,500 dollar salary.
Partly cloudy and warm today in North Carolina then increasing humidity and wind tonight and Friday with a likely trade of rain Friday night from the western regions toward the state. Temperatures and rainfall readings are listed for multiple cities including Charlotte Raleigh and Spartanburg with highs in the 70s and 80s and light rainfall expected Friday night.
Gen Lucius D. Clay arriving from Moscow said no settlement is likely at the conference while noting the talks are not a failure yet not a success. He cited progress on clarifying the basic issues and expressed disappointment at the delay in Berlin.
Informants said the proposal was first raised at the council of foreign ministers executive session Tu esday as a compromise among United States Britain and Russia but the Russians deemed it unacceptable in its current form. American delegates said the plan showed the extreme limits Marshall would accept to meet Molotov on the vital issue as block settlement continues. The Russians have demanded 10 billion dollars in reparations from Germany over 20 years with current production, hindering any basic German settlement. General Lucius D. Clay, Marshall’s German adviser, left Moscow for Berlin by plane.
Ruhr's coal industry nearly stopped as about 300000 miners walked out for higher food support. Dort Mund and Hamborn pits reopened after earlier strikes, while Cologne area workers stayed on the job. Production may drop by about half a million tons as rain fell and authorities urged a return to work.
LAKE SUCCESS N Y April 3 United Nations officials expected quick approval of Britain's plan for a special general assembly session on the Palestine problem. Preliminary preparations were under way for an extraordinary session likely to begin in May as major powers endorsed the proposal and Polish and Belgian delegates indicated support or non opposition.
Washington April 3 federal officials push to avert a coast to coast phone strike as 287 000 workers prepare to walk out The NFTW seeks a 12 weekly pay increase and contract revisions in talks with AT&T and Bell system subsidiaries NFTW President Joseph A Beirne warned a failure to counteroffer could trigger a 6 am Monday strike across time zones Easter week end crisis looms with last minute chance for deal
John L. Lewis told a House labor subcommittee that every coal miner risks death or injury roughly once every six years. He cited a terrible accident record and urged stronger government safety protections for miners nationwide.
Secretary of the Interior Krug orders the indefinite closure of 518 coal mines for safety after 11 miners died at Centralia. John L. Lewis testifies on mine safety and accuses Krug of delayed action before the tragedy while urging enforcement of the safety code.
The nation’s 400000 soft coal miners observe a six day mourning period for Centralia Illinois victims. Rep. Lewis testifies before a House subcommittee criticizing enforcement of mine safety rules and blaming J A Krug for the disaster while noting higher wartime mine casualties.
A Raleigh joint session approved 28 nominations to fill vacancies on the Greater University of North Carolina board of trustees. Among nominees for terms expiring April 1 1955 are Spencer Love and L P McLendon from Guilford.
Senate approved five local beer and wine bills and advanced a seven member commission to study liquor control and report in 1949. Another bill would let the ABC board regulate wine ads and review license suitability. A Moore County referendum on ABC stores in Southern Pines and Pinehurst was also sent forward.
Warsaw April 3. Adolf Hoess, former commandant of Auschwitz, was sentenced to death by Poland's supreme national tribunal for the mass murder of more than four million people. The 47 year old ex colonel may seek clemency from President Bierut. no execution date was set.
Istanbul dispatches report Premier Recep Peker told Izmir merchants that it is quite possible Turkey might wake up to find itself at war. He said Turkey has wheat but must stay prepared for eventualities, warning neighbors should not declare war while stressing logic alone cannot govern actions.
An Associated Press survey of 25 members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee shows 13 backing President Truman's 400 million dollar program to aid Greece and Turkey against communism. The vote reflects broad support though some members remain undecided or out of town.
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds announced at a readiness conference that 13 North Carolina hospitals are prepared to receive polio patients. He urged pooling resources through government agencies, highlighted past successes from teamwork, and cited a 4.4 percent fatality rate during the 1944 outbreak while noting the region’s high case total.
Raleigh April 3. Former Speaker Mull of Cleveland argued against smear campaigns as he defended his stance on the two thirds or gag rule. He acknowledged correspondence from 1940 opposing a statewide whisky referendum and said his actions were above board and discussed with a leading anti liquor advocate.
The United Nations Security Council approved a strategic area trusteeship granting American control over the vast Pacific island chain attacked by Japan. Warren R. Austin delivered the victory report after a close debate with Soviet objections and a Gromyko abstention.
Clinton Missouri April 3 an explosion and fire at a Brown Manufacturing fireworks plant killed eleven of twenty eight workers in a one story frame building and injured four one critically. Victims aged 50 to 70 were burned beyond recognition and identified at the city hall by rings teeth or personal effects.
In Jerusalem on Maundy Thursday three faiths Christian Moslem and Jewish held observances. Christians recalled Jesus last supper before betrayal and crucifixion while Moslems prayed for Nebi Musa leading to a shrine pilgrimage near Jericho and the Dead Sea. Jews prepared for the Seder at sunset as Passover begins.
The Michigan employment service reports nearly one-fourth of workers in factories around Detroit Flint Pontiac and Ypsilanti are ex service men and women.
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