06 Apr 1953
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1953
Page
1
In a dawn clash near the truce village, about 200 Chinese troops attacked a Marine patrol within one mile of Panmunjom. The fight ended with 63 enemy casualties and no inch given by the Marines as air strikes hit supply centers near Pyongyang and Sariwon.
Pravda names deputy minister of state security Ryumin as the culprit who faked a murder case against 15 Soviet doctors. It accuses former minister Ignatiev and a medical commission of errors while noting the doctors were released after charges were proven false.
State Highway Patrol urged North Carolina motorists ending the Easter holiday weekend to drive carefully as crowded highways may raise fatalities. Separate single car accidents killed Joe Bowman in Surry County and R T Calmutt in Harnett County. A Negro boy named Raymond Junior Orbett was struck while crossing a highway. A mother at Gastonia confessed to drowning her three children and attempted to kill herself. Woodrow Ramey was found shot near Washington, and George Lloyd was arrested. Julius Rogers Jr. was electrocuted accidentally at Fort Bragg.
Barbara Ann Harris Miss North Carolina 1952 from Salisbury will marry Allen Spencer a University of North Carolina medical student. She will step down from teaching music in Wilson to wed and plans to study music and art on a scholarship she won as the state beauty queen.
Nashville authorities search for two men described as a 22 year old burglar and a male accomplice who attacked a 23 year old Woman’s Force member staying at the YWCA. The victim was hospitalized for assault and bruising after the noon Sunday incident on a fifth floor room. One suspect left fingerprints on an envelope.
At the American Physiological Society meeting, researchers reveal progress toward increasing human tolerance to atomic radiation. Studies funded by the Atomic Energy Commission note mice injected with cystine show near double X ray tolerance, with oxygen presence boosting tolerance further.
Local politics notes a 9 point UN backed truce plan as talks begin while Mayors race heats in High Point. Joe Hollingsworth, Ralph Rochelle file for mayor and first ward seat respectively after returning from New York. Democratic leaders wary till Easter clear.
The Supreme Court opens after a three week recess with school segregation at the top of its docket. Five cases challenging the dual system in 21 states have been before the court since last December. Southern officials fear public education collapse if Negro children may attend White schools. The test cases hail from Kansas, South Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, in a nationwide broadcast from Tehran, accused the shah’s court of plotting to kill him and demanded the shah surrender ruling powers. He urged parliament to order governance to be constitutional and cited the shah’s supposed allies in Europe including Princess Ashraf and Queen Mother Nazli as involved in the plot.
Washington reports the Army and Air Force protest Defense Secretary Wilson’s plan to reduce manpower and civilian payroll. Officials say troop cuts threaten combat readiness while budget revisions aim to lower the 1954 defense budget from its $45.5 billion level under Eisenhower guidance.
Surrogate Leonard W. Hall of New York emerges as the front runner for the Republican National Committee chair, with Sen. Robert A. Taft withholding approval as talks continue. Eisenhower seeks a harmony choice ahead of the April 10 RNC meeting to fill C. Wesley Roberts’s vacancy. Hall has backing from Dewey’s NY GOP circle and received White House support. Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. has already campaigned for Hall in New York.
Easter crowds prayed for peace as truce teams met in Korea after months of stalemate. U N negotiators at Panmunjom reported progress while worshippers filled churches from Chicago to Winston-Salem and beyond. Big turnout marked parades and dawn services across the nation.
In Panmunjom the United Nations said it could return 500 sick and wounded Red soldiers daily within a week after agreeing on a prisoner exchange plan. The nine point program was presented at a 43 minute opening talk. Both sides saw distinct progress and agreed to reconvene Monday at 9 p.m. EST.
Raleigh lawmakers returned to start a busy week facing a state liquor referendum and repeal of secrecy laws. The 90 day session ends today with adjournment likely later this month. House debates include an 85 million dollar bond package for schools and mental hospitals and redistricting measures.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles prepared to testify before a Senate subcommittee on Bricker Bricker amendment limits on treaty power. It would bar treaties altering constitutional rights or domestic matters and require Congressional enactment before treaties take effect.
The North Carolina board of farm organizations and agencies announces larger awards for this year's County of the Year is Rural Progress contest. The top prize remains $1,000 with four district awards of $500 each, up from two, for progress from Nov 1, 1952 to Nov 1, 1953.
Low tonight around 50 degrees with a high near 65 tomorrow. Today’s high 62 and last night’s low 44. Sunset at 6:46 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6:00 a m.
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