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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1955
Page
2
New York stock activity shows a mixed day with overall down about 2 points at one stage, while major sectors like steels and motors rose. Shares traded around 2,770,000 with drug stocks steady, American Tobacco and Reynolds advancing on price moves.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis plans inoculations for nine million children with a potential total of up to 45 million vaccine recipients this year. Plans vary on a two shot schedule with a seven month booster while Cincinnati and Providence set different timelines. New York aims to vaccinate 281,853 children free of charge and Mayor Wagner plans additional laws to cover more age groups.
The listing shows a full broadcast slate from 6:00 p.m. including News for 18 Minutes, Various News and Commentary segments, and popular programs such as Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Fibber and Molly, and The Great Gildersleeve. Also features crime drama 21st Precinct and other serials with Jack Gregson and Nowe News.
The Water Bill Hearing featured Weatherspoon proposing amendments to limit authority over water diversions to protect riparian rights. He urged a daily water-use log from streams or reservoirs, while State Treasurer Edwin Gill and W. E. Easterling urged public sale and competitive bidding for authority revenue bonds with Commission oversight.
Jacob Malik, the Soviet ambassador to Britain and representative at disarmament talks, was reported ill in London. A United Nations subcommittee on disarmament said a meeting planned for today had been postponed until next week owing to Malik's illness. Details were not provided.
The report notes a yearly rise of about five million in India's ee metrics, indicating growing activity. It highlights sustained gains, with the increase reflecting expanding engagement across sectors and regions.
A severe winter storm swept New Mexico Colorado and Wyoming, snapping lines isolating Clayton and Dalhart for about 24 hours. Seventeen inches fell at Cheyenne causing school closures and road blockages while up to 15 inches occurred in Colorado and Nebraska.
Tokyo's 1955 population reached 7,784,122, marking an increase of 289,842 from 1954. The figure reflects continued growth in the Japanese capital amid postwar recovery.
Lautner testified about his Communist Party leadership in New York Detroit Cleveland and West Virginia from 1929 to 1950. He said the party disseminated pamphlets and books and that Scales taught their principles in 100 percent Russian analysis. The defense objected that the materials had no direct link to Scales.
ST LOUIS actress Tallulah Bankhead collapsed in her dressing room after the first act of Dear Charles. The performance was canceled and manager Paul Beeman expressed hope she would recover enough to appear tonight.
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